Cleveland State failed to score after Bahaadar Russell' s jumper made it 68- 66 with 22 seconds left. Dion Harris had 17 points for Michigan( 3- 2, which lost 61- 60 in overtime to No 18 Arizona in the semifinals. But I' m not going to take anything away from this football team. Jones, top-seeded at 105. 5 pounds, went through Thursday night's semifinals on a bye. But Marsh then ruled that Aguayo had interfered with the throw by running inside the base line. The younger Thompson said the win- even with the eerie score- did nothing to erase what happened 20 years ago " It was a great time for Villanova, a great time for the Big East, but I can honestly say I have not thought about that too much " Thompson said " I don' t know if it was redemption for that game " Jeff Green had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Brandon Bowman scored 11 points and Cook had 10 for the Hoyas, who have won seven of eight. Everywhere she goes, that' s all we were thinking- she' s not getting the ball " It was the same strategy UConn used in a 51- 48 win last week over then- No 3 LSU.
They also took a 48- 37 rebounding advantage with 20 on the offensive boards- an area of such emphasis that Hatchell promised to give her players T- shirts reading " WWR: Wild Women Rebounders " if they outrebounded the Terps. He had an easy shot inside, too, but didn' t touch the basket either. Northern Illinois( 6- 17, 3- 8 Mid- American) used a balanced attack and accurate shooting in the second half. But IUPUI was able to fight back with a 10- 4 run in the last five minutes of the half, for a 42- 35 Ball State lead at intermission. Alabama' s Chuck Davis said the extra time off did not hurt the Crimson Tide " We felt like we had a good practice yesterday We put the layoff behind us.
2 seconds to play to give the Mountaineers a 78- 76 victory over Villanova( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No. As he usually does against left-handers, Lasorda stacked his lineup with right-handed hitters. The Trojans are still without guard Errick Craven, who has a sprained right ankle. There was a game in which Mannion didn't run out a fly-ball out, a time that he slung a bat There was this, or that. So far this year, Ballesteros has played only 16 rounds of golf in the U. S, but has won $157,476. But actually, Silverman (18-4) got the last two batters out of there as Sylmar cleanup hitter Chris Parks grounded to Huffaker at short and Vieane missed Silverman's pitch heard 'round the field. .
Andre Ingram, who came into the game averaging more than 18 points, missed all eight of his 3- point attempts in the game, but scored four of the team' s final nine points to finish the game with 10. And which city's mayor recently announced his intention to seek the bid for the 1998 Winter Games? Would you believe Denver? Meantime, Anchorage, once considered no worse than the second choice behind favored Sofia, Bulgaria, appears to be losing ground in its efforts to win the bid for the 1994 Winter Games. Crawford, making his first start since suffering serious leg injuries a year ago when he crashed on the first lap of qualifications, averaged 210. 564 m. p. h. INDIANAPOLIS — National driving champion Bobby Rahal had to cancel an important golf date Sunday at the Crooked Stick Country Club, in nearby Carmel, Ind, because he failed to qualify Saturday for the May 29 Indianapolis 500 during the opening day of qualifications. John Bosco on Friday, which made the Knights co-champions of the Del Rey League, there was no pile of celebrants, no dumping of Gatorade, no hoisting of Coach Bob Mandeville onto shoulders. But consecutive losses to Iowa State, Nebraska and Texas ended that thought as well as Barnett' s tenure in Boulder. But a situation like the one that led to the 30-day suspension of Pete Rose makes the men in blue men in the news. Chris Daniels had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Islanders( 16- 5, 7- 1, who led by six at halftime but fell behind while shooting just 28 percent from the field in the second half.
Creighton, which shot 55 percent in the game, hit seven of its first 10 3- point attempts and led by as many as 19 points in the first half. Young followed that long- awaited meeting with one of the best games yet in her sensational junior season, almost single- handedly leading the Lady Bears to the NCAA Tournament' s round of eight for the first time. The rest of Oklahoma State' s starter played until the final buzzer. Obviously, we' re a different offensive team when he plays " Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said " We struggled for two games when he struggled. Deedee Wheeler and Deana Amy can get the Cougars off to a fast start in the 100 and 200.
If Maryland coach Brenda Frese wanted the ideal tuneup for the postseason, she couldn' t have asked for a better opponent than Northern Colorado. Games, with 11,000 Southern California high school athletes competing in 13 sports over two weekends, will begin Saturday at 22 L. A area locations. San Francisco 9, Montreal 2-Robby Thompson hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the sixth inning at Montreal to end the Giants' four-game losing streak. For starters, Jeff Pico found the National League hitters about as easy as the hitters in the minors. The Illini on Sunday face fourth- seeded Cincinnati, which got a scare Friday from East Tennessee State. The Aggies, meanwhile, struggled throughout the night offensively.
