Robert Merritt added 20 points for Samford( 15- 11, 10- 5 Ohio Valley Conference) and Randall Gulina had 13 Jon Mills and Jerry Smith each added 11 for the Bulldogs The team shot 62 8 percent from the field. Jessica Adair added 13 points and nine rebounds for George Washington( 14- 2, 3- 0 Atlantic 10, which has won seven straight. But Ohio State always rose to the occasion " Ross carried 17 times and scored on a 1- yard run. Ross' layup put the Lady Frogs ahead 39- 24 in the final minute of the first half. After Bob Weiss was fired as coach of the San Antonio Spurs by owner Red McCombs, Brown told the San Antonio Light: "That's the type of situation that would appeal to me. The Racers tied the score at 61- 61 with 2: 02 left on a short jumper by Witherspoon and Carter scored win the game.
BOXING Marvin Mack of Philadelphia knocked out Vaughn Derry of Portland, Ore, in the fourth round of the super-middleweight main event in front of 712 at the El Cortez Convention Center The knockout was the ninth for Mack (18-5 Derry is 6-2. Associated PressNORFOLK, Va- DeAngelo Branche rushed for three touchdowns and Dennis Brown threw two scoring passes to Chris Bell as Norfolk State routed Bethune- Cookman 40- 14 Saturday. Corey Cofield and Nate Loehrke each had 16 points for William& Mary( 4- 6. El Camino essentially backed into the best possible situation-a share of the conference title and a first-round bye. STATESBORO, Ga( AP- Georgia coach Andy Landers doesn' t agree with the Lady Bulldogs' ranking He thinks they' re too highly regarded.
McHale eventually ended up at Hellenic College in the afternoon, shooting baskets by himself. Shanna Zolman and Sa' de Wiley- Gatewood hit 3- pointers around a basket by Georgia' s Tasha Humphrey and put the Lady Vols ahead 71- 60 with three minutes remaining " I think her going out was a great motivation for them because they knew that Loree was in a lot of pain. It was a very scary feeling" Although no accident resulted that night, Stevens said that jockeys with mounts on tonight's nine-race card should be aware of the danger. PULLMAN, Wash( AP- Buddy Teevens has had few wins on the road, so when the Cardinal traveled to Washington State, he tried to tell his players to think of it as an adventure.
ELON, N. The game was tight for much of the first half until a 3- pointer by Utah' s Julie Larsen with 4: 32 left sparked a 10- 2 run that put the Utes up by 12. Graf became the youngest French Open women's champion a year ago, when she won the title one week shy of her 18th birthday. They' ve got to take coaching and know everyone' s position and they can' t make excuses " After the game, the Aggies remained on the court, donned championship hats and T- shirts and were presented with the Big 12 championship trophy.
Rafael Little' s 3- yard touchdown run on fourth- and- 1 in the second quarter was the first rushing score the Tigers have given up this season Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville then inserted the No. She finished with four points, one rebound and one assist in five minutes " She' s been working hard and it' s been four weeks " VanDerveer said " I just thought if she was going to play a little bit tomorrow maybe she should play a little bit. Buffalo seemed to be in control when Jason Bird drilled a 3- pointer- the Bulls' fourth in 3: 40- to make it 57- 38 with 16: 20 left, prompting UB' s student section to bust out chants of " This is our house " But the Bobcats weren' t done and ripped off nine straight points to get within 57- 47. Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud suffered through a miserable day, finishing 10 of 22 for 79 yards and four interceptions. No other Indiana starter had more than two points, and four Hoosiers fouled out in the closing minutes. Denver time, are the only instances when the trials will be open to the public Thompson initially opened the trials for the NBA scouts.
That was our goal, and it' s great to achieve " The Murray State men are used to championships and NCAA berths. Smith hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run, fourth inning rally at Houston that sent Bob Knepper to his first defeat Knepper went into the game with a 6-0 record and a 1. 28 ERA. After most of the fans had finally gone home, the normally quiet catcher, Benito Santiago, stormed into the clubhouse He drop-kicked a chair several feet across the room He smacked his bat against a wall. Cerritos last season, took two from Sacramento and in 1986, College of the Canyons took two games from Rancho Santiago to win the title. I'm going to buy her a house in New Jersey" Last Add Hearns-Barkley: If Hearns ever fights again, one thing's for sure-Jerry Holly will not be out of work.
Jenkins cut through the right side, avoiding diving tackles by Mike Klinkenborg and Grant Steen for a score on only the second return of his career " I didn' t even really know the return call " Jenkins said " I didn' t know if they were blocking it to the side or up the middle I just got the ball and there was already a guy on my leg I made a cut to my right and took another step. 21 AP) 80- 57 on Thursday night " This will be interesting " said Stringer, noting her team will be the favorite this time around. Crazy. Eaton, disproving the theory that no man is an island, is clogging up the middle of the Laker offense like a giant hairball in the Lakers' drainpipe. Wynne hit a two-out, three-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the Padres ralled from five runs behind to defeat the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, in front of 16,260 at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium. Led by Nana, the Hens jumped out to an 8- 0 lead in the first four minutes and took a 17- 7 advantage when Nana converted two straight 3- pointers with 12: 54 left. James, a three-time Ryder Cup player, finished at 18-under-par 262 over the par-70 Royal Pedrena course at Santander, Spain, while Faldo also had a 68 for 265. .
