But I didn' t know I had to have a rationale for it " Athletic director Jeremy Foley said he will ask Zook to stick around for the bowl game. Associated PressANNAPOLIS, Md- Navy offense looked like its old ground- gobbling self against winless Western Kentucky. I'm just trying to show the Cardinals how grateful I am" The Reds, already hurting, lost right fielder Tracy Jones again. Boston College( 7- 2, 3- 1 Big East) can earn a share of the conference title by beating Temple and Syracuse in its final season before moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next year " It is a huge leap for our program and school " said Boston College coach Tom O' Brien, whose team hadn' t won in Morgantown since 1990. Expected to compete are 144 boys and 135 girls who qualified in an intra-divisional meet held last Saturday. They' re an easy group to be around and to coach " Ajavon was not made available because Stringer does not permit postgame interviews of freshmen. The Terps held Clemson' s top scorer, D' Lesha Lloyd, to six points, nine fewer than her average " We know we' ve got options on offense " Frese said " We' ve got to get our defense up to our offense " Moreemi Davis had 10 points to lead Clemson( 9- 12, 1- 5, which has lost its past five games.
"That's when he kind of found out how good he could be, I think. Musburger's comments are sometimes harmless cliches, such as "McHale puts it to the parquet" meaning Kevin McHale dribbled the ball But other times he is out-and-out wrong. Arbitrator George Nicolau may have a decision on the second collusion grievance, in which Raines' status is at stake, sometime in June, but he will only rule on the guilt or innocence of the owners. It didn't take Billy Martin's latest altercation to convince his third baseman that the New York Yankees have regained the take-no-prisoners attitude of the Reggie Jackson-Thurman Munson era. Valencia then scored the next six Toledo points on two jumpers and a dunk to give the Rockets a 51- 46 lead. But Wallace has been able to transform his scrappy defensive style to fit in neatly with the high-scoring Comets. It was a good beating " Scott scored on runs of 1, 2 and 4 yards. Dahi cut the lead back to two with a layup before Wisconsin' s Marcus Landry hit four free throws to give the Badgers a 83- 78 advantage Drew Williamson' s 3- pointer with 1.
Patrick Simpson had 22 points and Castro added 14 for the Mustangs It was the seventh largest comeback in SMU history Brett McDade led Tulsa( 9- 18, 5- 12 WAC) with 18 points. Vanderbilt( 18- 13) almost certainly had its NCAA Tournament hopes dashed with the loss, coming into the game with an RPI of 66. The Tigers' 26 team fouls- including four charges- gave Kansas State a huge free- throw advantage. The Huskies limited the Scarlet Knights to 17 first- half points on Jan 19 in a 72- 47 win in which Taurasi scored 27 points. The win moves the Cougars( 6- 2) to a perfect 16- 0 in Provo against the Wildcats( 3- 6) and also gives BYU a three- game winning streak. Clifton Dawson ran for 120 yards to break Harvard' s single- season rushing record, and Ricky Williamson scored on a 100- yard interception to help the Crimson finish unbeaten and untied for the second time in four years " This is the perfect ending to a perfect season " coach Tim Murphy said, pausing to add " the most perfect season " Murphy is the first Harvard coach since World War I who has enough perfect seasons to compare, having led the team to a 9- 0 record in 2001 when one game was canceled because of the Sept 11 attacks. Rutgers scored four straight points to get the lead back to five, but Syracuse went on an 11- 0 run that was capped by McNamara' s fifth 3- pointer and the Orange were ahead 80- 74 with 5: 56 to play " The press really turned the game around " Warrick said " We forced them into things they didn' t want to do and they rushed things " But Rutgers wasn' t done.
As Raines himself said, first on Bud Furillo's show on KFOX-FM, then at Dodger Stadium, "There's no secret about it" The implication in one story was that Raines could become available to the Dodgers, whose payroll is already more than $18 million, by June No way. Some guys might be even counting the games" team captain Garry Templeton said "But we can't worry about it It's not our job to worry about it. Alexander led Southern with 17 points, while Hishaw added 15 Southeastern led at the half, 35- 20. WINSTON- SALEM, N. Florida State had already clinched a tie for its 11th league title in 12 seasons.
In the top of the sixth, Sutton retired the Astros in order, running his pitch count to a season-high 101. Vanessa Yanez led the Coyotes with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kayla Jacobs added 10 points. USC kept it interesting to the end, as Cal kept missing free throws, but the Bears made enough to get another big win for Boyle and her resurgent program. He had hit seven homers in a season twice, first as a rookie with Pittsburgh in 1983 and again in his first season with the Padres in 1986. How bad is Musburger on basketball? Well, in Sunday's Game 7 of the Boston-Atlanta series, he may have reached a low in shilling for his network in the third quarter. HOUSTON( AP- J R.
Thatcher described the incidents in West Germany as "a disgrace to civilized society. Those two things give you a chance to be a really good team " The 20- point loss was the worst for the Red Raiders at home since Knight arrived in 2001 Ross led Tech with 14 points and Martin Zeno added 13. LIU led 27- 15 on a 3- pointer by Kyle Johnson with 8: 45 left in the first half. Y( AP- Charron Fisher scored 22 points leading Niagara to a 90- 81 win over Liberty on Saturday. She made sure her UTEP teammates will get at least a second game in this March run. After a 3- pointer by Everett on the next possession, McKenzie hit another 3 to make it 24- 9. Dyer scored 11 and Brandon Sampay added 10 for Illinois State.
