Abdoulaye N' Diaye increased the margin to 13 points, USC' s biggest of the first half, on a layup 3 1- 2 minutes before intermission. 5 percent from the floor in the first half, their highest- scoring start since they scored 51 at home against Long Island in February 2003 Delaware shot just 26 9 percent in the first 20 minutes. He suspected Thomas was really hurting the previous afternoon, after falling hard on his back while trying to block a shot by Mychal Thompson with about four minutes left in the Lakers' 99-86 win over the Pistons in Game 3 of the National Basketball Assn Finals. WEST POINT, N. "The guys have confidence in me, I have to have confidence in myself. But, ultimately, the good guys won " The Sun Devils were blown out 45- 7 by No 1 Southern California a week ago in the Coliseum. Other titles include the Desert Classic in Las Vegas and the Baja California Judo Championship last year.
After Thompson and Blutreich finished second and third in the discus, that result was relayed to Young by his coach, Bob Larsen. Even at $40 or $50 a pop, to break even, sources say, at least 125,000 Southern California cable subscribers need to buy the fight. Freshman Chris Lofton led Tennessee with 19 points and made 5 of 9 shots from beyond the arc. Agassi will forgo Wimbledon until his game is more complete. You think Andre Agassi is a tennis phenom at 18? What would you have thought when he was a baby, just learning to walk, tilting about the Las Vegas household with his own shaved-down racket and giving salt shakers and ashtrays two-fisted forehands through the picture window? You would have thought he was either a tennis phenom or a very bad boy is what you would have thought. The Bulldogs finished the first half on a 12- 5 run for a 32- 25 halftime lead.
As a result, the 12th- ranked Wolfpack stayed unbeaten- barely. The next batter, Roberto Alomar, forgot to stand behind the plate and direct Hawkins, who didn't know whether to slide or stand up. The complete field for the Mervyn LeRoy in post-position order and including jockey and weight: Cutlass Reality, Ray Sibille, 111; Masterful Advocate, Aaron Gryder, 114; Good Taste, Gary Stevens, 114; Simply Majestic, Russell Baze, 118; He's A Saros, Alex Solis, 112; Rafael's Dancer, Frank Olivares, 110; Red Attack, Laffit Pincay, 112; Judge Angelucci, Eddie Delahoussaye, 123, and Mark Chip, Chris McCarron, 117. Mississippi State' s 31 points were the second- lowest by league opponent in school history( record is 27 versus Alabama on Feb 25, 2007.
Associated PressRENO, Nev( AP) Marcelus Kemp scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half to lead Nevada over Colorado State 74- 66 on Wednesday. Barbara Turner has won two national championships with Connecticut, and now has a chance to win the one title that has eluded her. The victory was especially sweet for Ryan, who has guided the school to 22 NCAA tournaments, an achievement matched by only five other schools. Joah Tucker did his part, scoring a career- high 32 points But he was essentially a one- man offense. Hampton scored Cal' s first seven points of the second half to cut the Golden Bears' deficit to 29- 27 " She' s is tough, one of the toughest post players in the Pac- 10 " Oregon forward Jamie Hawkins said " She creates a lot of contact and finishes well with contact " But the Ducks pulled away with a 15- 2 run midway through the second half, capped by Lilley' s 3- pointer with 5: 30 remaining.
Maddux credits playing winter ball in Venezuela under pitching coach Dick Pole for his recovery. Jason Jackson rushed 33 times for 168 yards for Morgan State and broke the season- high individual record for rushes in a game and tied quarterback Bradshaw Littlejohn and running back Craig Nelson for the record for most touchdown rushes with three. He almost didn't-he qualified 31st and he was only on lap 168 when the winner got the checkered flag but he was hooked That was four marriages and a couple of million dollars ago It wasn't as if his friends didn't warn him. Trivia Time: When did the Lakers and the Pistons first meet in the National Basketball Assn. Tracey Williams sprinted to big leads in the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Masters high school track and field meet at Cerritos College Friday night, and, although she didn't win either race, she was the only girl to qualify in both races for next weekend's state preliminaries. With his second outstanding performance in a row, Tom Filer extended his winning string to 10 games in the Milwaukee Brewers' 7-2 victory at Cleveland Sunday The catch is that the streak began in 1982.
