"The wind made it treacherous and I don't recall ever having a more difficult time qualifying here. EUGENE, Ore( AP- Cathrine Kraayeveld scored 14 points and Andrea Bills added 12 to lead Oregon to a 63- 46 victory over Portland in the opener for both teams. NEW YORK( AP- Mitchell Beauford scored 27 points and Stony Brook came back from a 12- point deficit to beat Columbia 77- 73 Saturday, spoiling the Lions' bid to begin a season 4- 0 for the first time in 35 years. The Irish shot just 27 percent in the first half and trailed 41- 22 at intermission " We played scared " McGraw said " We looked like we were afraid to get our shot blocked most of the game and never really took the shots we normally take " The Lady Vols were 33- of- 66 from the field, the best performance by an opponent against the Irish this season. Couisnard scored 18 points, seven in a key first- half run, and Paul Miller added 11 as Wichita State beat Panhandle State 83- 55 Friday night. "But the ideas of what each of us needs do not match" And what, precisely, do Port's Angels need? Where do we start? "Today, pitching and hitting" Port noted wryly "Two days ago, it was something else. Fox, a sophomore, was the only non- freshman on the floor at many stages in the second half for the Gophers, who missed eight of their 16 free throws.
Arkansas- Pine Bluff( 0- 7) already has played games at Michigan, Cincinnati and Mississippi this season and the Golden Lions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference will travel to Baylor, Kentucky, Texas- El Paso and Missouri later this month. That' s no reason to start thinking about where they might be in March " I think the best thing to do is take it one game at a time " Houts said " We can' t look ahead, can' t look behind. Make every shot she had hard ones and force her away from the basket and don' t let her get too close " Swink scored seven points on 3- for- 17 shooting " I would call it frustrating " Swink said " McCarville is a very strong player I shouldn' t let it get to me like it did. NEW YORK( AP- Quarterback Brad Maurer ran for two touchdowns, and Lafayette defeated Fordham 35- 20 on Saturday. After Taylor Rochestie scored for Washington State, Aaron Brooks' key layup put the Ducks up 62- 59 with 12 9 seconds left. Goestenkors had a 396- 99 record at Duke and built the Blue Devils into a national power before heading west to take over for Conradt, who retired when Texas failed to make the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. Both entered the game with low earned-run averages and each gave up a run Both left during a rain delay in the eighth inning.
He's got some pretty good genes working for him"Jon Leach won the Southern Section individual tennis tournament singles title with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Rob Grant of Corona High School Saturday at the Fountain Valley Racquet Club Leach appeared to be in control throughout the match His serve and passing shots were perfectly placed He was patient and poised at all times And to think he's only a freshman. "It's a cat-and-mouse game" Redondo first baseman Tom Doyle was drafted in the late rounds by the Philadelphia Phillies and is considering an offer from Cal State Los Angeles, Jenkins said. Homan scored all of his eight points in the second half, while Stinson and Blalock finished with seven apiece Blalock added six assists and Stinson had five. In basketball, Loyola won the conference, followed by Santa Clara and Pepperdine. Its late-season slump notwithstanding, Loyola Marymount was never really in danger of being passed over by the NCAA for the 48-team baseball regionals, as evidenced by the Lions' third seeding in the Midwest regional at Oklahoma State. Kate Achter had 13 points, and Liz Honegger and Amber Flynn each scored 11. 8 percent from the field, getting five 3s and 15 points from Lee Humphrey, 17 from Joakim Noah and 14 from Chris Richard. The only loss in such a situation was to Tacoma, 8-5, in Game 7 of last year's Western Division final. The Comets have won three games in this series but have never won a championship and have won only twice in the six times they have faced playoff elimination.
Lewis' free throw and Butler' s layup provided some breathing room at 56- 48. Ostrander, playing in place of injured starter Trent Edwards, threw his first career touchdown pass for the Cardinal( 4- 3, 2- 2, hitting Patrick Danahy for a 2- yard score with 13: 40 left Ostrander was 18- for- 29 for 236 yards. C( AP- North Carolina sure looked ready for its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule Thursday night. O'Reilly, in fact, said it wasn't official that Moog will start. The Lukas operation was about to establish a division in New York, and Jeff was sent to oversee the operation, with transcontinental phone calls from Wayne on the West Coast filling in the blanks It had to be an exciting time for a young trainer. She took over a foundering program and turned it into one of the best in the nation with two trips to the Final Four in her first 12 seasons.
The 1969 winner was the first driver to make a qualifying effort. INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Mears helped car owner Roger Penske celebrate his 20th anniversary at the Indianapolis 500 Saturday by smashing Indianapolis Motor Speedway qualifying records and leading an all-Penske front row for the May 29 race. Bonaventure put together a 7- 2 run midway through the second half, but only brought the score to within 26. Willis, who was named the tournament MVP, had 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and six steals, fouling out after establishing a tournament record for steals( 19, while Quinn had 22 points and eight rebounds. COLUMBIA, Mo( AP- After burning Missouri from 3- point range all night, Drake Diener' s biggest shot of the game ended up being a tip- in. The loss was the seventh straight for Tennessee State, which is just 2- 13 on the road this season. She hit three 3- pointers and Morales hit another to key a 14- 3 run.
Minnesota closed to 22- 19 with a 10- 2 run, then scored the final six points of the half to make it 29- 27. But against another left-hander, Neal Heaton, they had another offensive lapse. Lucas was 10- for- 13 from the field, including hitting four 3- pointers for the Tar Heels, who shot 53 percent from the floor Jessica Breland added 14 points and 10 rebounds. The second- seeded Spartans, who shared the regular- season title with Ohio State, will face either No 23 Penn State or Iowa in the semifinals. 14 Michigan State that Spartans coach Joanne McCallie felt the need to apologize for the lopsided outcome.
