But once again, the Rangers are building around three strong young arms-Guzman, Brian Hayward and Paul Kilgus. The Gamecocks' previous best was a 72- 66 victory on March 2, 1997, at No. Louisiana Tech easily scored on its opening drive on a 2- yard dive by Moats, who had all the Bulldogs' 61 yards in the drive. "And so, in 1963, I bought Columbia" It was the move that gave West Coast sailors their birth in America's Cup history. The Redhawks extended their lead to 41- 33 a few minutes into the second half before Central Methodist( 5- 9) went on a 10- 2 run to tie the game at 43- 43. Missouri was at a point- a- minute pace for the first 10 minutes, finally getting the offense in gear on a 12- 0 run that turned a six- point deficit into a 28- 22 lead with 3: 36 to go in the half. They couldn' t do nothing but foul him " Missouri( 6- 5) trailed by 15 points at halftime for the second straight game.
I didn' t know if he was going to play at all, but he battled back ". The Wolfpack scored on consecutive possessions to cut it to 53- 50, but that was as close they would get. The Spartans( 22- 6) could only watch, stunned, knowing they' d let the game slip from their fingers. The third- ranked Huskies shot poorly in a sloppy first half and allowed the smaller Mountain Hawks to stay close early " We didn' t take full advantage of the opportunity to get better " Calhoun said " It wasn' t our best performance, it wasn' t our worst performance " The Huskies( 5- 1) were playing their first game after relinquishing the No.
The main event, which caused the most fuss and most related to the outcome, was the runner's interference call in the fourth inning with the Dodgers and Reds tied, 1-1. Flato scored 11 points in a 21- 2 run that carried the Bulldogs( 10- 10, 6- 1) to a 70- 55 lead with 6: 28 remaining. The Blue Devils opened the season on the road for only the second time in the last 15 years They are 25- 8 in season openers. Still, California struggled all night against the Cougars, who have finished last in the Pac- 10 in six of the past seven seasons and have won just 25 conference games during a 10- year string of losing seasons " We grinded it out and made some plays the last three or four minutes " California coach Joanne Boyle said.
Routinely, viewers got, boom-boom-boom, a close-up of a player, a close-up of one coach, then the other, then a crowd shot, then a Come on, CBS, tell director Bob Fishman to relax a little Jim Spence, the former No. I( AP- Scott Hazelton went 8- for- 13 from the floor and scored a team- high 22 points to give Rhode Island a 72- 62 win over Brown on Friday night. Brian Greene finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Glen Elliott added 14 points and five rebounds off the bench " I thought our kids played as hard as they could for as long as they could " Gillespie said " But we' re 1- 1, probably, for the first time in about 30 years " The Rattlers broke to an early 14- 9 lead as the Hoosiers looked flummoxed against the zone. Thursday' s win was also North Carolina' s largest margin of victory ever over an ACC opponent " We make people hurry their shots " North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said " We take people out of their comfort zone, and, hopefully fatigue eventually sets in " Georgia Tech( 11- 7, 2- 3) was 11- of- 59 from the field( 18 6 percent. The Falcons( 21- 4, 8- 3 Mountain West Conference) had dropped two of three, including a 62- 41 loss to San Diego State earlier in the week. Harkey, who signed with the Cubs in 1987 after his junior season at Fullerton, is quickly establishing himself.
STANFORD, Calif( AP- Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer liked the way her team responded to the challenge of another nationally ranked opponent: the 15th- ranked Cardinal got its first quality win " We' ve made a lot of improvement in one week " VanDerveer said after Stanford beat Texas Tech 73- 49 on Sunday " I' m excited to come out and play the kind of defense we played, especially in the second half " Candice Wiggins scored 19 points as Stanford won its second straight game following consecutive road losses to top 10 teams Tennessee and Georgia The Cardinal also lost at home to No. Tech overcame several mental errors, including pivotal penalties and a fumble, to come back from a 28- 14 fourth- quarter deficit. The extra point kick was blocked by Brian Flagg leaving the lead at 6- 0 with 1: 29 left in the quarter. Monroe hit five 3- pointers on his way to a game- high 17 points, all in the second half.
