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LINCOLN, Neb. Gary Harris Jersey . - Barney Cotton choked up as he described the challenges that come with serving as Nebraskas interim head coach.He wants to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of maintaining a business-as-usual atmosphere in the wake of Bo Pelinis firing. He vows to make sure the players have the best experience possible at the Holiday Bowl.Yet, he still feels the punch in the gut from Pelinis firing and sadness for assistant coaches who dont know what the future holds after new coach Mike Riley takes full control following the Dec. 27 game against Southern California.Little by little, guys are being given notices that this spot will be filled by someone else and that spot will be filled by someone else, Cotton said. Those are the hardest things. Youre talking wives and kids and moving and new schools and all that. That really tugs at you. I wish I could make it all go away, but obviously thats not the reality we live in.Cotton is among five interim coaches who will be in charge of teams this bowl season. The others are Dave Baldwin at Colorado State, David Gibbs at Houston, Joe Rudolph at Pittsburgh and D.J. Durkin at Florida.Cotton already has landed his next job as offensive co-ordinator at UNLV. Baldwin is a candidate to replace Jim McElwain as the Rams head coach. Gibbs hopes to stay on as defensive co-ordinator for Tom Herman. Rudolph might join the staff of former Pitt coach Paul Chryst at Wisconsin. Durkin has been connected to several defensive co-ordinator jobs since finding out this week he wouldnt be retained by McElwain, Floridas new coach.The interim jobs might be more challenging for Baldwin and Rudolph, whose bosses were not fired but instead left for better jobs.Its a process that goes through the mind right now, Baldwin said. Youre 10-2, yet youre not sure if youll be employed at all next year. Theres limbo, but we accept that in this profession. If youre worried about it, you shouldnt have gotten into this profession.The bowl games amount to auditions for soon-to-be unemployed coaches, said Gibbs, wholl be across the field from Rudolph when Houston plays Pitt in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2.If youre good at your job, Gibbs said, you realize that if you go out there and coach your butt off and your kids play hard and play good, you have a better chance of getting a job than if your kids go out there and lay down and get beat up on national television.Baldwin, the Rams offensive co-ordinator, said he didnt hesitate to accept the interim job for the Saturdays game against Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl.Theres a lot of uncertainty that goes on with the players in this process, and we wanted to make sure they understand were here for them and were going to make this happen, Baldwin said. Were a 10-2 football team for a lot of good reasons. Lets make some history and win 11 games.Durkin, who was Will Muschamps defensive co-ordinator, said because of the transitory nature of the business, its not awkward when an interim coach takes over for a departed head coach. He said he appreciated the trust athletic director Jeremy Foley showed in asking him to lead the Gators against East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on Jan. 3.Ive been here five years with our guys, Durkin said. I want to make sure they get my very best as a head coach to go win this game and finish things off the right way. Thats where my focus is.For Cotton, his imminent parting with Nebraska will be more difficult than perhaps it will be for other interim coaches who will be somewhere else next year.The 58-year-old Cotton grew up in Omaha, played offensive line for the Cornhuskers and served as a graduate assistant under Tom Osborne. He was Frank Solichs offensive co-ordinator in 2003 and held several jobs on Pelinis staff since 2008. He has had three sons play for Nebraska.I wouldnt have traded my playing experience, certainly wouldnt have traded working for Frank and working for Bo and having Coach Osborne as the (athletic director) here, Cotton said. And having the chance for Bo and Coach Osborne to give my boys the opportunity to come play at Nebraska, where their dad played and where my folks have lived... Ill always be thankful and always be blessed.