Santos, who got the starting job last week when Mike Granieri was lost with a knee injury, had them booing by the second half. It was a learning experience for them " Kenny Harris and Shawn Huff also missed the game for Valpo. Wallace, who finally signed with the Comets and lives with Roentved and his wife, hasn't regretted the decision. The Pilots( 14- 9, 3- 5 West Coast Conference) led for the final 24 minutes and had a double- digit lead much of the second half The Pilots have won eight of nine home games. Archie's right arm stopped, freezing his coffee cup at the halfway point of its journey to the mouth A look of dismay crossed his face "Great" he said to himself. I think that may have been the difference in the teams from this year to last year " Keenum said " They came out and made some huge plays, but we responded this time- defensively and offensively " Sumlin said he thought the Cougars had more depth and leadership than a season ago Oklahoma State also ran out of weapons.

Aguila missed it, but Michigan State( 1- 1) was whistled for an offsides penalty, giving Aguila another shot from 42- and he nailed it " I can' t say enough about Andrew Aguila " Central Michigan coach Butch Jones said " That last- second field goal seemed like an eternity. Miliner had six of the 3- pointers as the Jays broke the Missouri Valley Conference record of 18 set by Southern Illinois. Associated PressGREENVILLE, N. Area players granted exemptions include Richard Greenwood of Tarzana, Mitch Boges of Simi Valley, and Earl Morely, Wayne Tyni (CSUN) and James Kim (USC) of Van Nuys. . 8 Oklahoma opened with a 13- 0 run and cruised to its 16th straight victory by beating Missouri 75- 54 in the Big 12 tournament semifinals. His 3- pointer with 12: 31 left gave Pacific a 46- 40 lead, but Eto Onyenegecha answered with a 3 on the other end moments later. Tubby Smith pumped his fist furiously as he ran along the sideline.

Y( AP- Jose Juan Barea scored a game- high 17 points and Marcus Barnes chipped in 15 to lift Northeastern to a 69- 59 victory over Binghamton on Sunday. Tiffany Brooks blocked Jordan Davis' 3- point attempt with six seconds left, helping the Tigers( 11- 2) extend their own winning streak to 10 games and get their first victory against a top 10 team since the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in 2001. "Monroe just didn't have a good reputation in basketball and baseball" Costic said "People were telling me to go somewhere else. Dayton went nearly seven minutes between points and trailed 32- 24 at the break after another run by Saint Louis, this one 7- 2. Jeremy Fears scored three consecutive baskets, one on a layup after he stole a halfhearted pass by Sparks, putting Ohio up 48- 39 in the opening minutes of the second half.

Zvereva, who turned 17 a month ago, is in her first major final She won the French, Wimbledon and U. S. Campbell tells the story with good humor because, for what seems like the first time in years, the joke is not on Monroe. New Mexico State( 3- 4) built a 15- point lead in the first half, saw it cut to four early in the second before reasserting themselves in the final stretch. Deer looked down, straightened his arm, let the ball fall to the ground and jogged to first "He's my next-door neighbor (in Mesa, Ariz" Minton said. Hondas have more horsepower, but they tend to spin the tires more coming off the corners.

But the Gamecocks' Kelley got free for two quick 3- pointers, then added a pair of free throws and a 2- pointer to cut the Vandy lead to 37- 35 at halftime. Lewis scored eight of his 16 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half as the Toreros ran off to a 25- point lead, 68- 43, and coasted home. The colt drank 1 1/2 buckets of water, after throwing cold water on both his and Winning Colors' chances in the Preakness. BALTIMORE — Trainer Woody Stephens said Sunday that jockey Gary Stevens "rode a stupid race" in Saturday's Preakness and may have kept Winning Colors from winning. His postgame tantrum had more to do with this little matter of a hitting slump. *Rocky Moran (Pasadena, March-Cosworth 207. 181 ELEVENTH ROW 71 Ludwig Heimrath Jr (Canada) Lola-Cosworth 207. 215 29 Rich Vogler (Indianapolis, March-Cosworth 207. 126 21. High Point overcame a slim Keydet lead at 16: 42 in the first half with a 24- 7 scoring run. Ryan Thompson added 12 points and nine rebounds for Rider, while Harris Mansell added eight points and eight rebounds.

Arizona State committed 21 turnovers against Washington' s tight defense, compared with 11 for the Huskies " I thought we did a good job of pretty much everything except handling their pressure " Arizona State coach Rob Evans said. Hartford( 5- 4) led for most of the second half, but Molloy pulled to within two with 2: 28 left to play. 5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Iowa State to a 66- 65 upset of No. 20 Iowa " It' s going to be fun to play teams like Kentucky and Texas that have a lot of history " West Virginia' s Frank Young said " We' re going out there ready to play " The Mountaineers, ranked in the preseason poll for just the second time in school history, trailed 24- 19 at halftime but scored the first 13 points of the second half.

Butler( 5- 3) trailed 30- 26 at the break, and the teams exchanged leads to begin the second half. Georgia Tech then went on a 10- 0 run capped by Megan Harpring' s basket with 7: 39 left in the half. Midway down the backstretch jockey Gary Stevens voluntarily moved the filly wider "just so we could stop bumping and I could get her in stride" But Day and Forty Niner kept coming after their rival. BALTIMORE — Next to Baltimore's infamous Block, Pimlico might be the roughest place in town a strip where ladies had better not venture unescorted. PISCATAWAY, New Jersey( Ticker- Rutgers' strange three- game homestand ended on a high note.

Part of it is simply trying to keep track of where he is on the map of America as he fast-forwards through 32 cities in 42 days, headlining an exhibition skating tour. Jay Youngblood had 17 points and six rebounds and DeAndre Haynes had 13 points and eight assists for the Golden Flashes. Arcara scored on a 45- yard run six minutes into the third quarter. Whereas in its first 19 editions the Invitational had been run at 1 1/2 miles, this time it was set for just 1 miles.

Add Derrick Rose to an Elite Eight team and you get Memphis in Monday' s title game, writes Dana O' Neil. The other team can't just leave him alone or he will hurt them. He drove in for a thunderous dunk, then stole the ball and passed to Rajon Rondo for a breakaway layup. The Louisville defense recovered four of UConn' s five fumbles and two of them set up scores Bush scored twice in the first half. The Highlanders (15-5) stranded four runners in the first two innings while scoring just one run.