We' ve seen a lot of different angles to try and get him in those situations " Oden had two fouls at the half and picked up his third early in the second half " Sometimes he gets a little frustrated because he' s getting fouled on the other end and not getting calls " said Conley, who was also Oden' s teammate in high school " They' re pushing and shoving him and then when he comes back down the court he' ll do the same thing and he' ll get a foul. "The first part of (Saturday's) race was slow, but he ran a 59-second last lap. Daniels scored 17 points, while Azubuike had a career- high 16 " Whenever we want to, we can turn it on against anyone " Daniels said. EVANSTON, Ill( AP- Victoria Lucas- Perry scored 23 points and Liz Shimek added 20 to lift No 17 Michigan State over Northwestern 79- 59 Thursday night. As Coach Ron Newman said, "Juli still has more magic than most of the players in this league" During the first four games of the Western Division final series between the Sockers and the Kansas City Comets, though, Veee's best act was the same one he pulled Tuesday morning-disappearing. "Palmer was an eccentric thoroughbred and they enjoyed that" Miller said. Fresno State rallied with a run of its own and tied the game at 18 apiece with 8: 12 left in the half and took the 21- 20 lead at the 6: 17 mark Fresno led 32- 26 at the half.
Sylvia Fowles was the only other LSU player to finish in double figures, notching a double- double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Alberto Bru scored two goals for Kickers (2-5) and goalkeeper Anton Nistl recorded six saves The score at halftime was 0-0. . El Camino earned a bye in the first-round of the playoffs by virtue of its 3-0 season mark against co-champion Cerritos, and the Warriors (29-14) will meet Cypress (32-9) at Rancho Santiago College in one of next Friday's eight-team regional semifinals. UMKC led 80- 74 with 1: 02 left before scoring the final eight points.
USF then needed just five plays to cover 99 yards to get the game' s first touchdown " That told the story right there " Bowden said. Nevertheless, it still was worth $72,800 to her owners, Pete DeCarlo, Robert La Torre and Harold Rubenstein, and pushed the filly's earnings over the half-million dollar mark to $505,787. After the Celtics' Danny Ainge committed a foul, he said: "Ainge has become a good golfer. The biggest problem with our team today was defensively we couldn' t stop them They scored on us when they wanted to, how they wanted to. The junior guard scored 27 points and the top- ranked and top- seeded Tar Heels tuned out the pro- Vandy crowd in an 89- 70 victory Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. When he gets in one of those grooves, he can hit six, seven or eight in a row. Know about the Laker clock? Wind it up and you gain five seconds The Piston clock? Wind that thing up and you lose a dunk Perhaps even a ballgame "We've got buzzard's luck" Piston center Bill Laimbeer said Ah, yes Something's in the air besides a hook shot.
A record crowd of 11, 597 wearing white T- shirts jammed Carver Arena, creating a " white out " in the stands to go with a deafening roar. While that would have meant more home games for the Gophers, seniors Hagen, Robinson and Brent Lawson would be happy never to see their home crowd again " Any time you can end( your career) by making your chances better to get to the NCAAs- where we haven' t been since I got here- I' ll take it " said Robinson, who hit four 3- pointers as the Gophers outscored Iowa 26- 7 over a 10- minute span in the second half to pull away " It ended the way we wanted " Hagen said " The three of us were diving on the floor, doing the dirty work " The Gophers shot only 35 percent from the floor but 20 offensive rebounds, including 11 by Hagen, led to numerous second- chance baskets " We had no answer for Hagen down low " Iowa coach Steve Alford said " He was a nightmare for our guys. He ran the floor with authority leading the Terrapins past the undermanned Flames( 1- 8 " When a player comes out like that, with that much energy, especially the point guard, you have no choice but to follow along " forward Travis Garrison said " That' s very helpful for us. The Titans, who won't play their first game until Saturday, the second day of the College World Series, left Fullerton at 5 a. m. Snow and the Loyola team returned from NCAA regional play in Oklahoma on Monday. Morrow had 23 points, Chandrea Jones had 14, Juanita Ward had 11 off the bench and Vionca Murray added 10 for Syracuse.
LOS ANGELES( AP- The latest round of Dijon vs Diogu was no contest- sort of like the game itself. That gave Hampton two possessions inside the Delaware 35- yard line, but the Hornets held them each time. 4 Michigan State by 22 points in Honolulu Saturday night, things were much different Tuesday. She stopped short of making a prediction for the Duke- North Carolina game( Clemson lost to the Tar Heels 105- 61 on Jan.
Nolan Ryan and three relievers pitched the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday night at the Astrodome to continue the trend. "It's too early to lose confidence after one game with a team" catcher Rick Dempsey said. "You mean Mauch quit before the season started, and the Angels are still 17 1/2 games out of first place? Who's the new manager? Ed Meese" Smiling at his own punch line, Archie finally raised his cup and slurped his coffee "Cookie Rojas" I said Archie spit out his coffee. It showed that we would stay tough " But we knew that we weren' t going to win by 20( points) down here. "Lance had trouble reaching double figures the rest of the season. By the time Granada Hills arrived, what his field said was "Help, I'm drowning" Campbell dislodged a sprinkler head while watering the infield, which had the same effect as when the fire department opens a hydrant onto a city street.
