I wasn't tired at all" Among the record crowd that starry, starry night was his girl friend and mother and father of Midland Park, N. J. "In a way, it has sort of verified how good the program was in the past" said Yano, whose teams won four 3-A titles and reached the semifinals the other year That was foremost on our minds at the start of the season. He surely appreciates the irony of being forced to attack the mistreatment of a filly after going through the 1980 controversy as Codex's trainer. Phillips had just one point and five rebounds in the opening half, going without a field goal until 16: 39 left in the second. Davidson( 12- 7, 8- 0 Southern) won their seventh in a row, while East Tennessee State dropped its fourth straight. We haven' t worked on anything " Yet the Cardinals did enough in the second half to avoid the upset at Freedom Hall. Actually, only one of his touchdowns came from that close, but he went in from the 2 twice and his longest TD of the day was from the 8.
Providence had a chance to win it at the end of the first overtime but McGrath dribbled too long and had to fire up a covered 3- pointer at the buzzer that went off the rim. The Pistons have lost 21 straight games at the Garden, dating back nearly six years. Registering its 60th consecutive win over an unranked opponent, Duke stretched its school- record winning streak against non- conference foes to 31, tied with North Carolina for most in the nation " I thought this looked like a typical first game back for us from break " Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said " We didn' t really get into the flow of things like we wanted to and establish our low- post game really until the second half. Tim Morris added 13 points and Quincy Pondexter scored 10 for Washington. We have to provide proof of financial strength before we can attempt to go forward. "He doesn't know where to turn" shortstop Jason Shapiro said. The Rams held a 19- 10 halftime advantage over UMass( 3- 5, 1- 4.
And Tony Gwynn's attempted bunt despite no bunt sign in the third. "I'm not faulting anybody's effort on this ballcub, I never have" Gibson said. Quemont Greer scored 25 points and Drake Diener added 22 to lead the Blue Demons to an 85- 66 victory over Cincinnati( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today; No 21 AP) on Saturday The Bearcats beat DePaul 83- 54 in Cincinnati on Jan. And they led 45- 33 when Hafford connected on his fifth 3- pointer of the game with 15: 44 left to play. Eugene Jeter led the Pilots with 10 points, but was 3- for- 15 from the field. Arizona State wraps up its home schedule Saturday against Oregon State before finishing the regular season at USC and UCLA next weekend.
What a pleasant guy to be around" Just as Palmer was the linchpin of his period-the man Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson looked up to-so Flanagan set the tone for his group When he won the Cy Young Award, they won the pennant. I haven' t had a chance to really talk about it that much because we' ve been here and focusing on today' s game " Summitt said she didn' t try to talk Parker out of leaving " If she feels like that' s the best decision for her, then obviously I' m going to support her " Summitt said " For me, personally, I' m disappointed I wanted to have a chance to coach her another year. The Blue Devils( 17- 6, 6- 2 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot just 31 percent in the game, but held the Eagles to 34 9 Duke( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today, No. John (Spider) Salley pulled into the parking lot in his 1962 Thunderbird convertible-the one with the paper cutout of Magic Johnson, webbed by a giant spider, on the rear window-at 7:45 p. m for a 9 o'clock game Rick Mahorn's black Jeep rolled in around 15 minutes later They were fashionably late for the last tango in Pontiac Preparation for a must game is a sore subject in Detroit. The 30th Formula One victory of Prost's career kept him in front of the season standings with 24 points He has two firsts and a second in three races this year.
5 AP) shot 57 percent Friday to beat Boston College 93- 81 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, pushing Maryland to the semifinals for the fifth straight year. It' s the first time they' ve had four games at or above 100 points since the 1972- 73 season. I didn't pitch him real well all night" Reds Manager Pete Rose agreed, and said that none of the pitches Gwynn fouled off were strikes. Ponder completed 25 of 37 passes for 269 yards, most of it coming on short throws since he didn' t have time to go downfield. Oregon State also dominated the boards, earning a 49- 37 edge. Philadelphia 5, Montreal 2-Chris James, Luis Aguayo and Mike Young hit solo home runs as the Phillies beat the Expos at Philadelphia, snapping the Expos' four-game winning streak. "He has a good forkball and isn't afraid to use it in key situations" McWilliams probably would not be with the Cardinals if the pitching staff had not sustained so many injuries.
