Veronica Johns- Richardson led Colorado( 8- 16, 1- 12) with 14 points, and Jasmina Ilic and Kara Richards added 10 points each. 17 AP) win its ninth straight, 74- 65 over University of Illinois- Chicago on Sunday. Stephens says the horse is too tired by the results of his controversial decision to send Forty Niner out to challenge the filly on the lead of the Preakness. 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. Dudley' s 3- pointer with 2: 32 left gave Boston College a 52- 47 lead. Kilgus, in his second season, is 6-3; Hayward, obtained from the Chicago Cubs before the season opened, is 3-0; while Guzman, now a veteran of 25, is 4-2.
Chad Henne and Rick Leach are the only freshmen QBs to start an opener for the Wolverines in three- plus decades " I don' t get nervous " Forcier said " Never have, and I don' t think I ever will " Robinson- whose nickname is " Shoelace " because he doesn' t tie his laces- juked a couple defenders on a 43- yard TD run " Robinson' s a pretty good track star " Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit said " The other kid threw the ball well. He felt Orosco had struck out Winningham on a 2-and-2 pitch, but Williams called it a ball Winningham's subsequent single made it 3-0, Expos. San Fernando left-hander Hector De La Cruz struck out 11 but threw five wild pitches. . The Huskies held the Eagles to a season- low 33 percent shooting " We wanted to press more than we have at any other time this year, which meant we needed to score " UConn coach Geno Auriemma said " I said we were going to run more than we' ve run. Several fans who brought radios to the game hurled them, and other objects, onto the field in a barrage that chased Pallone to the umpires' room. Most workers know that you don't cross the person who signs the paychecks. Twenty-three points, on 7-of-12 shooting, 9 for 9 from the line, 7 rebounds, 11 assists And he played 42 of the 48 minutes. 3 seconds remaining to set up Bynum' s winning basket " Almost isn' t good enough " Florida State guard Todd Galloway said " It doesn' t mean anything if you don' t pull it off " Bynum finished with 19 points.
Trailing by nine at the half, the Rams got a boost when Thomasson scored all eight of his points in the first seven minutes of the second half Morris tied it at 45 with a 3- pointer. 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. 15 DePaul had yet to be tested in this young season, and it showed at Purdue on Thursday night Katie Gearlds scored 21 points for Purdue( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today; No. The Morningside High School boys team captured its third straight 2-A title with 54 points, beating Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, which scored 37 points. The Laker bench was outscored again, this time by a 26-6 margin, making the three-game tally 89-18. He may even get a speeding ticket" Maybe, but Tuesday he was as effective as a speeding thicket James Worthy. Jones just missed a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory Saturday in his first start in seven years and Filer has two brilliant complete-game efforts.
A large chunk of the home crowd didn' t return, and halftime was reduced to 5 minutes. Behind Paris, the Sooners made the first perfect run( 16- 0) through the Big 12 in the conference' s 10- year history and tied a school record with a 17- game winning streak to end the regular season " I don' t know how much you can say about Courtney that hasn' t been said before " Pepperdine coach Julie Rousseau said " I got a chance to recruit her at Stanford and see her dominate as a high school player. They shut down the undermanned Golden Bears with a simple 2- 3 zone defense, and Kevin Kruger hit two big jumpers during the decisive run in Arizona State' s second victory in its last nine meetings with Cal. 12 AP) lost to top- ranked Illinois 81- 68 on Tuesday night " We' re going places " Shimek said " The sky is the limit for this program And it' s our year this time. Shackelford scored on a 58- yard interception return and recovered two fumbles as Ole Miss forced five turnovers in a 52- 6 win over Southeastern Louisiana. It was the team' s longest unbeaten run since getting 23 in a row two years ago.
Ueberroth's legacy is that he has been the first commissioner who had no power base, no true constituency and tried to please no one but himself. Outfielder Don Young was named the Pacific Coast Conference player of the year despite Grossmont's fourth-place finish in the league. They were there to see if maybe McHale had been bound and gagged by Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn, or something equally diabolical. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but had to be postponed due to flooding in the area. Of all the hash joints in the world, he had to walk into mine" He turned to me and said, "Look, pal, I realize Mauch's a genius.
Outfielder Tim Lewis was the team's most improved player and outfielder Dan Weis, a freshman, received the coach's award. The Cornhuskers( 2- 1) fell to 1- 21 in their last 22 games against teams in the top 20, and Virginia Tech extended to 32 its string of nonconference home wins. Clemson announced before the game that sophomore forward James Mays was academically ineligible. What's important is that we'll come back tomorrow and beat them" The Dodgers are 19-12 after losing three straight games for the first time this season.
And baseball's owners, and perhaps even its fans, will not miss Peter Ueberroth until he is no longer the commissioner of baseball. Yemi Nicholson had his way inside at both ends, with 14 points, 12 rebounds and five of the Pioneers' 12 blocked shots. During Budge's tennis years, champions earned not millions, nor even thousands, but train tickets home So they went home. It certainly helps with Nick getting all the attention inside. The fifth- seeded Lady Monarchs( 30- 4, winners of an NCAA- record 17 consecutive Colonial Athletic Association titles, had lost five first- round games in a row, two in their own Constant Convocation Center under their three national champion banners " It was always kind of the monkey on our backs " said Megan Pym, one of three seniors for whom the game was their last chance to join ODU' s rich NCAA legacy. They left with their eight- game losing streak gone, along with any sense they could challenge for the national title " I never did sense that we were feeling a lot of pressure " coach Houston Nutt said " Now it is what it is You' ve lost your first conference game. Williams blocked Shareka Webb from behind to prevent a fastbreak layup.
"I don't think anyone thought of me as a bully but I was known as an intimidator and a hard-nosed player I want that to carry over in coaching" he said. Dave Rayner' s 29- yard field goal gave Michigan State a 19- 17 lead with 3: 06 left after trailing Ohio State by 17. The Blackjack fished Catalina Island and returned with 185 bonito, 42 barracuda, 65 sand bass and 2 halibut. Ocean fishermen can look forward to action for the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Ian O' Connor dropped the ball as he attempted to punt and Dwayne LeFall recovered for Akron on the Marshall 26 to set up Swiger' s game- winning kick O' Conner also missed three field goals. Mark Berry returned a fumble 64 yards for Azusa Pacific( 0- 2) with less than a minute remaining James Brunt' s run for a 2- point conversion failed Ben Hansen kicked two field goals. Justina Podziemska scored 19 points and hit a key 3- pointer with 1: 02 left, while Zavecz finished with 16 points for the Cowgirls( 12- 1, who appeared rusty in their return from a 15- day holiday break. "Coach mentioned once that he didn't like the sport of rowing, but he loved it" Farrell said "That's how I feel It's a lot of hard work, but it's worth it".
