Niesen and 6- 2 dynamo Doron Perkins scored inside consistently, while the Broncos got most of the big rebounds. Jazmine Sepulveda had 22 points for South Florida( 12- 10, 2- 7 Big East, which won for the second time in the last 10 games. La Jolla starting pitcher Brent Woodall issued nine bases on balls before being ejected, along with coach Dick Huddleston and left fielder Willy Barnett, for arguing balls and strikes with one out in the sixth. — Shy guy Joe Dumars, the adroit Piston, scored 29 points Saturday to key a 98-94 victory and keep Detroit a step ahead of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Assn's Eastern Conference championship series Understandably, he was invited into the interview room. He said he attended the breakfast meeting "to convey my high regard of Jim Gattis as a person and coach" Gattis says he and Knopf never suggested that a donation was contingent on Gattis' hiring. Jim Gattis had a promising future as a baseball player cut short by a fastball that hit him in the face. Erlana Larkins scored 14 before fouling out with 6: 51 to play Pringle had 10 points and five blocks for North Carolina. Navy then drove 74 yards in 10 plays, with Frank Divils scoring from the 5.
Alexis extended her career rebound record to 1, 211, double- double record to 58 and games rebounding in double figures record to 70 She tied her record of 17 double- doubles in a season. At Long Beach Sportfishing: The Victory headed to Catalina and caught 88 barracuda, 71 calico bass, 19 sheepshead and 1 yellowtail. Mike Bardo and Nick Dials had 12 points apiece for Akron, who shot 58 percent from the field, 37- of- 64 Jeremiah Wood added 10 for the Zips. As Sandberg reached to field it, the ball took a high hop over his head, and two runs scored.
Edwin Muniz scored 12 points for Rider while Steve Castleberry and Terrance Mouton each scored 10. Jointer made 5- of- 14 shots, four of them 3- pointers, for South Alabama, which shot 8- of- 21 from behind the arc. The shock felt by UCLA officials after Brown's reversal was the same emotion that officials in various teams and schools have come to know over the years. Sterling Byrd, who missed his first three shots from beyond the arc, hit two 3- pointers in the final five minutes and blocked Trae Clark' s desperation 3- pointer with 4 seconds remaining to seal the victory Dominique Ricks added 17 points for Long Beach State.
They haven't lifted the team batting average above . 217 all season. This back- and- forth battle for the Governor' s Cup wasn' t won until the final 2 minutes when Louisville quarterback Justin Burke was driving for a potential game- winning score, only to have a pass tipped by Corey Peters and picked off by Sam Maxwell. "I believe in good fortune, and certainly we have been unfortunate. But that' s as close as the Cowboys would get " I think we got tired " said Wyoming coach Steve McClain " We played awfully hard to get it back within eight, but that' s the problem when you get that far down " Granger returned to the bench in warmups midway through the second half, just in time to see the Lobos score eight straight points that put Wyoming away for good.
Bolerjack made her fifth 3- pointer of the game with 14: 20 left to give the Cowgirls( 19- 3, 7- 2 Mountain West Conference) a 54- 36 lead, and Podziemska scored six points in the final seven minutes to help seal the win. The list of those who have played in the series probably would raise some eyebrows as well. Texas A& M outscored Texas 24- 4 in the paint 16- 0 off turnovers in building a 47- 20 halftime lead " In the first half we pretty much collapsed " said Texas coach Jody Conradt " The first half was pretty much terrible " The Longhorns managed to get the lead under 20 with 10 minutes left in the second when Erneisha Bailey hit a layup that cut it to 59- 40. The Panthers( 2- 2, 0- 1) were playing their first road game of the season and struggled against the crowd noise throughout the game, jumping early on a number of snaps. And it was a great pass by Jordan " Wagner was unable to get a shot off after that thanks to UCLA' s hard- nosed defense. Now the monkey is off our back " Rutgers and UConn( 16- 6, 9- 2) are tied for second in the conference, a half- game behind No 6 Notre Dame with five games left in the regular season. That would be undoing something the other schools have already done.
It was Clemens' 14th career shutout in 113 starts and his seventh three-hitter. Smalligan was ejected and Clark made the resulting free throws. Baylor still had a chance to tie after a missed free throw by Oklahoma. Associated PressMARTIN, Tenn( AP- Amadi McKenzie was perfect from the field to score 23 points and lead Tennessee Tech to a 65- 61 victory over Tennessee- Martin on Tuesday night. The Lady Razorbacks' Ruby Vaden and Kristin Peoples were lead scorers, each with 9.
His mobility really wears on opposing centers " Welch was pleased to shut down one of the two " Jason Smith is about as skilled as a 7- footer gets, so we always try to attack the big men like that, make them chase us around the perimeter and try to draw those fouls " Welch said " We knew if we executed that game plan, we' d have an easier time out there. 2 Blue Devils past Miami 95- 61, a dominating effort that put them one win away from earning another Atlantic Coast Conference regular- season title. In the sixth inning, with two runners on, Clark made a diving catch of Gary Carter's line drive at first base and turned it into an inning-ending double play. Willie Depron led Nicholls State( 5- 9, 0- 3) with 16 points and five assists.
