We told each other we all had to bring a little bit more to this game until we get our bigs back and I think we did that " Of Rutgers' highly touted freshman class, April Sykes was the only one who did much, scoring 16 of her 18 points in the second half for cold- shooting Rutgers. Thompson took the football program-which had only one winning season before his arrival in 1978-from mediocrity to prominence. But Simien had consecutive baskets to start a 10- 1 run and the Bears never got closer than 12 after that. "I've had to spend a lot of hours and energy, productive time otherwise, on counterpunching and defense" Even so, Winfield's career has been characterized by grace and style. Pico became the first Cub pitcher since Bill Lee, 54 years ago, to pitch a shutout in his debut. "She's at a (American Softball Assn) tournament in Las Vegas" Mike Granger, Michele's father, said Sunday.
C( AP- For the second straight game, Duke overcame a slow start to win in a rout. The Lions( 1- 9, 1- 6) were led by quarterback Jeff Otis, who completed 28 of 46 passes for 310 yards. When the Dallas players arrived for a light workout Friday morning at their practice facility in north Dallas, they found a three-layer double chocolate cake supplied by Carter. Bradley fouled out with 13: 51 left, and Michael Porter fouled out with 9: 58 to go. So obviously, those are comments for the Big 12 office, not for me " The Longhorns were penalized 10 times for 103 yards Kansas drew three penalties for 23. Devendorf' s scoop shot, a driving layup by Roberts, and a layup off the glass by McCroskey, who switched hands in midair, made it 47- 36 at 14: 37.
Parker was in uniform but didn' t play against Stanford in a last- second 70- 67 Tennessee win last season during her redshirt year as she recovered from two surgeries on her troublesome left knee " It was good to see her out there playing again " Wiggins said " She' s very versatile in the post. C( AP- Freshman Erlana Larkins put on another strong performance for North Carolina( No 5 ESPN/ USA Today; No 7 AP) on Tuesday. GREENSBORO, North Carolina( Ticker- Sharnee Zoll and Tiffany Sardin prevented Boston College from having a lengthy stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Elder, limited to four minutes in the first half after picking up two fouls, was held to two points. The second- seeded Fighting Irish defeated Notre Dame 70- 59 in their game Sunday.
C( AP- Jack Leasure tied his career high with 25 points to lead Coastal Carolina to an 81- 66 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday Leasure, a sophomore who left snowy Rochester, N. After Atunrase' s free throws, A& M failed to score on its final six possessions, including Franklin' s attempted buzzer- beater. Rice pitched 5 innings, and Lyons worked the final 1 for the save. Sanchez then scored all the points in a 5- 0 run and Towson didn' t get closer than four points the rest of the way. Carl Elliott added 14 points, and Maureece Rice had 11 of his 13 in the second half for the Colonials, who were the last team in the AP preseason poll to play a regular- season game.
BOZEMAN, Mont( AP- Jerri Penley had 16 points and nine rebounds Saturday to lead North Dakota State to a 74- 62 victory over Montana State in the championship game of the Wingate Inn Thanksgiving Classic. Corey Smith led Vanderbilt with 16 points, Mario Moore had 15 in a reserve role, and Dawid Przybyszewski and DeMarre Carroll each had 12. James scored 20 points and Jerel McNeal added 14 for the Golden Eagles, who had a clear- cut backcourt advantage over the Badgers going into the game. The Gophers set a single- season school record by allowing just 55. Monica Wright had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Cavaliers, who reached the quarterfinals with an 89- 82 win against ninth- seeded Clemson in the first round on Thursday " We started the game off with a lot of energy " Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said " But it was evident from the start that Duke' s defense was making us play too fast offensively. Up 23- 15, the Ducks outscored the Pilots 19- 4 in the final 6: 50 to lead 42- 19 at the break. The Lady Griz were playing without point guard Lynsey Monaco, who is out with a bruised thigh.
collegesportsUniversity of Mississippi Rebels: olemisssports collegesportsBlack Coaches Association: bcasports org. Drew Tate threw a 56- yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway on the final play Saturday, a miracle ending that denied Saban a triumphant sendoff to the NFL Instead Iowa( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today, No 11 AP) stunned Louisiana State( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Approached by a reporter whom he had yelled at earlier in the day, a smiling Guerrero wrote no comment on a piece of paper and taped it to his chest. I got the message right there" "Consistency" is the quality good umpires strive for and players and managers hope for in umpires"Players want someone who's consistent and works hard" says umpire Jim McKean.
