The Angels' four East Coast victories, in review: Angels 5, Yankees 4-The Angels are down, 4-3, and down to their last out before Downing lunges and pings a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole, a home run Downing maligned as "a weak fly ball" Angels 2, Orioles 1-The Angels manage one run through nine innings against Mike Boddicker, winless in his last 13 decisions, and score the go-ahead run on a 10th-inning double-play grounder when Baltimore's interim manager, Elrod Hendricks, oddly decides to play his infield back. But the Bruins crashed the offensive boards, fixed their shot selection and promptly went on a 20- 4 run to take control. The Norfolk State defense dominated, allowing only 169 total yards and 12 first downs. We didn' t put a lot of pressure on the ball like we normally do " Iowa State forward Rahshon Clark said. Tougaloo shot only 34 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers. Cal capped the run when Walker fed Kelsey Adrian for a 3- pointer that made it 42- 22 for one of her six assists " It was tough for us to match up against Cal, which obviously has an impressive inside presence " Fisher said " We tried to do a few different things against them, but they executed really, really well. Associated PressRALEIGH, N.
NORMAN, Okla( AP- Jaison Williams and Johnnie Gilbert played big roles in a high- scoring, exciting Senior Night that had everything for Oklahoma( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today, No 22 AP Everything but suspense. Quarterback Michael Coulter was 12 of 29 for 154 yards with two interceptions. Cleodis Williams led the Dukes with 109 rushing yards on 23 carries. MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- Demario Eddins hit a 3- pointer from the left corner with.
The Big Green finished with season- highs of 26 assists, 12 blocks and 50 percent shooting from 3- point range( 8- for- 16. However, Green missed the free throw and things unraveled quickly for the Bobcats. Garcia, staying ahead of batters most of the day, scattered 7 hits and struck out 13, tying a career-high. Kicking dirt on umpire Tim Welke-a warm-up for his nightclub altercation later the same night-will cost Manager Billy Martin of the New York Yankees a fine but not a suspension from the American League, the club said Wednesday. Cox hit seven of his first eight shots, scoring 16 points in the first half to help the Dons to a 35- 30 lead. We did not play like a team that' s out to accomplish something special " Mensah- Bonsu also will miss games against Norfolk State and St Francis, Pa, then can make his season debut Dec 2 against Boston University. Hicks, who already had 1, 008 yards rushing in his 1# 189; seasons with the Cyclones( 3- 4, 1- 3 Big 12, took a pitch right and swept into the end zone for his first career touchdown " I didn' t think it would be like that, but it was fun " said Hicks, who finished with 49 yards on 11 carries " I thought about doing a little dance, but I saw Curvey get a penalty, so I stopped in the middle " There was plenty to celebrate.
The Hurricanes( 9- 0) erased a five- point deficit for the win and are off to their best start since the 2001- 02 season when they started 14- 0. Davis led Vanderbilt( 11- 2) with 13 points, Carla Thomas had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Ashley Earley also scored 12 points. On top of that, Purdue' s first- year coach, Sharon Versyp, was the player whose success Joseph wanted to match when she arrived on campus in 1988. La Salle held its largest lead with 3: 18 left, 65- 49, and made its final five points from the free throw line. Erik Marschall scored 14 points and John Floyd added 13 for Bowling Green.
They'll have to go to 300 pages" Quotebook Former light-heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore, now 74, on Muhammad Ali: "He could have learned much more if he had listened to me". Monroe (13-16) finished the regular season tied for fourth in its league and needed a 13-4 win over Birmingham in a tiebreaker game to reach the playoffs. The Hornets only briefly trailed in the game' s opening moments. Winkelman and Rodriguez led the pack that included Dana Hills' Javier Barrera and Steve Niednagel through 2,400 meters before Winkelman finally made his move with 500 meters to go. Alcorn State( 1- 12) started strong, penetrating the Aggies' zone defense with driving layups and dunks. Broughton had a 9- yard touchdown run for the Bulldogs first score.
8 seconds left as Murray State( 0- 1) failed to run down the clock. As far as traditional rivalries go, Oklahomans still get a bit more fired up for the OU-Texas football game. "I hate to keep saying it over and over, but this was the biggest win for the Jazz franchise" Malone said "I never thought we'd be up, 2-1 I thought it was going to be a (Laker) sweep "This was the biggest game of my career We played awesome tonight "But we can't relax Sunday. Associated PressWINSTON- SALEM, N. She said she was happy to use her bench as all 11 players scored North Carolina also grabbed the rebounding edge 59- 24. Oregon State made only 3 of 17 3- pointers and shot 34 percent from the field. Associated PressCONWAY, S C( AP- K J.
He's hardly one of the more recognized names in baseball, but, for the moment, he's the most effective relief pitcher in the league. He wound up hitting 14 of 31 for 99 yards while the Jayhawks totaled only 201 yards themselves " We weren' t as sharp as we wanted to be the first half " Barmann said " But in the second half, we started coming around a little bit " The offense also seemed to get an immediate lift when John Randle entered the game in the third period. Wyoming went on a 10- 2 run midway through the first half to take a 14- 7 lead. The Hoosiers had won eight of the previous 10 games in the series " It was important on so many levels " Teague said " It was a big game, a rivalry game, avenging the loss, them being ranked- there were so many pluses to getting this win " The Boilermakers shot 50 percent from the field and outrebounded the Hoosiers 32- 28 D J.
