A coin was flipped to choose sides for the fifth and deciding game. Banks made two free throws 33 seconds later to trim Louisville' s lead to 45- 35. They have the potential to run you right out of your own gym " Fortner said. Memphis starts its Conference USA schedule on Sunday against Southern Mississippi. Fuqua ran for 122 yards and has 4, 036 rushing yards for his career Rubin and Kennett added 60 and 43 yards, respectively. 10 AP) 61- 53 on Saturday, overcoming the return of Aaron Gray and giving the Hoyas their longest winning streak in 12 years. The Expos, who had 129 runs in their first 31 games, had only four runs and 14 hits in the three games Only two of the hits were for extra bases St.
IOWA CITY, Iowa( SportsTicker- Ashley Josephson came off the bench to score a career- high 29 points and lead Wisconsin to a surprising 88- 78 Big Ten Conference victory over No 25 Iowa. Humphrey scored a career- high 38 points for the Lady Bulldogs( 1- 1, who took the lead for the first time with 3: 05 left on Humphrey' s three- point play " It' s been a long time since we' ve played behind 37 or 38 minutes in a game and actually won it " said Landers " In fact, there have been games in the past two or three years where we' ve played ahead 37 or 38 minutes and caved in at the end, so I' m really pleased " After Humphrey' s free throw gave Georgia an 85- 82 lead, Kayla Huss hit a 3- pointer seconds later to tie the score for Santa Clara( 0- 1. It hasn' t been easy for Glance- or her players " You can' t take a legend and an icon out of the situation and expect everyone to just move on " Glance said " It' s affected them greatly " Nikitta Gartrell, Khadijah Whittington and Marquetta Dickens each scored 10 points for the Wolfpack( 11- 4, 0- 1 N C. Amundsen hit a 3- pointer and Ross drove for a layup, pushing the lead to 46- 31 with 13: 02 remaining. "We're working on fundamentals right now because that's what's killing us.
8 seconds left gave Nevada( 4- 3) an 84- 78 lead and secured the victory " This is why you coach " first- year Nevada coach Jane Albright said " This is why they play the game. PULLMAN, Wash( AP- Sophomore Kate Benz scored a career- high 23 points and added 11 rebounds Friday night as Washington State beat Boise State 61- 48. Because of doubt as to whether Risen Star would start in the Preakness, Delahoussaye accepted mounts on seven horses at Hollywood, giving them up to ride in the Triple Crown race Alex Solis took over Do So. WACO, Texas( AP- Just as expected, Oklahoma beat Baylor The surprise was how close it was. Kulwicki was third, Brett Bodine fourth and pole-sitter Davey Allison was fifth Waltrip, 41, averaged 124. 460 m. p. h There were 43 lead changes among 18 drivers. Bell tied the game with a long jumper with 1: 02 remaining, followed by Campbell' s 3- pointer. Angela Tisdale, the lone senior, used a screen from teammate Rachel Allison to get into the corner for a go- ahead 3- pointer with 19 seconds left and Baylor held on for a 61- 60 victory over No.
And while the Pistons were convinced the man of the hour was Gary Herman, the Forum's 24-second clock operator whose timing cost Detroit's Dennis Rodman a steal and an almost certain game-tightening basket in the last 1:39, Pat Riley nominated Magic Johnson, who had spent most of the day fighting a losing battle with the stomach flu but wouldn't allow the Lakers to flush their title chances away "He was really weak" Riley said. Slaton scored three touchdowns and eclipsed the previous Sugar Bowl rushing record, a 202- yard performance by Pitt' s Tony Dorsett in a national championship- clinching victory over Georgia in 1977 " It was just our speed " Slaton said " They couldn' t match up with us " The Mountaineers saved their biggest surprise for the end. But she is sympathetic to the people who make such calls, saying, "They have nothing, these people, and they just don't know" The job has its moments, good and bad. Richard Burt, a San Diego lawyer who also served on Wilson's review panel, described Thompson as "a supreme gentleman" "He would be generally inclined to approach matters with restraint, as opposed to trying to convert the court into a legislative body and do a lot of judicial legislating" Burt said. Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was more interested in what the game could mean to Parker' s last postseason run. I would not want to be a defenseman and have him come down on me at about 50 miles an hour, with the strength that he has.
2 West Virginia losing Saturday night, Virginia Tech might have a shot at slipping into the Bowl Championship Series national title game. Right about now, it's getting pretty ugly out there on the battlefield for MacLeod. A solid cast of pitchers will be featured in the girls' all-star softball game See story, Page 20. . Boise State was in control the entire game and led by as many as 37 points as the Bulldogs of the NAIA Frontier Conference shot just 36 percent from the field.
BALTIMORE — Angel Cordero and Wayne Lukas are returning to the scene of the crime. After beginning the season with a record of 7-3, Taft has skidded horrendously. SOUTHERN SECTION 4-A DIVISION Newbury Park 2, Santa Barbara 0-Sophomore Lea Lopez pitched a one-hitter, struck out 13 and walked one in the first-round game at Santa Barbara. C( AP- Mike Jefferson scored 22 points to lead six High Point players in double figures Tuesday as the Panthers defeated Radford 90- 73 in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament. Cissy Pierce was a cold 1- for- 8, and 0- for- 4 on 3s, after scoring 14 during a first- round win over Idaho State and Brooke Smith was held to 12 points and eight rebounds in her final college game after scoring a season- high 29 in Saturday' s win. The first time the top-ranked teams were unable to meet in a game because of conference bowl ties, however, the cry for a playoff would resume, Hatchell said.