___AP Sports Writer Mark Long in Gainesville, Florida, contributed to this report. Will Barton Jersey . That little deal worked out in a big way for the Mavericks. Nowitzki had 21 points Tuesday night to pass Oscar Robertson for 10th on the NBAs career scoring list, leading the Mavs to a 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz. Paul Millsap Jersey . - Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson sat on the scorers table at Oracle Arena on Wednesday morning. http://www.authenticnuggetsproshop.com/Allen-Iverson-Jersey/ . Nikolaos Kounenakis has been hired as an assistant coach, the team announced on Monday.MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Grizzlies know they have to stop blowing fourth-quarter leads. Consecutive overtime wins makes the needed corrections much easier for Memphis. Mike Conley scored five of his 20 points in overtime, and the Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-95 Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference series. "Obviously, were happy with the win but disappointed at the way we handled that last quarter," Conley said. "We knew they were going to make runs. We knew theyd keep fighting because thats what they do, and its the playoffs. Theyre going to make runs. Theyre going to make plays. They have two of the best players in the league." Still, the Grizzlies won their second straight overtime game this time after leading by 17 before going cold for most of the final 7:43 of regulation. Courtney Lee clinched the win, hitting three of four free throws in the final 10.9 seconds of OT. Game 4 is Saturday night in Memphis. The Thunder, who had the NBAs second-best record in the regular season, have to figure out how to shoot better against the team that ousted them in the conference semifinals in five games last year. "We just got to stay together, and we will do that," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "Were down right now in the series 1-2, but just got to focus all of our attention after tomorrows review of the film together as a group and take it all to the next game and do our best to tie it up and take it home 2-2." NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 30 for the Thunder, who even got another four-point play in the final minute to force overtime. This time, it was Westbrooks turn with 26.6 seconds left. But Durant missed all eight 3-point attempts and was 10 of 27. Westbrook was 9 of 26, though he grabbed 13 rebounds. The Thunder hit only 3 of 12 overall in overtime. "Kevin is really prideful," Brooks said. "He loves what he does and loves doing it with the guys that hes playing with. He was frustrated a few times with himself missing shots he normally makes in his sleep." Durant said they have to get easier shots and will figure it out for the next game. "Personally, I think we missed a lot of good looks, some open 3s, some lay-ins, some I wish I could take back," Durant said.. Carmelo Anthony Jersey. Zach Randolph scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for Memphis, which now has won 15 straight at home. Tony Allen, who scored 16 points for Memphis, gave the Thunder one final chance at an improbable play to keep the game alive. After Lee split his free throws with 1.7 seconds left, Westbrook was racing up the right sideline trying to get a shot off before the buzzer. Allen tripped Westbrook, sending him to the line for three attempts. Westbrook hit the first, missed the second and then clanked the third off the rim on purpose. But Ed Davis tipped away the ball to seal the win for Memphis. Marc Gasol scored 14 points for Memphis. Beno Udrih added 12 points, and Lee finished with 10. Serge Ibaka had 12 points for the Thunder, which went 5 of 28 beyond the arc. The Thunder trailed 81-64 in the fourth quarter. Then they scored 17 straight with Westbrooks 3-pointer in the left corner tying it up with 57.3 seconds left, and setting up yet another thrilling finish between these teams. "We got to be better down the stretch is the thing that sticks out," Allen said. Memphis couldnt protect its lead by going completely cold after a hook shot by Kosta Koufos with 7:43 left. The Grizzlies didnt score again until Allens baseline dunk with 57.3 seconds to go. He then scored on a layup after stealing the ball from Westbrook for an 85-81 lead. But Westbrook made up for his turnover on the next trip down the court. He hit a 3-pointer and dropped to the floor on a hard foul by Allen. His free throw tied it at 85 with 26.6 seconds left. Memphis tried to hold for the late shot, but Conleys one-handed layup clanked twice on the rim before rolling off. Durants 3-pointer for the win missed harmlessly off the backboard, sending these teams into their second straight overtime. In overtime, the Thunder took their first lead since 9-8 on a three-point play by Durant for an 88-85 lead. Notes: Mike Miller checked in with 1:06 left in the first quarter for his first playoff game in Memphis since May 1, 2006, in his first stint with the Grizzlies. ... Memphis last lost at home Feb. 5 to Dallas. ... Memphis now is 6-1 in overtime games against the Thunder since the start of the 2010-11 season. ... The Grizzlies went 10-4 in games decided by three points or less during the regular season. 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