Coach Bob Weiss was fired by the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, the team's new owner saying a change in direction was needed after two consecutive losing seasons. Together, this group paid $2. 7 million for Southern California TV rights. The Cardinals' defense sure seems determined to change that Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and Louisville( No 22 ESPN/ USAToday; No. In amateur golf, South African athletes are allowed to compete internationally, said Dave Thoennes, USDHS golf coach. Duke- which beat Rutgers by 40 points during the 2006- 07 regular season- was held to fewer than 15 points for the first time since 2000 yet claimed its 19th straight home victory and 24th consecutive nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Before Dougan, no one from the West Coast had entered a boat for an America's Cup race The New York YC had many fine yachts and many fine sailors It wasn't looking for outside help. Vincent Marshall caught a 44- yard touchdown pass from John Kolb with 6: 38 left, then Jackie Battle scored on a 28- yard run three minutes later to put the game out of reach. Sail America christened the soft-rig boat Saturday at the B Street Pier in San Diego-in ceremonies complete with the governor's wife, Gloria Deukmejian, Marine Corps band, Navy color guard, 30,000 red, white and blue balloons It was commissioned Sunday at the San Diego Yacht Club. They rallied from 17 points down to beat both Syracuse and Connecticut in January and they beat the Orange a second time last week after being down eight points with 7 minutes left. She scored 18 runs and had 26 hits, 5 of them triples, and drove in 12 runs The team captain will attend the University of Nebraska. Sacramento City also becomes the third consecutive team to sweep two games on the final day of the tournament to win the title. 29 but finished the regular season with four straight victories and handled Indiana easily, 71- 55, in Friday' s quarterfinals " Minnesota' s a very good team, an NCAA team " Weber said " There' s no doubt about that " The Illini will face Wisconsin in Sunday' s championship The Badgers beat Iowa 59- 56 The Illini have won 12 straight games at the United Center.

Thank goodness I quit smoking, so I could hold my breath for four laps. John Farrell (4-2) was the winner but needed help from three relievers. Davis' basket off a backdoor lob pass with 3: 23 left gave the Tigers a 76- 66 lead. Ruscoe also had six assists, while Jason Forte added 13 points and another six assists as Brown( 10- 13, 3- 6 Ivy League) snapped a four- game losing streak.

The select team members are: Steve Kerr of Pacific Palisades and Arizona, Stacey Augmon of Pasadena and Nevada Las Vegas, B. J. The Cardinal haven' t lost to a conference opponent in Maples Pavilion since a 62- 59 defeat to Southern California on March 1, 2001. 7 seconds left, helping Missouri- Kansas City end a four- game losing streak with a 59- 56 win over Wichita State Saturday night. The Indians lost to Pepperdine, 91- 82, in a first- round game of the tournament.

There would be no upset on Tuesday, however, as Ray, Foye and Villanova' s four- guard lineup proved too much for Bucknell. Friday was the final day of the three-day Major League Baseball free-agent draft. Steve Marden, it appears, is a man of his written word-but to a fault. Columbia( 12- 15) led 39- 33 at halftime and increased the lead to 49- 40 on Matt Prestons three- pointer with 15: 30 remaining. It worked out perfect" It was only the second time Word Pirate has raced on the grass, the first time being April 22 when he finished second behind Posen in the Forerunner at Keeneland. In just his fifth college game, Adrian Peterson ran for 225 yards and made many big plays when No. Hawking, who led Simi Valley to the Southern Section 4-A Division title this season, will accept a part-time position, according to the sources, who requested anonymity Hawking did not return phone calls Tuesday night.

13 Longhorns showed they can gut out a big win- and with a freshman leading the way. Kevin Steenberge, Richmond' s leading scorer at 18 points per game, managed just four points and was never a factor. Jessie Sapp missed on a drive, and the Tigers finally heated up with nine straight points Dozier hit a jumper that put Memphis ahead to stay. Surico was recruited out of Tustin High School that same spring and was brought in as successor to Layana, the left-handed fireballer who was probably the best-known pitching prospect ever recruited at Loyola.

Associated PressWEST HARTFORD, Conn( AP) Bo Taylor scored 18 points to lead Hartford to a 62- 46 victory over New Hampshire Thursday, snapping an eight- game losing streak. The winner of this tournament has gone on to win Wimbledon 11 times. Kate Achter scored 22 points and Carin Horne had 12 points for the Falcons( 22- 2, 11- 0 Mid- American Conference. My 16-9 1/2 was a crappy jump technically, but I still had six or seven inches on the bar. Harper both rushed for more than 100 yards for the Broncos# 8226& nbsp; Ryan Mathews led Fresno State with a career- high 234 rushing yards and three touchdowns, all on runs of 60 or more yards# 8226& nbsp; Boise State, which allowed eight points and 346 yards in its first two games of the season, surrendered 34 points and 507 yards to the Bulldogs- ESPN Stats& Information Avery scored on a 67- yard swing pass to break the game open in the fourth quarter and Young provided perhaps the biggest play of all, diving on Avery' s fumble in the end zone to complete a 75- yard score as Boise State( 3- 0, 1- 0) won for the 57th time in its past 59 Western Athletic Conference games Few were as entertaining as this one. State lost one fumble and appeared to have lost the ball twice more, but the officials called the plays dead The win improves Clemson' s bowl hopes.