Auburn continued its impressive early season offensive showing. Stillwell then connected for his fifth homer of the year, and third in three days, to drive in three runs George Brett hit his eighth homer. Jawad Williams also scored 14 points and Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants had 10 points apiece for the sixth- ranked Tar Heels( 16- 2, 5- 1 Atlantic Coast Conference. Stan Williams? He'd dig you a hole" One story concerns Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean He watched as a hitter dug in at the plate "Dig it deep" Dean supposedly yelled from the mound. When the game is close, we know we have to play defense " Antwain Barbour, making his first start of the season, completed a three- point play with 1: 09 left to give Kentucky a 65- 63 lead Carlos Powell made 1 of 2 free throws with 57 1 seconds left to pull South Carolina within a point Kentucky turned the ball over with 22 5 seconds left, and South Carolina held for the last shot. Alabama( 7- 3) was leading by 21 points with less than five minutes to go when Texas- Pan American( 6- 8) went on an 11- point run to narrow the margin to 10 points. Dainmon Gonner led the Indians with 18 points, but missed a 3- point try in the closing seconds that would have forced overtime.
Wecker broke the Wildcats' record of 38 points, shared by Shawnda DeCamp, set against Detroit Mercy on November 29, 1993, and LeAnn Wilcox, set against Pfeiffer on December 22, 1978 " Everything really fell for us tonight out there. Mickelson won the section title this year and the Southern California title last season as a junior. Ponder was 21- for- 26 and carried 11 times, frustrating the Cougars when they had shut down the passing lanes and nearly had him stopped. Miami, picked to finish last in the conference in the preseason poll, entered its first ACC tournament as the No. Moffett threw a 43- yard pass to Willie Thornton to open the scoring, but the Golden Hurricane answered with 21 straight points to build an early two- touchdown lead. "The fish began to dance immediately" Bowles said, claiming it jumped out of the water at least a dozen times "It was very active; so powerful.
20 AP) State extended its school record to 18 straight victories on Saturday by beating South Alabama 86- 58. After a scoreless third quarter, Palko found Greg Lee alone behind the Temple defense off a flea flicker pitch from Kirkley for a 50- yard scoring play that pulled the Panthers within three, 16- 13. They also had 10 blocks, 11 steals and held the Friars to 25 percent shooting( 12- for- 49 UConn can expect a much stiffer test next time out. Last season, Washington was 0- 5 in the Pac- 10 before a 103- 99 overtime win at Gill Coliseum sparked a 14- 2 streak that put the Huskies in the NCAA tournament. I know more about all that than anybody living " The band leader had been thinking that, maybe, Fatty would come up under the lights, give a little wave. Michael Hill threw a 3- yard TD pass to Kameco Andrews and Arnell Fontenot scored on a 1- yard run with 2: 45 remaining in the game to pull within 26- 15 Fontenot ran for 109 yards on 24 carries Hill was just 3- of- 11 passing, with an interception. His absence didn' t matter against a TCU team that had 20 turnovers and struggled to find a rhythm offensively.
"The leadership starts with the manager and if it's not working something has to be done" Langston said It was Early that afternoon, Williams was fired. Kevin Kruger had 14 points and a career- high 10 assists, and UNLV held Air Force( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today; No. But Villanova cut the lead to 27- 23 at the beginning of the fourth when J J. The rookie claimed Fregosi did not understand how much he enjoyed pitching in big games.
Diaz scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half, including eight of the Hurricanes' 16 points during a 16- 7 run over the final 8: 00. Jacksonville' s Brandon Torre blocked a field goal attempt by Andrew McCawley, but Leighton Henderson fumbled the ball in the end zone, and Jake Feit recovered for a Valpo touchdown. "I don't know what they'll do on the next level up, of course, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity to prove that there isn't much difference" Abbott says he thinks of himself as a baseball player and never a handicapped baseball player, but he understands the public's fascination. Lamar took advantage of the mistakes and built a 10- point lead before the Tigers rallied in the closing minutes to go up 43- 41 at halftime. UConn shot 55 percent in the second half and led by as many as 26 points with five minutes to play But the Huskies lack of consistency frustrated their coach. Dahi started the run with a 3- pointer to give Old Dominion( 10- 1) a 23- 13 lead with 11: 16 remaining in the first half.
Matt Cassell had 11 points and Max Botner and Lucas Birchard added 10 points each for the Warriors( 5- 5. For others, it will be an eight-lap, all-out, endure-and-kick war. Summitt used all 11 players in various combinations, and everyone scored at least four points apiece " After our game Sunday I just said we can' t play 11 people unless 11 people are going to play a certain way and bring a lot of energy " Summitt said " I was pleased with the overall intensity. Their spread offense wasn' t getting the same shots it did in the first half and the Blue Devils were missing 3s, going 1- for- 9 from behind the arc in the final 25 minutes " Finishes were difficult for us " Krzyzewski said " You just need to convert at a higher percentage if you are going to beat a good team " Pitt took advantage to get back in the game and Blair had five points in the 12- 0 run that got the Panthers the lead for the first time since the opening minutes. In his first complete game in three years, McWilliams walked six and struck out eight. 4 team in the country " Inglese said " She said' I can' t wait' She was very excited to see players she' d seen on TV.
Reporting that game will be Steve Zabriskie, a New York Mets' announcer, and Kurt Bevacqua. Runs of 9- 0 and 9- 1 helped build a 51- 41 lead with eight minutes to play. "We're just being put under tremendous scrutiny because we have 11 championship banners hanging in our gym and nine of them say 'Nevada' " he said Orlich added that the team still plans to make its Aug 1-10 trip to Finland and the Soviet Union. . But don't ask him about a player's chances of making it in the National Basketball Assn. Louisville had not shut out an opponent since beating Grambling 52- 0 in 2000. Archibeque scored the first five points in the second overtime to put Northern Colorado ahead 79- 74.
