A career . 292 hitter, Lansford is generally overlooked because of teammates such as McGwire, Jose Canseco and Dave Parker. CHAPEL HILL, N. John Davis added 14 points, and Mookie Works added 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. The Orange shot 50 percent from the field, though, including 56 5 percent in the second half. 24 Houston a 67- 64 victory over Virginia in the Mildred and Roger White Invitational. Pirkl, who took up catching last summer after playing first and third base, hit . 540 with 10 home runs, 13 doubles and 40 RBIs during the 1988 season. . Davenport scored eight of Ohio State' s first 10 points in the second half to expand the lead to 30- 22.
David Heck, who led Utah Valley with 19 points, hit a 3- pointer with 8: 19 to go in the first half to put the Wolverines ahead 26- 20. They did so not only with Mauch's blessings, but with his hearty recommendation. UCLA' s swarming defense held Sacramento State to one field goal over the first 6: 25 and blocked six shots in the opening half, while the Hornets shot 33 percent and didn' t make a jumper until Clark Woods' 15- footer with 6: 24 left before intermission " Being down 18- 2 obviously put us in a big hole " Sacramento State coach Jerome Jenkins said " We already had a large enough mountain to climb just by playing them UCLA is the No 12 team in the nation for a reason. "But, since I'm the general manager of the team in the position we are, now is the time not only to get things done, but to also be wary. The Phillies wasted singles in the third, fourth and fifth before breaking through for the lead run in the sixth.
Glen Sather, the Oilers' coach and general manager, had been fond of the defense-minded center since the spring night seven years ago when the upstart Oilers completed a three-game sweep of a playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, whose roster included a rookie named Keith Acton. TERRE HAUTE, Ind( AP- Jon Scifres kicked a 38- yard field goal with three seconds remaining, lifting Southwest Missouri State to a 31- 28 victory over Indiana State on Saturday night. Since obtaining Brunansky from Minnesota for second baseman Tommy Herr, the Cardinals are 15-8. Hamilton made five 3- pointers in the second half, as Holy Cross opened up a 20- point lead, 46- 26, with 16: 30 remaining. His tap- in with 8: 41 left put the Badgers ahead for good, then he protected the lead with rebounds on the next two defensive stands. Since 1972, when he turned his bar, the Zebra Room, into a gym, he has been waiting, as is everyone else who runs a boxing gym in America, for a 6-foot 4-inch, 230-pound future heavyweight champion to ask: "Hey mister, could you teach me how to box" "I'm still waitin, too" Tocco said, easing into a chair. But he had used his last timeout earlier in the drive and when his final pass was completed in- bounds, there were only 2 seconds left and the Cowboys couldn' t line up in time to spike the ball and stop the clock " We got the right play, got to the line of scrimmage OK " Glenn said " The plays were there and we couldn' t get it done " The Rams, meanwhile, made lots of good things happen, none better than when tailback Uldis Jaunarajs fumbled into the end zone and receiver Kory Sperry recovered for a touchdown and a 10- 7 lead.
Cindy Campbell led off the seventh with a triple and Robbins followed with her second home run of the season. 13 Texas overcame a frightening injury to guard Nina Norman to rout Oklahoma 72- 36 on Saturday night. Olympic team last summer, had high praise for the program Staley has built " They never gave up. The Women of Troy led by as many as 15 in the opening minutes of the second half but Washington closed to within 55- 53 when Hicks hit a putback with 6: 08 remaining to play. The Beavers had 14 steals, with four apiece from Tarver and Washington, and shot 42 free throws. Courtney LaVere led the Irish with 18 points and Meagan Duffy added 15 points and eight assists. She not only pitched a two-hitter, she scored the winning run to lead Valencia over Buena Park, 2-0, in a nine-inning Southern Section 3-A quarterfinal.