Tyler Azzarelli scored 10 points to lead Monmouth( 1- 5, which fell to 0- 24 all- time against Big East teams. Tim Smith led the Buccaneers( 4- 7) with 18 points, while Andrew Reed scored 10. Rancho Santiago (34-7, the top-seeded team in Southern California, plays host to Oxnard (26-13) at 3 p. m Los Angeles Harbor (29-14) plays Palomar (27-11 at 11 a. m. The Wildcats leading rusher was Bryson Kelly who had 91 yards on 16 carries. 7 percent( 29- for- 54, the first time Utah has allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50 percent " This was a great team for us to play " Porter said " Utah is a great team and they helped us prepare for the Pac- 10[ season " Tyler Kepkay scored a career- high 23 points to lead Utah( 5- 3, which missed eight of its last 10 shots.
AMES, Iowa( AP- Mary Fox had 17 points and nine rebounds to help rally No 24 Iowa State to a 65- 59 win over Missouri on Saturday. A firebomb damaged another store in Hamburg, a day after five bombs set off blazes in six of that city's department stores There were no injuries in the blasts. Lee finished with 15 points for Western, while Boris Siakam added 11. He held the Indians hitless in the last 5 innings and forced them to hit 15 ground balls for outs "I've been frustrated throughout my career" Filer said "I had torn ligaments and a nickel-sized bone spur removed. He shot 9- for- 13 from 3- point range and tied a Sewall Center record for 3- pointers made Marcus Williams of St. Whittingham was confident going into the race, feeling that Judge Angelucci's 10-length loss to Simply Majestic at Golden Gate Fields on April 2 had been an anomaly.
Cincinnati( 15- 2, 4- 1 Conference USA) rebounded from a three- point loss to Louisville on Saturday, when the Bearcats blew a 17- point lead because of poor rebounding and free- throw shooting This time, they had to overcome horrible shooting. Illinois, which has lost conference games by an average of 32 points, has dropped six straight games since beating I- AA Illinois State. We' re past that now " Cowgirls coach Kurt Budke said " This is a great team. Toledo went 23- of- 32 at the line in the second half after shooting 3- for- 8 before halftime. On the resulting power play, Esa Tikkanen scored the first of his three goals for the Oilers, breaking a 1-1 tie at 10 minutes 25 seconds of the period by deflecting a shot past goaltender Reggie Lemelin. Syracuse, which entered the game shooting 50 percent, scored a season- low 20 points in the first half and shot just 33.
Warrick, called for traveling seconds earlier, converted a crucial three- point play 15 seconds later to boost the lead to four, but a tip by Adrian Uter moved the Pride back within a basket with 46 5 seconds left Roberts then fed Warrick for a one- hand slam dunk with 14. The Cougars' girls team will see if it can win another championship. That's why I think (the Southern Section) will take care of us in other ways. Shelden did a magnificent job and we just fed off him " Williams, a 6- foot- 9 sophomore controlled the inside for the second straight game. Kevin Robinson returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown to give the Aggies a 13- 3 lead with 11: 49 remaining in the first half.
Tutt scored 15 points in the first half to keep the ORU within striking distance, hitting a layup with 17: 05 left in the second half to give ORU its first lead of the game at 43- 42. Louisville stayed atop the league standings this week with wins over two of its top challengers, Cincinnati and the Blazers. Associated PressCHICAGO( AP- Forward Leon Young had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Loyola of Chicago beat Wisconsin- Milwaukee 73- 68 in overtime Saturday night. After leading 29- 22 at the half, the Bulldogs pushed their edge into the double- digits, leading by as many as 18 points before ending the game with a 15- point advantage. He was the Bruin record-holder for 800 meters and his Centennial High records in the 800, 1,500, 3,000 meters, mile, and two-mile still stand. Wilmont had 13 of his points in the first half as the Hoosiers( 18- 8, 8- 5 Big Ten) built their lead to as many as 13 points. Sweat scored seven points in the first seven minutes of the second half, Dietz made three 3- pointers and reserve Shana Wheeler scored her only six points in the same span to help extend the lead to 48- 32 midway through the half.
