While this year wasn' t as stellar, Wake Forest finished with nine wins in its last 11 games- including a bowl win after last year' s loss to Louisville in the school' s first Bowl Championship Series appearance. Tavari Holliday scored on an 8- yard run in the third and finished with 52 rushing yards The Panthers defense got two safeties in the third quarter. "And if they make a mistake, they've got (goaltender Grant) Fuhr" Glen Sather, the Oilers' coach, said that he also had grown tired of the Oilers' Showtime image. He finished 8- for- 15, hitting 5- of- 9 from long range, and had six rebounds " I got in a little groove " Roby said " I came out a lot in the first half and the second half I got more minutes and got a chance to get a feel for the game " Quinton Day and Mike English had 17 points each for UMKC( 0- 6, which looked ragged in the second half after a steady first. Iowa State was up 64- 49 with 2: 56 to go when Yori got her first technical for complaining that no foul was called on a shot by the Cornhuskers' Chelsea Aubry. Seton Hall twice cut the lead to four points, but Batteast hit a jumper to ignite a seven- point spurt that Megan Duffy capped with her only basket of the game. Florida Atlantic( 15- 13, 10- 7 Sun Belt Conference) ended the first half with a 35- 22 lead.
He lost to Sugar Ray Leonard as he was riding a crest of 32 straight victories, which included, count 'em, 30 knockouts. Playing both ways for Princeton, Jay McCareins had six catches for 44 yards and a touchdown, and six tackles and a fumble recovery Princeton' s Zak Keasey had 22 tackles and two sacks. As a 13-year-old at McGaugh Junior High School in Seal Beach, he made up his mind to become a coach But after 11 years of coaching, Henry became disenchanted. Gent caught seven passes for 98 yards and Charles Pierre had 80 yards on the ground in a happy return to Michigan for Florida Atlantic, shut out at Michigan State on Sept 13 during a game- long rainstorm. Treasure Humphries led the Bearcats( 14- 7, 4- 6) with 16 points Michelle Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds. C( AP- Deron Washington found out early what he and his Virginia Tech teammates were up against. After Richmond rallied to tie, Edwards went to the air to put it away.
Smith attended Fairfax High in Los Angeles; Marshall is from the Los Angeles suburb of Rialto; and Dudley is from suburban San Diego. The Tigers never got closer than five points again " It was poise and not being tough enough yet as a young team to handle a lead on the road " Alexander said of the dry spell " We had people trying to do too much, taking shots too quickly. Pico became the first Cub pitcher since Bill Lee, 54 years ago, to pitch a shutout in his debut. DeVario Hudson led the Dukes( 1- 6) with 15 points and Jack Higgins finished with 13 Bryant McAllister scored 10 points.
-An American League record for RBIs in April, 29, tying the major league record. GREENVILLE, N. With that, Dougan, a furniture salesman turned plastics magnate, became known to many as the father of West Coast sailing in the America's Cup. ANN ARBOR, Mich( AP- Arron Afflalo' s focus during film sessions paid off. We were down and came back" The home run keyed a seven-run inning for the Padres, their biggest of the season "We never gave up" McKeon said. Katie Dierdorf had 10 points for Michigan( 6- 11, 0- 5, which missed its first 13 shots and finished with 14 field goals for the game " We didn' t always take the open shots " Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett said " We made things harder than they had to be.
But Angelo Tsagarakis caught in the inbounds pass and let fly from 3- point range just before the buzzer sounded to tie the game and set up the OT. But the Sooners cut it to 20- 15 on Chris Brown' s 1- yard run midway through the third quarter Then Stoops made two curious calls First, he decided to go for two points But Bradford' s pass fell incomplete Then Stoops ordered an onside kick. With her left leg cramping, Latta made a driving layup with 2. Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win an NHL title. Florida State controlled the first half, shooting 54 percent and holding the Wolfpack to 8- for- 26 shooting. Do I have to go 10-0 down there" Said Claire: "We've done this to get him ready to pitch at the major league level.
