New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been diagnosed with a broken fibula, an injury that occurred Monday during training camp practice in West Virginia, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Saints havent disclosed Rankins injury, said Rankins is seeking a second opinion but appears to need surgery. Typically, fractured fibulas are not season-ending but sideline players for around six weeks.Saints training staff used a cart to take Rankins off the practice field in White Sulphur Springs after he went down during drills simulating goal-line situations.Coach Sean Payton said he wasnt going to speculate about Rankins condition and said, hopefully, the news is good.The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Rankins was drafted 12th overall out of Louisville. 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They turned the ball over 14 times, were out-rebounded 40-31 and allowed Northwestern to score 18 second-chance points.It was the first time in nearly three years that Northwestern knocked off a Top 25 team.So where does Smart and his coaching staff start?I think the most important thing is to come with great energy and be able to turn the page quickly and what goes into winning this next game, he said. Obviously theres going to be a lot of things on tape that were going to want to practice and do better and get better at through practice, but we dont have that luxury between now and 3:30.Were going to have to get our guys rest tonight, wake up in the morning and talk about what we need to do and work together as a unit to be better that we were tonight.Tevin Mack paced Texas with 18 points.Northwestern set the tone early by opening the game on an 11-0 run en route to a 34-26 halftime lead.The Wildcats opened the first 3:14 of the second half with a big outburst, going on a 10-1 run for a 44-27 cushion.Northwestern closed out the first half on a 9-0 run to take a 34-26 advantage.ddddddddddddScottie Lindsey scored seven points in the spurt, finishing with 13 points in the half.Texas made just nine shots in the half, including five 3-pointers.A 3-pointer from Mack gave the Longhorns a 23-22 lead, their first of the half, with 7:13 remaining.A 20-9 blitz by Texas tied the score at 20 after Northwestern took a sizable early lead.The Wildcats forced six turnovers in the first seven minutes.I thought Northwestern did a great job of starting the game with aggressiveness, said Smart. They got that big lead. For us its an experience that we need to learn from and grow. Theres a lot of things that were going to take from the tape that we can fix and do better with slight adjustments.Earlier Monday, Colorado dropped an 89-83 decision to Notre Dame in the opener of the tournament.The Buffaloes trailed by 15 points at halftime and were able to get as close as four points twice in the final minute, but Notre Dame went 14 for 14 from the free throw line over the final 1:33.Xavier Johnson led the Buffaloes with 23 points, and Derrick White had 20 points and nine assists. .I liked our guys fight to get back. You dig yourself a hole in the first half, against a good team its tough, Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. They made free throws down the stretch when they had to. I knew they (Notre Dame) were a good free-throw shooting team. So its tough to come back on teams like that. We have to fight for 40 minutes, not for 20.The Buffaloes came in allowing 59.3 points per game. 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