The Brewers caught Doyle Alexander (4-3) on a rare off night and knocked him out in 2 innings. Claxton' s 21 first- half points helped the Nittany Lions( 8- 4) record their first five- game winning streak since 2002- 03. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- Candace Parker knew the Lady Vols wanted to get off to a quick start against Arkansas Mission accomplished No. LARAMIE, Wyo( AP- Justyna Podziemska scored 13 points and Hanna Zavecz added nine points and 14 rebounds to help lead Wyoming( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No 22 AP) to a 60- 32 win over Air Force on Saturday. In the second quarter, Thomas scored on a 1- yard run with 6: 31 left before the halftime to give the Cowboys a 10- 3 lead. One of those three losses came three years ago to Western Kentucky- Sparks' former team. "I had a feeling it was for the Celtics" Wally Joyner deadpanned.
That was one of my best games of the season" Jack Hodges, Laguna Hills coach, was well aware of Henderson's talent. After a Virginia field goal, Syracuse again drove deep into Cavaliers territory, threatening to pull within seven with a touchdown. PRINCETON, N. Gooden has returned with his old smile intact, his silliness and gentleness. O' Neill, a senior, started the Huskies' first seven games at forward. 7 coming in " I try not to put too much emphasis on scoring even though I can score and I will score " Nelson said " I just try to go out there and be a player and whatever the play is to make it. Then a year ago at Camp Randall Stadium, Matt Schabert hit Lee Evans with a 79- yard pass in the fourth quarter for a 17- 10 victory " We show a( film) clip on Friday night and I showed the last three wins " Alvarez said " Our guys are fighters.
Dave Parker hit the only home run of the night for the Athletics, but they kept up relentless pressure on four Yankee pitchers. Saint Mary' s coach Randy Bennett could sense his team' s confidence in the locker room " It was totally different before the game " he said " No nervousness It was calm. Brooke Queenan, who had 16 points in the first half, was 7- for- 8 from the foul line in the final 7: 54 to finish with 23 points. Tim Island and Nixon led a 16- 4 run midway through the first half as Long Beach State built a 34- 18 lead. The win allowed Creighton to stay tied for the MVC lead with Southern Illinois, the team it will face Saturday Creighton' s comeback began at the start of the second half. But Auburn followed with a 12- 0 run, closing to within 53- 44 on a layup by Sherell Hobbs. When Clemson' s Julie Talley and D' Lesha Lloyd hit back- to- back baskets to make it 32- 20, Chriss responded with a breakaway layup.
Only four Americans have ever run faster than Everett, headed by Lee Evans' venerable world record of 43. 86 set a high altitude in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The team went to the line without calling a play because Rodriguez first wanted to see Maryland' s scheme " You had our best wideout against their best DB, and they won a lot of those battles " Rodriguez said " But we won the one at the end " Marshall threw a dart to Henry on a slant pattern over the middle for the winner. 16 AP) routed South Carolina 87- 68 on Saturday, burying a team coming off a huge win over Kentucky " Alabama today played better against us than any team we' ve played this year " said Gamecocks coach Dave Odom, whose team lost by four points to No. They were the foundation of the last phase of the Orioles' 25-year era Baseball has seen plenty of better pitchers None will make the Hall of Fame But they were special And, now, they are missed.
Sheena Moore scored four points in an 8- 0 UNLV run that cut the deficit to 60- 54 with less than five minutes remaining. Brooke Smith added 16 points and Clare Bodensteiner had 13 for Stanford Amy Parrish scored 22 points to lead Fresno State( 2- 1. Redick, Daniel Ewing and Shelden Williams, the Blue Devils rallied for a 78- 67 victory over the Sooners at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night It is their fourth 8- 0 start in the last five seasons No 7 Duke trailed Oklahoma by 10 points at halftime. The Beavers got within nine when Kim Butler converted a three- point play to make it 69- 60 with 1: 30 left. His 18th career TD catch- one shy of the school record- came one play after Skyler Green' s 34- yard punt return set up the Tigers at the 23 " They were kind of lax in the secondary " Clayton said " We kept them off balance by going to different receivers. Holmes scored nine points during a 16- 4 run in the closing minutes of the first half that gave the Bulldogs( 5- 11, 1- 2 Ivy League) a 42- 34 lead at the break Eric Flato had seven points during the spurt.
And to believe them, you had better be ready to let go of your imagination. Already shorter than GW at every position, Kennesaw State found itself in more trouble when center Dusty Moore, at 6- foot- 8 the Owls' tallest starter, picked up three fouls in the first 3 minutes and sat the rest of the half. The Bulldogs used a walk and two singles to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh But Longaker got the next two Fresno batters to fly out. . Struggling senior forward Armein Kirkland rushed a 22- foot shot with plenty of time on the shot clock, drawing boos from the below- capacity crowd of 9, 199. McCallie said Shimek was the dominant force and her teammates followed her lead " Liz is her own cat " McCallie said " She just keeps getting better and better every time she' s out there But 10- for- 13? She didn' t get the ball enough. The Owls also eclipsed the 100- point mark for the first time in 616 games, dating to Feb 4, 1988, against Duquesne A J.
When the Lady Tigers cut it to 43- 38 on Maxienne White' s field goal, Marshall got fouled driving to the basket and made both foul shots. He'll work an NBC backup game, Chicago at Houston, with Jay Randolph, but that game will not be shown in Los Angeles L. A. Croyle celebrated by running to midfield with his arms extended like an airplane, twirling in circles. Gray hit a 3- pointer with 2: 59 left to give Notre Dame its first lead, 53- 52. Stanford hopes this is just the beginning of a long run that ends in late March. The game was close, with Indiana State leading at halftime, 38- 37.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. But the Longhorns then went scoreless for more than 5 minutes. The Bulldogs haven' t been beaten at Humphrey Coliseum since a one- point loss to Kentucky on Jan 13, 2003. J' s not going to follow it up with another weekend where he' s 0- for- 11 " Butler coach Brad Stevens said " He' s too resilient for that " Graves, who shot 16 3- pointers, hit three of his six attempts in the second half, including a crucial one to give Butler a 66- 59 lead with 2: 35 remaining " I probably was forcing shots the last couple games, not playing within the team concept " the senior guard said " Today, we moved the ball around well, and I got some good looks and knocked them down " Mike Green scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Matt Howard had 11 points for the Bulldogs( 9- 1, who were anxious to get back on the court following the Dec. Pondexter was one of three Rutgers players in double figures. MORAGA, Calif( AP- DeAndre Haynes scored 20 of his career- high 31 points in the second half to rally Kent State( 6- 3) from an eight- point halftime deficit to beat NAIA school Concordia 88- 76 in the Shamrock Shootout at Saint Mary' s College on Wednesday night.
Jackson State managed only 56 yards rushing on 30 carries, and a 66- yard touchdown pass from Michael Mosley to Carlos Everett was Jackson State' s only real offense " In some ways, it was a good old- fashioned butt kicking " Jackson State coach Rick Comegy said. And it has been a fine season for UCLA, which has been ranked first in the nation the entire season. Stefan LeFors threw three touchdown passes for Louisville before being sidelined with a concussion in the fourth quarter " This is the type of game that puts the Louisville program on the map " said Tiger Jones, who caught two touchdown passes for the Cardinals( 4- 1. John' s( 7- 16, 3- 9) lost its fourth straight game for the first time since the 2003- 04 season.
In ending their four-game winning streak, he beat them for the eighth time in his last 10 decisions. Scott capped a 14- 6 run with a pair of 3- pointers to give Baylor a 60- 42 lead. I went in and hit the shot and got the and- 1 " Coach Jay Wright never hesitated to call the play for Ray, Villanova' s top scorer and the team' s leader with 64 3- pointers " He' s made those plays a lot for us and we expect him to do that " Wright said " He loves that position " Curtis Sumpter scored 18 points, Randy Foye added 15 and Villanova went 12- for- 23 from 3- point range, helping the Wildcats( 17- 6, 7- 5 Big East) win for the eighth time in 10 games and bolstering their chances of making their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999. Dowdell and Deron Washington combined to stop Ty Lawson cold in the final seconds of overtime and preserve the victory for the Hokies( 18- 7, 8- 3 Atlantic Coast Conference, who gave their NCAA tournament hopes a significant boost with another road victory against a Top- 5 team " Probably the understatement of the day is[ that] I couldn' t be more proud of our team " Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg said. An 18- 4 run over 7# 189; minutes gave Oklahoma State the lead for good at 24- 20, and they were up by as many as 11 points in the second half before Colorado started its late run.
"Those three runs must have felt like fifteen to Jamie" Cub Manager Don Zimmer said "We haven't gotten him very many in his last six starts Moyer is not pitching any differently. LSU then opened with a 31- 9 run to take a commanding 40- point lead on two free throws by Marian Whitfield with 6: 05 left in the game. "We've had our backs against the wall so many times that we seem to know how to handle it" said Fernando Clavijo, Socker defender. It gave South Carolina a second straight season- opening victory against the Wolfpack, who were shutout 34- 0 in last year' s meeting and failed to reach the end zone in the rematch. Hollywood Park, the current owner of the facility in Cypress, also agreed to continue to operate Los Alamitos through a leaseback agreement until the year 2001 for an annual base rent of $3. 5 million.
