Leslie Howard scored 15 points, Sheree Thompson added 12, Dominique Washington 11 and Whitney Jones 10 Brittany Vaughn' s 12 assists were a career high. Rambis said the total free agency he has may not be as wonderful as it seems. Prince then hit a jumper and 3- pointer to start a 7- 0 run for Rutgers, and the Tigers got no closer than four in the last 3: 30. Veteran third baseman Buddy Bell, who opened the season on the disabled list, is hitting . 200 with no homers and 3 RBI. CHICAGO — Pete Rose returns as manager of the Cincinnati Reds today, though he has never really been away.
Chante Black and Jasmine Thomas each had 16 points for third- seeded Duke, which was playing in its first championship game since an 88- 67 loss to the Tar Heels in 2005. Lee was 6- of- 10 for 116 yards with scoring passes of 31 and 39 yards to Brandon LaFell. Houston Baptist( 2- 13, which is returning to NCAA Division I basketball this year after spending the past 17 seasons in the NAIA, was playing the 14th game of its current 18- game road trip. Rutgers came back, though, behind Cappie Pondexter, who scored 21 of her game- high 25 points after the break.
He then scored the first six of the second half as VCU pulled away from the cold- shooting Spiders. To understand how long it has been, try to recall what you were doing on Feb. If they take Game 4 at home Monday and Game 6 here Friday, it does not matter what the Celtics do in-between at Boston Garden Can the Pistons do it? Maybe. Hood, going 8- of- 9 from the free throw line, led Air Force in scoring. Arkansas drove to the Bulldogs 7, but Chris Balseiro missed a 24- yard field goal attempt.
Cries of " Let' s go State " rose from a crowd desperate to see Penn State end its nine- game losing streak " Confidence was the biggest thing in the second half " Cornley said " In the first half, we thought we could win but we weren' t sure. In the process, the Wildcats handed Missouri( 2- 1) its first loss in the new Paige Sports Arena. Taylor finally stopped the spurt with a jumper, starting a run that pulled the Ducks within 15- 11 with 12: 57 left in the first half. SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Utah' s Andrew Bogut scored 25 and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Utes defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 80- 48 on Thursday. Chase Griffin led the Waves with 22 points and Kingsley Costain added 14 points Gonzaga had 28 turnovers to Pepperdines 10.
After watching the Fighting Irish struggle for nearly 30 minutes, Duffy decided to put away unranked Indiana by herself. Adrianne Ross scored 21 points and Helen Roden added 15 to help TCU win its fifth straight game, beating Wyoming 73- 59. Virginia Tech, which lost its focus in the second half, did hold a 16- 3 edge in points scored from the line and outrebounded Fordham, 35- 26. Associated PressTEMPE, Ariz( AP- James Harden scored 17 of his game- high 24 points in the first half as Arizona State routed Delaware State 77- 38 Wednesday night. The inning ends on a groundout, with the Argonauts failing to score. In overtime, the Buckeyes took a 59- 58 lead when Hoskins made 1- of- 2 free throws. Shahida Williams added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers.
But Minnesota answered with six straight points- a putback from McCarville, a short jumper from Broback and two free throws from McCarville. Only Winning Colors, Risen Star and Brian's Time remain in contention for the $1 million Triple Crown Challenge Bonus awarded to the horse with the best overall finish in the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. NDSU' s biggest lead in the first half was 13 points, before the Jackrabbits scored 10 unanswered points to pull within 24- 21. But Southeast Missouri went on an 11- 0 run to get back into the game, and eventually pulled to within four with 2: 35 left. Gonzaga connected on just 1- of- 10 from 3- point range in the first half.
The last- and biggest- came when Fells' 3- pointer from the right wing made it 72- 60 with just under 7 minutes left. Stinson' s jumper with 7: 50 left evened the score at 48 and Tasheed Carr' s 3- pointer less than a minute later gave the Cyclones the lead for good. Last year we lost games down the stretch when one of those kind of shots went in. 6 AP) turned in a sharp offensive performance after an exam break to beat Albany 111- 70, improving the Blue Devils to 10- 0 for the sixth time in eight seasons. Grab a rope, "We Want to Take You Higher" Hey! A song! Dance, dude! Isn't that the L. A. Anderson, who finished with nine points and five assists, came up with the ball " I saw an opportunity and took it " said Anderson, one of four freshman who play significant minutes for the Rams " The future is real bright here " Freshman Bryant Dunston had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Rams( 6- 9, 2- 2 Atlantic 10, who had lost five of six entering the game and had not beaten Xavier since Jan 5, 1991 The Musketeers lead the overall series 12- 3.
The only question remaining was whether the Jayhawks would break the RedHawks' streak of not allowing 70 points. If we lose Monday you get one L, you don' t get three " he said. There' s not much you can do about that " The teams swapped the lead seven times in the first half before Alabama gained the upper hand in the final three minutes. Because of their performance, they were selected to a regional all-star team that will face squads from the East, South and North regions at a tournament in Florida this summer. The Tar Heels entered this season wondering whether it could keep rolling after losing Ivory Latta and Camille Little, who led them to three straight ACC tournament titles and consecutive Final Fours.
23 ESPN/ USA Today, Unranked AP) to a 72- 64 win over Portland State on Wednesday night in the opening round of the American Family Insurance Cyclone Challenge. Georgia Tech attempted a fake punt on a fourth- and- 8 play from its 22, but defensive end Derrick Morgan gained only 2 yards. Y( AP- Robert Taylor broke a 68- 68 tie with a three- point play and Rider held on for a 77- 72 victory over Canisius on Saturday Jerry Johnson scored 25 points for Rider( 10- 7, 6- 2 MAAC Edwin Muniz finished with 19 Taylor had nine points and seven rebounds. His 20- yarder after Hall' s muff gave William& Mary the lead with 5: 35 left in the third quarter, and he made a 24- yarder with 3: 50 remaining after Verica' s fumble on a run. At the Haddon Avenue school, students and teachers voice a variety of opinions about year-round operation, but it's easy to get agreement on the biggest problem. I could've kept pitching" The decision to pull Valenzuela, according to Lasorda, was made to save wear-and-tear on his arm and to show faith in the Dodger bullpen.
