In a battle of first- year coaches, Charles Ramsey' s Eastern Michigan Eagles( 3- 4) trailed by one at halftime before going on an 18- 4 run in the first five minutes of the second half. "Driving from one tournament to another was such an adventure" said Case, 26 "The animals just roam free There are so few people to bother them, except on the roads Everything runs across the road Birds, little rodents, kangaroos, everything It's something I just wasn't used to "In Los Angeles, you never see any wild animals. "I'm getting a headache" Acton was the reluctant center of attention after his re-direction of a shot by Steve Smith had been the difference in the Edmonton Oilers' 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins. Each time, the Hawks held off the Crusaders, including a leaning 3- pointer by Carroll over a couple of defenders. State went on to hit 13 shots in a row during a 33- 6 run, with Grant finishing it off with a jumper and a 40- 14 advantage. But after a pre- game ceremony, the group played more like nervous freshmen than experienced veterans in the opening minutes. He finished 30th at New South Wales and 18th in the Australian PGA and his thumb was feeling better.
Speedway motorcyclist Bobby Schwartz, 32, of Costa Mesa spent eight years racing on the grueling circuit of the British Speedway League, and he says the experience taught him that preparation is one of the most important aspects of racing. Thus, Long Beach was the perfect place for Grich to develop into a baseball player-a wealthy baseball player-which is what he wanted to do from the time he was 8. Gwynn' s 3- pointer gave the Rams a 35- 34 halftime lead in the ESPN BracketBuster matchup. Last Saturday, Coley, just a sophomore, won the Southern Section 1-A 800 meters in 1:55. 85 and the 1,600 in 4:11. 04, the latter the best time of any of the four division champions.
Jill Young (58. 8, Chickie Moiso (58. 2, Laurie Sawin (55. 7) and d'Layne Kerr (55. 0) combined for the effort that placed them behind winner Hawthorne (3:47. 32) and Locke (3:48. 19. Vittatoe was 14- of- 25 for 187 yards with one interception " They' re just a really good team " Vittatoe said " They really caught us off guard. 6 Louisville, the tournament' s top seed, which defeated TCU 85- 61 earlier in the afternoon session. Rob Russell, Bob Julian and Pat O'Curran each drove in a run Buena Park is 1-18 and 0-15. The Sooners worked the ball inside, with both Paris sisters- Courtney and 6- 3 Ashley- touching the ball before kicking it out to Moore for her first go- ahead basket from the left wing " They were completely sure about what they needed to do in that situation " said Coale, whose team' s only loss in the last seven games was 75- 71 at No 7 Ohio State. Southeastern outscored Youngstown State 40 to 28 in the paint and shot 51 percent from the field while Youngstown State shot 41 percent.
was right there to make baskets " Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said " She' s one of the most competitive players I' ve ever seen. Oklahoma State shot 48 percent from 3- point range, an average brought down by Riley' s eight misses in 11 attempts Hardeman was 4- of- 6 from 3- point range. (The Giants) came up with a pretty substantial offer the first time" Clayton said "But I told them it wasn't enough to lure me away from USC It's up to them now. Phil Brady hauled in the long snap but took off running, gaining 10 yards on the fake and a game- clinching first down " We were definitely playing for a return " Georgia coach Mark Richt said " We didn' t think they would do that Give them a lot of credit. His first two sons were also vaulters, but Brandon, the third, was the best. Wynegar was 20 when he came up to the big leagues with the Minnesota Twins in 1976 under the calm influence of Gene Mauch. Judge Angelucci, prepared perfectly by trainer Charlie Whittingham, was a convincing winner of the Grade I event, beating runner-up Simply Majestic by 3 1/2 lengths while covering the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:40 4/5, two-fifths of a second off Spectacular Bid's stakes record Mark Chip was third, another 4 1/2 lengths behind.
Krista Rappahahn added 14 points with four 3- pointers and Candice Wiggins- Stanford' s sophomore two- time Pac- 10 player of the year- had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the Cardinal' s seventh straight win over USC. And what was learned in these three games between the Angels and the Baltimore Orioles, especially in Thursday's twi-night, twice-the-fright doubleheader, is that both teams call last place home for a reason. Doing it so much in practice, in games it comes natural " After tough wins over No 13 West Virginia and Iowa( No 17 ESPN/ USA Today, No. He put in eight miles on Memorial Day, two days after the section meet. In 1985, with both teams seeded identically to '88, Gardena led, 3-2, with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning and no runners on base But the Chancellors scored two unearned runs to win "Anything can happen in the City playoffs" Lofrano said.
