4 " We thought we had a good game plan for them " Arrington said " We didn' t underestimate them at all. At one point, his left leg cramped so much that he had to stop and lean against a fence to stretch it out. All the fashionable labels are here: Winfield, Mattingly, Henderson, Righetti. Laing and Paul Gause each had four points in the run that got the Pirates within 31- 27 West Virginia eventually led by six at halftime. The Hawks never trailed and cruised to a 37- 19 lead at halftime, nearly eclipsing their full- game total of 39 points in a 56- 39 loss at Villanova on Tuesday.
Wendy Ausdemore chipped in 12 and Megan Skouby added 10 points The Hawkeyes shot 38 6 percent and outrebounded Purdue 36- 26. Yet, as in last month' s game, the Tar Heels held on when Ashley Key failed to tie it as the horn sounded " This is fun, we love this " North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said " They love it as players, I love it as a coach. "Last year, he was really just considered a baseline player" Ryan Takenaga, also a sophomore, plays at No 2 singles Takenaga lost to Yu in the league singles final. He said, 'Why don't you try some diving' So I tried some diving-all the way to the CIF" That athletic talent was apparent again this spring as she made a comeback in gymnastics. SAN DIEGO — The dethroning of Eileen Maul, Santana High School's queen of spring, began last year.
Rosalyn Gold- Onwude started at point guard for JJ Hones who is out for the season after tearing her ACL in Sunday' s 81- 47 win against Rutgers. The Rattlers have dropped five of their last six, including losses at Connecticut, Florida and Kansas State " Playing against very good players, it really helps us to try to build a team where maybe someday we can be ranked " first- year Florida A& M coach Eugene Harris said " We were around a good basketball atmosphere. The last time was at 12- 6 on Sanders layup with 13: 58 left. 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. "I really enjoyed this year" Wallace befriended Roentved when they played for the NASL's Tulsa Roughnecks in the early 80s. Savannah State( 0- 4) went almost 12 minutes without scoring after making the first basket of the game.
Wilfred Benjamin scored 19 points, Ryan Stilphen had 11 and Jared Jordan contributed 10 points and 10 assists for Marist( 20- 7, 12- 4 Metro- Atlantic Athletic Conference. And we' re hungry " Brooke Smith scored a career- high 24 points for Stanford but missed a free throw with 9 8 seconds left that would have cut Washington' s lead to 3. West Torrance's Chantal Pousson qualified in the 3-A 400 and 800 while teammate Carolyn Hueth is in the shot put along with Stephanie Chi of South Torrance. Then she added seven more late in the game as the Hawkeyes were making a surge. The Wildcats have never finished higher than seventh in the conference, and their overall record is the best after 25 games since 1987- 88. The teams then traded baskets before Crocker' s 3- pointer from the left wing with 7: 34 remaining put the Sooners ahead to stay. The draft helped make up for the hectic period last winter when the Chargers were so busy looking for a replacement for Fouts on the trade market and preparing for the draft that they didn't have as much time to teach new offensive coordinator Jerry Rhome's tenets as certain players would have liked Vlasic was one of those players.
Martin completed 13- of- 18 passes, had one interception and threw touchdowns passes of 20 and 48 yards to give the Paladins its biggest season opening victory since 1935. In addition to securing the BCS bid, the Panthers avenged an embarrassing loss to South Florida( 4- 7, which won the only other meeting between the schools 35- 26 in the Bulls' second game as a Division I- A program three years ago " This is excellent " said Lee, who had eight receptions for 153 yards " There' s no question about us and the BCS bid. The volume he reaches for is a dog-eared copy of Basketball Digest, March '88 issue. A fumble by Meyer set up a bowl- record, 84- yard touchdown reception by Michael DePriest that put TCU back on top. For 35 minutes, we did that " Cincinnati' s Eric Hicks had 11 points and 11 rebounds, after missing the previous game with a knee injury. 5 points but was overwhelmed by Stephens' strength and Jackson' s athleticism under the basket. The Racers were 3- for- 21 from the field until Gerraca Matthews connected a drive through the lane with 7: 21 left in the half.
