"We thought we could rehabilitate it" Instead, Purcell said, Furber "took my bear and fined me 50 bucks" But Purcell felt worse about orphaning the cub than he did losing the $50 and his bear. Williams scored on runs of 3, 21 and 8 yards before closing his night with a 68- yard scoring pass from Danny Wimprine as the Tigers( 2- 0) built a 38- 14 lead before sitting the starters the rest of the night. La Mirada will play El Toro (18-13) for the 3-A title Saturday at Anaheim Stadium at 1 p. m El Toro, a wild card entrant, defeated Saddleback, 10-7. Gray- Lawson, the Pac- 10 rookie of the year, had 17 points. Paul Delaney made two free throws and a layup to cut UAB' s deficit to 57- 53 with 51 seconds left but Marshall sank 4- of- 6 free throws in the final minute UAB scored the game' s first eight points. He just let it go and you' ve got live with it " Abrams could have given Texas a 3- point lead moments earlier, but the 93 percent free- throw shooter missed the first of two with 11 seconds left " I don' t miss too much from the line, when it didn' t go in, it kind of shocked me " Abrams said. Sacramento State tied the score twice more, at 59 and at 61 before a 3- pointer by Erin Goodman with 2: 18 remaining gave MSU a 64- 61 lead.
Jessica Perry had 12 points on 5- of- 8 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. Greene made two free throws with 1: 01 to go, but Olesiak added a free throw for the final margin. We have to get a war-like effort" In order to achieve peace now-and a 3-1 series lead-the Lakers will have to adopt a stricter policy of containment, and not allow the Mavericks to score 25 points on second shots, as they did Friday. John Franco got his seventh save, in the Reds' season-high fourth straight victory. The win improves Texas A& M' s all- time record against teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference to 30- 1.
WASHINGTON( AP- Garrison Carr scored a career- high 25 points and made six 3- pointers to lead American to a 74- 70 win over late- charging Towson Saturday afternoon. Craig Smith led a second- half rally for Boston College( 22- 2, 11- 2) and finished with 18 points, while Jared Dudley had 15. Two plays gave Brigham Young University all the runs it needed to beat the Aztecs, 3-1, for the Western Athletic Conference championship Saturday. Elliott, not known for his mobility, turned a broken play into a 58- yard touchdown run to cut Northern Illinois' lead to 28- 14 heading into the fourth quarter. I' m really proud of those guys stepping up in such a big game " Even Law, A& M' s senior point guard, was impressed " They' re just maturing right before our eyes " Law said " These past few games they' ve been playing extremely well and tonight on the biggest stage, in one of the biggest games for Texas A& M, they played their best " A 3- pointer by A J Abrams and two free throws by D J. Hopkins offset eight assists with six turnovers " Right now, as a team, we' re not shooting very well " Tubbs said " We' ve got to become a tougher basketball team " Oklahoma State hadn' t played in Moody Coliseum in nine years, but the timing was pretty good as it gave star recruit Byron Eaton of Dallas a chance to watch his future teammates. Western Carolina tied the game at 27 on a 3- pointer by Robinson with 5: 04 left in the half.
Andre Patterson' s dunk in transition gave the Vols a 61- 57 lead with 41 seconds to play. His record in the National League was 27-32 with an earned-run average of 3. 91. AUBURN, Ala( AP- Auburn appealed to the poll voters with a dominant performance that left coach Tommy Tuberville with little reason to give a stump speech The Tigers' 24- 6 victory Saturday over Georgia( No 5 ESPN/ USA Today, No. That was the key right there " Kristen Newlin added 10 points and nine rebounds as the Cardinal( 18- 5, 12- 2 Pac- 10) beat Cal for the 13th straight time. Essentially, it's the same bid Michael Fay made last March to Sail America. She fell to sixth in the overall optional competition when she competed with a sprained right wrist and torn ligaments in her shoulder. After serving an eight- year " show cause " probation period for NCAA violations, Bozeman finally landed the job at Morgan State 10 years after leaving Cal.
24 AP) had rallied to take a 71- 68 lead on Kevinn Pinkney' s free throw with 25 seconds left after trailing by five with 5 minutes left in the game. It also was the second straight overtime game for Northwestern, which upset Ohio State last weekend. Trainer Bobby Frankel was silent, preferring to let the performance of the Irish-bred Galunpe speak for itself. I' m looking forward to it " Erik Ainge threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns in his final game for the Vols, who also got a stellar performance from a defense that has improved dramatically since early season losses to California and Florida. But for much of the 1980s, in his heart, he's been The Hate Man. The Wildcats( 6- 0) were down 58- 53 with 1: 14 left when Peete stole an inbound pass and called time- out while falling out of bounds. But Patrick did not jump higher than 5-4 at either the section preliminaries or finals.
Brandon Bowman followed Owens with 15 points, despite going 0- for- 3 from 3- point range He led Georgetown with nine rebounds and three steals. But, as Baltimore Manager Frank Robinson is quick to point out, the Orioles are not the best yardstick to use for judging major league pitching Their team batting average is baseball's lowest. A game- day decision to start him drew a loud roar from the crowd before the game. In Houston, near his hometown of Katy, Tex, Clemens' wife, Debbie, was busy in labor Their second child was on the way Clemens knew this several hours before Monday night's game.
