I want him to come in here and say' you play great and won' I want to hear that a few more times this year " Colorado State didn' t have any trouble moving the ball early, going 80 yards in five plays on its first drive. Temple( 2- 2) held the lead four times in the second half and took a 45- 43 lead with 4: 44 left when Ari Moore made two free throws. Afflalo launched the spurt with a 3- pointer, Mbah a Moute hit a 3 and dunked off Josh Shipp' s steal before Russell Westbrook closed it out with a 3. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Heartbreak struck at Arkansas' home stadium again, a trait that' s become a hallmark of close games in the Razorbacks' storied rivalry against Texas.

UCLA led by as many as 18 in the second half, but the Tigers cut it to 11 on Maxienne White' s steal and layup with 5: 10 remaining. Stacie Witman had 14 points for Villanova, Lisa Karcic had 11 and Siobhan O' Connor added 10. Cornell Landry led Alcorn State with 15 points, while Richard Griffin scored 14, Juan Wyatt scored 13 and Alex Owumi added 10. In the locker room, Croom wanted to see how his players would handle what they perceived as injustice " You have something bad happen to you, that' s the least that' s going to happen to you as you go along in life, so how are you going to handle it " Croom said " They responded ". He has appeared in only 15 games this season but is hitting . 346 and has 3 RBIs.

Stetson regained the lead twice down the stretch on 3- pointers by Lang and Mark Lohuis. They won their fifth straight game Sunday, beating the Hoyas 67- 56 by shutting down one of the Big East' s top freshmen and getting an inside boost from a sophomore nicknamed " Bump " Will Sheridan scored a season- high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, supplementing 18 points from Allan Ray and 12 points and seven assists from Kyle Lowry to move Villanova( 19- 6, 9- 5) into sole possession of fourth place in the conference " We know that Will Sheridan has been invaluable to us all year. Parsons, who also bounced off the wall in another car on Saturday, was not injured. Oklahoma State was only able to score five points in that span, and Curry' s 3- pointer cut the deficit to 42- 29. Alabama never got into much offensive rhythm in the first half, committing 10 turnovers.

Miller, the daughter of former Olympian Lennox Miller, is a sophomore. Deion James added 12 points and Marcus Skinner 10 for the Panthers. They came to Saturday's game knowing that a poor effort-maybe even a poor pass, or a poor shot, badly timed-could be responsible for the end of everything The ball would be over. "If your bait is within sight of the salmon, they'll probably take it. Iowa scored 10 plays later when Young dived into the end zone from a yard out, putting the Hawkeyes up 17- 0 with 10: 23 left in the half " We took some chances on special teams " said Martin, who called an onside kick to open the game that backfired, setting up Iowa' s first drive " When you play teams like Iowa, you' re not going to win playing conservatively " Late in the second quarter with Kent State deep in their own zone, Sitko threw a pass that bounced off the hands of receiver Brian Bell and was caught by Greenway, who returned it 24 yards, setting up Tate' s second TD pass to Melloy. Certainly, it's something we'll never forget" The Bruins overcame a 2-0 deficit in the game, which was played in a fog that resulted from a temperature of more than 80 degrees in the building. Norwood easily exceeded his previous career high of 138 yards- which he set two years ago against Kentucky- mainly because the Blazers seemed determined to force backup quarterback Kyle York to beat them, and he couldn' t.

Coppenrath had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the second half. The 17- 4 run by Oklahoma State was fueled by eight points from Riley, including a jumper with 9: 04 left in the half that capped the run and forced a timeout from Texas coach Gail Goestenkors. "I was in Edmonton for a week, getting treatment and running and exercising" Polidor said. The last South Bay teams in the Southern Section volleyball playoffs were eliminated Tuesday.

I'm just trying to show the Cardinals how grateful I am" The Reds, already hurting, lost right fielder Tracy Jones again. The Terriers scored fewer than 40 points in a game for the first time since 1971, when they got 39 in a loss to Maine. PHILADELPHIA( AP- Raymond Kirkley scored two fourth- quarter touchdowns and Tyler Palko threw for another score, and Pittsburgh rallied from a 13- point deficit to beat Temple 27- 22 on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Division I golf tournament will be played Wednesday though Saturday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, and Brian Watts of Oklahoma State has a chance to repeat as individual champion.

Dunston completed 5 of 22 passes for 71 yards and threw one interception for Winston- Salem David Ahola Jr had a game- high 64 yards on 15 carries. An amateur umpire in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich, Welke went to umpire school hoping the players and coaches would stop yelling "I used to hate to be yelled at" he says. His second attempt didn' t even touch the rim, which allowed Oregon State a chance to set up for an inbounds pass from the end line J S. "It's just bat speed" The home run was Wynne's eighth, surpassing his career high. We' ve just go to keep doing what we' re doing " The Gators dominated FAMU( 4- 8) down low, scoring 44 points in the paint and getting a combined 51 points from the frontcourt foursome of Noah, Richard, Adrian Moss and Corey Brewer. Doing well at the national championships is the hurdle she has yet to cross, however. Y( AP- Loren Stokes had 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, leading Hofstra to its sixth straight win with a 75- 52 rout of George Mason on Saturday.

Bryan Bostic scored 17 points and Travis Sligh scored 11 for the Blue Hose( 1- 8, who were playing their first home game since joining Division I this season. "He ran an excellent race, and there was nothing I could do about it so I'm pleased" Corona del Mar's Jim Robbins finished eighth in 4:23. 17. It was difficult to decide who was most elated Saturday night at the conclusion of the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Many remember them, none better than Ray Miller, their pitching coach in Baltimore's better days They were all the Rabbit's kids. He beat the final buzzer with a 3- pointer, but couldn' t draw a foul from Lamar Hurd, who had a hand in his face. Both are school records and second to Herschel Walker in SEC history. Utah missed its next nine shots over a 6# 189- minute stretch, however, and Air Force crept back to 20- 18 before Smith ended the drought with a basket underneath " It happens in every game " Smith said " You' ll go through a stretch where people just aren' t hitting shots Unfortunately, it was all five of us not hitting shots I mean, we had a couple of layups, even rollouts. You feel so proud of yourself for getting up at 4:30 and working out for five hours.

Just as he got it done against Notre Dame, he got it done against West Virginia. Forwards Travis Garrison and Ekene Ibekwe, who average just under 20 points and 14 rebounds combined, both ran into foul problems trying to stop Ford. Parker had a three- point play and a basket in the first six minutes, but went cold until a minute before halftime Tennessee outrebounded George Washington 40- 20 Both teams had 17 turnovers. The 6- foot- 4 junior had 24 rebounds, nearly matching South Carolina' s total of 26 and missing her career high by only two.