The Red Raiders got their first score on a 3- pointer by Alan Voskuil to pull within 5- 3 with 12: 28 remaining in the half. The Broncos had 90 yards and six first downs in the opening half. Wilander, seeded third, reached the final of the $3. 9-million tournament for the fifth time in seven years by outlasting Agassi, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0, in a four-hour struggle. UConn then went on a 13- 0 run capped by a Houston layup that made it 23- 10 with less than 9 minutes to go before intermission " They were missing some shots and we were capitalizing on the other end " said UConn guard Renee Montgomery " As long as we can sustain a run for a long period of time, we should be all right " Montgomery had 10 points and six assists for Connecticut Kalana Greene chipped in 11 points Jessica Dickson led South Florida with 18 points. MINNEAPOLIS( AP- For two seasons, the Minnesota women' s basketball team seemed content with their transformation from laughingstock to Big Ten title contender Not this year. Davenport dominated the middle, especially early in the second half when the Badgers had closed within eight.
But a dunk by Larry Gurganious and consecutive 3- pointers by Bouldin just 20 seconds apart lifted the Zags to a 28- 13 lead. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Darian Townes scored 20 points on 10- of- 13 shooting Thursday night as Arkansas overcame occasional sloppy play to take a 96- 68 victory over Tennessee State. But the Cyclones( 7- 5) piled up 295 yards on the ground- a school record in a bowl- to spoil Terry Hoeppner' s final game as Miami' s coach. After a 3- pointer from Johnson, Longar capped the run with a two- handed dunk.
It has something of 'whatever does not destroy me makes me stronger' about it. The Eagles snapped an 11- game losing streak to UConn with that victory UConn leads the overall series 36- 13. Gant had four steals for the Aggies, and Starks and Franklin each had three. Without Charles in the game, the Huskies at times went to a five- guard lineup, and could not shake the Yellow Jackets, who pressed on defense and hit 4- of- 5 from behind the arc before intermission.
Wirth, the only Vanderbilt player to score in double figures in every game this season, had seven points in the first half before warming up. Gearlds made consecutive 3- pointers to cut Valparaiso' s lead to 47- 46. "You knew you were playing for second, third or fourth place" Gorecki said of the Matadors' dominance. MOBILE, Ala( AP- Mario Jointer scored 19 points and hit one of two free throws that put South Alabama ahead of Samford 52- 50 on Wednesday night. Michigan State had just one turnover in a 14- minute stretch while building its biggest lead to 57- 40 with 3: 37 left.
But Thompson abruptly resigned in 1986, citing lack of administrative support in retaining full-time positions for his assistants. The Red Sox, who stranded at least 1 runner in each of the first 8 innings, left 14 runners on base in the game. A 59-year-old footbridge, though quaint, complicated matters in the early years as its width-about two runners wide-often stalled the flow. You would think they'd be angry about the way things are going If they're not, then there's something wrong with them" St. After a timeout by the Red Raiders, Jefferson scored again and the Razorbacks' lead was secure " The mark of a good team is if you bend a little but don' t break. The sophomore forward had career- highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds as Ohio State( No 7 ESPN/ USA Today; No 5 AP) beat Purdue( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
Coach Brenda Frese made certain to keep it that way " I never want to tell a player when they' re getting close to anything because I think sometimes you press too much and start thinking about it " Frese said " I wanted it to be a nice surprise Surprises are good. Two all-South Bay match-ups at Redondo High are among the baseball openers Saturday St. Two more 3s in an 8- 3 spurt a short time later gave the Tigers the lead, and they were up 44- 38 at the half. Pitt' s Allen Richardson dropped a fair catch punt later in the half, leading to Dailey' s 6- yard scoring pass to Ross Pilkington Marcus Furman had a 96- yard kickoff return for Pitt. SOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- Seniors Teresa Borton and Jacqueline Batteast gave Notre Dame fans one last performance to remember. They need to be challenged, we just haven' t been challenged in a while " Akini Akini led Florida A& M with 10 points and six rebounds and Robinson had nine points. But Illinois State was down only 37- 32 at halftime thanks to Guidry' s scoring.
Michael Brock' s 3- pointer with 1: 53 left put Eastern Kentucky( 17- 10) ahead 61- 58. It' s a blessing to be in good company " The Hoyas shot 64 percent( 20- for- 31) during a torrid first half, hitting 11 consecutive shots from the floor during one stretch. BLOOMINGTON, Ind( AP- Corey Smith had 25 points and Vanderbilt held off a late Indiana rally for a 67- 60 victory in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night. All that's left are a Sports Car Club of America weekend July 3-4, an antique car race July 16-17 and the SCORE world closed course off-road championships Aug 13-14. Calvin Schiraldi (3-2) benefitted from the Cubs' best offensive display of the season.
The extent of Ort' s injury was not immediately known following the game. Washington( 8- 12, 4- 6) had won its last two games, both on the road, after a four- game losing streak " We just didn' t really recover from their run " Bell said " They did a good job hitting their shots " The game played out in a similar fashion to the first meeting on Jan 4 between the two teams. The Spartans( 6- 1) fell a win shy of matching their best start in school history, but Merchant was pleased they battled back and made a game of it " We had a shot to win it at the end " she said. The Vols went six minutes without a field goal, but stayed close by going 8- of- 9 from the free- throw line.
