Olympic basketball coach John Thompson criticized the Trail Blazers for helping the Soviets get their star player ready "We are in direct competition with them" Thompson said. NIU eventually punted but didn' t leave Purdue enough time to mount a threat. 1 rebounds as a sophomore last season " We already have something going " Landers said " We' re not bad. regatta was in 1971, under the school's first crew coach, John Lind. Seeing Magic and Isiah clobbering one another is like seeing Wally belting the Beaver Like seeing Minnie Mouse yank Mickey by the ears These guys are like brothers They are bosom buddies Kissin' cousins If Isiah were an orphan, Magic would adopt him They go on summer vacations together.
Joakim Noah led Florida with 15, and Corey Brewer and Al Horford each had 13 as the Gators had a season- high 22 turnovers The Gators had been shooting 53. Frese was called for a technical foul, and Latta made both free throws. It was as if, after having a year to think about it, Show wasn't worth their effort. But Johansson, a freshman on the Point Loma Nazarene College track team, races with her heart, not her mind. We had (Mike) Briggs before" Briggs was The Times' player of the year and runner-up in the Southern Section singles final last season His graduation left a void in singles Now, Corona del Mar's No 1 singles player is Jamie Katzman, a freshman So the burden of winning has fallen to the doubles teams. Daniel, now on the New Orleans Saints' practice squad, led Missouri to two Big 12 championship game appearances and set school records with 12, 515 career passing yards and 101 touchdown passes.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas( AP- Joe Thompson scored 23 points as Sam Houston State won its sixth straight with an 85- 69 win over Nicholls State on Thursday night. Metz hit two free throws to give NAU a 49- 47 lead with 4: 38 remaining, and Montana never led again. But going into the third round of the district competition at Elkins Ranch in Fillmore, it was Morgando who held a two-stroke lead over Wilson. The Irish were without second- leading scorer Chris Quinn, who injured his clavicle against Rutgers. Craig Bradshaw added 12 and Billy Houston had 10 for Winthrop( 9- 4.
We didn' t play up to our potential " Bright, one of North Carolina' s top prep players, replaced injury- slowed Eric Hicks in the starting lineup and had by far his best game, playing a career- high 23 minutes. When Brown turned down the UCLA job, Kansas students started sending toothbrushes to Vitale, but the announcer may be off the hook. Nevada starting quarterback Jeff Rowe, who was pulled late in the fourth quarter, went 19- for- 40 for 204 yards with two interceptions. In a game played with tournament intensity, featuring seven ties and four lead changes, the Colonials took the lead for good on Hall' s layup with 9: 26 remaining.
The Georgia Tech transfer and former ACC rookie of the year bulled his way inside for 12 points, mostly on putbacks, and teamed up with Gay for one of the oddest plays of the game. From Woodland Hills to Studio City, along 15 miles of the San Fernando Valley's most prosperous thoroughfare, new and reborn homeowner associations are noisily agitating for preservation of their vision of the good life in the face of large-scale development. The Governors( 10- 15, 8- 5 Ohio Valley Conference) shot 66. Moments after her banner was unfurled from the rafters, Calhoun and teammate Janel McCarville began putting the clamps on Indiana. Gearlds scored three straight baskets during the spurt, including a layup that gave Purdue a 54- 40 lead with three minutes to play.
He pitched 1 innings of scoreless relief to save the win for Bob Forsch (3-3. It's not like that anymore" The geese and quail may be gone, but Gallo knows that other birds still roam the area. I don' t think I' d trade them for anybody " It' s the 15th straight season top- seeded UConn( 34- 1) has advanced to the regional semifinals. Tuomi started an 11- 0 run late in the first half to erase East Tennessee State' s five- point lead. MIAMI( AP- This really was one for the ages.
Rhoden, 2-5 with a 5. 03 earned-run average this season, went 2 for 3 against the St. That was me floating " Curtis Stinson scored 23 points and Iowa State relied exclusively on its short- range game to win for the first time in the Big 12 and end Oklahoma' s 10- game winning streak. Anthony Morelli threw a wobbly pass to Butler, who had position inside on cornerback Arkeith Brown. Earnhardt's spin and the collision with Guerrero brought out a yellow flag and enabled Pruett to close up on Robinson's bumper when racing resumed.
