going to be needed. I think we have the guys to do it, Harbaugh said. Look forward

Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Darrun Hilliard had 21 points and four steals and No. 8 Villanova dismantled DePaul 81-64, handing the Blue Demons their first conference loss of the season. Ryan Arcidiacono scored 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, in Villanovas second straight convincing win following its first loss of the season, an overtime setback against Seton Hall on Jan. 3. It started with our defense and we really shared the ball well, Villanova head coach Jay Wright said. I thought the first half was the key to the game. The Wildcats (15-1, 3-1 Big East) outscored St. Johns and DePaul by 35 points since losing to Seton Hall and have shot 23-for-52 from behind the arc during this two-game win streak. Tommy Hamilton IV and Darrick Wood posted 12 and 10 points, respectively, for DePaul (9-8, 3-1), which entered Saturdays tilt as the only unbeaten team in the Big East. DePaul turned the ball over four times during a 13-0 Villanova run early in the contest. Hilliard kicked off the spurt with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions and Daniel Ochefus jam at 12:03 capped it and gave Nova a 16-5 lead. Later in the half, the Blue Demons went nearly five minutes without scoring as Villanova extended its lead to 24-9. Arcidiacono then followed in Hilliards footsteps with 3s on back-to-back touches during an 11-0 flurry. A designed play at the end of the half, executed to perfection, sent the Wildcats into the locker rooms with a 21-point lead. After Hamilton made three free throws with two seconds to play, Josh Hart made a baseball pass from under his own basket all the way down the court. Ochefu caught it in traffic and quickly swung to a wide-open Arcidiacono, whose baseline jumper beat the buzzer. The spread reached 34 points in the second half before Villanova pulled its starters and DePaul made the final score more respectable. Game Notes DePaul has now lost 49 in a row against AP-ranked opponents ... Its last win against a ranked foe came on Jan. 3, 2008, against then-No. 17 Villanova ... Nova has won nine straight meetings since then. Air Jordan 6 Retro Australia . -- Canadas Nicole Vandermade won the Four Winds Invitational on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory. Cheap Air Jordan 6 Australia . Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds. http://www.cheapairjordan6australia.com/ . The Redblacks are taking on the Edmonton Eskimos in their second regular season game Friday night. Catch the game live on TSN as the back end of a doubleheader starting at 10pm et/7pm pt. Cheap Jordan 6 Australia . With the Nets winning streak in jeopardy, Williams scored 23 points, 11 in the final six minutes, to lead Brooklyn to a 104-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Cheap Air Jordan 6 Wholesale . Manager Ryan Nelsen has confirmed Brazilian No. 1 Julio Cesar will be rested for Wednesdays first leg of the semifinal. That opens the door for Bendik, who started 33 games for Toronto last season.SANTA CLARA, Calif. - San Francisco defensive co-ordinator Vic Fangio expects outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks to return to the 49ers starting lineup Sunday at Seattle after his benching last week for missing a team meeting.Yeah, I think he will, provided he keeps practicing like he did yesterday, Fangio said Thursday.Brooks had started 60 straight games under fourth-year coach Jim Harbaugh before sitting out a 24-13 loss at Oakland. Brooks said after the game he inadvertently missed a morning defensive meeting Dec. 2 but showed up an hour later for a second meeting focused on domestic violence. Fangio said Thursday that Brooks also arrived 20 minutes late to a Dec. 3 meeting, and the coach didnt know why.Brooks apologized to Fangio and had a strong practice Wednesday.We talked on Tuesday. Hes fine, Fangio said of Brooks. Had a good day at practice yesterday and expect him to be fine.The team moved its workout indoors Thursday to a nearby facility because of a major storm hitting Northern California with heavy rain and strong winds.Wide receiver Michael Crabtree downplayed the venue change, even though bad weather rarely interferes with the schedule in the Bay Area. The coaches were planning more of a mental preparation day given the conditions.A lot of teams practice indoors, Crabtree said.For Brooks, last week wasnt his first infraction of the season, leading to the coaches decision to sit him. Harbaugh said he was in a backup role against the Raiders and Brooks thought he would play in some capacity.Brooks was benched Nov. 16 for the second half of a 16-10 road win against the Giants for heated words he directed at defensive line coach Jim Tomsula in the second quarter.Brooks was frustrated with his playing time on a day linebacker Aldon Smith returned for his season debut following a nine-game suspension. The outside linebacker apologized to Tomsula and said they have moved forward.It was difficult to do, but it was an easy decision. He missed an entire meeting on Tuesday and then was 20 minutes late on Wednesday, so, at that point, and on top of what happened in New York, it was just time to nnot start him and take drastic measures, Fangio said.dddddddddddd Told him he wouldnt start on Wednesday. He knew that. And last week was not a good week of practice for him after that happened, so, thats when I basically decided that he wouldnt play very much unless we needed him.The ninth-year pro has 27 tackles, five sacks and a forced fumble for the 49ers (7-6).Brooks said he doesnt know what his future might hold with the 49ers, who might opt to cut him given the depth at linebacker and the emergence of talented young players such as Chris Borland and Aaron Lynch. In February 2012, Brooks signed a six-year contract extension through the 2017 season.Brooks return could add a key dimension to a pass rush that was nonexistent Sunday against Raiders rookie Derek Carr, who faced little pressure and had ample time to find open receivers downfield.Its going to be needed. I think we have the guys to do it, Harbaugh said. Look forward to a better performance in that area.Seattles Russell Wilson is among the best scrambling quarterbacks in the NFL.The only other guy that scrambles as well as this guy in the last 10, 15, 20 years, may be (Jets QB) Michael Vick, Fangio said. Vick was quicker to go. This guy is quicker to keep looking downfield, looking for the throw, seeing if you broke down in coverage because of the length of the play.On the offensive side this weekend, San Francisco is likely to use its third different centre. Rookie Marcus Martin is nursing a right knee injury that kept him out Wednesday and limited his work Thursday. He replaced the injured Daniel Kilgore in October after Kilgores fractured left ankle required surgery. Joe Looney is the leading candidate to step in at centre.NOTES: RT Anthony Davis, who has missed the last three games with a concussion, participated in a limited role for the second straight day. Getting there, he said. Frustratings not the word. Its been rough. ... Kicker Phil Dawson and punter Andy Lee got their extra practice in Wednesday since they were unable to kick indoors Thursday.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '