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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- JaQuan Newton had 20 points and Anthony Lawrence added 18 as Miami beat Stanford 67-53 in the opening round Thursday of the AdvoCare Invitational.Bruce Brown chipped in 10 points for the Hurricanes (4-0).Stanford (4-1) got 15 points from Dorian Pickens, while Reid Travis had 11. Pickens has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games, dating to last season.Lawrence scored all of his points during the second half after being limited to five scoreless minutes in the first half due to foul trouble.I think they were just giving me the ball in the right moments, Lawrence said. My teammates were penetrating, kicking it to me. Once I hit the first one, I felt like I was on fire.Newton helped pick up the slack in the opening 20 minutes by scoring 12.Brown had a couple layups during Miamis 18-4 run over the final eight minutes of the game.The Hurricanes shot 62.5 percent (15 for 24) in the second half.I think our team does have a great deal of character and resiliency, Stanford coach Jerod Haase said. Were going to find that out. We have to get back to who we are. I thought the first half we did some nice things. Then the second half there were some breakdowns.Stanford, which lead by nine early on, took a 27-23 advantage at halftime.It wasnt frustrating at all in the first half, Newton said. It was more, weve just got to play better, play harder. We knew on the offensive end we werent playing as good as were capable of. We decided to keep it going on the defensive end. We kept doing that, and that led to our offense.BIG PICTUREStanford: The Cardinal were bidding to have their first 5-0 start since 2011-12.Miami: The Hurricanes announced before the game that junior guard Rashad Muhammad will no longer be part of the program for failure to meet team expectations. After sitting out last season following his transfer from San Jose State, Muhammad was suspended for the first three games this season for violation of team rules. He was looked at as a player that could help after the departure of last seasons leading scorers, Sheldon McClellan and Angel Rodriguez.DJ DOWNERMiami freshman guard DJ Vasiljevic was held to three points after averaging 11.7 in his first three games. He made visits to Miami and Stanford and chose the Hurricanes because he liked Miami coach Jim Larranaga and the weather.NUMBERS GAMETravis has 10 rebounds as Stanford outrebounded Miami 34-30. ... Stanford had 18 turnovers that resulted in 20 Miami points. ... The Cardinal scored four points on the 11 Miami turnovers.UP NEXTStanford: The Cardinal will play Indiana State, which lost 73-71 to No. 21 Iowa State Thursday, in Fridays consolation round.Miami: The Hurricanes, who got votes in this weeks AP Top-25 poll, get a chance to impress the voters with a semifinal matchup Friday against Iowa State. Air Max Plus Tn Cheap . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Air Max Plus Miami Vice . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.airmaxplusstoresale.com/air-max-plus-tn-cheap/tns-ultra-discount.html . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. Air Max Plus Tn Sale . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Air Max Plus Store . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague takes a look at the big stories making headlines in Spain this week. With the season coming to a close across Europe, there are plenty of transfer rumours in the press, including strong links between Cristiano Ronaldo and PSG.Chelseas Diego Costa is also being talked about with a potential move back to Atletico Madrid, with Diego Simeone identifying three players he wants to bring to the club next season. Staying at the Vicente Calderon, Fernando Torres has said he is in talks with the club to extend his contract, whille there is analysis of Luis Suarez contribution this season as Barcelona sit on the verge of the La Liga title.ddddddddddddLooking across AS, Sport, Marca and more, Balague discusses the other big talking points, including a reported bust-up between Javier Mascherano and Neymar following the Catalans Champions League exit.Hit play on the video above to watch a full round-up of all the top stories in Spain Also See: LISTEN: La Liga Weekly La Liga Fixtures La Liga Table ' ' '