For the Cowgirls, sophomore Hanna Zavecz contributed 14 points, and senior Michelle Taylor and freshman Megan McGuffey each scored 12 points McGuffey led UW in rebounds, with six. Even after the game he was almost matter-of-fact in discussing it "He's one of my toughest outs" Browing said "If someone has to get a hit, I'm glad it was him. Seeing Magic and Isiah clobbering one another is like seeing Wally belting the Beaver Like seeing Minnie Mouse yank Mickey by the ears These guys are like brothers They are bosom buddies Kissin' cousins If Isiah were an orphan, Magic would adopt him They go on summer vacations together. Paul' s first career touchdown came on the reverse- a play that until Saturday had gone unused even though it had been on Nebraska' s offensive script since last season " I kind of blew it off, thinking we' re not going to ever run it " Paul said " We' ve had it every week since last year We finally run it. Pierce Hibma then hit a free throw with 10 seconds left to ice it. He threw an interception in the first half that Tennessee turned into a field goal The Gators had some excuses for their lackluster offense. 7 percent " We applied great defensive pressure, executed on offense and really played hard " Davenport said.
The Monarchs also were shut off from the charity stripe, going 2- for- 3 in the second half after hitting 11- of- 16 in the first half. Arizona responded with an 8- 0 run, the last seven by Rodgers, to take its biggest lead of the night, 72- 60, with 3: 25 remaining. BOSTON( AP- No. Junior Dena Petersen has shared the role of starting pitcher But she's the team's second baseman. The Wildcats managed to tie the score twice, the last at 58 with 4: 02 left, but Goldwire hit three 3- pointers during a 12- 4 run to put the 49ers up 70- 62- their biggest lead of the half- with 1: 48 remaining.
Associated PressSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R. Jantel Lavender, the conference' s co- player of the year, finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Buckeyes. In a game that included 11 sacks and six turnovers, the Leopards( 2- 0, 1- 0) took the lead for good on Andrew Brown' s 2- yard interception return early in the fourth quarter. The Cougars' girls team will see if it can win another championship. 15 AP) extended its winning streak to eight games with a 67- 55 win over Cincinnati on Monday night. The Cardinal scored seven of the last eight points to take a 42- 19 halftime lead.
Paris said Texas is the only other team to try that tactic " When it' s single coverage it' s a little less work " Paris said " But basketball for me is just fun, I never look at it as hard " If it' s something I think is hard and I can' t do, I probably won' t try it " The victory gave Oklahoma a three- game lead in the Big 12 with seven games to go " It' s huge, it means a lot " said Chelsi Welch, who added 16 points " We knew Missouri was right behind us and we needed to come in here and make a statement " Missouri' s Stein doesn' t think anybody will catch the Sooners " My personal opinion is they' re better than 11th in the country " Stein said " Obviously, they' re very well- coached and they just have talent throughout " LaToya Bond scored 30 points and Christelle N' Garsanet 16 for Missouri( 16- 5, 6- 3, which had the longest winning streak in the conference. The Longhorns shot just 26 percent from the field and made only three field goals in the final 13 minutes, two of them in last 60 seconds. Memphis was up 34- 24 at halftime after holding Tulsa to 6- for- 27 shooting( 22 percent) and forcing 11 turnovers. We' ll have to wsatch the tape, analyze it to see what in the world happened to Tommy " Spurrier said. Their 18 first- half points also were a season- low " We just couldn' t hit any shots " Farmar said " We were tentative and couldn' t get in the flow.
