The butterflies were so bad, I couldn't eat my breakfast" Worthy said "That's how big this game was. 1 sprinter in the state returning" Hawthorne won the state title for the second year in a row and the fifth time in the last six years on Saturday by scoring 34 points in four events. 4 Miami last week " It was just one of those nights out there, throwing the ball and not worrying about anything else " said LeFors, who ranks second in the nation in pass efficiency. Greg Kelser, your teammate from Michigan State, dropping by to shake hands. Dainmon Gonner added 14 points, and Winans and Ryan Belcher finished with 11 each. She hit 10 of 21 shots, all three 3- pointers and all 12 free throws and when the Irish needed her late, she did it all: force turnovers, score, draw fouls, even block shots. "I was the youngest guy in the whole tournament" he recalled the other day, after his 17th victory in 18 bouts as a pro.
If ever the Angels had a better than 50-50 opportunity against Clemens, it was Monday night. The difference was Duffy " If you have a great point guard, you' re going to have a great team " Indiana coach Sharon Versyp said of Duffy " She executed, she got our players off- balance. Justin Griffin scored 20 points to lead the Vulcans whose bench was outscored 50- 15 He was the only Vulcan in double digits Hawaii opens the season at home on Nov 19 against fourth- ranked Michigan State Hawaii- Hilo faces Cal State Chico on Tuesday. SEATTLE( AP- Cameo Hicks was surprised she had 14 rebounds, but she wasn' t surprised the Washington Huskies had another victory and this time against a ranked opponent " We know now we can play with anyone " the 5- foot- 10 junior guard said Wednesday night after getting 21 points and a career- high 14 rebounds in the Huskies' 63- 56 victory over Utah( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No 23 AP " We' re really excited about this " Hicks said.
Iona took a 60- 59 lead, it first of the second half, with 25 seconds remaining on a short jumper by Harris. The Phoenix shot 67 percent( 16- for- 24) from the field in the first half, including 9 of 15( 60 percent) from behind the arc, to take a 49- 36 lead. 1 seed in the Big East tournament " We talked about this with the team, that the winner was probably going to get the No. Lawson had five steals- he was only credited with four- that he turned into layups, including a three- point play that made it 39- 23 with 2: 26 left in the half. The Terriers( 9- 16, 4- 10) led by as many as 22 early in the second half.
But Weis' questionable decision to throw and his defense' s inability to deny Forcier set up yet another loss for a once- proud program. He didn' t disagree with the touchdown being called back, but " I don' t think the intent of that rule is to stop the game for five minutes to see if he stepped out five yards prior to the spot. It also tied the fewest points allowed in any half, set against Rice in 1990 " We were pretty over overpowering " Conradt said. By running the baseline and making athletic moves to get to the rim, Veasley scored six points in the final 4: 33- more than his total in any game this season- to spark a closing 17- 2 run that gave Butler a 34- 19 halftime lead " He was great tonight " Butler coach Brad Stevens said of Veasley, who finished with 12 points " I thought he had a great summer and you could see that in the fall, but the knee injury kind of stalled that.
"I think 25 years ago you'd be asking to get creased if you did that" added Seattle coach Frank Howard. With the score tied at 42, Nebraska went on an 8- 0 run and took a 50- 42 lead on Neal' s 3- pointer with 10: 03 left. 20 California 79- 76 in overtime Thursday night " When you get behind Stanford like that, it' s so hard to come back " Florence said " I don' t think we had the legs or the energy we had against Cal " Newlin, a 6- foot- 5 center, was in the starting lineup as usual for the Cardinal after tweaking her neck midway through the second half of a 60- 34 win over Washington State on Thursday. PROVIDENCE, R. John' s 64- 49 in its Big East Conference opener on Saturday The win was the fifth straight for the Scarlet Knights( No 19 ESPN/ USA Today, No 14 AP, who beat then- No 8 Tennessee, No 4 Texas and No 1 LSU during the streak.
Marty Johnson ran for 105 yards on 18 attempts and scored from 20 yards out on one to help the Utes snap a seven- game losing streak in Tucson that dated to the 1969 season " We were a little more balanced tonight, but we wanted to get more offense going in the second half " Smith said. down the front straightaway last year and couldn't stop before hitting the first turn wall, had both feet dislocated, two broken ankles, a broken right leg and a broken left knee. Reserve Tyler Bluemling added a season- high 11 points for Duquesne. Kuuan, who had 18 carries, scored on runs of 3, 6 and 11 yards for the Tigers( 5- 5.
