Bob Hiegert, CSUN's athletic director, said this week that the former Pepperdine assistant "will be one of the finalists" But Gattis, a former standout third baseman at North Hollywood High and Valley College, has been in the same situation before-a couple of times this month, in fact. Colorado( 5- 2) went on a 12- 0 run to pull away late in the second half, and then held on to snap a 23- game losing streak against ranked opponents. Irvin, whose contract problems have been well-chronicled, apparently is ready to kiss and make up with management. For West Chester, Joe Wright completed 8- of- 20 passes for 59 yards with an interception. He had just completed his senior year at Jordan High School and even though he was a better than average high hurdler, having placed third in the State meet, he was a world away from being a world-class athlete. Williams forced overtime by making one of two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to tie the game at 66.

Since 1980, when Hawaii joined the Western Athletic Conference, the Aztecs are 8-27 on the island Since 1984, they are 0-16. Hayes said last year' s OVC title loss was strong motivation " Before Jody even got here, we were practicing We didn' t have a coach, and we were still working. The Eagles won for just the third time in seven games since losing leading- scorer Jessalyn Deveny to a season- ending Achilles' tendon injury. Garcia returned with 3: 59 left and the Cardinals ahead 66- 60, but he fouled out a minute later, clipping Armein Kirkland' s arm on a layup. Missouri held Davis, Montana' s leading scorer, to two points in the first half.

That's more than two years ago, which means they didn't even pull something like this last year. Young and Casey Bunn scored to open up the second half, getting the Beavers to within six points, but USC strung together a quick run and the game wasn' t close again Howell, Oregon State' s leading scorer with a 15 8 average, made just one of her first eight shots The Beavers have lost nine of their last 10. After accounting for 80 yards rushing and a TD and 95 yards passing, Stanton was relegated to watching the lead he helped build slip away " That was real hard " said Stanton, who is expected to miss at least a couple games " I can' t even try to explain it " Smith was asked to explain why he left Jaren Hayes in one- on- one coverage on both of Edwards' TDs in regulation " Our kid was there to make a play. The defensive effort I thought was really good in the second half " I was disappointed with the way we finished " Higgins was 4- for- 9 from 3- point range and Oklahoma hit 44 percent of its shots while holding Oklahoma State to 29 percent shooting.

Sooner or later we have to come down and not be satisfied in a basketball game. Heath has been evaluating Jefferson and freshman Sean McCurdy, and Brewer is also considered an option. On Oregon' s final possession, Brooks was short on a 3- pointer and Hairston missed the tip in and then a 3- pointer as time expired. He must submit to urinalysis three times a week at Pimlico, and that doesn't count the random checks by the stewards. SPARTANBURG, S. The Boilermakers( 2- 1) had lost to George Washington in the tournament' s first game Friday and trailed the Gamecocks( 2- 2) midway through the second half.

She hit the front end of a one- and- one to put Arkansas ahead for good Leslie Howard added 19 points for Arkansas. Michigan State led by as many as 14 points, and Vermont made its last best run to cut it to 62- 53 on Sorrentine' s 3- pointer with 4: 39 left. Shyra Ely had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tennessee held Chattanooga to 13 percent shooting Friday night in a 68- 34 victory in the season opener for both teams. Story For the Trojans( 2- 0, it was their 10th straight victory against the Big Ten. Bobby Frasor finished the streak with two 3- pointers, the last one silencing the Rupp Arena crowd as he pumped his fist " They' re going to play 40 minutes " Kentucky guard Michael Porter said of North Carolina " If we don' t play for 10 seconds, 20 seconds, one minute, whatever it is, they' re going to keep at us " Patterson ended the Kentucky drought by drawing a foul and hitting one of two free throws, but that was Kentucky' s first trip to the line. Andrew Strait added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Griz Rundles added 13 points and Matt Martin had 12.

The only other player to score was Kristin Hernandez, and she had two " I was very proud of those three, I thought those three delivered, but we needed one more to win a championship " Budke said. The Dragons shot a season- high 58 percent in the game, including 69 percent in the second half, made 23 of 27 free throws, and outrebounded James Madison 32- 17 The Dukes managed only about 41 percent for the game. The Cougars' boys team held a 34-33 lead over Long Beach Poly heading into the mile relay. The Golden Flashes worked the ball around before Smith hit the game- winner.

"He had good off-speed stuff and he had our hitters off stride" Helms said, before turning the club back to Manager Pete Rose. After a Florida Atlantic( 1- 5) 3- pointer narrowed Vanderbilt' s lead to 29- 25, Lauren Lueders hit a long 2- pointer and a 3- pointer to key a 7- 0 Commodore run at the end of the half. Ronald Timus added another 17 points on five for 8 shooting from the field and seven for eight shooting from the free- throw line for Morgan State( 10- 13, 7- 5 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference. Samantha Mahoney added 14 points, and Jennifer Humphrey scored all of her 11 in the second half. "We've got to say we like the bowl structure as it is, but have we ever explored that (a playoff, can you do a playoff in the bowl structure? It's a big issue" One reason bowl executives fear a playoff is that any type of championship game will cut into the money spent on the bowls by television, advertisers, and fans. Poor relief pitching and limited offense without injured Pedro Guerrero wasted a solid six-inning effort from starter Don Sutton and led to a 10-4 loss to the Astros before a surprisingly small Dodger Stadium crowd of 19,327.