Marshall certainly does " We pick each other up " he said " If one guy is having an off night, the other ones can step up ". A free throw by DeMarcus Nelson pushed Duke' s lead to four points before a putback by Tech' s Luke Schenscher cut the lead to 58- 56 with 11 seconds left. Turiaf had 21 first- half points, shooting 8- of- 11, as Gonzaga took a 47- 36 lead Junior college transfer J P. Haynes came off the bench to score a career- high 22 points, leading the ninth- ranked Spartans to a 79- 48 victory over Minnesota( No 12 ESPN/ USA Today, No.
She had a great game " Cal beat the Trojans( 13- 9, 6- 5) for the sixth straight time and completed its first four- game regular- season sweep against USC and UCLA ever This one wasn' t easy. NEW YORK( AP- Dante Milligan made a touching and triumphant return to the arena he practically grew up in, and with a few encouraging words from his mother seated courtside, helped Massachusetts into the NIT championship. SAN DIEGO( AP- The Gonzaga Bulldogs suddenly got it right. HARTFORD, Conn( AP- Brittany Hunter says she no longer worries when she' s on the basketball court. The Wildcats took advantage of the drought by tying the score at 32- 32 when Hollingsworth connected inside to cap an 8- 0 run. Grant 7, Sylmar 2-John Kukawski spoiled the return of Sylmar's Olonzo Woodfin, hitting a two-run home run off the senior left-hander in the first inning in an East Valley League game at Sylmar. Kentucky held Auburn to 35 percent shooting and outrebounded the Tigers 44- 34 to help overcome 21 turnovers.
Grey has had surgery on that knee and couldn' t put much weight on it She did not return. They'll still be playing some basketball this Sunday at the Fabulous Forum, your neighborhood house of worship Fat lady ain't sung yet Barry ain't done dancing yet Don't cremate the Lakers, undertakers. 20, Doron went 8- for- 14 against Miami in matching her season high in points " It feels good, but the win feels better " said Doron, a 5- foot- 9 junior guard " I haven' t been playing well but we' ve been winning It would have felt a lot worse if we had been losing. 1 percent from the field and made 20 of 23 free throws in Monday' s victory " It' s good to get back on the winning track " North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said.
He threw an interception on his next drive to aid Notre Dame' s comeback, but he bounced back by converting a third down with a pass before his clutch connection with Mathews in the front corner of the end zone " I don' t get nervous " Forcier insisted. Kingsmen awards: Jon Egertson, who led the Cal Lutheran baseball team with a . 413 batting average, was selected the Kingsmen's most valuable player. DURHAM, N. The Tigers sent on the field goal team, called time to consider their options, then chose one that backfired. With Cal' s recent climb in the polls and talk of a berth in the Bowl Championship Series, thousands now turn out just to see the team get ready And come game time, the Bears( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today; No 12 AP) put on quite a show for 58, 949 J J. But Hester hit two crucial free throws- her only points of the game- with 3. Associated PressBETHLEHEM, Pa( AP- Josh Miller' s jumper at the buzzer rallied Army to a 47- 46 victory over Lehigh in a first- round Patriot League tournament game on Wednesday night.
Ike Ofoegbu was the only Mustang in double figures, finishing with 17 points SMU shot 36 percent for the game. Brown was at ease directing the offense in his second start since taking over for the departed Pat White. Dayton was without forward Monty Scott, who is scheduled to undergo season- ending knee surgery on Thursday. Witmeyer's solo home run in the fourth scored Stanford's other run.
The Buckeyes play at Minnesota Sunday " Our destiny is on our own hands I thrive off that. Not exactly a game to ease into the season " They made us better tonight, and that was tremendous " Frese said " One of the better college games I' ve ever been a part of# 133; They made us work for everything. Sebnem Kimyacioglu had 10 points and 10 assists to lead Stanford( No 2 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Latta swam the 100-yard backstroke in 54. 68 and the 100-yard freestyle in 46. 91. Winthrop led by four points midway through the second half, but key dunks by Evan Brock and Jermareo Davidson and a pair of 3- pointers by Justin Jonus and Ronald Steele pushed the momentum in Alabama' s favor " We were waiting on them to shoot 3s and they were getting wide open shots They came out and pressured us " Davidson said Alabama led 33- 31 at the half.
Justin Orr scored 10 points for the Bobcats, all in the first half. The Illini are off to their best start ever, have won 23 straight conference games and now have 14 consecutive road victories. Southern Illinois has already clinched the regular- season title. Calvin hit 6- of- 11 from the field and all but one of his six free throws.
