Freshman guard Jay Gavin added 10 points in 16 minutes off the bench for Marist( 5- 3. By the time, Nelson drove in for a layup with 1: 26 left before the half, Duke was up 36- 17. "I read one article that said we had suspect defensemen" Sather said. He also finished 18th the next week in Adelaide-a coastal city sandwiched between Kangaroo Island and the towns of Peebinga and Underbool-in the South Australian Open. I was looking for their defense, instead of taking what was available" Meanwhile, the Jazz took everything away from the Lakers except Chick Hearn's microphone. Before his record fell to 6-3, Maddux extended his scoreless-innings streak to 26.
You hear professional golf and you think of Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus. The Bulldogs responded, and capped their rebound season by adding Georgia Tech- again- to their list of conquests from BCS conferences. Sheward, The Times' boys' volleyball player of the year, prodded a Newport Harbor team-described as "mediocre" by its coach-into the Southern Section 4-A finals by sheer will and frenetic energy. Tiffani Roberson scored 20 points and Chattanooga beat North Carolina- Greensboro 91- 79 Sunday night in the Southern Conference tournament title game, sending the Lady Mocs to the NCAA tournament with the nation' s longest winning streak " There was a lot of pressure after what happened a year ago and after going undefeated in the conference " Chattanooga coach Wes Moore said " It was a good way to finish it off " Chattanooga( 27- 3, which has won 26 straight games, made its first seven 3- pointers and led 49- 35 at the half. But Jones- Jennings pulled down his seventh offensive rebound, scored and was fouled by Elias. He is also the two-time defending champion in the American Motorcyclist Assn's Camel Pro series and holds a 20-16 margin over Scott Parker of Flint, Mich, in this year's standings. "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.
But the junior swingman entered Tuesday' s game averaging 9 3 points and shooting 39 4 percent for the season He made one 3- point attempt in 11 tries. When a baseball item is placed on the agenda of the City's Interscholastic Athletics Committee, Lofrano is sure to follow. The Toreros led 30- 15 at halftime, then scored the first 17 points of the second half to take a 47- 15 lead at the 13: 10 mark. Ed Pimm also went into the wall but did not appear to be injured. Alabama went on to rout Miami in the Sugar Bowl, winning its sixth national title They' ll have to wait another year for a shot at No 7. Stanford Speech, who led MVSU with 16 points, hit a 3- pointer early in the second half to cut the Aggie lead to 18 points, but the Delta Devils( 0- 3) could get no closer.
Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas( AP- Anthony Vereen scored 19 points and Texas- Arlington went on to beat Stephen F Austin 69- 62 on Saturday. But the Fighting Scots turned the ball over 26 times, compared to 13 turnovers for the Chanticleers. BALTIMORE — Outfielder Ken Landreaux, who hit . 203 in 155 games with the Dodgers last year, on Tuesday signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. They cheered as Latta led the Tar Heels on to the floor for pre- game warmups. 4 seconds left following a 30- second clock violation by Stanford.
Following a Wyoming timeout, Ebert initially had problems getting the ball back into play before getting it to Dunn, who just had time to catch and shoot it " Alex caught it and knocked it down like you hoped he would " Wyoming coach Steve McClain said " It was great for him, and we hope that will give him some confidence " The Cowboys still appeared to be in good shape with 5# 189; minutes remaining when senior guard Jay Straight hit a short jumper to give the Pokes a 62- 54 lead. He spent the previous six seasons at East Carolina- about a 90- minute ride from Raleigh- before getting fired, and decided to take on the task of rebuilding one of the worst programs in Division I. Before referee John Thomas could finish counting, Al Jackson, Daniels' manager, was in the ring to end the evening for the Paso Robles' fighter. With the Aggies trailing 35- 28, McNeal was relieved by Ty Branyon " It was frustrating to sit there, but I knew he could make plays, too " McNeal said, though he wouldn' t talk about the specifics of his injury. Draughan made consecutive layups to bring Yale within 68- 65 with five minutes left. Ben Tate ran for 159 yards and Onterio McCalebb got 120 yards, becoming the first freshman to run for more than 100 in his first two games at Auburn( 2- 0, 1- 0. The Cowboys (12-8) had runners on first and second with nobody out in the third and failed to score.
