Croom won his head coaching debut, with Jerious Norwood rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs' 28- 7 victory over Tulane on Saturday night " Even on the bus ride over, I thought to myself' Twenty- eight years working toward this day, and now it' s here " Croom said " A dream that was an impossible dream at one time today was a reality " The Bulldogs held their helmets in hand, whooping and dancing around Croom, the first black head football coach in Southeastern Conference history, as the clock expired. The Broncos did not score their first touchdown until a little more than a minute was left in the first quarter. Minnesota held a 41- 25 advantage in rebounds but that was little consolation to Borton " They had 29 points off turnovers and 38 in the paint " she said " We did a very poor job of taking care of the basketball " The Gophers haven' t won in 23 tries in Columbus and trail the series 46- 9. She was coming off a career- best 28- point, 17- rebound game against Oregon State " Jayne' s a big force inside " Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said " We go inside to her and she can score against anybody " Wiggins played but didn' t start for only the second time in her career last Thursday against the Beavers due to a sprained right ankle. A free throw by Gaines helped San Francisco outscore Portland 10- 2 in overtime to seal the win. North Carolina' s LaTangela Atkinson was short on a 3- pointer that could have won it just before the regulation buzzer.
Basanez, who came in averaging 311 yards passing per game, was slow to get up and sat out Northwestern' s next two series. Winning Colors and Risen Star, who was third in the Derby, are tied with six points each, and Brian's Time has two. Marquette finished the first half on a 10- 4 run to lead 36- 29 at halftime despite 14 first- half turnovers Quaye and Monfre had 10 points each in the half. More than a century later, West Coast sailors began to ask, "When do we get a turn? " "We talked about it a lot, but finally we just decided we should prove that West Coast sailors were just as good as East Coast sailors" said Pat Dougan, former commodore of the Bahia-Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach. Associated PressDALLAS( AP- Mezie Uzochukwu hit two free throws with a second left Tuesday night as South Carolina Upstate rallied to defeat SMU 58- 56.
"For myself" Zerman's declaration was more for his ears than anyone in the gallery at the La Jolla Country Club's ninth hole. The 5- foot- 5 Simon also grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and led eight different scorers during the first- half spurt that began after Yale scored two early baskets Arizona State( 2- 1) led 43- 15 at the half Jamie Van Horne led the Bulldogs with nine points. CU scored just three baskets in the paint in the first half en route to a 37- 22 lead. The Thunderbirds shot just 32 percent in the second half on 7- of- 22 shooting, while Western Illinois shot 40 percent, including going 4- for- 10 from 3- point range.
Howard led the Crusaders with 12 points before fouling out with just more than eight minutes to go in the game. Angie Janis added 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Bluejays Kristi Woodard had 13 points and 10 rebounds. We have a pretty competitive group, but we didn' t play well enough to do the job today " Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings said. Pierce was 11- for- 18 for 89 yards before he limped off the field in the third quarter and didn' t return " We hurt ourselves and stopped our drives on a couple of occasions " Pierce said " We are definitely not where we want to be " The Bears were determined to have a fast start on defense after they had to pull away in the second half to beat Air Force 56- 14 last week.
In the second half, the Hoyas were a little less ragged than Pittsburgh- and their tenacious defense made the difference as they slogged their way to their 11th straight win and sole possession of first place in the Big East No 12 Georgetown beat Pitt( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Ryan Bright had 13 points and six rebounds for Sam Houston State. We need to come out more confident " Stanford went more than 7 minutes without a field goal at one stretch, but maintained a six- point lead because of the ability to get to the foul line and Cal' s poor shooting. Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.
For the first time since leaving Iowa in 1995, Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer will coach against the Hawkeyes, a program she turned into a national powerhouse during her 12- year tenure in Iowa City. College of Charleston (S. C) and Navy tied for second with 9-2 records. "That's what the parents want and that's what the faculty wants. The Gophers pulled to 26- 24 with under 7 minutes left in the first half, then they gave up seven straight points in less than a minute and were never got close again Michigan State led 45- 31 at halftime. Lauma Reke scored 16 points, Johnell Burts had 14 and Ali Alena 13 for the Peahens.
Eaton then reeled off eight consecutive points in a last- ditch run that came way too late. Dixon went more than 20 minutes without a turnover before being stripped of the ball on a drive early in the second half. BOZEMAN, Mont( AP- Ja' Ron Jefferson scored 25 points Friday to lead Montana State to an 81- 70 win over Montana State- Northern. After Tulsa' s Anthony Price missed the front end of a 1- and- 1, Daniels swished a 3- pointer to make it 74- 65. Monroe's first opponent was Granada Hills, the defending City champion coached by Darryl Stroh, whose teams have won five City baseball titles. But its coat of arms should be the backbite rampant on a field of double-crosses and dollar signs.
