The Spartans scored on three straight possessions in the first half to take a 20- 2 lead. In between the two extremes are many general managers and coaches wondering where the money to pay the players an average salary of $900,000 six years hence will come from and if they'll be able to handle the athletes who'll be receiving it. "A lot of clubs would like to help us'Hey, we're just the people to help you' " Port said. Klimes had nine points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks " That was a strange game today, we were up early but I was disappointed that we gave up 50 points at the half " said Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan " Kyle was just hot in the first half and kept us in it " Hartford( 12- 17, 6- 10) was paced by freshman Joe Zeglinski, who scored 19 of his career- high 24 points in the first half Zeglinski also finished with five rebounds and five steals. "When I raise my arms, that's a signal to the engineer to pick up the crowd noise" he said. The Tigers, who held a 51- 41 rebounding margin, got a game- high 15 rebounds from Sherard Reddick and 10 more from Emerson. Following a 3 by Evtimov, Bennerman led a break that concluded with Andrew Brackman getting fouled and converting both free throws for a 60- 52 lead.
But Harris answered with a three of his own, and Smith followed two Minnesota free throws with a three- point play to spark a 19- 6 Wolverines run. Donlan is expected to continue his testimony today, and union head Gene Upshaw will testify in the weeks ahead. Channing Frye had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the 13th- ranked Wildcats to their ninth straight victory, 87- 67 over California on Thursday night in their first road game in 19 days. Willis Gardner had 19 points and Andre McFarland 17 for the Rams( 5- 5, who stayed close by hitting 11 of 22 shots from 3- point range.
The 32 points that the Pistons produced in the first quarter were the most that they had scored in their last 11 quarters. We played well " If Stanford continues playing this way, it could make a case to return to The Associated Press Top- 25. Associated PressBALTIMORE( AP- Running back Chad Simpson had 142 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 27 carries as Morgan State won its season opener over visiting Savannah State, 47- 7. In all, 50, 750 fans- a home- opener record- showed up for the first act of the Bill Snyder Era II, making Bill Snyder Family Stadium look like a giant bowl of purple jelly beans. Creighton( 3- 1) entered the game hitting 24- of- 48 of their 3- pointer attempts, but was just 5- for- 29 Wednesday. Washington led 44- 41 at halftime on the strength of 54 percent shooting and making 7- of- 10 3- point attempts.
The Eagles took advantage against the poor- shooting Utes, winning 58- 51 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday. It wasn' t quite as good as New Mexico' s start, but Air Force made up for it with scrappy defense, scoring 20 points off 13 turnovers for a 36- 31 halftime lead " I could not believe the halftime stats I couldn' t believe we were winning " Mooney said. Florida finished with a 40- 27 edge on the boards, playing keep- away in the final two minutes with three straight offensive rebounds " We came into the game feeling good about ourselves and feeling good about our chances " said George Mason coach Jim Larranaga, who tried to inspire his team with a pre- game poem " For some reason, we were never really able to establish our rhythm, either offensively or defensively. MARTIN, Tennessee( Ticker- Cori Chambers scored 29 points and Sherill Baker added 21 as No.
This time, Good Taste did not have the late kick, despite Gary Stevens' urging, and finished sixth in the eight-horse field. They presented a large, well-decorated cake to Eddie Delahoussaye in the jockeys' room at Hollywod Park just prior to Sunday's feature race. EUGENE, Ore( AP- While the Oregon Ducks reveled in their offensive efficiency for a second straight game, Arizona was mired in a five- game losing streak and questions about a possible quarterback controversy. Chicago State( 1- 5) was led by reserve forward Kourtney Calvin, who scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Horner had 12 points for the Hawkeyes, whose leading scorer for the season, Pierre Pierce, was kicked off the team in February after his arrest for assault. Wichita State (54-14-1) and Florida (47-17-1) play at 5:10 p. m Fullerton (41-16) plays Miami (51-12-1) at 5:10 p. m.