His South Korean sponsor, Sunkyong-SKC, probably footed the bill. We had to kind of push him out" Today, curtain calls have grown so common that Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly amazed people by refusing to take a bow. But after a dominating start, the Cardinal got sloppy to let Denver back in it. Huggins served a two- month paid suspension over the summer for a drunken driving conviction He spent his time fishing, walking and thinking The Bearcats' opener gave him a lot more to think about. The Blue Hens bounced back and took a 14- 10 lead when quarterback Sonny Riccio threw a 6- yard touchdown pass to Justin Long with 13: 15 left in the game. Jazzmen Williams intercepted Brady Quinn' s pass at BC' s 1 and DeJuan Tribble picked off Quinn at the Eagles 11. "It was hairy going out there today but we couldn't wait until next weekend.
"We thought they'd come back and pay us" the former Bear said recently. Quinn was 11- of- 24, passing for 215 yards, including a 35- yard TD pass to Matt Shelton. The Cowgirls received a brief scare when Riley went down following a basket with 15: 15 left and had to be helped off the floor. The Wildcats have showed again they can escape a close road game with a victory They pulled out a 53- 50 victory at Mississippi on Jan 19.
The Tigers were in danger early in the second half as Ole Miss built its lead to 40- 27. The quarterback took off toward the end zone and Crone hit him from 23 yards out- his first touchdown pass and Ward' s first touchdown reception " I began giggling when it was called, because I never thought we would run it " Crone said " It happened in slow motion and when I saw him open, I knew I had to hit him or I would never hear the end of it " Montana moved quickly downfield in an attempt to answer, but the drive stalled at the 11 and Brody McKnight missed a 34- year field goal attempt. Milwaukee 7, Detroit 0-When last seen in the majors, late in the 1985 season, Tom Filer was a relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. They can throw person after person after person at you " Tina Charles outmuscled Pitt' s Marcedes Walker inside for 16 points and 12 rebounds Charde Houston, averaging only 5. "But you know, when I come here to my office, I come to work When I'm on the field I go to work And when I go home, a lot of times, I work "I just want to do a job. was anticipating a seven-horse Belmont field, smallest since Affirmed became the 11th and most recent horse to wear the crown by defeating Alydar and three other badly outdistanced challengers.
The positive thing about Winsome is this- every shot he takes in his mind is a good shot. AUSTIN, Texas( AP- Iowa State' s long and torturous Big 12 road losing streak started here It' s only fitting that it ended here. Y- Greg Sullivan passed for 148 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 113 yards to lead Colgate over Stony Brook 23- 13 Saturday night. Stoudamire tripped and fell in front of Arizona' s bench, losing the ball out of bounds with 46 seconds left.
At the Texas 34, Jones fired a lateral pass to the left to receiver Carlos Ousley, who threw a floater to tailback DeCori Birmingham, who caught the ball over two defenders along the right sideline for a touchdown. Forward their mail to "anger" From the fans to the manager to a young catcher who is sick of growing pains, the Padres' world cracked a bit more as they lost, 9-4, to the New York Mets, suffering their first four-game series sweep since April 17-20, 1986, in San Francisco. That in itself would have made for a nice story, but the Eagles held Maryland without a field goal for the final three minutes of the half and reached the break down 40- 35 " We know we' re going to get everybody' s best game no matter who we' re playing. John Sharper scored 12 for SDSU while Mohamed Camara had his first career double- double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. "Give Gwynn credit, he swung at a couple of balls" Rose said. Angie Bjorklund scored a career- high 29 points and tied the Lady Vols 3- point record for the third time this season, hitting 7- of- 16.
Huskies' kicker Miro Kesic kicked two field goals but also had two blocked by Maine' s defense. Ribbs of San Jose, driving a Camaro, led from the start despite a spirited challenge from Irv Hoerr of Peoria, Ill, to win the third round of the Trans-Ams series at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Darrell Waltrip held off a nine-lap threat from Rusty Wallace Sunday to become the first four-time winner of the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N. C. PASADENA, Calif( AP- Vernand Morency was so worried about making his new football cleats comfortable that he wore them to bed on the eve of the game. They were better than us today" Da Silva fell behind Sheppert, 4-0, before he finally broke Sheppert's serve. Iowa State shot 9- for- 29 against Minnesota' s scrambling defense in the first half and trailed 34- 22 at the break. The Trojans handed Chow the game ball after the huge win in his first return to Provo " This was a really awesome opportunity for us to play and dedicate a game to Norm " Southern Cal coach Pete Carroll said " It was a special concern of ours " The Trojans outgained the Cougars 527- 221, getting 291 yards on 50 rushes and holding BYU to 27 yards on the ground.
And they're the same triumvirate of schools-Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine and Santa Clara However, the finishes were reversed. 11 AP) game against Detroit, a video of the Cardinals players singing a particularly cringe- inducing version of the " The Twelve Days of Christmas " ran on the Freedom Hall scoreboard. Kent State then opened up the second half with a 14- 0 run to take control A layup from Warzynski made it 67- 45 with 16: 24 left. But he fumbled deep in FSU territory late in the third quarter and Nicholson recovered to end the threat. He has coached the Northridge sprinters on a part-time basis for six years Next season, he will have a full-time job at CSUN. Brown picked up his fourth foul with 7: 10 to play, but did just about everything else right in the final home game for himself, Watson, Ian Young and reserve Troy Gaines " It was a nice way to go out " said Brown, who matched his career scoring high for an SEC game.
