Jordan Spieth continued his meticulous preparation for The 145th Open at Royal Troon by practising an unusual technique for getting out of bunkers on the eve of the tournament. Spieth, who missed out on a play-off by just one shot last year as he chased a third consecutive major victory, had clearly reviewed historic footage of players finding awkward positions in links bunkers over the years.Splashing out of the sand while kneeling down is obviously a last resort for the field at Troon this week, but the situation will no doubt arise for a few unsuspecting pros over the next four days. And, never one to be under-prepared, Spieth was captured by the Sky Sports cameras having two goes at the rarest of bunker escapes, and he was successful in finding the green on both occasions. Rory McIlroy needed six attempts to extract his ball from a bunker on Tuesday That gives him bragging rights over Rory McIlroy, who came to grief in a bunker at the Postage Stamp on Tuesday and needed six attempts to get his ball out!Spieth features in our first live feature group on day one, which will be available live on the red button, Sky Sports Xtra and Skys mobile and iPad apps, and he tees off alongside Justin Rose and Shane Lowry at 9:03am. Watch The Open Watch the first round of The Open for free, no contract Watch the video above to see Jordan Spieth being brought to his knees by one of Royal Troons bunkers, and tune in for all four days of live coverage from 6:30am on Sky Sports - the proud new home of The Open. Also See: Rorys six in the sand Latest Open news Harringtons Happy Gilmore Get Sky Sports Wholesake Fake NMD . -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Kelvin Hayden. Fake Sneakers . 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Arsenals communications director, Mark Gonnella, says the club decided to proceed with Kallstroms signing despite the injury.Tucson, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Stanley Johnson produced 14 points and seven rebounds as No. 3 Arizona kept rolling with a 87-56 decision over Utah Valley in the first-ever meeting between the programs at McKale Center. Dusan Ristic totaled 13 points and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson picked up 12 with 10 boards for the Wildcats (9-0). Chad Ross led the way with 12 points for the Wolverines (3-5), with Marcel Davis added 10 in a losing cause. Final Score: (4) Louisville 94, Indiana 74 New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Montrezl Harrell posted his fourth straight double-double in No. 4 Louisvilles 94-74 win over Indiana in Game 2 of the Jimmy V Classic from Madison Square Garden. Harrell shot 10-of-13, finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds to help the Cardinals (8-0) remain unbeaten. Terry Rozier scored a game-high 26 points and Chris Jones stuffed the stat sheet with 24, nine rebounds and six assists. Wayne Blackshear added 14 points. James Blackmon Jr. led four Hoosiers in double figures with 18 points. Indiana (7-2) had its three-game win streak snapped. Final Score: (7) Villanova 73, Illinois 59 New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Dylan Ennis scored 12 of his 18 points in the final 10 minutes to help the No. 7 Villanova pull away from Illinois, 73-59, in Game 1 of the Jimmy V Classic from Madison Square Garden. Daniel Ochefu and Darrun Hilliard both scored 12 points for Villanova (9-0), which improved to 3-0 in New York this season. The Wildcats beat VCU and Michigan -- both ranked teams at the time -- at Barclays Center earlier this season to win the Legends Classic. Josh Hart added 10 points off the bench. The Wildcats are one of just 10 undefeated teams in the nation despite not having a single 20- point scorer this season. Illinois (7-2) fell despite a career-high 20 points for Malcolm Hill. Final Score: (11) Wichita State 77, Seton Hall 68 Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) - Ron Baker scored 22 points to lead an efficient effort from Wichita State that carried the 11th-ranked Shockers to a 77-68 victory over previously undefeated Seton Hall. Baker fiinished 9-of-11 from the field and hit all three of his 3-point tries, while Darius Carter recorded 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added 12 rebounds for Wichita State (6-1).dddddddddddd Fred VanVleet contributed 18 points and eight assists to the Shockers 22nd straight win at Koch Arena. The Pirates (7-1) entered the matchup as one of only 11 remaining Division I teams with an unblemished record, but werent able to handle the step up in competition in their toughest test to date. Seton Hall did get a game-high 23 points out of Isaiah Whitehead and 19 from Sterling Gibbs, but were plagued by 18 turnovers and trailed by as many as 21 before making a late push. Final Score: (14) Iowa State 73, UMKC 56 Ames, IA (SportsNetwork.com) - Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 73-56 win over UMKC Tuesday. Dejean- Jones paced all scorers, and Monte Morris chipped in 13 points with five assists and three steals for the Cyclones (6-1). Georges Niang was only 1-of-4 from the field, but he finished the game with nine points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Frank Williams Jr. led UMKC (3-7) with 14 points and added a pair of steals. He was followed closely by Collin Jennings with 11 points off the bench, including 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc. Martez Harrison contributed 10 points and five boards. Final Score: (25) Notre Dame 93, Mount St. Marys 67 South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Jerian Grant, Zach Auguste and Steve Vasturia all scored 19 points as No. 25 Notre Dame shot the lights out in a 93-67 rout of Mount St. Marys on Tuesday. The Irish (9-1) snuck into the top-25 this week with an overtime victory over nationally-ranked Michigan State and have won five in a row since losing to Providence on Nov. 23. They entered Tuesdays game with the best field goal percentage in the nation (55.8 percent) and bettered it by making 59.0 percent of their shots. Demetrius Jackson added 15 points for Notre Dame, while Chris Martin led Mount St. Marys (2-5) with 19 points on the strength of five 3-pointers. ' ' '