Longshore lost his job to Riley in training camp, but was promised playing time by Tedford. Murray's athletic feats read like fellow Midwesterner and fictional wonder boy Roy Hobbs. "Bob Stanley did his job in the eighth, but (Lee) Smith and (Zach) Crouch couldn't get them out in the ninth" Clemens' league-leading ERA dropped to 1. 78 and he increased his strikeout total to a major-league leading 125 The victory was Toronto's fifth straight. The Irish( 25- 8) are headed to the regional semifinals in Oklahoma City, where they will face top- seeded Tennessee on Sunday.

The Buckeyes( 3- 0) led 38- 13 after the first half, holding Western Illinois( 3- 1) to 25 percent shooting from the floor Western Illinois made just five of 20 shots in the half. Freshman forward Jon Brockman added 16 points and six rebounds, Williams had 14 points and seven rebounds, Florida transfer Ryan Appleby contributed 14 points, including three 3- pointers, and Jones had 11 points before fouling out with 4: 07 to go. The Jaguars' 9- 2 start was their best since joining Division I in 1998. Mitchell, a true freshman, was 25- of- 43 for 244 yards and three touchdowns. NORMAN, Okla( AP- Kevin Bookout scored 19 points and Drew Lavender added 18 to lead Oklahoma past Cameron 91- 56 in exhibition play Wednesday night.

I guess I was feeling it a little bit, but it' s pretty much my team that gets me the ball and sets screens for me. But Kahyasi, unbeaten in his three previous races, grabbed the lead in the last eighth of a mile. He and his perfect 0. 00 ERA in four appearances may replace the other left-handed middle man, Keith Comstock, who has a 6. 75 ERA in seven appearances since he replaced Leiper, who was put on the disabled list May 2. 9 seconds left and Buckman missed both his free- throw attempts after grabbing the offensive rebound on Taylor' s miss Crawford' s 3- pointer with 3 9 seconds left brought Oklahoma State within one point. That was Tucker' s last game " It' s disappointing " coach Rick Barnes said " I think we all know we' re at the point in time we need eight guys to show up to play.

Langhorne scored 19 points to become the first to reach 2, 000 for the Maryland women, and the Terrapins cruised to their school- record 16th home win of the season Thursday night, 90- 50. Associated PressDOVER, Del( AP- Jahsha Bluntt scored a game- high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Delaware State defeated Maryland- Eastern Shore 69- 59 Monday night. The Titans, who won't play their first game until Saturday, the second day of the College World Series, left Fullerton at 5 a. m. "I've worked with three young heavyweights over the last few years who I thought had the tools, kids who had the ability to go places Kids today. He had his lone save opportunity in Montreal on May 24, when he allowed three consecutive two-out singles as the Expos won, 7-6, in 13 innings. They weren' t as alert " said Conley, who added 14 points and four assists " I saw Ron streaking down the sideline and I hit him. Those are things you look for in these types of games and you look for how your team is going to compete ".

Nichols equaled his career high with 24 points and also blocked a career- high four shots, and the Orange used an aggressive man- to- man defense to help open a 40- 25 halftime lead " We really played good man in the first half " Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said " I think we' re playing better. The Aggies trailed by three early in the game before scoring six straight points to take a 12- 9 lead with about 12 minutes remaining in the half. The Wildcats( 19- 11) built a 31- 20 lead at the break on 7- of- 12 3- point shooting, using all of the shot clock to get the shot they wanted " It' s always extremely difficult playing Villanova " Rutgers coach C. BYU also went 15- for- 19 from the foul line in the final 20 minutes " We got a couple steals and some things going to the basket, then they regained their composure and it seemed like they didn' t miss any free throws down the stretch " Layer said. Up 10 after a 10- 0 run to end the first half, Iowa State put the game out of reach with a 14- 3 spurt to open the second.

Mississippi State trailed 74- 71 but forced a turnover on an inbounds pass with 18 seconds left Jamont Gordon made a basket to make it a one- point game. This, mind you, was before he saw the dismal television ratings, a mere blip on the graph. And center fielder John Shelby extended his hitting streak to 24 games with a hard-hit ball that handcuffed Astro shortstop Craig Reynolds and trickled into left field for a double. Another Dodger win over the Houston Astros, this time by a 4-2 score Thursday behind Orel Hershiser's solid pitching, has made Los Angeles' position atop the National League West a more comfortable 2 1/2 games Pedro Guerrero's situation is not quite so comfortable. Ross, whom Knight has called one of his favorite players, took the brunt of Knight' s frequent outbursts in a game marked by tenacious defense and plenty of contact inside and on the perimeter " From what I could see, both teams made it relatively difficult for the other, to do what they wanted to do offensively " Knight said. Teachers aren't paid anything what they should be" Henry, 36, is now a paramedic firefighter, earning $55,000 per year.