In addition to crowning division champions, Saturday's competition served as a spring board to the Masters Meet, which picks the top athletes in inter-divisional competition. When I looked up and saw that it was 11:12, I said, 'They must be holding the clock for Isiah' " Mike Abdenour, the Pistons' trainer, knew better Earlier that morning, he called Thomas at home. Saturday could be the most significant day in the life and times of this Los Angeles professional basketball franchise. Oklahoma State got outrebounded just nine times a year ago " There' s something wrong " Sutton said " Right now our guys are not playing with the same intensity. Seattle' s Jeffrey McDaniel hit three free throws to give the Redhawks a lead they would not lose.
Associated PressSPOKANE, Wash- Nonconference didn' t mean unimportant to Memphis coach John Calipari For the Tigers, winning at Gonzaga was huge. Besides Foster and Kingdom, Campbell also will have to overcome jet lag. DiMichele, who missed the last four games last season with a fractured left tibia, finished 15- for- 22 for 159 yards and had one interception " What can you say about him? Should he even be out there medically " Temple coach Al Golden said " He' s a great kid, he looked good, no limp, just really did a nice job " Mooney led Army with 81 yards on 26 carries. Arriaran came out strong off the bench, hitting four of her first five shots. It was the first time in his last 32 starts that the hard-throwing right-hander had walked more than four batters in a game. The ball was knocked out of backup Virginia quarterback Peter Lalich' s hands at the 4- yard line, Tech recovered and Aaron Crawford' s run a play later tied it at 28 " Those guys are hard to hold down, and we held them down for a long time " Groh said " There were two possessions where we should have had the ball that we didn' t- the onside kick to start the second half and fumble at the end of the game " The Red Raiders overcame a tremendous effort by Virginia tailback Mikell Simpson, who ran for 170 yards on 20 carries- including a NCAA bowl- record 96- yard TD run by a running back- and caught another touchdown. He finished with 11 points and eight assists Wednesday " He makes us go " Calhoun said of Williams " He throws passes that most kids can' t see.
After hitting two home runs to pace the Cubs' 19-hit attack in a 14-7 victory over the slumping Houston Astros Saturday at Wrigley Field, Palmeiro is leading the National League with a . 356 average Clark is more than 100 points behind. Pat Simonds added six catches for 134 yards and a touchdown. But after the initial burst to start the game, Rutgers struggled to increase its lead and was frequently a step behind in the second half as Soriaga weaved in and around them for open 3- pointers " That kid was getting open looks for that shot " Stringer said " As a team, we usually play extremely well getting out on the 3 " Rutgers employed a full- court press from its opening basket and the tactic paid off as Dartmouth went scoreless for the first 5 minutes as the Scarlet Knights built a 13- 0 lead. After impressive road wins at Washington and Kansas State, Fresno State allowed itself to dream of the BCS- just as it did three years ago, the last time it was ranked. He was Snow's recruiting coordinator as well as hitting instructor and third base coach for Snow's first three seasons at Loyola He recruited most of the players he will inherit. Marquette didn' t score until Ellis connected on a pair of free throws 3: 23 into the half.
Johnson' s play was the only thing that kept the Gamecocks from being down even further. Louisiana Tech managed just 116 yards of offense in the second half " Everybody just had to get to the ball " Boise State linebacker Andy Avalos said " We wanted to stop the run, put some points on the board and that way they would have to pass. 1 points per game, had just 10 points on 4- of- 12 shooting. On the third play of the second half, Sammons caught Kaepernick' s pass across the middle and went 74 yards for a touchdown and a 28- 3 Nevada lead. Knopf, a longtime supporter of youth baseball in Orange County, was accompanied by Gattis.
