And then once they' re surrounding her, we kick it out and get the 3 " Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said " We had a hard time getting her the ball early. Nash and Cortijo led Texas with 14 points each and Earnesia Williams added 12 points and seven boards for the Longhorns, who will await word on their NCAA tournament seed on Monday. It all goes back to Eddie Stanky, my manager with the White Sox, who told me he'd buy me a new suit for every game in which I got 20 ground balls. In addition to her 13 points, Sherwood also grabbed nine rebounds. Sullivan briefly held the one-lap record at 217. 749 until Mears broke it 20 minutes later. Mississippi State can take some consolation in keeping the game close in the first half. Durham scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including two quick 3' s, the second on a fast break, that gave the Bobcats a 32- 31 lead two minutes into the second half.
Acrobatics seemed to be the theme of the evening as the Sockers flipped, tumbled and knifed their way past Kansas City defenders for a series of goals that bordered on the spectacular. But after falling behind 8- 4, the Lady Bulldogs outscored South Carolina 30- 9 the rest of the period. They will race for prize money at the June 5 Las Vegas Sports Festival. Haynes led all scorers with 32 points in the season- opening game for both teams.
Doing things nobody had ever done at that age" Or almost any age. Andre Owens led the Roadrunners with 23 points and 14 rebounds, but he was 3- of- 13 from the foul line Nkem Ojougboh had 14 points and Roderick Rogers added 12. He made open shots off others penetrating or he made shots over people " Leitao said. She will only run the hurdles in heptathlon competition of the Olympic trials July 15-23 in Indianapolis. SAN JOSE — There was still another twist to the plot involving Gail Devers and Jackie Joyner-Kersee in their ongoing assault on the women's American record in the 100-meter hurdles.
It was the first time a pitcher has started as a DH since the rule was adopted in 1973. To come from behind when it doesn' t appear you' re going to be able to was a credit to our program " The third- seeded Cardinal( 18- 11) will meet No 14 Washington in Friday' s semifinals The second- seeded Huskies held off No 7 seed Arizona State 95- 90 in overtime. Former Bishop Montgomery High and Harbor College quarterback Michael Mendoza signed a free-agent contract Thursday with the Cobras, the Arena Football League team announced. Tight end Jack Simmons, coming off a toe- injury- tainted season, turned a mid- range catch into a 53- yard touchdown on Minnesota' s first possession of the second half with a stutter- step move that faked Rice at the 15 and made it 17- 10. In the first half, Ledbetter made a layup and the foul shot with 1: 28 left to give Idaho its first lead at 32- 31, capping a 9- 1 run by the Vandals. Sacred Heart led 24- 6 before the Seawolves( 2- 5, 2- 3) rallied. Associated PressATHENS, Ga- The Florida Gators love to go on the road.
Sonny Troutman and Jeremy Fears added 11 apiece for the Bobcats( 16- 9, 10- 6 Mid- American Conference. Fitch, a junior making his first career start, did just that, running for 115 yards and a touchdown to lead Air Force to a 31- 22 win over Army on Saturday. De Anza scored in the top of the 11th to take an 8-7 lead, but Todd Lloyd had a one-out single to start Rancho Santiago's rally in its half of the inning. Iowa State scored on a nine- play, 81- yard drive on its first possession of the second half, capped by Robinson' s run. When the Cajuns drove into LSU territory in the fourth quarter, Jones made his second interception " It' s so frustrating right now because we were able to move the ball " Masson said " We just couldn' t capitalize. "Finley pitched a helluva game until the seventh" Rojas said. A few months back, linebacker Wilber Marshall's $6-million contract rang in loud and clear, but the next sound you hear may be a crash, as in another defending Super Bowl champion finding pavement.
LOS ANGELES( AP- Lodrick Stewart scored 23 points and Nick Young added 21 points to lead USC to a 81- 48 win over UC Riverside on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena. "I went out with the pace-setter, figuring I would eventually settle back into the pack" he said "But nobody went around me. UConn center Brittany Hunter, who has been battling problems with her surgically repaired right knee all season, did not dress for the game UConn is now 108- 48 all- time against ranked opponents. Georgia, last in the SEC in scoring, field goal percentage and 3- point shooting, has been held to 55 or fewer points in five conference games.
Green' s basket inside pushed the Cowgirls' lead to 27- 14 with 8: 15 left before halftime. It rained again as Lendl tied it, 6-6, on a backhand cross-court winner, and McEnroe complained again. With Oklahoma' s defense holding opponents scoreless, he' s had it pretty easy. The Lobos improved in the second half, hitting nearly half of their 23 attempts from the field, but Flanagan acknowledged it wasn' t enough " We' ve got to learn that if you shoot 24, 25 percent in a half, there' s not many teams in this league you can beat " he said.
