21 AP) 65- 60 on Saturday to win the Lucaya Division championship of the Junkanoo Jam. The only way you get better is play " Florida State starter Wyatt Sexton was 9- of- 23 passing for 88 yards in the first half, but Bowden resisted the temptation to make a change at halftime- even though Rix has tormented the Gators. COLUMBIA, S C( AP- Clemson' s Cheyenne Moore hit a 3- pointer with 3. Brown finished with 15 points and his breakaway dunk early in the second half put the senior guard over the 1, 000 points for his career " I told him` welcome to the club " Anderson said. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament " Right now we' re the sixth- ranked team in the country playing great basketball on a terrific run. Cal made its first seven field- goal attempts and 12 of its first 21, and forced Northern Colorado into 14 first- half turnovers on the way to a 43- 20 lead at the break. Dartmouth then put the game away from the foul line by making six of eight free throws down the stretch.
Carr hit two 3- pointers and scored on a breakaway layup during a 14- 2 run that cut the lead to 26- 24, and Iowa State went up 32- 30 on Blalock' s pull- up jumper. Associated PressLAWRENCE, Kan- The offense was predictably efficient The defense struggled, but stiffened when it had to The end result: another win. Besides McIntosh, Crystal Kemp was the only other Jayhawk who scored in double- figures, with 10 points. What may have been the key to Newby-Fraser's success was her ability to get through the swim in good shape. Mel Thomas was fouled on an off- balance right- handed layup in the lane and finished the three- point play for a 44- 37 lead.
Even for a team as supposedly good as we are, there are still things to learn" Other South Bay teams in the boys basketball competition are ninth-seeded Palos Verdes, Banning, San Pedro, Carson, Redondo, Hawthorne, Gardena, West Torrance, Morningside, El Segundo, Leuzinger and North Torrance In an attractive local match-up, St Bernard will play Gardena at 9 a. m Saturday at El Camino College St. He had 24 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks against the Gaels( 2- 5, who were held to 29 percent shooting. The Braves( 1- 2) will meet Wyoming in Laramie on Friday night before traveling to Colorado= On the Net: Marquette University Golden Eagles: gomarquetteAir Force Academy Falcons: airforcesports. The dominating defense even caught the Boilermakers off guard. Any player who does not participate in pregame infield practice will not play in the game that follows. . But the Irish managed a 13- play, 84- yard drive, aided by a pass interference penalty against Brandon Browner.
-AL BRAVO In other games: Camarillo 13, Westlake 8-Juan Cuellar was 6 for 6 with four RBIs for Camarillo (8-0. Loyola got 15 points from Marquis Sullivan, and Brett Harvey had a career- high 11 assists and 10 rebounds The Greyhounds shot 51. I think again that we' ve done some things this year by missing some field goals, by shooting ourselves in the foot, that aren' t characteristic of our teams " I am very proud of the spirit and fight of this group " he said " I am proud that we won the game, that we came back and overcame our own mistakes " Clemens' 13- yard TD run with 1: 21 remaining gave Oregon( 2- 3, 1- 1 Pac- 10) its first lead in the game and ensured the Ducks would not start the season with two conference losses for the first time since 1997 Oregon had 646 yards of offense. But this one took everything the Celtics had to offer, which was, of course, all that Bird had to give From the opening tipoff, the outcome was always in doubt Even Bird thought so.
The Duke star made an impression this time by knocking a 3 into the stands. Spiller had a 77- yard return score, kicker Richard Jackson added a school- record tying six field goals and Clemson' s defense bottled up the Eagles in a game that took nearly five hours to finish because of two rain delays. 8 percent( 27 of 43) from the field, a shade better than the 62. The Bulldogs were playing just an hour' s drive from their campus, cheered on by a crowd that appeared to be three- fourths red and black At the end, most of the Georgia fans were gone. CHICAGO( AP- It wasn' t exactly the homecoming that Candace Parker had envisioned. NORMAL, Ala( AP- Brandon Neloms scored 19 points to lead Alabama A& M to a 71- 53 victory over Prairie View A& M on Monday night. Any NBA player with seven years or more experience whose second contract has expired is a free agent.
Thanks to his team' s early dominance, Dixon didn' t wait until the second half to empty his bench, with 10 players scoring by halftime and 11 scoring overall. "Anything that's going to give his team an advantage, even if its psychological as it was in that case Another player doesn't think to do that. We play off of him " The game meant more than usual for Purdue because Indiana won the last meeting 85- 58 on Jan 10 in Bloomington. When you get beat that badly on the boards, it is hard to win " Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson said " You cannot let Alabama have second and third shots like they had tonight " Crump played for the first time since spraining his left ankle at Louisville on Jan 22 He missed the Vols' last four games.
Harvard fought back with a 15- 2 run over the next four minutes and tied the score at 35- 35 with 18: 02 left in the second half. All but one of Lehigh' s 12 players scored in the first half. Instead of the current format of three six-team leagues (Bay, Ocean and Pioneer, two eight-team leagues (Bay and Ocean) were formed, with El Segundo moving to the Santa Fe League in football and the Camino Real Lea. Young made consecutive 3- pointers to cap a 13- 2 run for the Spartans to cut the lead to 32- 27 at 11: 43.
