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SALT LAKE CITY -- The reinforcements have arrived for the University of Utah in the form of David Collette and Sedrick Barefield.Kyle Kuzma posted his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds as Utah cruised to a 92-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but all eyes were on the two newcomers.The Utes blew the game wide open early with a 16-2 run to take a 25-9 lead and never looked back. The Panthers were simply overmatched by Utahs size inside and athleticism on the perimeter.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View (2-10) with 26 points.The most significant story of the game was the presence of power forward Collette and point guard Barefield. The two transferred to Utah last year, but just became eligible to play after the fall semester ended and Saturday was their first game. All of the required paperwork and final grades didnt become official until Friday.Collette started, but both are expected to be with the No. 1 unit as the season progresses.A little bit rusty, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. No matter what you do, you cant get in that great of game condition until the popcorn starts popping.Two dynamic players. ... Dave, our own guys were bouncing off him at times. Hes a pretty solid rock inside. ... Sedrick gives you a little dynamic look. ... Captain Obvious, I would say they were pretty darn excited.The Utes (7-2) received an immediate boost in the paint from the 6-foot-10 Collette, who showed toughness and good touch offensively. The Utah State transfer dealt with foul trouble, but finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.Its been long enough, said Collette, who was named a captain. Ive been through this before. I was a little anxious, a little nervous. But once the game starts, it goes away. Its game-time.Im the oldest on the team. They call me gramps, theyre my grandkids. ... Ive been through and know what its like. So Ive got a little bit to offer, I think.Barefield came in off the bench and provided a much-needed additional shooter despite air-balling his first shot. The SMU transfer knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half and ended with 18 points.It was definitely worth the wait, Barefield said. By the way Dave was practicing, (you could tell) he was ready. I was a little anxious. Kind of overthinking things, so I kind of wasnt being myself in practice.I kind of compare it to roller-coaster going up. But once the ball goes up, its just basketball.BIG PICTUREPrairie View: The Panthers lost their seventh straight, including the last six on the road. Prairie View is winding down its nonconference schedule before starting its real part of the season -- Southwestern Athletic Conference play -- on Jan. 2.Utah: The Utes are finally at full strength with Collette and Barefield. Now Utah will see what type of team it truly is after an unspectacular start against a weak nonconference schedule.STAT OF THE NIGHTUtah shot a season-high 59.3 percent from the floor. The Utes shot 20 for 28 (71.4 percent) in the first half alone.QUOTABLETheyre really, really, really a fabulous basketball team, PVAMU coach Byron Smith said. I would have enjoyed it a lot better if I was sitting at home watching them play as opposed to being on the other end of this crushing defeat.UP NEXTPrairie View: The Panthers travel to face George Mason on Thursday for their seventh consecutive road game.Utah: Travels to Play San Francisco on Thursday in the first game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic holiday tournament. Chris Mihm Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. 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Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. ATLANTA -- Carolina quarterback Cam Newton suffered a concussion early in the fourth quarter and was not allowed to return to the Panthers 48-33 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.Team officials confirmed the concussion in the last minute of the game.Newtons day ended after he ran for a 2-point conversion that cut Atlantas lead to 34-18. Falcons linebacker Deion Jones laid a clean hit on Newton near the goal line.Coach Ron Rivera said he wasnt sure if Newton couldve avoided the hit, which came after the QB pulled up in front of Jones in an apparent attempt to showboat.Rivera refused to elaborate about Newtons condition.All I know is they took him in to examine him, Rivera said. I purposely didnt ask so I wouldnt have to answer the question.Derek Anderson, who took Newtons place, saw his teammate in the locker room after the game and said he looked all right.Newton was not available tto speak with reporters after the game.ddddddddddddewton, the 2015 NFL MVP, took four helmet-to-helmet shots in Carolinas opening loss at Denver three weeks ago. Only one of the hits resulted in a penalty, but Newton later said he wasnt concerned.Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was fined $24,309 and safety Darian Stewart $18,231 for helmet-to-helmet hits in the opener.Newton took a similar hit last December at New Orleans on a showboating play. He passed a concussion test in that game and returned to help the Panthers stay unbeaten.Newton promised after that game that he wouldnt repeat the mistake.Again, Im going to watch the tape, OK? Rivera said. And then Ill see exactly how it happens.---AP NFL website: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '