Last year, Bob Larsen's men's team ran away with the championship in Baton Rouge, La, compiling 81 points to 28 for runner-up Texas-the largest winning margin in the history of the NCAA meet. He puts us in a tough position " The eighth- seeded Tigers( 16- 16) used runs of 12- 2 in the first half and 10- 1 in the second to keep abreast of the co- champion Sooners( 24- 6, who will meet Texas Tech in the semifinals on Saturday The fourth- seeded Red Raiders beat Iowa State 64- 56. Not only did the Terrapins extract a measure of revenge, but they finished unbeaten( 6- 0) at home for only the 19th time in the 111- year history of the program Allen, a sophomore, carried 38 times. There' s no such thing as a bad victory " Brooke Baughman cut the Baylor lead to 59- 54 with a 40- foot, 3- pointer with 32 seconds left to play, but Texas Tech didn' t score again " I wish we had a little bit more time " Lady Raiders coach Kristy Curry said " The biggest thing was too many missed free throws and too many turnovers. Scott struck out 12 and didn't allow a base hit until Jeff Manship's infield single to lead off the sixth inning.
Durant scored 12 points in the first six minutes of the second half, including seven straight that gave the Longhorns a 58- 57 lead, their first of the game. We're only one win away from winning it, but it's like we're still miles and miles away. SYRACUSE, N. The Hornets got 17 points from Jahsha Bluntt and 15 from reserve Bruce Davis, who was 4- of- 5 from 3- point range. "With other teams, you pick out a weakness and play to that" Newport Harbor Coach Dan Glenn said "But they don't seem to have any. It was relative longshot Baba Karam, with Aaron Gryder in the irons, who got up for second, a neck behind Political Ambition and a nose ahead of Gary Stevens on Skip Out Front and Ray Sibille on Great Communicator The latter two finished in a dead heat for third place.
Arroyo of El Monte, combining a strong field-event group with the distance runners who were regarded as one of the best cross-country teams in the country during the fall, easily won the 3-A. 13 Boilermakers' 79- 35 victory over Michigan on Thursday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. David Durell was 17- of- 29 for 115 yards but was intercepted twice He added a score on a 6- yard run in the second quarter. He played one series in the third quarter, leading Tulsa to another score without throwing a pass. For the third time in the last four seasons, Virginia Tech completely dominated the Western Michigan, rebounding from a loss to top- ranked USC with a 63- 0 victory. Joel Statham went 6- for- 11 for 18 yards before being replaced by true freshman Jordan Steffy in the third quarter for the second consecutive week Steffy completed one of seven passes for six yards. Shaina Zaidi added 12 points and Lindsey Pluimer had 12 rebounds for UCLA.
Previously, an NBA team could retain a free agent who received an offer from a second team by merely matching the amount of the offered contract The team could then keep the player or trade him. HUNTSVILLE, Texas( AP- Ricky Woods scored 21 points to help Southeastern Louisiana clinch the second seed in the Southland Conference tournament with a 58- 55 win over Sam Houston State on Saturday. Johnson made the first shot, but his deliberate miss on the second attempt did not make contact with the rim, giving Dallas the ball and ensuring the Mavericks of their first taste of a seventh game. But Tulsa' s defense held strong in the second half, holding UAB to 21 yards of total offense in the third quarter. But individually, this is a stronger team" It will get its stiffest challenge in Hong Kong, where more than 30 teams from around the world are expected to compete "It's a national holiday there" Egon Horcajo said "The race is right in Hong Kong Harbor. The Sockers aren't the only Major Indoor Soccer League franchise in financial trouble. That's nothing against Pete, but we've got a better team this year" The Dodgers earned the series split by knocking around Houston ace Mike Scott Wednesday night and by scoring four runs, including three in the fifth inning, off Nolan Ryan (5-4) Thursday.
Two of the league' s top 10 rushers, Houston and Davis combined for only 14 yards on nine carries. But Larkins answered with a pair of free throws, followed by one of several runners in the lane from Latta. Michigan went on a 9- 1 run, capped by Harris' 3- pointer, to build its lead to 66- 54 with 2: 25 remaining. With time running out, the Friars kept chipping away and Brian McKenzie hit a 3 from the top of the arc that made it 67- 64 with 33 6 seconds left. It was a real tough matchup " Roberts had no excuses, saying the Wildcats came out aggressive and simply did a good job against him. There are two catamarans, in fact, one with an "airplane wing" for a sail and one with conventional sails Fay does not care to race against either one of them.
LAS CRUCES, N. Though he didn't throw 66-feet as he had hoped, Carter, usually a perfectionist, was satisfied with the victory. I thought, 'I can't believe this' " Trivia Time: What pitcher has come closest to matching Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters in 1938? (Answer below) Said Chicago White Sox pitcher Rick Horton after taking over as the club's player representative: "My first order of business is to lower the national debt" Red Auerbach, who always claimed that Bill Russell was the best ever, switched to Larry Bird this year Apparently, Bird doesn't agree. She' ll get so much from this rest and she' ll be fresh and she' ll be great the rest of the way " Wisdom- Hylton picked up the slack, making eight of 10 shots, most of them coming on open layups after breakdowns in Minnesota' s defense " We wanted to come out and prove we could come off a tough loss " Wisdom- Hylton said of the 64- 55 loss to the Buckeyes " It' s really huge for us right now " Leslie Knight added 16 points and six rebounds for the Gophers, who gave up an awful lot to Purdue in the experience column.
Chante Black and Joy Cheek each scored 15 points for Duke, which used a swarming defense to harass Southern into 29 turnovers. Missouri State shot 63 percent from the field in the second half on 17- of- 27 and shot 71 4 percent from the 3- point line making 5- of- 7. But even by Georgia' s standards, this was an offensive struggle The Bulldogs shot 30. Stuckey, an inexperienced point guard on a team with just one senior, had six of Eastern Washington' s 16 turnovers Gonzaga was charged with only six turnovers.
Lorin Dixon added 11 points and Kaili McLaren scored 10 as six Huskies scored in double figures. Following a season- opening 89- 58 loss at Texas Tech, and with games at Georgetown and Duke looming next month, the Wildcats are in for a long December. Holder Justin Sparks' pass to Derrick Davis came up 2 yards shy of a first down. Angels 9, Orioles 6-Trailing Baltimore, 6-1, after seven innings, the Angels rake the Baltimore bullpen for seven runs on seven singles in the eighth inning, most of them too soft to crack egg shells.
