It was Puckett's seventh game-winning RBI of the season and his sixth in the last 19 games Allan Anderson (3-3) pitched 6 innings for the win Jeff Reardon pitched the ninth for his 16th save He has gone 11 straight appearances without allowing a run. Amateur champion from Arizona State; his teammate, Michael Bradley, a 1987 All-American who finished fourth in the NCAA meet last year; Bob Estes of Texas, who has finished in the top 20 in 27 consecutive tournaments and has won 4 of them, and Larry Silvera of Arizona, the 1988 Pacific 10 player of the year and a 1987 All-American. The Jayhawks got the lead up to seven before a 5- 0 run drew Iowa State to 36- 35. BERKELEY, Calif( AP- Joanne Boyle berated her California team during an early timeout for its sub- par perimeter defense. TUSCALOOSA, Ala( AP- Marverly Nettles scored 15 points to lead Alabama to a 75- 73 win over Arkansas Sunday. "Like I've said before, my defense is the main thing" He has had a respite from the pressure in the days since the Titans ended their regular season May 11. Sunday, however, is the Bruins' coming-out party as their sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams are expected to supply more than enough points to retain the team title they won last year at Corvallis, Ore It will most likely be a UCLA show in every aspect.
Jennifer Risper added 13 for Vanderbilt( 16- 6, 5- 2 SEC, including three free throws in the final minute when Georgia( 16- 6, 3- 4 SEC) was trying to rally. Last year' s Pac- 10 Player of the Year pulled down 13 boards- seven of those on the offensive end- in the first half after getting just seven in 34 minutes against Oregon on Saturday. Monty Scott' s 3- pointer with 2: 52 left gave the Flyers their biggest lead of the game, 76- 54. Roy Hibbert' s 3- point play ended the run and cut the deficit to 66- 54 with 9: 58 remaining. Walter Washington threw a career- high three touchdown passes, but Temple dropped its final Big East opener and lost in conference play for the ninth straight time.
"Like I've said before, my defense is the main thing" He has had a respite from the pressure in the days since the Titans ended their regular season May 11. Arizona State' s first blocked punt in three seasons set up Weber' s 27- yard field goal that made it 23- 0 as the half ended. Anderson completed 5 of 6 passes, including a 6- yard touchdown toss to George Gillett, to put the Beavers up 6- 0 after Serna' s first missed PAT. We suddenly see a variety of handshakes at home plate the High-Five, the Low-Five, the Double High-Five, and the Bash. The Terps led 13- 10 before Copeland made two straight baskets to give the Hokies their first lead.
He moves whole rooms with a gesture, raises or lowers the ceiling at will, rearranges his very own gym in chunks of beam and rafter until it is completed and roaring with his presence. 15 Baylor to an 89- 61 win over Prairie View on Sunday in the final game of the Basketball Travelers Tip- Off Tournament. No, the Dodgers did not win their formal protest over a controversial call of runner's interference in the fourth inning, simply because they didn't need to. SHREVEPORT, La( AP- Ron Howard and Dan Oppland had 20 points each as Valparaiso defeated Centenary 61- 51 Monday night Oppland also grabbed 11 rebounds and Howard had 10. The wind gauge reading was only 0. 11 meters per second, well under the allowable of 2 meters per second. Houston had a first down from the TCU 14, but Keenum was sacked by Ortiz for a 5- yard loss on third down to bring out Lawrence. The 5- foot- 8 senior had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help the top- seeded Spartans beat Vanderbilt 76- 64 on Sunday.
AP Photo NYFF102By JIM O' CONNELLAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK( AP- Virginia Tech did just what it was supposed to against a team missing its key player- win big. Chaney' s four 3- pointers and LeBlanc' s combination of mid- range jumpers and drives to the hoop helped LSU overcome an otherwise valiant defensive effort by Georgia, which held the Lady Tigers below their average of 71. Dribbling the basketball beat. Oklahoma State pulled ahead 16- 8 with a 7- 0 run six minutes into the first half as Lucas sat on the bench with two early fouls. The Blue Raiders( 26- 3, 18- 0 Sun Belt) tied the school record for wins in a season and set a conference mark with 18 victories. Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly decided to change tactics in the rematch " The way we guarded her was the way we had to with our team " Fennelly said " At our place, we doubled her and held her to 15 points but they lit us up for 13 3s " Iowa State had a chance to sent the game to overtime until Paris blocked Wilkins' layup attempt " The coaches are always giving me problems about my defense " Paris said " I was happy to get that stop and go to the bench and say' I told you so " The Sooners established their inside game early as Paris had 12 points in the first 10 minutes and 19 at halftime.
