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HOUSTON( AP- Matt Kubik' s two touchdown passes sparked a 35- point second quarter for Louisiana Tech, and the Bulldogs defeated Rice 51- 14 on Monday night. Connelly is coach of the Valley-based Basin Blues Track Club and has been coaching distance runners for more than 20 years. Cunningham was there with the rebound layup that sent the crowd into a frenzy " I just crashed and got the loose ball in my hands " Cunningham said. Snelling carried eight times for 80 yards and one touchdown and Lundy 11 times for 78 yards and three scores as the Cavaliers' offensive line manhandled the Tar Heels' defensive front " We have a saying around here: All running backs look the same when there are no holes " Virginia coach Al Groh said. A lot more was made of it than if it had happened here"Hansen said that takedown set the tone for the game, but Laker forward James Worthy said that Green established the theme before the tipoff, when he went to each player on the team and admonished them that Game 4 represented a chance for a new start. The Rams( 11- 8, 7- 3 Colonial Athletic Association) won impressively for the second straight game. Blair kept Liberty reasonably close with 14 first- half points, but thanks to 7- of- 14 3- point shooting, Kentucky led 36- 28 at halftime.

His working hours are shorter, but he is making three times what he earned as a teacher and a coach But money isn't the only factor driving coaches away. For that one 60 minutes, Troy was better than Missouri " Jason Samples threw one touchdown pass and caught another and offensive lineman Junior Louissaint scored on a 63- yard fumble recovery for Troy( 2- 0. Despite a bad ankle, Ed Whitson will start for the Pades today as scheduled. "Pepperdine (seeding) I was a little bit surprised" Snow said "I was surprised Vegas (Nevada-Las Vegas) was seeded higher. With a new and less- talented cast of contributors, the Hawks finally made it there- in the NIT, that is " I thought last year.

We finally did it" Senior surprised no one with a win in the 800 meters. The Terrapins responded with the largest comeback in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, overcoming a 19- point halftime deficit to beat No. During Gearlds' freshman season, the final game was a loss to Georgia in another regional semifinal. Nelson and his outfit were hissed as they departed" From the San Francisco Call: "It was a bloody battle, a brutal show for some hundreds of women and a few children, who were-for the first time in ring history-admitted to an arena where only men should have been" One writer reported that two Goldfield citizens didn't see the bout-the telegraph operator at the train depot to whom runners brought the boxing reporters' copy, and a drunk who attempted a saloon burglary during the fight. Wynegar wanted to stop, but Gretchen told him to keep driving. Wofford tightened the game up in the second half as Wilkerson layup with 11: 32 remaining tied the score at 52. Associated PressST.

Kirk Gibson came to bat with the bases full, and made them empty. Begley was ninth in the nation in 3- point shooting last season and was making them a 48 percent clip this year. LOS ANGELES( AP- UCLA freshman Jordan Farmar gave fans a preview of his playmaking skills with a no- look, crosscourt pass to Ryan Hollins for a dunk late in the second half. Moore became the first Huskies player to score 20 or more points in her first two games, and the first freshman to register double figures in her first two since Swin Cash did it in 1998.

The game was a sharp contrast to the teams' previous matchup, when Montana never trailed in a 105- 55 victory in Missoula. Having passed his first major league test, Pico will face Dwight Gooden and the New York Mets Sunday St. H( AP- Mike Lang scored a game- high 16 points as Dartmouth defeated Princeton 50- 42 Friday night. NORFOLK, Va( AP- Tennessee coach Pat Summitt paid tribute to her Old Dominion counterpart and longtime friend, Wendy Larry, on Friday night, taking part in a pregame ceremony to mark Larry' s recent 500th career victory. 7 percent of their 28 3- point attempts, eclipsed the previous ACC- record of 16, set by Wake Forest on Feb 12, 2006. Hendrik Feist' s 3- pointer closed a 7- 0 run that put Stony Brook up 17- 14 at 8: 54.

C- Brandon Jackson and Dominique Lindsay each had first- half touchdown runs to help East Carolina build a big lead and then hold off a late rally from Appalachian State to win 29- 24 on Saturday. SDSU( 5- 7) led 61- 56 with five minutes remaining when senior center Ben Beran knocked down a 17- foot jumper for the last of his game- high 25 points. With Mississippi State in the penalty, it started an 11- 0 run- including six made free throws- that had LSU back in the game at 49- 48 with 2: 52 left. NBC will provide 25 1/2 hours of Wimbledon coverage, mostly on weekends, plus late-night highlights during the week. Dockett, the team leader with 14 tackles for losses, was ejected. It was Miller who put in place many of the programs, and many of the players, who led the Twins to their 1987 World Series championship, but it was successor Tom Kelly who received most of the credit for their remarkable title.

And we thought we had somewhat of a speed advantage if we did that " Chaney, who came in averaging 9. Except for the one defeat and a game against Minnesota, Swindell has pitched into the eighth inning in every start He has 4 complete games and pitched 10 innings in another. He has been serving as president for nearly a year, but only was formally installed April 14. Fordham shot 48 percent for the game and 54 percent in the first half. Guerrero could not avoid the NASCAR champion, whose engine had given up, and wound up with a smashed right front wheel and out of the race.

