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PHILADELPHIA -- Forget tanking. Rookie Michael Carter-Williams and the Philadelphia 76ers cant lose. Pegged in the preseason to be one of the leagues worst teams, the Sixers continued their stunning start to the season, beating the Chicago Bulls 107-104 on Saturday night behind 26 points and 10 assists from Carter-Williams. Evan Turner had 20 points and Spencer Hawes added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the supposedly rebuilding Sixers (3-0), who have already defeated the Washington Wizards and two-time defending champion Miami Heat to rise to first place in the Atlantic Division. "We understand what everybody has said and written about us," first-year coach Brett Brown said. "Our guys have put in the day-to-day stuff, which has always been our message. Im lucky Ive found a group that enjoys each others company and they enjoy playing together." Carlos Boozer led the Bulls with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Luol Deng had 20 points. Still dealing with neck soreness, Derrick Rose finished with 13 points and six assists for Chicago, shooting 4 for 14 from the field and committing eight turnovers. "I would blame tonight on me," said Rose, who wore tape around his neck for the second straight game. "Turnovers, missed shots, miscommunication -- I just couldnt get in my groove." After trailing by as many as 18 points earlier in the second half, the Sixers took a 100-99 lead with 3:29 left after Carter-Williams picked up a loose ball and calmly laid it in. It was the Sixers first time in front since they led 11-10 midway through the first quarter. Rose buried a 3-pointer with 2:12 left to put the Bulls in front 104-102 but the 2011 MVP committed turnovers on the next two Chicago possessions, allowing the Sixers to tie the game on a layup by Turner and then take a 105-104 lead when Turner made one of two free throws with 1:30 remaining. With 5.9 seconds left, Hawes made a jumper to put the Sixers ahead 107-104, and Deng missed a potentially game-tying 3-pointer on the other end. "At the end, they got to almost every loose ball and hit almost every shot they needed to win the game," Rose said. Carter-Williams, the Sixers prized first-round draft pick out of Syracuse, said he relished the chance to play against Rose, just one night after going toe-to-toe with Washingtons John Wall. And Rose, who sat out the entire 2012-13 season with a knee injury, looked at times unable to slow down Carter-Williams, who drove the lane with the kind of fearlessness and determination usually seen in veterans. The rookie was 10 for 22 from the field and had three steals. "Coach gives me a lot of confidence out there," Carter-Williams said. "Im able to play freely and I just try to make things happen within the team. I try to do my job out there and get all my teammates involved. They did a great job. And when they do a great job, it makes me look good." In the first half, the Bulls looked like one of the NBAs premier teams, as theyre supposed to be. Dominating the inside and outrebounding the Sixers by a wide margin, Chicago closed the first quarter on a 24-11 run before increasing the lead to 20 late in the second quarter. But a 3 by Hawes followed by a driving layup through traffic from Carter-Williams cut the Bulls lead to 79-74 with just under 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter, getting the crowd back into the game. And the Sixers had a chance to take the lead after three quarters but a pullup jumper by Darius Morris rolled around the rim and out. "In this league, no lead is safe," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "I know you get tired of hearing that. But in one minute, a team can make up 10 points very quickly." Five Bulls ended up scoring in double figures, with Taj Gibson getting 12 and Joakim Noah adding 10 points and nine rebounds. Kirk Hinrich was effective spelling Rose with nine points and six assists. But Thibodeau knows his team wont be able to start churning out wins until Rose starts playing like he did two seasons ago. "Its hard to execute when you dont practice," he said. "We need time in the gym. Hell work his way through it. Hell be fine." Brown, meanwhile, doesnt have too many concerns about his team, as his young players are flying high and putting all talk of a high pick in the 2014 NBA Draft to bed for now. On Saturday, Brown played all 11 players available, with 10 of them scoring. Thaddeus Young finished with 13 points and Tony Wroten added 11 for the Sixers, who shot 48.8 per cent from the field and 50 per cent from 3-point range. "Im surprised weve been able to score at the rate that weve able to score," Brown said. "I didnt know they had it in them." NOTES: Before Saturdays loss, the Bulls had won five straight over the Sixers, dating to 2011-12. . 