"I got a call at midnight from a kid who was in a fight and had his head fractured. Mistie Williams had 23 points and eight rebounds to lead the No. Minnesota 9, Chicago 4-Tim Laudner hit two home runs, and Kirby Puckett drove in three runs with a two-run homer and tiebreaking double as the Twins beat the White Sox in Chicago. "The easiest posture to play from is the underdog" Riley said on the team's flight back to Los Angeles Friday "That's the easiest situation to coach in.
Sophomore Janelle Cooper, the only non- freshman starter for the Wolverines( 6- 17, 0- 11, had 13 points. Keon Lawrence slipped and dribbled the ball off his foot and out of bounds as time expired, near the same spot where Stefhon Hannah turned it over with two seconds left in Illinois' 3- point victory last year " We had it right there at the end " forward DeMarre Carroll said " Three empty possessions we can' t take back. have begun a fund-raising effort and hope to put the mission back in operation within 30 days, Shepersky said. Sheward, The Times' boys' volleyball player of the year, prodded a Newport Harbor team-described as "mediocre" by its coach-into the Southern Section 4-A finals by sheer will and frenetic energy. Oregon State closed within five with 2: 14 left, but could get no closer. Maya Moore had 14 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and Renee Montgomery scored 19, going 5- for- 6 on 3- pointers to lead the Huskies over BYU 96- 47 on Tuesday night " This was our first road trip with this group. Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore( AP- Bobby McClintock ran for four touchdowns Saturday to lead Portland State to a 31- 14 win over Western Oregon.
The Terriers are 1- 0 on the season and Presbyterian is 0- 1. Rhodes then walked over to Ervin and bumped him a bit, sparking a brief skirmish that brought both coaches onto the court to break it up. Loebig then led Duquesne on a 13- play, 76- yard scoring drive to start the second half, throwing a 3- yard TD pass to Michel Warfield for a 31- 0 lead. Playing without injured 7- foot senior centers Ryan Hollins and Michael Fey, UCLA was outrebounded 32- 25 " They took it to us physically " UCLA coach Ben Howland said " They beat us on the glass. Good Omen: The re-emergence of Wally Joyner as a run-producer. Both teams started slow, but the Bearkats went on a 14- 0 run to go up 18- 3 with 11: 52 left in the first half.
Kinomoto, whose parents are from Japan, said it took him almost 10 years to understand the spiritual aspect of kendo and how he could use it to overpower an opponent. Berry was 16- of- 39 for 139 yards and two touchdowns for South Dakota State. He scored seven points in 24 seconds to jolt a Villanova( 6- 1) team that seemingly had lost its shot, its confidence and the game. A pass interference call against Georgia cornerback Tim Jennings two plays later pushed Marshall to the 6- yard line, but Hill was sacked on third down, leading to the field goal by O' Connor. His 10th assist of the game was a long pass to Abrams in the corner for a 3- pointer that made it 86- 66 with 2: 55 to play. And baseball's owners, and perhaps even its fans, will not miss Peter Ueberroth until he is no longer the commissioner of baseball. Down 0-2 in games to Woodbridge in the 4-A quarterfinals, Sheward clapped and shouted and, oh yeah, led Newport Harbor to three consecutive game victories and a trip to the semifinals There, against Marina, his team trailed, 1-2 He led them back to a 2-2 tie in games.
Kentucky tied the game at 31 and 33 but a pair of free throws by Pomare with 3 7 seconds to play gave the Toreros their halftime margin. Kirsten Thompson' s layup with three seconds to go gave Arizona State( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Cefis, who will try to give trainer Woody Stephens his sixth Belmont victory in the last seven years, drew the inside post and was listed at 12-1 odds with Laffit Pincay aboard. The Chippewas built an early lead on an 11- 0 run less than seven minutes into the game, but then went more than seven minutes without a field goal. Carlos Dixon, who led Virginia Tech with 25 points, scored eight points in the run.
