She admits players see her expectations at times as unattainable. PONTIAC, Mich — Detroit jokes are easy Murder City Cars and bars Riots after the World Series Snow on the Super Bowl Jimmy Hoffa Easy targets Hey, I do it Everybody does it. With Withers, named the tournament MVP, and Basden dominating the boards, Charlotte held a 52- 29 rebounding edge. After Hurricane Katrina, Tulane athletic teams, including women' s basketball, were relocated to the Texas Tech campus last year. Associated PressBATON ROUGE, La- Undefeated, yet so unsatisfied. Catcher Jim Campanis' second home run of the game highlighted a nine-run sixth inning as USC overcame a six-run deficit, then hung on for an 18-17 victory over Fresno State in the National Collegiate Athletic Assn West I Regional Sunday at Fresno.
But the Hawks held the Midshipmen scoreless for the first 5: 30 minutes of the second half, cutting the deficit to 41- 35 Navy went 0- for- 8 with six turnovers over that span. And by the end of the day, the Hart statistics sheet was overflowing with numbers Big numbers Lots of numbers. Minnesota 6, Detroit 3-Doyle Alexander (4-4) threw a pitch close to Kirby Puckett in the first inning at Minneapolis and it was the worst of several mistakes he made. In overtime, a layup and free throw by Keith Tripplett put Toledo ahead 78- 77 with 27 seconds left. That gave the Frogs a 37- 36 halftime lead and they never trailed again.
Washington shot out to an early eight- point lead, but Arizona State stayed close and trailed 34- 30 at halftime. The Cougars took the lead midway through the half on the hot shooting of Carling and King. Holy Cross looked a lot more deserving of such a berth, outhustling and outplaying the Fighting Irish for a 78- 73 victory Tuesday night in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, the first postseason victory for the Crusaders in 24 years " Nobody expected us to win any games in this tournament " said Kevin Hamilton, who led Holy Cross with a career- high 26 points " We' re a mid- major team and we' re fighting for respect more than anything. A Subway Series? "I think it would be great because we wouldn't have to travel" first baseman Don Mattingly said. Texas State' s Chris Agwumaro hit a 3- pointer with two minutes remaining to tie the game at 72- 72, but Ragland scored and was fouled on the next possession He made the free throw to put the Lumberjacks ahead 75- 72. "I don't think you want to overdo it (the theatrics) but a little is OK" he said. He burst through a small hole in the middle of the line and sprinted for a 67- yard gain to set up his 2- yard, linemen- dragging TD for his third score, tying the bowl record " That touchdown run was as good of a run as he had all day " West said.
He runs the transition, and he puts pressure on the other team' s post players ". "That doesn't mean he's frivolous or reckless, but his attitude is, 'Why put off until tomorrow what we can do today? Let's do it today and have some fun' "And that's the way he plays-like there's no tomorrow" That may explain his scowl, which has intimidated untold numbers of Oiler opponents, not to mention reporters. Daon Merritt had 19 points for Richmond, including the go- ahead free throw with 44 seconds remaining Jermaine Bucknor added 12 points and nine rebounds Kelly Whitney paced Seton Hall with 21 points. Va( AP- Kevin Pittsnogle scored 23 points Saturday as West Virginia beat Division III opponent Washington& Jefferson 83- 33. She' s one of the two we have that' s been in a Final Four, that' s won a national championship and she just stays steady for us out there on the floor ". Knepper, who will be 35 next week, always has been tough for the Cardinals. Randy Burns hit four 3s and added 18 points for the Shockers( 19- 6, 12- 4 Missouri Valley Conference, who ended a three- game losing streak.
Strother had 10 points in the run and Turner dominated on the defensive boards, limiting the Pride to one shot on several possessions. That set up the eye- raising start to this season- punctuated by Thursday' s eye- opening win " Just look out for Washington " Hicks said " We' ve known we' re one of the top contenders in the nation. Stringer let her team know after that game that she wanted more defense and intensity- and she got it against North Carolina State. Marquette held a comfortable 43- 24 lead at halftime, then put the game out of reach with the 22- 0 run that began with a pair of free throws by Wesley Matthews with 15: 31 left in the half. Oklahoma( 3- 1) had a chance in the final seconds, but a last- second running 6- footer by the Sooners' Danielle Robinson soared over the basket without touching anything. In the 3-A division, West Torrance had 17, good for 10th, behind Corona Del Mar's 56. "Finally, he caught me in the bullpen one day, and I got my chance" Helix hadn't qualified for the playoffs in the past five years, but thanks in large part to Navarro's turnaround, it is a game away from the its first championship since 1963. SAN DIEGO — A couple of late bloomers, Helix High School's Rick Navarro and Santana's Paul Newark, pitched their teams into the San Diego Section 3-A championship game Saturday afternoon.
In the Jayhawks' last two games at home against the Huskers, Kansas has outscored them 188- 93 " I did not think it was going to be this easy " Rush said " We came in and got them on one of our better days, when everything was going right for us and they could not make any shots ". Davis (4-1) escaped 2 bases-loaded jams unscathed and survived control problems to pitch six innings He allowed 6 hits, walked 5 and threw 3 wild pitches. Also scoring in double digits for Evansville( 10- 7, 4- 5) were Lucious Wagner with 12 and Andre Burton with 10. But LSU dominated inside with the 6- foot- 1 Augustus, NCAA Division I' s active scoring leader with 2, 059 points, and 6- foot- 6 Sylvia Fowles, who had seven points and 12 rebounds. The Explorers( 15- 7, 3- 4) missed 22 of their first 23 shots and hit just 3- of- 25 field goals in the first half, helping George Washington jump out to a 31- 9 lead and hold a 34- 20 advantage at the break. Fans sang the team's "Atlanta Air Force" fight song, chanted profane slogans about the Celtics and even serenaded Delta Air Lines employees with an off-key rendition of the company jingle. Wilson still finished with a team- leading 13 points before fouling out with 5: 28 to play in what was her final college game Ashlee Brown added 10 points.
Stanford harassed Southeast Missouri State into missing 23 of its 29 shots in the first half, holding the Redhawks without a field goal for one 14- minute stretch. So exasperating had the Angel season become that Manager Cookie Rojas recently ordered a spanking new, regulation punching bag installed just inside the tunnel leading to the dugout. The private school that just didn' t belong in a power football league No more. was riding aggressively and riding to win which he would have done even without his tactics of intimidation. Dials made all of his five shots from behind the arc, two of them during a 19- 7 run that opened the game. Arrington got his eighth straight 100- yard rushing game as the Bears relentlessly ran the ball after halftime.
"I wasn't really thinking about qualifying for the trials" Burnham said. West Virginia' s lead ballooned to 35 in the second half and Georgetown never threatened as the Hoyas shot just 30 percent from the field West Virginia will host No 5 Rutgers on Tuesday night. Downing approaches baseball with the mind-set of a hockey goon or a defensive tackle, or a man trying to outswim a shark. "The track is wide enough for passing and it takes a lot more brains to handle all the shifting and stuff" After the Saugus win, Hornaday hit the road again. Dennis Brown, a free-lance writer who contributes frequently to The Times, accompanied his wife, Debbie, an assistant coach, on the trip. Samantha Ford (17-4) earned the victory, scattering six singles.