Paris, who averages 16 rebounds, was matched up against the Redhawks' Lachelle Lyles, the nation' s leading rebounder at 17 per game. LSU shot just 35 percent and was 6- of- 31 on 3- pointers Brandon Bass, the SEC' s player of the year, led LSU with 25 points and 12 rebounds, but was the only player to hit more than half his shots( 8- for- 10 Darrel Mitchell, LSU' s second- leading scorer at 13. Leading 35- 30 at the half, Ohio State( 13- 3, 4- 1 Big Ten) opened up the second period with a 22- 9 run to take a 57- 39 lead with 10: 18 left Northwestern got no closer the rest of the game Lavender scored seven points during the spurt. It will race as an eight in Albany, and it is made up of Endara, Mike Vigil, Jeff Elliott, John Vowels, Anders Rosenquist, Vince Passanisi, Eric Gullet, Pat Carney and coxswain Carlo Abesamis. Williams' good-guy attitude makes it a near certainty his $550,000 contract will be renegotiated this summer. While there is no established women' s record, Tim Duncan set the men' s mark with 87 double- doubles at Wake Forest before winning four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs " I need to get one more so I can feel better than Tim Duncan, I guess " Paris said. With their pitching staff allowing plenty of batters to reach base, they even turned a respectable 121 double plays, sixth best in the 12-team league.
Eshaya Murphy reached double digits for the 23rd straight game with 14 points to lead the cold- shooting Women of Troy, but she went 0- for- 8 from behind the arc after making a career- high five 3s in a 70- 67 win over Washington on Saturday night. He is a really good player " Carney' s previous career high was 26 points last season against South Carolina. The Stags( 10- 15, 8- 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) scored the game' s final 13 points over 3: 34 to win their seventh straight, the program' s longest winning streak in 21 years Han capped the scoring with a 3- pointer with 13. Last year, South Koreans paid only $96 million in fire insurance premiums, underscoring the fact that the vast majority of buildings carry no insurance at all. After taking its early 6- 4 lead, they missed 10 of their next 13 shots and committed 13 turnovers in a span of 10: 19. Central Florida couldn' t get a shot off and the game went to overtime.
I mixed up my pitches and tried to keep everything down" Two of the Cincinnati hits were by Dave Collins. Six players are hitting better than . 300 with Rex McMackin . 464) leading the pack. Texas A& M took the lead for good at 13- 12 on Reado' s layup with 11: 20 left in the first half and steadily pulled away The Aggies led 37- 24 at the half. Hardy, like many of his teammates on the San Diego Thunder, is resuscitating his dream of playing football for a living-assuming that the World Indoor Football League materializes as planned this summer.
The players missed Ocean View's three spring tournament games and 12 Sunset League games. Y- didn' t matter one bit " Obviously, there' s guys from home, and I can go home in the summer and say' Hey, we played well " said Forth, who had eight points and a career- high 12 rebounds in a victory over St. The Buckeyes( 25- 2, 14- 1) lead Purdue by a game heading into their regular- season finale at Michigan on Sunday " This ranks pretty high " Davenport said of the conference title " We' ve still got a lot of work to do We didn' t want to lose on senior night. SANTA BARBARA, Calif( Ticker- Seimone Augustus led four players in double figures with 16 points as No. Associated PressHOUSTON- Vanderbilt ran the ball 43 times for 216 yards, scored four rushing touchdowns and beat Rice 36- 17 Saturday night in Houston. Division I golf tournament will be played Wednesday though Saturday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, and Brian Watts of Oklahoma State has a chance to repeat as individual champion.
Fresh in my mind was the evaporation of a lead going into the half. The Eagles surged to get close and then Dorsey hit three 3- pointers in the final 41 seconds, the last coming at the 13- second mark to tie the game at 59- 59 " We were just trying to play defense and get some stops " Davenport said After Hoskins hit two foul shots with 11. It was the eighth non- offensive touchdown of the season for the Bulldogs, moving them into a tie for the most in major college football. Should he hit 30 home runs this season, he will pass, among others, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Johnny Mize, each a member of the Hall of Fame.
