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College football

Paterno sidelined on the sideline

Penn State coach Joe Paterno was taken by cart to the locker room after one of his players ran into his left leg in the second half of the Nittany Lions’ 13-3 loss to No. 17 Wisconsin on Saturday.

A Penn State spokesman said Paterno had a knee injury and was flying back to State College, Pa., with a member of the school’s medical staff ahead of the rest of the team. He was expected to be X-rayed in the evening.

Freshman tight end Andrew Quarless caught a short pass for a first down along the Penn State sideline, and tumbled into Paterno’s leg – knocking the 79-year-old coach to the ground. Paterno then stood for several minutes before having to be helped to the bench and having his leg bandaged by the Penn State training staff.

“He’s a wily old rascal,” said Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, who filled in for Paterno in the second half. “He’s not going anywhere unless he has to. He’s pretty tough.”

NBA

It can’t be: Mo quiets LeBron

Adam Morrison’s defensive abilities, or lack thereof, have always been the topic of analysis. Well, score one for the former Zags star.

Morrison and the host Charlotte Bobcats took their first victory in eight tries over the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-88 and their first of the season. Cleveland owned the Bobcats the past two seasons behind LeBron James, who averaged 34 points over the last three meetings and seemingly scored at will against the young franchise.

But James, who scored 35 against the Spurs, never got into a rhythm and was held to just 16 points. He shot just 3 of 13 from the floor as Morrison kept him off balance, forcing James to get his points at the free-throw line (9 of 10).

Morrison, who scored 13 points, also had another NBA first – his first technical.

Horse racing

Losing never looked so good

Todd Pletcher went winless with a record 17 horses in the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday. Don’t feel sorry for him, though. The trainer’s so-called “Todd Squad” piled up $3,492,400 in earnings from the eight racesPletcher’s take amounted to $349,240 – the standard 10 percent cut.