My energy' s back " As the big freshman departed following his final basket with just over two minutes left, he pumped both arms skyward while the fans cheered. Good Enough to Dream by Roger Kahn (Doubleday: $16. 95; 351 pp) At first you may say you have better things to do than to follow the Utica Blue Sox in their pursuit of the 1983 pennant in the New York-Penn League But you may change your mind. Just imagine what MacLeod said to the Mavericks at a team meeting Tuesday The laid back MacLeod laid them out He did this for a very good reason "I'm about as laid back as Rambo" MacLeod said. "I was only 9 years old then, but I still remember Rice winning Then Romero won the next year. He capped a 93- yard drive with a 1- yard TD run with 1: 45 to play that made it 27- 22. He works very hard and gets to the foul line " Diogu, who made his first six shots, sat out the final nine minutes of the first half after picking up his second foul.
Lauren Simms scored 12 points to lead South Carolina, which has dropped two straight season openers, losing last year to Clemson. Vaughn didn' t score as much in the second half, but didn' t have to because Prince scored 10 of her 14 after halftime and other teammates made shots whenever Michigan State seemed to generate momentum " It' s not only that they made shots, but when they made their shots " McCallie said. Baker used a ton of short runs to set up the second score, then gave way to Brown for the touchdown. You feel for Vivian and feel for her kids " There' s no question the Scarlet Knights are playing as well as anyone.
Midgley finished with 14 points, but was 2- for- 9 on 3- pointers against Colorado' s tough zone defense " I was running the baseline and struggling to find open looks today " he said " We should have penetrated more We' ve just got to finish games better You' ve got to learn from it It' s just frustrating. I guess we've already run them all over" Also near extinction was Case's golf game. Woodbridge of Irvine beat Cajon by nine in the 2-A, and Agoura took the 1-A. Angel Robinson added 12 points and six rebounds, and Angela Puleo and Tasha Humphrey each contributed nine points " They did a nice job defensively inside " Georgia coach Andy Landers said " Houts was the beneficiary of that at times " LaQuetta Ferguson led the Golden Panthers( 4- 9) with 18 points and four 3- pointers. Lisa Steele then scored five straight points, part of a game- ending 13- 6 run, as the Colonials( 22- 2, 11- 0 Atlantic 10) overcame 22 turnovers to match the second- longest winning streak in school history.
Associated PressTAMPA, Fla( AP- Herbert Hill had 28 points and 16 rebounds, leading Providence past South Florida 77- 72 on Wednesday night. Our concentration is at an all- time high " Later, he deadpanned " I' ve got to laugh instead of cry " With top- ranked and defending national champion Florida coming to Lexington on Saturday night, Kentucky( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No 20 AP) approached this tuneup as a major test. Thomas (Hit Man) Hearns says he is haunted by thoughts of the man he calls his idol, Muhammad Ali "Seeing him the way he is today, it hurts" Hearns said. We' ve got nowhere else to go " Henderson' s game- breaking run with 2# 189; minutes remaining came three plays after Kansas' Scott Webb hit the left upright on a 39- yard field goal attempt " I told him to kick it between the poles " coach Mark Mangino said " Obviously, the advice didn' t take " Webb also missed from 45 yards earlier in the fourth quarter- a week after Johnny Beck missed a 43- yard attempt late in the Jayhawks' 20- 17 loss to Northwestern " I feel like we' ve always got our kickers' backs " said wide receiver Brandon Rideau, who had a second- quarter touchdown catch " It is really on the offense to prevent 40- or 50- yard field goals " Two plays after Henderson' s long run, Jabari Smith sealed the Red Raiders' win with the second of their three interceptions. 16 Virginia Tech for first in the ACC and in control of their destiny but fell back for the second time after losing to a team from Florida in a big game. Davis brought the ball in and when Ross turned her back in the lane, Davis tossed the ball off her back, grabbed the ricochet and scored to put the Aztecs back ahead " The first thing you have to know is' Q' coming into this game is 3- for- 3 on that play " Aztecs coach Beth Burns said " I always tell her' You can do it if you can make it' It' s a blessing we didn' t have a timeout because I don' t know what I would have drawn up, but I know it wouldn' t have been that " That is loving the game, playing pickup since you learned the game " The Aztecs then stole the inbounds after a timeout with 12 seconds left and Morris was fouled. The Buffaloes have lost 17 straight times to ranked teams, last beating one, Baylor, on Jan 7, 2004.
