"We've got to start playing some ball" Boston's Larry Bird said "We wanted to put some pressure on them. Michael Morris got the lead back to double digits with a jumper and Sean Morris maintained it with a 3- pointer with 10: 07 left and then two free throws to make it 67- 55. Associated PressFLAGSTAFF, Ariz( AP- Josh Wilson hit a last- second 3- pointer to give Northern Arizona a 64- 61 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday night. "A man can be elated and enriched and ennobled by going through hell" says Dr. 2 " Mark Trakh, USC' s first- year coach, said he believed his team outplayed the Irish.
He's settled everything down; it's like night and day" McKeon fought to keep Hawkins on the team this spring after he had a 6. 49 ERA in five starts and was coming off an injury-ridden 3-10 season with a 5. 05 ERA. And we' re all just finding each other " Walton and Lucas teamed for 20 assists and no turnovers, a stat no Michigan State coach or official could remember seeing. "I'd rather get no rebounds and win than get 20 rebounds and lose" Tarpley said. Cornerback Kareen Taylor sealed the victory with a 64- yard interception return for a touchdown with about two minutes left. In this game at Cincinnati, Mahler improved his record against the Reds to 12-2.
PORTLAND, Ore( AP- Pooh Jeter had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Portland won its home opener Sunday, 92- 74 over UC Riverside. Mark McGwire hit his 11th home run, and Steve Ontiveros took advantage of a 16-hit attack to improve his record to 2-1. Landers' frustration was evident when he was whistled for a technical with just under 13 minutes remaining, protesting a call by flipping his stat sheet high in the air. Benner won it in 8:10. 11, followed by Wojdat in 8:11. 18 and Marius Podkoscielny in 8:12. 33. Others cry, "Owens Valley" (Translation: Look out, boys, or Los Angeles will steal your water. Towson led by 17 at the break, and VMI( 4- 2) could get no closer than 13 the rest of the way.
Somebody rams him into the boards and he's saying to the official, 'Why didn't you call that' "Anytime you get a situation of high anxiety and frustration in any walk of life, you get violence" Ziegler also argues that his first concern is with the ticket-buying public, which continues to grow. GREENVILLE, S C( AP- Top- ranked LSU didn' t need a TV replay this time. "I did relax a little, but I tried not to let everything go"STARKVILLE, Miss — Like any great thing, it was nothing at first. 27: That was the date of the last game in which Mayne went hitless. Clark' s three- point shot with 9: 35 to play put Tech up 64- 55 and gave the Bulldogs the first double digit lead of the game. 5 seconds left pulled Wisconsin to within three, and the Badgers had a chance to tie after Carol Duncan missed two free throws for Purdue.
And the Illini are still virtually guaranteed of being a top seed in the NCAA Tournament Losing still stung, though Badly. USC ended up driving 70 yards on 16 plays without completing a pass. Thornton converted a three- point play and Josh Duncan hit a 3- pointer in Xavier' s 21- 6 run to close out the first half. 5 seed " All we did at the very beginning of the game was say' This isn' t last year' and left it at that, and we knew we needed to bring energy " said Tennessee' s Alexis Hornbuckle, who had four steals and seven assists. The Panthers consistently shot 50 percent from 3- point range throughout the game, hitting 8- of- 16 3- pointers. Miller had 12 points in the first half, all coming from beyond the arc.
He just is at a new level, and there are adjustments to be made "We know he can be successful on this level. After five months of laying off, it scared me"For a pitcher with one of the top records on the West Coast, who ranked among the high school elite in baseball scouts' eyes two years ago, Steve Surico sometimes gets little respect The Nevada-Reno baseball team treated him rudely A week later, so did Santa Clara At times his body hasn't treated him well. Hoover goes to the 5-A playoffs based on its 2-1 advantage in three games with Arcadia. NACOGDOCHES, Texas( AP- Marcus Clark scored 15 points and had six assists and four steals to lead Stephen F. Tennessee' s Nicky Anosike added 14 points, none bigger than her layup with 2: 04 left when the Lady Vols, who trailed 48- 36 with 8: 18 remaining, finally caught the high- powered Tar Heels at 50- all. Oklahoma scored the first 17 points as the Mustangs( 1- 1) missed their first 11 shots. Stanford (42-22, which has won five straight games, beat Fresno State, 10-3, in its first game Saturday.