The experimental 3- point distance is the one used in international basketball, 20 feet, 6 inches, compared to the college distance of 19- 9 Channing Frye had 13 points and Hassan Adams 10 for Arizona. UCLA (48-7, the top-ranked team in the country, advanced to the College World Series with a 2-0 victory over Fullerton Saturday, completing a two-game sweep of the best-of-three NCAA Regional series at Sunset Field Fullerton didn't score a run in the entire series The Titans lost, 3-0, in the first game Friday "They were the better team" Garman said. I think a mile and a half could be her game on her day, but she had two hard races before this" Wayne Lukas reported that Winning Colors came out of the Belmont in good shape "She just didn't run her race today" Lukas said "Those races took their toll on her. "It's all so perfect" Capaldi said, a childlike fascination in his voice. 2 percent from the field, including a woeful 2- of- 13 from 3- point distance " I don' t know if you can win a basketball game when you get to the line 12 times and the other team gets there 26 " Semrau said " That' s a tough, tough thing to overcome " After three straight road tests, the top- ranked Blue Devils return home to play Virginia Tech on Monday Florida State hosts Virginia on Sunday.
Betsy King had the best round among the leaders, a 4-under-par 68 that moved her into third place at 209, two strokes behind Lopez. Patrick Oliver and Spencer Cady rushed for touchdowns, and Mike Piatkowski passed to Stephen Platek for the other score Platek caught 13 passes for 112 yards for the Bulldogs Drake' s defense dominated the game. 2 percent on the way to their seventh straight victory in Maples Pavilion since a 74- 67 loss to Tennessee on Dec 4. Associated PressLUBBOCK, Texas- Kevin Durant had a game like no other in the history of Texas basketball. Ashley Paris capped the initial run with a layup to make it 57- 40, and the Sooners started a 10- 1 spurt soon after. His lone first- half field goal, a 3- pointer from the top of the key, capped a 13- 4 run that put Arizona State ahead 33- 23 with 3: 43 left in the half.
It was the first time in his last 32 starts that the hard-throwing right-hander had walked more than four batters in a game. He scored eight of the Billikens' first 12 points as SLU jumped out to a 12- 8 advantage with 13: 02 left in the first half. Their next test should be just as easy, with Western Illinois visiting on Tuesday " Every game can be a stepping stone. "They have a lot of problems when the games are close, and that has hurt us" Bowa said. Magic is better than Derek (Harper, (James) Worthy is better than Mark (Aguirre, (Byron) Scott is better than Ro (Blackman "For us to win, we have to overachieve. it definitely worked " Coach Romar refused to compare his team to Gonzaga " Loyola, man " the coach said, focused on the next opponent " Loyola ".
Together, this group paid $2. 7 million for Southern California TV rights. Look at those little passes he made, reading the right guy at the right moment" So, West was asked tongue-in-cheek, do the Lakers still plan to protect Abdul-Jabbar in the upcoming expansion draft? "No" he said equally deadpan, "we're going to cut him at the end of the season" The Mavericks, who lost Aguirre for three minutes at the top of the fourth quarter when the forward jammed a couple of fingers on his left hand, still were within 8, 104-96, at the four-minute mark. Shortly after, however, Erica White made a driving floater, Chaney followed with a 3 and White converted an end- to- end driving layup to ignite a 12- 0 run. He'll rejoin the national team Tuesday for a match against Costa Rica in the Proctor and Gamble Games. He also had three blocks and no fouls in 37 minutes Saturday " I knew coming in it was going to be a big, physical game " Williams said " I knew if I put myself in position where I don' t pick up any cheap fouls, I can help my team in the long run That was one of the things I was concentrating on " B J. Winsome Frazier, the Bulldogs' top 3- point shooter, left after injuring his left ankle midway through the first half and did not return. Shannon Howell scored 34 for Oregon State- her second- straight game of more than 30 points- but no other Beaver scored more than six.
Twelve of the 17 Brewers who faced Alexander reached base. Greg Swindell was so highly regarded, it was predicted that he would make a pennant contender of the Cleveland Indians last season. LeNoir made 12 of 14 free throws, 11 of 12 in the second half to give USC( 13- 5, 7- 3 Pac- 10) its fifth straight win. So does the Detroit defense, which intends to foul whoever catches the pass. According to Ullman, he and Wilson were just the first to take advantage of a post-Fremantle sale on sails after converting their rig to match. Aleks Maric had all 15 of his points in the second half, and Marcus Perry added 11 for the Huskers( 14- 9, 3- 6 " We tried to trap Aleks Maric, which left Ryan open, and he did a great job of hitting the shots " Gillispie said The Aggies have won five straight and 14 of 15 They have beaten nine straight Big 12 North opponents. 5 percent less than two weeks after routing the Bulls 82- 58 in South Bend.
