Associated PressPITTSBURGH- The unthinkable upset not only seemed possible, it was beginning to look likely. INDY CARS-With his fourth-place finish in the Indianapolis 500, Michael Andretti moved into the lead in the CART/PPG championship standings with 32 points to 28 for Raul Boesel, 27 for Rick Mears and 26 for defending series champion Bobby Rahal. A beacon has been selected for Cal State Northridge's maiden voyage into major college athletics, and to no one's surprise men's basketball was the sport of choice. Already 16 1/2 games behind the division-leading Oakland Athletics and it's only June 1 These are odd, sad times for the Angels.
Purdue pushed its lead to 57- 47 with 8: 29 left and spent the rest of the game shooting down attempts by Wisconsin to draw even. Deonte Roberts had 17 points and nine assists for the Panthers, and Ricky Franklin scored 13 points. Syracuse, which lost 20 games last season, is one win away from only the third 20- win season in program history " It' s amazing the turnaround in the Syracuse program " McGraw said " They play hard and together ". H( AP- Jose Juan Barea scored 36 points, including his team' s final 11, to lead Northeastern to a 73- 67 victory Wednesday night over New Hampshire. this season, gained the rights to Manning-college basketball's best player-by winning the NBA draft lottery last Saturday in New York. Latta also had two key plays to set up baskets, making a no- look bounce pass to La' Tangela Atkinson for a 3- pointer and feeding Little for a 3 just before the shot clock expired.
"He's never done anything like that, ever" Besides, what could Buss have possibly said: "Show some heart, guys" a message that Riley had personally delivered earlier in the series? "I've been disappointed before" Johnson said somberly afterward. Santana's 16-hit attack was led by left fielder John Barnhill, who went 4 for 5, and Newark, who had three hits and three runs batted in. Larry Miller, the Jazz owner, came over to Malone's cubicle in the dressing room to congratulate him. A basket by Thomas gave LSU its first 40- point advantage at 85- 45 with slightly more than seven minutes remaining in the game.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn( AP- Marcus Stout scored 18 of his game- high 22 points in the first half to lead Fordham to a 95- 80 victory over Fairfield on Wednesday night. Arizona coach Lute Olson ripped into his team for the same symbol of consistent excellence Adams ultimately trumpeted " I told them at the end of the half I was embarrassed to see' Arizona' across their chests " Olson said " We had guys out there looking scared in the first half " Olson was riled up long before halftime. 16 Marquette to an 80- 67 victory over Villanova on Monday night. Birden, who was co-favored to win the long jump, along with teammate Latin Berry, and expected to get points in the high hurdles. 2# 8226& nbsp; USC has outscored opponents 342- 56 during its nine- game winning streak and will become just the third team to appear in four straight Rose Bowls- ESPN research Mark Sanchez passed for 269 yards and two touchdowns, USC' s hard- hitting defense stuffed UCLA at every turn, and the fifth- ranked Trojans won their ninth in 10 games between the crosstown rivals.
Leconte is something of a latter-day musketeer himself, a daring player whose racket is his sword The only problem is he can stab himself. After Georgia went three- and- out, Tennessee drove for a field goal that made it 10- 0 Ainge converted another big third down, hitting C J. Mike Cook scored 21 points to lead the Pirates( 7- 16, 2- 9, who came up short after rallying from a 12- point second- half deficit. 11 AP) beat Belmont 67- 43 Thursday night in the first round of the preseason Women' s National Invitation Tournament. Oklahoma State cut into Texas A& M' s 15- point halftime lead by holding the Aggies( 22- 7, 11- 5) to only one field goal in the first six minutes of the second half.