This summer, Hundeby will forgo his rough-water swims to train for the Olympic trials, which will be held in Austin, Tex, in August. The Bluejays led by as many as 18 with 48 seconds left in the half, but the Shockers( 9- 17, 4- 12) made up much of that after intermission. Chris Whitney added 98 yards on 10 carries for Villanova( 4- 0) in the conference opener for both teams. Ivan McFarlin finished with 16 points to lead Oklahoma State, and Graham scored 15 John Lucas III, who had been averaging 17 8 points per game, was held to 10 on 3- for- 13 shooting He scored seven points in the final 4# 189; minutes. They are 3-16 on the road and 16-31 overall and have lost 9 of their last 12 But hey, new manager.
The 1989 Breeders' Cup has been promised to South Florida, but Hialeah would also like to be the host. . Smith hit Santonio Holmes for a 30- yard touchdown in the third quarter to make the score 17- 10 and set up a wild fourth. Rahal, the 1986 winner, failed to qualify on opening day and took a slower than desired time on the second day to assure getting in the race. Mistie Williams added 14 points and 13 rebounds while Wanisha Smith and Alison Bales each had 10 points. Associated PressLINCOLN, Neb- EeTisha Riddle scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half to lead Missouri to a 65- 53 win over Nebraska( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today, No 19 AP) on Saturday. The facility, located on California 1, 9 miles south of Carmel, cultures abalone and fish and studies marine pollution. Washington used his slippery quickness to drive to the basket for layups while Gibson hit three 3- pointers, the last giving Texas a 66- 63 lead with 4: 07 left after Washington had just tied it.
We had something like 7 or 8 short-handed layups" Johnson said he wasn't thinking about Eaton when he parted the Jazz defense with a drive, only to blow a wide-open layup in the second quarter. "We've been talking about the same things for a year and a half and look-we're still getting beat What this team needs is some confidence. It also marked the Cowboys' largest margin of victory since defeating Prairie View A& M, 104- 48, in their season opener on Nov 9. DeEarnest McLemore had 19 points and Mark Porter 18 for the Seahawks( 1- 4, 0- 1, who trailed 42- 24 at halftime.
He did not give up more than one run in any of his previous six starts. "Sam Jones, he'd knock you down for a week if you did something like that" Aaron said "He'd probably run over you with a car Back in those days, there were some mean pitchers. "They are now taking a good look at more than just a player's talent. "It has affected us" said Mark Parr, general manager of the Hacienda Hotel in Cabo San Lucas. The game stopped for several minutes at the 11: 27 minute mark after Alabama' s Navonda Moore suffered an apparent neck injury. By comparison, WCAC champion Pepperdine (34-22-1 overall) stayed in the West-being sent to Arizona State-but was seeded fifth out of six teams. That capped a run in which the Mastodons got two 3- pointers from Scott and five of Tyler Best' s team- high 15.
Azusa Pacific is in a familiar position playing host to the National Assn. championships, behind defending champion Fresno State, Saturday at Logan, Utah. 4 of its field- goal attempts " They have a great point guard[ Mitchell " San Diego State coach Beth Burns said " That' s why we trapped them, to make someone else make a decision " It worked late in the first half when San Diego State' s pressure defense led to numerous turnovers and an 11- 1 run in the final 6: 32 that turned a 23- 15 deficit into a 26- 24 halftime lead. Louisville wasn' t done as Bingham scored the next four points to cut the deficit to two with 2: 22 left. Bowling Green jumped on top early with two touchdowns in just over three minutes of the first quarter. The Eagles, who are heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season, would receive the bid because they beat West Virginia last week. Kansas State( 21- 6, 12- 4 Big 12) overcame a sluggish start by shooting 59 percent in the second half and outscoring Missouri 57- 28.
RALEIGH, N. But I think we picked up our defense the times we needed during the game " Wake Forest certainly made plays when it needed to. Doellman, a starter on Xavier' s Elite Eight team last season, had struggled before scoring a career- high 22 points against Marshall last Thursday. Noah Woolridge added 15, Barkley Falkner had 14, Jeremy Price finished with 11 and Cash Covington scored 10 Price also dished out a game- high five assists.
