He had offensive support from Tom Brunansky, who hit a two-run home run, and Vince Coleman, who had three hits and who has had eight hits in his last nine at-bats. We got a lot of easy shots " Northern Colorado, in only its second season back in Division I, had not played a ranked Division I team since 1957 and the Orange were merciless from the opening tip. Cordero, according to several track-level observers, also whacked Genuine Risk across the nose with his crop. Davenport had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Merrill added 19 points to help the Buckeyes( No 6 ESPN/ USA Today; No 7 AP) beat the Golden Griffins 90- 58 Thursday night. Seton Hall jumped out to a 13- 5 lead as Cerasoli hit two long 3- pointers.

Redziejewski made another layup with 28 seconds left, after Alex Loughton hit two free throws for the Monarchs( 24- 5, 14- 3, and Agudio followed two free throws by Drew Williamson for Old Dominion with another free throw with 16 seconds to play. Duke hasn' t lost an ACC tournament opener since 1997 and is seeking its sixth title in seven years. On a team loaded with young stars, it is the 31-year-old third baseman who is the calming influence While Lansford talks softly, his bat is loud. Pepperdine( 6- 19, 2- 7) failed to scored during the last 2: 55 of the first half. It was Connecticut' s first Big East title since the 2004 season.

We really thought we were going to come in here and run the football tonight " Southern Cal' s mistakes and a handful of big plays by the BYU defense kept the game competitive for a while. SOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- Canisius had no answer for Notre Dame' s press The Fighting Irish( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Leconte couldn't come in because everything Wilander hit was deep and when Leconte did come in, he spent a lot of time jerking his neck around to watch Wilander's shots whizzing past. Mike Smith added a free throw with eight seconds left for the final score. Northwestern( 3- 3, which lost 48- 44 on its home floor to Virginia last year, got 21 points from Vedran Vukusic and 13 from Tim Doyle. He was poised in the pocket " Clemens' second TD run in the second quarter- a 3- yard burst- tied the game at 14- 14 at the half. The Golden Eagles won their second straight game in this series for the first time since sweeping a pair in the 1979- 80 season.

MUNCIE, Ind( AP- Candyce Bingham scored 20 points and Angel McCoughtry added 19 to lead Louisville( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today, No 21 AP) over Ball State 81- 62 on Saturday. Va( AP- Connecticut' s Rashad Anderson didn' t seem to mind watching the start of a game from the bench for the first time this season. It was downhill from there for the Golden Grizzlies, who were a step slow in their fifth road game in 11 days Cincinnati finished with a 43- 29 edge in rebounds. The Blazers biggest margin was 25 points, when McDonald hit a 3- pointer to make it 34- 9. As any fan knows, a five-point lead isn't much in a National Basketball Assn game. Riley liked the way his team rebounded from a 65- 38 loss to rival Oregon that denied Oregon State a Rose Bowl berth " Guys sulked for a bit " Beavers defensive end Victor Butler said " But in the end you' ve got to get your head in the game.

Graham, who' d scored just 15 points total in his team' s first two tournament games, was a different player Thursday night, but it still wasn' t enough. The Buffaloes' most lopsided win of the year came two days after a 29- point loss to Kansas. Jeff Halbert and Leon Williams scored 11 points apiece for Ohio Terren Harbut had 10 points and eight rebounds. Duquesne was led by Larry McCoy, who had 195 yards on 34 carries. But Harding was clearly the star " Once again Lindsey showed she' s one of the best, if not the best, players in the country " Goestenkors said " She does whatever it is that we need for her to do to be successful. But she shook it off and proved her mettle in the final 20 minutes, hitting a couple 3- pointers and finishing 11- for- 12 at the free- throw line.

For the first time in his career, he missed more than one free throw in a game, connecting on 7- of- 10. RICHMOND, Va( AP- Kevin Steenberge led five Richmond players in double figures Saturday as the Spiders took advantage of 26 George Washington turnovers to defeat the Colonials 70- 59. TOWSON, Md( AP- Raymond Hines rushed for 142 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead James Madison to a 31- 17 victory over Towson on Saturday. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Ronnie Brewer scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Arkansas to a 73- 67 victory over Jacksonville State on Wednesday.

The Orangemen scored the first eight points of the game and led 15- 4 when Warrick dunked an alley- oop pass from Edelin just 4: 50 into the game Undaunted, the Bonnies battled back. Fazekas, who shot 8- of- 12 and blocked three shots, had three rebounds, a blocked shot and seven points in the first four minutes as Nevada jumped out to a 12- 5 lead. James Augustine had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Dee Brown scored 11 points for the Illini. Jenkins had eight points as Iona took a 25- 23 halftime lead. First it was her gymnastics championship, in part because of an untimely injury Then, last week, it was her diving title. Fullerton played three scrimmages against local teams as it waited for the NCAA tournament to begin In two of those, he got at least one hit But in one, he went 0 for 5 "Just my luck" Mayne said, with more humor than sarcasm It was a chance to relax, but just a bit "I tried to put the same intensity into it" he said. Wynegar's arthritic right big toe is acting up again, and McLemore is still experiencing numbness in his right hand because of nerve irritation in the elbow.

"What do we do best" Freitas said, looking toward the baseball field where boyfriend Rodney Garcia, who is one of San Pedro's top hitters, was practicing. But George Washington( 22- 8) couldn' t overcome its dismal foul shooting. The Golden Eagles would rush for 406 yards in the win " I just ran hard and we had fun " Fletcher said " The offensive line did a great job, the holes were always there all I had to do was run through them " With USM comfortably ahead, he only ran the ball five times in the second half but was able to break his previous career high of 211 yards against Texas El- Paso last year. Ray hit five of Villanova' s 10 3s against West Virginia and he and Sumpter combined to make nine in a victory against Kansas.

"I thought, 'Why should I finish second? Why waste four years of hard work' " Senior shifted gears and went by O'Neill His eyes were fixed on the electronic clock at the finish. The Bears( 15- 4, 6- 3 Pac- 10) won their fifth straight and are off to their best start in 15 seasons. Iowa State quickly broke down Oklahoma State' s zone, with Lacey and Ezell nailing 3- pointers during an 8- 0 start by the Cyclones. 25 Virginia 89- 70 " I' ve been there " Paul said " and I' ve been thinking about that all the way up to this game- how I felt last year playing against the Raymond Feltons, the Chris Duhons and different things like that " Believe it or not, when you get into conference play, it' s a whole' nother season and you' ve just got to be prepared and be ready " The Deacons were more than ready after halftime, getting six points from Justin Gray in a 13- 0 run early in the second half and seven from Paul in the clinching burst after Virginia closed within seven. Fish Report: At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The Happyman fishing in the Twin Roads area had a good count of 98 barracuda, 65 sand bass, 55 bonito and 5 halibut. Ever since I was little, I've always been lucky in athletic talent" During her freshman year, Maul decided to dive for the Santana swim team "I did it for fun" she said. "The back-door play Earvin got us was the game" Laker Coach Pat Riley said, "no doubt about it" Magic, remember, is still playing with a nagging groin injury, and life is tough enough without your groin nagging you.