But now, Murray is through hitting grounders and is busy fielding questions. MORGANTOWN, W. In what turned out to be Coach Dave Snow's swan song, Loyola Marymount did not exit without a fight from the NCAA baseball regionals at Oklahoma State. The Phoenix hadnt trailed since the 17: 48 mark of the second half until the last basket. During practices this week, Kentucky players watched footage of a game between the two teams in 2003 in which Florida came in No 1 but instead was walloped by the Wildcats 70- 55.
Green Bay missed its first four shots from and had four turnovers in that span " When you start out in a hole like we did tonight, it was hard for us to catch up " Kowalczyk said. Associated PressBUIES CREEK, N. Five other drug charges were dropped in exchange for that guilty plea. Southern Cal also had the ball almost 14 minutes longer than BYU and forced four turnovers " It was great to see our guys bust out in the second quarter and take advantage of some good opportunities " Carroll said " I love the way our offense played.
EASTON, Pa( AP- Andrei Capusan scored 15 points- 13 in the second half- and Bilal Abdullah added 13 as Lafayette beat Moravian 73- 56 on Wednesday night. Duke appeared to make the clock issue moot in the first half with its big run. Then they started the second half on a 12- 0 run, holding Oklahoma State scoreless until the 12: 35 mark. I'm worried about the pitching out there in light air, all that little chop. "Right now it feels fine; we'll see what happens after tomorrow" said Leiper, who is suffering from elbow tendinitis. CINCINNATI( AP- Pops Mensah- Bonsu scored 21 points and Mike Hall added 18 on Thursday night, steadying George Washington to a 79- 63 victory over Fordham that put the Colonials in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals. Wyoming closed out the half with a 15- 7 surge to lead 37- 18 at the break.
UNLV cut it to 47- 42 with 4: 44 remaining on four straight free throws and Moore' s short jumper, but Utah pulled away. They' re not playing with the same energy level " Oklahoma State was playing without key reserve forward Terrence Crawford, who has a groin pull and did not dress. The strong- armed junior has said he will consider making himself available for the NFL draft The deadline is Jan 15. Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said she decided to have the team wear the jerseys with green borders to remind her team to shoot 3s after going 1- of- 14 in its last game. Jordan led Old Dominion with 17 points, Paula Muxiri had 12 and Tish Lyons added 10.
The Irish pass defense crumbled in three consecutive season- ending losses, allowing 14 TD passes against Pittsburgh, Southern California and Oregon State. Finley then got Ruben Sierra to hit a fly ball to left-center. It' s cold outside in mid- December, even in the desert, and it might rain Just like it did Monday night Arizona State( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Huggins joined Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun, all of whom have already passed the 750- win mark. The junior cornerback took Rhys Lloyd' s kick in the end zone, ran up the middle and quickly accelerated out of the pack up the right sideline, drawing a loud groan from the crowd " I don' t think it was really deflating " Gophers safety Justin Fraley said " Our think is we' re going to have to play 60 minutes " But Minnesota suffered another quick setback on the next possession, when the Spartans' Ronald Stanley recovered a fumble by Marion Barber III. Promoter Al Slonicker had put together a package of midget, sprint car and stock car races and when few spectators showed up for for the preliminaries, there was some question as to Slonicker's ability to meet the $15,700 purse.
"We're sticking together" Sanders said the decision to go ahead was unanimous among the team's 10 co-owners or their representatives, all but one of whom attended a meeting Thursday at the San Diego Sports Arena "They were all interested" Sanders said. The win assured USC( 11- 1, 8- 1 Pac- 10) of an unprecedented seventh consecutive BCS bid, seven straight 11- win seasons and seven conference championships in a row. The Cardinal did most of their offensive damage without a significant contribution from Wiggins, who missed her first nine shots and had four points, all on free throws, by halftime. Walker scored seven points and Hampton six during a 16- 2 first- half run that helped the Bears build a 41- 21 lead at the break " We felt like we should have gone in the second half and pushed the lead 10 or 15 more " Walker said " That' s where our team needs to grow. The 6- foot- 4 center had a season- high 24 points and 11 rebounds, her 36th straight double- double, and Oklahoma routed the Golden Lions 87- 42, the Sooners' 22nd straight regular- season win Since opening its season at home against DePaul on Nov.
