Three plays after that, Dan Herron took an option pitch and bounced in off left tackle on a 6- yard scoring run to put the Buckeyes up 29- 14. Waner, a native of Highlands Ranch, Colo, had 23 points- including five 3- pointers- and six assists to lead No. Duke cut it to 66- 63 when Ewing stripped the ball from Anderson and pulled up for a 3- pointer, but Williams fouled out 20 seconds later and Davis converted the 3- point play. Spinks passes each evening in the half-light of a plain room in the building on the other side of the trees at the end of the little road There's no feeling sorry for Spinks. O' Neal had 64 yards rushing on 17 carries for the Chanticleers( 1- 1, who totaled 207 yards on the ground. Barry Stewart went 2- for- 3 from three- point range and had 14 points. scouts and even representatives of the sponsoring athletic shoe company sit in as guests The NBA is a partner in exhibitions The shoe company kicks in something like $500,000 annually.
Taylor and Eddins had 14 points apiece and Marques Lewis had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers. Mike Pagliarulo began talking about it in spring training and hasn't stopped He uses such words as gritty and nasty. Short of that, they are trying to do what I' m asking them to do ". We' re building momentum " Little said " We need to get some wins " He has focused on attacking the boards this season, and it' s leading to success on both ends of the floor " There is nothing Rob Little hasn' t heard about rebounding " coach Trent Johnson said. "My mindset would be one of great reluctance to let a player out of his obligation" -Bill Mulligan, coach at UC Irvine: "It always seems to come out that the school and the coach are the bad guy and the kid is the good guy We all know that's not true. Williams, 26, of Philadelphia, won the title last October from Bobby Czyz Williams improved to 23-4-2 with 15 knockouts. UConn dominated the Fighting Irish( 26- 5) in the paint, finishing with a 45- 33 rebounding edge and had 27 second- chance points.
2 in the nation in October before losing six of seven games, the comeback gave California( 7- 6) its sixth straight winning season. "It looked like it would be more fun to do track" Patrick said. Curtis Steele had 90 yards and two touchdowns, including one that cut it to 24- 14 Wisconsin transfer Lance Smith added 63 yards rushing. The Boilermakers were able to close the gap with an 11- 3 run midway through the second half. The Jackrabbits began pulling away and scored the final four points of the first half to take a 39- 25 lead into halftime. The Trojans picked up 307 yards in the first half against ASU, whose first five opponents averaged 304 yards and 12 8 points.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va( AP- Devin Smith hit a 3- pointer with 5. With that, Dougan, a furniture salesman turned plastics magnate, became known to many as the father of West Coast sailing in the America's Cup. The Beavers got to 88- 83 on Chris Stephens' 3- pointer and free throw with 39. Conroy caught a 5- yard pass, Steve Porco grabbed 10- yarder and Jamall Hunter' s 3- yard run closed out the first quarter for a 21- 6 lead Caffarello caught a 36- yard TD at 11: 45 in the second. The Lady Raiders pulled away on Robertson' s jumper and free throws by Grant and Davis. The Utes lost to the Aggies 28- 26 a year ago when a two- point conversion attempt failed in the final seconds.
"By now" she said before a workout last week, "I thought I'd be married, have a couple of kids and a nice house" She laughed as she said it, but Alice Brown always seems to manage a laugh or a joke In this case, however, it was half-hearted Her eyes said it was the truth. Santana, 3-A champion in 1984 and '86, will be playing in its fourth championship game in five years. Associated PressANN ARBOR, Mich- Michigan' s new era opened in a painfully familiar way for the 108, 000- plus fans at the Big House: With an ugly- looking loss. A free throw by Quan Prowell closed the gap to 70- 61 with just under 3 minutes remaining, but the Paladins could get no closer. It looked rough early for Penn State after falling behind 14- 0 on two touchdown runs in a 12- second span in the first quarter by A& M' s Mike Goodson. PITTSBURGH( AP- Josh Cummings kicked a 27- yard field goal to give Pittsburgh the lead on the first possession of overtime, and cornerback Mike Phillips then forced a fumble to preserve the Panthers' 20- 17 win over Boston College on Saturday. Realizing early in the game in front of 6,620 hometown fans at Dudy Nole Field that the Bulldog batters were not having as much trouble as he would like, Garcia went to a new pitch-a cut fastball that he hadn't used all year.
