But, for one game at least, Armas gave the Angels a jolt of power even if he thought it was just a simple fly ball. I didn' t even have to look up " Though Missouri had nothing to play for, the Tigers came up with a spirited effort on a day that started with the wind chill at 22 degrees and a northwest wind howling at 25 to 35 mph. Filer, who was recalled Monday from Denver of the American Assn, where he was 7-0 as a reliever. Marsh finished off the run with two free throws that put the Lobos up 21- 16 with 11: 12 left in the first half.

ATHENS, Ga( AP- Rather than a design a play for the final seven seconds, Georgia coach Andy Landers told his shooters to spot up and to get the ball to one of the senior guards. The Lady Techsters led 48- 46 with 9: 25 left before going on a 15- 6 run over the next seven minutes to put the game away Moore' s three- point play made it 63- 51 with 2: 30 left. Cleveland 6, Detroit 3-Joe Carter became the first player in Indian history to hit 100 home runs and steal 100 bases, leading the victory at Detroit. He said he thought Snow was happy at Loyola and conjectured that Snow might have been looking at the less stringent entry requirements at Long Beach "It's tough to get players (at Loyola That was probably a consideration" Surico said.

Shobert has won five of the last eight races on the track, all on a Honda. This was his sixth victory in a row, but he wasn't as sharp as in his previous three outings He gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings. We were just a little tight" Wyoming, which had let a 3-0 lead slip away, won it in the eighth. Oral Roberts( 4- 3) began the game with a 10- 0 run, which included two 3- pointers from senior guard Moses Ehambe. As the pressure grows, she gets stronger mentally" Maul said: "I guess I'm just kind of lucky in a way. 2-seeded Eagles collected 11 hits, including two home runs, while three pitchers-Heath Jones, Chris Ashelford and Jose Sanchez-combined to throw a no-hitter. Although only one run was earned, it was the worst outing of the season for Knepper In eight innings he gave up two runs.

In addition, Paulus broke the freshman record of 13 assists shared by Bobby Hurley, Jason Williams and Chris Duhon. Purnell missed a potential winning 3- pointer with two seconds left. Maine( 12- 17, 7- 9) earned the fourth seed and a quarterfinal game against Maryland- Baltimore County in next weekend' s America East tournament. Fowles then hit a baseline jumper after an inbound pass with a second left on the shot clock, and one possession later, White hit her second 3 of the half " Usually when I' m really upset, for whatever reason, I play fairly well " White said " I try to be a pretty peaceful person off the court as well as on the court, and I really don' t like playing from a place of anger, but when I get there I usually play pretty well " The 10- 1 run continued when Thomas made one of two free throws, then OSU turned the ball over trying to rebound the missed foul shot, giving Chaney and easy layup to make it 59- 40 " We did need another scorer to pop up and get some " Budke said " We knew the whole time if this happened to us obviously Andrea wouldn' t be enough to get it done by herself " After Riley' s layup cut LSU' s lead to 18- 16, the Lady Tigers scored the last 11 points of the first half. Merrill, who also had five assists and four rebounds, started the streak with a bucket inside off a lob pass from Davenport before Davenport hit two free throws and then picked up a loose ball and popped in a short shot.

4 Duke made 30- of- 36 shots from the line for a 72- 51 victory Thursday over No. The Angels' four East Coast victories, in review: Angels 5, Yankees 4-The Angels are down, 4-3, and down to their last out before Downing lunges and pings a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole, a home run Downing maligned as "a weak fly ball" Angels 2, Orioles 1-The Angels manage one run through nine innings against Mike Boddicker, winless in his last 13 decisions, and score the go-ahead run on a 10th-inning double-play grounder when Baltimore's interim manager, Elrod Hendricks, oddly decides to play his infield back. Middle Tennessee forced Georgia into 12 first- half turnovers in building a 33- 31 halftime lead. Saint Mary' s led by as much as 13 several times in the second half. When Hansen hit two three-point shots and also made another three-point play when Scott was charged with goaltending and then fouled him on a fast-break layup, the Utah lead was back up to nine, 65-56. They are 8- 1 when they convert at least nine 3- point shots.

5 steals per game, added two thefts in the first 30 seconds Sunday. The Boilermakers had 14 first- half turnovers- which Northwestern converted for 16 points. It was, however, his first tournament in 2 1/2 months, since the day he made a headfirst slide into second base during a softball game in Westlake and broke his right thumb, a rather severe physical handicap for a golfer. 23 Michigan State past Iowa 67- 57, the second straight Sunday in which the Spartans beat the Hawkeyes. Guardipee scored 14 points on 7- of- 7 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to go with her record shot- blocking effort- nearly a triple double The 10 blocked shots ties the Big Sky Conference record. Tracy Ann Holness scored 18 points, and Lateisha Wade had 14 points and eight assists for George Mason( 8- 16, 2- 12, which trailed 52- 38 at halftime and by as many as 31 later.