-At the SuperSonics' suggestion, Murphy agreed to play with an Italian League team. The Stags( 12- 17) received 13 points and five rebounds from freshman Greg Nero and 12 points from Jonathan Han in the victory, their ninth win in 11 games. Dayton opened the game on a 13- 4 run, and led 25- 18 at the half. Whatever it takes, even if I have to spend the night in the training room " The Tigers opened the second half on a 23- 10 run, pushing a four- point halftime edge to a 61- 44 lead with 12: 47 left. The Mountaineers have won four straight against GSU, including 87- 84 at Appalachian State on Dec 16. Oregon made six of its first seven 3- pointers in the second half and 11 of its first 14 shots overall, building a 57- 50 lead on Tajuan Porter' s 3- pointer with 8: 25 to play. Story The lasting legacies from the Final Four will be the overwhelming support the Spartans received, their ability to rally the masses, and their ability to do it again next season and beyond, Andy Katz writes.
Made unavailable to the media all week by coach Ralph Friedgen, Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes Saturday, and No 23 Maryland beat winless Duke 55- 21. She helped the Blue Devils rally from an early 10- point deficit They never trailed in the second half. MIAMI- Knowing another loss would doom Miami' s hopes of winning the Atlantic Coast Conference, Brock Berlin quickly ensured that the Hurricanes would stay in the thick of the title chase. And, even if it could, play-by-play man Skip Caray came forward during all the commotion and told the referee: "Our replay's inconclusive No way we could call it with a replay. They closed the half with a 17- 4 run to take a 43- 25 lead at the break, then scored the first six points of the second half. The Illini and Buckeyes traded leads four times and tied things up five times in the first half. The Yankees are 33-17 and firmly believe they are a better team, although the teams are 3-3 for the season.
Navy closed within 16, but the Bison used a 7- 0 run to push the lead back to 22. Cavadas Nunnery made it a two- point game with a free throw with less than a second remaining. Associated PressEUGENE, Ore- Jayne Appel is getting better as she gets more experience with Stanford. He missed some other shots, but he made the big hoop, like he's done hundreds of times before" By the time this one was over, Magic was ready to drop "I really had to pace myself" he said "I've never had to do that before (But) if I show my teammates I'm sick, it's a big letdown. Bryant Dunston added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Jermaine Anderson scored 13 Stout added five assists. playoffs? (Answer below) Said Dallas Mavericks Coach John MacLeod after scouting the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone in the series against the Lakers: "He has gone from the Mailman to the Postmaster General" St.
That's because the Phillies won titles the only other years fillies won the Derby Regret in 1915 and Genuine Risk in 1980. But Illinois' accuracy meant it could simply shoot over Oakland' s zone. Patrick Sparks hit a crucial 3- pointer from the corner to spark the Kentucky comeback, which was helped along when LSU' s Glen Davis missed a pair of free throws with 39 seconds left. And yesterday, it was something else again" The Yankees are in position to help. Ball State pulled to within 10 with 8: 42 left in the game with a Charles Bass layup, but the Cardinals could not get any closer.
Conversely, UAPB hit just 8- of- 30 shots before halftime, and if not for 11 points, including three 3- pointers, from Delores Hughley, its 43- 24 halftime deficit would have been much worse. "I'm not the stereotypical stud power forward, so I guess some people question whether I can fill that role in the NBA. Defensively, Young and Blackmon shut down Texas' top scorer, sophomore center Tiffany Jackson, who finished with nine points on 3- of- 13 shooting and didn' t have a field goal after the first possession of the second half " It' s hardnosed defense. The Cougars answered with a basket by Jimmy Balderson to pull within one before Antoine Hood scored a layup off a Matt McCraw steal McCraw nailed two free throws with 11.
Nebraska( 8- 2) led by as many as 8 early in the second half. 9 scoring average, swished a shot on a one- handed fling at 1: 52 but was called for traveling And Duffy hit on the other end moments later. Yale( 12- 14, 7- 6 Ivy) led 42- 27 at halftime and opened the second half with 9- 3 run. It slips in every now and then, but, really, to get to sleep I have to turn it off.