Louis 9, Houston 7-Ozzie Smith picked the hottest pitcher in the league for his first home run since he hit one off then-Dodger Tom Niedenfuer in the 1985 playoffs. Rhuebottom' s punt return came with 14: 37 left in the fourth quarter, and Trott' s interception pushed the lead to eight- more than making up for the Hornets' failure to score from the 1 on fourth down on the previous possession. Beard was the last PCL player to hit four home runs in one game. While Packer was knocking down open shots from the outside, Jantel Lavender and Star Allen were dominating the interior, as the Buckeyes( 7- 2) had no problem with the Huskies despite not playing since Dec 2. With Niagara( 4- 1, 1- 0 MAAC) leading by one with 3: 33 left in the second half, Mendez hit a pair of free throws to push the lead to three.
18 AP) scored the final 12 points in a 61- 58 victory over Texas A& M( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today, No 19 AP) on Saturday. Natalie Doma had 14 points and added 11 rebounds for the Bengals, the Big Sky Conference regular- season champions from last year. The Lady Monarchs jumped out to a 15- 12 lead midway through the first half, but Kentucky scored seven unanswered points and never trailed again The Wildcats( 2- 1) shot just 27. We go up against big and strong and physical, and upset Ohio State. The Jaguars continued their streak of hitting at least one 3- pointer in 175 consecutive games. Mickey Tettleton's third homer gave Baltimore a 2-1 lead in the fourth, but Trammell put the Tigers ahead in the sixth with a two-run homer, his eighth. 8 percent( 21- of- 37) of their shots from the field in the second half That compared to DePaul' s 38 7 percent( 12- of- 31) after the break.
Danielle Ward' s basket ended Wisconsin' s four- minute scoring drought with 13: 20 remaining but the Badgers failed to shrink the margin against DePaul to less than 13 points the rest of the game. Curtis Conway was first in the 100 and 200 in 10. 61 and 21. 24. Gulina sparked a late Samford rally and the Bulldogs pulled within two, 65- 67, on a 3- pointer by Merritt with 13 seconds left on the clock. I just like to coach, and the purest form of coaching is the NBA" Question: Wonder how much Brown loved San Antonio before it won-and signed-David Robinson in the draft lottery? After hitting his first home run of the season, pitcher Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets says he is now aiming for the first double of his career He's got two triples but says that's the problem. Dre Lamoureaux, a 6-foot 9-inch center from Los Alamitos, is undecided whether he will go to UCLA, with which he signed, or to a junior college, where he has a better chance of playing.
Alabama entered Sunday' s game having lost four in a row, including an embarrassing outing at home against Louisiana- Monroe " This is what I am so happy and pleased about: the way this team bounced back and played in this game " Saban said. Rutherford, whose Pittsburgh high school team beat Marshall' s three straight years, got off to a big start, throwing touchdown passes to star Larry Fitzgerald of 23 and 45 yards on Pitt' s first two drives. But Navy took the lead for good on a 20- yard touchdown run by Eckel, following a 44- yard completion from Polanco to Jason Tomlinson. Arizona State beat the Cardinal to most loose balls and got 15 more shots than Stanford in the first half- but Stanford has perhaps the best defensive team in school history, holding its opponents to school- record lows in points and shooting percentage this season. But Maryland made only four baskets in the final 9: 42, two of them in the final 40 seconds. Williams ran a tactical race, leading the pack through 800 meters in 2:06 before outsprinting the field to the finish with 150 meters to go. Wehran was called up from the junior varsity as a freshman and started in the championship game.
Temple( 1- 7, 0- 3) scored 21 fourth- quarter points to make the score respectable. That's when the New York Yacht Club realized we were for real, I suppose" So, in 1970-10 years before Dennis Conner made his splash in the America's Cup-the New York Yacht Club chose Ficker to skipper Intrepid for its 1970 campaign. I really wanted to finish " Dant and Quigley scored 22 points apiece and Khara Smith had 15 points and 13 rebounds for DePaul( 26- 4, which overcame 24 turnovers. Northeastern came back and scored on a 19- yard pass from Shawn Brady to Cory Parks to close to 28- 24 before the end of the quarter, but an interception and a recovery by Josh Smith of an errant lateral shut down the Huskies the rest of the way.
