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NEW YORK -- Known as much for his outrageous costumes and comments as his intriguing skating, Johnny Weir is leaving the ice for the broadcast booth. He hopes to be just as offbeat and entertaining in his new career. The three-time U.S. figure skating champion retired from competition Wednesday -- he still plans to skate in shows -- and will join NBC for its coverage of the Sochi Games. "I am outlandish and flamboyant and all those things," Weir said. "There was a focus on all that in my career, which I am fine with, but there also was a little attention paid to how hard I actually worked and how much went into it and how I came back so many times. Sweating every day for that one moment, and I wish people focused on that as much as my characters and my costumes. I wouldnt be Johnny Weir if I wasnt giving everything all the time. "Hopefully, I can use my words properly and talk intelligently. Im excited for the journey." Weir spent 16 years in the sport, going to two Olympics. Weir won the 2004, 05 and 06 U.S. titles and finished fifth at the 2006 Games and sixth in 2010. He will begin his broadcasting career Sunday during the networks coverage of Skate Canada. Joining Weir on NBCs team for Sochi will be 1998 gold medallist Tara Lipinski, the youngest Olympic figure skating champion when she won in Nagano at age 15, and 2006 silver medallist Tanith Belbin. With ice dance partner Ben Agosto, Belbin came in second at the Turin Olympics. The Sochi Games begin Feb. 6. Weir said he was inspired to become a figure skater by watching the great Russians perform on the world and Olympic stage. He was coached to much of his competitive success by Soviet-trained Galina Zmievskaya. He is married to a Russian, Victor Voronov. So taking part in a Russian Olympics was his goal before hanging up his skates competitively. But when Weir realized he was not fit enough to attempt another comeback, he turned to other avenues to stay close to figure skating. NBC readily obliged, knowing it would get, well, everything Weir is known for. "I definitely do not regret it," Weir said. "The goal was I would compete in Sochi and come full circle. It would have been very storybook. "I have always cheered for all Russian skaters and I will cheer for all Russians when I am there in Sochi. Im sad I cant compete, but I can be there and be a part of the moments that will get created at this beautiful Olympics. That takes the edge off not competing, definitely. I can still lend my name and voice and talents to the Olympics, and Im so honoured and proud for, and so happy for, the opportunity." Weir has been outspoken about the treatment of gays in Russia, which he recently depicted as "heartbreaking" in an op-ed column in the Falls Church (Va.) News-Press. Thats one of many topics he might broach for NBC. He added he wants to be a teacher of the sport on the air, hoping to inspire youngsters to become skaters. 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Darrun Hilliard and Ryan Arcidiacono led the charge from outside, while JayVaughn Pinkston cleaned up the interior. It was all business for the sixth-ranked Wildcats. Now they can move on to their Big East showdown with Creighton. Hilliard scored 22 points, Pinkston had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Villanova beat DePaul 87-62 on Wednesday for its sixth straight win. The Wildcats made a season-high 15 3-pointers and had five players score in double figures in an efficient tuneup for Sundays game against the 18th-ranked Bluejays. James Bell had 16 points and Arcidiacono finished with 14, including four 3s. "We just want to get better throughout the year and play our best basketball at the end of the year," Hilliard said. Villanova (22-2, 10-1) opened a three-game trip with its eighth consecutive victory against DePaul. The Wildcats, who lost 96-68 to Creighton on Jan. 20, lead the Big East by one game over the idle Bluejays. Hilliard said his team was focused on lowly DePaul, even with the big game coming up this weekend, and coach Jay Wright had faith that the Wildcats would bring the right approach to the matchup with the Blue Demons. "I have great confidence in these guys," Wright said. "Its James Bell, Tony Chennault, Arcidiacono, are the leaders. I just constantly talk to them about just looking at one game at a time and they take care of it. As a coach you always worry about it a little bit but really, with this team, no." Brandon Young had a season-high 27 points for DePaul (10-15, 2-10), which has lost seven in a row. Sandi Marcius added 10 points and seven rebounds. "I didnt think that we played real well tonight but Villanova had everything to do with it," Blue Demons coach Oliver Purnell said. "Theyre playing at a high level. They shot the ball extremely well. 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The Blue Demons are winless in five games since Melvin had 25 points in an 84-74 loss to Xavier on Jan. 20 in his final game with DePaul. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in 20 games this season. "Sad. Thats a brother that I came in here with my freshman year," Young said. "Since hes gone somebody else has to step up, fill his spot, but every game weve got to focus on our opponent and try to get a win." Villanova began to pull away midway through the first half, scoring 11 straight points to open a 37-22 lead with 5:27 to go. Bell started the run with a 3-pointer and Dylan Ennis closed it out with another 3. It was more of the same for the rest of the half. Chennault had a steal that led to a nice fast-break pass by Hilliard to Pinkston, who ran down the middle of the lane for a soaring dunk that made it 46-27 with 1:14 left. Pinkston was 5 for 7 from the field and 4 for 4 at the line in his second double-double of the season. 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