The Tigers improved to 12- 0 against Sun Belt teams, allowing few yards after the catch against the Indians' short passing game " We really went in with new faces, so we really don' t have an identity on defense " linebacker Travis Williams said " Right now, we' re trying to find our identity " Louisiana- Monroe' s Steven Jyles was 16- of- 22 passing for only 96 yards with an interception. Pen Bal Lady, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye and sent off as the 2-to-1 third choice in the field of three, went wire to wire in the $100,000-added feature, covering the 1 1/8 miles on a firm turf course in 1:47 to win by a nose. Pace made field goals of 29, 30, 35 and a career- long 46 yards, making up for a 43- yard miss as time expired in a 17- 16 loss to N C State a week ago. Dougherty went eight- for- 14 from the floor, including four- of- eight from 3- point range He also had a team- high five rebounds. Connolly made 12- of- 15 free throws for the Bobcats( 4- 4, who made 29- of- 39 as a team after Utah State( 2- 5) was whistled for 27 fouls.
The Boilermakers then seemed content to trade scores until Gearlds sparked the late first half run that gave Purdue a 34- 25 lead. We always want to get him the ball " Texas opened the second half with a 15- 2 run that put it way out of reach. George Washington was also shorthanded after Erica Rivera hurt her knee in last week' s 82- 68 victory over Pepperdine. Now both these teams will be facing elimination Saturday when Game 7 is played at the San Diego Sports Arena at 7:35.
One of her major goals this season is adjusting to the players and coaches in the Big 12 " I' m learning " Goestenkors said " Give me one round and I' m going to know what coaches want to do, when they want to do it, what their tendencies are. The Utes( 23- 4, 11- 1, who clinched the conference regular- season title with a victory over Air Force on Saturday, shot just 37 percent Utah( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today; No. "When I came here, my confidence wasn't very good" Ballesteros said "To this week I wasn't playing well. Associated PressSTARKVILLE, Miss( AP- Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes combined for 37 points to lead Mississippi State to a 78- 61 win Saturday over visiting Murray State. MVSU( 5- 9, 3- 2) got 18 points and seven assists from Hosea Butler Jesse Taylor added 15 points.
Manny Ubilla added 18 points, and Sean Baptiste and Michael Peeples each had 10 in the win Jeremy Chappell scored 23 points, A J. I know if we play this way on Tuesday, it won' t be a merry Christmas " Michigan State shot. The Aggies' Daniel Alfaro threw his first college pass for a 54- yard touchdown. STANFORD, Calif( AP- Candice Wiggins had the date circled on her calendar. The Ducks trailed most of the game, including 26- 24 at the half. Jeff Green scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half for the Hoyas( 9- 4, 1- 1) in the first Big East loss for John Thompson III, whose Princeton offense in no way resembles the big- man Georgetown days of his father Georgetown upset Pittsburgh( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
There've been some bad accidents where the lights have gone out. They have a great offense and a great defense, they compliment each other really well " Tulane' s defense managed to hold the Cardinals to field goals on two of their three scoring drives in the first quarter. Mazzilli, a switch-hitter who was 0 for 13 right-handed, bounced a single over charging third baseman Tom Lawless that scored Howard Johnson from second base with none out in the 12th. They went on a 19- 2 run to take a 57- 42 lead with 5: 14 remaining after the Lady Griz took their only lead of the game on a Lauren Beck 3- pointer midway through the second half. UConn has won 98 of its last 105 regular- season games against Big East opponents and is 14- 0 in conference play for the first time since 2002- 03 and sixth time overall. The Huskies trailed DePaul by 17 in the second half Saturday night and were on the verge of being blown out of the cozy and noisy 3, 000- seat McGrath Arena. Cedric Rosser put 20 on the board and had eight rebounds for Bluefield( 4- 4) while Johnathan McPherson had 14 points.
The surprise was the emergence of Allen, a little- used player this season. Cook and Adeleke combined to score 12 of Hartford' s 16 field goals in the second half, with Cook shooting 4- for- 5 from 3- point range. Among the drivers who fell short on qualifying attempts Sunday were Gary Bettenhausen, Pancho Carter and Johnny Parsons, who tagged the third-turn wall after jumping into one of A. J. "First blush tells you that any type of a playoff, even a championship game, just one championship game, kills the present bowl structure" he said. They traded away Eric (Sleepy) Floyd, Joe Barry Carroll, Purvis Short and Washburn for what they hope is a better future.
