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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- After nearly squandering a 25-point first-half lead, Wake Forest kicked into another gear midway through the second half before pulling away for an 86-74 win against Coastal Carolina.John Collins scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead four players in double figures for the Deacons (5-1)Brandon Childress came off the bench to score 15 points to go along with four assists, Mitchell Wilbekin added 14 points, and Bryant Crawford finished with 12.Wake Forest, which led 30-5 at one point in the first half, used a 21-0 run to take command.Coastal (2-4) clawed its way back in the second half to cut the deficit to 44-40, but the Deacons responded with a 7-0 scoring run and never led by fewer than 11 points the rest of the way. They made 17 of 19 free throws in the second half and 21 of 24 for the game.The Deacons gave up 51 points in the second half and got sloppy on offense when the Chanticleers made their surge.The ball started sticking in guys hands, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said. Weve got to be a team that moves the basketball. We have plenty of guys that are capable weapons. But once the ball sticks, we become stagnant, and we become easier to guard.Elijah Wilson scored 20 points to lead Coastal, and Colton Ray-St Cyr added 12 points and 13 rebounds.The Chanticleers got off to a cold start, missing 14 of their first 16 shots and scoring on just two of their first 20 possessions.Weve been on a grueling road trip and we got off to a slow start, Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis said. Id like to attribute it to our legs somewhat. We got good looks, but at the same time, youve got to give some credit to Wake Forest. They can stretch the court, and I think that showed.THE BIG PICTURECoastal Carolina: Picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Conference, the Chanticleers showed plenty of fight against the bigger and more athletic Deacons in erasing a 25-point first-half deficit with a barrage of 3-pointers and a 12-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. That should take them a long way once conference play begins.Wake Forest: The Deacons picked up the win despite some sloppy play early in the second half against an inferior team. The Deacons played well in spurts -- especially in the first half -- and picked it up again in the second half when things got close. That might bode well for Wake Forest later in the season when it finds itself in another close game, especially during ACC play.STAT SHEETWake Forest, which leads the ACC in 3-pointers and averages 9.6 per game, knocked down 11 more against Coastal Carolina while shooting 42.3 percent from behind the arc. 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FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have announced the signing of veteran quarterback Mark Sanchez, but they have kept starting QB?Tony Romo on the active roster for at least another day.Sunday marked the first day the Cowboys could have placed Romo on injured reserve, which means he would be able to return later in the regular season.To make room for Sanchez, the Cowboys waived quarterback Jameill Showers.If the Cowboys choose to place Romo on injured reserve, he would miss the first eight weeks of the season and be eligible to play Nov. 6 at the Cleveland Browns.The longer they take to make a roster move, the more likely it is they will carry Romo on the active roster and deactivate him each week until he is healthy.After Romo suffered a compression fracture in his back on Aug. 25 in a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, sources said he would need 6-10 weeks to recover. The Cowboys are weighingg whether he could return a week or two before he would be eligible to return from injured reserve.ddddddddddddThe Cowboys play at the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 16 in Week 6 and have their bye week on Oct. 23. They host the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 30.Romo suffered a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra when he was driven into the turf by Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril as the QB was going into a slide. Romo wanted to re-enter the game but the coaches held him out, and an MRI the following day revealed the fracture.He is scheduled to be in a back brace for another week.Rookie Dak Prescott will start in Romos absence, and Sanchez, who was cut Saturday by the Denver Broncos, will be the backup.The Cowboys came to an agreement with Sanchez on a one-year deal on Saturday. ' ' '