Take nothing away from Henson, but we didn't play the kind of game we're capable of playing. Blog Vanderbilt won a bowl game for the first time in exactly 53 years, with Bryant Hahnfeldt kicking a 45- yard field goal with 3: 26 left Wednesday for a 16- 14 win over Boston College in the Music City Bowl. The Bengals played zone defense the entire game, which provided Tech an opportunity to deal with a zone defense, something that Lady Raider coach Marsha Sharp said will help against Big 12 teams " We got to work on our zone offense and see what we can do out of it, and there are a couple of times we will need that in the Big 12 " Sharp said. After shooting 29 percent in the first half, the Spartans were 16- for- 24 from the field in the second and wore down the Cougars( 7- 2) with a physical pounding inside.
The Ducks put it away with two free throws each from Brooks and Oguchi for the final margin, matching their biggest lead of the game. UNLV led 38- 32 at halftime thanks to two late 3s by Beck " We came back hard in the second half and staged a great comeback " Cal coach Ben Braun said " We shot ourselves in the foot by missing some free throws ". The Retrievers got within seven points three times early in the second half- the final time on Rashad Bilal' s 3 from the left side with 16: 42 left- before the Catamounts put the game away with a 9- 2 run. The slow start continued and after seven minutes, the teams were only a combined three for 21 from the floor and three of eight from the free- throw line. Down 47- 37 at halftime, the Terrapins twice cut the gap to six points early in the second half.
OXFORD, Miss( AP- Lawrence Roberts and Mississippi State don' t need to be in Starkville to feel at home Roberts scored 23 points and the Bulldogs( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today; No. This team has to have an edge all the time " Ibekwe gave Maryland the lead for good with a tough layup in traffic off an inbounds play, set up during a timeout by Williams. George Brozos scored 20, Robby Bostain and Quan Prowell had 17 each and Tony Carter added 12. Brendan Smith intercepted a pass from Andrew Robinson and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown that made it 23- 10 with 2: 13 left in the quarter, and Bacher hit tight end Josh Rooks with a 2- yard scoring pass midway through the fourth that made it a 20- point game Bacher, who averaged a Big Ten- leading 304. "I never had to work an 8-to-5 job" Grich said, "so I can't relate to that It's always been baseball. This is the game that coach saw when he was recruiting me " UConn guard Mel Thomas added 16 points and hit three of her four 3- point shots. The Aggies, who waited to use the full- court defense that worked so well this season, tried to disrupt the Longhorns with pressure, but Texas kept extending its lead.
Georgia had trouble penetrating Stetson' s zone and Stukes missed the rim with a layup just before the shot clock expired. She received a standing ovation when she was introduced at midcourt with her parents and sister. Associated PressNORMAN, Okla- If Oklahoma( No 4 ESPN/ USA Today, No. To cap the spurt, Alexis Hornbuckle dribbled behind her back, spun around Earley and sank a short jumper. I think we were a little caught off guard on that first series " linebacker Spencer Toone said " It was really scary going down 14- 0, but we kept our composure, and we were able to come back " Utah scored touchdowns on four straight possessions before Air Force finally ended the Utes' onslaught on Carney' s 6- yard touchdown pass to Carsten Stahr with 5: 28 left in the third. With the count 1-2 to Bill Silvan, Snyder threw a wild pitch, allowing Bargas to score. After punting on it second possession, Duquesne then lost the ball on an interception, two fumbles and another punt in the first half.
More important than winning and losing is we' re getting better " The Trojans( 8- 3) lost by four points in consecutive games to No 3 Kansas and No 2 Memphis earlier this month. MacLeod inserted Tarpley into the game at center just 1:10 into the first period, benching James Donaldson. The Colonials, who won a tournament title for the first time since 1998, are off to their best start since 1995. He has had six operations to put his feet back together, including a bone graft from his right hip to his right ankle "I am really surprised I am here" Crawford said.