After defensive back Japhus Brown picked off Whitehurst, Lewis capped a 69- yard drive- highlighted by his 44- yard scamper- with one- yard plunge into the end zone early in the second quarter to open the scoring. San Francisco 5, Philadelphia 1-Mike Krukow gave up a second-inning home run to Lance Parrish at San Francisco but only 3 other hits in 8 innings and improved his record to 3-2. Associated PressEAST HARTFORD, Conn- Connecticut linebacker Alfred Fincher said his defensive line allowed him to run free Thursday night And he did. Moments later, Brady got a steal and a breakaway dunk to give the Wolverines a 48- 43 lead.
"One time" Bruin assistant coach John Cunniff said, "Wesley got the puck and was looking to make a pass, but he said he couldn't see anyone" Said Jari Kurri of the Oilers, a native of Helsinki: "There's a rink in Finland that's comparable to this one. SEATTLE( AP- The Washington Huskies waited a whole season to get even with Michigan. Zavecz was 11- for- 13 from the field for Wyoming( 15- 1, 3- 0 Mountain West. 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. FORT WORTH, Texas( AP- Lori Butler- Rayford had 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead TCU to a 97- 63 victory over Oklahoma State( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today, No. The Bears took control early in the half when Levy capped an 11- 0 run with a 3 to go ahead 15- 8 after the opening 6 minutes.
"I thought, 'Why should I finish second? Why waste four years of hard work' " Senior shifted gears and went by O'Neill His eyes were fixed on the electronic clock at the finish. The Huskies forced three fumbles and took advantage of strong field position in the one- sided first quarter. Allen then made both of her foul shots, cutting the lead to 54- 48, but Notre Dame missed its next six field- goal attempts and St. Eric Neihouse made a 34- yard field goal to pull Arkansas State to 37- 3. Villanueva and Steelman connected two plays later on a wide- open look over the middle for a 24- yard touchdown, Steelman' s first career TD pass. Louis Cardinals are fishing buddies in the off-season, but Herzog said, "We're still trying to beat each other's brains out" As for their next outing, Herzog said: "I imagine we'll have a few wagers Each of us will be looking for an edge.
The Wildcats made 55 percent of their shots goals to advance to a second- round matchup Sunday against Rice. The victory was the 200th in Blaine Taylor' s 11- year coaching career. No such trend has swept high school track and field; a single-double, as in winning two individual events, is still a pretty impressive feat at a big meet. After that, O'Neill will decide if he will drop either the 800, which is about 45 minutes later, or the 3,200, about an hour after that O'Neill's toughest race would be the 800. TUSCALOOSA, Ala( AP- Brodie Croyle threw two touchdown passes and Alabama took its first step toward rebounding from a losing season, beating Utah State 48- 17 Saturday. She has been suspended for the first six games of the season Georgia' s Rebecca Rowsey sat out with a knee injury. If anything, we' re just trying to have fun " The Sun Devils( 22- 3, 12- 2 Pac- 10) desperately needed their seniors to rescue them after a dismal first half.
Jan Hubbard of the Sporting News quotes him as saying, "You can't tell me that Magic Johnson isn't the best player in the world. President Bush attended the game for the first time since 2001 at Veterans Stadium, taking part in the coin toss by flipping a commemorative coin sent from the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Georgia State stretched a 25- 22 halftime lead to 41- 30 at the 10- minute mark of the second half and it appeared the Panthers were in control. Cincinnati had just six assists " We had good looks and we were not hitting them " Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins said " We had two, three- footers. "I don't try to hit the ball anywhere in particular, I just try to put the ball in play somewhere" Said Schiraldi: "I messed up.