We needed to calm down and show patience " David Monds had 15 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma State( 4- 1) and Bryon Eaton had 14 points. Despite committing 15 turnovers, Maryland made 15 of 29 field- goal attempts and went 13- for- 16 at the foul line in the first half. Niagara will play at Rider in the regular- season finale on Feb 26. He threw some real good pitches, then some real terrible pitches" The bad may not have outnumbered the good, but they were more damaging.
The Administration, backing white unionists who objected to the agreement, says in a "friend of the court" brief that the plan unfairly favors minorities not personally the victims of job discrimination. The Pepsi meet was chosen at random as part of the TAC effort is to keep America clean this Olympics year. He finished only 3- for- 10 from the floor but was a dominating presence, with six assists and a whopping 18 trips to the free- throw line Oh, and don' t forget Ed Davis. USDHS tightened the game in the sixth when Lee Wielebski singled pinch-runner Sean Nugent home and pinch-runner Todd Czarnecki to second to make it 2-1 Two were out, and Rees was summoned to replace Kuhl. Michael Shepherd' s 2- yard TD run and David McConnell' s 37- yard field goal gave Alcorn( 5- 3) a 33- 20 lead before Martin Hankins hit Josh Taylor with an 11- yard touchdown pass for the Lions with 17 seconds to go. The Lady Razorbacks( 4- 1) never had the lead in the first half, and trailed 41- 31 at intermission But they fought back in the second half to take the victory.
DALLAS( AP- Alesha Robertson had forgotten what it felt like to be open so much, and she wanted the ball every possible chance for Texas Tech. Clinton Solomon caught nine of Tate' s passes for 157 yards and a score " With everything we' ve had to fight through, we' ve done a great job of keeping winning " said Tate, a sophomore who has had a shining season- his first as a starter. Rhoden, batting seventh, didn't get a hit in two trips to the plate, but he hit a sacrifice fly before being replaced by Jose Cruz in the fifth. Toledo( 9- 3) had lost its last two bowl games, but left little doubt in this one, running the Mid- American Conference' s record to 5- 0 in the Mobile bowl " Wow, that felt good " Toledo coach Tom Amstutz said. McKay, who carried on a running conversation with the referees for most of the game, said the Lobos missed a good opportunity to salvage their season against a team that came in on its heels " You' ve got a chance to beat the( 15th) best team in the country on your home floor and you' re playing well for 30 some- odd minutes " he said " The crowd' s in the game and we didn' t execute and that' s what elite teams do, especially in February ". "I expected a much tougher game, after all I had heard about Covina" Hall said. It embarrasses her even more when someone even hints that she might be famous.
27, likely against the Miami Hurricanes " I was proud of the way[ Cal] stayed focused and played today " said Cal coach Jeff Tedford, who has led the Bears to six straight bowl games " I feel for Tyrone He has always been a great competitor. Lewis, who was named the Comanche of the year and plays for the California Raiders 18-and-under softball team, will attend Cal State Fullerton. MICHELLE GRANGER VALENCIA PITCHER Granger (22-4, a senior, struck out 449 batters in 217 innings, increasing her national record for career strikeouts to 1,635. The only regional in which California teams are pitted is at Fresno, where USC and Santa Clara are in the field. LINCOLN, Neb( AP- Danielle Page scored 25 points, Texas A& M committed a season- high 30 turnovers and Nebraska dealt the Aggies( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No. You think, 'What do I do now? Die' I guess by being busy, it's going to be better, but I'm really going to miss amateur skating" Jerry West has said that what he missed most when he retired from pro basketball was not the playing or the interaction with his teammates, but the discipline Be at the airport at 8 a. m sharp, shoot-around at noon, report for the game at 6 "That's it" Boitano said "That's the thing you miss.
Florida coach Billy Donovan kept him in even though he struggled to get across midcourt for a couple possessions down the stretch " I didn' t feel comfortable leaving him in there, but it had never been done before at Florida " Donovan said " If it had been done three or four times, I probably would have taken him out. Shane Romero, a young Louisiana jockey, was riding Risen Star then. I legitimately thought, until I looked up with three minutes to go, that we had a chance to win " Montana wasn' t supposed to have any chance- no 16th seed has ever won a Tournament game- and it didn' t help that the Huskies had extra incentive. Cassidy, who gave up 11 of the 13 Rebel hits, got the win and raised his record to 8-2. The Pacific 10 Southern Division champion Sun Devils raised their record to 54-11 The loss eliminated the Rebels (40-22.
