DALLAS( AP- Brittany Wilkins scored 19 points, eight during a key second- half run, and freshman Heather Ezell added another 19 to give Iowa State a 72- 68 victory over Texas in Tuesday' s opening round of the Big 12 Women' s Basketball Championship. Center fielder Bryan Beals was picked by the Los Angeles Dodgers, right-handed pitcher Dave Cantrell was chosen by the San Francisco Giants, and right-handed pitcher Jeff Mooney and shortstop Jeff Kidwiler were taken by the Toronto Blue Jays. Dunston scored six of his 12 first half points during the Fordham run. As it stands today, 33 players will become unencumbered free agents at the end of the playoffs. We see stylish home run trots, like Jeffrey Leonard's "One Flap Down" We also see dugout curtain calls.
The defeat at USC ended the Cardinal' s 10- game winning streak in the series Next up for Stanford: another shot at UCLA on Saturday. We had moments when the shot clock was running down and we broke down and give them a layup. Georgia charged to a 43- 19 lead at the break and led by as many as 36 points early in the second half. The Tar Heels responded by going inside to Pringle, who banked in a turnaround over all- conference performer Crystal Langhorne for a 69- 67 lead " I just saw Toya down there, and I' ve definitely got confidence that she was going to make the shot, and she had great position " Latta said " I just threw it in to her, next thing I know I ran down the court because I knew she was going to make the shot " Then, after a missed drive by Sa' de Wiley- Gatewood, Alex Miller rebounded the ball and threw it to Latta for a breakaway layup and a 71- 67 lead with 1: 07 left. Other notable South Bay performers are Inglewood's Marcus Purifoy in the 4-A 300 intermediate hurdles and Torrance's DeeAnne Call (100 and 300 low hurdles) and Jennifer Tully in the long jump and triple jump.
On this date in 1973, Nolan Ryan of the Angels pitched the first of his record five no-hitters, beating Kansas City, 3-0 Trivia Answer: Both won World Series MVP awards. Colt David' s 35- yard field goal early in the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 37- 3. Ellis, who scored a career- best 33 points against South Dakota State on Sunday, sparked the game- opening spurt for Marquette with six points in the 5 five minutes Ellis made 4- of- 6 three- pointers. Hicks sealed it with a pair of free throws with nine seconds left Washington had a poor night shooting. Forty Niner won't run in the Belmont, which Stephens has won five times. Parfait Bitee' s 3- pointer capped a 7- 0 run and gave Rhode Island( 4- 13, 2- 4 Atlantic 10) a 47- 45 lead with 3: 18 to play That was the Rams' last field goal of the game. Minnesota opened the scoring on Lloyd' s 21- yard field goal at the 10: 58 mark of the first.
Joe Knight and Nick Monserez each added 11 points for the Mountain Hawks( 5- 6, who had lost four of five Lehigh had not won on the road since beating Navy on Feb 27. HARTFORD, Conn( AP- After ending Villanova' s three- game winning streak, Connecticut hopes to get on a roll of its own by sharing the ball. You saw that in the second half, so I' m not worried about it ". Now we're getting most of our runs from the bottom of the lineup Now teams can't pitch around Royce and Danny" St. But that could be it for the second- seeded Huskies if they don' t snap out of the slump that has stymied them for the last three games " We don' t worry about style points " center Josh Boone said " At times, we just tried to do way too much, make a pass that wasn' t there, make a shot that wasn' t there. It was a huge win for the Longhorns( 10- 6, 3- 2, who had lost four of their previous six games in a season that started with them ranked No 2 and with expectations of reaching the Final Four.
The Golden Knights( 20- 7, 9- 4 Conference USA) went on a 10- 0 run to take a 53- 48 lead with 1: 23 remaining Jeremy Wise' s 3- pointer with 13 3 seconds remaining pulled the Golden Eagles within 56- 53. Soon after, Kemp' s tipped pass was intercepted by linebacker Mike Bryan and returned 18 yards to the Tulane 5. North Carolina' s biggest lead was 67- 45 on a basket by Latta. Moreland picked off Tom Zetts early in the first quarter, killing the Penguins' 58- yard drive. But after Hoston scored off a lay- in to put the Lady Tigers up 25- 14, Georgia closed the period with a 16- 6 run to trail 31- 30 at halftime. The Angels' four East Coast victories, in review: Angels 5, Yankees 4-The Angels are down, 4-3, and down to their last out before Downing lunges and pings a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole, a home run Downing maligned as "a weak fly ball" Angels 2, Orioles 1-The Angels manage one run through nine innings against Mike Boddicker, winless in his last 13 decisions, and score the go-ahead run on a 10th-inning double-play grounder when Baltimore's interim manager, Elrod Hendricks, oddly decides to play his infield back.
