PROVIDENCE, R. Nick Freer, the Eagles' next- highest scorer, had nine points- not nearly enough to prevent Eastern Michigan( 1- 3) from losing its third straight under new coach Charles Ramsey " This is one of the places you want to go because it' s kind of like the Mecca " Bowler said " I think we handled pressure pretty and we got over our nerves and jitters right away " Bowler' s presence forced the Hoosiers to adjust. I thought the fans made it difficult for us to hear " Rutgers coach C. Before the baseball season began, the San Fernando High coach and his team formulated a series of goals It was, Marden thought, the best route to Chavez Ravine. But Erwin scored inside two straight times, blowing past Maggie O' Hara along the baseline for a layup on the second basket to ignite a 14- 2 run that put the game away " We were talking about getting it inside and we did a good job of that " McGraw said. KENT, Ohio( AP- Minnesota is looking to a converted linebacker to fill a role recently held by the likes of Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber So far, so good. He is third in the league in batting . 331, tied for the RBI lead (39, second to teammate Barry Bonds in runs (36, third in doubles (13) and fifth in hits (59.
Sepulveda 14, Reseda-Cleveland 1-Adam Clark had three hits, Joe Cascione had three hits and three RBIs and Brian Eldridge had two hits and three RBIs. Thomas shot 10- for- 15 from the floor and 5- for- 8 on 3- pointers to lead American( 14- 11, 7- 6 Patriot League. Blackburn, who finished with 16 points, grabbed it and made a 12- footer for the win " No one was giving us a chance but everybody stepped ahead and played their( butts) off " Karl said " I thought that when I was at the line that we were going to overtime and we would be in another fight " he said. The Huskies held Buffalo to 22- percent shooting " We' re so young in the post. The fifth- seeded Bison( 16- 15) earned their second automatic NCAA tournament bid after losing twice to second- seeded Holy Cross( 19- 13) in the regular season. Starters Jessie Sapp, Jon Wallace and DaJuan Summers scored a combined 25 points on 4- for- 29 shooting, with 15 coming from the free- throw line " We just weren' t converting on offense, and that was a big key " said Green, who had 10 rebounds " We let them go on their runs and we didn' t go on ours " Georgetown, first in the Big East and fifth nationally in scoring defense at 56 1 points per game, got a taste of its own medicine The Hoyas shot 29.
Mahler, who pitched 8 scoreless innings in relief last Saturday, went 7 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 runs. Even in defeat, Greg Maddux continues to establish himself as the Chicago Cubs' best pitcher. "That's when you see throwing techniques over and over again so they burn into your brain You do it through visualization" The victory at Ft Wayne earned him a spot on this year's U. S. Petersburg, Fla, possible new home of the Chicago White Sox, is known as a haven for retirees Says Hubert Mizell of the St. UC Riverside( 9- 19, 4- 14) cut the deficit to 10 points on two occasions with less than six minutes remaining, but Pacific used a tough pressure defense to pull away.
With the Cardinal pitching staff almost decimated, Herzog gave the 34-year-old left-hander a chance And McWilliams has made the most of it McWilliams pitched a two-hitter Wednesday at St Louis as the Cardinals trounced the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0. Crystal Langhorne scored 19 points and had 16 rebounds for the Terrapins( 24- 2, 8- 1 Atlantic Coast Conference. EUGENE, Ore( AP- Dionnah Jackson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oklahoma to an 86- 59 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Nike Classic Saturday at the University of Oregon' s McArthur Court. It had been a finely played game, but it ended with a mistake "I'll take it" Marquess said. Migliore underwent 7 1/2 hours of surgery to re-align a vertebra and will be hospitalized for two more weeks. We don' t get it, we foul them, and they make the foul shots and win the game " Frisby made both free throws, and McCray failed to get a desperation 3- pointer off before the final buzzer " It' s great for us " said Frisby " We' ll live it up today. After hitting just 10- of- 25 shots in the first half, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 56 percent from the field " We shot very well this game " Wall said " We changed up some stuff on defense and executed the game plan " The game was tied at 32 early in the second half before Parker started a 16- 7 run with a layup.
