Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies
Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, who won eight NBA championships as a Celtics player in the 1960s and two more as the coach of the Boston teams that took the title in 1984 and ’86, has died. He was 88.
The Celtics said Jones’ family confirmed Friday that he died at an assisted living facility in Connecticut, where he had been receiving care for Alzheimer’s disease for the past several years.
Jones joined with Bill Russell to lead San Francisco to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1955-56. The two also played on the U.S. team that won the Olympic gold medal at the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
College basketball
DUKE WOMEN END SEASON
The Duke women’s basketball
» team has ended its season amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a person familiar with the situation. The men’s basketball team planned to continue playing.
The Duke women’s basketball team has been on pause since Dec. 16 because of two positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program’s travel party.
Pro football
KAMARA’S 6 TDS TIE NFL RECORD » Alvin Kamara tied an NFL record by running for six touchdowns in a game and finished with a career- high 155 yards rushing to help New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings 52-33 and clinch a fourth straight NFC South title.
Kamara sprinted for a 40-yard touchdown on the game’s opening drive. He added scoring runs of 1, 5, 6, 7 and 3 yards against a Minnesota defensive front hit hard by injuries.
Kamara equaled a record set by Hall of Fame fullback Ernie Nevers in 1929 for the Chicago Cardinals.
College football
MARKS LIFTS BUFFALO TO 1710 CAMELLIA BOWL WIN OVER MARSHALL » Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl.
Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 times for 138 yards for the Bulls (6-1) against one of the nation’s top run defenses.
Grant Wells took Marshall (7-3), which had rallied from a 10- 0 deficit, to the Buffalo 20 with no timeouts. Kadofi Wright’s sack helped force a fourthand-11 and Eric Black added his second sack to end the threat.
BROUSSARD, JEFFERSON HEADLINE ALL-PAC-12 TEAM » Colorado’s Jarek Broussard ran for 301 yards in one game and averaged more than six yards per carry. Oregon State’s Jermar Jefferson averaged more than 145 yards per game and scored seven touchdowns.
The two dynamic running backs were voted cooffensive players of the year by a media panel in The Associated Press All-Pac-12 team.
Southern California safety Talanoa Hufanga was named defensive player of the year, Colorado’s Karl Dorrell was coach of the year and Utah freshman running back Ty Jordan was newcomer of the year.