Hartline briefly lost the starting job last season to Cobb, who has been moved to receiver. SAN DIEGO( AP- After a lackluster first half, it didn' t take long for Utah( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No 19 AP) to take control. Because of the conflict with the Milligan game, many Valley-area players skipped last weekend's tryouts at Rancho Santiago College. The Saints showed some life midway through the second half, using a 12- 0 run to close within 56- 44 with 7: 42 remaining Jack McClinton led Siena with 16 points Tay Fisher had 14 and Tommy Mitchell added 11 Vermont' s T J Sorrentine finished with 13 points. Trailing 56- 45, Mahoney ignited a 12- 2 run for the Wildcats, scoring nine points and Ormerod added a 3- pointer cutting the Bulldogs' lead to 58- 57.
Marcus Williams had 15 points and 13 assists- with just two turnovers- and Josh Boone had 11 points and 10 rebounds for UConn, which was coming off Sunday' s 77- 70 loss to then- No 2 North Carolina. He made some plays that sparked us and really changed the game " Julian Wright and Jeremy Case led the Jayhawks( 7- 4) with 12 points apiece against the road- weary Privateers But it was Chalmers who keyed the take- charge run. My heart was pounding so fast it sounded like the New York Philharmonic. It was Portland' s worst first- half shooting performance since a December 2003 game at Duke, when the Pilots hit 3- of- 28 shots. The Lady Bears had lost two of three games since Player tore knee ligaments Feb 2. The Mountaineers( 19- 8, 11- 3) had three more players in double figures- Demetrius Scott with 12, D J Thompson with 11 and Davis Bowne with 10 Bowne also had 10 rebounds. 6 Louisiana Tech in February 2002 " I am very happy for our team " Rice coach Greg Williams said " It is a big win for our program, and I am very happy for our players.
The Boilermakers were 1- of- 10 on 3- pointers and committed 20 turnovers, including eight by Malone. AMHERST, Mass( AP- Rashaun Freeman scored 26 points and Anthony Anderson added 23 to power Massachusetts past Fordham, 76- 63 on Wednesday night. "I had permission from (General Manager) John Quinn to trade just about anybody on the roster and I whispered to Hutch, 'I'll give you (pitcher) Jim Owens for Cookie Rojas' "Hutch asked for 15 minutes, then came back and tried to get me to take Don Zimmer instead of Rojas. Once we got a feel for how they were going to play and made adjustments, I liked the way we played for about 30 minutes " Even though the game was played at Sovereign Bank Arena, Villanova was the host school.
It' s hard to believe " The Aztecs, who led by 18 with 12: 28 left in regulation, also couldn' t believe it " You have to make a play and we didn' t do that " coach Steve Fisher said " Here we are with our heads between our tails, feeling sorry for ourselves " San Diego State' s Chris Walton, who' s had a rough senior season due to injuries and the flu, had a chance to tie the game with 1 4 seconds left. The Gaels( 5- 9) scored 41 points in the first half- more than they had in a 67- 37 loss Saturday at Louisville- and Vanderbilt found itself clinging to a 5- point lead at home after the opening half. But the Rattlers couldn' t counter the long- range accuracy of the Hornets, who shot 52 1 percent from the field. 10 Baylor to a 79- 74 victory Wednesday night in the Big 12 quarterfinals " I' m truly blessed " Young said " It' s an honor I just go out there and have fun. The victory was their second home win against a ranked team this season Notre Dame beat then- No 10 Purdue 67- 58 on Dec 6, wearing jerseys with green borders in both games.
After Cheyney State, Stringer moved on to Iowa, where she stayed for 12 seasons, winning 269 games. That 8-1 record, the most wins in the National League, and those three shutouts already, are enough to make you begin believing the fantasy Come on, Dr K, pitch a no-hitter Strike out 20 Win 30 games. Joe Mortensen blocked a 25- yard field- goal attempt to preserve a 17- 14 Kansas lead. Corey White was the Blazers leading rusher with 83 yards on 15 carries. Because Unser was familiar with many members of the Galles team, however, he believes he can shorten that stage of adjustment.
