Not ground-ball outs, just ground balls" Steve Carlton, asked by Frank Dolson of the Philadelphia Inquirer to name the best manager he played for, named Tom Kelly, who recently released him from the Minnesota Twins. Arrington finished with no points and no rebounds in nine minutes. Emily Niemann scored 13, Abiola Wabara 12 and Latoya Wyatt 11 " It was good( getting the balanced scoring " Blackmon said " Going into conference play, it helps our team to get more production from the guards " Brittany Davis led Florida( 6- 3) with 16 points and Tamia Williams added 14 The Gators only made 26 9 of their shots. Parker, the SEC freshman of the year, went 9- of- 12 from the field. At one point, the duo combined for 12 straight points as the Wildcats built a 44- 28 lead. After Angounou' s free throws, Robbie Cowgill got the Cougars within 66- 60 and Thomas Kelati, who had 17 points and nine rebounds, stole the ensuing inbounds pass and Varem scored a layup to cut the lead to 66- 62 But Washington State got no closer. Less than two months ago, Navy' s players dealt with the death of former teammate JP Blecksmith in a military operation in Fallujah, Iraq " With what' s going on in the world, there' s just a bond.
Bonaventure past Binghamton in a 58- 53 women' s college basketball win on Saturday Katelyn Murray added 15 points and five rebounds for St Bonaventure( 4- 0, which shot 43 3 percent in the first half to build a 15 point lead Binghamton( 0- 2) shot just 26. Corona del Mar finished its season with the seventh-fastest time in the nation For Carter, his finish couldn't have come at a better time. While Trevino enjoyed a rare starring role, the Astros' Billy Hatcher had a big weekend. Eaton outscored and outrebounded Abdul-Jabbar, scoring 10 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
The game was tied 30- 30 at halftime but the Cardinals( 12- 6, 7- 3 Mid- American) went on a 9- 0 run to start the second half and never looked back on the way to their third straight win and seventh in nine games. 2 North Carolina beat Florida State 91- 76, giving the Tar Heels at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular- season title. Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS- Purdue was tired of hearing about Ohio State' s invincibility. Tyrese Sullivan and Jamaal Wise scored 12 points each for Rhode Island.
"He used to ride a bike, but he doesn't know much about track" Bernard said. When it looked like the rout might be on, though, again the Scarlet Knights stalled. The Tigers scored points after five of his interceptions and a fumble by backup quarterback Wesley Carroll set up another " I' ll be the first to admit he wasn' t playing well " Mississippi coach Sylvester Croom said " There' s not a whole lot to say " It was LSU' s eighth straight win in the series with the Bulldogs. I had so much fun and what made those days so enjoyable is that I was able to learn the game the right way from coach Wooden. The Tigers forced a three- and- out on the first series of the game, got a piece of Tennessee' s punt, and Campbell and his two star tailbacks went to work at their own 45. The Sea Hawks had one other all-CIF player, first baseman Tom Doyle.
The Tigers are 20-6 and will play Bellflower, a 5-0 winner over Eisenhower Glendora finished 15-6. Then the groggy Gators turned to Ciatrick Fason to beat the Wildcats. Jerry Falwell broke into a smile as the fans around him yelled " Sweet 16! Sweet 16 " One upset simply wasn' t enough for the never- say- surrender Lady Flames, who followed their first NCAA Tournament victory by shocking DePaul 88- 79 on Tuesday night. Damion James scored 21 and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Longhorns( 11- 2, who have lost two in a row after their best start since the 1981- 82 season And just like in their loss against No. Aisha Mohammed added 15 points and Sharnee Zoll had 13 for Virginia. The victory was Ohio' s eighth in 10 games, while Marshall dropped its fourth straight contest.
"The only regrets all of us have is that we did not play well that night" Marden, who was preparing to watch his son play T-ball when reached by phone Saturday afternoon, was nonetheless cheerful. The Blue Devils have won at least two games in every NCAA Tournament since 1997, while Temple' s first- round victory over Nebraska two days earlier was just its third tournament win ever. Trailing 4-1 after four innings, the Cardinals rallied with two runs in the fifth on run-scoring singles by Steve Lake and Ozzie Smith. We just didn' t make it as difficult as what we could have tonight ". Vaughan threw touchdown passes to Ramon Barber and Jason Horton before halftime, and Illinois State moved into a 14- all tie with 1: 09 left.
Grunfeld was helped into the locker room with 15: 16 remaining, favoring his right knee after falling awkwardly when his layup attempt was blocked by Midgley. And we tipped well, we tipped very well " Taylor Coppenrath had 13 points for Vermont, but the leading scorer in the America East Conference with a 26. The Seminoles dominated the boards, outrebounding the Lady Techsters 48- 37. He has filled out to 170 in recent years, and what's left of the red hair is now a pinkish white.
