On the fifth play, a second- and- 10 from the Montana 28, Dudzik threw towards the end zone for Ward, and Andrew Swink stepped in front of it and pulled it in at the 2. ELON, N. Virginia Tech closed the deficit to 17- 14 before Sean Glennon was intercepted by Thornton, whose 30- yard return gave Kansas the ball at the 2 with 11 minutes left Reesing scored on the next play. Jimmy Clausen completed 25 of 42 passes for 336 yards and three TDs, but missed some throws throughout the game that proved to be costly. Maryland, despite holding a 10- point lead, kept fouling in the final minute but Arkansas was unable to take advantage, going 4- for- 8 from the free throw line. Hawaii sunk 50 percent of its 3- point shots and sunk 43 percent from the field. That loss dropped the Wolfpack to 7- 9 in the ACC, so even their dominating victory over the Seminoles( 12- 19) likely won' t be enough to secure an at- large bid to the NCAA Tournament Hodge had 14 points and seven assists to help N.
Miller momentarily took the lead on the first lap, but Pfetzing took the lead on the second lap and won the runoff to finish second, with Miller third. Missouri State( 21- 9, 12- 6 Missouri Valley Conference) blew a 12- point lead early in the first half and lost the lead to Drake( 16- 14, 6- 12) at 31- 30 with 4: 05 left in the half before taking a 43- 36 halftime lead. Lasme, forced to defend the perimeter because of Temple' s four- guard offense, finished with just four rebounds and three blocked shots, well below his season averages " He' s the only guy in the( conference) that I' m scared of " Tyndale said " It seems like he changes my shot every time " Temple hit its first five shots and blew out to an early 12- 2 lead, forcing Massachusetts to call a timeout less than three minutes into the game. Dickmann survived the 10th inning, but in the 11th, Vicki DiVittorio of Lock Haven was sacrificed to third and then scored on a squeeze bunt by Amie Zimmerman.
Virginia Tech( 1- 1) managed only 155 total yards a week ago, but that tally was topped before the end of the first quarter against the Thundering Herd( 1- 1 " Coming off of last week and people asking' Could we get back up' How much is that going to hurt us' Mentally, what did it do to us " coach Frank Beamer said " I thought our kids and coaches went out there and gave them a response today " Marshall barely laid a hand on Williams during his 57- yard scamper up the middle in the first quarter. Hawthorne High will find out if it can overcome the absence of its boys 400-meter relay team and still win the 4-A title. The Wildcats threw a variety of defenders at Carroll and perhaps that flustered him. Oklahoma State didn' t score for the opening 6: 16 of the second half until Graham bulled his way in for a layup. The Bison, a Football Championship Subdivision team from the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference, received$ 325, 000 to play their Big East opponent.
5 Oklahoma stave off a late rally in a 62- 53 win against Tulsa on Wednesday night. I' ll be kicking myself for a little bit thinking about that one But playing football is awesome It' s so much fun I can' t tell you the joy I get. It's against the rules to shoot a bear with cubs, and this one was still in the nursing stage. Michael Beasley, the Kansas State freshman who leads the nation in scoring and rebounding, had a big first half with 17 points but managed just two in the second against Notre Dame' s collapsing defense " We did a better job on Beasley in the second half " Harangody said " It was a very physical game I was a little surprised. "He ran an excellent race, and there was nothing I could do about it so I'm pleased" Corona del Mar's Jim Robbins finished eighth in 4:23. 17. It was difficult to decide who was most elated Saturday night at the conclusion of the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk.
They led 41- 3 by halftime, 55- 3 entering the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs keep chipping away at the margin as Michelle Elliott hit a 3- pointer with 4: 28 left to pull Gonzaga to within 60- 59 with 4: 28 left. Freeman' s runs covered 1, 39 and 44 yards for the Pumas( 1- 1. By the end of another three- and- out series late in the fourth quarter, the 41- year- old former Cougars lineman was angrily slapping his hand in silence of Washington State' s annual " home " game across the state. Mike Agassi, the showroom captain at the Bally Grand in Las Vegas, picked up the game at an American mission church in Iran, where there were two dirt courts. Butler had 11 points for Fordham, while Sebastian Greene and Chris Bethel both had 10 Jenkins finished with 10 points for the Pride, who shot 66.