The end of this season is playing out much like last season, when Pitt won the Big East regular- season title but UConn came on strong to win the NCAA Tournament " I' m not surprised at all, I knew all along what we' re capable of doing " said Charlie Villanueva, who had 14 points and 13 rebounds in UConn' s seventh consecutive conference victory " I' ve always said once we put it together, it was going to be a scary thing " Williams had consecutive baskets during a 10- 2 UConn run to begin the second half, then started a game- ending 9- 1 run with his go- ahead basket. I'm collecting all my thoughts and seeing how I want to spend my day" He gets to the gym between noon and 2 Mostly, he works the heavy bag "Working on what I would need most in any fight That's the use of my limbs That's punching Lot of punches I hit the bag as if the bag is hitting back I swing, I duck Deliver a punch, get out of the way, just after deliverance I take the heavy bag as an opponent Mr Bag Heavy Bag" A laugh "I really, really try to go on the heavy bag bad. The Blue Devils shot 57 percent from the field( 44- for- 77) and held the Stags to just 27 percent( 16- for- 59. The 25-year-old third baseman took over the league home run lead when he hit his 12th in the ninth inning Sunday at Cincinnati to help the Pirates gain a 4-2 victory The win put them only 3 1/2 games behind the New York Mets. The Bulldogs stayed in the game despite shooting just 37 percent in the half by forcing nine turnovers.
1 choice in the 1986 June draft, drove in eight runs with his first three hits-a grand slam, a three-run double and a solo homer-as Uribe's replacement. Associated PressGREENSBORO, N. "If we had kept playing, they probably would have tied it again" As it is, though, the Sockers have taken a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with one more game scheduled for San Diego Friday night before the teams go to Cleveland for three Maybe by then, they will be warmed up. 13 AP) open its season with an 87- 60 victory over Nebraska on Friday night The Sun Devils will face No. Foster added a 3- pointer and Lewis hit two baskets during the surge as Ohio State built a 25- 10 lead. Pitt is a load to handle and they really crushed us on the boards " Ryan Gomes scored 24 points, but the Friars( 9- 11, 0- 7) lost their seventh in a row and 10th straight in the Big East dating to last season.
Chattanooga reserves scored just three points, the Hokies' six. 5 percent of their shots from the field the second half and 51 percent on the game. Cincinnati missed eight of 10 shots during one stretch and Marquette endured a 2- for- 16 slump. Nelson led Montana State with 15 points while Jenny Heringer added 10 points, four assists and three steals. Davis added a jumper and Martin hit a 3- pointer to briefly give the Grizzlies a 33- 32 lead.
A 23- 9 run during the final 10 minutes finally allowed Kentucky( 2- 0) to put away Lipscomb( 1- 1) and advance to the tournament semifinals next Monday in Kansas City, Mo The Wildcats will play either No. Santa Clara( 11- 12, 5- 3) had a 23- 21 first- half lead after seven straight points by Doron Perkins. Things didn' t start well for the Longhorns but didn' t stay that way long. Bails was the top scorer for the Trojans( 6- 1, though he played just 17 minutes in the game.
He took him out of the rotation and stuck him in the bullpen, in hopes that would help It didn't. In San Diego, the Aztecs are 19-14 against Hawaii since 1980, 10-6 since 1984 Put SDSU in Hawaii, and some strange things start to happen. Arizona' s Natalie Jones went hard to the floor with 17: 55 remaining after a collision with Smith Jones had to be helped off the court but later returned. But Stinson missed a runner, Staple missed on a tip- in try and Wilkinson scored on a follow shot at the other end. All- American Latta finished with 19 points to move within nine points of breaking the school' s career scoring record. 28 " We played hard and rebounded, but you still have to execute " Rhode Island coach Jim Baron said.
Hard to stop that " The Lady Tigers were the second consecutive team to beat Arkansas without taking a lot of long- range shots. Louis Community College- Forest Park, was playing in his first game of the season. The Tigers stretched the lead to 16 points with just over seven minutes left, but the Wildcats chipped away- and got a big boost from a technical foul on LSU coach John Brady. But after a relatively quiet first half, the Paris sisters started to take over in the second, powering their way past the smaller Wildcats. Dickson had 12 points, including three 3- pointers in the spurt that silenced a crowd of 10, 000. After Miami forced a turnover on an inbounds pass with 34 seconds to go, Diaz made a slashing, spinning move in the lane to beat four defenders, then made the game- winner " Diaz is one of those once- in- a- lifetime- type players most coaches would love to have " Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton said.
