C( AP- Shyra Ely and her Tennessee teammates watched Connecticut lose in the opener of the Jimmy V Women' s Classic. "I can only speak for myself, but I look forward with going ahead next year "We put this deal together on short notice There was always a concern that it would not work out But we were sold on the idea and went forward. But I' m really proud of my team " Signs everywhere pointed to North Carolina being the defending champ, and even if any of the Illinois players missed the two banners hanging from the rafters, the students behind one basket furiously waved towels proclaiming " 2005 National Champs " It didn' t seem to faze the Illini " Needless to say, James and Dee didn' t seem to be too carried away or emotional " Williams said " They were just businesslike " Illinois also seemed to rally around injured coach Bruce Weber, who broke his ankle a day earlier working in his yard. Associated PressGREENSBORO, N. In the bottom of the seventh, Small and Lopez walked with one out.
The Cougars' 4-A team titles in the boys' and girls' divisions of the Southern Section/Reebok/Round Table track and field championships Saturday gave Coach Kye Courtney 10 in 6 years, surpassing Muir of Pasadena, which has won 9. They got some putbacks in the second half, but for a full game we did a good job of matching their toughness " Without Darren Collison, UCLA' s third- leading scorer who hurt his left shoulder in a 5- point win over USC on Wednesday night, the Bruins didn' t score a basket over a 9: 16 stretch spanning both halves and even got burned by West Virginia' s bench " They were down Collison, and he is one of the best guards in the country. Nelson has posted a double- double in three of his last four games " Nellie is a competitor " Graham said " I' m sure he thought about this for a while and I thought he did a great job on him " Lee Cummard led the Cougars with 26 points, but stumbled in traffic and saw his desperation 3- pointer fall well short as time expired. And a team with a intense outfielder, Kirk Gibson, who argued with an umpire after being called safe at second base. 2 Connecticut moved to 7- 0 for the 12th time since 1994 with a 75- 45 win over Virginia " I think Brittany is playing the best basketball maybe of her college career, given the amount of minutes she' s playing " Huskies coach Geno Auriemma said " She' s not playing a whole lot of minutes, and she' s getting a lot done She' s just real comfortable out there right now.
But facing the guy who owns the fastest 100- meter time of any high school athlete, Stepter really had no chance. The Hawks didn' t record their first field goal until Carr hit a 3- pointer with 5: 01 left in the first half. Estimates on his return range from two to three weeks or longer, depending on his response to treatment. It' s about my players for me, and I really feel for them today " he said. Judie Lomax added 10 points and seven rebounds for Oregon State. I think it' s just a matter of playing your game as opposed to theirs " Conceicao led all scorers with 26 points for Southeast Missouri State, and Purcell added 15.
"I hit a ball that looked like it went over the center-field fence and when I got to second base and no one said anything I went into my home run trot" he said. They deserve some credit for that, and we deserve some blame " Drew Neitzel deserved Izzo' s approval with 18 points, including three 3- pointers in the first half, and a flawless floor game. Bankhead pitched a strong six innings in his first game since shoulder surgery last October, striking out eight. Akron pulled ahead by as many as seven points, but Justin Ingram' s 3- pointer- his only basket in 10 shots- tied it at 61 with 5: 44 to play and set up the close finish. That's when I know they're ready, when they're saying things like that. As Minnesota struggled early, the Beavers had to give up pitchers Allan Anderson, Mark Portugal and Karl Best along with centerfielder John Moses Catcher Brian Harper was recently called up Still, they keep winning.
David Hooper came off the bench to score 16 points for Navy which has won six of its last seven. Jenny DeMuth, who has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee twice in the last 13 months, finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds and kept Indiana close Freshman Whitney Thomas added 14 points and 12 rebounds But it wasn' t enough for the Hoosiers. "I think we'll utilize some of the things we saw in the Utah series. national team that won the bronze in last summer' s world championships. Michelle Woods and Lauren Neaves scored 14 points a piece for Rice( 2- 3 Anni Peck added 12 and Maudess Fullton had 10 The Tigers led 32- 29 at the half, and held Rice to 23 5 percent shooting in the second half Auburn faces tournament host Xavier on Saturday. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Hampton' s Michael Freeman scored 21 points and Rashad West added 13 The Pirates( 13- 14, 9- 7) shot just 34 5 percent, and South Carolina State shot just 30 6 percent from the field.
