Schwartz has spent most of the week preparing to try for a sixth consecutive scratch main event victory at the Orange County Fairgrounds tonight in Costa Mesa. "Getting three hits off Jack Morris is the highlight" he said. Thomas was 5- for- 7 from 3- point range and 8- for- 8 from the free throw line Brown made all six of his free throws. After posting an emotional win over Saint Mary' s on Saturday night, the Zags ran out of luck Monday, shooting only 38 percent and making only 22 of 36 free throws, far below their averages " I' m proud of this team " said Santa Clara coach Dick Davey, after the Broncos broke a 13- game losing streak to the Zags " It' s always fun when you win on the road " They' re a little bit short- handed " Davey said, referring to Heytvelt, Gonzaga' s leading rebounder and second- leading scorer " That gave us a chance " Davey was surprised to learn the Broncos were the first visiting team to win in McCarthey " Do we get extra points for that " he joked.
The win gave the Dodgers (22-14) a half-game lead over Houston in the National League West heading into a three-game series against the New York Mets, leaders in the East. More than a century later, West Coast sailors began to ask, "When do we get a turn? " "We talked about it a lot, but finally we just decided we should prove that West Coast sailors were just as good as East Coast sailors" said Pat Dougan, former commodore of the Bahia-Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach. Danny Walters of Long Beach, fishing aboard the half-day boat Southern Cal, caught the largest barracuda of the spring, a 9 1/2-pounder The yellowtail situation remains unpredictable These tackle-busters may bite any day. Saugus' Joe Devine, expected to be a top contender for the state title, was disqualified with a false start. Rio Pollo, an investigator with the commission, said Tuesday a urinalysis taken by Valenzuela last week tested positive for cocaine.
"I go three years without winning a tournament, and then I win two in a month" UCLA was paced by senior Brandt Jobe, who shot 69 Saturday and finished in a three-way tie for second (287) with Bill McDonald of Georgia Tech and Tom Carr of Tennessee. BOWLING GREEN, Ky( AP- Boris Siakam scored 15 points to lead Western Kentucky to an 87- 71 victory over Division II Kentucky State Thursday night. ITHACA, N. Louis freshmen guards Lisch and Katie Paganelli, who had 12 points, each had six of the Billikens' 27 turnovers. Same thing can happen to each and every one of us at every program. The top rusher, Elijah Clark, had six carries for 43 yards The Bulldogs took a 3- 0 halftime lead. It was an enlightening scare for the Beavers, who went on to an 11- 1 season and a victory over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl They had no such trouble this time.
Carroll had Barkley warming up behind the bench in the fourth quarter but decided not to use him because the freshman' s couldn' t get his shoulder loose " We didn' t throw the ball very well today. In the third quarter, Pierce threw an 8- yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Lawson. Purdue used a 6- 0 run early in the second half to open a 33- 28 advantage. EXHIBITION SEASON 'WAYMAN, GET OUTTA HERE' Or, "Leon, get outta here" Or, fill in the blank. Jordan was named the tournament' s Outstanding Player after scoring 17 points " I don' t think any us of really paid it[ the early season criticism] any mind " said Jordan " We knew we were going to get it together " We really don' t think of it as a burden or anything like that " Jordan said about the Monarchs' title streak " We step up to it as a challenge. McCallie a rather rude introduction to the always- intense series " Pretty much what you ask for in a Duke- Carolina game " McCallie said " Very physical, very up- and- down, lots of different things going on on the floor. We wanted the kids to see the best team in the conference and see how it' s going to be " Cincinnati coach Laurie Pirtle said.
23 AP) 65- 59 to win the Big East tournament championship Tuesday night. Invited Guest returned $2. 60 and $2. 10, and Behind The Scenes paid $2. 10. COLLEGE STATION, Texas( AP- Freshman Courtney Paris scored 18 points and Chelsi Welch and Britney Brown added 16 apiece to lead Oklahoma( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today, No 13 AP) past Texas A& M 81- 72 on Saturday. The Gents countered with layups by Lance Hill and Nick Stallings to tie the game at 80 with 48 seconds remaining. Oden was able to get position easily throughout the first half, but foul trouble kept him from taking over the game until the second half. Dawn Wood (18-6) lost a perfect game in the seventh inning on an infield single, but Castle Park High School (18-9) still defeated Clairemont, 8-0, in a 2-A softball playoff game Saturday.
Redick shot 10- for- 18, including 4- for- 6 from 3- point range as the Blue Devils( 3- 0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip- Off and beat Davidson in its season opener " I just had an aggressive mindset " Redick said " We ran some good stuff for me today, and I made some moves off the dribble, and then there were some times when my teammates found me open for threes " Overall, it was a good offensive day for me " Redick also played well on the defensive end, trying to keep Davidson' s 3- point shooters from trying to match him. Bird said the way the Celtics played in Game 6 dramatically boosted the team's morale. Casey Paus was benched and replaced by Isaiah Stanback after throwing his third interception in the third quarter. Bobby Corrales then drilled a line drive to center to score Torres. Larkins had a three- point play, then assisted on two straight baskets and the Tar Heels pulled away for good " We never were able to get over that hump " said Gearlds, who scored 28 points " I' m proud of us for battling back We weren' t going to quit.
Garcia, a Winston West driver from San Dimas, was not injured, nor were any spectators, although several of them may have suffered from fright at the sight of a 3,500-pound car hurtling straight at them. Not only was the wind awful, but the track was much hotter than yesterday. "It's no secret how to beat the Mets" Krukow said after improving his record against them to 18-7 "You've got to execute They're tough and you can't make mistakes. Added pressures came because others selected in that draft after Dunston included the likes of star pitcher Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets and relief ace Todd Worrell of the St Louis Cardinals "I can't help what other people say or expect" said Dunston "The pressure came when I came to the big leagues Everybody compared me to Dwight Gooden and to Wally Joyner.
Eight yellow caution periods accounted for 33 laps, more than a third of the 95-lap race, helping to make it the third slowest NASCAR race in the 47 held here since 1958 Wallace's winning speed was 88. 341 m. p. h. Rice was hampered offensively with its leading scorer this season, Patrick Britton, in foul trouble with three in the first half. AUSTIN, Texas( AP- P J. But the Bulldogs would lead 24- 14 at the break on Blake Vandiver' s 37- yard field goal as time expired.
