"Over the years it seems that, typically, the races you think you're going to win, you don't" Penske said. Minnesota picked itself up after falling 35- 21 to California in a game that was tied in the fourth quarter, regrouping against a team that had caused it plenty of misery. "You can throw fastballs and watch them go" Until two were out in the eighth, the White Sox, losers in eight of their last nine games, had only four hits and an unearned run. McNeilly was 15- of- 25 from the field and hit his first five shots to lift the Privateers( 12- 13, 8- 6 Sun Belt) to a regular season sweep against Denver( 4- 21, 3- 12. Highs in the 20s and 30s were predicted across Montana; in the 40s and 50s from Washington state across the northern Intermountain region, the northern plains and the upper Great Lakes to northern New England; in the 80s over the lower Mississippi Valley, the southern half of the plains and the Southwest, and in the low 90s over the Southwestern desert and western Texas. .
Hendrix keyed the outburst with four of his 12 first- half points, while Riley connected on a 3- pointer and Mikhail Torrance made a pair of uncontested lay- ups Riley scored 13 for the Tide and Torrance added 10. Corey Brewer gave the Gators the lead for a good, 14- 12, with a breakaway dunk off an Alabama turnover. Rick, his older brother and a touring pro, won the 1983 title while playing for Laguna Beach. It was Kilgus' turn Saturday night at Arlington, Tex, and the 26-year-old left-hander was almost perfect. The Tar Heels were forced to play with an eight- man rotation when reserve point guard Quentin Thomas( stress fracture) couldn' t play, and they didn' t get any help in the second half from their veterans.
McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26- yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting the third- ranked Longhorns to a 24- 21 victory over No 10 Ohio State on Monday night. Dykstra's bat, which was confiscated by the umpires Tuesday at the request of St. When the Sooners finally started missing, they were able to grab their own rebounds, too. Bush apparently just wanted to catch a game, but he happened to pick the occasion of Valenzuela's worst outing yet, a 6-5 loss to the Expos before a crowd of 34,309 (not counting the horde of gray suits, at Dodger Stadium.
Both entered the game with low earned-run averages and each gave up a run Both left during a rain delay in the eighth inning. HAMMOND, La( AP- Jonathan Patton scored 16 points and helped Southeastern Louisiana hold Stephen F Austin to only 28 6 percent shooting in a 54- 33 victory on Saturday night. M( AP- New Mexico guard Julie Briody' s confidence and clutch scoring are solid these days. That's why I've been able to play this long" The Lakers knew that, sooner or later, this would be coming from the Pistons. "I see it as a potential career opportunity for Walt" said Dalis.
Vanderbilt, meanwhile, easily worked the ball to open shooters in the second half and finished with 32 assists and only 10 turnovers " That' s what we' ve been doing. 11 UCLA later Saturday " This bunch, all year, has controlled their own destiny, and they did the same today " Texas coach Mack Brown said. 13 Minnesota on Tuesday by shooting 54 percent and holding Southwest Missouri to 36 5 percent. The Red Sox, who stranded at least 1 runner in each of the first 8 innings, left 14 runners on base in the game. Picco and Murphy each scored six points during the opening run that finally ended when Helena Sverrisdottir hit a jumper 6: 46 into the game.
Owens had 14 points by halftime for West Virginia( 6- 1, and senior forward Chakhia Cole added 10 points and nine rebounds. Gray hit a jumper to force a second overtime and then scored four of his 18 points in the extra session to lift No. Wright said Foye was fine and would be ready to play Thursday at Seton Hall Ray said Foye told him he didn' t remember what happened. Houston has lost six straight bowls since winning the 1980 Garden State Bowl. Even when Loyola changed to man- to- man, Washington rolled. They had a chance at their first Big Ten title, but now that' s a near- impossible feat " What I learned about this team, and what we all learned about this team, is we' re not as good as we need to be right now " Borton said. "Pepperdine (seeding) I was a little bit surprised" Snow said "I was surprised Vegas (Nevada-Las Vegas) was seeded higher.
