Patton, who announced in October he wouldn' t return to the team when his contract expires in June, has only one home game remaining with the Buffaloes, March 3 against Nebraska His 183 wins is second all- time at Colorado. Union responded with seven consecutive points but were unable to close the gap by more than 11 in the remainder of the game, with Wofford leading by as many as 33 points in the second half. Four of them were monstrous, coming by scores of 6-2, 9-2, 8-4 and 12-4. The Trojans led for all but 2 minutes of the first half and were up by 11 at the break, but Oregon opened the second half with a 28- 15 run to take the lead. As is too often the case on network television, there was just too much camera-switching. She needs a qualifying time to compete in the Olympic trials. SAN JOSE — It's Jackie Joyner-Kersee's turn to break the U. S. Michigan, which led by one at halftime, led 47- 45 with 4: 03 remaining after Ta' Shia Walker broke a tie with two free throws.

The win gave new Navy coach Billy Lange his first victory at the school. 4 percent " They' ve got a lot of answers, a lot of athleticism, a lot of skill and they can hurt you in so many ways " Few said of the Tigers " We battled hard. The Pride( 3- 3, 1- 2) almost pulled off the upset without starting quarterback Bob Seck, who left the game with 3: 45 left in the first quarter with an undisclosed leg injury. The Boilermakers( 11- 2, 3- 0 Big Ten) shot just 37 percent from the field " I felt we had a major letdown for whatever reason " she said " We expended a lot of emotion and energy[ against Ohio State. Two- time Pac- 10 player of the year Candice Wiggins added 18 points- 12 in the second half- and reserve Jillian Harmon scored 10 for Stanford " It' s so early.

McGowan also missed two free throws midway through overtime but came back later to make two before his dunk helped seal the win. These are three of them right here[ Williams, Gladden, Freshour It was fun to see them succeed tonight. Carson' s jumper ended a six- minute scoring drought for Lamar, but Chelsi Welch answered with a 3- pointer at the other end to put Oklahoma up 30- 16 The Sooners have hit a 3- pointer in 100 consecutive games. "You have an All-American pitcher like Ingram who has won 17 games and you don't start him at the World Series, you better hope the guy you start does good" he said. OMAHA — It was clear from the start that Arizona State and California were familiar with one another.

It was the lowest- scoring game of the season for Illinois( 23- 0, 9- 0 Big Ten, which held the Hoosiers to their second- lowest output of the season " We got a' W' that' s all I care about " said Williams, who was 0- for- 7 from the field. it kills the other team' s confidence " Robinson defended Stoudamire and compared it to playing without his hands " You just got to run around and chase him' he said " We said` He' s going to score, but we can' t let the role players get their 15 and 8' Robinson joked that he told Stoudamire the Arizona star was going to have to score 100 points to beat the Huskies. Jamarr Sanders helped out with seven assists and Richard Lott, Jr had nine rebounds. They could just as easily have presented the same cake to him after the $200,000-added Mervyn LeRoy Handicap, because once again it was Delahoussaye in the winner's circle.

But Southern Miss couldn' t recover an onside kick or convert a fourth- and- 1 play on its next possession " I really wish we could have gotten that onside kick " Bower said " If we could have got that, we would have had great momentum I thought we had a great chance to get that. We didn' t do anything offensively " The Indians were not as dominant in the second half as they were in the first 30 minutes. His driving left- handed layup with 56 seconds to play put the Jacks up 83- 78 and thwarted a Montana second- half rally. Taylor and Leunen hit back- to- back 3- pointers and Johnson followed with five straight as the Ducks used an 11- 0 run to take a 21- 8 lead by the 12: 41 mark of the first half. The 15 straight wins is also a school record for the Lady Razorbacks, who opens Southeastern Conference play at home Thursday against No.

HANOVER, N. Associated PressCATONSVILLE, Md( AP- Ray Barbosa scored a season- high 27 points, and Maryland- Baltimore County equaled a school record with 13 3- pointers in an 82- 37 rout of Goucher on Saturday night. It was an exceptionally close second half, with neither team leading by more than four points for the final 15: 14. Shantia Grace had a chance to tie it for the Bulls( 19- 12) with 4. EAST LANSING, Mich( AP- Allyssa DeHaan scored 18 points and Kalisha Keane had 17 to lead Michigan State past Ohio State( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today, No 17 AP) 60- 53 Sunday.

But it' s our first game and having that experience will only help us grow " LSU( 3- 0) led by as many as 21, then found itself scrambling after Baylor( 0- 1) charged back behind Blackmon, Niemann and Sophia Young. He's playing for a championship" NBA Finals Notes Magic Johnson, who played Game 2 despite suffering from the stomach flu, said he's feeling much better He ate solid foods for the first time Friday night. But the Blue Devils never made it there, losing to North Carolina on Jan 29, the day before the next poll' s release That put the Tar Heels at No. Marcel Love' s 44- yard touchdown reception made it 24- 3 at halftime. Adams needed just 19 carries, though one was a season- long 56- yard touchdown scamper " My teammates wanted me to break the record more than I wanted to break the record " he said " They told me where I was after every series " Tulsa' s 63- 7 win over Bowling Green in last year' s GMAC was the most lopsided bowl game in NCAA history. One might assume that, since four of the five Agoura High swimmers competing in the Southern Section 2-A Division championships Saturday were sophomores or younger, the brightest eyes in the house would belong to the members of the Charger team After all these were the finals.

