Leading Off

Sidewinder

Soaring for extra yardage--and lifting West Virginia within one win of the BCS title game (page 42)-- quarterback Pat White carried the Mountaineers to a 66-21 victory over Connecticut last Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. White rushed for 186 yards and passed for 107.

Cross Section

Competitors in the NCAA men's cross-country championship wound through the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov.�19. Senior Josh McDougal of Liberty (337, in white) won the title in 29:22.

The Dwight Stuff

Magic center Dwight Howard made dunking look like child's play against the Hornets on Nov.�19 in New Orleans, flipping in two of his 24 points in a 95-88 victory. At week's end Orlando was 12-3.

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