Georgia was called for 25 fouls and Gonzaga for 19 " There were not enough fouls to go around " Violette said " It was a rough, rough game " Blake Stepp had 13 points and eight assists for Gonzaga Freshman Adam Morrison added 12 points. Next up for the Commodores? Their longtime rival, Tennessee. Cal led by two at the break, 30- 28, despite turning the ball over 11 times and having six shots blocked, a career- high three by Chari Smith. Memphis snapped Gonzaga' s five- game winning streak even though Morrison finished with 34 points, including a perfect 12- of- 12 at the free throw line It was the Bulldogs' worst loss since Nov 27, 2004, when they lost 89- 72 at Illinois. McNeal finished 20- of- 31 for 268 yards with two touchdowns. After trailing 50- 40, Purdue outscored UCSB 18- 3 to take a 58- 53 lead with two minutes to play.
Clif Brown and Lorenzo Miles had 17 points apiece for Niagara( 12- 11, 7- 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, while Tyrone Lewis added 13 points. Saucedo told The Times that it became apparent to him during the meeting that Knopf planned to make a donation only if Gattis was the coach "I didn't like his approach. COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- Maryland closed a grueling stretch of 14 games in 31 days with one of its most physical challenges. Monroe won its first City championship since 1974, ending the season with a five-game win streak that still left the Vikings three games under . 500. Clark scored 21 points to lead Louisiana Tech to a 78- 69 win over Alcorn State on Tuesday in the Gulf Coast Classic. That means if he hears a loud noise, he kind of spooks a little'What was that loud noise' Gun-shyness is a dog that hears a gun and runs off or crawls under a table" Callaghan has his kennels at Raahauge's Pheasant Hunting Club, whose 3,000 acres are divided by a green, marshy swath cut by the Santa Ana River.
Marathon, wasn't a dropout in cold, drizzling weather Wednesday night at Hayward Field in the women's 10,000-meter race of the National Collegiate Athletic Assn championship meet. While the bad news is the network's selection of announcers, the good news is there will be no 11:30 p. m delayed telecasts in Los Angeles. Austin Peay sealed the win with a jump shot by Drake Reed and five free throws by Shipley, Hampton and Zac Schlader Austin Peay led 43- 35 at the half. The Dragons were led by Sean Brooks with 18 points and Jeremiah King with 17. Owens had eight 3- pointers and 27 points for Houston, which had won its previous four games and six of seven. The Crimson came as close as one point with 13: 27 remaining, but two 3- pointers by Lowe re- established control. BATON ROUGE, La( AP- Chris Alexander scored 17 points and had three assists as Southern beat Jackson State 66- 65 on Monday.
Associated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Randall Gulina scored a game- high 23 on points 6- of- 10 shooting in Samford' s 71- 45 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Ellis- Milan drew Lavender' s fourth personal foul with 5: 36 left on a power move inside and completed a three- point play to take the lead to 64- 59. With 9 seconds to play, Walter threw his fourth touchdown pass of the night- a 4- yarder to Matt Miller- to give the No. Now, the Gators will turn their attention to next week' s crucial Southeastern Conference game at Tennessee " We are in SEC play now, and this is where you can tell the men from the boys " Fason said " We just have to go out there and play our game ". It gave them something new to look for" It wasn't exactly a brand-new pitch, just one Garcia hadn't used since last year, when it tended to hurt his arm "I tried it one time (Saturday, and it worked" he said "I kept going back to it Six of the strikeouts, I think, came on that".