What do you tell a kid? She wasn't at a high enough level to know she was retarded, but she knew enough to know that the other kids were making fun of her and calling her names" Spencer is in her sister's Special Olympics bowling group and will be joining her at UCLA. The Wolverines were supposed to rout Indiana last month after an emotional game, but they were flat during a 31- 17 win after losing at Oregon " We learned a lot from the Indiana game " Perry said " I don' t know if I' d call this a businesslike blowout, but we knew what we were capable of doing against Illinois and we did it " The last time the Illini( 1- 7, 0- 4) struggled as much as they have this year was 1997, when Ron Turner' s first team was 0- 11. The Hurricanes took their largest lead of the half when Diaz buried his fourth 3- pointer to make it 33- 17 with 2: 56 remaining. "Bob Stanley did his job in the eighth, but (Lee) Smith and (Zach) Crouch couldn't get them out in the ninth" Clemens' league-leading ERA dropped to 1. 78 and he increased his strikeout total to a major-league leading 125 The victory was Toronto's fifth straight.
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. 3 LSU on Monday " It' s been a long haul here and some pretty emotional games " Auriemma said " I think we' re going to be really tested on Monday physically and mentally " St. He and co-coach Richard Gallien were largely responsible for helping Sznajder realize his role with the Waves, but Fox says Weiss helped, too. Brown' s two foul shots with 9: 23 remaining gave Loyola its biggest lead at 56- 42, but the Stags sliced six points from that lead over the next two minutes The Greyhounds were 9- of- 25 from 3- point range Fairfield had a 37- 34 rebounding advantage. Harris started the spree with a 3- pointer from the right corner and added a fastbreak layup.
He played for the 1961 Yankees, who hold the major-league record of 240 homers in a season. But as they have throughout the playoffs, the Oilers showed in the first game of the series Wednesday night that they can adapt to whatever style is needed on any particular night. Louis this season, hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fourth for his 15th homer. Pena's third home run in three games accounted for the only Cardinal run. 15 AP) build a 31- point, first- half cushion and beat Minnesota( No 10 ESPN/ USA Today, No. From what he sees, there's not much out there to give him an argument. Jessika Bradley had 10 points for the Lady Bears, who shot 57 percent( 30- of- 53) from the field.
Mosqueda, 22, said she had the chicken pox in February and that she didn't have the stamina to finish the marathon trials. "I noticed during my first two at-bats that he always started me with a fastball, so I just started looking for it" McDaniels said. Although that drive stalled, the Badgers' defense stiffened and Wisconsin got the ball back with 7: 29 left and ran off all but 20 seconds, turning it over on downs at the Wildcats' 10 " They make you earn every inch " Northwestern coach Randy Walker said " There' s nothing easy out there all day ". The San Luis Obispo runner and northern California native thinks his next big-game "trophy" could be gold, silver or bronze. Tasha Humphrey was 8- for- 8 from the free- throw line and finished with 23 points for the Bulldogs( 13- 5, 2- 2 Alexis Kendrick added 18. Paris didn' t get a shot off before taking a rest about 6# 189; minutes in, and her first attempt was off an offensive rebound of Rush' s miss with 9: 15 left before halftime. McFarlin and Graham then drew a traveling violation when both came down with the defensive rebound with 3 seconds to go.
In Downing's case, a strip-o-gram performed in the upper deck attracted the crowd's attention more than his line drive to left Meanwhile, the Red Sox were busy scoring runs. 22 Vanderbilt raced to a big lead en route to an 83- 39 victory over Charleston Southern in the Vanderbilt Tournament. The freshman right-hander also struck out three and walked just one to improve his record to 6-2. 1 for the first time in school history and reached the Final Four for just the second time ever, but lost in the national semifinals to eventual champion Maryland. Teammate Alofa Toiaivao had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks Abele and Toiaivao also had three steals apiece Gregory led California with 23 points. That will drag the freshmen along " Wisconsin- Milwaukee( 6- 3, the preseason pick to win the Horizon League, lost its third straight despite six 3- pointers and a career- high 26 points from Ed McCants. We had to put another guy on him and he still got open " Luckily for Burbidge and the BYU defense, the Cougars got enough good performances on the other side of the ball to overcome it.