Almost immediately, Affirmed regained the lead and they went that way to the wire. San Francisco pulled within 47- 45 when Warren scored off an inbound play, but Bolerjack answered with two more 3- pointers, and the Cowgirls began to pull away " That killed us, really " San Francisco coach Tanya Haave " There were some mental errors. The Twins' Dan Gladden hit his fourth leadoff homer of the season, and fifth overall, off Dave LaPoint, who is 0-4 since May 14. He made a 3- pointer from the left corner, Jason Fraser added two free throws and Ray then hit an off- balance 3- pointer to extend the lead to 52- 43. Wake Forest seized its first lead since scoring the opening basket of the game, going up 94- 92 when Vytas Danelius laid it in off Paul' s pass with 2: 15 remaining. He has flexible hours that allow him to spend more time with his family than he ever did when he was coaching.
Banks scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures as Wisconsin upset the Golden Gophers 67- 61 on Sunday, finally finishing off a ranked opponent. A jumper by Trevor Goode gave Hartford its last lead, 14- 10, with 12: 01 to play in the first half. White broke Josh Heupel' s school mark of 53 TD passes in the third quarter, when fullback J D. John Bryant brings that no matter whether he is on the floor or not. A relatively small number of West Germans, Dutch and Irish have been involved, but the worst trail of destruction has been left by the British, who have hurled bottles and insults, smashed windows, waged street battles and threatened citizens. But Wisconsin- Green Bay scored the next eight points, keyed by a Ryan Tillema 3- pointer and a jumper from Schachtner, to pull out of the reach of Northern Illinois.
"I'm not going to tip my hand" The Dodgers, who had belted Rasmussen for 6 runs and 8 hits in 1 innings, grudingly gave credit to Rasmussen, who allowed only an unearned run Saturday night when his supporting cast suffered a lapse in the sixth inning "The guy pitched great" Steve Sax said. They' ve got one more tuneup- Sunday against William& Mary- before hosting No 24 Maryland on Jan 8. NORMAN, Okla( AP- Oklahoma started its season facing a string of ranked opponents in some exotic locales. "I think the day is coming when most major sporting events will be on pay-per-view" Spence said. M( AP- Dionne Marsh scored five of her 26 points in the third overtime period to lead New Mexico( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today; No. It was only the second double- overtime game in Oregon State' s history The last was in 1981.
And they did it all without starting outfielder Chris Vasquez, who missed the game because of illness. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Arkansas forward Jonathon Modica didn' t dwell long on Wednesday' s 62- 47 win over Georgia, not even on reaching the thousand- point threshold as a Razorback " We' re trying to take steps forward to get to the NCAAs " Modica said after the victory " We' ll use the next couple days to prepare ourselves for LSU " Arkansas needed to keep its winning ways going against the SEC' s weakest team if it had any hopes of an NCAA Tournament berth. Bache had beaten Kristina Hand of Fallbrook two weeks earlier in the 800 with her best time (2:13. 41. The Clippers finished third and drafted center Benoit Benjamin. NEW YORK — The Clippers, who have compiled pro basketball's worst record over the last two seasons, are hoping to turn their luck around in today's National Basketball Assn. Meg Bulger grabbed the rebound and passed to Cole, who made a layup, was fouled and sank the free throw. "It's all we've been reading and hearing about, and they deserve it, the way they've been playing. Other than that, we did a great job on her " Greene had 23 points to lead the Huskies( 14- 2, who lost their third straight in the series.
STANFORD, Calif( AP- Oregon State' s bowl hopes now come down to the Civil War game against archrival Oregon- and the Beavers wouldn' t have it any other way It' s a must- win for the Ducks, too. Brittainy Raven scored 19 points and the eighth- seeded Longhorns( 22- 12) routed No. Anthony Davis hit a 3- pointer to make it 84- 81 with 44 seconds left, but Levi Carmichael missed a 3- pointer that would have tied the game with 20 seconds remaining. The Lady Bears forced 23 Cougar turnovers resulting in 27 points. Right-handed pitcher Dan Naulty, shortstop Todd Bailey and reserve outfielder Brett Reed were reinstated to the team on Thursday by John Myers, Ocean View principal. He said he attended the breakfast meeting "to convey my high regard of Jim Gattis as a person and coach" Gattis says he and Knopf never suggested that a donation was contingent on Gattis' hiring. Jim Gattis had a promising future as a baseball player cut short by a fastball that hit him in the face.
