Garcia looped a fly ball over Henson's head at first for a single, and, with the tying run coming to bat, tried to stretch it into a double. PITTSBURGH( AP- Syracuse couldn' t have asked for a better start as it tried to become the first visiting team to win in successive seasons in Pitt' s new arena. Towson( 16- 8, 8- 5) dropped to fourth place in the conference with five regular season games remaining. He was sacked five times and had to leave the game briefly after one hit LSU had 22 first downs to nine for Troy.
When UCLA fired him March 30, Hazzard had two years left on his contract. Associated Press CLEVELAND- Kate Achter watched her teammates warm up and began to worry " At shootaround, we couldn' t make anything " Bowling Green' s point guard said " Balls were clanging off to halfcourt " Achter' s anxiety vanished a few hours later The top- seeded Falcons found their touch just in time Carin Horne scored 22 points as No. Everyone seems convinced that the Rams are a changed team, one that has traded power and pounders for dashers and dancers. "When Kelley understands what to do in the different events, it will come together for her" Joyner-Kersee said "But she can't get frustrated by one event going badly. The Golden Knights twice more took 13- point leads before Wilborn' s stuff at the buzzer cut the UCF lead to 39- 28 at the break.
The Boilermakers let an opportunity for a quality win slip in a 65- 54 loss to DePaul on Saturday. The only thing missing from Fresno' s historic season was the school' s first NCAA berth, and Wilson helped fix that by hitting all four of her second- half field goal attempts. The Panthers hope their climb into the college basketball spotlight continues this season under fifth- year coach Agnus Bernato. Barnes had three 3- pointers and Barea added six points in the Huskies' 21- 5 run that gave them a 58- 50 lead with 8: 53 to go. "In a way, it has sort of verified how good the program was in the past" said Yano, whose teams won four 3-A titles and reached the semifinals the other year That was foremost on our minds at the start of the season. None of the players received any payments or are owed any money for practicing with the team, Matthews said. That advantage climbed to as many as 27 as LSU, down to eight healthy scholarship players due to injuries, wilted.
SMU had just 170 yards, including 113 passing by backup Tony Eckert( 8- of- 15 with two interceptions. ST. Adrienne Ross scored 14 points for the Lady Frogs, including the team' s first 10 points after halftime. Sean Bailey caught touchdown passes of 35 and 2 yards from backup quarterback D J. "People keep asking, 'What do you want to play, football or baseball' " The Hawaii scholarship will allow him to play both sports in college. New Mexico' s offense set up Yaussi' second field goal a minute and 16 seconds later. We just didn't do it when we needed to"BOSTON — Will the real Boston Celtics stand and deliver at the National Basketball Assn's Eastern Conference finals against the Detroit Pistons, which open tonight at Boston Garden, or will the Celtics who got knocked down three times and scared to near-death by the Atlanta Hawks show up? A better question might be: Will Kevin McHale show up? If McHale makes it to the game the way he made it to Tuesday's practice, the Celtics might have to defend against the Pistons 4 on 5 Assuming you count Larry Bird as only one man Coach K. C Jones switched practice from 3 p. m.
Seton Hall got no closer than 43- 37 on a Sweet tip- in with 18: 52 remaining. Erlana Larkins had 13 points and six assists and Ivory Latta finished with 11 points for the Tar Heels " We had some really good moments out there, but there were still times we sputtered and stalled " North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said. NDSU will face the Privateers( 2- 9) in Thursday' s consolation game, which begins at 5: 05 p m. Taylor, who got his first start after transferring last summer from Baylor, finished with eight points. — Forward Adrian Dantley of the Detroit Pistons, an ice pack strapped to his left side, squinted into the bright glare of the TV lights as he was cornered by a horde of reporters in the Pistons' locker room. Allan Ray scored 26 points and Mike Nardi added 18 to lead Villanova past West Virginia 84- 46 Wednesday night, snapping the Mountaineers' season- opening 10- game winning streak " It kind of gives them a feeling of what we can be " Wright said " I don' t think they' re shocked, but I think they' re feeling real good about it " Curtis Sumpter added 13 points and Randy Foye had 11 for the Wildcats, who won their seventh straight game and had their largest margin of victory ever in a Big East game " This was a big step for our team " Nardi said " We' re really trying to build something here " Villanova( 8- 1) took some knocks for winning games over teams like Albany, Fordham and Monmouth- all without leaving the Philadelphia area- but dominated in the Big East opener against West Virginia( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today; No 21 AP. Dantley had a game-high 27 points as the Pistons pounded the Lakers, 111-86, in Game 4 of the National Basketball Assn.
Thompson was the Lakers' top rebounder in 7 of their first 11 playoff games, but he is averaging just 5. 5 rebounds in his last 11 games "I sort of faded out" Thompson said. No one scored again, as Xavier Whipple blocked a Ronnie Brewer shot with 22 seconds left, and Hudson missed his shot at the end LSU' s usually reliable free throw shooting didn' t show up. With Young' s razzle- dazzle on touchdown runs of 20, 60, 10 and 23 yards and Henne' s scoring throws to Edwards, the game was an offensive showcase that simply came down to who had the ball last. In the second set, however, Grant's fatigue was more apparent. Ryon Howard added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Pioneers( 2- 6, 1- 0 in Northeast Conference, while Luke Granato had 10 points and five rebounds. Associated PressLOS ANGELES( AP- Adoyah Miller and John Montgomery made seven- of- eight free throws in the final 30 seconds as Loyola Marymount held on to beat Gonzaga 67- 61 on Monday night. Duke opened with a 14- 1 run before the Black Bears managed their first field goal.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Sancho Lyttle added 17 points and 17 rebounds, and Crystal Simpson scored 13 points as Houston( 6- 0) opened with a 5- 0 run and led 36- 30 at halftime Tye Jackson scored 20 points for the Boilermakers( 3- 1. "Crowds have always been a major problem" said Nancy Beard, co-race director with Wood. Frank Gore had 105 yards and two touchdowns for Miami, which also lost on the game' s final play a week ago at North Carolina.