Ivory Latta scored 15 points, while La' Tangela Atkinson added 13 points and 12 rebounds. Smith hit Steve Savoy on first down for another touchdown with 11: 40 still left in the opening quarter Savoy added a 29- yard scoring run in the second quarter. Four plays later, Paul- Etienne found Bynum down the right side. Augustus and Fowles scored all 12 of those points " We knew what we had to do to come back in the second half " Augustus said " We had more energy in the second half Our defense started to get deflections. When Parker' s final pass hit the ground, TCU defenders leaped and ran to the sidelines in celebration. UCLA's women's team is also favored to repeat as Pac-10 champion, providing that Gail Devers doesn't stop whirling from one event to another.
But Whittington made a game- clinching steal to end the threat St Peter' s was led by Corey Hinnant' s 21 points Terrance Watkins added 12 points and 10 rebounds Marist shot 54. The Cardinals started 1- for- 8 from 3- point range, before Garcia made one from the corner with 5: 05 left in the first half. They also recovered a fumble, blocked a second- half field goal and got two sacks from Robert Quinn. Oregon separated itself from a tight game when Jordan Kent scored on a pair of free throws and then a breakaway dunk on consecutive possessions to give the Ducks a 26- 22 lead five minutes before halftime.
The Aggies jumped out to a 5- 0 lead, never trailed and were ahead 37- 31 at halftime. Jason Hight added 12 points for Maine and Brian Andre had 11. Northeastern coach Ron Everhart was unhappy with his team' s play " I don' t think we converted well " Everhart said " We missed some easy shots. "Hey, I've lost 14 pounds in the last couple of weeks, and this is before I knew I'd be manager "That weight thing is overrated anyway I signed my first contract as a 248-pound catcher. Guerrero, whose stiff neck Sunday forced him to miss Hershiser's first win since May 4, steadfastly pronounced himself ready for any eventuality at Shea Stadium, where airplanes periodically roar overhead and, after last week's developments, fans will likely roar derisively "I'm not afraid" Guerrero said "I've never been afraid of anybody, anytime in my life "The New York fans? I don't know if they're a problem They won't be as long as they don't touch me They've got a reputation for being bad But I'm bad, too If they touch me, watch out I don't care if they boo I don't care if they throw things. Harbor managed only one run against Navarette, on an RBI single by Wil Parsons. In their last loss, a 60- 56 overtime setback to Purdue, Minnesota got just 16 points from its reserves " Our bench made the difference, especially in the end " said Minnesota coach Pam Borton.
But by then it was too late " We can' t wait until the end to do that We have to play like that the entire game " guard D J. In 3-A matches: Laguna Beach 13, Burbank 5-Jon Leach lost his first set of the season, but Laguna Beach (17-6) dominated doubles play to win at home. "It was an easy sell" The Thunder originally was to open its first 10-game season Monday in St. Anthony Fisher scored 17 and Amadi McKenzie added 15 for the Golden Eagles Antjuan Koger scored 10 points and had seven rebounds. Thomas made a running 3- pointer from 25 feet just before the halftime buzzer, cutting Fresno State' s lead to 39- 30. His return Saturday was the 10th- longest in school history and longest since T J Rushing' s 99- yarder in 2004 against BYU.
It was the second time in 19 days Boston College defeated the Seminoles on a last- second basket and the second time this season Florida State was beaten on its home court by a local high school player. Sean Morris' previous career best was a 31- point performance against UNLV last season " I knew he could do it because he did it last year in Vegas, did it all through high school " Michael Morris said " Any given night, if he gets that hot, you' re just going to have a tough night on defense " Hall said Sean Morris " had an unbelievable game, don' t see how you can lose him after he made his first five 3s but we did " Sure, we broke down some " Buffs coach Ricardo Patton said " But there were also some times that we had hands in his face and he hit some big shots So, I think it' s a combination of all that I don' t think it was just us playing poorly That' s what players do. Gordon led Stetson( 7- 11, 5- 6) with 15 points but made just 4- of- 16 shots from the floor. Johansson prefers the subtleties, split-second timing and wisps of speed needed in the 400 hurdles to the gut-wrenching grinding of the 800. Boise State opened the second half with a 14- 0 run to quickly squash any comeback hopes Idaho might have had. Stanford opened the Pac- 10 season Tuesday with a 76- 56 win at Washington State " Everybody knows the Pac- 10 is going to be an amazing race " Daugherty said.
