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J( AP- Mike Wilkinson had just played one of the best games of his career at Wisconsin. Brees also held that previous mark( 524, which he set in October 1998 against Minnesota. UNI also burned BYU with a reverse pass from receiver Victor Williams for a 76- yard touchdown pass to Josh Collins early in the third quarter- right after a BYU fumble. Roberson, who finished with 26 points on 9- of- 26 shooting, hit a 3- pointer with Brandon Crump in his face to even the score at 70 with 7 8 seconds to play McFadgon' s 20- footer at the buzzer came up short. His second run went for 57 yards to set up the first of Vince Young' s three touchdown passes " We' re a power running team right now " Texas coach Mack Brown said " Cedric was tremendous " The Longhorns( 3- 0) have won 37 of the last 38 meetings with Rice( 2- 1. 3 seed in the conference tournament " There was a lot of positive emotion for Senior Day " Lucas- Perry said after leading her team with 13 points in her final regular- season home game " But the two things we had to do- rebound and take care of the ball- didn' t get done We have to find a way to bring it now. Duke led 28- 26 before Harding started the burst with a layup.

CULLOWHEE, N. But for all Kaub's numbers-20 home runs, 16 doubles, 58 RBIs-one of the most impressive is this: His . 347 average is second only to that of Brent Mayne, who has hit in 40 of his past 41 games to lift his average to . 402. Another would- be turnover was nullified by an offsides penalty on UNLV " Most of the fumbles came from behind as our guys were running down the field and they came up and knocked it out " BYU coach Gary Crowton said " That' s one thing we need to work on " Trailing 21- 20 in the fourth quarter, BYU was forced to punt from its own end zone, setting up the Rebels at the Cougars' 39. Darius Glover also finished with a double- double, scoring 11 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, and both Greene and Glover added six assists. The 200 detained were expected to be released late Wednesday night. Davis ran 28 times and eclipsed the 100- yard mark for the fourth time this season- a school record for a freshman " I didn' t expect this as a freshman this year " he said " But the coach gave me a chance and I made the most of it " Whitehurst foresees more from Davis in the future " There' s no telling what James can do next year " Whitehurst said " The sky' s the limit for James and a bunch of other young guys.

"I was thinking perfect game the whole way-I was aware of it all the time" Kilgus said. Bower walked off the field, his arm draped around daughter Stephanie and admitted he got " a little emotional " in the locker room afterward " We played extremely hard, but obviously we didn' t make enough plays to win the game " he said " But it certainly wasn' t from lack of effort They played hard, and that makes me proud That' s what a coach wants to see more than anything else. They are peaking at the right time, since UCLA is playing host to the Pac-10 track and field championships Saturday and Sunday. The IOC and South Korea offered to let North Korea stage archery, table tennis, women's volleyball, a 100-kilometer cycling race and a preliminary round of soccer to promote the Olympic spirit. . 18 Georgia on Thursday night, the Wildcats' first win over a ranked opponent in five seasons. The Hoosiers shot 47 percent in the first half but hit only 28 percent in the second, finishing 1- for- 9 from behind the arc The Aggies shot 39 percent for the game.

McCants hit two 3- pointers and scored 13 points as North Carolina jumped out to a 19- 7 lead in the opening 6: 15 Syracuse never got closer than 57- 34 in the second half. Midway through Tuesday evening's Angel game came an announcement over the public address system. Musburger's comments are sometimes harmless cliches, such as "McHale puts it to the parquet" meaning Kevin McHale dribbled the ball But other times he is out-and-out wrong. McGrath was one 3- pointer short of the school record, set by Donta Wade on Dec 23, 2000 against Notre Dame. Houston( 11- 6, 2- 1 Conference USA) hit eight 3- pointers in the first half to build a double- digit lead. After consecutive singles by Steve Sax and Mike Davis, hot-hitting Kirk Gibson laid down a sacrificed bunt that nudged Sax to third and Davis to second. As ridiculous as it may seem to those who know Green only as a born-again lay preacher who speaks softly and carries a big Bible, the Lakers' 6-foot 9-inch forward has become the leading heavy in what may turn into an increasingly nasty exercise.

To keep a seventh-year free-agent player, the original team must offer a raise of at least 25% above his previous salary. LAS VEGAS( AP- For the second consecutive night, Boston College trailed before Jared Dudley led the Eagles back. Kim Butler scored 17 points for the Beavers( 6- 17, 1- 12, losers in seven of their last eight games Karen Vickery added 15. Mike Port, Angel general manager, admits that this was not exactly what he had envisioned in the exhibition season, but he insists it's too early to panic. I want to be all I can be for them " The 10th- ranked Boilermakers broke away from a halftime tie to overwhelm Michigan 75- 50 on Thursday night. Two men suspected of a series of rapes and robberies in San Diego and Orange counties were arrested Monday in Sacramento, Sgt.

Beman, 50, the 1959 British Amateur champion, said he won't compete in Europe this summer, won't attempt to qualify for the U. S. "You don't expect to win a game, 10-2, against Clemens, but he really had nothing to do with it" Clancy said after beating Boston for the first time since 1984. Dane Brumagin and Reggie Hamilton led UMKC( 4- 7) with 13 points each. The Pirates were 3- for- 8 on 3s with Gaines going 2- for- 3. He and Moss were among the few who drew praise from Donovan " Thank God for our front court, because they played with energy " Donovan said Walsh also had four rebounds and five assists. She does so much for our team " VanDerveer said " It was obviously a game right through the first half and then I thought we opened it up with our defense.