Aja Parham added 12 points in just 13 minutes for the Eagles. The Tigers committed 26 turnovers " That' s an amazing stat " Frese said of 45- 0 " I have never seen a stat like that for us. BOULDER, Colo( AP- Kendra Wecker had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Claire Coggins added a career- high 25 points to lead No 16 Kansas State past Colorado 81- 70 on Saturday. Kansas State( 8- 1) had been off to its best start since 1997, but Rutgers( 6- 3) wrecked the Wildcats' perfect record, as the two teams faced each other for the first time The Scarlet Knights shot 47 2 percent( 25- of- 53, while Kansas State shot just 38 3 percent( 23- of- 60. The Thundering Herd( 2- 7) had their lowest scoring output this season while losing for the sixth time in seven games.
"But our goalie won" Fuhr, making his 90th appearance of the season and his 33rd straight playoff start for the Oilers, didn't face many shots, but nevertheless made several tough saves. EDMONTON, Canada — This year's Stanley Cup finals have been called "Beauty and the Beast" implying that the glamorous Edmonton Oilers might be at a disadvantage in a low-scoring game against the big, bad Boston Bruins. When we see a zone, we freeze a little bit " Kleiza, Missouri' s leading scorer and rebounder who was held out of the starting lineup for the second straight game, muscled inside for a bucket to launch a spree that included seven points by Conley and Thomas Gardner' s three- point play that gave the Tigers the lead at 26- 25. Allen scored 16 points, including five in the second overtime, to lead No. Trailing 75- 69 following Funn' s free throw with 2: 45 left in regulation, the Bobcats scored six straight points to send the game into the extra period. Their collective talents and acumen have to be acknowledged by all of Boston's opponents And Bird, who is well aware of it, plays off his teammates. 8 AP) in the biggest halftime comeback in the history of the tournament, trailed 46- 34 at the break before once again turning it around in the second half. Duquesne went on two separate 7- 0 runs in the first half and scored the first 12 points after halftime to extend its lead to 42- 18 The Dukes led by as many as 27 in the second half Freshman DeVario Hudson scored 12 points.
Habel, who got his first career double- double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, scored inside, then intercepted a New Mexico pass and went in for another layup to make it 76- 74. Florida ended an eight- game losing streak against the Southeastern Conference bully and probably ended the Wildcats' hopes of getting a top seed in the NCAA tournament " It was the greatest win of my life " Walsh said. However, one network that won't be participating in the bidding is ABC. Parker and Allison Jaskowiak grabbed nine rebounds each and Oliver had a career- high eight for USC( 15- 9, 8- 5 Pac- 10, which is 11- 1 at home.
LUBBOCK, Texas( AP- Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp wasn' t secretive about how she and her Lady Raiders were going to defend Texas' leading scorer Tiffany Jackson " We sold out " Sharp said " We were gonna go double her. He had two of the Wildcats' four 3- pointers during the run, which ended with Kentucky ahead 63- 41 with 12: 46 left " We played the game the right way in the second half " Smith said " It came at the right time " Tennessee Tech came no closer than 19 points after that Kentucky extended its lead to as many as 34 points. But they went the next 4 1/ 2 minutes without scoring and Bucknell pulled away. They were the foundation of the last phase of the Orioles' 25-year era Baseball has seen plenty of better pitchers None will make the Hall of Fame But they were special And, now, they are missed.
Washington threw for 283 yards two touchdowns, giving him 10 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing scores this season. WASHINGTON( AP- It' s hard to imagine Georgetown coach John Thompson III, whose words are usually measured and hype- free, using the phrase " scary good " when talking about his team But the Hoyas( No 4 ESPN/ USA Today, No. He was 19- of- 27 for 308 yards and three TDs in the first half of this one. She has 10 blocks in four games " We still have a lot of things showing up " Vaughn said " When we get back home there will be changes. The Yellow Jackets( 16- 9, 7- 7 Atlantic Coast Conference, who lost in the NCAA tournament championship game last season, needed the comeback to help their chances of earning a berth this season. The Cowgirls finished with more free throws( 19- for- 28) than field goals( 10- for- 38.
The Dukes( 10- 13, 6- 6) dropped their second in a row after a five- game winning streak. "We always picked an all-state team, and then the kids didn't have anybody to play So we asked Texas. Her personal best of 11. 52 left Inger Miller of Muir (11. 72) and Simone Cain of Hueneme (11. 86) well in arrears. North Carolina had Florida State' s Von Wafer clamped down for most of the game. Instead, Bowden said the defense came out even harder after the break and gave Clemson the time to get going " I was really pleased with the way they played " he said.
