With an average of 1,300 participants a year, it's a favorite among local racers But it hasn't been without its problems. LOS ANGELES( AP- Casey Nash scored 18 points and Judie Lomax had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Oregon State snapped a five- game losing streak with a 56- 52 win over UCLA on Friday. The Mountaineers last tournament championship was the 1989 Atlantic 10 title " I think it was harder than all the other 12 put together " Auriemma said " I thought our guys battled through a lot of stuff tonight. Pitt will play Stanford in the regional semifinals next week in Spokane. I won't say the Mavericks have played soft the first two games, but you know how the Lakers' mascot is Jack Nicholson? I hear the Mavericks' courtside counterpart is Mr Whipple, the TV grocer with the soft toilet tissue fixation. We played the percentages and lost in that fashion " Freshour' s basket with 11: 46 remaining had given the Seminoles their largest lead of the half at 53- 47. Tech closed the half on a 7- 0 run in the final 1: 21 to lead 33- 26.
He hit 7 of 10 from the field, including a couple of 3- pointers. When you play a great team you have to figure out your best option, and our best option is shoot the three or drive and kick " Fennelly said The Scarlet Knights shot 54. Rashad McCants and Marvin Williams each added 16 points for the Tar Heels( 7- 1, who shot 58 percent from the field and had no trouble winning their seventh straight game. His second choice was the San Francisco Giants' Roger Craig, who released Carlton after one month.
We' re a young team learning a new system so this is the next step for us " Freshman Juan Palacios had 20 points for Louisville, which lost to Houston for the first time in nine meetings The Cougars last win over the Cardinals was Feb. Tulsa( 3- 5) was led by Charles Ramsdell, who had 21 points and eight rebounds. Williams caught six passes for 73 yards, while Desmond Randall had five catches for 64 yards. Kimberly Beck and Sarah- Jo Lawrence scored 10 points apiece for the Colonials, who have won four straight Khadija Bowens led Temple( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No, 19 AP) with 11 points. "Yes, I'd say this is his hump year, I certainly hope so" Zimmer said. Jim Brosnan, a pitcher for Cincinnati, pioneered the genre with a diary-like tome, "The Long Season" which opened the door of the baseball clubhouse to the fan and let him see his heroes, warts and all. That' s probably the fastest team we' ll see all year " said Texas Southern coach Ronnie Courtney " It' s amazing how fast those big guys can move " Brown also had six rebounds and five assists.
"Fast tracks make fast times" he said, "but he's a nice colt, anyway He's a hard-trying colt It worked out great. Senior transfer Larry Cox, who was playing in his first game of the season, added 11 points for the Delta Devils. "I think in my two years here, I maybe had six players twice" Coach Mike Andonian said. C( AP- Adrien Borders scored 19 points as Wofford beat The Citadel 73- 63 on Monday night.
I've read where the only reason he's here is because he wants a fifth win That's got nothing to do with it. I just didn' t feel comfortable that we had to go back on the field with our defense " Stocco gained three yards on a keeper. The normally placid group at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium-20,797 of them-woke up to all this suddenly with a boo And another boo. The score was tied at 9- all when George Washington went on a 14- 4 run. A 3- pointer by McCroskey midway through the second half gave the Orange their biggest lead, 65- 38.
In retrospect, he may have done remarkably well with them-certainly better than Orioles coaches who came after him. His degree should read: "Summa Kinda Patience" As school board representative, he must review all pertinent items discussed at board meetings with the student council. A recent issue at El Toro discussed by the board was a mandatory ban on campus of T-shirts promoting beer companies, such as the popular Corona Beach Club T-shirts. It's that when your team is doing well, your ratings are higher and you have more listeners "But don't put me on any list of homers I call it the way I see it I don't make up anything. Sherill Baker added 17 points and nine steals for Georgia( 3- 2, which dropped an 84- 64 decision to UCLA on Friday. The nation' s leading rusher said he made the commitment to return to stop speculation and negate a potential distraction for his team heading into the game at Toronto. Ohio State swept the season series from Iowa and has won 12 straight dating to a 61- 59 loss at then- No 18 Purdue on New Year' s Day.
