With just 21 seconds left the Cowboys had a 59- 57 lead but then Ford hit the free throws and Rorey Lawrence posted a breakaway dunk. David Heck added 15 points and Chris Bailey chipped in nine points and a game- high five assists for the Wolverines( 21- 7, who made their first 12 shots and went 72. We had to work for everything " The teams split the series last season, each winning on their home court. And it may have taken a technical foul against Summitt to get her team in gear. A man of sharp wit, Brinkman offers few amusing on-field anecdotes "What we do really isn't very funny" he says. Rashad Anderson scored 21 points, Denham Brown added 17 nearly all from the wing, and Josh Boone blocked a career- high nine shots to lead Connecticut to a 68- 46 victory on Saturday " I told Denham we' ve got to take this game over and got to start getting some easy baskets " Anderson said " We have to play every game like it' s our last " The No. Associated PressDELAND, Fla( AP- Boomer Herndon scored a team- high 11 points to lead Belmont to a 62- 58 win over Stetson Thursday.
"I think it frustrates the Lakers by us always going to the glass. 1-ranked Halle Cioffi, 6-4, 6-2, and Teri Whitlinger beat Stafford, 6-4, 6-2 Stafford was NCAA singles finalist last year as a freshman. Although the Pistons led, 75-73, after three quarters, they looked tight, missing 7 of their last 8 free throws in the period. Jessica Smith' s layup cut Maryland' s lead to 22- 17 with 6: 45 remaining, but Newman scored seven points in a 13- 2 half- ending run in which the Terrapins' defense repeatedly kept George Mason from getting decent looks at the basket. Dayton rushed for 340 yards on 64 attempts and Staley and Kevin Hoyng combined to complete 11 of 24 passes for 160 yards.
Associated PressANN ARBOR, Mich( AP- Giordan Watson scored 22 points and Nate Minnoy and Jeremy Allen both added 11 as Central Michigan beat Michigan 78- 67 Saturday for the Chippewas' first win over the Wolverines since 2002. Elwood, the Esperanza swim coach, starts her day with a 5:45 a. m. 25 ESPN/ USA Today) crushed North Dakota State 93- 63 on Tuesday night. I don' t think there' s been a first game here at Kansas in a while that sold out " Reesing was not as sharp as he often was while throwing a school- record 36 touchdown passes in a 12- 1 campaign in 2007.
You can feel the support from the fans and they made us feel great " With Rutgers trailing 40- 30 early in the second half, Prince took over. But a pair of dunks by Walker ignited the surge that sent the Jays to their seventh home win of the season. 2 in the nation earlier this season handily, despite setting a Sun Bowl record with 138 penalty yards. The Huskies led 28- 22 at halftime, holding Cal without a basket for 11: 01 until Hampton got a layup with 3: 46 left to cut its deficit to 23- 16. C'mon, Slim" "Oh, Moon, I had her in my arms, and you wake me up Oh, Moon" Spinks laughs Gap-toothed or not, he loves laughing. Arizona State controlled the boards, 40- 27, and forced UTSA into 16 turnovers.
The score capped a four- play, 48- yard drive that took just 37 seconds. 1 points a game, provided the latest boost by going 7- for- 12 from the field " We' re so versatile. Heintzelman scored seven points in a 9- 0 run that cut the Lobos' lead to 48- 43 with 12: 07 left. Appalachian State led 34- 32 at halftime, then scored the first seven points of the second half. Gerald Brown scored 31 points and Brian Rudolph 11 for Loyola( 4- 5, which lost its third straight. "Then I really didn't have any chances after that" The other upset in the men's draw came when Parisian favorite Yannick Noah, seeded sixth, lost to No 12 Emilio Sanchez, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. The Jaspers also struggled at the free throw line, going 11- for- 21 " It' s a big challenge to play a Big East team on the road this early in the season " Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez said " We had no answer for their strength and size We missed 10 free throws.
The Owls shot just 24 percent( 6- of- 25) in the first half and 32 8 percent for the game. The Hatters also got 14 points from Borislav Djordjic and 13 from Anthony Register as Stetson shot just 33 9 percent on the night. Purdue never led by fewer than 10 points after that and was ahead 46- 30 at halftime. New York 6, San Francisco 3-It took five meetings, but the Mets finally beat the Giants. Gross replaces Jake Crouthamel, one of Pasqualoni' s biggest supporters. While few teams can handle the quick, versatile Wildcats on their best night, it didn' t help that the Explorers were worn down from two overtime wins this week, including a four- overtime victory at Central Connecticut State on Sunday The Wildcats last played on Dec. Joyner-Kersee couldn't break the record Saturday, so she did the next best thing.
Curry said the hot shooting was contagious " I guess it' s like a sneeze or a yawn " Curry said " If one person yawns, everybody starts yawning " Tramain Davis scored 12 points to lead Northwestern Oklahoma State, an NAIA school. James Worthy is a great player, and I don't think the Lakers regret not trading him" In the meantime, Tarpley has become a force for the Mavericks. The pitcher was Doug Drabek, who later blew a no-hitter in the top of the ninth, perhaps out of despondency. KNOXVILLE, Tenn( AP- C J. STARKVILLE, Miss.