Marquetta Dickens, who was 0- for- 4 from the field after her 25- point performance in the first round, knocked down a short jumper after Angela Tisdale' s two free throws brought Baylor to with in 68- 67 with 2: 49 left. He shot 10- for- 13 with four 3- pointers after scoring 22 against the Zags. Then Doubley hit a pair of 3- pointers during an 11- 0 run that lifted Pacific to a 60- 36 lead with 11: 05 left " We just upped our defense " Doubley said " They kind of wilted under our pressure " Idaho made only two of its first 14 second- half shots, while Pacific hit 10 of its first 16 and outscored the Vandals 27- 9 to open the half. Lavalle was 9 years old when Vilas won the French Open in 1977. . The Lady Monarchs also lost here 73- 72 to Boston College in 2003. Briody scored 10 points in that stretch, including a pair of 3- pointers.

Robinson made 14 of 21 shots from the floor and also had five rebounds, five assists and five steals. The Friars made 12 of their last 18 shots in the first half, including 5- of- 12 from 3- point range, and led 31- 25 at the break " This was not a game for slow thinkers and slow movers and we had a lot of slow movers " Stringer said " The thing that turned it around wasn' t our man- to- man but a half- court press that gave them a different look and a different face " Campbell and Poindexter combined for 17 of the Scarlet Knights' first- half points. By the time Clent Stewart hit Lance Harris for an alley- oop dunk with 8: 33 remaining, Kansas State had a 54- 35 lead. But we definitely weren' t as aggressive as we need to be ". His 7- yard touchdown run capped a 12- play, 87- yard drive and gave Furman a 14- 0 lead with 5: 34 remaining in the second quarter. I didn' t think we were ever going to score " Nadia Begay made a school- record eight 3- pointers in 14 attempts and led Boise State with a season- high 26 points, and Tasha Harris added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Broncos. "I guess I didn't know how really good (Williams) was" Geerlings said.

A seven-team conference would pose scheduling problems, according to Yanai, but nothing the conference could not handle. 24 AP) built an early lead, continued to put on the pressure and coasted to a 102- 40 victory over Savannah State on Thursday night in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Woodfin returned last week and pitched three innings of Sylmar's 7-2 loss to Grant. "It's almost like proving yourself to yourself every day" Loyola's college crews prove themselves primarily on 2,000-meter courses, in eight-seat shells with four oars on each side and a coxswain who steers the craft. Receiver Jacoby Ford picked up where Spiller left off, striking for a 61- yard punt return score Ford also added a 43- yard touchdown catch.

I was probably wound a little tight today too " said Utah coach Ray Giacoletti, who was wearing his red sports jacket he had on in his first meeting with the Cougars Everybody seemed a little edgy. — Shawna Robinson, a 23-year-old stock car driver from Des Moines, Iowa, Friday became the first woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race, officials said. What she got was an 80- percent first- half shooting performance by her Lady Bears en route to an 89- 48 win. Two years after reaching the championship game, the Illini are in danger of missing the NCAA for the first time since 1999. FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS Mike Kerber: Canoga Park CATCHER: 6-4, 200: SR.

Cowgirls teammate Shaunte Smith added 10 points and 10 rebounds while Destanie Sykes led the Cowgirls with 12 rebounds. Any player can step up any time " The Women of Troy move to the second round and to face top- seeded Michigan State on Monday " I' ve never felt like this before " Gipson said " It' s not just another game. Davidson did a terrific job defending us " Georgia captured the lead for good at 59- 58 on a jumper by Marshall with 7: 24 to play, but the game was not salted away until the final minute. This is the first club we've had that has competed at an upper-echelon level. Two years ago, Ryan threw a 43- yard TD pass to Rich Gunnell late in the game for a 20- 17 win that denied Clemson a berth in the ACC title game. An man shot and killed his wife, then killed himself Monday morning in the 200 block of La Veta Avenue, said Lt Bill Baxter of the Sheriff's Department homicide unit Wesley K Orendorff, 72, and his 65-year-old wife, Robbye L Orendorff, were found in bed by their son about 10 a. m Monday with gunshot wounds to the head, Baxter said. Calathes also hit both of his free throws, extending his streak of consecutive attempts made to 35, two shy of tying the school record.

After a five- year absence, the Tar Heels are back, led by a pair of bullying performances from Sean May and sixth man Marvin Williams that left Iowa State' s six- man rotation gasping for air. 9 yards per game " It looked like to me we didn' t block well " Cowboys coach Les Miles said " But you have to give them credit. Powe drew the fifth foul on Karron Clarke and went to the line with a chance to tie it. North Dakota State took a 6- 2 lead but New Mexico went ahead for good with eight straight points, five by Marsh. You' ve helped us build a great tradition " Summitt said over the loudspeaker after the game " This basketball team is on a mission, so stick with us " she said. Missouri State( 18- 7, 9- 5 Missouri Valley Conference) had a 37- 25 halftime lead and pushed it to 49- 32 with 14: 43 left on a 3- pointer by Spencer Laurie.

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