The 6- foot- 2 Wisdom- Hylton hit 8 of 13 shots for the game " She' s unguardable, so to speak " Graves said " She doesn' t have many weaknesses ". She went 3 for 7 from beyond the 3- point line " We wanted to make Logan work a little harder " Gaitley said " Overall, we did a good job, but Nesbit is an outstanding player and makes everyone around her better " Long Island' s defense was 10th in the country and held opponents to 53 7 points per game. Gattis long had been considered a possibility to take over for Coach John Gonzalves at Long Beach-even before Gonzalves officially had retired. The Broncos relied on 14 of 18 shooting from the free throw line to keep their lead and seal the win. Calcante, who was 2 for 3, also scored on a single by Jenette Sanchez in the sixth.
Morris Almond added 18 points for the Owls( 17- 10, 11- 6 Western Athletic) on perfect 6- of- 6 shooting from the field, 4- of- 4 shooting from behind the arc and 2- for- 2 shooting from the free- throw line. The Lumberjacks made only 35 percent of their second- half shots Matt Kingsley led Stephen F Austin( 14- 10, 7- 5) with 19 points and seven rebounds He was 7- of- 8 from the free throw line. Ben Roberts was 13- for- 26 for 170 yards and two interceptions for Assumption. Luke Granato, who hit 6- of- 10 3- pointers, led Sacred Heart( 5- 8) with a season- high 18 points. The Pioneers moved in front with runs of 8- 0 and 11- 0, capped by Trim' s dunk off a feed from Tavio Hobson Sacred Heart built a 62- 45 advantage with 4: 21 left. I talked to our guys about trying to challenge them, and I thought we were very active on the ball and we cut off passing lanes " We' ve gotten better and better since the season started " he said. Stanford never trailed in the game, though the Big Green kept it close through the first half.
Molina's run time of 28:28 was the second best of the day behind Allen's. She hit 7- of- 9 from the field, including two wide- open 3- pointers to help the Tar Heels close the first half with an 18- 1 run. "I don't know what other message you can get from that" said Dr. Texas led 31- 24 at halftime after both teams struggled from the field. Temple cut it to 55- 52, but a costly technical foul on Lady Comfort helped Florida make it 57- 52 with 1: 10 remaining Temple closed to 58- 55 with 7. Reserve forward Chris Washburn of the Atlanta Hawks was arrested on suspicion of carrying a gun and a billy club, according to Oakland police. "You mean Mauch quit before the season started, and the Angels are still 17 1/2 games out of first place? Who's the new manager? Ed Meese" Smiling at his own punch line, Archie finally raised his cup and slurped his coffee "Cookie Rojas" I said Archie spit out his coffee.
Plunkett is attending all the classes and learning Shanahan's new terminology, but the Raiders don't want him on the field, where they've decided to look at younger candidates instead. Cleveland Williams had 12 rebounds and Webb had eight assists for Bethune- Cookman. Roberts, playing in just his second game of the season, scored 20 points and Mississippi State( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Even so, it is a streak-part joy and part burden-that Mayne will try to maintain.
We just came out with great intensity in the first half " The 4, 000- student school in Poughkeepsie, N Y, was just the third No. Splitting time at quarterback, Athens completed 13 of 18 passes for 132 yards with two touchdowns, while Tommy Chroniger was 4- for- 7 passing with 45 yards and a touchdown Chroniger also ran 12 times for 37 yards. Associated PressHANOVER, N. Kira Jorgensen's meet record in the 3,200 and Laura Hughes' victories in the shotput and discus were the best girls' performances on a day when many races were run into a headwind on the home stretch The boys' title wasn't decided until the last race Morse led by one point before the 1,600-meter relay, but Mt Miguel had the fastest time in San Diego County this season Whoever finished higher would win the title Tied after two legs, Mt Miguel's Kevin Jones gave Senior a 20-yard lead. The Wildcats made their first three 3- point shots of the half and forced six turnovers. The Tar Heels opened the game with an 11- 2 run that forced Furman coach Sam Dixon to call a timeout North Carolina built a 42- 16 halftime lead.