LOUISVILLE, Ky( AP- Maurice Hampton scored a career- high 27 points as Austin Peay snapped a six- game losing streak with a 91- 73 win over New Orleans in the second game of the Billy Minardi Classic on Tuesday night. It was a good call " But it didn' t seem to energize the Cardinals, who found themselves down by 23 points after a basket by Crawford with 13: 42 left. LaMonte missed a free throw with 5 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied 49- 49. C( AP- Darryl Proctor scored four points in an 8- 0 run to help lift Coppin State to a 79- 74 overtime victory over North Carolina A& T on Saturday. Matee Ajavon scored 20 points and Kia Vaughn had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Scarlet Knights( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today; No 19 AP) to a 63- 55 win over Marquette( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today; No 21 AP) and into their fifth conference title game They lost the other four Rutgers( 21- 8) will play UConn( No 3 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Struggling to score inside against Fowles, Florida attempted 24 3- pointers, hitting 10 for nearly half of their points On the other end, Florida double- teamed Fowles.
Senior Eric Ferguson can play point guard, but he missed Friday night' s game after being arrested on a misdemeanor drunken- driving charge. The Lumberjacks went through a stretch in the second half that saw them connect on eight consecutive shots and hit 11- of- 12, as the Lumberjacks extended their lead to 20 points. We appear to be a pretty good team with a lot of answers " The Huskies( 4- 0) were able to win for a second straight game with Gay struggling offensively. "We've played a lot better games than this in the past and lost We seemed in slow motion at times. Coastal sealed the victory with a pair of free throws by Richardson.
Tiffany Green scored 12 points and Jazzmin Walters had 11 for Old Dominion. Slugger Ruben Jauregui and relief pitcher Chris Haslock represent Cal State Dominguez Hills on the All-West Region baseball team Both received third-team honors. . Willis had 23 points, 12 rebounds and five 3- pointers while Quinn had 21 points and seven rebounds. A relatively small number of West Germans, Dutch and Irish have been involved, but the worst trail of destruction has been left by the British, who have hurled bottles and insults, smashed windows, waged street battles and threatened citizens. Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.
North Dakota State took an early 15- 10 lead following a Slyt jumper. Iran Barkley, blood streaming down his face from deep cuts over both eyes, launched a wild right hand from Desperation City late in the third round, and it connected solidly on Thomas Hearns' jaw. And they've got a handful of gunners, so it's a nice combination. On Saturday, Winning Colors was the first filly since Genuine Risk to race in the Preakness, and she encountered similarly rude treatment.
He's got some pretty good genes working for him"Jon Leach won the Southern Section individual tennis tournament singles title with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Rob Grant of Corona High School Saturday at the Fountain Valley Racquet Club Leach appeared to be in control throughout the match His serve and passing shots were perfectly placed He was patient and poised at all times And to think he's only a freshman. We had to take all the objects, like salt shakers, out of the house. Player was a perfect 13- of- 13 from the free throw line, matching a school record The Lady Bears sank a school- record 42 free throws. "When they gave me a 3-0 lead, I told myself this is not the time to get behind the hitters" Pico said "I'm not a power pitcher. Jamar Smith had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Terrapins( 4- 2, and Chris McCray had 16 points and seven assists.
Eight of El Toro's nine starters were members of a Southern Conference championship football team Left-hander Jeff Stark has a 2. 04 earned-run average. Charron Fisher added 16 points and a game- high 15 rebounds and J R. 'The killing saddens me' he thought as he pulled the trigger 'I have killed too many but I kill well and true and good. "I wouldn't have taken the team, even if they had qualified, because I don't think we could have really done anything" Wilson, a 25-year-old transfer from Ventura College, was CLU's most valuable player this season, and he is the first Kingsmen golfer to qualify for national competition in Andonian's two seasons as coach.
South Dakota State trailed by only 13- 11 after baskets by Michael Loney and Beran with 12: 10 left, but Colorado went on a 10- 0 run to lead 23- 11. A guy not running back to the huddle, you don' t see him making a tackle. Most South Bay high schools were realigned into two leagues several months ago after the Palos Verdes school board voted to close Miraleste because of decreasing enrollment in the district. They changed all the electronics they could, but it must be something more than that" Little Al Unser, who won easily last month in the Long Beach Grand Prix, was running second behind Sullivan when the left-rear CV joint-once known as the universal joint-broke"I felt something let go when I left the pits but I didn't know what it was" Unser Jr said.