The Cougars made 16 of 22 shots in the first half and 26 of 40 for the game. Marquette drew within 11 points on a 3- pointer from senior guard Joe Chapman with 3: 55 left in the game, but the Badgers drew away on five straight points from junior forward Jason Chappell, who also grabbed nine rebounds. Y( AP- Jamaal Branch scored on a three- yard run with less than eight minutes to play and Colgate held on to beat Cornell 10- 6 on Saturday. and I just came off ready to shoot " As tough as they were outside, the Huskies were just as solid inside.
Merrill and Davenport also combined for seven of Ohio State' s 23 assists " One of the strengths of our team is that we have post players who can pass " Buckeyes coach Jim Foster said " If the shot isn' t there, they are willing to give it up. Thomas, a freshman, broke school and Sun Belt Conference records for the second game in a row, topping the 256 he gained on Oct 10 against Utah State He has 997 yards on the season. Sac did not even make the playoffs despite finishing with a better overall record (28-12) than Golden West (27-13, which took two of three from Mt Sac during the season. SAN ANTONIO( AP- Ricky Woods scored 16 points and Southeastern Louisiana rallied from a 13- point deficit to beat Texas- San Antonio 63- 54 on Saturday.
The Mets scored in the fifth on Len Dykstra's run-scoring single, to give Dykstra three hits in the game and 20 hits in his last 42 at-bats He's 16 for 31 against the Cardinals this year. Last season, Florida broke the West Coast dominance as it was ranked No 1 most of the year. BYU' s Marriott Center was unavailable due to a Christmas show " We had guys make big plays and big shots early. This is the first time it has been played in Southern California. Colburn' s fourth- down pass from the Cincinnati 37 was broken up by safety Aaron Webster with 39 seconds left, ending it. We executed well offensively " Flatt said " We were much more patient with the football and did things according to plan.
Southern Cal got within 40- 39 with 12: 08 left, but Danielle Orsillo hit a short jumper to spark a 6- 0 spurt and the Trojans never got closer than four " We evaluated and adjusted very well " Turner Thorne said " We held them to four offensive rebounds in the second half, which was the difference in the game " The Sun Devils got 14 defensive rebounds in the second half, to slow down the Trojans' inside game " We really did come in and try to make a change " Westerberg said " I think the entire team did a great job of team rebounding and that' s what we needed and what we weren' t getting in the first half " Arizona State is 51- 4 at home since the 2003- 04 season and has won 33 of their last 34. The Bulldogs( 8- 5) lost a 12- point lead early in the second half but recovered late after Stewart hit the 3 and Jamont Gordon tipped in a missed shot on consecutive possessions in the final 4 minutes. Tiger defensive schemes broke down and Arkansas went to the free throw line 24 times in the second half as the Razorbacks steadily extended their lead. "You don't know how the kids will react until they're in a situation, but I don't think we'll be intimidated because we've wanted to be here "I think the kids feel they have something to prove.
Diogu, who set a Pac- 10 record with 243 free throws made last season, tied his school record by making 18 this time. Wesley Jenkins scored 21 for the Peacocks( 3- 7, who lost their fifth straight Todd Sowell was next with 16 points. 2 minutes per game and had scored only seven points all season before taking advantage of the opportunity against the Panthers " I just let the game flow a little bit " Alleyne said " Coach just said he wanted us to get as many easy baskets as we can, to get as close to the basket as we can " Alleyne did not start the game, but started the second half " I have the potential to play like that all the time " Alleyne said " We thought we would see a smaller team, a faster team " Georgia State coach Michael Perry said " The game plan probably changed for both teams when[ Smith] saw the production that he had " Joe Crawford, who returned after missing three games with a hip pointer and a bone bruise on his knee, had 14 points. Loyola Athletic Director Brian Quinn, who found out Tuesday night when Snow's phone call awakened him, said he is "always prepared for" the departure of a coach, but admitted he was surprised "in the sense.
You stare and you stare, but you simply cannot make out Mike Shanahan anywhere. Wecker scored five points in a 13- 1 run late in the second half that gave Kansas State its biggest lead, 83- 37, with just under 2# 189; minutes to go Kansas State converted 20 Wyoming turnovers into 28 points. He always looked as if he feared the worst and was having a miserable time, but I never bought it. The 21-foot deep keel, also detached, was sent to San Diego by truck, along with five containers of equipment and two chase boats. The six-team league was supposed to begin play in its inaugural season next Thursday. The Bulls led by 14 midway through the half, but the Dolphins( 0- 2) closed to within five points six minutes before the intermission The advantage peaked at 85- 66 late in the second half.