Bobby Kelly added 13 points for the Huskies, Bennet Davis had 12 and Janning had 11. 14 Vanderbilt to an 82- 69 comeback victory over Florida on Sunday. On the plus side, Tech outrebounded Tennessee 46- 37, including 23 on offense. He averaged 19. 6 points and 16. 0 rebounds in 9 games as a starter this season "I'd like to be a starter" Tarpley said "But I don't think it's my place to ask if I should start I don't think I've been stereotyped as a sixth man But then again I might be a sixth man forever. Funny people are usually rich or crazy, and I'm both" Yoo hoo, Mychal Salley says he's funnier than you "He does, does he? Well, he is funnier" Thompson said "He's younger He's got a younger mind At least we've got Frank Layden in our conference. Brooke Smith added 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Cardinal( 7- 4 overall, 2- 1 Pac- 10, who avoided their first three- game skid since losing to Arizona, Oregon State and Oregon from Jan 6- 13, 2001.
Montario Hardesty ran 20 times for 140 yards and an 11- yard touchdown and now has 1, 531 career yards rushing. He is winning it with standing ovations and stunning statistics, such as: -The major leagues' leading batting average of . 419 -A total of 33 runs batted in, also best in the majors -A . 500 batting average with runners in scoring position. But ultimately, the Panthers' strong inside game proved too difficult to handle " We had to come out and crowd them and make them put it on the ground " Walker said " In the first half, we did an OK job, but in the second half, we did a better job playing the screens and getting the rebounds " Hard as they tried, the Panthers couldn' t shake Villanova in the first half, despite the Wildcats' tepid shooting. And considering how the Wolfpack is playing, Yow is finding plenty of added strength through the most demanding part of the season. Led by Trent Edwards' 254 yards passing and Lemon' s relentless rushing, Stanford racked up 449 total yards in the first three quarters against Washington' s undermanned defense. Adams couldn' t get the ball inside to Channing Frye or drive, so he took the shot But it wasn' t close " It' s extremely hard.
Officials brought to the ball to the sideline for Johnson to keep. The victory, the 5-year-old chestnut's 10th in 21 career starts, was worth $129,600 to his owner, Olin B. "I know the Padre pitchers did a number on us, but we're so bad that I can't really tell how good they are" Padre Notes Both Manager Larry Bowa and General Manager Jack McKeon said Sunday that they would prefer to make a college player the No. Georgia threatened to blow it open early in the second half, scoring on Greene' s 24- yard pass to Thomas and Brown' s 29- yard run that made it 24- 6. San Diego coach Brad Holland said Raivio was the difference " Obviously they' ve got outstanding inside players in Turiaf and Batista, but he' s the key to their team There' s no doubt about that " Holland said. But Johansson, a freshman on the Point Loma Nazarene College track team, races with her heart, not her mind. They trailed by five when Allison Jaskowiak hit a 3 in front of the rowdy USC bench, then Parker scored inside to tie the game at 71 " Ally stopped Candice " LeNoir said about the final possession " It' s because of her we won " USC led virtually the entire first half.
Louis Brookins scored 17 points for Quinnipiac( 3- 4) and Bryan Geffen scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to help the Bobcats pull away from what had been a tight game Jamaal Womack led St Francis( 3- 5) with 18 points and Robert Hines added 14 Quinnipiac jumped out to a 21- 11 lead but St Francis responded with an 18- 0 run The Terriers converted four 3- point plays in the run. Associated PressCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas( AP- Louis Graham scored 19 points to lead Georgia Southern to a 78- 69 win over Texas A& M- Corpus Christi on Friday night in the opening round of the Islander Invitational. I just went back to the basics and I came away with a good game " Stout, Fordham' s top scorer coming in at 15. The Delta Devils( 11- 12, 8- 3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) led 32- 21 at the half and widened their lead to 14 points in the first minute of the second half Both teams had just one double digit scorer. Ellis Myles scored 15 points and Taquan Dean and Larry O' Bannon each added 13 for the ninth- ranked Cardinals, who overcame their second straight poor shooting performance to beat South Florida 65- 57. Lou Graham, Bill Collins, Billy Casper and Lee Elder each had a 70.
Larry Kendrick set up the Rebels' only touchdown of the first half when he recovered a muffed punt by Jonathan Hefney at the Tennessee 24. Tim Welke strips off his sweat-soaked T-shirt, revealing a purpling circle on his chest that describes the impact of a 70-mph fouled pitch. Schuyler, the long-ago author of the deed, intended that there be fair and equal competition for the Cup. "We've improved steadily over the season, and we're as good as we've been at any time this year".
