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If senior forward Nigel Hayes wants to show off his unselfish side, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard is more than happy to let the veteran assume some on-court leadership for the No. 17 Badgers.Hayes registered 9 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists in the Badgers 77-60 win against No. 22 Syracuse five days ago. Hayes missed a free throw during the final minute of the game that would have secured a triple-double performance. The only Badgers player who accomplished the feat was guard Josh Gasser, who scored 10 points and had 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a win against Northwestern in 2011.Gard likely expects more of the same type effort from Hayes when Wisconsin (6-2) finishes the week with its third game in six days as it hosts Oklahoma (5-1) on Saturday at noon central at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.Probably one thing thats overlooked a lot with him and doesnt get talked about as much or enough is his ability to pass and his vision, Gard said. He just made things go and he made a difference. That was kind of the plan coming in, to try to touch him as much as possible and let him facilitate and make plays from there.Hayes is third in team scoring at 11.3 points per game, but a slew of his assists against the Orange were from feeding the ball inside to sophomore forward Ethan Happ, who scored a game-high 24 points. Happ is the Badgers rebounding leader at 9.9 per game, and he contributes 13.4 points per contest.Senior guard Bronson Koenig is Wisconsins scoring leader at 15.1 points per game. Koenig is fresh off a strong effort, in which he was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc against Syracuse.Meanwhile, Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger did something earlier this week that he hasnt done in three years: Made a change in the Sooners starting lineup. Freshman forward Kristian Doolittle was replaced by redshirt freshman Matt Freeman in Tuesdays game against North Colorado.Doolittle, who averaged 7.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in five starts, did not sit for long. The freshman entered four minutes in and scored a career-high 17 points and had five rebounds in 18 minutes during the 87-66 home win against the Bears.Doolittle is second in team rebounds with 6.2 rebounds per game, and contributes 9.1 points per tilt.Kristian is going to be a really good player, Kruger said of Doolittle, who shot 7 of 8 from the field. It was good to see him attack more when he came out. Weve been wanting him to do that. He can make good plays off the dribble. Hes very strong and powerful when he goes to the rim. 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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- One season was enough for Tyrod Taylor to convince the Buffalo Bills he has the potential to be their franchise quarterback.Now he has the contract to start proving it.The Bills signed Taylor to a six-year contract Friday, a day before Buffalo opens the preseason by hosting Indianapolis. The Bills announced the signing, and a person with direct knowledge of the deal revealed some of its details to The Associated Press.The extension replaces the remaining year Taylor had left on his contract and will pay him more than $30 million over the first two seasons, the person said. The deal gives Taylor lucrative incentives over the course of the contract, but also provides the Bills flexibility to opt out of a portion of the deal, the person added.The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not revealed those details.Joined by his parents and agent, Adisa Bakari, Taylor thanked the Bills for giving him the opportunity to play last year, and the faith they had in offering him the extension.It definitely shows that theyre all in, which is what our phrase is for this year, Taylor said, referring to the teams motto. This contract is not going to change my mindset or my focus. Am I happy that it got done? Yes. But Im ready to play football.He accepted how the contract is structured, addressing both sides needs with incentives and opt-out clauses.Every year you have something to prove, Taylor said. At the end of the day, guys get judged by wins and losses, and my goal is to help the Bills have more wins than losses.General manager Doug Whaley said the extension is based on how Taylor performed last year as a first-time starter and the leadership hes shown this offseason.We look at it as what hes done so far is the baseline. Where hes going is the upside that we have whole-hearted belief that he can achieve, Whaley said. Is anything in this business 100 percent? Absolutely not. But we feel confident. The best part about it is anybodys whos been around Tyrod, he makes you feel confident not only in him but where hes going.Taylor displayed dynamic dual-threat potential with his strong arm and scrambling ability in going 8-6 last season. 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So were excited about where its going to go from here.Buffalos offense made significant jumps under Taylor last year, and after the team retooled its roster by adding several established threats, including running back LeSean McCoy and tight end Charles Clay.The Bills led the NFL with 2,432 yards rushing and finished 13th with 5,775 net yards offense, the most since 1992.Taylor becomes the latest candidate to fill what has been an unsettled position in Buffalo since Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly retired after the 1996 season. Since then, the Bills have had 12 quarterbacks, including Taylor, start at least eight games. Its a group that included Todd Collins, Drew Bledsoe, J.P. Losman, Trent Edwards and Kyle Orton.Taylor becomes Buffalos third quarterback to earn a contract extension since Kelly retired, joining Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2011 and Doug Flutie in 1999.Fitzpatricks extension, a six-year, $59 million deal, was notable because it failed to pan out. He lasted just one more season in Buffalo before being cut following the 2012 campaign, and the Bills started fresh by using a first-round pick to draft Manuel.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '