The Lakers, however, failed to contain Dantley as the Pistons ended a two-game losing streak "A. D has a great game" the Lakers' Mychal Thompson said. "I wasn't about to let that ball take any weird hops" Quiles said "I knelt down to get it. Before meets, he gathers team members around him to rock a little before they roll: "What you hear is not a test, we're the Matadors coming at you; When you run up against this team, the competition runs like a statue; There won't be a struggle, there won't be a battle, it's like separating a baby from his rattle; We're going to give the crowd one hell of a show, as we give these teams the old heave-ho; What you hear you can't deny, we're the Matadors and we're about to fly" "It's a great way to bring the team together" Coach Don Strametz said of the rap sessions. Well, he can' t say Quentin Groves didn' t warn him " I told him the first time I hit him' I' m going to be back here all day, baby " said Groves, who had three sacks and forced both fumbles. Danny Walker made one free throw with 31 seconds left to give Hofstra a three- point lead. Diener missed all five of his first- half shots and mishandled the ball six times " They' re one of the best defensive teams in the league, and we saw why with all that length and athleticism " Crean said. Alexander (5-4) struck out five and walked two to end his two-game losing streak in pitching his fourth complete game. If the starting pitcher sets the tone of a game, as Toronto Manager Jimy Williams says, then Roger Clemens and the Boston Red Sox should have been well on their way to victory Saturday night.
Schott, when asked if the Reds planned to trade outfielders Eric Davis and Kal Daniels, told the Cincinnati Enquirer"That's all we need-for them to go somewhere else and start hitting like (Dave) Parker or my little sweetheart, Kurt Stillwell" Schott said. North Carolina entered this year' s tournament with shaken confidence. Wyoming trailed the Cougars 53- 47 with 5: 48 remaining in the game, but scored nine straight points to take a 53- 56 lead two minutes later. Drew just does it" Newport Harbor won the game and the match, but it later lost to Loyola in the 4-A final. Drew Sheward's way around a volleyball court, the manner in which he wipes sweat off the floor every two minutes or nags his teammates, reminds you of some of the greats Alice from "The Brady Bunch" comes immediately to mind Uncle Charley "My Three Sons) was a gamer. You can' t just go out there and quit " the Illinois center said. In two minutes, the senior guard logged her career- high in points, bettering a seven- point effort as a sophomore at Michigan.
The trick is deciding what he'll look like five years from now And you've got to use time and energy wisely. But this! The musicians are looking on with horror as Fatty works the room, taking their audience and wringing it out They have been hustled by the biggest pro of them all. She converted a three- point play after she was fouled on a breakaway layup with 2 minutes left to give the Blue Devils their biggest lead of the game at 51- 38 and help to seal the victory " I thought Jas gave us a great lift as a freshman with her leadership and with her attack on the basket " McCallie said. Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo( AP- Brian Gettinger scored 12 of his career- high 18 points in overtime Thursday to lead Missouri- Kansas City to an 80- 76 win over Oakland at Kemper Arena. KANSAS CITY, Mo( AP- Dee Ayuba and Quinton Day scored 21 points each as Missouri- Kansas City beat Longwood 79- 69 on Saturday night. That loss- Stanford' s first defeat against Cal in nearly six years- ended the Cardinal' s 17- game winning streak and a 50- game home Pac- 10 unbeaten run They dropped three places in the poll this week, too.
Strother also dominated inside, grabbing a team- high seven rebounds. 1 Kansas is one of only 12 schools to have played 15 or more games as a No 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. In response to one questioner, Wooden said that players on offense should "try to cut in straight lines as much as possible (and) try to get opponents to run in arcs. Jamie Broback had 14 points and seven rebounds and McCarville scored nine points in eight minutes for the Gophers( 13- 2. In the first half, Washington State did not make its first field goal- on a turnaround jumper by Aron Baynes- until there was 16: 25 left.
McCallie expected an extra session " It definitely should have been an overtime game " McCallie said " I had one timeout and didn' t call it Those kids should have all been in front of us. With her ninth of 10 assists, guard Erin Grant passed Melinda Schmucker- Pharies for the most career assists in Tech history. The Wildcats, looking for their first winning season under coach Mike Stoops in his fifth year, rolled for 359 yards in a first half played in a steady rain. This was no time for the leader of the pack to phone in sick. "I think we pulled it off, but it was kind of frustrating"Not that ABAUSA is against the press on principle. Rashad Jones- Jennings, the nation' s leading rebounder, had 14 points and a game- high 12 boards. His working hours are shorter, but he is making three times what he earned as a teacher and a coach But money isn't the only factor driving coaches away.
With Marist up by five, she hit a 3- pointer from the corner and then converted a three- point play underneath to make it 58- 47 with 6: 46 to go. Batista shot 8- of- 9 from the floor for a career- high 18 points and Adam Morrison scored 19 to help the Bulldogs beat No. It' s tough to diagnose " The win may quiet, at least temporarily, talk of Turner' s shaky job status " It' s a testament to how much these guys care about each other " said center Duke Preston " No one' s given up on each other and no one' s given up on our staff. Hofstra( 3- 4, 1- 3) jumped up 10- 3 on a 41- yard field goal by Chris Onorato and a 19- yard pass play from Anton Clarkson to Devale Ellis A McCoy TD reception tied the score at 10. Associated PressBOILING SPRINGS, N.
Only one other veteran of both the Derby and Preakness, the Woody Stephens-trained Cefis, was expected to complete the series. Then, with 54 seconds left, Paul Davis made a leaner in the lane at the shot- clock buzzer that was ruled good, giving the Spartans an 83- 77 lead. The Badgers squandered two opportunities to pull closer when Allen missed a 37- yard field goal and Pollack sacked and took the ball away from Stocco after Wisconsin drove to first- and- goal at the Bulldogs 5 " In hindsight, it might have been the difference in the ballgame " Richt said of the fumble with 5: 38 left. Mertens was 16- for- 18 for passed for 304 yards in his first career start, Heckendorf had eight catches for 179 yards and the Bison held the Governors to 91 yards of total offense in the opener for both teams. He matched his point total of the first four games with two goals and two assists as the Sockers won, 7-1, and brought the series back to San Diego for Game 6 tonight at 7:35. He missed the Cardinals' last game with back spasms, was bothered by them again Wednesday and played only 17 minutes- none in the second half.
Who are we going to be " Kathleen Nash scored 10 points and added nine rebounds, and Carla Cortijo scored 10 points with seven assists for Texas( 9- 2 Goestenkors likened the game to a boxing match. He says that when he patrolled the streets, judo often came in handy. Andrea Bills added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Ducks( 20- 8) won their eighth in 10 games Gabrielle Richards added 10 points. The Colonials scored the game' s first 22 points and were breezing early until the Bears started hitting 3- pointers and got within five points early in the second half " I just told them just to relax " George Washington coach Karl Hobbs said " I[ said] to maintain our poise and relax " George Washington( 7- 0) is off to its best start in 13 years. Brian Morrison had 16 points, Dijon Thompson added 11 points and nine rebounds and Jordan Farmar scored 10 points for UCLA. Temple held a 32- 23 lead at halftime were never seriously threatened in the second half. Tennessee State' s Charisse Hicks came off the bench to score 13 while Kendra Appling had 12 points and five steals.
The Mets might have the league's worst record if they had to face Krukow and the Giants more often. 6 Oklahoma depended on second, third and even sixth chances to beat Samford. The Hokies( 12- 10, 5- 6, who beat the Cavaliers 79- 73 in Blacksburg 16 days earlier, closed to 62- 58 on Coleman Collins' dunk with 33 9 seconds left. That gave them all the motivation they needed against North Carolina State " It was an ugly win, but I' m just glad we were able to pull through " she said. Arizona' s Natalie Jones had a 3- pointer, and Rush answered with another to tie it again. They' ve dropped their last nine games against Bowl Subdivision teams, including the last four by a margin of 244- 16.
Curry had started Oklahoma State' s comeback with a jumper from the foul line, and Boggan brought the Cowboys within five when he tipped in Curry' s missed attempt to complete the three- point play. Small forwards: Sean Elliott of Arizona, Chris Morris of Auburn, Anderson and Majerle. 2 on the computer behind Ivan Lendl, it raised questions about who is the No 1 player in the world "I think right now, at this moment, I'm probably No 1" Wilander said. The Cardinals, who shot 36 percent in the second half, trailed by at least 22 points the rest of the way. His only loss came on May 8 to Dave Stewart and the Oakland A's. The Beavers made their first field goal on Close' s layin at the 15: 11 mark.
SANTA CLARA, Calif- Mark Few worried all week that he might be tiring his team with intense practices and fine- tuning. Louisville built a 53- 43 lead in the second half, but the Gauchos went on a 10- 0 run. Matej Cresnik had 13 points and eight rebounds for American( 11- 7, 4- 2. It is more difficult to estimate just how much the Dodgers will miss Guerrero, who is hitting . 316 with 28 runs batted in. "I have no answer for Roy Tarpley" -PAT RILEY This is a fine how-do-you-do. Dan Cage missed the second technical free throw for Vanderbilt, and Tennessee got the ball back and Ramar Smith threw a pass behind his back to Chism for the dunk. Justin Page scored all of his 13 points in the second half for Xavier( 9- 7, 3- 3 Atlantic 10, which has won eight of its last nine meetings against George Washington.
They never led by fewer than 15 points after that despite scoring only 11 points in the first 14# 189; minutes of an erratic second half " In the first half, the knockout was delivered, and they just toyed with us after that " Nee said. I over-swung, and it (his back) started to hurt" Surico recalled recently. The Rams outrebounded Georgia State 36- 32 and overcame 20 turnovers by turning the Panthers' 18 miscues into 18 points. Smith led the Tigers with 185 yards passing and one touchdown as the Tigers outgained Texas 358- 299 in total yards But he also threw two costly interceptions. Doron scored 18 of her 26 points in the decisive first half, and No.
"Our kids wanted to come up here and make things happen" Luczaj said. The Bisons maintained the lead until the final 10 seconds before halftime when Watson' s pair of free throws gave the lead back to the Vols. Now we start getting ready for Duke " Corinne Groves scored 16 points, Alex Tchangoue 14 and Christen Brown 10 for Wake Forest( 13- 10, 0- 8, which shot less than 39 percent and committed 22 turnovers in losing its 25th consecutive league game " I' m not disappointed, because they' re No. In the two games here, Lansford has gone 7 for 10 and has raised his average to . 381.
Lorie Butler- Rayford hit consecutive 3- pointers to end TCU' s dry spell. D' Lesha Lloyd scored 14 points and Christy Brown added 12 to lead Clemson, which didn' t get closer than 22 points in the second half and committed 20 turnovers against one of the nation' s top defenses " If you play a great basketball team, and you lay down and die and don' t play with any effort, you' re going to get killed and embarrassed, and that' s exactly what happened " after halftime, Clemson coach Cristy McKinney said " They wanted the ball They went[ and] got the ball. Kaun' s high- flying dunk highlighted a 10- 2 run that pushed the Jayhawks' lead to 20 with 13 minutes remaining, and his three- point play with 4: 28 left gave the Jayhawks a 67- 40 lead. Oregon State shot 10- of- 24 to USC' s 7- of- 21 in the first half, but the Trojans went 14- of- 17 from the foul line including 8- of- 9 by Young while the Beavers were a woeful 2- of- 9 Oregon State wound up shooting 24- of- 58( 41 4 percent) and 5- of- 16 from the foul line. A home run, a double, a single and 3 RBIs were more than enough to get the point across on this afternoon. David Buehler' s 30- yard field goal made it 17- 7, and Sanchez threw scoring passes of 19 yards to Johnson and 20 yards to C J.
That compared with IUPUI' s 50 percent( 9- of- 18) after halftime. Associated PressCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va- The last thing Virginia needed after a sputtering, turnover- filled season- opening loss was to be tested by the defense that led the nation in fewest yards allowed last season In its season opener Saturday, No. Brown scored 13 of his points in the first five minutes of the half. With Nichols struggling, Rautins took up the slack with five 3- pointers Eric Devendorf scored 13 for Syracuse.
With Kellogg- who finished with seven points and three rebounds in 18 minutes- and point guard Marcus Williams on the floor, the Huskies were able to attack and jump start their transition game " They picked up their pressure on the floor. Cal, which had dominated the first 30 minutes, couldn' t maintain its pace on the boards, and the Huskies had 12 offensive rebounds in the second half. He is among the leaders on several other all-time lists. There has been a war of wills and ways going on in the Bronx, and Dave Winfield is winning it convincingly. Finley left after surrendering a single and a double in the seventh inning, but he still had a 4-3 lead when he walked off.