After Hudson was called for pass interference two plays later, Georgia Tech had first- and- goal from the 2. Associated PressCOLUMBIA, Mo( AP- DeMarre Carroll scored 19 points to help Missouri run its nonconference home winning streak to 26 games with a 72- 38 win over Coppin State on Thursday. Associated PressMUNCIE, Ind( AP- Peyton Stovall shot 14- of- 17 from the free- throw line and scored 37 points to help Ball State to its first win of the season Monday, a 69- 62 victory over IPFW. Coastal Carolina shot just 34 percent and committed 30 turnovers, while the Tar Heels blocked six shots and had 25 steals But Larkins- nerves and all- was the story. Purdue will play Boise State in the championship game Thursday night.
After Clemson closed to 29- 22, Coleman connected three times from beyond the arc during a 13- 0 run that put the Terps up 42- 22. Patrick Sparks scored 11 points and added five assists for Kentucky. On the Heels' next possession, Latta showed that concern by putting up a hurried, off- balance shot " I always felt confident " said Allen, who was cheered on by hundreds of fans from her Monessen, Pa. Andrew Hayles scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, helping the Hornets keep the game close Alabama State has lost two of its last three games. We had to kind of push him out" Today, curtain calls have grown so common that Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly amazed people by refusing to take a bow. — Lefty Driesell waves his hand and an entire wall falls down. Nebraska( 10- 10, 3- 6) lost for the sixth time in seven Big 12 games.
Neill got two quick outs but walked the next two batters, then gave up three straight singles and a two-run triple to spot Wichita State a 5-0 lead after one inning. Pain is part of the game"SAN DIEGO — Less than two years ago, he carried the football 33 times in one game, gaining 145 yards against Texas El Paso as the San Diego State fans cheered a 15-10 victory. Fresno State( 3- 0) didn' t seal the victory until Chris Berry converted a three- point play on a fastbreak, putting the Bulldogs ahead 60- 50 with 1: 24 left. Tucker had four steals, the first leading to an Aldridge dunk Aldridge then tipped the ball to A J. "The toll it took was the realization that players were taking drugs while I was coaching them" he said. Both offenses came out firing, but the Warhawks' 15 first half- turnovers helped Middle Tennessee build a double- digit lead with just over 5 minutes remaining in the half.
3 percent shooting and the Blazers forced 18 turnovers, which helped them overcome the Thundering Herd' s 46- 27 rebounding advantage. Omar Jacobs threw a 34- yard scoring pass over the middle to Cole Magner, then Daniel Sayles recovered a fumble on the kickoff, giving Bowling Green the ball at the Toledo 18 P J Pope scored on a 1- yard run two plays later. Latoya Bennett, Tonia Roundtree and LaVonna Hailey each scored seven points to lead N C Central. Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS- Dan Bohrer tied his school' s record for career touchdown catches Saturday as he pulled down two in Butler' s 42- 21 win over Hanover.
As usual, the Lakers placed all vacation plans on hold until June at the earliest by sending the Jazz packing, 109-98, in the seventh game of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Courtney Lee' s three- point play with 55 seconds to go cut the deficit to 83- 81. 500 or better after 10 games for the first time since starting the 2000- 01 season at 6- 4. Shut out by Jeff Pico, making his major league debut for the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, the Reds have lost four in a row and 6 of their last 7 in falling 4 games under . 500 and 6 back of the division-leading Dodgers. Zdonek also hit two field goals from 37 yards in the second quarter. Baylor scored a consolation touchdown on a 21- yard Shawn Bell to Trent Shelton pass with 6: 42 to play " We couldn' t protect, run it, throw it or catch it " said Baylor coach Guy Morriss " We couldn' t get anybody to step up and make a play on offense Our defense played pretty well We put them in some bad situations.
25 AP) on Sunday " Coach isn' t telling us to defend our championship " said Monique Curry, the ACC player of the year " She says to pursue another. Fernandez, from Puerto Rico, used a strong service game to beat the 35-year-old Australian and win the $18,000 first prize. Other top hitters include second baseman Javier Murrillo at . 380 with 15 home runs and 61 RBIs, shortstop George Lazalde at . 378 with 11 homers and 57 RBI and first baseman Pat Woods at . 393. ATLANTA( AP- Kevin Thomas led Georgia State' s outside shooting with four 3- pointers Tuesday night in the Panthers' 88- 68 victory over Delta State. Kansas State' s defense held and its offense controlled the ball just long enough to win its 21st straight home opener- its 18th under Snyder.
