Eddie Sutton says son getting help

Former Oklahoma State Cowboys coach Eddie Sutton says his son Sean recognizes he has a problem with prescription drugs and is getting the help he needs.

"He'll be all right because he's a strong person who made a mistake," Eddie Sutton said, according to the Tulsa World. "He realizes that he needs to get some assistance, and that's what he doing."

Eddie Sutton made the comments Wednesday at Oral Roberts, where another of his sons, Scott Sutton, is the men's basketball coach.

Sean Sutton was arrested and charged with four drug-related felonies last month. Stat...
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EAST LANSING, - Raymar Morgan and Kalin Lucas made key free throws late to help No 11 Michigan State pull out a 67-65 victory over Penn State on Thursday night, keeping the Spartans in the hunt for a share of the Big Ten title.

Morgan, who finished with 16 points, hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to give Michigan State (23-7, 13-4) a 66-62 lead.

Chris Babb hit a 3-pointer for Penn State (11-18, 3-14) to cut the lead to 66-65. Lucas made one of two foul shots for a 67-65 lead with 5 seconds remaining.

Penn State's Talor Battle couldn't get a shot off before the buzzer.

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LEXINGTON,- Patrick Patterson had a season-high 23 points and No 2 Kentucky avenged its only loss this season with an 82-61 victory over South Carolina on Thursday night.

The Wildcats (27-1, 12-1) need just one more victory or a Vanderbilt loss to clinch at least a share of their 44th Southeastern Conference championship.

Like its last meeting with Kentucky a month ago, South Carolina (14-13, 5-8) proved a pesky opponent until near the end. However, Kentucky had too much offensive firepower, and its defense gave up 26 points to the SEC's leading scorer, Devan Downey, but little else.

South Car...
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STARKVILLE-John Wall scored 18 points, including five in overtime, and came within two assists of a triple-double to lead No 2 Kentucky to an 81-75 victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night.

Wall's three-point play opened the scoring in overtime, then he added two free throws and blocked Dee Bost's layup attempt with 36 seconds left to push the Wildcats (25-1, 10-1 Southeastern Conference) to their sixth straight win and snap a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs (18-8, 6-5).

DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson both scored 19 points. Wall had 10 rebounds and eight assists. Cousins had 14 r...
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SYRACUSE, -Samardo Samuels scored all eight of his points during a late surge and Jerry Smith sank a pair of clutch free throws with 17,8 seconds left and Louisville rallied for a 66-60 upset of No 2 Syracuse on Sunday.

Syracuse (24-2, 11-2 Big East), which held off Connecticut 72-67 on Wednesday night after squandering a 16-point lead in the second half, had won 11 straight since a loss to Pittsburgh.

It was the fifth straight win over the Orange for Louisville (16-9, 7-5), which was 0-4 against ranked teams entering the game. Its last win over a ranked team was a 10-point triumph over Syracuse last March.