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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Brad Underwood embraces the rich history at Oklahoma State.One of the Big 12s three new mens basketball coaches, Underwood takes over a program built by Henry Iba and Eddie Sutton. Though Oklahoma States previous coach, Travis Ford, was successful by many standards, unhappy fans stopped coming to games, forcing the Cowboys to make a move.Sutton, who still sometimes sits in the front row at home games, led the Cowboys to Final Fours in 1995 and 2004.Thats why I came here, Underwood said. Thats why I wanted to be a part of this.Underwood, Texas Techs Chris Beard and TCUs Jamie Dixon join a conference that is coming off one of its best years, with Oklahoma having reached the Final Four and Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia spending time in the top 10.Beard steps into a pressure situation, too. Tubby Smith led Tech to the NCAA Tournament last season, then he took the job at Memphis. Beard said he thought Texas Techs run last season was one of the best stories in college basketball.Ive got so much respect for coach Smith and the job that he did here, Beard said. The foundation is solid. Our job is to try to take it to the next level.Dixon, who spent 13 years as head coach at Pittsburgh before heading to TCU, said he likes what TCUs administration has done to put him in position to be competitive.We had a lot of great coaches here over the years that I dont think had the resources put in place that we have now, Dixon said. I think thats exciting for us. Weve got a whole different amount of involvement.AKOLDA MANYANGOklahomas 7-foot center was kicked off the team earlier this month after being accused of aggravated robbery in Minnesota.You hate seeing young men make decisions that dont help them moving forward, Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. Were just pulling for AK in that sense. The team is way secondary to that.Manyang was in line to fill some of the minutes vacated by Ryan Spangler, who is on the Oklahoma City Thunders summer league roster.JOSH JACKSONKansas next big thing is Josh Jackson. You wont catch him acting like it.The small forward from San Diego was the McDonalds All-American game co-MVP and was part of the FIBA U-17 World Championship team in 2014 and the U19 World Championship team in 2015.Kansas coach Bill Self said Jackson has a good attitude and doesnt seek attention.The feeling that I get from Josh is that he just wants to be a college kid, he said. Of course, hes not going to be a college kid very long. Certainly, he wants us in every way that we possibly can, to protect and shield him from all the talk that could potentially go on. Hes not caught up in it.SWITCHEROOBeard left Arkansas-Little Rock for UNLV, then changed his mind a few weeks later and took the job at Texas Tech. Beard is from Texas, he was an assistant at Tech under Bobby Knight and Pat Knight, and his three daughters were already in Texas.It wasnt an easy decision, Beard said. It was difficult. The timing was terrible. I had a lot of respect for the people at UNLV, and we were 100 percent committed to trying to get the job done there, but sometimes in life, you get a special opportunity.SIX DRAFTEDSix players from the Big 12 were selected in the draft: Oklahomas Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins; Iowa States Georges Niang and Abdel Nader; Baylors Taurean Prince and Kansas Cheick Diallo. Among those not drafted were Kansas Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden and Texas Isaiah Taylor. Ellis has signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.GIANT KILLERSTwo of the new coaches made splashes with mid-majors before taking their new jobs. Oklahoma States Underwood led Stephen F. 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Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34.Ten-man Liverpool grabbed a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, extending the hosts woeful run of form thanks to a controversial last-minute penalty. Emmanuel Adebayor had hit the bar in the first-half and Joe Ledley put Palace ahead with a low strike from the edge of the box shortly after the break. Palace 1-2 Liverpool Read our match report However, a slip from Palace keeper Alex McCarthy handed Roberto Firmino a chance to level the scores and, after Alberto Moreno had cannoned a shot into the woodwork, substitute Christian Benteke won and scored an injury-time penalty. Here, we examine five talking points from the game…Was it a penalty? Should Liverpools injury-time, match-winning penalty have been awarded? It was a decision hotly debated after the final whistle. Should Liverpools injury-time penalty against Crystal Palace have been awarded? Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry debated the decision With just seconds left on the clock, Benteke appeared to be heading to the touchline, before Damien Delaney slid in, tried to pull out of his tackle, clipped the Belgian with his knee and sent the Liverpool striker tumbling.At first it appeared referee Andre Marriner was not convinced but following an apparent intervention from his linesman, awarded the spot-kick, which Benteke cooly converted. Christian Benteke scores from the penalty spot Asked afterwards whether it was a foul, Benteke was diplomatic. I think he touched me, otherwise I wouldnt have gone down, he told Sky Sports. The referee knows better than us and he took the right decision.Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, was convinced. As soon as I saw it I thought it was a penalty, he said. Liverpool players dont dive! It was a stupid decision to dive in and [Delaney] just clipped with his right knee Christian Bentekes left ankle and its a penalty. I dont think its a debate. Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew disputed the last minute penalty and felt it was very harsh on his team But an angry Alan Pardew felt his team had been hard done by. If the linesman has called it for that knee touch on the foot, in the last seconds of the game, when hes pulling out of it, I think thats harsh, said the Palace boss. Delaney shouldnt go to ground and he knows that, he pulls out of it. If you give a penalty for that in the last seconds, blimey, thats a bit tough.Despite the circumstances, the goal ended Bentekes 715 minute goal drought in all competitions and Carragher was pleased for the Liverpool forward. Hes a big-money signing and it hasnt quite worked out for him. But hes someone I look at and I sort of feel for him. Hes conducted himself really well off the pitch. And that will do him a world of good. Christian Benteke felt the referee was correct in awarding the late penalty at Selhurst Park Liverpool adapt after Milner red cardThe was no debate about James Milners red card, though.ddddddddddddIt was just his second ever Premier League dismissal - the first coming against West Brom in October 2012 - but he left referee Andre Marriner little choice but to issues two yellow cards for late tackles on Yohan Cabaye and Wilfried Zaha.At 1-0 down, Liverpool could easily have folded after being reduced to 10 men but a combination of good fortune, a formation switch and a drop-off in performance from the hosts led to the Reds grabbing all three points. James Milner fouls Wilfried Zaha before being sent-off Klopp switched formation to 3-4-2, following Milners sending off and, while he conceded that left his team occasionally exposed down their right flank, he was keen to maintain an attacking impetus. The gamble paid off. A mis-kick from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy presented Roberto Firmino with a simple one-on-one to level the scores before Bentekes late penalty.It was an incredible performance from all of us, especially after the red card, said Dejan Lovren. We stepped up and showed our skills and our character and I think it was a deserved win today.Palaces poor run goes on Alan Pardew launched his coat into the dugout in frustration after seeing Benteke snatch all three points with the final kick of the game. Its easy to understand his annoyance.Palace are on the longest winless run in the Premier League (12 games) and, after losing their fifth home game in a row, have slumped from fifth to 15th. Palace slump Crystal Palace have gone 12 Premier League matches without a win (D4 L8), the current longest winless run in the top-flight. For the second game in a row injury-time goals have denied his side valuable points but Thierry Henry was unimpressed by Palaces second-half display.In the second half Liverpool played way better with 10 men, Henry told Sky Sports. Palace became a bit timid, fragile, lethargic, passive at times and Liverpool deserved to win the game. In the last 30 minutes Liverpool controlled the game with 10 men.Liverpool end Selhurst streak Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool fully deserved their win after fighting back from a goal down and losing James Milner to a red card Liverpool will hope Sundays victory ends a wretched spell of form at Selhurst Park.This was the Reds first league win at Palace since December 1997 and the Eagles had gone into the game having won six of their last 11 meetings with Liverpool, including the previous three Premier League clashes.Before that trio of Palace wins, the London club held Liverpool to a memorable 3-3 draw, which was a major hammer blow to the Reds league title hopes in May 2014. Liverpools players and their travelling support will take fonder memories from their latest visit to south London. Liverpools set-piece problems return Crystal Palaces Joe Ledley celebrates scoring the first goal of the game While victory over Palace keeps Liverpool in the hunt for a European qualifying spot, there was a familiar problem in defence which wont have escaped Jurgen Klopps attention.Joe Ledleys opener came from Liverpools failure to clear a corner, meaning for the ninth time this season theyve conceded from that type of set piece. Only Swansea have conceded more goals from corners (10).Of course, Crystal Palace are specialists from dead-ball situations. No Premier League side has scored more goals from corners this season than Palace, with their total of 10 level with Spurs. But Klopp will be keen to address this recurring defensive theme.Did you think Liverpool should have been awarded their injury-time penalty? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootball Also See: Palace 1-2 Liverpool - match report Palace 1-2 Liverpool - as it happened ' ' '