But unlike Wednesday night' s victory over UMass, which turned into an 83- 58 laugher, the Hawks had to fight all game for this one. North Carolina' s first- half turnovers nearly matched its game average of 17. The Zips won their 13th in 15 games, but not without a scare from a Duquesne team that is 10- 17 and has lost six in a row yet has staged a number of comebacks. "If our momentum keeps up, we'll be OK" Cleveland Coach Ray Todd said "As long as we can run. "My brother (Mike) and I used to play Wiffle Ball against each other, and you had to be good to survive" Mike Kaylor was an outfielder at Sonora who used to bring his little brother to practices. A part-time player, Mertz was exceptional at turning back Keefe, probably the county's hardest hitter, blocking four of his spikes Still, Keefe ended with 37 kills. MOSCOW, Idaho( AP- Anton Lyons scored 21 points to lead Idaho to a 61- 50 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
Mary's, Brian Turang (Loyola Marymount; P-Wes Bliven (Santa Clara, Victor Cole (Santa Clara, Doug Simons (Pepperdine. The fact that Judge Angelucci had had a seven-week layoff also helped, Whittingham said "He's had a little rest" he said. 9 Terrapins used a 66- point first half to cruise to a 118- 59 victory Thursday night. TAMPA, Fla( AP- Pat White ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night, leading West Virginia to a 28- 13 victory over South Florida in the 12th- ranked Mountaineers' final tuneup for a Bowl Championship Series appearance. Mike Jackson (2-2) walked Robin Yount with one out, and after Rob Deer struck out, Braggs hit his 10th home run on a 1-and-2 pitch. . His fifth foul was the one that sent Morrison to the line for what turned out to be the winning points " The fouls took away some of my aggressiveness " Ager said.
He felt his team was so far ahead, he would have looked silly. Oregon State went 10- 4 last season and beat Missouri 39- 38 in the Sun Bowl The Beavers finished ranked No 21. He took him out of the rotation and stuck him in the bullpen, in hopes that would help It didn't. The Friars( 9- 6, 0- 2) took their first lead since the first half, 73- 72, when DeSean White converted a three- point play with 3: 13 left in overtime.
Marcus Slaughter added 18 for San Diego State, which rebounded from an 88- 81 overtime loss to Wyoming on Saturday night after winning its first two Mountain West Conference games on the road, against Brigham Young and UNLV " We knew we needed to come back from that loss the other night " said Walton, the youngest son of Hall of Famer Bill Walton " That was a tough one " San Diego State( 9- 8, 3- 1 Mountain West) led 52- 33 early in the second half, and was up 71- 61 with 5: 58 to go after Walton hit a 3- pointer from the left corner. I didn' t know that was the highlight of the first half- getting to 12 " The Huskies didn' t score again until Mel Thomas made a jumper from left wing at 4: 21. A referendum, similar to the one Denver taxpayers rejected in 1976, has been placed on the ballot for an Aug 23 vote. Watson was 6 of 7 from the field and made all five of his 3- point shots Chris Lofton added 16 points for the Vols. This is the family, after all, in which track greatness seems to come with the name The Rev. Davidson hit eight of 24 3s, after shooting 4- of- 22 from long range against the Tar Heels Davidson also missed seven of 12 free throws.
Big Ten player of the year Jessica Davenport had 18 points and four rebounds; Matter, the Buckeyes' top outside shooter, scored all 12 of her points in the first half; Brandie Hoskins added 14 points and seven assists; and guard Ashley Allen scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The format calls for three games in three days- and there have been times Stanford has looked tired playing for the title. Vachon, though, also said that except for Linden, Modano and a couple of others, there isn't much to choose between the top 15 or 20 players, as evaluated by the Central Scouting Bureau. The Kings, in need of all the help they can get after a season in which they finished 12 games below . 500 and compiled the worst defensive statistics in the National Hockey League, will go looking for some today It's draft day. The Cougars' boys team held a 34-33 lead over Long Beach Poly heading into the mile relay. "Not you guys, again" he said Thursday as a group of reporters surrounded him after practice. But he couldn't go any longer with his shoulder hurting" Clark tripled and homered, accounting for three of the Giant runs.
Williams hadn' t played in four of the Vols' first nine games. The Wolfpack took advantage with perhaps their best stretch of the night. I' m confident they can hit those shots " The teams traded baskets until Conley scored on a transition basket in traffic and was fouled, hitting the foul shot for a 48- 45 lead with just over 7 minutes left Butler hit a big 3 later to push the lead to 51- 45. Jon Goode had 13 points for the Titans( 4- 7, who lost their fifth straight. Mississippi set a Southeastern Conference tournament record with 25 steals and Alabama topped the previous tournament high mark by committing 42 turnovers as the Rebels rolled to a 78- 49 victory over the Crimson Tide on Thursday night.
Porter' s jumper cut the lead to 49- 39 with 9: 05 remaining and a minute later, he stole the ball near midcourt and took it in for a two- handed dunk, drawing the Lumberjacks to 49- 41. I did apologize to him " After a 9- 2 first- half run, the Lions took a 24- 17 lead. But Lawrence Borha regained the lead for the Utes on a 3- pointer with about 6: 30 remaining to start an 8- 0 run. Brown opened the scoring on a four- yard run by Hartigan with 10: 39 remaining in the first quarter Jarret Schreck caught 9 passes for 160 yards for Brown. BYU has eight new starters on defense and coach Bronco Mendenhall was pleased overall with the way they played. Several scoreless possessions later, after Wafer was called for a charge with 31. Morgan helped recruit Byron Larkin, who is Xavier' s career scoring leader and was doing radio commentary at courtside.
"They are now taking a good look at more than just a player's talent. The clock actually stopped and during a dead ball the referees realized the problem and removed the 10 seconds, leaving 5 1 on the clock with Wyoming up 59- 56. It was a season- low point total for Wisconsin and the first time it had been outrebounded( 49- 40) this season. They then started the second half on a 10- 2 scoring run to take control of the game. I've had some good times here, like the time I won the championship in 1984.