Colin Harris scored 16 points to lead the Black Knights( 3- 17, 1- 7, whose seven conference losses have been by an average of 21 points Army lost at home to American 72- 37 on Jan 21. Nelson pushed Butler' s Bulldogs to the 32, but was turned around by a Wildcat interception. Diamond and Robert Towne; it also permitted stories to move four or five times faster than they had done before. Kahle and Brianna Thompson led PSU with 19 points while Arns and Ritter added 13. Dayton shot 49 percent from the field and outrebounded the Bearcats 36- 33, putting more effort into getting the ball.
The Bruins had two field goals in the first 2: 03, but didn' t make another until Thompson' s short jumper with 7: 12 left in the half cut USC' s lead to 21- 13. Derrick Knight ran 20 times for 175 yards and one touchdown for the Eagles( 3- 2. Seattle 6, New York 2-Billy Swift picked the leaders of the East on their home field for the best game he ever pitched. Winston scored Alabama' s first eight points as the Crimson Tide went up 10- 2 on the way to a 36- 17 halftime lead. The Badgers entered the game ranked fifth in the Bowl Championship Series standings, primarily because of a dominating defense that had allowed 9 1 points a game- lowest in the nation. Colorado' s first bowl victory since the 1999 Insight Bowl capped an improbable turnaround for the Buffaloes, who went through an offseason of scandal and turmoil.
They made only four of their first 15 shots and hit just 39 percent for the game Kentucky, however, shot 54 percent. Forward Donte Minter also sat it out for the Cavaliers while recovering from off- season knee surgery, leaving first- year coach Dave Leitao with only seven recruited scholarship players available. Williams had six catches for 114 yards for Tulane( 1- 4, 0- 3. 3 AP) were playing defense, it appeared that might be enough. We flew this morning on a 30-seat, twin-prop plane to Jinan, a medium-size city about 200 miles south of Beijing.
Clarke won the 50 freestyle (21. 38) and 100 backstroke (53. 34. Vanderbilt' s last non- conference home loss was to Connecticut, 76- 70, on Dec 1, 2002. The Commodores had won five of their last six games including victories over ranked teams Alabama, Kentucky and LSU. No, the coach of the Dallas Mavericks is sooooooo mellow, he should probably coach some team like, well, the Lakers maybe MacLeod dresses like Pat Riley and coaches like Perry Como. What next? Dennis Rodman skippering the Queen Mary? Isiah Thomas riding the Matterhorn with Mickey Mouse? The Pistons were frighteningly unimpressed with what could have been an intimidating situation. Thornton' s last basket was a 3- pointer with less than two minutes left. Jermaine Thomas scored 18 points and Darnell Harris added 15 for La Salle( 8- 15, 4- 8, all in the first half, and Richard Cunningham added 12 points and six assists.
On Saturday afternoon, Arizona State visits Washington( 14- 5, 7- 3. "The advantage is always going to go to the teams hosting it. But Irvine responded with a 6- 0 run that stretched the lead to 58- 50. He has promised to buy some before Friday's bus trip to Los Angeles. Alexis Hornbuckle added 13 points, Alberta Auguste had 11 and Nicky Anosike 10 Vicki Baugh grabbed 10 rebounds. He held the Indians hitless in the last 5 innings and forced them to hit 15 ground balls for outs "I've been frustrated throughout my career" Filer said "I had torn ligaments and a nickel-sized bone spur removed. When UConn' s Jerome Junior missed on a diving tackle attempt, Bynum sprinted into the end zone for a 66- yard score.