Ya' ll believe that? I just got really frustrated with our transition defense and halfcourt defense " Summitt said. Green scored on a 12- yard run in the first quarter, Brandon Rideau caught an 8- yard scoring pass early in the second quarter, and his 24- yard reception set up a 1- yard run by Austine Nwabuisi for a 21- 0 lead with 3: 42 left in the half Rideau had eight catches for 100 yards. Albany' s Brian Lillis made it a 73- 71 game, sinking three free throws with six seconds remaining Franklin scored the final two just before the buzzer. You use that as motivation and try to be better " That' s exactly what the Tar Heels did Saturday, four days after a four- point loss to No 12 Illinois in a rematch of the NCAA title game.
Williams' basket and free throw with 2: 24 to play gave Vanderbilt the lead for good at 66- 64, then Nicole Jules banked home a shot Vanderbilt then hit eight straight free throws to seal it. I got inside and got some baskets, and things started to fall. Wright shook hands with fans on his way to a postgame television interview. The favorite? Reggie Williams of West Sacramento River City has the state's fastest time this season at 8 minutes 59. 7 seconds. Those on the field were exhausted, and those watching also became tired " The drive to eat up the whole fourth quarter was huge It was a great way to play defense' Johnson said. Lamar Butler scored 18 points and combined with Skinn to score eight of George Mason' s points during an 16- 4 second- half run that helped turn a 45- 30 halftime lead into a 26- point advantage. We focused on shutting him down " In the final 8: 26, Oregon scored only four points and none were by Brooks, the Pac- 10' s leading scorer.
Georgia Tech' s Isma' il Muhammad hobbled off the court with severe leg cramps, but the pain subsided after he was injected with fluids He finished the game with both arms wrapped in gauze. On the last drive of regulation, Basanez converted a fourth- and- 3 with a 20- yard pass to Ashton Aikens and then completed five more passes in a row to move to the 8 After an incompletion, he threw the tying TD. Andre Owens scored 15 points for the Roadrunners and Raphael Posey and Anthony Fuqua each had 11. Dennis Eckersley got the final three outs for his 19th save in 23 appearances. He wound up finishing seventh in a nine-horse field by far the worst performance of his career. All Wiggins wanted to do was celebrate, and the best player in Stanford history deserved it. After Hargrow made his shot, Johnson raced the length of the floor and had a good look at a leaner just outside the lane, but it glanced off the rim and Vincent Grier grabbed the rebound to preserve the Gophers' fourth straight win " It' s like they say' Close but no cigar " UAB coach Mike Anderson said " I' m very proud of our guys.
Once they lined up with both tackles flanked wide alongside the receivers, and on another play Reesing threw a left- handed shovel pass for a 9- yard gain. Mike Jones finally gave Syracuse a big jolt when he returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to the Northwestern 43. "I don't have anything but good things to say about the way he played tonight" Sather said of Moog "He's always been a terrific goaltender. She was 1- for- 7 from the field in the first half, getting a layup in the closing seconds of the period to cut Iowa State' s lead to 39- 26 " It did kind of feel like a road game " Hicks said " But I wouldn' t say we were uncomfortable. The Cornhuskers ran for 141 yards, less than half of what they had been averaging per game " They were committing to the run, that was obvious " Solich said " We did try to run it enough to where when the big play opportunity came in the pass we were able to get it done " Nebraska' s top- ranked defense, led by linebacker Demorrio Williams, smothered the punchless Golden Eagles Williams had 10 tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble.
The Eagles( 22- 5, 13- 1 Big South Conference) led by 12 at halftime, but the Panthers slowly got back into the game, trailing just 60- 57 with seven minutes to go. BOONE, N. He hobbled off the court, his face contorted in pain, and did not return " Champ is our Tim Smith " Chattanooga coach Jeff Lebo said " That' s how important he is to us But our kids didn' t hang their head. Smith added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Kristen Newlin had 14 points " Our team showed a lot of effort and didn' t give up which is definitely a positive " said Smith. Six players fouled out, and Radford' s Martell McDuffy was ejected after picking up two technical fouls.
In ending their two- game skid, the Hokies were sharp after a week off and knocked Virginia( 16- 7, 8- 3) out of a tie for first place in the conference, and ended their seven- game winning streak in the league, their longest since the 1981- 82 season. The Cowgirls were 2- for- 15 from 3- point range " Every time we set a good screen, we got an open look at the basket " Goodenough said " We were trying to create too many shots individually in the first half We don' t have the personnel that can create shots. Deshaies (4-4, got in trouble in the second inning when Dave Concepcion hit a single with one out and third baseman Pankovits made a wide throw to first on Browning's sacrifice bunt for an error Barry Larkin hit a single to score Concepcion Browning scored on Dave Collins' sacrifice fly. It's good for him" Sponsored by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Games will feature 11,000 Southern California prep athletes competing in 13 sports. Winchester scored 25 points and Courtney Lee added 16 for the Hilltoppers( 22- 9. Jamaal Scott led the Spiders with 18 points and Jermaine Bucknor added 10.