Wallace, driving drag racer Raymond Beadle's Blue Max Pontiac, won his second straight Winston Cup race in a controversial finish of the Budweiser 400 Sunday. In Florida this winter, he ran after a two-month rest and won by almost 4 lengths. 8 AP) needed everything the All- America center could give them in the final 20 minutes. DURHAM, N. Darnell Wilson had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Chuck Harris scored 16 for Canisius( 11- 13, 6- 8. "He came up and said, 'Look, you're not going down to Pawtucket' That helped me out a lot" Now, there's a different type of pressure "I'm putting a lot of pressure on myself" he said. 7 seconds left, the 5- foot- 9 Jenkins got open, took the pass and his shot finally went in.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill( AP- Jamie Broback scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half to lead No. She then came back in the second half and scored nine points in eight minutes. It came in 1986 in Watsonville in the regional finals of the Pony League World Series. After Georgetown cut a 10- point halftime lead to four points for the third time in the second half, Spencer- Gardner hit a 3 to start an 11- 0 run that put the game out of reach. Powell had 32 points- five shy of her career high- and 16 rebounds, but was 7- for- 25 after halftime and missed her final 10 shots in regulation. The team learned of the injury Thursday morning after an MRI on Wednesday night He will miss at least three weeks Bozeman, who averages 10. Delaware led wire- to- wire and had a 38- 24 advantage on the boards.
The Rambler' s Blake Schilb missed a jump shot from the free throw circle with 16 seconds left, and UIC grabbed the rebound to set up Mayo' s game- winning shot. She says she has fought bulls that other matadors wouldn't go near. Redick, who was 8- of- 13 from the field, scored 19 points in the first half. Morgan Warburton scored 23 to pace the Utes( 1- 3, who are off to a slow start after advancing to the Elite Eight in last season' s NCAA Tournament.
The Lady Tigers extended their lead to 61- 19 with 12: 44 to go, courtesy of a 19- 0 second- half run The 42- point advantage was LSU' s largest of the game. He wanted to protect his family, assure them that he had a place to work if his new job did not work out. That' s a second straight ranked matchup after an easy early schedule " If they don' t want to put us in the Top 25, that is up to them " Gansey said " I think we have proven we are a good team We just beat a Top 20 team. Following a 1- of- 2 trip to the line for Hare, Smith sank two free throws to make it 77- 69 ETSU with 42 seconds remaining. Bettencourt scored 13, going 7- for- 7 from the line to make up for his 2- for- 9 from the field. Georgia went almost six minutes without scoring and managed only five points in the last nine minutes.
SEATTLE( AP- First- year Arizona football coach Mike Stoops finally has his first Pac- 10 victory and the Washington Huskies are in last place in the conference all by their lonesome " I' m happy for them, even if it' s only one win " Stoops said after his Wildcats beat the Huskies 23- 13 on Saturday " I' m not going to stand on my head or anything, but it' s progress " Cornerback Wilrey Fontenot returned a fumble 33 yards for the go- ahead touchdown for the Wildcats( 2- 7, 1- 5 Pac- 10, who ended a seven- game losing streak " The guys are more relieved than anything " Stoops said " We know we should be better than we' ve been " Stoops said Fontenot' s touchdown was the play of the game " It was a great play by Wilrey to pick up that fumble and take it in for a score " he said " It gave us a spark " Fontenot, a freshman from Humble, Texas, made the biggest play of his young collegiate career " It just bounced up into my hands and all I was thinking was end zone " he said " I' m glad I could make it to the end zone without falling down " The loss shoved the Huskies( 1- 8, 0- 6) into sole possession of last place in the league with their fourth straight Pac- 10 defeat. We gave them some yards, but we made plays and created turnovers " Almond was 12- of- 28 for 142 yards, with one interception and one touchdown Anthony Harris led the Eagles with 72 yards on 19 carries Dailey was 22 of 42 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Instead, they got another easy victory and almost certainly a chance to continue their rapid ascent in the national rankings with losses by No 5 Texas and No 3 Georgia. Smith gave up seven hits, walked three and struck out two in seven innings Juan Eichelberger and Paul Assenmacher finished up. The Governors used a balanced scoring attack with Zac Schlader and Maurice Hampton scoring 14 points each Davis and Durden added 12 each. It' s a great confidence boost, but we' ve got to use it as another stepping stone to get where we want to be at " Robinson said " That' s been the big picture ever since I got here. Leunen had a season- high 23 points and added 11 rebounds for his sixth double- double of the season for Oregon( 8- 1.
But Slade hit a running jumper in the lane, Nielson hit two free throws and a layup and Carling heated up. If this is Lendl's market value for exhibitions, he could make more money playing a limited schedule of these special events than from a full season on the tour That is saying a lot, considering Lendl's earning power. "The way we're playing, I think we can beat anybody" Monroe Coach Kevin Campbell said. WORCESTER, Mass( AP- Kevin Hamilton scored 23 points and Keith Simmons added 17 to lead Holy Cross to an 80- 56 win over American on Monday.