Hamilton picked off a pass at the other end, drove to the basket and drew a foul and made both free throws. NORFOLK, Va( AP- Caroline Williams scored 20 points as No. Other expected Belmont starters include Granacus, a Canadian-bred who has been idle since finishing 11th in the Kentucky Derby; Kingpost, who was 14th in the Derby and fourth in the May 29 Peter Pan Stakes, and Dynaformer, a newcomer to the Triple Crown series Trained, like Winning Colors, by D. Northern Colorado( 4- 24, 2- 14) got 15 points apiece from Dwayne Birden and Kirk Archibeque.

Associated PressNORFOLK, Va( AP- Arnaud Dahi had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Old Dominion to a 79- 63 win over CAA- leading Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday, extending the Monarchs' winning streak to seven. 8- point victory margin in its first ever matchup against the Rams( 2- 8 " I am very disappointed with our effort. Erik Highsmith had six catches for 113 yards and a touchdown while Jheranie Boyd hauled in that long first- half TD Saturday to help North Carolina beat East Carolina 31- 17, giving the Tar Heels their first 3- 0 start in a dozen years. Calcante opened the inning with a single and went to third on Chris Singer's bunt single. He also picked up a technical foul midway through the second half after continuing to fight for a jump ball with Hansbrough after the whistle while the two were on the floor " He was getting double- teammed a lot " Broncos coach Dick Davey said " That put a burden on him a little bit.

Those were our top two things " Gabrielle Richards and Brandi Davis led the Ducks with 12 points each Richards also had 11 rebounds Carolyn Ganes had 10 points off the bench. Tony Muser had 3 hits and scored 3 runs and pitched a complete game with 14 strikeouts for Los Alamitos Muser is 4-1. Mike Cook led the Pirates with 22 points in his team' s second loss in a row. C( AP- Jerome Felton' s 8- yard touchdown run with just over a minute left gave Furman a 29- 22 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday. The Mount( 2- 4) never trailed, took advantage of the Midshipmen' s early shooting woes and opened the game on a 13- 0 run. DURHAM, N. Dean scored six points during a 13- 5 run that gave Louisiana Tech a 58- 53 lead with 17: 19 remaining to play but the Spartans responded with a 10- 2 run to regain the lead four minutes later.

Bowling Green extended its lead behind Horne and Mann, the MAC co- player of the year, who finished with 13 but shot only 5- for- 14. 1 percent free- throw shooting team, made 18 of 23 attempts while Vanderbilt only sank three of nine attempts. The Blackjack fished Catalina Island from the east end and reeled in 92 bonito, 32 calico bass, 18 barracuda and 1 halibut. In an effort to promote National Fishing Week, June 6-11, anglers will be offered license-free fishing days The first free day is June 11 The second is Aug 13. Then the Eagles lost to Michigan State and Maryland to fall out of the Top 10. He broke a 70- yard run for a touchdown on the game' s third play. Reyes wore a jacket and a towel over his head on the sidelines " He was in bed all day with an antibiotic.

With shooting guard Antonio Graves out with a sprained ankle, Krauser- Pitt' s point guard- was more aggressive than usual in looking for the outside shot and scored 18 points in the second half " You realize as a point guard that sometimes you' ve got to take over a game, and that' s what I intended to do " Krauser said " I wanted to give a big lift to my team " Chris Taft added 11 points and freshman Ronald Ramon, who started for Graves, had 10 to help the Panthers start 9- 0 for the third consecutive season and the second in as many seasons under coach Jamie Dixon. Hernandez took second as Kirk Gibson's throw sailed wide of home plate. Lawless responded with 12 points, including a 3- pointer and a layup on consecutive possessions to give Purdue a 43- 31 lead midway through the half " Coach was screaming' Get the ball in' So I figured I' d better do something with it " Lawless said. The Lady Tigers( 5- 0) charged to a 12- 0 lead in the first 4 minutes, and Augustus and Fowles combined for the first nine points " We came out ready to play " Fowles said " We seemed to be enthused. Oregon coach Ernie Kent thought the game was decided much earlier than that. The Bulldogs scored on four consecutive possessions to cut the deficit to nine, at 64- 55, before the Huskies went on a 7- 0 run to seal the win with four minutes left.

That gave Indiana a 60- 47 lead and control of the game " He can really shoot the ball, and he' s only going to get better " Ramsey said " I think the only problem coach Davis may have is finding playing time for him because they have some players " Eastern Michigan did what it could to keep the Hoosiers from playing their up- tempo style. Wake Forest beat South Florida for the first time since 1972, evening the series at two games apiece The Bulls won last year in a game played at the St. There was a time this season when the Padres would say, "Thank goodness for the Atlanta Braves" Now it is the Braves, at 14-28, who are saying, "Thank goodness for the San Diego Padres" "We stink" Randy Ready said, becoming the second Padre to use those exact words in the past month. I was confident they' d get the stops we needed " Richmond( 12- 3) reached the final for the first time and will play Montana in Chattanooga, Tenn, on Friday night. To be honest, they' re the best we' ve faced this year " The Buckeyes led by as many as 27 points in the second half and the edge never dropped below 12 after the break.