But four of UCLA's hits were for extra bases, and Fullerton hit nothing but singles. There was no great sense of desperation as the Cal State Fullerton softball season came to an end Saturday It was about as much as the Titans could have expected. The Aztecs, who held a 17- 3 halftime lead, recorded their fourth- straight home victory for the first time since 1998- 99 Nevada( 2- 2) came into the game averaging 39 3 points per game this season, 17th best in the nation. Richmond was 2- for- 18 from 3- point range and was outscored 42- 30 in the paint. LSU, which led 38- 9 at the half, played without point guard Erica White, who was serving a one- game suspension " Erica' s situation will be evaluated after the Christmas break " Chatman said " The suspension was just a coach' s decision. Oklahoma( 10- 3) didn' t miss Paris, as Welch scored 18 points in the first half. Associated PressCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo( AP- Jaycen Herring scored 17 points and Roderick Pearson added 16, helping Southeast Missouri beat Tennessee Tech 84- 74 Saturday night.
He also committed only two errors to finish with a . 973 fielding percentage. The most the Hatters led by was 4 early in the game when the score was 7- 3. 7 AP) shot 61 percent in the final 20 minutes to reach their highest point total of the season " It was as good as our offense has looked all year, and it wasn' t one guy or just me " Redick said " It was everybody " Chris Paul had 27 points and Trent Strickland scored 17 for Wake Forest( 22- 4, 10- 3, which fell out of a first- place tie with North Carolina. Sixty college seniors nationwide have been invited to take part in the weeklong event, which includes practice sessions and games in front of coaches from the Major Indoor Soccer League and concludes with the MISL draft. 14 Vanderbilt beat Florida Atlantic 81- 49 on Friday to advance to the championship game of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament.
Moments before he and Mats Wilander walked into Roland Garros Stadium Sunday afternoon, the French Tennis Federation staged a dramatic ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this venerable tennis playground. He missed the first to groans from the sellout crowd and then swished the second to win the game Rutgers players hugged Seton Hall players threw their hands in the air The officials ran off the court. When he took over as manager this spring, Zimmer made a decision. Despite outgaining Michigan State 273- 159 and holding the ball more than twice as long as the Spartans in the first half, Rutgers trailed 7- 6 at halftime. The excitement didn' t last long- Washington was sacked twice and Temple punted on fourth- and- 23.
Quianna Chaney hit her sixth 3- pointer of the game shortly after to pull LSU to 72- 69. It was the first time in 15 games, Clemson had gained more yards rushing than through the air. Wisconsin- Green Bay( 28- 3) went 16- 0 in the regular season and earned its eight NCAA Tournament berth in 10 seasons. Duquesne forced 29 turnovers by team it beat 111- 92 on the road Feb 3, but St. John' s coach Kim Barnes Arico said " When you lose a game like this it' s tough to say' You gave a great effort' because everyone is disappointed " Jacqueline Batteast added 10 points and 10 rebounds, giving the Irish( 17- 3, 5- 2 Big East) three players with double- doubles for the first time since they accomplished the feat against Michigan State in 1995 Kia Wright led St. Woodfin returned last week and pitched three innings of Sylmar's 7-2 loss to Grant.
Akron( 1- 3) answered with a 14- 5 run over the next five minutes to put the game away " Akron was a lot more physical than we were, and I hate to say that because it deals with effort " MSU head coach Tricia Binford said " We had a lot of mental breakdowns. In the end, it was the loud Iowa fans in bright yellow clothing that stood out in sad Happy Valley. Tyrone Mattison added 13 points for the Blackbirds( 10- 17, 6- 10 Northeast, who led 38- 33 at halftime. "Behind this fat, funny face" Layden said Saturday, "is a competitor" A fat, funny competitor That's what I mean, Jazz CBS and the NBA would have grown to love you guys. ASU( 2- 1) led 48- 31 at the half after hitting 55 percent of its shots from the field.
The Utes led by seven at halftime and opened the second half with an 11- 5 run to lead 47- 34. C) Determined to cling to your first major league managing job until Autry says otherwise. DAVIDSON, N. Division I golf tournament will be played Wednesday though Saturday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, and Brian Watts of Oklahoma State has a chance to repeat as individual champion.
Trying to make a play on the other end, Redick dribbled into the lane and fired a pass between Ewing and Sean Dockery. Genuine Risk was a 13-1 surprise at Churchill Downs, then went off the 2-1 favorite here, where she met a field relatively different from the Derby's, and headed by Codex, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby. The Hawks were lucky they didn' t trail by more at the break. Muhammad had consecutive 3- pointers in a game- turning stretch and his jumper with 2: 49 left in the first half put the Bearcats( 21- 6, 10- 4 Conference USA) ahead to stay. Kim Butler led the Beavers( 8- 8, 2- 6 Pacific- 10 Conference) with 27 points and Close scored 17 of her 21 points after halftime. He remembered the visitors' bullpen at Kansas City, surrounded by walls that amplify sounds Fastballs pop the bullpen catcher's mitt like cannon shots.
