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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Vernon Davis refers to himself as "just a piece of the puzzle" when it comes to the San Francisco 49ers offence. Reality suggests hes selling himself a bit short. With leading receiver Michael Crabtree sidelined at least until November due to a torn Achilles tendon, all signs point toward the eighth-year tight end becoming a primary target for quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Perhaps thats why Davis has spent some of training camp lining up at wide receiver. His speed and athleticism make him a matchup nightmare for opposing defensive co-ordinators, and it makes sense for the 49ers to get creative in finding ways to get him the ball. "Im willing to step up and do whatever they ask me to do," Davis said Sunday. "Theyve been having me line up at wide receiver, pretty much all over the place. Its a good thing that I get the opportunity to work with those guys because it not only helps me at the wide receiver position, it also helps me at the tight end position. My feet get quicker, my route-running is better." 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh did not address the prospect of Davis playing receiver, but he said he likes what hes seen from his tight end so far in camp. "I see a lot of improvement, in his ability as a football player, his route-running," Harbaugh said. "He looks really good, in the prime of his career." Davis 2012 regular season stats -- 41 catches, 548 yards, five touchdowns -- were disappointing compared to past seasons. But he busted out under the spotlight of the post-season. Davis had five catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in the NFC championship game win at Atlanta. He hauled in six catches for 104 yards in a losing effort against Baltimore in the Super Bowl. The difference, he said, was the chemistry he began developing with Kaepernick, who took the quarterback job from Alex Smith with six games left in the regular season. Davis, 29, talked openly last season about him and Kaepernick not being on the same page in games. What changed in the playoffs? "Experience," Davis explained simply. "You saw Colin developing into a great quarterback, and you saw the rest of the guys, including myself, following him and figuring him out. Getting the timing down, just figuring him out as a person and a quarterback." With Crabtree out, it stands to reason that opponents will key on stopping Davis. Thats why its important for new No. 1 receiver Anquan Boldin and whoever starts opposite him to develop as threats in the passing game. But perhaps Davis himself will split out wide on occasion. He said he played some receiver in high school and hoped to play there once he got to the University of Maryland, but his head coach said, "Youll be too big," Davis remembers. "I actually did get bigger. I got up to 248 pounds, and by the time I left Maryland, I was 255." Davis, who is 6-foot-3, says his weight has remained 245 for the past four years. Hes faster than most NFL tight ends, and he doesnt think playing receiver would be a huge adjustment. "I mean, its just like tight end," he said. "Youre just running routes." And if playing out of position on occasion is what it takes to get the 49ers over the hump to win a Super Bowl, Davis says hes all for it. He took inspiration from Atlanta Falcons star tight end Tony Gonzalezs decision to postpone retirement and come back for another season at age 37. "This is a guy who has nothing to prove," Davis said. "Hes already (deserving) of the Hall of Fame, hes broken all the records. This tells me how important it is to him to get a ring. "I dont play for the Pro Bowl, I dont play for statistics. Maybe in my younger days I played for statistics. Its all about that ring." Notes: Harbaugh said he sympathized with Tarell Brown after learning the cornerback lost out on $2 million, and that he believes "theres a solution there." Harbaugh said team officials -- not just Browns agent -- were not aware of the contract clause that obligated Brown to attend voluntary off-season workouts to receive all of his money. "Unfortunately, nobody caught it," Harbaugh said. "Thats a real torpedo that nobody really wanted to see happen. Now lets get the solution and solve the problem." The coach added that hed like to be involved in discussions to help remedy the situation, but did not get into specifics. ... WR Kyle Williams (right hamstring injury) did not suit up for Sundays practice. Another receiver, Ricardo Lockette, got shaken up midway through the workout but returned. ... LB Darius Fleming went down with an apparent leg injury while covering a kickoff and was attended to. He missed his entire rookie season of 2012 due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. ... 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PAUL, Minn.LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Malik Monk scored a career-high 26 points, DeAaron Fox added 16 and No. 1 Kentucky routed UT-Martin 111-76 on Friday night, the most points scored in the John Calipari Era.The taller Wildcats overcame a cold shooting start and 16-15 deficit to the athletic Skyhawks before rolling to a season-high margin of victory. Kentucky (6-0) shot a season-best 55 percent from the field by controlling the paint 54-28 and the boards 48-26.Monks 10-of-17 shooting led the way with Fox making 7 of 12 from the field. Monk has scored at least 23 points in three of his past four games. Wenyen Gabriel and Bam Adebayo each had 15 points for Kentucky, which won the game that was part of matchup of unbeaten teams in the Bluegrass Showcase.Matthew Butler scored 15 points and Jacolby Mobley had 14 for UT Martin (5-2), which shot just 33 percent in the second half and 41 percent overall in having its five-game winning streak stopped.