I knew it had the distance but was leaning to the left a little " The Ragin' Cajuns, unbeaten through their first two games for the first time since 1990, had only two first downs in the second half before quarterback Chris Masson completed four passes for 30 yards in the final drive. Pajcin is batting . 381 with 16 hits, 12 runs batted in and 4 home runs; outfielder Shawn Madden is batting . 444 with 18 RBIs and 5 homers; shortstop Gino Tagliaferri is batting . 400 with 13 runs scored and 15 RBIs; and infielder Pat DeBoer is batting . 432 and has 13 runs scored and 11 RBIs Kennedy's pitching also has been strong. With the best record in the American League East, they are loaded with talent-especially hitting talent-and are looking for only a shortstop and a starting pitcher to fit the final bricks into the foundation. The Crimson Tide( 19- 8, 6- 7, also trying to stay in the NCAA mix, came back from nine points down in the second half but struggled with a season- high 26 turnovers Alabama had won seven straight over Tennessee. Associated PressFRESNO, Calif( AP- Kevin Bell scored 24 points and Bryan Harvey added 19 as Fresno State needed overtime Wednesday night to defeat Division II Cal State Monterey Bay 85- 80.
NEW YORK( AP- DeVario Hudson was 6- of- 7 from the field, scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Duquesne to a 61- 57 victory over Fordham on Wednesday night to snap the Rams' six- game home winning streak. "But I think it was a pretty good statement to the other teams to see all three of us in front. CATONSVILLE, Md( AP- Jerrell Dinkins scored 19 points and UMBC edged Delaware 85- 84 Thursday night, ending a three- game losing streak. "We didn't play very well" said Oklahoma State Coach Mike Holder, whose teams have won five national titles in the last 12 years "It's a tough course You need to keep it in the fairway. Stanford has won 23 of 24 games and finished with one loss or fewer in the conference for the ninth time. Brooke Smith also recorded 10 points and nine rebounds for Stanford( 23- 4, 15- 1, which has won four straight " Candice brings, and you can see this as soon as she comes out of the game, the presence that she has is phenomenal " VanDerveer said " When she' s out there, she brings such a calming effect to the team and just a confidence.
Rod Thorn, the NBA's vice president of operations, fined Lohaus $1,500 and Rodman $1,000 for their altercation during the fourth quarter of Friday night's game, which the Pistons won, 95-90. In the second half, Thompson was the lone scorer for the Mountaineers until Jason Epps hit a runner in the lane with 12: 13 remaining to make it 64- 36. To understand how long it has been, try to recall what you were doing on Feb. I know I can play with pain and that there are guys out there who can't" But Rice, 35, in no pain, with no injuries, is not playing. Over the next seven minutes- aided by three easy inside buckets by 6- foot- 7 junior college transfer Gillian Goring- North Carolina State closed to 39- 36.
They beat the Bruins, 2-1, limiting the visitors to only 14 shots on goal before a capacity crowd of 17,502 at the Northlands Coliseum. Two hours after placing second in the discus at 186-feet 2-inches, Carter won the shot with a mark he recorded in Friday's preliminaries, 64-0 1/2 It ranks him fourth nationally. Magic Johnson visited a children's hospital for 45 minutes Thursday, at the request of a dying patient, Christopher Wilkes, who asked for a meeting with the Laker guard. . 4 seed in the first round last year by Middle Tennessee " We did some more game- type things to prepare " coach Sylvia Hatchell said " We learned from the past and so we did some things that had us more ready to play this time " Of course, the Tar Heels also had the home- court advantage. Stukes missed a 3- pointer, but corraled the rebound and launched a desperation 3 that banked in, cutting the gap to 53- 52. 21 California took a big lead over UC Riverside early in the second half, Walker admits that the Golden Bears might have started peeking ahead to a weekend showdown with archrival Stanford. LOUISVILLE, Ky( AP- Larry O' Bannon turned his final home game into the biggest night of his career.
Southern Miss managed to cut the deficit to six midway through the second half, but Moore hit a long range jumper to start an 8- 2 Green Wave run that put Tulane up 63- 51 on the way to the win. Johnson and Saucedo say they met with Knopf because he had expressed interest in donating to the Long Beach baseball scholarship fund. Bankhead pitched a strong six innings in his first game since shoulder surgery last October, striking out eight. Her teammates continually dumped lob passes in over defenders who were fronting her, leaving the 6- foot- 5 first- team All- American to shoot layups. Capaldi, a 25-year-old Chatsworth bachelor, was taking in the scene at lower Castaic Lake last Sunday during the finals of the Bill Todd Memorial.
