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FIRST WORDS I HAVE GIVEN IT EVERYTHING I GOT AND WILL DO IT ONE MORE TIME IN NEW YORK CITY FOR MY BROTHERS AT PITT.” Running back James Conner in a post on Twitter announcing he’ll enter the NFL draft. Conner, who overcame Hodgkin’s lymphoma, has totaled 3,701 yards on 660 carries with 52 TDs for the Panthers. They play Northwestern Dec. 28 in the Pinstripe Bowl. “I DON’T KNOW IF MERE WORDS CAN ADEQUATELY EXPRESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT JAMES CONNER. HIS STRENGTH, HIS COURAGE AND HIS KINDNESS HAVE IMPACTED ALL OF US BEYOND MEASURE.” Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi. NUMBERS OF THE DAY 37 Points scored by Josh Hart, a career high, as No. 1 Villanova erased an 11- point deficit to knock off No. 22 Notre Dame 74- 66. Hart was the only Wildcats player to score in double figures. 27- 10- 10 Points, rebounds and assists by the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook in recording his seventh consecutive triple- double, tying a streak Michael Jordan achieved in 1989. The NBA record is nine by Wilt Chamberlain in 1968. Westbrook’s triple- double was his 12 this season and 49th in his career.