"He kept it up, so I went over and dusted the plate and I said 'Another word and you're out' And you know what? He didn't say another word" It's not always so easy in the world of major league umpiring, a world of hotels and airplanes and balls and strikes, of boredom and screaming intensity, of anonymity and high profile scrutiny. On the sideline, Greenberg told his team to stay patient and to come back one defensive stop at a time " That' s what we hang our hat on " Dowdell said " As long as we keep doing that well, we' ll be all right " The comeback was swift. Stanford has led at halftime in all 24 games, 14 times by double figures. Howard hit just one field goal in the first five minutes of the second half, and the Bulldogs put the game away with an 11- 2 run capped by Clary Judge' s layup. Alcius ended the early LSU run with a 3 and the Wildcats chipped away, closing the deficit to 31- 21 when Jennifer Humphrey bounced in a 3 with 3: 28 to go in the half. STANFORD, Calif( AP- Candice Wiggins is back in the lineup for Stanford( No 15 ESPN/ USA Today; No 14 AP) and her return comes just in time With Arizona State( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Point guard Kendra Bell and little- used center Darline Jasmin both started as part of Senior Day festivities, and their teammates responded in time to send them out winners N C.
Olson has attended practices, but his return to the sideline is not known. The Titans (39-16) are the only team still undefeated here and have ensured that they will play on Monday, the final day. Campbell was fresh out of Cal State Northridge, a 25-year-old rookie coach eager to impress. Portland even led 26- 25 after scoring eight unanswered points late in the first half The Broncos( 18- 7 overall) played steady the entire night. Arkansas also couldn' t handle LSU' s tallest player, 6- 5 Sylvia Fowles. Taylor Stubblefield, Orton' s favorite target, also had a record- breaking day.
He knows what I like to do, and I know what he likes to do" Said Laker guard Magic Johnson of Worthy, who made 12 of 17 shots and all 4 of his free throws: "James was great. "Here was a chance for me to give back everything I had gotten out of tennis" Perez said. Haryasz finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Chris Hernandez scored 16 and Nick Robinson had 11 for Stanford( 16- 10, 10- 6 Pac- 10, which beat the Ducks for the fifth straight game and 17th time in 19 games. Trailing by 14 points 5 minutes into the second half, the Nittany Lions( 4- 2) started converting their offensive rebounds into points and went on a 17- 0 run to take a 51- 48 lead.
Georgia started out 10- for- 17 from the field, but then cooled off as Oklahoma took over to finish the first half. Cleveland State( 6- 10, 3- 5) never trailed and led 41- 20 at halftime. The other McNeese score came on a 48- yard field goal by John Marino, the longest of his career. Erin Gibson added 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Hokies( 5- 0) rally from a one- point halftime deficit.
LaToya Pringle scored 18 points and Erlana Larkins added 15 points and a personal- best 16 rebounds for the Tar Heels( 20- 0, who blew a 15- point lead and overcame 26 turnovers to remain one of two teams with perfect records. "Both Adam and Chris (McCarthy) were out of town during Easter week, so I was the only one who could play second" he said. Stanford won the title last year, and this year it became the first team to repeat since USC won five straight from 1970-74. A driving layup by Candice Thomas tied the game at 45 and capped a 14- 8 run.
A& M safety Jordan Pugh recovered and Bullock kicked afield goal for a 20- 0 lead. Along with hitting 10- of- 15 shots from the field, she grabbed eight rebounds, dished out two assists and had a steal. Arizona State made five of its first seven 3- point attempts over St. New Orleans led 30- 26 at halftime on 32 percent shooting from the floor in the first half. The teams swapped the lead four times early in the second half before Georgia opened up a 45- 40 lead with 9: 23 remaining thanks to an 11- 3 run highlighted by Darrah' s three 3- pointers.
DeRogatis tied the school record as he hit eight 3- pointers, including all six of his 3- point attempts in the first half DeRogatis finished 8- for- 10 from 3- point range. "He doesn't know where to turn" shortstop Jason Shapiro said. He has spent much of the season mourning the April 9 death of his father and twice was forced to leave the team to tend to family matters in Connecticut. Coach Rich Brooks put the offense back in the hands of a junior who grew up in Canton, Ohio, and has an older brother who played at Ohio State.
The fallout of a 4- 8 season meant re- establishing the Bulldogs' identity. The senior forward hit 8 of 12 shots from the field and had six rebounds Akingbala was 7 of 12 from the field. MANHATTAN, Kan( AP- Shalee Lehning tied a career high with 12 assists and scored the go- ahead basket with 22 seconds left, leading Kansas State( No 17 ESPN/ USA Today, No 21 AP) past Nebraska 69- 65 Wednesday night. He was 82- 21 in four seasons at Roane State " If I am proudest of anything, it' s that we have been able to win consistently over such a long period of time, playing difficult schedules and in a very competitive( Southeastern) conference " Humphrey scored 13 points and Chambers, a sophomore guard, had 12 in leading the Lady Bulldogs, who never trailed, to a 47- 22 halftime lead " They were playing zone, plugging up the middle and making it tough to shoot, but I got a lot of points off offensive rebounds " said Humphrey, who had nine rebounds, seven offensive. Both teams scored on their next two possessions, then the Seminoles broke the game open with 14- 0 run.