The Owls( 16- 5, 7- 2 Atlantic 10) never trailed and led by as many as 26 points when Bowens converted a three- point play with 8: 19 remaining. Nebraska shot 53 percent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the 3- point line The Lions did not have one player in double figures Nakeya Downing led the squad with nine points. Martin, plagued by foul trouble, scored 12 points and added eight rebounds in 19 minutes. Arron Afflalo scored 24 points and Darren Collison added a career- high 18 after missing the West Virginia game with a shoulder injury. Oregon State' s Kim Butler tied a career- high with 31 points for the Beavers( 12- 13, 6- 11 Anita Rivera added 14 points. Mallett hadn' t played in a game since November 2007, and Petrino let both him and Wilson throw. But the Bulldogs, who didn' t even make the SEC championship game, had to settle for their third Sugar Bowl appearance in five years " I feel we' re the No 1 team in the country " Howard said defiantly.
Terry had two of those 3- pointers and 16 points in the half. The Cardinals led 36- 23 at halftime behind Covington' s eight points and 10 rebounds as Louisville outscored Sacramento State 26- 4 in the paint in the first half and outrebounded the Hornets 29- 15. 6 AP( 2- 0) prevailed over the Bruins, 93- 85 Friday night, as Sophia Young scored 26 points and Angela Tisdale added 23. Nevada controlled the boards 34- 27 and forced Tulsa into 16 turnovers. When you can beat Tennessee in the paint 34- 14, good things are happening. We're still gonna play our free and easy game, but you have to play half-court offense, too. Lakers 2, Mavericks 2. Amey finished his career with 4, 049 yards, leaving him 644 behind career leader Jerry Rice of Mississippi Valley State.
If they have a problem with something, whether it be a science teacher or a basketball coach, you have to listen" Kennedy said he gets just as many complaints about teachers as coaches but admits: "People tend to get far more emotional when they're talking about sports. The Sooners later struggled on offense, missing 19 of their 25 shots in the second half. Knepper, who will be 35 next week, always has been tough for the Cardinals. The 39th California Junior Girls' state tournament, open to girls under 18, will be played July 11-15 at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Dunes course in Pebble Beach. Coley Candaele, the promising distance runner at Carpinteria, is the nephew of Casey Candaele of the Montreal Expos and the son of UC Santa Barbara football assistant coach Rick, a former assistant at Lompoc High.
Associated PressFLAGSTAFF, Ariz( AP- Ruben Boykin Jr. If it was Walker' s only game as UCLA' s coach, it was a memorable one. He became sports editor and, after the war, stayed in Hawaii and became sports editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin "That's how I met Saperstein" Anzivino said "He came over with the Globetrotters in 1946. The Cavaliers also dominated inside, outrebounding the Spiders 39- 24. Beck also tossed a 14- yard touchdown pass to Austin Collie on the first play of the fourth quarter to put BYU up 31- 10. "Maybe I should have been thinking a bit more" The injury jinx struck the Reds again when shortstop Barry Larkin pulled a leg muscle and had to leave the game Three other Reds are on the disabled list. We had to come out and play our best game of the year and we didn' t do that " Simien said the seniors did not want the streak to end on their watch " It is satisfying " he said " Records are meant to be broken and( the streak) will be someday " The Wildcats are still hopeful of an NIT bid " I hope we earned our right into the tournament " coach Jim Wooldridge said " I think we' re right there and I hope you can see us in that tournament next week.
"I feel like I am a Padre, and I want to end my career as a Padre" said Templeton, an 11-year veteran at age 32. Randle and Warren Carter each added 11 points, and Brown had six points, 10 assists and five rebounds. "I certainly can't remember a better comeback than this one, particularly in a game of this importance" Arizona State Coach Jim Brock said. But the Tigers couldn' t get an open 3- point attempt, having to settle for Toney Douglas' off- balance shot inside the line. They were 26th in The Associated Press poll earlier this week with 64 votes, one point behind No 25 N C State.
