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TheAssociatedPress Keenan Reynolds wrapped up his record-setting college career at Navy in spectacular fashion, running for three touchdowns and throwing for another Mon- day to lead the Midshipmen past Pittsburgh 44-28 in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md. Reynolds ran for 144 yards on 24 carries, completed 9 of 17 passes for 126 yards and had a reception for 47 yards on a trick play. The 5-foot-11 senior leaves Navy (11-2) as the NCAA career leader with 88 touchdowns and 530 points. His 4,559 yards rushing are the most by a quarterback in NCAA history. Qadree Ollison rushed for 73 yards and scored two touchdowns for Pitt. Nate Peterman threw a TD pass but was intercepted three times. It all added up to a disappoint- ing ending for the Panthers (8-5) in their first season under coach Pat Narduzzi. After Quadree Henderson re- turned the opening kickoff 100 yards for Pitt, Navy went up 21-7 at halftime and built a 31-7 lead midway through the third quar- ter. Pittsburgh scored two touch- downs in 17 seconds to close to 31-21, but could not complete the comeback. It was 38-28 when Reynolds BOWLROUNDUP REYNOLDS LEADS NAVY OVER PITT Rush, Chippewas fall 21-14 to Minnesota in Quick Lane Bowl NavySecretaryRayMabus,secondfrombottomright,and Vice Adm. Walter "Ted" Carter, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, le , pose for a photo with Navy players and their trophy a er the Military Bowl game against Pittsburgh on Monday in College Park, Md. PHOTOS BY PATRICK SEMANSKY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, center, leaps into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the Military Bowl on Monday game against Pittsburgh in College Park, Md. Online: Be the first to get results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFF.COM/SPORTS. By Jimmy Durkin Bay Area News Group ALAMEDA Marcel Reece's sea- son with the Raiders is done af- ter the Pro Bowl fullback was suspended for four games Mon- day for violating the NFL's pol- icy on performance-enhancing substances. Reece will miss the team's season finale in Kansas City on Sunday, the first three games of next season and can no longer participate in the Pro Bowl af- ter being elected for the fourth straight year. Raiders coach Jack Del Rio didn't provide any details on the violation but indicated the team and Reece didn't think the sus- pension was warranted. "I would just hope that at some point the league takes a good look at that process, see if it makes sense," Del Rio said. "I think there's room there for something to be done that maybe would be more fair and just. But we understand what's occurred and what the result is, and we'll abide and carry on without Marcel." Del Rio spoke with Reece af- ter learning of the suspension but preferred to keep most of that conversation private. "I know he's disappointed and doesn't feel like it's really justi- fied," Del Rio said, deferring any further comment to Reece. Reece was not available for comment Monday. The suspen- sion was announced just after the team's open locker room pe- riod. Reece wasn't in the locker room for that session anyway. Per the NFL's policy on per- formance-enhancing sub- stances, a first-time positive test of a stimulant or anabolic agent RAIDERS Reece suspended four games for use of PEDs By John Marshall The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Meadow- lark Lemon, the "clown prince" of basketball's barnstorming Har- lem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought joy to millions of fans around the world, has died. He was 83. Lemon's wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died Sunday in Scottsdale, Ari- zona, Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said Monday. Meis- ter did not know the cause of death. Though skilled enough to play professionally, Lemon instead wanted to entertain, his dream of playing for the Globetrotters hatched after watching a news- reel of the all-black team at a cin- ema house when he was 11. Lemon ended up becoming arguably the team's most popu- lar player, a showman known as much for his confetti-in-the-wa- ter-bucket routine and slapstick comedy as his half-court hook shots and no-look, behind-the- back passes. A sign of his crossover appeal, Lemon was inducted into both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the International Clown Hall of Fame. "My destiny was to make peo- ple happy," Lemon said as he was inducted into the basketball hall as a contributor to the game in 2003. Lemon played for the Globe- trotters during the team's hey- day from the mid-1950s to the late-1970s, delighting fans with his skills with a ball and a joke. Traveling by car, bus, train or plane nearly every night, Lemon covered nearly 4 million miles to play in over 100 countries and in front of popes and presidents, kings and queens. Known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball," he averaged 325 games per year during his prime, that luminous smile never dimming. "Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen," NBA great and former Globetrot- ter Wilt Chamberlain said shortly before his death in 1999. "People would say it would be Dr. J or even (Michael) Jordan. For me it would be Meadowlark Lemon." Lemon spent 24 years with the Globetrotters, doing tours through the racially torn South in the 1950s until he left in 1979 to start his own team. He was one of the most popu- lar athletes in the world during the prime of his career, thanks to a unique blend of athleticism and showmanship. Playing against the team's nightly foil, the Washington Gen- erals, Lemon left fans in awe with an array of hook shots, no-look passes and the nifty moves he put on display during the Globetrot- ters' famous circle while "Sweet Georgia Brown" played over the loudspeaker. He also had a knack for send- ing the fans home with a smile every night, whether it was with his running commentary, putting confetti in a water bucket or pull- ing down the pants of an "unsus- pecting" referee. "We played serious games too, MEADOW GEORGE LEMON III: 1932-2015 Fo rm er Globetrotters star dies LEMON PAGE 2 BOWL PAGE 2 JOSE JUAREZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) scrambles away from San Francisco 49ers nose tackle Ian Williams (93) during the first half on Sunday in Detroit. By Daniel Brown Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA In an otherwise lost season for the 49ers, nose tackle Ian Williams has emerged as one of the NFL's top interior linemen. More important to the 49ers: He wants to stick around. "I would love to," Williams said Monday. "This is where I've been. This is where I know. Guys on the team, I'm comfortable with. I would love to be back." Williams, 26, is eligible to be- come an unrestricted free agent at season's end. That's good tim- ing for the 6-foot-1, 305-pound lineman, who finally showed what he can do when healthy, Williams had another big day Sunday in the 49ers' 32-17 loss to the Detroit Lions. Pro Football Fo- cus grades him as the third-best nose tackle/defensive tackle in the NFL over the past five weeks, in- cluding first against the run. Overall this season, Williams ranks fifth in run-stop percent- age, according to PFF. Signed by the 49ers as an un- drafted free agent of Notre Dame in 2011, Williams managed only 10 career starts before this season and spent much of the last two years on injured reserve. 49ERS LinemanwantstostaywithSF Williams has emerged as one of the NFL's top players ST. LOUIS AT 49ERS When: Sunday, 1:25p.m. TV/Radio: FOX/680AM TUNEIN "This is where I've been. This is where I know. Guys on the team, I'm comfortable with. I would love to be back." – Ian Williams, 49ers nose tackle Online: Be the first to get results from local athletes and teams at MARINIJ.COM/SPORTS. 49ERS PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, December 29, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1