"We came right back in the first but didn't produce" Schneller struck out 10 and allowed just two hits-a first-inning single by Carleen Kealoha and a sixth-inning single by Rachel Barrman. Kemp was 8- of- 12 from the field and 7- of- 8 from the line for the Wolf Pack( 2- 0) in their 11th consecutive road victory. DeMarre Carroll added 14 points for the speedy, athletic Tigers, who went away from their full- court man press in the second half after getting results with it early. SEATTLE( AP- With the game on the line in the final minutes, Oregon didn' t crack under the pressure. The Blue Raiders won their 32nd conference home game in 33 tries by outshooting South Alabama( 11- 12, 5- 8) and forcing 23 turnovers with 15 steals They led 37- 26 at halftime and hit 61.
Austin took the game' s largest lead of 11 points with 2: 20 remaining in the first half, but Northwestern State( 13- 10, 8- 3 Southland) chipped away to go into halftime trailing 29- 24. Freshman Johnathan Franklin rushed for a career- best 119 yards on 23 carries and Kai Forbath kicked three field goals without a miss for the Bruins( 3- 0, who are off to their best start since 2005, when they won their first eight games under coach Karl Dorrell. Gil Verner shared Nicholls' scoring honors with 18 points, while Adonis Gray had 17, Justin Payne 15 and Ryan Bathie 12 Payne also had 10 assists Both teams sank 14 3- point baskets. Pawinski's womens lightweight eights, top-ranked on the Pacific Coast, will travel to Tioga, Pa, for the nationals on June 4-5. Wiggins, the Pac- 10' s leading scorer, finished with 28 points- 17 coming in the second half. The Blue Hens twice beat Hofstra, which won at Michigan State last November " We kept it close for the most part " Martin said " Their size and rebounding eventually wore us down " The Blue Hens played with a lot of energy early, jumping into passing lanes with an aggressive defense that gave opponents problems all season " They were all over the place " Lucas- Perry said " The way they played defense so tough will really help us the rest of the tournament " Delaware scored 11 points off turnovers in the first half, accounting for more than half its points, but shooting worse than 20 percent in the first half hurt its hopes for an upset " They played great defense " Smith said " They had a couple of real athletic guards " Despite struggling offensively, Michigan State led 25- 20 at halftime.
Frese said it' s difficult to get a complete performance from her team every game, although Maryland came close in a 101- 79 win over Mississippi on Saturday to win the Junkanoo Jam tournament in the Bahamas. TEMPE, Ariz( AP- Jill Noe scored 19 points and Arizona( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Stephens says the horse is too tired by the results of his controversial decision to send Forty Niner out to challenge the filly on the lead of the Preakness. But after Borton made a wholesale substitution to give her regulars a rest, Ohio State went on a finger- snap 7- 0 run and was right back in control. Then Domonic Tifford hit two more from the line and Ronald Douglas put it out of reach when he made 1 of 2 with 9 seconds to play South Alabama got 11 points from Deon Merritt Demetric Bennett added 10 points and eight rebounds. Tulane, which went 2- 10 last season, hasn' t had a winning season since 2002.
"We have played tight like that when we play in bigger ballparks" Marshall Coach Gary Donatella said after University converted an error, a wild pitch, a passed ball and a suicide squeeze into three first-inning runs. But they also held Illinois( 11- 5, 3- 3) to just two points during the drought and grabbed the lead for good with a 12- 4 run that put them up 16- 9 with 9: 48 to go in the first half " I thought the first half was one of the best defensive halves we' ve played in a long time " Illini coach Theresa Grentz said. Whitcomb completed 18- 26 passes and had touchdown strikes of 14 yards to Ivi Nwosu in the first quarter, 19 yards to Christian Pereira in the second and 33 yards to Pereira again in the third. Associated PressCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo( AP- Jaycen Herring scored 21 points, including seven free throws in the final minute, to lead Southeast Missouri to a 102- 95 win over Tennessee State on Thursday. We scored two points in the first six minutes of the second half. "Gaetti is a good hitter, but I got the pitch basically where I wanted it Maybe, it was just a little high He tagged it "I walked the next guy, but I still felt fine.
