Melanie Johnson and Stacy Booker had 10 points to lead South Carolina( 5- 4, which has lost three of its past four games. I' m sure it will be a topic of much discussion and debate " Kansas and Texas Tech were the only other Big 12 teams invited to the tournament The bubble burst for Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma. Rarely has a school benefited so much from a four-game win streak. Of the 26 first-round picks in last year's draft, only three signed for less than $100,000 and all three signed for more than $90,000 Romenesko said Ken Griffey Jr, the No 1 pick last year, signed for considerably more than that. They have drawn as many as 61,000-you heard right, 61,000-for a basketball game. The Volunteers have two games left in the regular season before the SEC tournament. Mike Kelly led Haverford with seven points and three assists.
The Purple Aces trailed by five points with six minutes to play, but calmly chipped away at the lead Anslinger' s jumper tied the game at 58 with 2: 13 to go. The legendary loudmouth victor of 524 games with just one losing season in 31 years is a gigantic addition to a quiet little conference called the Colonial Athletic Association. Tim Smith added 15 points and eight assists while Sam Oatman posted 14 points for the Buccaneers( 5- 9, 1- 3 Southern Conference. As a team, the Shockers hit 83 percent of their free throws Wichita State also out- rebounded the Tigers 55- 29. The team was in position to make tackles and do things " Miles said " We missed some tackles early on " At times I saw that Tiger defense that I want it to be " The Huskies became bogged down with just 62 yards from halftime until 9 minutes remained in the game That' s when the dynamic Locker began running. That helped Washington take a 26- 23 lead into halftime " You knew that LSU was definitely going to come back with a lot more energy in the second half " Washington coach June Daugherty said. Mears, a two-time 500 winner from Bakersfield, drove his yellow Pennzoil Penske-Chevrolet to a single-lap record of 220. 453 m. p. h and a four-lap record of 219. 198 m. p. h for the 10-mile time trial.
Still, it was hard for the Golden Hurricane players to believe they will be playing in the NCAA Tournament in two weeks. Associated PressTUSCALOOSA, Ala( AP- Mykal Riley scored a game- high 23 points- including all nine of Alabama' s points in overtime- to clinch the Tide' s 63- 61 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. "Late in the race, the track gets a little slippery, so anything can happen. Finally, at 37, Alexander has found a home with Sparky Anderson and the Detroit Tigers Since joining them last Aug 12, Alexander has been the Tigers' best pitcher. "We knew the guy was a good pitcher" said McKeon, who made the trade in his other role as general manager. Long said it was because his team refused to quit " The kids rallied together in the locker room and came out and competed despite the score " he said. It was comical " Finally, more than three hours after tip- off, Drexel' s Narissa Suber nailed back- to- back 3- pointers to put the Dragons ahead for good in the final overtime " It was something special " Dillon said But there weren' t a whole lot of people to see it.
"I'd be satisfied with picking 1-2" Baylor said from Colorado Springs, Colo, where he was attending the U. S Olympic trials. James Dixon finished with 10 points after he was credited with a basket on a goal tending call at the final buzzer. "Not you guys, again" he said Thursday as a group of reporters surrounded him after practice. Quarterback Bradshaw Littlejohn rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns for the Division I- AA Bears( 1- 2, who rushed for 261 yards but completed just five passes Jason Jackson rushed for 125 yards and a score. NBA scouts and coaches say that Manning is the best player available in the draft this season "I think Manning will go No. Davidson has half a basketball court at his home, complete with regulation-distance three-point shooting arc, and Isiah Thomas used to drop by all the time to shoot some hoops. The margin reached 16 before a three- point play by Ryan Martin and a three- pointer by Gal Mekel helped Wichita State cut it down to eight.
Rentschler hit back- to- back buckets to give TCU its largest lead 70- 42 with 14: 20 to go in the game. An error by second baseman Billy Ripken set up the tie-breaking run. Harris also added 11 rebounds and the Pirates had 14 second- chance points compared to just five for the Irish. Although the Bulls had plenty of success moving the ball, Pat Julmiste was intercepted twice and Pitt forced two fumbles to stop scoring threats.
The Hoosiers ran the ball four straight times, giving it twice to Chris Taylor, who was stopped for no gain. Indiana connected on 14- of- 23 3- pointers- including a string of seven straight in the first half Marshall Strickland scored 14 points, reserve A J Ratliff had 11 and D J White added 10 points for the Hoosiers. But the Cougars went on an 8- 0 run and then kept the Wildcats at bay with their aggressive defense, holding Arizona without a field goal for more than six minutes down the stretch. When Fowles tried to back in closer to the basket, Elliot wouldn' t budge " I knew coming in here it was going to be a battle " Elliott said " I thought we did an excellent job of containing her and giving her a lot of pressure She obviously did not like any of it We forced her to take some bad shots. Six players are hitting better than . 300 with Rex McMackin . 464) leading the pack.