The top- seeded Bulldogs had a different leading scorer in each of their three games in this week' s conference tournament. There's a chance that the starting rotation will smooth out, if and when Witt resumes winning. 2 on the computer behind Ivan Lendl, it raised questions about who is the No 1 player in the world "I think right now, at this moment, I'm probably No 1" Wilander said. MALIBU, Calif( AP- Yakhouba Diawara scored 21 points and Alex Acker and Jesse Pinegar added 13 apiece as Pepperdine won its sixth consecutive game 84- 65 over Azusa Pacific Saturday. The Eagles tied for third and will represent the Southern Section along with Westlake, Millikan and La Verne Damien at the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern California Golf Assn championships June 6 at La Jolla. Anticipating that, Hatchell believes there is a need to develop a playoff scenario that would use the existing bowls and said such a plan could be discussed at the Bowl Association meeting in Dallas June 5 "We can't just put our heads in the sand" he said. Layups, 3- pointers, free throws- Brigham Young couldn' t get anything to drop " It was " as Air Force guard Antoine Hood put it " not a good night to be a Cougar " The result for BYU: A 19- 0 deficit en route to a 70- 39 loss to Hood and the Falcons on Monday night, an unmistakable low point to a season that has been full of them for the struggling Cougars " The most embarrassing 40 minutes of basketball I' ve been involved with since I' ve been at BYU " said coach Steve Cleveland, in his eighth season at the school.
As he sank his first foul shot, Ryan Amoroso shoved Otis George to the floor, drawing a foul himself. The biggest play was a third- and- 16, when Campbell scrambled near the Virginia Tech sideline and spotted Anthony Mix breaking open, connecting with him on a 53- yard pass. Magic Johnson had the flu Thursday night, but the Lakers needed him desperately for several reasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was experiencing a shooting slump. Tate Forcier threw three touchdown passes and Denard Robinson ran for a score before halftime, leading the Wolverines to a 31- 7 win over Western Michigan and leaving reporters trying to get Rodriguez to say what the much- needed victory meant personally.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas( Ticker- Courtney Lewis and Reggie McNeal got Texas A& M coach Dennis Franchione a win against a ranked opponent. Whittington and Jared Jordan led the Red Foxes with 19 points in the first meeting between the schools. He sat out the opener for an unspecified violation of team rules and didn' t crack the starting lineup until the seventh game. Oklahoma won 78- 59 in the regional final on the way to the 1988 Final Four.
Hawaii always fields a good team, but it isn't as if there is that much difference. Belmont coach Rick Byrd benched all five of his starters in the early minutes of the second half, a move that didn' t make much of a difference. League owners agreed Thursday not to play the 1988 season because of financial difficulties. Staring in frustration at the box score, first- year coach Joanne McCallie brushed off talk about Duke' s losses " Well, we' re in the present " McCallie said " This is this year It' s this year We' re learning Trying to get better as a team I don' t write all the historical stuff. In today's women's final, defending champion Steffi Graf will play Natalia Zvereva of the Soviet Union in a battle of the young against the younger. The Buffaloes( 12- 2, 1- 0 Big 12) responded with a 27- 6 run on the strength of five 3- pointers to go up 55- 38. You get overachievers in this situation" Smith said the differences in his Loyola teams and Snow's will stem mainly from their different personalities.
RIVERSIDE — Stock car racing was just out of its infancy in 1963 when Les Richter convinced NASCAR founder Bill France to bring his traveling circus to Riverside International Raceway It was a revolutionary move. Kamesha Hairston added 11 points and Fatima Maddox 10 for Temple( 18- 5, 9- 2 Atlantic 10, which has won four straight and eight of nine The Owls limited Saint Louis to 15- of- 50 shooting. Associated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Alex Ruoff scored a career- high 28 points on 10- of- 12 shooting to lead West Virginia to an 88- 59 rout of Auburn on Wednesday night in the SEC/ Big East Invitational. Cox answered with a 50- yard scoring strike to Tavarres King to put Georgia ahead 34- 28. But Dwayne Collins scored five points in a 14- 3 spurt that gave the Hurricanes their first 20- point advantage of the half, 32- 11.
The first baseman brought up from the minors as a replacement for the disappointing Leon Durham, hit a two-run home run and a two-run double at Cincinnati to lead the Cubs to victory. When the Dodgers settled on Rick Dempsey as their backup catcher and released Alex Trevino, he learned there weren't any major league jobs open. Texas A& M( 14- 6, 2- 4 Big 12) trailed 41- 39 midway through the second half before Morenike Atunrase scored six of her 12 second- half points that ignited a 15- 2 run and gave the Aggies a commanding 54- 43 lead. She ran 10:24. 23 last year, but her coach, Ed Matheus said she is in better shape now. In this game at Cincinnati, Soto pitched a five-hitter, improved his record to 3-2 and reached 100 victories. The Golden Flashes shot 32 percent from the field and were 1- for- 7 from 3- point range " We were beaten by a team that completely outplayed us in every aspect of the game " Kent State coach Bob Lindsay said. In the second half, the Redhawks stayed close to Truman and tied the Bulldogs at 5: 36 on an Eric Burton free throw.