Buffalo( 8- 1, which received a vote in the AP Top 25 this week for the first time in school history, is off to its best start since beginning the 1962- 63 season 9- 1. "Before 1970, I never even dreamed of sailing in an America's Cup defense" Ficker said. Virginia, 15- 1 at home, closes its home schedule against the Hokies on Thursday night. But Goossens believes that the Comets have to finish the Sockers when they have the home-field advantage and an edge in momentum "I'm still nervous and scared" Goossens said "I'll believe it when it's over. And Downey got back into the game and made a driving layup that helped Cincinnati rebuild the lead to 13 points. Overall? "The gold medal is not automatic because international competition is getting tougher and tougher" Vitale said.

Felton then hit a jumper and 3- pointer to ignite a 9- 0 run that put the Tar Heels up 35- 29. He said he is unsure what startup costs the franchise had incurred, but he expected the owners to meet shortly to discuss the team's future. Monmouth( 2- 7) never trailed after taking a 4- 3 lead less than three minutes into the game " It wasn' t surprising after awhile because in the first half when we were up on their guys I started to see in their eyes that they were nervous and some of them didn' t know what to do " Monmouth' s Marques Alston said of Princeton' s offensive struggles. Rutgers and Arizona State were supposed to play in the championship game of the U S.

Three times she caught bounce passes, pivoted away from the defender and hit bank shots " We were not bad[ defensively] on Jess. It was the opening game of the three- day ASU Veteran' s Day Classic tournament New Mexico will play No 13 Arizona State on Sunday. Rutgers' freshman star Epiphanny Prince, who averages almost 15 points per game, was held without a field goal until 11: 55 left in the game She finished with 11. BC moved ahead 7- 0 on Porter' s 3- yard scoring pass to Greg Toal, but Ball State tied it on Hill' s 1- yard scoring run. Branch and lineman Lou Green are on the injured-reserve list. The Irish had shot better than 50 percent in six of its 15 games.

UAB had won the last two meetings with Memphis at Bartow Arena " This has been a tough place for us to play " Calipari said " UAB played hard, but I thought we matched their intensity " The game' s start was delayed about 30 minutes when one of the baskets had to be repaired after a Memphis player dunked during pregame warmups. From somewhere, Gonzales found a formula to make his legs work in the last round, and he won it as he'd won the first seven. After finishing the first half on a 16- 2 run, Baylor outscored the Gamecocks 19- 3 to start the second half. The lead changed hands four times before USF took a 28- 27 edge into the break. Tulsa moved up from third place to replace Oklahoma State as the leader among the 17 schools bidding for the team title. Hill tied the WSU school record with 11 touchdown catches this season The loss eliminated the Cougars from bowl contention. Baylor led 57- 46 with 2: 44 left to play, but the Cornhuskers narrowed the gap to two points at 61- 59 on a layup from Charles Richardson, Jr with four seconds remaining.

And some of the rival managers in the National League are beginning to show respect for Dunston, the No. The Sun Devils needed their second major comeback in two games to make that happen, rallying from a 14- point deficit in the final 11 minutes " We knew there was a point when we were going to turn it around because of our defense " said ASU' s Emily Westerberg, who scored 12 points " That' s why we stayed in the game. 3- point average, would score only one point after that- a foul shot early in the second half The Mustangs led 10- 5 when USC suddenly took command. JONESBORO, Ark( AP- Rudy Sims scored 21 points and Adrianne Davie 19 as Arkansas State defeated New Orleans 68- 56 in Sun Belt Conference play Sunday.

A dunk by Clark with 6: 17 left in the opening half gave the Cyclones their first lead, 23- 22, since the opening minutes. But the Huskies made just seven of 37 shots in the second half " We have to make sure we put two halves together " Washington coach Tia Jackson said " I probably sound like a broken record, because that' s happened quite a bit this year That' s indicative of a young team ". Clare Bodensteiner' s baseline 3 with 16: 35 to play began a 10- 2 spurt by Stanford that also featured a 3 by Krista Rappahahn from the same spot and back- to- back layups by Wiggins off steals, the first by Bodensteiner and the next when Wiggins sneaked behind Parker to take the ball away on the way to a 40- 39 lead with 14: 50 to play. I think I was just being aggressive on offense and tried to create and make things happen. The Eagles, which dropped their sixth straight game, then went scoreless for the next 4: 50 as EKU went on a 9- 0 run. "We can play without Pete" said Hershiser, who allowed five hits and two runs in eight innings to improve his record to 8-3 "That's one of the keys to our team-depth.

SAN DIEGO — No upsets here When No 1-seeded Mission Bay and No. American took control with an 18- 2 run in the second half, keyed by back- to- back 3- pointers from Eitutavicius and Garrison Carr, to take a 57- 40 lead. Associated PressPISCATAWAY, N. Here' s a look at just how dominant the the mighty Trojans have been during that span " With all due respect, those are two great programs, I don' t think anybody can beat the Trojans " USC coach Pete Carroll said " I just think we can beat anyone we played That' s happened a lot to us late in the season This is a terrific finishing program There are so many things we can do. The Lobos( 3- 0) have their best start since the 1998- 99 season, which coincidentally also is the last time New Mexico made the NCAA tournament field Trouble is they' re playing before a half empty Pit.

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