Currie was fouled and made both free throws to put Duke back ahead, then Bell took a crosscourt pass from Dickens and connected on another 3- pointer to give N C State a 49- 48 lead Goestenkors called a timeout and set up a play for Currie. Who had time to think about basketball " We didn' t come out focused, ready to play " Pringle said " I think we got kind of comfortable with the beach scenery " That was particularly evident in the second half. Vanderbilt missed its first four shots and didn' t get on the board until Przybyszewski' s 3- pointer five minutes into the game By then, it was too late. The Mariners beat Richard Dotson, who had won his first five decisions Dotson was given shabby treatment by his teammates In 6 innings, he gave up all 6 runs, but only 2 were earned. It' s a huge loss for us " Krzyzewski said " It changes Daniel' s role. Penn State shot 37 percent from the field, but made 20 of its 27 free throw attempts Illinois outrebounded the Lady Lions 45- 32.
GREENVILLE, S. The Padre reliever has allowed three homers his year, and all have been in the ninth. Bryan Bridgewater stuns Taft's Quincy Watts in City 200 final See story, Page 9. . Tech went to the free- throw line often and hit 11- 15 in the first half For the game, Tech hit with 23- of- 31 from the line. Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas- Talk about tough.
West Virginia took the lead for good with 12 unanswered points and Sanni' s 3- pointer and two free throws finished the run for a 53- 43 lead with eight minutes remaining. Louis 4-Glenn Davis hit Scott Terry's first pitch in the eighth inning at Houston for his 11th home run to give the Astros the victory. He connected on a 9- yard pass to Jabarbi McGee with 4: 10 left and a 14- yard pass to Tyler Slone with 28 seconds left. She was perfect on five 3- point attempts in the first half as the Terps built a 23- point lead. His dunk with 3: 51 left extended the margin to 86- 66, and Arizona State got no closer than 16 points after that. Louisville advances to play Kansas State Tuesday in the second round of the New Orleans regional The Wildcats beat Chattagnooga 69- 59 earlier Sunday The fourth- seeded Cardinals( 25- 9) are 12- 2 since Jan.
Despite an 18- 15 loss to Southern California two weeks earlier, the Buckeyes vowed that they' re back in the national title picture " We showed that we' re ready to bounce back after that loss to SC and we' re always looking forward, always trying to better ourselves " linebacker Austin Spitler said " Each week we' ve taken a step in the right direction and this is just another week ". Moments later, Ross burst through a hole at his own 20 and found no one near him, bolting 68 yards " We started slower than we wanted- and I started just as slow " Ross said " But in the second half we got into a niche and started doing what we wanted to do " Zwick completed passes for 14, 28 and 15 yards before finding a wide- open Ryan Hamby for a 17- yard score late in the second quarter to put the Buckeyes ahead 10- 3. The game was played at Blue Cross Arena, the third time the upstate New York rivals have met in Rochester. "They called this game a little tighter than they did in the past. He was 4- for- 25 for his career before swishing the winning shot. After the game, Tar Heels coach Sylvia Hatchell stopped in Chapel Hill to " roll " a tree with celebratory toilet paper, police stopped her and issued her a warning ticket for littering " This group of players, we haven' t lost to Duke that many times " Pringle said " We took it personal.
He's the most productive hitter this team had the past two years" Last year, en route to a 34-home run, 117-RBI season, Joyner was batting . 277 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs after the Angels' first 60 games. Swindell, beaten only once this season, struck out eight and did not yield an earned run until Fred Manrique hit a two-run triple in the eighth. Aguirre finished with 25 points, and teammate Rolando Blackman scored 24, including 18 in the second half. "Sometimes, having time off like this can give you a fresh start" Angel designated hitter Brian Downing said. LUBBOCK, Texas( AP- Cisti Greenwalt had 18 points, 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead No.
Morningside of Inglewood took the 2-A crown and Oak Park of Agoura the 1-A. Alcott is seeking her second straight major title after winning the Dinah Shore in April She had a 71. They are 1- 42- 3 all- time against current members of the SEC. Beth Calcante scored the only run Lopez would need in the second inning on a Laree Reynolds squeeze bunt. But Gipson, who sat down for nine minutes after committing her fourth foul, hit a baseline shot upon her return to tie it. Alvin Davis broke the streak in the seventh with his 11th home run. .
They' ve played us twice better than anybody " Schonrock, a senior who is now three 3- pointers from tying Lindsay Lieser' s school career record of 216, was honored with a halftime ceremony- flanked by dozens of gold- clad fans from her hometown of Winnebago and the surrounding area about a two- hour drive south of Minneapolis " I have been very blessed with a great amount of support " Schonrock said On the court, too. As the scores began to roll in Monday afternoon at the Southern Section team golf finals at Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs, Chris Zambri, the No. Rhode Island took a 5- 0 lead before West drove right down the middle of the lane to make it 5- 2. 6 season opener against San Jose State, and 48, 526 came out for the school' s homecoming as Stanford played a ranked team for the third straight week. Sunday's Grade I Gamely Handicap at Hollywood Park provided all sorts of reactions from all sorts of people.
But the Hurricanes allowed Travis Garrison to get a rebound of a miss by Gilchrist on the other end, and the junior forward made both free throws to tie the game at 67 with 3 9 seconds left. Every day Downing takes maybe 500 cuts, although he doesn't count them It's not precise mechanics he's after, it's a feeling. When you' re playing a team as good as Baylor, you need to take advantage of all the little things you can Unfortunately, we didn' t do those things ". That's when I know they're ready, when they're saying things like that. Charles Scott rushed for a career- high 160 yards on 16 carries, including touchdowns of 8 and 29 yards, and No. On second- and- 3, Illini quarterback Brad Bower tried to hit Ade Adeyamo in the right corner of the end zone, but Adeyamo was hit before the ball arrived.