Auriemma said he didn' t mind the away games much because it eliminated some distractions. The Sea Spray on the morning trip scored with 67 calico bass, 21 sculpin and 18 bonito. Tonight, I got a little bit better looks than I' ve been getting " said McNamara, who was 6- for- 11 from long range " When I get open looks, my percentage is going to go up " It marked the eighth time since the last game of McNamara' s freshman year- when he drained six 3s in the first half against Kansas to spur the Orange to the 2003 national championship- that he has hit six or more 3s in a game He boosted his career total to 314. SAN DIEGO — Hugo Perez and George Fernandez scored two goals each to lead the San Diego Sockers to a 6-1 victory over the Cleveland Force in Game 2 of the Major Indoor Soccer League championship series Friday night. In the 3-A division, West Torrance had 17, good for 10th, behind Corona Del Mar's 56.
Coach Lisa Bluder didn' t think the loss could be blamed on her team' s shortcomings " Ohio State' s a very good basketball team " she said " They deserve their ranking They just don' t have a lot of weaknesses. Just to come back at home and show everyone we' re still one of the top teams in the country, that was a sign for all of us to play harder and get the win " Syracuse( 18- 4, 6- 3 Big East, coming off a loss at Georgetown, overcame a sloppy start and held off a late challenge by Marquette( 13- 10, 5- 5) to go to 10- 1 at home. "I hope by just rewording our goals this won't happen again" Marden said. After Taylor' s three- point play, Canisius was hindered by two missed foul shots by Harris, a lost ball, and a missed three- pointer by Popofski. Brophy hit four 3- pointers in the game and three free throws in the last 25 seconds to ice the game for Georgia( 7- 8, 1- 4 SEC. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Rutgers fullback Brian Leonard missed last Saturday' s 41- 31 loss to Syracuse. South Alabama trailed for most of the game but took the lead on a 3- pointer by Law with 3: 39 left.
The Lobos also had a season- low 8 turnovers- just 1 in the first half- and shut down the Volunteers' inside game. From there, the only drama was how long it would take for Seton Hall to hit another shot and whether the Pirates would even crack double digits for the half. Fowles said Chancellor openly told the Tigers how much this game meant to him " He stressed coming in and playing well tonight " she said " and making him look good in front of his friends " Brittney Scott scored 11 and Twiggy McIntyre had eight points and six assists for the Cougars( 2- 6, who' ve lost six of their last seven games. Led by safety Michael Huff and lineman Rod Wright, the defense stayed in the top 10 in the country through most of the season. Anthony Thomas scored 15 points for Boise( 8- 3, and Tyler Tiedman added 14. Connecticut has won its past three games by a combined 149 points " UConn' s the best team I' ve seen " Versyp said " You can put eight players on the floor, and you can' t simulate that kind of pressure " Brittany Hunter scored 15 points, Meghan Gardler scored 14 and Maya Moore and Renee Montgomery each had 13 points for the Huskies( 13- 0.
Then, with a 2-and-1 count on Tim Wallach, Raines was caught stealing third on a close play. On a 65- yard fumble return in a victory over Baylor a week ago, Curvey dove into the end zone and was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. A Nevada judge set a hearing for Tuesday on the motion by the hotel chain for an injunction against Spinks and his manager, Butch Lewis, pending a trial on July 25 of Hilton's suit against Spinks and Lewis. "Chili knows a senator, John McCain of Arizona, and he gave us the grand tour" Buice said. On Saturday, North Carolina shot 57 percent, went 10- for- 20 from 3- point range, had a 49- 28 rebounding edge and led by as many as 42 points The Tar Heels got production throughout the lineup. The Anteaters narrowed their deficit to 40- 33 but Nelson made two 3- pointers during an 8- 0 run that extended Utah State' s lead to 48- 33 with 12: 31 remaining. Beyond Bridgewater, who ran 20. 90 in the 200, the top individual performances came in the field events, on two fronts: -Tyrone Scott from Mesa Verde of Citrus Heights went 50-6 in the triple jump, equaling the second-best mark outdoors in the nation this year.
Two Mason free throws made it 58- 51 less than a minute later DePaul got no closer than four the rest of the way. One woman sent me her first oil painting, which she painted from a magazine cover. Against the ball- hawking Jayhawks, that wasn' t enough " Give Kansas credit " Hokies coach Frank Beamer said " They made the plays, and we did not make enough. The players got on themselves " Great teams are going to have accept criticism, and we all dished it out to each other.
