Another 1984 Olympic gold medalist who won Sunday before a crowd of 7,520 was Carl Lewis, who ran 10. 13 in his new silver shoes to beat a strong field in the 100 meters. At the playground, he would lift his bike and lodge the handlebars high into the chain-link fence so no one would steal it "They take my bike? man, they know better" Johnson said. Chris McNaughton sparked an early 9- 0 run with four points in the paint while Kevin Bettencourt added a 3- pointer. GREENSBORO, N. In the meantime, it' s valuable minutes for other people " The Cardinal shot just 36 percent without their leading scorer and endured a few long droughts without a basket with Wiggins watching from the sideline. I thought that was the whole difference in the second half " Wiggins missed 14 of her first 16 shots before stealing the ball from Devanei Hampton and scoring on an uncontested layup that gave the Cardinal the lead for good at 58- 56 with 2: 47 to go.
Vandy saves face Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson, his staff and the Commodores' players had worked too hard to have this season end with the thud that was heard around Nashville for much of October and November, writes Chris Low. It was West Virginia' s lowest scoring first half of the season, and matched its worst total in any half this year. Any remaining games in the series will be televised live nationally by CBS or TBS. The Titans dropped their first opportunity Thursday in a 4-1 loss to defending champion Stanford They must beat the Cardinal today to avoid elimination. After seeing Watkins blow through Air Force' s defense at the end of the second quarter, Crowton tweaked his offense to include more plays deep and down the middle It worked. We came out and threw a zone at them and it worked really well " Iowa' s Krista VandeVenter contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds Ali Carter led Arkansas State with 15 points Adrianne Davie finished with 13 and Zaneta Lane had 11. See if the Pistons had stuffed him into a closet, or the trunk of a car.
Dwight Dasher completed 27 of 44 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score for the Blue Raiders( 2- 1. The Knights took their only lead of the second half at 54- 53 on Taylor' s third 3- pointer with 10: 50 to play in the game. The Sooners outrebounded the Cyclones 28- 16 in the first half, with 18 of those coming from the Paris twins. Quarterback Bryan Cupito was dismal in the wind and the Gophers defense seemed confused at times, even trying to call timeouts on back- to- back plays in the third quarter Indiana, meanwhile, was efficient. Wake shot 58 percent, including 61 percent in the first half " We set a lot of good screens and we got people open " Downey said. The Huskies outrebounded LSU 23- 15 in the first 20 minutes, getting 13 second- chance points.
I don't even look ahead at the brackets to see who we would play" In Saturday's game, Fullerton fell behind, 1-0, in the third when Mississippi State's Jody Hurst drove in John Cohen, who had doubled. and still the Angels beat Roger Clemens, thanks in part to the Red Sox offense stranding 11 runners in 10 innings Now, about those five losses. The Oilers, looking to complete a sweep of the best-of-seven series, had just tied the score, 3-3, on a goal by Craig Simpson at 16 minutes 37 seconds of the second period when the electricity went out. He has a . 239 career average with 9 home runs in 731 at-bats and batted . 300 or better in 1976, 1980 and 1984 He led NL pitchers with a . 278 batting average in 1986. The Colonels cut Auburn' s lead to a 42- 40 halftime advantage after a 7- 2 run within the last 2 minutes of the first half.
Notre Dame' s Julius Jones had 262 yards in the Irish' s 20- 14 upset of Pitt on Oct 11. Three minutes later, the speedy point guard hit another 3 to put the Fighting Illini up 15. Hicks hit a layup to put the Huskies ahead 25- 21 with 4: 29 left in the first half but Oregon scored the final nine points, with Richards scoring twice inside during the spurt, to take a 30- 25 halftime lead. -Kaleaph Carter from Edison of Huntington Beach led the shotput qualifiers by going 64-0 1/2, the No 4 mark this year.
Nelson' s free throw and a 3- pointer by Jones gave Oakland some breathing room, but Valparaiso got the margin back to two with a minute left. We absolutely had to have this game to help us in the Big East standings, to help us overall down the road, for our confidence " she said " We haven' t done a good job of protecting our home court, so we really needed this one ". Wallace closed the gap near the finish and tried to drive inside the leader at the end, only to finish two car lengths behind at the checkered flag. Jonathan Sloan' s free throw with 6: 36 left in the half ended a four- minute scoring drought for the Bobcats. In motion out of the backfield, Royster turned a short throw into a 49- yard touchdown on the game' s opening drive, stutter- stepping around a safety to pull away into the end zone. Florida State looked sharp early as they took a 21- 12 lead on a layup by Antionette Howard with 7: 15 left in the first half. Tony Pena also singled, and Luis Alicea walked to load the bases.
If they take Game 4 at home Monday and Game 6 here Friday, it does not matter what the Celtics do in-between at Boston Garden Can the Pistons do it? Maybe. Georgetown, which won its fourth straight since losing to No. Starters Bales and Smith were still on the floor at the final buzzer, and six players finished in double figures. Sade Morris led the Jayhawks with 17 points and Taylor McIntosh had 14 for Kansas( 11- 3, 0- 1 Big 12, which started the game with an 11- 0 lead Danielle Green had 12 points for Oklahoma State.
He hit a good shot when it counted " Sampson said " The great thing about Drew is that you' re going to be seeing him for four years. Jason Polykoff and Mike Frantangelo each scored 8 points in a losing effort. WASHINGTON( AP- Like most scorers, J J Redick didn' t fret after one bad game. Peter' s on Friday night in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Although Sunday' s contest wasn' t a sellout, there was a pregame traffic jam, a television crew from ESPN and an enthusiastic student section that was filled long before the opening tip " It was a tremendous environment for women' s basketball " Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said. No more than five points separated the two teams in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
Pike threw three touchdown passes in a quick- strike offense that was hardly on the field, and the 14th- ranked Bearcats held on for a 28- 20 victory over a Fresno State team that ran all over them on Saturday One gamble made the Bulldogs( 1- 3) come up empty. A sore arm prevented him from pitching, but he was a mainstay the entire season in left field. Smith and fellow guard Travis Strong were a combined 9- of- 31 for the night, including 3- of- 15 from 3- point range. Pierre Marie Altidor- Cespedes started in Knight' s place and finished with no points. So convincing were his waits that Red Sox infielders hesitated before jogging gingerly past Clemens and into the dugout.
On the next play, the Spartans appeared to have fullback Tom Busch stopped at the line of scrimmage, but he squirted free and bulled into the end zone for a 24- 6 lead. Humphrey put the exclamation point on the big victory with a 3- pointer as the shot clock expired with 46. Oakland's Dave Stewart (9-3) snapped his three-game losing streak in beating the Twins for only the second time in his career. Hill, a sophomore, was a favorite target, catching three passes for 105 yards. The Sockers were looking fatigued, and Veee, their oldest player, was looking a step slower than that.