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Stanfords campus is just 11 miles from Levis Stadium, while the underdog Maryland Terrapins will travel some 2,800 miles from coast-to-coast in the first-ever meeting between the programs. The Cardinal had reached four consecutive BCS bowl games before taking a step back this season with a 7-5 record. They won their final two games against California and nationally-ranked UCLA, but not before losing four times to Pac-12 foes. This is the sixth straight bowl game for Stanford, which is 11-13-1 in postseason play. It won the Rose Bowl in 2013 and lost last year in the The Granddaddy of Them All to Michigan State. Defense has once again been the Cardinals calling card. They ranked second nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg) and fifth in total defense (287.4 yards/ypg). Its the offense that has prevented them from living up to their preseason expectations, back when they were ranked as high as No. 11. Kevin Hogan regressed in his third full season under center, throwing for just 17 touchdowns with eight interceptions. The senior QB, with plenty of big-game experience under his belt, tossed for a pedestrian 2,603 yards and did not provide much of a spark in the running game with 245 yards. Neither Remound Wright nor Barry Sanders stepped up. Neither player recorded a 100-yard rushing game and combined for just 877 yards. Wright scored eight touchdowns, but six came in the final two games. Stanfords best threat on the offensive side was Ty Montgomery, though he too saw a dip in production from his junior to senior campaign. After catching 10 TD passes in 2013, Montgomery scored three times through the air and totaled 604 yards on 61 catches this year. The playmaker did however, return two punts for scores. The potential NFL draft pick is questionable for the game with a shoulder injury that kept him out of the victory over UCLA. Hes slightly ahead of schedule, Stanford head coach David Shaw said of his star receiver before Christmas. Hes further along than we thought hed be. A defense full of upperclassmen was the linchpin to Stanfords moderate success. Defensive end Henry Anderson and strong safety Jordan Richards, both Pac-12 First Teamers, anchored the stingy line and secondary, respectively. Anderson accounted for 13.5 of the teams 88 tackles for loss and recorded seven sacks. Richards finished with three interceptions and a team-high 52 solo tackles. Marylands first year in the Big Ten started swimmingly, as the Terrapins won four of their first five games. When conference play got going however, the club struggled and alternated wins and losses over its final eight games. A loss to Rutgers in the regular season finale dropped the Terrapins to 7-5 overalll and 4-4 in the Big Ten.dddddddddddd C.J. Brown orchestrated an offense that ranked near the bottom of the conference in yards (352.1/game) and may be without leading wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the finale. Brown, already Marylands all-time leader with 57 career touchdowns, needs 213 total offensive yards to pass Scott Milanovich for the most in school history. The senior only averaged 173.6 ypg through the air but displayed his dual- threat ability by gaining a team-best 569 yards on the ground. He accounted for 20 total TDs and threw nine interceptions. His No. 1 target, Diggs, may not dress due to a kidney injury that kept him out the final two games of the regular season. In nine games this year, Diggs caught 52 passes for 654 yards and five scores. Deon Long will have to step up if Diggs sits out, and he has shown the ability to do so by hauling in 49 passes for 554 yards and two TDs. Brandon Ross and Wes Brown split carries out of the backfield, as the two have combined for 798 yards and nine scores. When the Terps got in the red zone they usually came away with points, scoring on 88.9 percent of their possessions, which ranks 19th in the country. It was a Jekyll-and-Hyde season for Marylands defense. In seven wins, the defense surrendered just 17.9 ppg, but the five losses saw the opposition light up the scoreboard to the tune of 44.4 ppg. The defense is also getting carved up for 438.1 ypg. Cornerback William Likely was one of the few bright spots as he made conference First-Team honors thanks to six interceptions, two of which the sophomore returned for touchdowns. Linebacker Cole Farrand finished tied for third in the Big Ten in tackles, averaging 9.2 per game, while Andre Monroe enters his final game tied with Mike Corvino (1979-1982) for the most sacks in Maryland history. The senior upped his total to 24 in his career with 9.5 this year. Maryland may have the nod in special teams as it boasts the Lou Groza Award winner in Brad Craddock. Craddock was named the nations top kicker by making all but one of his 19 attempts. The Terps reached a bowl game last season following a two-year absence and lost to Marshall in the Military Bowl, which dropped its record to 11-12-2 in the postseason. They actually made this trip back when it was called the Emerald Bowl in 2007 and lost to Oregon State. This is a great opportunity for our team to play in Levis Stadium and experience all of the special events that the bowl game and the city of San Francisco have to offer, Maryland head coach Randy Edsall said. It will be a well-deserved reward for our student-athletes for their commitment to our program. Stanford appears to have the advantage here given the proximity of the stadium to its campus and its recent success in bowl games. Maryland though, has won five road games this year and may be catching a Cardinal squad still reeling from its worst regular season since 2009. 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