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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said Thursday that he views the racist graffiti drawn during a break-in of the home of teammate Nikita Whitlock as a reflection of the current state of the country.?Police in Moonachie, New Jersey, are investigating the Tuesday night robbery, during which burglars drew a swastika and KKK, as well as the word Trump, on walls inside Whitlocks home.?The incident is being investigated as a hate crime,?Moonachie police Sgt. Richard Behrens told The Record.?On Thursday, Cruz spoke out against what happened.?I think its definitely a direct reflection of how this country is being run and how this country is reacting maybe to some of the decisions and some of the ways that this country is being run and the things that are being said by the people at [the] helm of this country and at the helm of our day-to-day lives, the veteran Giants receiver said.From social media all the way up to the White House, these are things that are being spoken of and talked about on a daily basis, the good and the bad -- more so the bad at this point right now because thats all we have to work with. Its just an unfortunate situation that were going through right now.Cruz thinks Tuesdays incident at Whitlocks home reflects the mindset of people who support President-elect Donald Trump.Absolutely, Cruz said. I think theres a specific mindset that comes with supporting a guy like Donald Trump and supporting what he stands for, and theres a certain type of person that comes with that. Im not sure that person is always a positive-minded person, if you know what I mean. Youve just got to be careful.As [a] minority, you have to be careful, as a person of influence you have to be careful and youve just got to make sure your family is safe and give them the knowledge that they need to stay safe in this world.Cruz doesnt think all Trump supporters fit into that category; he said some likely just wanted change while others wanted a businessman in charge of the country.After the presidential election, Cruz made it known that he wasnt a Trump fan. The former Pro Bowl receiver made that even clearer Thursday.You cant think of anything that that person that follows Donald Trump -- that theyre going to do something positive, Cruz said. And for someone to vandalize someones house and write Trumps name or whatever they wrote on the walls, its just proving that exact fact that Im saying -- that people that may follow him arent necessarily the most positive people in our community.Cruz seemed unfazed by potential backlash from his politically based comments.Thats fine with me, he said. Im comfortable with that. Im comfortable with peoples reactions to that. Thats my opinion, thats my mindset, thats the way I think, so Im not upset at anybody else that thinks otherwise.For Cruz, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, which is about 10 miles northwest of Moonachie, the incident at Whitlocks house hit home.Absolutely. Thats what is most shocking to me about this specific incident with Nikita Whitlock, Cruz said. Its just 20 minutes from where I grew up. This could have easily happened in Paterson. It could have easily happened in Clifton or Passaic or Lyndhurst even for that matter. This could have happened anywhere.To see something like that happen around here and to happen the way that it did -- breaking into a home, the vandalism ... Nikita has children. Hes got to explain that to his children. Not just right now. Five years from now, 10 years from now when they ask, Hey, dad, remember when that happened? They have to answer those questions. He has to answer those questions to his children. Its unfortunate. No one should have to go through that.Whitlock served a 10-game ban earlier this season for violating the leagues policy on performance-enhancing substances. He is currently on injured reserve with a foot injury and hasnt been at the Giants facility on a regular basis. He was not available Thursday to address the incident.? Cheap Rockets Jerseys China . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. 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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Creighton remained one of six undefeated NCAA Division I teams on Saturday, but just by the hair on Santa Claus chinny-chin-chin.Creighton needed a remarkable defensive effort to keep its unbeaten record intact in a 66-65 home victory over Oral Roberts, which did not score in the last 6:08 after taking a 65-60 lead on a banked 3-pointer by Albert Owens.Neither team scored after guard Marcus Foster, Creightons leading scorer, hit a short jumper from the lane with 3:28 remaining. Foster had 22 points and the Bluejays squandered all of a 13-point lead in the second half before recovering.No. 9 Creighton (11-0), off to its best start in 13 seasons, will put that streak on the line at up-and-down Arizona State (6-5) on Tuesday.We scored on six of our last 29 possessions and won, Creighton coach Greg McDermott told reporters.Im disappointed we werent able to throw the knockout punch like weve done so often this year. Also pleased that we found a way with our backs against the wall. We had to get some stops. To their credit, they were able to do that.Foster, who is averaging 18.2 points per game, and point guard Maurice Watson Jr. have been the driving forces in the Bluejays fastest start since 2003-04, when a Dana Altman team started 12-0 before falling at Northern Iowa.Watson Jr., a senior guard, is the triggerman for an offense that is averaging 89.3 points per game. He had 13 points and 10 assists for his fourth double-double of the season against Oral Roberts.Watson Jr., a preseason All-Big East selection, leads NCAA Division I players wiith an average of 9.dddddddddddd2 assists per game this season. He leads active players with 740 career assists and is fifth in career steals.Arizona State continued its inconsistent ways with one of its poorer performances Saturday, an 81-70 home loss to preseason Western Athletic Conference favorite New Mexico State. After opening 2-0, the Sun Devils have alternated wins and losses in the last nine games.Forward Obinna Oleka had 18 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season against New Mexico State, but Arizona State shot only 41.3 percent from the floor, including 30.3 in the second half, and were closer than 10 points only once in the final 11 minutes.I knew it was going to be a hard game, said Hurley, who was ejected with 9:47 remaining after receiving his second technical foul during the Aggies 13-2 run.Arizona State played its first game without freshman starting small forward Sam Cunliffe, a Seattle native who left the program last week. He was averaging 9.5 points per game and had made 15 3-pointers in 10 games. He indicated personal reasons were a factor in his decision.Reserve guard Torian Graham leads Arizona State with a 16.5 scoring average and guards Shannon Evans II (16.1) and Tra Holder (15.6) are next.The Sun Devils are 0-2 against Top 25 teams, losing to then-No. 1 Kentucky 115-69 on Nov. 28 in the Bahamas and to No. 15 Purdue 97-64 on Nov. 6 in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City. ' ' '