The review showed he was correct, and Tulsa came away without any points when Smith was intercepted by Johnell Neal at the 5- yard- line. The Eagles held the Irish to their lowest scoring half of the season, taking a 26- 15 edge at the break BC held Notre Dame to 21. COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Coach Phil Martelli and tiny Saint Joseph' s were just three points and a few seconds short of last year' s Final Four. The Buffaloes( 13- 10, 2- 8, who' d been able to stay in striking distance until then, never got closer than 13 again " As good as Courtney Paris has been the last two years, her moves I think have gotten better this year " McFarland said.
Nor would he need one-at least not against the Pioneers (23-6. The Terps( 21- 1, 5- 1 Atlantic Coast Conference) head into their Sunday night showdown against undefeated and second- ranked North Carolina filled with confidence " I just trusted my shot and looked for it " Toliver said " But I knew I was feeling pretty good when I made the first back- to- back shots there " Toliver became a cherished name in Maryland hoops history last April with her 3- pointer to force overtime in the NCAA tournament finals. After Brown' s Damon Huffman drove and scored to tie it at 24, the Friars took charge with a 18- 5 run over the final 7: 38 of the half and led 42- 29 at halftime Brown went the final 5: 48 of the half without a basket. Saint Joseph' s responded and rebuilt a seven- point lead, 70- 63, with 1: 11 left on a layup by Acker as the shot clock expired.
But now, Murray is through hitting grounders and is busy fielding questions. The 1969 winner was the first driver to make a qualifying effort. INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Mears helped car owner Roger Penske celebrate his 20th anniversary at the Indianapolis 500 Saturday by smashing Indianapolis Motor Speedway qualifying records and leading an all-Penske front row for the May 29 race. Kotti, who also had a career- high 11 rebounds, then hit consecutive turnaround jumpers and Gomes nailed a 3- pointer and a short jumper during a 9- 2 run as Providence pulled away. The ball popped loose for an instant and he regained it, awkwardly tossing a pass to Sylvester who was unguarded in the left corner. Maxienne White had eight points in the first 5# 189; minutes of her second start and the Tigers were within one, but it quickly fell apart " It wasn' t much of a game " Davis said " I' m embarrassed, I' m embarrassed for our university and our basketball program It' s nobody' s fault but my own. EAST RUTHERFORD, N. When it was over, McCallie, who engineered a five- year turnaround of her own, managed a bright smile as she shook hands with Mulkey- Robertson, knowing the Spartans had lost to a superior team " They' re hurting a lot right now, as we all are because the season' s over, and it' s just a funny feeling to have it be over " McCallie said " But in the long run, they' re going to look back and realize that they were part of the greatest team ever at Michigan State and one of the greatest teams ever " Baylor frustrated the normally efficient Spartans from the start with its sticky man- to- man defense.
ETSU battled back to tie the game late thanks to a 3- pointer and foul shot from Travis Strong in the final 1: 14 of the contest. 2 AP) led the entire game, but the Spartans kept it relatively close in the first half, trailing only 37- 27 at the break. "I thought I was grossly underpaid as a teacher and a coach" Williams, 33, is now a project sales manager for Akins Development Co in Rancho Santa Margarita. After hitting a double to set up the first run in the second inning, he jarred the ball loose from Cardinal catcher Tony Pena to score the winning run in the ninth inning of the Astros' 2-1 victory over the Cardinals.
Both players had a chance to win in regulation, but Kite missed a 30-foot putt for par and Hatalsky was short on a 9-footer Both scrambled for pars on the first extra hole. The teams combined to miss their first 14 3- pointers before Schone made one for the RedHawks with 4: 41 left in the first half. Old Dominion' s 17 consecutive titles is well ahead of Liberty, which won 10 straight Big South tournament championships from 1997- 06, and Connecticut, which captured nine Big East titles in a row from 1994- 02. Associated PressTULSA, Okla- Chris Douglas- Roberts was none too happy after his first try for a steal was immediately taken away " I stole it and the man grabbed me, and coach started yelling " Douglas- Roberts said " I was steaming, boiling mad " Douglas- Roberts came right back for two quick steals to help Memphis( No 9 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