Drummer made the catch, then cut back inside David Dunham for the tying score. The 19-year-old Argentine, ranked 67th in the world, had previously won small tournaments in Portugal and Brazil He is playing his first full year on the circuit. Before the game, the crowd of 4, 952 applauded when she was presented with the black leather boots- size 9 1/ 2- with white stars " I' m going to wear them out tonight " she said " I' m excited " Texas was all business after tipoff, using a 26- 2 run in the first half to blow it open. But the Purple Aces, who outrebounded the Boilermakers 33- 24 in the game, let the most important one of the game get away, and Landry was only too happy to get it. "I think he's been pitching from behind during this whole funk. Mississippi State shot nearly 52 percent( 32- of- 62, and Frazier surpassed his previous career high of 26 points, set last season in a 105- 91 win over Auburn.
In San Diego, the Aztecs are 19-14 against Hawaii since 1980, 10-6 since 1984 Put SDSU in Hawaii, and some strange things start to happen. The loss was the first for the Tigers( 5- 1) under coach Jeff Lebo " The ACC' s going to be awfully good if that' s the eighth- best team " Lebo, a former star at North Carolina, said " If Singletary continues to play that well, they' re going to be a tough matchup for most people " Rallying to win from a six- point halftime deficit, and on the heels of a victory Virginia gutted out in a slowdown game at Northwestern, was crucial to the Cavaliers, who were picked to finish eighth in the ACC " It was a big test " Brown said " We just stuck together We didn' t argue We said we' re going to win the game. "He told us he was tired, that he thought he could go back out, but that he was tired" Manager Larry Bowa recounted. He' ll never find out if he was right because, while North Carolina was more than ready, the Spartans never showed up " The best team won " Izzo said " That' s an easy statement to make " Williams joined Jim Calhoun, Billy Donovan and Mike Krzyzewski as the fourth active coach( 13th overall) to win multiple titles. But she had only seven points and just one 3 in the second half. Roysland' s three- pointer with 14: 58 put the Gophers ahead 41- 40. CINCINNATI( AP- Shuffling off the court with heads down, the seventh- ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs got reacquainted with an old, bad feeling So, this is what it' s like to lose.
California has not beaten Arizona State in Tempe since the 1998- 99 season. Foundation officials will not disclose how much of the $150 million investment portfolio is involved, but one U. S. Louis Cardinals are fishing buddies in the off-season, but Herzog said, "We're still trying to beat each other's brains out" As for their next outing, Herzog said: "I imagine we'll have a few wagers Each of us will be looking for an edge. "Well, it's three weeks later, their back yards still look like hell, but they're playing at Dodger Stadium" The Tigers probably will start sophomore Hector De La Cruz (4-0) or senior Rudy Vargas (3-1, both left-handers.
The Bison outscored Navy 23- 13 the rest of the half, regaining the lead on two free throws by Rob Thomas. The Ladyjacks had reached the title game and lost only once before, to Texas State in 1997. Smith hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run, fourth inning rally at Houston that sent Bob Knepper to his first defeat Knepper went into the game with a 6-0 record and a 1. 28 ERA. The last time the 49ers scored fewer than 50 points and won was during the 1973- 74 season when they beat UCLA 40- 39 Shay Murphy scored 14 points to lead USC( 2- 1. Just not quite good enough " We were looking forward to playing this game because they did embarrass us earlier and some people didn' t think we should have been in the NCAA Tournament " West Virginia coach Mike Carey said.