Kejuan Johnson scored 19 points and Kevin Houston added 19 for Long Beach State. The most impressive thing about them is they play as a unit on both ends of the court Their defense is downright impressive It' s just swarming It' s overwhelming " N C. Allison Franke of Canyon, the two-time defending Southern Section 4-A champion in the discus, defended her title in the Masters meet with a mark of 158-4, a career best by almost three feet Franke's mark ranks her second nationally. Miami( 6- 6) lost its second straight game as leading scorer Michael Bramos was held to two points The junior was averaging 17. If Game 5 is necessary next Tuesday, Channel 2 will carry it live at 8:30 Elsewhere, it will be televised at 11:30 Of course, 11:30 is live for East Coast viewers.
Isiah can jump on somebody's back, or throw somebody to the floor. They like to get after it " The Tar Heels( 19- 3, 7- 2 Atlantic Coast Conference) stumbled along early on but then started playing like one of the nation' s best teams. As usual, the Oregon men are strong in the distance races and in several field events. . HBO is busy lining up a Magic-Isiah undercard match for Atlantic City even as we speak OK, so it wasn't that big a deal There was no bloodshed No broken noses It wasn't even a fistfight, to be perfectly honest More like a slam dance.
Hill came in averaging 16 points " I wanted to take it upon myself to put the clamps down on those guys " Clark, the Cougars' lone senior, said " I still had memories of Goods hitting that shot, and I didn' t want to come close to it " The Cougars didn' t. "It just seemed like they couldn't get the key two-out hit they needed. MOSCOW, Idaho( AP- Mandy Morales scored 28 points Saturday to lead the Montana women' s basketball team to an 85- 66 victory over Idaho. The Tigers shot 40 percent from the floor and made only 4- of- 21 3- pointers Lipscomb hit 48 2 percent The Bisons had a 43- 28 rebounding edge. Officer Don Billdt of the CHP said a blood sample was taken from Kalbach shortly after the accident. He'll be matched against San Fernando Valley superstars Quincy Watts of Taft High and Crespi's Russell White in the 200.
TEMPE, Ariz( AP- Ben Devoe scored 21 points and Utah Valley State outscored Arizona State 12- 3 in the final 3: 09 to beat the Sun Devils 75- 71 on Saturday in non- conference play. McDowell starting the scoring for Tech with a jumper at the 18: 24 mark in the first half to give Tech a 2- 0 lead. Shana Wheeler' s jumper pulled the Wildcats( 14- 4, 2- 3) to within two points at 72- 70 with just under three minutes remaining. The one that allowed Keith Hernandez to cross the plate from third, breaking a scoreless tie and giving the New York Mets a 1-0 victory. Johnson' s breakaway dunk off his own steal with 14: 31 left gave UConn a 66- 40 lead The Huskies led by as many as 38 down the stretch Connecticut has won all seven meetings against Quinnipiac.
"He gave us a big, big game, and we've got to have that kind of game from him to sustain anything in this series" Dantley, a former two-time NBA scoring champion, had scored 34 points as Detroit beat the Lakers, 105-93, in the series' first game last week in the Forum But A. C. The Bruins got 104 points out of the 100, 200, 400, both hurdles races, and the 400 and 1,600-meter relays. Tech( 3- 0) led the whole game and built a 21- point lead at 5: 18 when Alesha Robertson hit a jumper to put Tech up 71- 50. LOS ANGELES( AP- Noelle Quinn scored 16 points and Nikki Blue had 15 as UCLA beat Oregon 82- 63 Tuesday night. Purple- clad Niagara students chanted his name during a timeout and a smiling Murphy pointed back at them. Tennessee Tech, tied for first in the OVC with Samford, will host the Bulldogs on Saturday Samford lost to Austin Peay on Thursday. Golf Digest estimates the odds of making two holes-in-one on the same round as 42,952 to 1.
In a display of almost perfect tennis, he quieted the crowd, stunned 11th-seeded Leconte and easily walked away with his third French men's singles title, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. He hit a jumper from the lane with 28 seconds left and then scored the tying basket with 11 seconds to play. Marcus Brown, who shot 4- of- 7 from beyond the arch, had 15 points for Georgia State. YPSILANTI, Mich( AP- Carlos Medlock scored a career- high 21 points and Eastern Michigan erased a double- digit first- half deficit to beat Youngstown State 77- 71 Wednesday night.
Fisk had tied the game at 73- 73, but Eric King made two free throws with 1: 22 left and Flowers made a layup to put the Tigers up by four. Marsh lowered UCLA's school record in the 100 meters to 10. 12 seconds Saturday night in an invitational meet at Occidental College Thomas took care of the 200 record with a time of 20. 18. Arkansas missed all eight of its 3- pointers in the opening period. The Colonials, who played without two starters, took control with a 14- 2 run early in the second half. They're back home, and if you don't know what that means, Mychal Thompson is only too happy to tell you. ESPN is scheduled to start his "Outdoor Sportsman" series this summer-the first hunting series the all-sports network has seen fit to do because Mathiot has managed to present it in a tasteful and positive light "Hunting goes beyond pulling the trigger" he says.
