Forward Brandy Dahir, the Bulldogs' leading scorer in Martin' s absence and a first- team All- Valley pick, missed the conference tournament after being diagnosed with mononucleosis last week She' ll miss the NCAA Tournament as well. California' s Leigh Gregory scored, drawing a foul from Bell with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to pull within one, 75- 74. Helmandollar scored from 4 yards with 2: 16 left in the third, and his fourth TD from the 12 put the Broncos ahead 34- 14 with 32 seconds left in the quarter. Baylor lost in last year' s regional semifinal to Tennessee 71- 69.
Although his parents were divorced, Bonilla's dad spent plenty of time with him, even taking him on jobs "Do you want to do this all your life" his father would ask. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- C J. But in the last six seasons, Valenzuela has pitched more innings, 1,595, than any other major league pitcher Only Jack Morris, at 1,590, is close Valenzuela has pitched professionally since he was 17. His off- target throw into the wind was intercepted by linebacker Terna Nande and returned 43 yards for a touchdown that made it 21- 0. Daniel Ewing added 17 points for Duke( 12- 0, 2- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference.
Droesch had 18 points and five assists, while Queenan added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Stafford completed 13 of 21 passes without an interception and Knowshon Moreno ran for three touchdowns on only eight carries as the Bulldogs scored the first 38 points. The Longhorns last lost a home game in January, 2002, against Kansas State. Boise State responded with Tyler Jones' 37- yard field goal and Lawrence Bady' s 17- yard touchdown run on a reverse with about two minutes left in the third period to all but seal it " We' re not making huge mistakes It' s not like we' re just letting everybody come free It' s just little things " Colledge said. West Virginia sophomore Meg Bulger clinched her first Big East scoring title( 19 5) despite being limited to eight points No West Virginia player finished in double figures.
A 3- point shot by Maurice Hampton with 2: 39 put Austin Peay( 6- 4) up 67- 66, and the Governors never lost the lead. In other Century League games: Santa Ana 12, El Modena 1-Bob Reimers (9-3) allowed 6 hits in 6 innings, struck out 5 and walked only one for host Santa Ana (16-9, 11-4. Willie could have caught the ball with his feet if they wanted him to. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Utah became the first school with two undefeated seasons in the BCS era( since 1998, extending its current bowl winning streak to an FBS- best eight games# 8226& nbsp; Alabama finished the year by dropping its final two games after starting 12- 0# 8226& nbsp; The Crimson Tide, playing without offensive lineman Andre Smith, surrendered a season- high eight sacks and rushed for a season- low 0.
The Bisons( 8- 6, 3- 4) were led by 19 points from James Poindexter, who was 4- for- 8 from 3- point range. Monday, McLemore tested his arm with some pregame throwing and all that resulted was more bad news for Rojas "The vein swelled up and started hurting again" Rojas said. The story in the men's field is not quite so dominated by youth, although its most talked-about entrant just turned 18. Kansas State won its fourth straight and outrebounded Saint Joseph' s 48- 25.
In 14 league games, second baseman Mike Schlesinger is batting . 479, has 14 runs scored and 23 hits; designated-hitter V P. The Cougars( 17- 1, 7- 0 Mountain West, who led by as many as 27 points midway through the second half, won their ninth straight game. Klayton Korver had 15 points and Chaun Brooks scored 10 to help give Drake( 12- 15, 7- 11) its fourth straight win. Associated PressMONROE, La( AP- Tony Hooper scored 26 points and had four steals as Louisiana- Monroe soundly defeated Denver 83- 67 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Jack McClinton led Siena( 4- 18, 2- 9 MAAC) with a game- high 21 points Brent Sniezyk added another 14 points and 13 rebounds Siena led at halftime 28- 27.
There is no heritage in track and field at UC San Diego But just give Mark Stanforth a little time. That allowed Keith Tandy to catch up, but Nicks wrestled away from him for the 73- yard touchdown. DEANNA MAYES KENNEDY FIRST BASEMAN Mayes, a senior first baseman, led the 3-A champions in hitting with a . 333 average, although she missed the last three playoff games with a severely bruised thigh. Jonathan Nichols had field goals of 39 and 22 yards for Ole Miss. He knew he was good, but he wanted the light to shine on those guys, too" Said another coach who recruited Thomas: "He had these brothers, G. G, Lord Henry These guys were just out there They were jivey-type guys. Quarterback Bryan Waggener was 12- of- 24 passing for 68 yards with an interception. Illinois State outrebounded the Sycamores 33- 22 and outscored them in the paint 34- 18.
Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Tennessee coach Pat Summitt has been waiting for her third- ranked Lady Volunteers to recover from their national championship hangover. "I don't want to be a starter, I can't stand sitting around for four days before starts" said Leiper, who started 28 games in his first two seasons of professional baseball, totaling a 14-7 record for Idaho Falls (Northwest Rookie League) and Madison (Class A. Kaylor was always the smallest player on his teams but he never came up short in ability. But have the things that needed to happen happened? Yes" Although he met with less success in baseball than he had in business or the Olympics, he is leaving the sport stronger than when he inherited it. Tyrone Sally scored 16 points and Patrick Beilein had 12 for West Virginia( 11- 6, 1- 5, which trailed the entire game " We are just not shooting well " Mountaineers coach John Beilein said " It' s a broken record, but we' ll stay with it " West Virginia trimmed an 11- point deficit to 33- 28 early in the second half after a three- point play by Sally. And then, there was this Karl Malone character, the goofiest mailman since Cliff Claven, who was picking up A. C Green every night and returning him to sender Small wonder the Lakers were nervous These Utah guys played rough.
The student section featured several fans in full body paint, including one man with head- to- toe tiger stripes and a small pair of shorts. The list of those who have played in the series probably would raise some eyebrows as well. Kristi Smith led Iowa with 11 points, but was held scoreless in the second half. Tyrone Barley was 3- for- 4 from 3- point range and had 14 points for the Hawks( 21- 0, 10- 0 Atlantic 10) who snapped a three- game streak against Dayton in extending their school- record winning streak Saint Joseph' s and No. They hit 57 percent of their shots in the first half and 54 percent in the second stanza It was the second half, though, that made the difference.
and my teammates got me the ball down there " Hibbert scored in a variety of ways, getting dunks, lay- ups and even mixing in a jump shot. Hodges Roneeka also scored 21 points and Alicia Gladden added 16 for the Seminoles( 20- 5, 6- 4 ACC, who took control in the first half when they outscored the Tigers, 45- 26. UMass opened the game on a 16- 2 run and led by as many as 35 in the first half and 50 in the second. Wright, who missed four games, was inserted midway through the first half and played eight minutes with two turnovers and didn' t score. Arizona' s Marcus Williams lost the ball, the last of his seven turnovers, then fouled Young while the USC junior made a 15- footer.