Washington led 47- 38 at halftime on Hicks' 3- pointer at the buzzer. But with Montgomery and Moore both in early foul trouble, UConn only led 41- 30 at the break, the second- closest first half the Huskies have played all year. West Virginia was held scoreless for more than 10 minutes in the first half and Louisville jumped ahead 29- 17. Associated PressSAN DIEGO- Ryan Lindley threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead San Diego State to a 35- 19 victory over Southern Utah Saturday night.
Matt Fannin contributed 15 points and eight rebounds for Navy( 2- 4. Hardrick outscored the entire Auburn bench, which had 10 points. Gibson turned two of them into fast- break layups, the second giving Texas a 23- 21 lead before John Lucas hit a 3- pointer to briefly reclaim the lead for OSU. She was fouled with less than a second left and sank both shots. Andretti, still smarting from his bitter experience last year, when he led 170 laps here before his engine quit, was indignant about the track conditions. Ashimino removed his hook went with a taddy jig and reeled in the 14 1/2-pounder. In the final quarter, Cowan flipped 2 yards to Ralph Plumb on a fourth down play with 8: 03 remaining, completing a 14- play, 87- yard scoring march.
Oklahoma could win the title outright with a win against Baylor on Wednesday and an A& M loss to Texas that night. Chattanooga, which set a Southern Conference record with 245 3- pointers and was second in the nation averaging 8 2 per game, shot just 6- of- 27 from beyond the arc. Coach Gary Patterson named Gunn the starter again just this week. Ward hit consecutive 3s for Nevada late in the half " You have a team that' s the real deal. Maxiell helped Cincinnati finally pull away, hitting three consecutive baskets that 13- 3 run that made it 71- 62 with 6: 39 left. Matta took over the Buckeyes after seven- year coach Jim O' Brien was fired in July for allegedly giving$ 6, 000 to a recruit He has since sued the school Matta took Xavier to the NCAA regional finals last year. Veteran third baseman Buddy Bell, who opened the season on the disabled list, is hitting . 200 with no homers and 3 RBI. CHICAGO — Pete Rose returns as manager of the Cincinnati Reds today, though he has never really been away.
The Eagles( 4- 1) rebounded from an 80- 72 overtime loss to No 6 Ohio State on Tuesday. When you stretch it that far and you' re offering help on Davenport, and then they' ve got another 3- point shooter out there, that certainly is filling in a vacancy for the loss of Hoskins " Davenport, a two- time All- American and two- time Big Ten player of the year, and Packer did most of their damage in the first half as the Buckeyes overcame a sluggish start to build a double- digit lead at the break. Mensah- Bonsu led four Colonials in double figures with 15 points, and Mike Hall had 13 points and nine rebounds. Associated PressEL PASO, Texas- Rickey Claitt was 5- of- 6 on 3- pointers and finished with a game- high 28 points for Oregon State, carrying the Beavers to an 81- 73 victory over UTEP in Game 3 of the College Basketball Invitational championship series Friday night. Associated PressFRESNO, Calif- Kay Yow waved to her fans as she slowly walked off the court- her team' s emotion- fueled run through the NCAA tournament having come to an abrupt end. But he'll be able to pay his bills and keep racing regardless of the outcome, thanks to his stunning victory on April 24. The Blue Demons went more than six minutes without a field goal until center Keith Butler' s tip- in reduced Louisville' s lead to 43- 35 with 9: 31 to play.
Only a year ago, Rutgers was so overcome by injuries that the Scarlet Knights suited up a team manager or two for the NCAA Tournament. The Illini stoked up their defense, incited the crowd and turned the game around " It' s heart man, it' s just heart " Illinois' Dee Brown said " The whole time I was saying' If it was meant to be, it was meant to be' And I guess it was meant to be that we go to the Final Four " Head hit a pair of 3- pointers, Brown made a basket in the lane, Head scored after a steal, Williams drove for a basket and then made a steal and fed Brown for another basket with 45 seconds left. Jessica Dickson led South Florida( 5- 1) with 18 points, and Shantia Grace added 14. Jamar Butler' s free throws pushed the lead to 67- 64, and Anthony Davis sealed the Cyclones' fate by airballing a 3- pointer with 17 seconds left. After Elijah Miller ended Liberty' s drought with two free throws, Gilchrist hit a 3- pointer and Caner- Medley added a dunk to make it 19- 8. Speech hit a 3- pointer with 8: 34 remaining to put Mississippi Valley( 5- 9, 3- 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) ahead 52- 50, a lead the Delta Devils would not surrender. I never even see the plate" Before his last two starts, many of Valenzuela's pitches never came close to the plate.
The Boilermakers wore all- black uniforms for the first time since Oct. Terry Martin and Alan Voskuil added nine points for Texas Tech. Howell scored nine of her 14 points during a 28- 5 first- half run that put Purdue in control. featherweight title challenge against Venezuela's Antonio Esparragoza, provided that Esparragoza beats Jose Marmolejos of Panama in Spain today.