Hopefully, that confidence will be able to carry over to the Rose Bowl " USC was backed up with a third- and- 10 at its own 3 at the start of the second quarter, when Bush found a huge lane off the left end and streaked down the sideline for 65 yards. After scoring their most points since 1989 in a 109- 73 win over Texas State in their previous game, the Aggies scored their fewest points of the season Sunday. After a Maryland punt, Rix got the Seminoles in position for another field- goal attempt by Beitia, who was wide left on the 45- yard try with 4: 45 to go- his third miss of the game " We missed enough field goals to win it " Bowden said " They made the big plays and we didn' t. What could be better" But when Wood, then president of the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce, proposed the idea to the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce, he was met with much opposition because of traffic and safety concerns So Wood settled for a shorter course through Corona del Mar Thus, the Corona del Mar Scenic 5K run was born. About the only positive coach Geno Auriemma could point to Saturday night was the final score: UConn 58, West Virgina 50 " We were lousy " Auriemma said " I told the players the one good thing that game out of this was we won the game.
The uneven showing gave Kennedy his first read on how far the Bearcats have to go to get ready for their first season in the Big East " Well, it was a little better in the second half " Kennedy said " We' ve got a lot of work to do. He was an important cog in their offense today" Johnson, who led the Lakers' third-quarter surge, also hurt the Jazz as much as Abdul-Jabbar. We' ve got each other back " he said " Whatever anybody' s lacking, somebody else is going to pick up the slack " Pearman came in with 256 yards rushing this season. Associated PressCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas( AP- Josh Washington hit a school- record eight 3- pointers on his way to a career- high 28 points as Texas A& M- Corpus Christi beat Texas- Arlington 91- 72 on Monday night. After Thompson and Blutreich finished second and third in the discus, that result was relayed to Young by his coach, Bob Larsen.
PHILADELPHIA( AP- James Jacobs ran for three touchdowns and Niel Loebig passed for four scores to lead Duquesne to a 56- 35 win over La Salle on Saturday. Girls' 800 meters: 2:06. 36 by Rene Durrand of Laguna Beach, 1982. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Cameron Robinson scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Lipscomb over Fisk 86- 62 Saturday night. and stays there, taking on water and losses as if the bilge pump gave up long ago. Idaho State( 11- 15, 6- 7 league) took an 8- 7 lead on a basket by Christa Brossman with 15: 19 remaining, before Montana( 19- 7, 12- 1) responded with a 14- 2 run to take a 22- 10 lead on a free throw by Tyler with 7: 07 left in the half.
That she did as the Cardinal( 18- 3 overall, 11- 0 Pac- 10) snapped the Sun Devils' 22- game conference home winning streak. Bobby Knight would probably call them wimps and throw a chair Imagine, coaches taking a class in interpersonal skills. The Boilermakers again called timeout to set up the play for Freeman, even if it didn' t go exactly according to script " Everybody believed in me and that gave me the confidence to believe in myself " Freeman said " They told me to get open. The Padres had scored just 10 runs in his six previous starts "I knew it had to turn around soon" Jones said. I' m taking advantage of what they' re giving me " Bass scored all her points either in the paint or off 7- for- 11 free- throw shooting Duke had 54 points in the paint to Tulsa' s 16. Felton is 3- 3 all- time against the Wildcats- 2- 3 at Georgia and 1- 0 at Western Kentucky.
Marandola scored the first five points in a 13- 7 run in the final minutes, but the Friars had too much ground to makeup and trailed 41- 22 at the break. It has been about 50 years-when a reduced water level boosted the lake's alkalinity, killing off all other game fish-since any game fish except the unique Eagle Lake rainbow trout has been able to survive and reproduce in the lake. Seimone Augustus scored LSU' s first six points, but finished with just 13, seven below her season average Scholanda Hoston had 11 LSU has beaten South Carolina eight straight times Stacy Booker led South Carolina with 15 points. Kehoe, Holland and Guy Cooper of Stillwater, Okla, each have won two rounds.
A baseline reverse around Penn State' s Milos Bogetic led to a foul shot to give Wisconsin a 59- 47 lead with about 6 minutes left. However, baserunning problems kept them from scoring more runs. While Trevino enjoyed a rare starring role, the Astros' Billy Hatcher had a big weekend. You need all nine" The Reds have three players on the disabled list: first basemen Leon Durham and Nick Esasky, and outfielder Tracy Jones. And this was against an Oklahoma defense supposedly weakened by losing three starters to the NFL and another recently being kicked off the team " I' m really proud of the effort my guys gave and they made some plays- they just didn' t make enough inside the 30 " Brown said. 12 Cardinals put together their best offensive performance in weeks, beating Saint Louis 84- 66. With 12 tournament appearances since 1991 and three wins this season over Top- 25 teams, the Colonials have likely done enough to earn an at- large bid " We went out and played everybody we could " George Washington coach Joe McKeown said " I think we' re in pretty good shape.
I felt like we deserved to win this game " Diogu' s two free throws tied it at 68 with 48 seconds to play. Wyoming kept out of reach when TCU( 13- 6, 3- 2) went 4 minutes without scoring. Sun Devils safety Riccardo Stewart suffered a neck injury and felt some numbness in his left arm late in the game and was taken to a hospital for observation. John Bryant had a career- best 26 points and 13 rebounds for Santa Clara( 20- 9, 10- 4. Andy's always below the waist" Last Thursday he shut out Arizona State, the No 1-ranked college team in the nation, 1-0. Troy Aaron scored 11, while reserves John Ford and Quentin Gonzales each had 10 points. If this mean little Motor City scooter Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press thinks otherwise, well, Willie Hernandez did empty that bucket of water on his head during spring training There may have been a little seepage.
STILLWATER, Okla( AP- LaToya Bond scored 17 points and C' stelle N' Garsanet added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Missouri beat Oklahoma State 69- 65 on Wednesday night. All three later competed for USC, which is where Watts will attend school in the fall. Purnell said the biggest adjustment at halftime was to demand more toughness " We simply challenged our guys to not be out- toughed " he said. Stanford has won its games during the winning streak by an average of 21 6 points. What really mattered to the Wildcats is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999.