TERRY CARPENTER EDISON PITCHER Carpenter (13-7, a senior, struck out 411 batters in 228 innings-including 43 in a 23-inning playoff loss to Burroughs-to bring her career strikeout total to 793. Claxton and Cornley scored all 11 points as Penn State opened up an 11- 4 lead in the first five minutes. "I was only 9 years old then, but I still remember Rice winning Then Romero won the next year. He was sacked twice and intercepted twice by Jessie Daniels " We thought we had to have the mobile quarterback in the game because of their defense " Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe said " We played better, but not good enough " LSU( 8- 2, 5- 2 Southeastern Conference) has won five straight overall and 10 in a row in Tiger Stadium. Fowles had 24 points and 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes of play to lead No. Thomas had said: "If we win our three home games, we'll be NBA champs. The Buckeyes bounced back to cut it to 44- 32- the 6- foot- 5 Davenport even popping outside to hit one of her two 3- pointers " It was pretty physical out there " Davenport said " Everybody' s game plan is to try to crowd me and make other players beat them " After a timeout, the Lady Tigers ran off nine points in a row to take control.
The Eagles scored their final two points when Santos ran out of the end zone, taking a safety, with five seconds remaining " At the half, we knew we needed to go more up- tempo " McDonnell said " We made some adjustments to slow Williams and Austin down inside " With wins earlier in the day by Delaware, William& Mary and James Madison, the Atlantic 10 became the first conference in the 27- year history of the Division I- AA playoffs to land four teams in the quarterfinals. Victoria Lucas- Perry scored 16 points and Liz Shimek added 14 to help the 10th- ranked Spartans beat Central Michigan 75- 50 Friday night for their 19th straight home win. They had seven steals and Oklahoma finished with 14 turnovers. Wiggins, the Cardinal' s sophomore star who on Sunday became the 26th player in school history to score 1, 000 career points, made all nine of her free throws.
Glen Sather, the Oilers' coach and general manager, had been fond of the defense-minded center since the spring night seven years ago when the upstart Oilers completed a three-game sweep of a playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, whose roster included a rookie named Keith Acton. TUCSON, Ariz( AP- Arizona coach Kevin O' Neill had a warning for the Wildcats before they met underdog Fresno State " I told our team before the game, we' re a growing team, and when you' re a growing team you don' t want to have any setbacks " O' Neill said The Wildcats( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today, No. " Nervous, restless, resolute, vengeful-these were the Lakers Some were light and some were tight. "There is nothing that can match traveling and playing baseball, and I'd like to make a career out of that" Wolfe unabashedly told ESPN in April However, baseball is not all-consuming to Wolfe "It's important that everything is put into perspective. Bankhead pitched a strong six innings in his first game since shoulder surgery last October, striking out eight.
Associated PressBOWLING GREEN, Ky- Robbie Park threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns to lead Central Arkansas past Western Kentucky 28- 7 on Saturday night. It was the sixth consecutive victory at home for Harvard over Dartmouth. Boston, leading 40- 38 in the second half, scored 11 straight points over a four- minute stretch to pull away for the remainder of the game. — Coach Pat Riley of the Lakers was the first to congratulate A. C.
The loss ended top- ranked Carroll' s 24- game winning streak. His final basket came with 12# 189; minutes left, a 3- pointer that gave Duke a 58- 49 lead. Sloan was 7 of 13 from the field and hit 9 of 10 free throws. Ole Miss led by as many as eight after a 12- 0 run in the first half, and led 28- 26 at halftime. San Antonio lost a 16-6 finale to Golden West and Cerritos dumped Pasadena, 13-2, that El Camino was assured a berth in the regionals and Cerritos and Golden West berths in the first round Mt.
Duke shot 40 percent for the game while going just 8- for- 11 from the line compared to the Terrapins' 23- for- 33 effort. And although Meyer acknowledged in the spring that Kiffin' s comments fired him up, he vowed Saturday that next week' s game will not be about the coaches " There' s a bunch of great athletes on both sides of the ball " Meyer said " The thing we' ll never let happen around here is it' s about a coach or coaches And I told those players that This is about preparation and playing a game That' s what it is. Tonight, it was them"One of the reasons the Dodgers let Tommy John get away a decade ago was the realization that in Bob Welch they had an outstanding young pitcher in the wings Welch is now a 31-year-old veteran Surprisingly, John, who will be 45 Sunday, is still around. Thigpen got Ruben Sierra to ground out to second with the bases loaded to end the game. MOBILE, Ala( AP- Sophomore point guard Ron Steele scored 19 points to lead No.
Third place went to West Germany's Gerhard Berger, driving a Ferrari, 57. 314 seconds behind the winner Prost averaged 118. 19 m. p. h. Brandon Miley completed 18 of 34 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns for Presbyterian. Less than two seconds separated first place (Scudamore) from fifth (Winkelman. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif( AP- Andrew Bogut tallied his eighth double- double in 11 games Wednesday as Utah beat Cal Poly 92- 76.