VALPARAISO, Ind( AP- Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw has seen about enough of Valparaiso " That' s the last time I' m coming here " McGraw quipped after the third- ranked Irish beat the Crusaders 69- 59 on Tuesday night. Arizona State- ESPN Stats& Information " Our position is that we have full confidence in the NCAA that they' re going to address that. But this! The musicians are looking on with horror as Fatty works the room, taking their audience and wringing it out They have been hustled by the biggest pro of them all. The coach figures if Conway can take second in the 100 and third in the 200, behind Bridgewater and Taft's Quincy Watts, Hawthorne can score 34 points at the state meet, which might be enough to win. I feel like I gave the team the lift we needed to play good " Chad Timberlake, who also was blanked in the semifinal win over Long Island University on Sunday, had 11 points.
His night ended when he picked up his fifth foul with 9: 02 left after scoring four points. OLEAN, N. SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Mallary Gillespie' s putback at the buzzer lifted BYU over No 22 Utah 61- 60 on Saturday. Law' s final 3- pointer of the night, a rainbow over Tucker as the shot clock expired, gave A& M a 63- 50 lead with 3: 39 to go. Sharrod Ford led Clemson with 22 points, but he missed his last three shots, the last coming on a turnaround in the lane with 1: 18 remaining.
A three- point play by Nicky Eason and a 3- pointer by Teresa Diaz gave the Lumberjacks a 54- 48 lead with 4: 26 to play. 13 Oklahoma to a blowout win in the freshman' s first start as Sooners quarterback. Offensively, you can say this has been one of my best games. The Cardinals ran the fast break after nearly every rebound or steal in the first half en route to a 40- 17 halftime lead The Cardinal plays Sunday afternoon against Minnesota( No 17 ESPN/ USA Today; No 16 AP, which beat San Francisco 80- 62. Aparicio, who pitched for San Fernando High in 1987, struck out nine and walked three. Oregon made it look easy against the Bulls( 9- 4, who boasted one of the nation' s better defenses.
Cincinnati( 4- 0) outrebounded the Flyers 42- 30 and scored 26 points in the paint to Dayton' s 16. Because in Detroit, we play what is known as Eastern Conference basketball. Associated PressTAMPA, Fla( AP- Kentrell Gransberry had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead South Florida past Winston- Salem 87- 48 Saturday night. Anton Currie had 11 points and seven rebounds, while Justin Ingram also scored 11. He walked the first batter he faced, and Don Mattingly followed with a home run Swift gave up only two more hits and no more runs The 26-year-old former Maine star, who pitched for the U. S Olympic team, improved his record to 3-1.
He watched most of the game with his left elbow resting on a table, occasionally resting his chin in his hand. 5 seconds left in the half and Rodgers made both free throws to get Arizona to 44- 43 at halftime " I thought our guys played well. He had scored all nine points in overtime and made a key 3 in the final seconds of regulation in Saturday night' s win over Southeastern Louisiana, but couldn' t fuel another fast finish Georgetown took over from there. It was a lovely summer afternoon in Las Vegas, about 100 degrees. 1 by the AP after winning the Rose Bowl, while LSU won the BCS title by beating Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. The Hokies scored the first 11 points and led by as much as 21 in the first half, taking a 31- 10 lead on a basket by Laura Haskins with 10: 13 left " It was the biggest natural high " Cook said " We came out on fire " Virginia Tech coach Beth Dunkenberger said the Hokies " took a huge step " that she hoped they can build on " They came out extremely inspired " Toliver said " Playing against us, we get everybody' s best shot " Maryland cut the deficit to 39- 29 at intermission, but didn' t tie the score until late in the second half.
Texas shot 34 percent in the first half and Kentucky shot 29 percent. East Carolina had a chance to tie the game, but Captain' s jumper was off the mark and the Pirates were never able to threaten again. Kareem Grant came off the bench and missed only one shot in 12 attempts on his way to 26 points. Suzie Hammel led Valparaiso( 2- 4) with 15 points, Betsy Rietema had 13 and Meredith Baugher 10.