He told me if I worked hard, they'd find a place for me" McNamara is an honor student with a 4. 2 grade-point average in accelerated classes and figures this will be his final opportunity to play organized sports. One of the positives for the Spartans was a whopping 62- 29 rebounding edge, which made their 20 turnovers a little easier to take. 7 points per game before Saturday " When I was a freshman, I came in and we had a bunch of seniors. SOUTH ORANGE, N J( AP- If No. They didn't double-team him as much, but we also went back to him after he had passed the ball" Dantley had complained that the Pistons were cheated out of free throws after the Lakers shot 22 more free throws than Detroit in Game 3. Anderson scored 18 of his points in the first 20 minutes, hitting 5 of 10 shots, including 4 of 7 from behind the 3- point arc.
West was prepared to take his starters out until the Cougar touchdown cut the Tiger lead to 34- 14 with about nine minutes left " I put him back in the game because I thought we had to have a couple of first downs just to run some clock " West said " I was not aware he was about to break that record( but) I' m tickled to death he broke it " The record- breaking run came on Williams' fourth touchdown, also tying a school record for touchdowns in a game. "Unfortunately, you have seen the real Lakers, though" MacLeod thought the Mavericks played much better than they did in Game 1, no matter what the scoreboard said. He was in fifth place with nine holes left in the Western Australian Open in Perth a week later, but a poor final nine dropped him to 11th, which was not terrific, but was better than, let's say, having a 5-foot emu pecking on your head. You hear professional golf and you think of Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus. Iona had won five of its last six after a slow start, and Willard entered the game undefeated at Freedom Hall as a head coach.
Georgia led by at least 20 points for much of the second half but Miami pulled within 68- 57 on a 3- pointer by Tamara James with 2: 03 left, but couldn' t get any closer. You try to tell people about it, and they think you're a snob, or they just don't relate" Musser grew up in San Diego and rode hunters and jumpers as a teen-ager. But Fowles, held in check in the first half by Olayinka Sanni, took over the game when the West Virginia center had to go to the bench for nearly 12 minutes with foul trouble. The Sycamores( 1- 1) had no answer for UConn' s disruptive defense, which turned 20 Indiana State turnovers into 33 points.
Butler( 24- 5, 12- 3) can still tie Wright State for the regular- season title with a victory over Detroit on Saturday but would get the second seed because of a tie- breaker. He followed with a three- point play and an inside score off a feed from Fells to make it 63- 60 with 4: 02 left Then, after a pair of free throws from Michael Porrini, N C. Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala( AP- Chief Kickingstallionsims had 14 points to help lead Alabama State to a 72- 61 win over Oakwood Wednesday Alabama State outshot Oakwood 55 3 percent to 38 5 percent The Hornets also outrebounded the Ambassadors 39- 19. C( AP- Bryant Barr scored 21 points- all 3- pointers- to lead Davidson to an 87- 70 win against The Citadel in Southern Conference action Saturday. And when it came out that an Albany television reporter had said on the air this week that Cayton had said off camera, "Mike is in love and the woman he is in love with has ideas" Tyson hit the ceiling Cayton denied saying it.
It also didn' t help matters that North Carolina outrebounded the Tigers 50- 37 " I thought we had some decent looks early, but we just couldn' t get the ball in the basket " Clemson coach Cristy McKinney said " We got a couple blocks, but we got some decent looks, I thought. That already happened a good while ago, in places such as Oakland and Seattle and, especially, Anaheim. Belmont Park isn't Calder Race Course, but it is a track that has been good for improbable happenings. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was happy that her team walked away from its game against Rutgers with a victory- albeit a controversial one. Miami and California are the only teams other than Fullerton to have swept through the regionals without a loss. Darnell Stephens added two TDs for the Falcons( 4- 5, 2- 3 MWC, who amassed 345 yards rushing and snapped a two- game losing streak. It was a back and forth game for DePaul( 16- 7, 5- 5 Big East Conference) and Louisville( 16- 7, 5- 5 Big East) with the lead changing three times and a tie score seven times.