Then he turned in the kind of performance that could give defensive coordinators nightmares, throwing for a career- high 297 yards and three touchdowns to lead No 4 Auburn to a 38- 20 rout of Arkansas on Saturday. Morrison was critical of himself for only grabbing three rebounds, and said the Zags " got soft " late in the game " If we try to play like that against UW, we' ll get beat by 30 " Morrison said. Hearns' once whippet-like body is still long-muscled, but it is broader now, particularly across the shoulders. LAS VEGAS — In quest of wisdom, truth and maybe a little edge on the bookies, we set out the other day in search of someone old and smart. Hernandez' s 3- pointer with less than a second remaining sent Fresno State into the locker room with a 32- 20 lead. USC Upstate could not get closer than 5 points in the second half. The same combination clicked on a 57- yard play to finish a 73- yard, four- play march, putting USC ahead for good with 2: 06 left before halftime.
They quickly surrounded him and started jumping up and down as they hoisted him into the air and carried him toward midfield. New all-star game: The Ventura County High School Baseball Coaches Assn has added an extra all-star game this summer. But the Commodores made just 3 of 14 free throws, while Indiana State was 17- of- 20. Roysland hit all six of her field- goal attempts in the first half, including a pair of 3- pointers, as Minnesota pulled away from the Illini early. "I don't think there's too much of a difference between our team and theirs" the Yankees' Don Mattingly said "They're dangerous up and down their lineup They've got some old guys and some new guys It's just which team plays better in a certain game. The doctors studied 35 AIDS cases known to have been caused through skin lesions. It' s awesome to have a role model like Susan " Stanford( 20- 2, 11- 1 Pac- 10) dominated from start to finish to extend its home winning streak to 18 games and win its 34th straight conference game in Maples Pavilion.
THE PREAKNESS FIELD PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Cefis Eddie Maple 50-1 2 Regal Classic Jorge Velasquez 25-1 3 Risen Star Eddie Delahoussaye 11-1 4 Forty Niner Pat Day 3-1 5 Winning Colors Gary Stevens 1-1 6 Brian's Time Angel Cordero 9-1 7 a-Private Terms Chris Antley 5-2 8 a-Finder's Choice Kent Desormeaux 5-2 9 Sorry About That Randy Romero 80-1 a-Entry Odds are after advance betting closed on Friday Trainers (by post position: 1 Woody Stephens; 2 Jim Day; 3 Louie Roussel; 4 Woody Stephens; 5 Wayne Lukas; 6 John Veitch; 7 Charlie Hadry; 8 Charlie Hadry; 9 Sonny Hine Owners (by post position: 1 James Ryan and Robert Kirkham; 2 Sam-Son and Windfields Farm; 3 Louie Roussel and Ron Lamarque; 4 Claiborne Farms; 5 Eugene V Klein; 6 James W Phillips; 7 Locust Hill Farm; 8 Locust Hill Farm; 9 Carolyn Hine. 7 Longhorns held New Mexico to less than 40 percent shooting from the field for a 73- 56 win- and a boost of confidence for the struggling team " We really worked hard " Conradt said " It' s the kind of defense intensity that we' ve been expecting and we finally got it tonight " Despite returning four starters, the Longhorns( 4- 2) have learned some hard lessons on the road, squandering big early leads against Georgia and an unranked UCLA. Braxton' s inside jumper gave Georgia its biggest lead of the first half at 30- 13, and highlighted a 14- 3 Lady Bulldogs run. Afterward, the officials released a statement saying a mistake was made, and the play should have been ruled a touchback, with Navy getting the ball at its 20 " Who knows " Kaheaku- Enhada said when asked if the controversial call made a difference " We run the same three plays, if the ball' s on the 1 or the ball' s on the 20 " Johnson took a hit in the third quarter that seemed to wake him up.
COLUMBUS, Ohio( AP- Marscilla Packer scored 22 points and Ohio State( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Carlos Dixon, the Hokies' lone senior, added 15 points and nine rebounds, and Coleman Collins had 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. My answer was: "Brian Oldfield's" Frankly, I like all of the Pistons. SAN DIEGO — Two time zones away Sunday, the Padres suffered a loss perhaps as bad as anything that could have happened to them at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium The Padres' No. Fatty lives in the Hermitage Hotel, across from the Tennessee State Capitol He lives in a suite on the fourth floor.