"The Pirates are on a roll" said Tommy Helms, acting Red manager while Pete Rose sits out his suspension, "and things can happen But this was just bad baseball We embarrassed ourselves I'll never complain on a bad throw It can happen to anybody. Whether the Deed of Gift specifically bars multihulls-it doesn't-also may be irrelevant if Ciparick buys New Zealand's latest proposal to postpone the event until next May and invite all comers in similar boats Similar to New Zealand's, that is. Stony Brook( 5- 7, 0- 3) tied it at 57 on a pair of free throws by Bobby Santiago, but Bilal scored on a left- side drive with 3: 27 left, putting the Retrievers ahead for good. I thought for all of the seniors, it was a great night for all of us " The sixth- year senior, playing in his second Senior Day with the Sooners( 10- 0, 7- 0 Big 12, threw three incomplete passes on his first eight attempts, but then he got rolling. Associated PressBOSTON- Wes Davis recovered a fumble in overtime to foil Wake Forest' s drive for a winning touchdown as Boston College held on for a 27- 24 win behind Dave Shinskie' s three scoring passes on Saturday. She finished her high-school career by striking out 40 batters in 25 innings in a semifinal loss to La Mirada Granger will attend California. Washington State led by as many as 14 points in the first half.
McCants hit North Carolina' s first 3 of the game to push the lead to double digits for the first time at 20- 10 with 11: 18 to go, and Latta hit the second 3 before the buzzer for a 41- 21 halftime lead. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament is seeming like a real possibility " I thought this had the feel of a tournament game " VanDerveer said " Our team has played in close games a lot It' s good for us to have these games. Campanis' two-run homer was one of nine hits for USC in the sixth. The main thing is for us to stay focused and come out with a lot of intensity " Little' s 3- pointer 2 seconds before the buzzer pushed the lead to 50- 25 and made the Tar Heels 8- for- 11 from behind the arc in the first half " If it could go wrong for Virginia Tech, it did " Hokies coach Beth Dunkenberger said " If it could go right for Carolina, it did " North Carolina improved to 9- 2 in the series and hasn' t lost to Virginia Tech since 1984, a span of seven straight victories. The Sooners had 13 turnovers by halftime- five below their season average- with Courtney Paris getting six. But there would be more. The hot sun was beginning to toast the face of Taft High baseball Coach Rich McKeon as he sat in the third base dugout awaiting afternoon practice. After the game, North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell and the Tar Heels celebrated their win by cutting down the nets with a pair of gold scissors- the same ones the Tar Heels used to cut down the NCAA championship nets in 1994.
There' s a lot of hurt and heartache in that locker room " North Carolina was in control early, bolting to 29- 16 lead in the first half when the Vikings suddenly found their outside range and confidence. Oklahoma State outrebounded Texas A& M 48- 27, helping them to 20 second- chance points The Aggies had just four second- chance points. Maryland ran its halfcourt came to near perfection, getting the ball into Langhorne or Harper for basket after basket " That' s what was working " Frese said " It was' Who could stop who' We wanted to turn them into a jump- shooting team " Erlana Larkins led the Tar Heels with 28 points and 10 rebounds. She scored just four points but had six assists and five steals " We just knew we had to play good defense " she said " Defense turns into offense " Davenport, the Big Ten' s player of the week the past two weeks, had two assists and four blocks. 2 in the nation this season, behind Janet Hill of Shreveport, La, who has thrown 174-10. Franke also won the 4-A triple jump last week with a personal best 38-1. With most seats taken in the 10, 309- seat Gwinnett Arena, this semifinal had the feel of a championship. In 1983, when the Raiders won their third Super Bowl, he and Mike Haynes"the best cornerback of all time" Hayes said Monday-formed the game's top cornerback tandem But Hayes fell off in the '85 and '86 seasons.
His shots are way down and his assists are up- he has more assists than turnovers for the first time in his career. Impris Manning added 14 points and tournament MVP LaCoya Terry had 12 for the third- seeded Lady Pirates( 19- 13, whose 10th straight win sends them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1982 " It feels good " said Terry, who scored 30 points in the Lady Pirates' semifinal win Saturday " It really hasn' t hit me yet. But in the infield, I've seen bottles thrown, beer cans, apples and oranges" And a pineapple In the middle of a game "Oh, yeah" Gwynn said, warming up "In a rally. The rest of the Tar Heels shot 18- for- 50( 36 percent " I' m not sure that they' d be happy with their perimeter shooting tonight, but they did a great job attacking the rim, getting second- chance shots and getting to the free throw line " Liberty coach Carey Green said " That' s where they won the game " Liberty was the first team to outrebound the Tar Heels this season, 42- 39, but North Carolina held a 15- 14 edge on the offensive boards. But this opens up new opportunities" Wilson was a first-round draft pick out of Brigham Young in 1980 and became the Raider starter-briefly-in 1983, the season in which they had become Super Bowl champions. He took the reins last month, and has won praise from analysts as a capable executive likely to take the company in the right direction.
He can't keep swinging the bat the way (the shoulder) is now" Ray was already substituting for the Angels' regular second baseman, Mark McLemore, who is on the disabled list with a case of phlebitis (inflammation of a vein) in his throwing arm. Summoned to protect a 7-6 lead in the eighth inning, Orosco gave up a leadoff single to Bob Dernier. That took all of 64 seconds " Big- time players make big- time shots in big- time games " Ellington said of the Green 3. "It's a cat-and-mouse game" Redondo first baseman Tom Doyle was drafted in the late rounds by the Philadelphia Phillies and is considering an offer from Cal State Los Angeles, Jenkins said.