We' re a lot of things, but physically we' re not very big " Connecticut recovered quickly, outscoring the Trojans 13- 4 to close the half trailing 38- 33. Cochell later came to terms with Fullerton, but there was the appearance, however faulty, that he was a secondary choice. The 11th- seeded Bulls( 14- 15) now have won three straight and reached the tournament semifinals for the first time in their last season as a member. The Boilermakers tied the score at 48 on a baseline jumper by France with just under 15 minutes to play. Gracefully, even at 6-feet tall, she cuts left at the last moment and begins to rise. Paul Millsap led Louisiana Tech( 8- 8, 3- 4 Western Athletic Conference) in scoring with 25 points, hitting 10- of- 15 from the field and 5- of- 7 from the line. Yow became the fifth coach in Division I history to coach 900 games at the same school, joining Texas' Jody Conradt, Tennessee' s Pat Summitt, LSU' s Sue Gunter and Kansas' Marian Washington.
As a freshman at Fullerton, he was 8-1 and hit . 500 for the junior varsity. Augustine and Armand Matern of Granite Hills, who are both retiring, were also honored FOOTBALL The Chargers waived wide receiver Bobby Johnson. UCF( 0- 8, 0- 5) saw the nation' s longest losing streak extended to 11 games. He knows, though, that the Celtics simply point to their diamond rings and banners and laugh "We'll see this time" Thomas said. "She really rose to the occasion" But in the ninth, with two outs, Granger singled up the middle. Why try hard' But he tried hard and blocked it " When Georgia' s Blair Walsh knocked through his second field goal, a 42- yarder with 6: 20 remaining, South Carolina needed a touchdown to pull it out. When it ended, Niesen threw the ball up high enough to hit the overhead scoreboard and then walked in front of the fans, holding out his jersey while the crowd cheered " It feels like they' re more athletic at every position " said Perkins, who added 11 points and nine rebounds " We came out with energy we' ve never come with before " North Carolina shot 36.
Mike Aldrete hit a two-run homer off Ryan (5-3) in the fourth inning, and Williams' homer capped a six-run fifth. Ohio State( 19- 6, 10- 4 Big Ten) moved ahead of Purdue( 14- 12, 10- 5) and trails first- place Iowa by a half- game The Buckeyes host the Hawkeyes on Thursday night. Stanford drew to 70- 69 on Wiggins' three- point play with 43 6 seconds left. 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.
In ending the Mets' seven-game winning streak, the Giants, below . 500 against the rest of the league, improved their record against the Mets to 4-0. WASHINGTON( AP- During pregame warmups, Pops Mensah- Bonsu stood on the sideline, his left arm cradling a basketball and his right hand aloft for high- fives from his George Washington teammates. Santiago scored on Templeton's triple, and after Show knocked in Templeton with a single to right, Coffman was replaced by Charlie Puleo. The Irish went ahead 71- 33 on a basket inside by Schrader, capping a 14- 0 run, and continued to pull away throughout the second half.
The Lady Indians( 1- 0) led 41- 25 at the half, but their shooting dropped off after intermission and Missouri( 1- 2) surged back with more accurate shots to cut it close at the end. Chris McCray scored 17 points- nine in a 23- 0 run in the second half- to lead No. NORFOLK, Va( AP- Isaiah Hunter had 13 points, including two free throws with 6 seconds left in the game, to seal Old Dominion' s 58- 55 win over Virginia Tech Friday night The Monarchs( 8- 4) led 19- 25 going into the second half. Dior Lowhorn scored 20 points and had four rebounds to lead Texas Tech( 5- 3, which saw its three- game winning streak end.
The Warriors led by pitcher Tiffany Boyd, will play host to Montebello in Friday's first-round games. Cousins was 0- for- 2 passing on his first series as Michigan State' s starting quarterback. The Tigers led the entire game until Joe Herber' s 3- pointer with 4: 56 remaining in regulation put West Virginia ahead 57- 56 The teams finished regulation tied at 62 The Mountaineers were led by Mike Gansey' s 25 points He hit 7- of- 11 3- point attempts, both career highs Beilein added 15 points. ATHENS, Ohio( Ticker- Ali Mann scored 20 points and Liz Honegger had 14 and 12 rebounds as No.
The only other Mountaineer in double figures was Gansey " Once we were down we thought we could get back into it by making shots and making good plays " said Pittsnogle " You get down by three or four, it' s all right. They came out in a zone against the inexperienced Tigers two nights after forcing 20 turnovers in a 71- 49 home win over Denver " They don' t usually play zone " Princeton coach Joe Scott said " It might have surprised me, but we played against a zone four times now and we' ve practiced against a zone I' m at a loss to say why we couldn' t do it. After the Tigers used an 11- 0 run to take the lead, the Terrapins answered with a 9- 0 spurt. But the Cardinals gave up 19 offensive rebounds, and that didn' t please Louisville coach Rick Pitino, whose team hosts Kentucky( No 11, No.