Juamorris Stewart caught 10 passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Sherry Sperling captured the Warriors' other individual title, winning the shot put at 46-9. He qualified in all four-the pole vault, high jump, 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles-for the Southern Section 4-A meet, to be held Saturday at Cerritos College. That's a high-altitude site, where Lee Evans set the world record of 43. 86 in the 1968 Olympic Games. — UCLA's Kevin Young had a notion that he had won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles by a comfortable margin when he heard that he had recorded a time of 47. 85 seconds Friday in the National Collegiate Athletic Assn track and field championships. The Bengals jumped to a 9- 3 lead by making their first four shots in the opening minutes, but made just 3 of their next 14 shots as the game turned sloppy The teams combined for 27 turnovers.
Hamilton led Clemson with 13 points, while Akin Akingbala had 12 and eight rebounds. The Hurricanes scored the first six points of the second half to take a 48- 24 lead, and the Mountaineers never got closer than 17 points off the lead after that. The Patriots went up 62- 60 on a baseline jumper by Louis Birdsong with 3: 38 remaining, and neither team scored again until Legan hit a 3- pointer with 1: 05 to go. Shawn James, the America East conference rookie and defensive player of the year, finished with 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked seven shots. But Georgia was a perfect 10- for- 10 from the free- throw line and capitalized on Alabama' s errors. Arizona' s final three regular- season games are at Arizona State, at California and at Stanford.
The win kept Nevada atop the Western Athletic Conference standings and snapped Louisiana Tech' s five- game winning streak. He connected with Owusu on a 22- yard TD strike late in the third quarter. Haynie capped the run with a steal and breakaway layup, quieting a charged up Williams Arena crowd. Adrienne Rieley led the Lady Camels with 18 points and eight rebounds Marlena Murphy had 11 points and Tomika Tomlinson added 10.
The Sooners also started 0- 7 and shot just 38 percent for the game " We got it in there and got some open looks " Gray said " But the shots just weren' t falling for us We couldn' t knock them down ". Glenn believes Sheward is a younger version of Karch Kiraly, a member of the gold-medal winning 1984 U. S. The Hanford factory produces replacement radial tires for passenger cars and light trucks and employs about 600 people. Williams hit a 3- pointer 3 minutes into the second half to give Vanderbilt a 47- 8 lead. Georgia' s Andy Bailey kicked a 33- yard field goal in the second quarter for a 10- 3 lead and added a 29- yarder in the fourth quarter.
COLUMBUS, Ohio( AP- Jim Tressel felt he had to reassure the 105, 000- plus Ohio State fans " Don' t be disappointed " the Ohio State state coach counseled after the No 8 Buckeyes' 19- 10 snoozefest over No. Tafari Toney had nine points and eight rebounds and Lanny Smith had eight assists for the Cougars( 10- 1, who are off to their best start since the 1983- 84 team won 10 of its first 11. State history, left the court at Reynolds Coliseum to a standing ovation with 39. That makes Monroe the Halley's Comet of high school baseball-a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. Jordan Payne added 17 points for the Warhawks, while Gerard Jackson had 12 and Afam Nweke finished with 11.
TULSA, Okla( AP- Donica Cosby scored 11 consecutive points in a 1: 39 span to thwart a Tulsa comeback and lead No 25 Arkansas to a 78- 67 victory Saturday night. Purdue( 17- 14) likely needs a tournament title to make it The Boilermakers have qualified each year since 1994 Purdue will play either No 5 seed Michigan State or No 9 seed Illinois in the conference title game. The Orange, meanwhile, had one field goal in the final 7 minutes, going 1- for- 8 with three turnovers " We were probably a little too happy, I' m not going to lie " Douby said of Rutgers' reaction at halftime. "I just put my head down and went as hard as I could" he said "I didn't look back until I could see the finish line. One week after committing 12 penalties for 101 yards in an opening loss to Buffalo, UTEP was flagged 13 times for 137 yards.
Washington held Arizona State to just 37 percent shooting from the field. "We have first negotiating rights and right of first refusal" Wald said, meaning that Channel 5 gets first shot at dealing with Olbermann and then has an opportunity to match any other offer Channel 11 is also said to be interested in Olbermann. They led 31- 21 at the half despite turning the ball over 14 times. The Aggies responded with five straight points capped by a fast- break layup by Takia Starks to push the lead back to 14 points Starks finished with 13 points.