Sorrentine hit consecutive 3- pointers in a 48- second span of overtime as Vermont upset Big East champion Syracuse 60- 57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament " When that went in, I thought I might burst " Brennan said of Sorrentine' s long 3 from the top of the key " I thought you might find me in pieces around the arena because there' s no drug, nothing in the world that is that feeling. "I know he's a great pitcher and has been around for a long time" Williams said, "but it's not really more gratifying to get my first grand slam off him than anyone else" Last week, the 22-year-old shortstop hit four home runs in a game for Phoenix in a Pacific Coast League game. "At first, I thought he was almost as sharp as the last game" Robbins said "The first four or five innings, he had really good stuff. The Blue Devils cracked the 100- point mark on a 3- pointer from Kurz for a 102- 47 lead with 2: 37 left, and broke the scoring record on another 3 from Kurz for a 107- 47 lead with 30 6 seconds to play. Blutreich became a late qualifier in the shotput Sunday in a meet at Mt San Antonio College. Swindell, bothered by an elbow problem throughout 1987, had only a 3-8 record before going on the disabled list in late June He has been brilliant in '88 This was his 10th start. 8 seed Vanderbilt or ninth- seeded Louisville in the second round Monday night.
Before finishing up their conference schedule with a chance to become just the eighth Big West team to go unbeaten in conference play, the Tigers will face UTEP in a Bracket Buster game Saturday night. The Waves( 5- 6) had a 12- 3 run in the second half and cut their deficit to 50- 46 on Daphanie Kennedy' s three- point play. Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa' s leading scorer for the season, had the flu and was in the hospital as late as two hours before tipoff. The Pirates also weren' t perfect in the red zone, coming up with a total of 12 points on five trips inside the UCF 20. Stevens threw for 9 touchdowns while completing 16 of 19 passes for 347 yards against the Gladiators. Consecutive 3- pointers by Zack Gibson and Sims gave the Wolverines a 19- 15 lead Another 3- pointer, this one by C J Lee, put Michigan ahead 27- 24 at the half. After going 10-9 with a 4. 31 earned-run average last season split between double and triple A, he was 5-2 with a 2. 24 earned-run average this season.
SAN DIEGO — The complex saga of the America's Cup defense took yet another strange twist Friday when The Times of London published a report suggesting that the not-for-profit Sail America Foundation has been funneling money into bank accounts of directors and officers, including Stars & Stripes skipper Dennis Conner. "I probably won't do it (get strikeouts) as often, but I know I can do it when I have to" When Gooden wasn't anesthetizing Dodger hitters, erasing baserunners twice with double-play grounders, the Mets' defense twice lent its support. The junior guard slept in the locker room that night, got up about 3 a m and shot around until almost sunrise. With the victory, Arkansas has won nine of the last 10 against the Golden Hurricane and leads the series 34- 25. But Parker rallied for three runs in the fourth, and two in the fifth on Mark Sherman's two-run homer to take a 5-2 lead.
Garcia had just picked off a pass and set up a San Pedro touchdown with a return to Taft's three-yard line. McCaleb' s 45- yard field goal gave the Golden Eagles a 17- 3 halftime lead. Kameca Simmons had only two points during the first half for the Lady Rebels( 13- 8, 5- 5, but scored UNLV' s final seven points and 11 of the last 17 Sheena Moore scored the remaining six points. During Tennessee' s drought, Parker looked like a first- year player, driving through a host of defenders to pick up a charge " Sometimes, I think that we forced it a little bit " Parker said " I had some turnovers in transition and things like that " Sidney Spencer made two 3s to momentarily halt the Blue Devils' momentum, but Waner responded with a 3 to restore control " I expected them to make a comeback " Harding said " They' re Tennessee.
Sarah Lini had 11 rebounds, giving Colorado a 43- 31 edge in that category The host Buffaloes shot 59 percent in the second half. Rutgers' win improved its record against Top 25 teams to 2- 2 The most recent was a 48- 47 loss to then- No. I just have to start draining some putts" Jeff Leonard of Tampa has had no such problems. He held UCLA's 100 record at 10. 15 seconds before Marsh broke it. kept piling on the points and telling themselves the score was 0- 0 to make sure they pushed even harder. 8 AP) a 61- 50 victory over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Friday night. The Colonials scored the first 12 points of the second half, holding La Salle scoreless for the first 6 1/ 2 minutes after halftime.
His 15 homers led Valley-area players, and he has 36 RBIs and a . 513 batting average On the mound, the right-hander is 9-0 with a 1. 60 ERA Simi Valley's talent, however, does not end with Sharts. 22 Florida State used a late surge for a 70- 57 victory over College of Charleston on Thursday night. LSU tailback Joseph Addai, who ran for 130 yards and a touchdown and added a touchdown catch, insisted the Tigers " try to play with class " We play with our helmets and you see it on the scoreboard " Addai said. Even design team member David Hubbard, an MIT graduate who is an expert on the winged but much smaller 25-foot C-class catamarans, has reservations.
