In that game- and this one, too- once Lucas got rolling, the Cowboys were on their way to victory But this time, Joey Graham found his touch, too Lucas' 3- pointer from the top of the key made it 57- 48. — With a tape player clipped to his belt and the sound of the pop group Chicago filtering through the headphones covering his ears, Tony Chieffo of Cal State Northridge tried to find his putting rhythm on the practice green. Do they make corked fishing poles"The following appeared on the Associated Press wire Monday morning: "SEATTLE-Mark Langston, ace of the Seattle pitching staff, has criticized the leadership of Manager Dick Williams. Calhoun became just the second player in Division I history to have 1, 500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season Pacific' s Ryan Benjamin did it in 1991. Palacios came to help and when Jenkins leaped and passed him the ball, Palacios turned and hit the straight- on bank shot from five feet behind the 3- point line " I knew it was good the whole way " joked Louisville coach Rick Pitino " That' s just lucky, lucky Tello from Colombia " said Louisville senior center Ellis Myles, calling Palacios by his nickname.
The Cardinals hit three of their first 10 shots from the floor, and UConn led 16- 11 midway through the first half. Oklahoma State is 0- 4 in true road games this season, although it has won five neutral- site games " If we want to make the NCAA tournament, we' ve got to win some road games " Cowboys coach Sean Sutton said. For the 10th straight time, he went at least seven innings. Larry McWilliams shudders at the thought of how close his career came to a premature end last fall Two things saved him First, there was successful rotator cuff surgery Next, Manager Whitey Herzog of the St Louis Cardinals invited him to spring training. The Buccaneers( 8- 17, 2- 8 Big South Conference) led 65- 53 with just under 16 minutes to go when the Keydets( 11- 14, 4- 6) went on a 31- 11 run over the next seven minutes to take a 84- 76 lead. He was the varsity basketball coach at Troy when he left coaching in 1986.
From the point guard to the big men, we contested every shot " This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Wolf Pack, who were picked fourth in the preseason WAC coaches poll after losing star guard Kirk Snyder and coach Trent Johnson from last season' s team that made it to the third round of the NCAA tournament " I couldn' t be more proud of these kids, because they accomplished something that no one thought they would " Fox said. Before his clinching free throws, Jack walked almost to the opposite foul line, gaining a few precious seconds to catch his breath. The Tar Heels led 71- 41 after two free throws by May with 6: 20 to play, and the rest of the game was essentially a demonstration of individual skills as players for both teams attempted highlight reel dunks and passes The Tar Heels scored the game' s last 10 points. The Horned Frogs got payback about 7 minutes later, nose tackle Jeremy Coleman halting Clemson' s Jamie Harper for no gain As usual, it took Spiller to open up the Tigers' offense. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn( AP- Ben Earle scored 16 points, including three 3- pointers in a two- minute stretch to lift Furman to a 76- 68 victory over East Tennessee State on Saturday. But an 11- 0 run to end the half got Oregon State back in it. I was rushing things and trying to force some passes, but in the second half I calmed down a little bit " Kansas State got to 68- 62 on Clent Stewart' s layup with 46.
Raheem Moss added 16 points and Patrick Tatham had 10 for the Vikings( 7- 10, 4- 5 Horizon League, who won their third game in a row. Those who stuck around saw a performance that hardly was ready for prime time. Green, who had five assists and three steals, was 4- for- 8 from 3- point range and 7- for- 8 from the free- throw line " It was like my old running days " Green said " It just happened in the flow of the game. Juli Veee took the center ring with a goal and two assists, but everyone else frolicked, too, as the Sockers beat the Kansas City Comets, 6-1, in front of 10,121 spectators to even the best-of-seven Western Division finals at three games each. The Lady Frogs got 14 points apiece from Adrianne Ross, Ashley Davis and Hanna Biernacka It was Biernacka' s TCU debut. There are a few more in their option years, good young players whom Beathard probably needs to keep around-safety Todd Bowles, wide receiver Gary Clark, defensive end Charles Mann, to name three.
Jackson hit two 3- pointers in the last 1: 30 of the first half to increase Purdue' s lead to 36- 16 at the break. 3 points a game, was held to just four points on 1- of- 6 shooting in the opening period. Tied at 59 with under five seconds to go, Grant drove the lane but was fouled. Starks was 4- of- 7 on 3- pointers " It' s just disappointing to not do a better job than what we did " Curry said of guarding Starks " She just made some plays.
Kansas tied a school record by committing only six turnovers in the game. "For two weeks, your car is on the front page of every sports section in the country, on all the TV shows, and your driver is interviewed by every writer in the business" Olson said. Rivers' 3- pointer brought the Tigers within five points with 6. Marshall' s John Davis had five catches for 67 yards, increasing his career mark to 306.
The first guy I hit all year has to come with the bases loaded I'm struggling" He's not alone. WEST HARTFORD, CT( AP- Aaron Cook scored a game- high 18 points Saturday as Hartford beat the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 80- 54. The ball actually travels only 20 feet before careening off the side of Downing's back yard batting cage, shaking loose a plum from a dwarf tree growing against the chain-link The plum tree is Downing's target for drives to left field. After one trip around the cape of Baja, Hose decided not to come back; he worked on fishing boats in La Paz for six months That changed when Hose stepped on a poisonous stone fish.
After King' s 3- pointer, Watkins hit a short turnaround baseline jumper, McCroskey followed with a steal and layup and Watkins fed Roberts for a two- hand slam to give Syracuse a 28- 21 lead. Walker wasn' t bad defensively, either, helping to hold Anderson to 3- of- 8 shooting in the second half The Wildcats needed it after Beasley struggled early. IROC XII and the Motocraft-Trak Auto 300, a Southwest Tour stock car race for All American Challenge Series cars, will be held June 11, with the Budweiser 400 and a Corvette Challenge on June 12. Indy car driver Roberto Guerrero, who missed the opening race at Daytona with a broken foot, will start on the pole at Riverside. For much of the first half, the Bulldogs moved the ball but were unable to find the end zone.
Harper started the surge by following her own miss with a layup. For those with that in mind, Kira Jorgensen of Rancho Buena Vista High and Lynn Patrick of Serra must be frustrating They've already won state titles and they're only juniors. This team has a lot of expectations, but we are not going to beat everyone by 30 points That is just not realistic " he said. We had a lot of people see him and the consensus is that he handles it very well. The Angels' four East Coast victories, in review: Angels 5, Yankees 4-The Angels are down, 4-3, and down to their last out before Downing lunges and pings a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole, a home run Downing maligned as "a weak fly ball" Angels 2, Orioles 1-The Angels manage one run through nine innings against Mike Boddicker, winless in his last 13 decisions, and score the go-ahead run on a 10th-inning double-play grounder when Baltimore's interim manager, Elrod Hendricks, oddly decides to play his infield back. She also hit two of her four 3- pointers in the run, finishing 9- for- 16 from the field " That makes all the difference in the world, especially when you' re playing somebody that gives Sylvia so much attention " acting coach Bob Starkey said " They had two or three guys on her.
