Miami tops Hokies, moves into first

Javarris James ran for a touchdown, Matt Bosher kicked three field goals, and the Hurricanes got a huge defensive stand in the final minutes to beat Virginia Tech, 16-14, last night in Miami and move into first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.

Marcus Robinson had three sacks and a big third-down tackle for a loss with 2:27 left to help the Hurricanes win their fifth straight.

Robinson's stop on Dustin Pickle forced the Hokies, who were out of timeouts, into fourth and 3 - and Allen Bailey sacked Tyrod Taylor to seal the win for the Hurricanes, who knelt three times to run out the clock.

Taylor ran for two touchdowns, including a 6-yarder with 3:28 remaining for the Hokies (6-4, 3-3), who had won four of the last five meetings against the Hurricanes, but now essentially need a miracle to stay in the ACC title picture.

So for now, Miami (7-3, 4-2) holds the outright lead in the ACC Coastal, a half-game ahead of North Carolina, which will need to win tomorrow at Maryland to keep pace in the race for a trip to the league title game in Tampa.

Robert Marve threw for 121 yards and rushed for 44 more for the Hurricanes, who won just five games last season and started 0-2 in the ACC this year - yet have been the league's hottest team since.

And it was the defense that carried the 'Canes once again.

Miami ran 20 plays from scrimmage in the third quarter, compared with six by Virginia Tech - which never advanced the ball farther than its 18 in that period, adding to the Hurricanes' run of defensive dominance coming out of halftime.

Basketball

UCLA 64, Miami (Ohio) 59 - Darren Collison made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining and the No. 4 Bruins survived a defensive struggle to beat the RedHawks in the 2K Sports Classic in Los Angeles.

The Bruins (2-0) advanced to next week's semifinals against Michigan at New York's Madison Square Garden. No. 8 Duke meets Southern Illinois in the other game.

Seniors Collison and Josh Shipp both scored 16 points to help UCLA earn its 30th consecutive home victory over a nonconference opponent.

Michael Bramos scored 22 points for the RedHawks (1-1).

Weber State 78, Prairie View 68 - Nick Hansen led four Wildcats in double figures with 16 points to beat the Panthers for third place in the Los Angeles regional of the 2K Sports Classic.

Kyle Bullinger added 14 points, Daviin Davis 13 and Kellen McCoy 12 for the Wildcats (1-1), who shot 57 percent from the field, but committed 23 turnovers.

Chris Jones scored 17 points for Prairie View (0-2), and Derek Johnson, Darnell Hugee, and Dorian McDaniel each had 11.