"They just came up to me and said 'Hey, you're taking judo' " He started taking classes at the Gardena Judo Club, where he still trains and teaches youngsters He won his first title at age 8. They outplayed us in many ways, but we did shoot free throws very well " Kemp opened the second half with consecutive 3- pointers to start his personal 14- point run, capped by another 3- point goal to put Nevada ahead 54- 45 at 13: 40. Led by McNamara' s 5- for- 11 shooting, the Orange were 9- for- 18 from 3- point range, much better than the 32 percent mark from beyond the arc they had entering the game. They aren' t likely to see a player with his ability in the Northeast Conference " Obviously, we don' t have anybody who can match up with a guy like that " Robert Morris coach Mark Schmidt said " He' s a tough player, one of the best in the country.
Frank Serna pitched six innings of three-hit ball and Vince Ortega shut down host San Pedro High in the seventh as San Fernando advanced to the City Section 4-A Division semifinals on Friday with a 4-3 victory. Last year, Watts helped make the Cowboys the first team to win both the team and individual competition since the University of Houston in 1982. They really put us on our heels and it really just went downhill from there " The Wolverines didn' t reach double figures until Brown' s basket with 7: 16 left in the first half. Pain is part of the game"SAN DIEGO — Less than two years ago, he carried the football 33 times in one game, gaining 145 yards against Texas El Paso as the San Diego State fans cheered a 15-10 victory. Campbell told ESPN that Gordon has a soft tissue injury between his hip and lower back.
Johnson and Northwestern State turnovers gave the Tigers a 39- 24 halftime lead, and the Demons never got closer than eight points in the second half. The Tigers had 23 turnovers and the Gamecocks gave the ball away 17 times But Purnell will take an ugly win. I've seen stuff come flying out of the stands when a guy's rounding third trying to score I mean, it's a tough place to play. Zidar grabbed the rebound and sealed the win for the Raiders with a layup with 19 seconds left.
"You've got to understand that at his age, Juli can't always do it 100" Segota said "But he's still a force. New Mexico State made a late charge thanks in large part to the Bulldogs' inability to make free throws. 7 yards on the ground entering Saturday, rushed for 30 yards, or 76 less than Mississippi State tailback Anthony Dixon, who recorded his second straight 100- yard game- ESPN Stats& Information The Tigers completed the goal- line stand by stacking up Tyson Lee on a quarterback keeper less than a foot short of a go- ahead score with 1: 08 left. Coach Terry Liskevych said the Koreans had improved tremendously in the past six months. A 32-minute game is scheduled each day, and guest speakers will lecture The camp fee is $65 before Monday and $75 afterward. The race was supposed to be a showdown between Cannon and Kirsten Hanssen, rated the No 1 female triathlete in the world by the Assn of Professional Triathletes But Hanssen withdrew because of a leg injury "I was really disappointed when I found out" Cannon said.
Blumenfeld picked a good time to make his first field goal, nailing a 30- yarder with four seconds left to lift Navy to a 24- 21 victory over Air Force on Thursday night " What an opportunity " Blumenfeld said " All year long we' ve talked about getting opportunities and taking the opportunities afforded you. Ibekwe launched the surge with six straight points and finished it with a dunk. Aside from the internal pressures, Orange County athletics present a brutal pace to keep up with. I knew he'd be a good one" Before May 7, some wondered why Wheeler would chance a bout with the dangerous Bejines, who was 35-4-2 going in "Some people were surprised we took that bout" Wheeler said. Pinch-hitter Carmen Castillo led off the ninth with an infield single against David Wells (3-3, and Snyder followed with his 12th home run to left. Kinnard scored four straight baskets early in the second half as the Blazers stretched their lead to 26 points at 54- 28.
To top it all off, it was sweet revenge- served cold- against a team that had given the Cowgirls a heart- breaking overtime loss earlier in the season " It was awesome " Cowgirls guard Jodi Bolerjack said. Meghan Gnekow had 13 points and Allison Jaskowiak added 11 points for USC( 16- 9, 10- 6 Pacific 10 Conference. Marcu Shropshire added 17 points for the Horned Frogs( 17- 10, 7- 6 Conference USA) and Nile Murry had 16. They' re short on numbers, but they' ve got quality, quality players " Injuries and illnesses have limited Duke to eight active players " It just seemed we came out onto the court without any real emotion " Goestenkors said " I thought the crowd did a great job trying to pick us up in the second half " The Blue Devils managed just two baskets on their first 11 possessions in a physical first half. North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas, Washington State and Mississippi are the others " When you can' t guard, it' s really a good thing to score " Stallings said.
"If our momentum keeps up, we'll be OK" Cleveland Coach Ray Todd said "As long as we can run. 10 DePaul and give the Blue Demons a 12- point lead, Duffy had two assists, a defensive rebound and a steal in the span of 51 seconds to get the Irish going again, sparking their own 18- 0 run. With 11: 41 left in the second half, Jensen hit a 3- pointer to narrow Utah' s lead to 41- 33. Wright hit 8- of- 11 from the floor, including 3- of- 5 3- pointers. He admits that all the attention once bothered him but that he has reached the point where he hopes his achievements will help others. Jim Abbott was born without a right hand, but the Angels selected him in the first round of Wednesday's free-agent draft because of the way he throws a baseball with his left arm And that's exactly how Abbott always imagined it would be.
Associated PressBOSTON( AP- Drew Housman scored 20 points to help Harvard defeat Princeton 50- 43 in Ivy League action Saturday. Stanford' s freshman star played brilliantly in her postseason debut, scoring 16 of her 29 points in a dominant second- half outburst that carried the top- ranked Cardinal to their 21st straight victory, 94- 57 over neighbor Santa Clara in the first round of the Kansas City Regional on Saturday night " It was kind of hard waiting " Wiggins said " I watched a lot of games on TV Just a lot of waiting I took a nap. Tommy Swanson led Baylor( 2- 3) with 19 points, while Tim Bush had 15 in his first game for the Bears Bush played for Louisiana State last season. Unfortunately, the coach is only 5- 8, so it probably wouldn' t have worked " I just high- fived her " Goestenkors said " She was calling for it, she was scoring inside for us.