It was the 5- 10 sophomore' s first double- double, and capped off the best week of her career. Athletic Director Tom Graves says he reacted with "mixed emotions" He's happy to still have a job at the Rancho Palos Verdes school, where he has worked for 20 years He feels a deep sense of loyalty to Miraleste. She finished 6- for- 10 from behind the arc to improve on her 50 percent shooting average for the season. She also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and recorded five steals. The object was to be "an active listener" and read the person's feelings After class, Bethe talked about his background in sports.
The win was the 17th consecutive victory at home for Southeastern dating back to the 2002- 03 home finale. Then McCalebb missed a jump shot with 5 seconds to go and Milsap got the final basket, a dunk. The Gophers( 6- 4, 3- 4, who lost for the fourth time in five games, finally got going when Bryan Cupito led an 80- yard drive that he capped with a 10- yard touchdown pass to Ernie Wheelwright that made it 31- 7. The sophomore from Van Nuys High did not qualify for the NCAA track and field championships and will not be helping the favored Bruins in Eugene, Ore, this weekend. First, there was this Celtic victory to savor, one that came at the expense of the young and talented Hawks. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn( AP- Nathan Cranford scored a career- high 23 points to lead Appalachian State to a 95- 73 victory Wednesday night over East Tennessee State The contest was rescheduled from Jan 29 due to winter weather conditions. Worthy was all alone, which to the Lakers could only mean one thing "I saw a dunk" Laker Coach Pat Riley said "I saw two points" Scott said.
It' s the second straight year Sam Houston State has opened its season at Mizzou Arena. Two plays later, Almond lofted the go- ahead touchdown to Young. I don't like to go too long without a home run" Guerrero said after a 9-2 win over the phast-phading Philadelphia Phillies "I wasn't hitting the ball in the air lately" That's true "I was just getting hits" he added Also true. The Dons won the rematch of last month' s game at San Francisco when they beat San Diego 103- 100 in double overtime San Francisco( 9- 14, 5- 3 West Coast, which shot 66. Currently they express either his plans for expansion or contentment, folded across his chest. You push some limits you'd never touch in other sports because of the teamwork that is involved "I think that applies to the real world. Charlo added one more basket in the spurt that ended with a basket by Fazekas that made it 68- 51 with about 4 minutes to play " Nick gets so much attention from the other team that it opens things up for everyone else " Nevada coach Mark Fox said " Mo was able to take advantage of it.
21 AP) in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic on Friday. I' m just disappointed with our defensive effort " Jacinta Monroe led Florida State with 18 points and 10 rebounds. "Mike told me he was upset and wanted to talk about everything" Cayton said "We talked for most of the day The accountant showed him all the records. Mejia' s 3- pointer with 5: 38 remaining capped a 12- 2 run that gave Drexel a 64- 51 lead. Moog's relief appearance last week in Game 6 of the Wales Conference finals against the New Jersey Devils represents his only playing time in the Bruins' last 11 games. Both players, who usually are effective in the lane, came in averaging over 14 points The Blue Devils, who lost to No. Dayton trailed 55- 53 when Bennett scored on a driving layup and then added a free throw for a one- point lead Xavier' s Dedrick Finn then misfired with 9.
The Hurricanes had one final chance, but Diaz' s off- balance 3- point try from the left corner missed the mark The Gamecocks have performed well in the NIT in the past. I was hoping he could get through the seventh and then we could go to Harvey for the eighth and ninth" A pair of walks and a balk hurt Finley in the fourth inning, but not as much as yet another misplay by right fielder Chili Davis With one out, Finley walked Rob Deer He struck out Glenn Braggs before walking Greg Brock. "This is incredible" says Gardner Grout, waist-deep after arriving this day with a dozen members of the Pasadena Casting Club, serious fishermen all. His absence opened the door for freshman Aaron Kelly, who caught a team- high four passes for 36 yards, including a 23- yarder on the game- sealing scoring drive It was one of several clutch throws by Whitehurst His TD run was even bigger, coming on third and goal. The game will be Marsha Sharp' s last as coach of the Red Raiders as well as senior day. 12 " Like Coach Franklin said, there' s never a bad snap, so you have to keep driving and make the play " Burns said " It kind of bounced at the same time I got it " You know, when I picked it up, I' m not so sure if that didn' t throw the defense off a little bit They didn' t know what was going on.
Miners kicker Kyle Peterson wasn' t going to catch the former Texas high school 100 meters champion " I think we have a chance now, every time somebody kicks it to us, we can score " Brown said, McCoy' s first touchdown to Buckner made it 23- 7. In the opening round of the playoffs, the Hawks failed to sell out any of their three home games against the Milwaukee Bucks, including the deciding game in that best-of-five series. . The medication Sharp took for the nausea caused her to be too sedated to coach the Lady Raiders on Wednesday, Hoffman said. Gipson answered at the other end with a tough leaner over Boogaard, then blocked a shot by Jacobs at the other end.