This once-a-year freebie honors Harry Wegeforth, who founded the San Diego Zoological Society 69 years ago this week. Let' s go through her " Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said of her team' s strategy in the end The No. Krukow (4-2) went only five innings, giving up both runs and five hits, and left because his shoulder tightened. Auburn' s West Coast offense gave Georgia a variety of looks, mixed plays masterfully and used Ronnie Brown and Williams every way it could on the way to a 17- 0 halftime lead " They came out and did bootlegs, options and a lot of different things " Georgia defensive end David Pollack said " They didn' t really put themselves in bad predicaments " The Tigers took a 7- 0 lead on their first possession, completing an 80- yard march by running the option from the 1. It' s just a great way to go out " said Warrick, who moved ahead of Stephen Thompson into fifth place all- time at Syracuse with 1, 958 points " It was icing on the cake to go out there and be a part of that. The junior guard came off the bench to score 14 first- half points. He's been the big key to our season" But Murray's attachment to his players doesn't end when the last out of the high school season is recorded.
For the first time in a while, the Gophers seem to be actually following through on the annual pledge to play better defense " That' s definitely how we' re going to win " Grier said " That' s going to be our identity " Jeff Hagen scored a career- best 21 points for the Gophers( 5- 3, who used an 18- 0 run in the middle of the second half to take control. playoffs? (Answer below) Said Dallas Mavericks Coach John MacLeod after scouting the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone in the series against the Lakers: "He has gone from the Mailman to the Postmaster General" St. LSU will face North Carolina in the regional finals on Monday night with a chance to go to a fifth straight Final Four. Smith was 2- for- 3 on the opening drive, also hitting Charles Clay for 23 yards.
The Sun Devils, who started the game leading the Pac- 10 in rebounding margin at plus- 6. Lawrence Roberts had 13 of his 15 points in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds for Mississippi State( 21- 9, 9- 7. The last- second win deprived Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt of career victory 200. It's Mike Port's duty as an American" "Mauch fired himself" I said "Back in spring training He had some health concerns.
New Mexico State( 2- 5, 2- 2 Sun Belt) pulled to within three with 5: 03 remaining. Associated PressWASHINGTON- Ke Austin- Bruce ran for a touchdown and Floyd Haigler passed for another in the first half as Howard held off Georgetown 14- 11 on Saturday. But Parker said now that she' s done it, fans shouldn' t expect more " I' m not going to force it " she said " I' m not pressed to do it again " The second dunk was something coach Pat Summitt had already seen before " It took me back to our first day of official team practice " Summitt said, recalling seeing Parker do the same thing while running a simple baseline drill " I' ve been in the business for 32 years and I remember going` I don' t believe what I just saw " she said " I didn' t think I' d be impressed when I saw it, but I was " Less than a minute later, Parker got the rest of the afternoon off to rest up for a game against George Washington on Tuesday night For Army, which had West Point superintendent Lt Gen. 7 seconds left; he missed the first free throw, but hit the second to put the game away " Going into shooting all of my free throws, I was just going long or short " Wabbington said " I was one for two each time I went to the line- I always made the first one and missed the second one " Varem had an uncontested dunk with 1.
Less exciting but just as important was the performance of the Socker defenders, who limited Kansas City to an MISL playoff-record low of 12 shots on goal. Moments before he and Mats Wilander walked into Roland Garros Stadium Sunday afternoon, the French Tennis Federation staged a dramatic ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this venerable tennis playground. 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. Jeff Horner' s 3- pointer put Iowa up 71- 68 in overtime and Pierre Pierce' s jumper gave the Hawkeyes a five- point cushion before Vukusic had two free throws and a layup to make it 73- 72. 1 player, Tami Whitlinger, has missed both Cardinal matches with a groin pull and is expected not to play in today's semifinals. Alabama trailed once in the first half, but after Tennessee went ahead 18- 15 the Tide had a 10- 2 run to regain the lead for good. After he was fouled but missed at the line, Dugat raced to grab the rebound and scored on a layup for a four- point play- and a four- point lead.
Young, who wound up matched against Paris at the end of regulation and in overtime, scored a career- high 36 points and added 14 rebounds to set a Big 12 record with her 54th career double- double. Penn made 53 percent( 17 of 32) of their shots from the field in the first half and forced 13 Harvard turnovers good f0r 13 points. He made the league's first team in football as a center, its second team in basketball, also as a center; he hit about . 400 for the baseball team and throws an 80-m. p. h fastball. The Rattlers( 3- 0, 2- 0 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference) built a 34- 10 halftime lead, highlighted by Curtis Pulley' s touchdown throws to Kevin Elliott of 46 and 35 yards Pulley finished with 182 yards passing.
Tarpley, a 7-foot forward/center who became the first reserve in NBA history to finish among the league's rebounding leaders, was relentless on the boards as the Mavericks outrebounded the Lakers for the third straight game, 52-33. Villanova finished with 483 yards of total offense on the day to 236 for Rhode Island. He made himself at home, too, helping himself to a victory in the 40-lap Modified main event. Baltimore starter Jay Tibbs stood in and faced the first three singles, which resulted in RBIs by Tony Armas and Davis.
"The way Larry has gone out is typical of the lack of class he showed through his tenure" he added "The feeling in the clubhouse was oppressive. Campbell( 3- 6) closed an early 21- point deficit to 36- 25 on Maurice Latham' s driving layup with 3: 52 to play in the half. Greene threw two incompletions and the Bulldogs wound up with nothing when Bailey missed the chip shot. Associated PressRICHMOND, Va( AP- Kevin Anderson scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Richmond hit 6 of 10 free throws in the final 53 seconds to hold off Old Dominion 55- 49 Wednesday. Graham hit two free throws and brother Stephen hit another in the spurt. West Virginia twice cut the lead to three points, but Nutter drove the lane for a layup with 1: 01 to go to give Seton Hall a 61- 56 lead. Joe Porter intercepted Peterson' s pass on the first drive of the second half, but Rutgers could only get to the 37 before Jeremy Ito missed a 55- yard field- goal attempt, short and to the right.