They played us great and we played them great " It was a tough ending for what has already been a bad week for Stewart. White led the Hoosiers( 9- 8, 4- 2) with 23 points, and Bracey Wright missed all 10 of his 3- point attempts to finish with 19 points. Oregon State led by as many as 13 before settling for a 36- 26 lead at the half. Watson had 19 points for Tennessee, which lost 94- 81 to North Carolina( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today, No 11 AP) in the semifinals. 16 AP) beat Wyoming 67- 53 on Sunday, giving the Utes the Mountain West regular- season title and their 20th straight victory " A regular season championship isn' t easy " Utah coach Elaine Elliott said " You saw a great Wyoming team that we had to compete with this year. Camille Collier scored 10 points and Alex Tchangoue had eight for the Demon Deacons( 12- 3, 0- 1, who shot just 30 percent from the field in losing their 16th consecutive league game. "You know-the game's at 7 o'clock, you show up at 3:30 ready to go, 'Grrr, let's play' then find out they played the game at noon" McHale promises to double-check the itinerary and set his Red Auerbach two-way wristwatch for tonight's Game 1 with Detroit at 5 p. m, PDT.
Sacred Heart took an early 9- 4 lead and forced six early UConn turnovers from a zone defense. But after some early follies, the game became what few expected it would be-a good game. When I asked him if I could have one of his trophies, he told me to go out and get my own" Cox, of course, did better than that. The Blue Devils held the Spartans to 30- percent shooting, and their pressure defense turned just about every possession into an adventure. Pruitt went 0- for- 10 from long- range " I hope it was an off- night for Gabe " Floyd said. The Seminoles shot 53 percent from the field in the first half behind 13 points from Hodges and 11 from Liljestrand.
Polk' s violation occurred last weekend, while Wheeler did something earlier Thursday and was held out the entire first half " I' m the coach It' s a lot more than just basketball. SAN DIEGO( AP- Evan Harney ran for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and set a school record for career rushing touchdowns, as San Diego topped Southern Oregon 51- 10 in a non- conference game Saturday. Milligan( 5- 1) led 11- 10 with 14 minutes left in the first half before Justin Stephens' layup sparked Wofford on a 26- 5 run. playoffs? (Answer below) Said Dallas Mavericks Coach John MacLeod after scouting the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone in the series against the Lakers: "He has gone from the Mailman to the Postmaster General" St. It' s the second time in three seasons that the league has finished in a three- way tie.
Joseph Fore' s 37- yard field goal with 46 seconds to play in the third quarter was the only score of the second half. "It really doesn't matter, especially not anymore" Mayne said. The Crimson Tide had a final shot, but Winston' s off- balance 3- point attempt was off the mark. All of the remaining Boston-Detroit games will be televised live by CBS, and all the championship series will be shown live.
6 percent( 16- for- 23) in the second half and 55 percent for the game. But not too many in Stillwater, Okla, where the Oklahoma State team, including Coach Mike Holder, does aerobics three times a week at 6:30 a. m. Rice led 55- 49 with 8: 30 minutes remaining when Baylor scored seven straight points to take its first second- half lead at 56- 55. The 49ers went on to outscore the Pirates 10- 5 to close the game, including going five- of- six from the free- throw line in a 72- 60 victory Saturday in their Conference USA opener Basden scored 18 points and had eight rebounds. Palko, Fitzgerald' s former roommate, was intercepted early in the third quarter, but Malcolm Postell stepped in front of Ohio quarterback Ryan Hawk' s pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown.
Craig Plumley, Robert Lewis and Bob Mitchell all hit home runs for Rolling Hills (10-12 Mitchell's was a grand slam. . But the imbalance in skill, experience and size- the Tar Heels' guards were bigger than Prairie View' s frontcourt players- was considerably greater than Panthers coach Cynthia Cooper- Dyke imagined During a pregame shootaround held around 8 a. Dailey retrieved the ball but was pushed out of the back of the end zone by Tim Allen Dailey struggled to move the Huskers much of the half. "Bob Stanley did his job in the eighth, but (Lee) Smith and (Zach) Crouch couldn't get them out in the ninth" Clemens' league-leading ERA dropped to 1. 78 and he increased his strikeout total to a major-league leading 125 The victory was Toronto's fifth straight.