Grossmont 11, El Cajon Valley 1-Mike Rendina (7-2) scattered nine hits and struck out eight at El Cajon Valley. She transferred to Cal State Fullerton and averaged 7. 2 points and 4. 3 rebounds in 1986-87, but did not attend school last year. Harangody spun around some Marquette defenders several times and put up a few off- balance shots " I threw up a couple of lucky ones, probably, and I was kind of feeling it there for a second " he said. Her team won despite a six- point performance and 0- for- 10 shooting by scoring leader Monica Wright( 18 2 ppg. It was the second straight game where the sophomore stepped up to fill the void left by Coleman Collins, who is out due to family issues. "He has all the necessary juices that go into running a marathon" said Jim Hunt, who coached him to National Collegiate Athletic Assn. Ole Miss' largest lead in the second half was 59- 52 with 8: 15 left ASU did not regain the lead until Wells' basket.

I can tell you what- I' m not very good at this " You won' t see me around here a whole long time if we do this a whole lot They won' t have to fire me. Was it the girls' 1,600-meter relay team from Corona del Mar, now the county record holder? Was it Edison's Kaleaph Carter, who after finishing runner-up for the past two years finally won a state shotput title? Or could it have been Garden Grove hurdler Anthony Hale, who just delighted in that fact that he took part in something wonderful? Whatever their results, many Orange County athletes and coaches came away pleased. Green added 12 points and Shaunte Smith 10 for Oklahoma State Oklahoma State led 27- 25 at the half. I wanted to get them off stride with the heat from Gutierrez and then switch up on them and make them hit the curve. Moats lost the ball deep in Louisiana Tech territory while fighting for extra yards. But the Wildcats' spread offense sputtered " Their defense was excellent " Arizona coach Mike Stoops said " Really, offensively, we struggled to get any rhythm during the course of the game, and that really was the difference " Tuitama turned the ball over three times- twice on interceptions and once on a fumble. Bellocchio led all scorers with 21 points, and made nine of 10 from the free throw line.

Tim Bush responded with a long 3- pointer with 31 seconds left, the last Baylor points " Drew had a lot of courage " Sampson said of his 5- foot- 7 sophomore guard " He is growing up, but he' s capable of doing what he did tonight " Sampson said of his 5- foot- 7 sophomore. We haven' t been feeling very good about ourselves " said Texas coach Jody Conradt, whose two- time defending conference champs came in with their first Big 12 losing streak since the 2000- 2001 season Texas lost to Texas Tech 79- 62 on Wednesday and then- No 3 Baylor 63- 60 on Jan 8. But four of UCLA's hits were for extra bases, and Fullerton hit nothing but singles. There was no great sense of desperation as the Cal State Fullerton softball season came to an end Saturday It was about as much as the Titans could have expected. This is the kind of team that comes along only once in a coach's career, but I hope not.

The last five games in the series have been settled by six or fewer points. Amy Sanders had 20 points, Janevia Taylor 19 and Brittany Grice 18 for the Rainbow Wahine, who dropped to 10- 6 and 1- 4 Hawaii had trailed by two points, 47- 45, at halftime. He scored 17 of the Eagles' next 24 points and gave them the lead for good, 33- 32, with a layup with 16: 04 remaining " Craig Smith is a load to handle inside " West Virginia' s Mike Gansey said " We tried to double- team him, but that didn' t work " Gansey and Tyrone Sally each had 10 points for the Mountaineers( 12- 7, 2- 6, who have lost six of seven, including a 20- point loss at home to BC on Jan 16. Orton continued to struggle against Michigan and can probably forget about winning the Heisman Trophy. To win the long jump, in which he qualified second (23-3, he'll have to beat. Green said the players knew the game had special meaning to their coach " We couldn' t come here and lose to his alma mater " said Green, who scored all his field goals on 3- pointers " We stuck with our game plan and played hard " Sharaud Curry scored all 20 of his points in the second half for Providence( 3- 3.

Any further behind, and Rojas would need a Thomas Guide to find his way back into the race. As it is, the A's would have to do something really stupid-such as swap, say, Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire for George Hendrick and his sub. 200 batting average; the Kansas City Royals would have to present Danny Tartabull free of charge; the Texas Rangers would have to contribute Ruben Sierra, and the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners would have to do nothing but be themselves for the Angels to hose the stink of last place off them Only the Orioles and Braves are in worse shape. Associated PressASHEVILLE, N. Fowles is now just five points shy of 1, 000 in her career and two blocked shots to break LSU' s career record. Shay Doron added 12 points for Maryland, but came off the bench for the first time this year due to a thigh bruise that forced her to miss some practice this week. Mensah Peterson' s buzzer- beating 3- pointer to close the half left Illinois with the slimmest of leads, 32- 31 " I think we were 27- point underdogs " Peterson said " That wasn' t happening tonight " Illinois survives to face Nevada, a 61- 57 winner over Texas, in the second round, with the winner advancing to the Chicago Regional semifinals next Thursday in Rosemont, Ill " That was very uncharacteristic of our team " said Roger Powell Jr, a licensed minister " Thank God, we got it out of our system now " Luther Head added 13 points for Illinois, while James Augustine grabbed 15 rebounds to go with 11 points. Police arrested 200 people before, during and after England defeated Scotland, 1-0, in an exhibition soccer match watched by 70,000 rowdy fans at Wembley Stadium in London.