---No. 5 KANSAS 95, UNC ASHEVILLEe 57LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Frank Mason III had 21 points and Udoka Azubuike added 17 as Kansas dunked its way to a victory.Josh Jackson contributed 14 points, Lagerald Vick had 12 and Devonte Graham finished with 11 assists, including consecutive alley-oop passes to Azubuike that helped the Jayhawks (5-1) win their 42nd straight game at Allen Fieldhouse.The only bummer for Kansas came in the closing minutes, when Graham banged up his right foot on a drive to the basket. He did not return, though the injury did not appear to be serious.Kevin Vannatta and Ahmad Thomas led Asheville (3-3) with 12 points apiece.---No. 7 VIRGINIA 74, IOWA 41NICEVILLE, Fla. -- Jerred Reuter led a well-balanced scoring attack with 14 points and Virginias stifling trademark defense set the tone for a victory in the semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic.The Cavaliers (5-0) will play for the tournament title on Saturday against the winner of Fridays late game between Memphis and Providence.Three other Cavaliers scored in double figures: London Perrantes with 12, Isaiah Wilkins 11 and Darius Thompson 10.The Cavaliers began the day leading the nation in scoring defense by holding opponents to 38.8 points per game.Iowa (3-2) barely bested that average, led by Peter Joks 13 points.The Hawkeyes shot only 31.3 percent from the field including 26.1 percent from 3-point range.The Cavaliers hit 48.3 percent from the field including 47.1 percent on 3s.---PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- King McClure scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Baylor rallied from 22 points down in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.Johnathan Motley also had 15 points, and Terry Maston had 10 of his 12 in the final 20 minutes. The Bears (6-0) shot 65 percent in the second half in a stunning reversal from a start that saw the Cardinals shut down just about everything.Louisville led by 22 points late in the first half, by 20 early in the second and 54-42 on Quentin Sniders 3-pointer at the 10:07 mark. But the Bears responded with a 21-5 run, with Motley putting the ball on the floor to drive by Anas Mahmoud for the go-ahead dunk with 2:49 left.Motley was selected the tournament MVP.Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points for Louisville (5-1), which shot just 33 percent (9 of 27) in the second half.---TEMPLE 81, No. 19 WEST VIRGINIA 77NEW YORK -- Obi Enechionyia had 22 points and 12 reboundds to lead Temple to the upset in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.ddddddddddddEnechionyia scored 18 points in the first half for Temple (4-2), but it was his free throw with 1 second left that sealed the win. Alani Moore II added 18 points for the Owls, while Daniel Dingle finished with 15 and Quinton Rose had 12.Esa Ahmad led the Mountaineers (4-1) with 19 points, Teyvon Myers added 15, and Nathan Adrian and Tarik Phillip had 13 apiece.Enechionyia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the two-day tournament.---No. 21 IOWA ST. 73, MIAMI 56LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Deonte Burton scored 21 points and Darrell Bowie keyed a second-half surge that carried No. 21 Iowa State in the AdvoCare Invitational.The Cyclones (5-0) advanced to Sundays championship game, bouncing back from a poor shooting performance in a tournament-opening win over Indiana State.Matt Thomas had 12 points and Nazareth Mitrou-Long added 10 for Iowa State.Bowie hit an awkward layup as he tumbled to the court and made a short jumper during a 17-2 run the Cyclones put together over an 8-minute stretch of the second half.JaQuan Newton had 21 points for the Hurricanes (4-1), who shot 36 percent from the field, including 2 of 16 on 3-point attempts.---No. 23 RHODE ISLAND 82, BELMONT 73KINGSTON, R.I. -- Hassan Martin scored a career-high 31 points and Jarvis Garrett added a season-high 23 for Rhode Island.Kuran Iverson added 13 points for the Rams (5-1) while Dylan Windler had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Bruins (1-3).Belmont played without its leading scorer, Evan Bradds, who was sidelined with a concussion.The Rams held Belmont to 18.5 percent shooting (5 of 27) from beyond the 3-point arc which denied the Bruins a key part of their offense.Rhode Island forged a 46-31 lead and prevented the Bruins from getting closer than six points by shooting 55.4 percent from the field (31 of 56).Nick Smith had 17 points for Belmont.---No. 24 MICHIGAN ST. 77, WICHITA ST. 72Miles Bridges scored 21 points for Michigan State in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game.Eron Harris added 13 points for the Spartans (4-3), who followed Thursdays loss to No. 20 Baylor by building a huge second-half lead -- and then nearly blowing it.They led by 18 midway through the half and held a 15-point lead with 8:05 left, only to see the Shockers (5-2) turn to fullcourt pressure to get back in it. Wichita State ran off a 14-0 run to get to 66-65 on Daishon Smiths layup over Bridges with 4:13 left.The Shockers ultimately had one more chance to tie it in the final seconds, but Smith missed a long straightaway 3. Bridges grabbed the rebound and hit two clinching free throws with 4.7 seconds left.Darral Willis scored 16 points to lead Wichita State.---No. 25 FLORIDA ST. 72, ILLINOIS 61NEW YORK -- Dwayne Bacon scored 17 points to lead for Florida State in the third-place game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.Jonathan Isaac had 15 points and seven rebounds for Florida State (5-1).CJ Walker finished with 13 points and Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 10 for Florida State.Malcolm Hill had 18 points for Illinois (4-3), which lost its third straight. Leron Black chipped in with 15 points, and TeJon Lucas had 10. ' ' '