Virgin Islands( AP- Valdas Vasylius scored 19 points to lead Old Dominion to a 74- 65 victory over Georgia at the Paradise Jam tournament on Friday night. And after the final seconds went off the clock, he did a back flip. "My shoulder was real stiff, so I went to a masseuse" Edwards said after the game, an extraordinarily large ice pack embracing almost his entire right arm. That number could go up or down by a horse or two before the June 2 entry deadline, but the final total to enter the gate appears irrelevant. With Claudell Washington driving home three runs and Tommy John scattering six hits over 7 innings, the Yankees didn't need much managing from interim manager Mike Ferraro at Baltimore. Bryan Harrison scored 18 points and Justin Dickens had 12 for Georgia College( 7- 3, which shot just 32 1 percent( 17- for- 53) from the field Dickens also had nine rebounds Neither team shot particularly well from behind the arc Winthrop was a dismal 14 3 percent from 3- point range while Georgia College shot 30 4 percent The Eagles outrebounded Georgia College 40- 34. Sgroi booted a career- long 50- yard field goal on the next possession.
Jill Martin and Jane Horkey scored eight points apiece for Drake( 2- 2, which shot 22 percent from the field and made 2- of- 19 attempts from 3- point range. The Griffins won just two events, but received strong performances from all their swimmers Stacy St. Kentucky' s Tubby Smith pulled forward Bobby Perry from the starting lineup for the first time this season. Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY- Oklahoma had trouble against Texas' defense getting the ball inside to All- America center Courtney Paris.
His parents were divorced when Arias was 10 and his father, Robert, moved to Fullerton Arias moved north shortly afterward, much to his delight "My aunt drove me up" Arias said. But she will swim during the weekend in her two other world-record events, the 400-meter freestyle and the 1,500-meter freestyle. MIDGETS-Tommy Astone of Fresno, a 15-year veteran of United States Auto Club competition, and James Clapp of San Gabriel, a rookie, are the latest challengers to Sleepy Tripp in USAC's Jolly Rancher Western States series Astone won last week at Ventura after a battle with Clapp. "I had trouble in the first inning against them" Weaver said Disaster was more like it. Stanford( 17- 10, 9- 7) was led by Brook Lopez with 23 points and nine rebounds and Lawrence Hill added 13. The senior fouled out with less than a minute to play and received a standing ovation from fans at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as he walked to the bench. The Tigers went ahead 63- 62 when Washington hit two freethrows with 5: 39 left to play.
We played smart basketball for about one minute and that wasn' t enough ". We really focused and brought a lot more energy to the game " Lyndra Littles led Virginia( 12- 6, 2- 2) with a career- high- tying 23 points and Sharnee Zoll had 11 assists. Southern outrebounded Kentucky State 55- 42 with Cipriano pulling in 13 rebounds and Jarvis Vaughn 10. "It would have been cute if anyone else had said it, but he bothers me" LaRussa said.
Verbit hit McNair on a fourth- down touchdown pass four plays after the Tigers took over at the Harvard 35 following a bad punt snap by Erik Grimm. Oregon is the only school with a chance to beat the Bruins, but that isn't likely, based on the way Marsh and Thomas performed at Occidental. Ubaka had eight points on 3- of- 4 shooting in the first half. "We were a week into practice when I came off the court and said to my assistants, 'One of you guys go coach that s. o. b. Before Wednesday, the largest crowd to watch the Camels was in 1992, when they lost to Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament before 15, 800 fans in Greensboro, N. The Hornets, who are in the midst of a 10- game road trip, were outrebounded 31- 19 and attempted only seven free throws while losing their third straight In the three games, they' ve been outscored 234- 149. The Conquistadores must force the Warriors to duplicate that doubles performance and mix in a singles victory. .
Sometimes our pitchers get lazy and things happen that would never happen if the score was closer" Here's a look at the staff: Tellers' best pitch is his split-fingered fastball, which he learned while playing for Rancho Santiago's summer league team in 1986 But Tellers, the No 1 starter, also throws a slider and changeup. They shot just 29 percent and went 18- for- 28 at the line, struggling to overcome a determined effort by the Hurricanes. Wilmont, who had taken only five 3- point attempts and made just two in the past three games, hit three from long range in the first half to help Indiana to its big early lead. Picked for last place in the league before the season, they' re instead in the thick of the race heading into a showdown at home Wednesday against No. Rutgers was more concerned about guarding Ann Strother, UConn' s main perimeter threat.
