Redick finished with 33 points and made five 3s in 13 attempts. Matt Lojeski and Julian Sensley each scored 20 points for the Rainbow Warriors in an 84- 62 victory that ended the Spartans' streak of season- opening wins at 28. "He (Clark) got here first and proved himself" Palmeiro said "This year it was my job to prove I belonged up here I think I'm proving it right now. "I don't think people were scared of us the way they were last season" Sheward said. Howard made just 5 of 33 shots in the first half, including 1 of 10 3- pointers. John Franco got his seventh save, in the Reds' season-high fourth straight victory.
Just the fact that there was someone out there who had beaten her was enough to motivate her. It' s more for the fans " Those fans- former Wildcat Kerry Kittles among them- had plenty to cheer Saturday night. I've been taking it for nine years" The Pistons aren't the first team to offer a physical challenge to the Lakers, as anyone who witnessed Kevin McHale's clothesline take-down of Kurt Rambis in the 1984 Boston-L. A final could attest There is, however, a difference, according to Johnson "Boston plays you physical" he said "But Detroit, they come and go after you They try to make you pay for it. We' d catch the ball and as soon as we' d catch it, we' d want to get rid of it. HUNTINGTON, W. The state rivals were playing in Sunday' s second semifinal.
Iowa State( 16- 8, 5- 6) was able to inbound the ball to Lacey, who was fouled and hit one free throw with 3. With the net trampoline stretched between the hulls aft of the mast, somebody suggested it looked like "a batting cage" A $3-million batting cage. Several slips by Stull and McCoy on the frozen field had the Panthers' skill players changing cleats midway through the first quarter. Shimek scored to cut the lead to 46- 39 early in the second half, but a 3- pointer by Shannon Bolden and a basket and free throw by Liz Podominick put the Gophers back in control. He was forced out at Iowa State after embarrassing photographs of him drinking beer and partying with college students were published last year in an Iowa newspaper. The way things were going, it's a good thing the MISL plays sudden-death "No kidding" Sockers Coach Ron Newman said.
But while Clark is struggling in his third season, Palmeiro, the left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, is beginning to live up to expectations. The Cowboys entered the second half ahead 39- 32, which faded into a 46- 44 Lobos lead over the next several minutes on a basket by Alfred Neale, two free throws by David Chiotti and a 3- pointer by Granger " I felt that was one of the more physical games we had with him " McClain said of Granger. The Tigers( 20- 3, 10- 0 Conference USA) blew the game open by going on a 24- 5 run starting late in the first half for their 12th consecutive victory. Associated PressLAKE CHARLES, La( AP- Jarvis Bradley led four McNeese State players in double- digit scoring as the Cowboys turned back Dillard University 87- 53 on Tuesday night.
Most of the time, MacLeod looks so laid back, he could be reclining on the bench contemplating Laker jerseys of mellow yellow. It was so bad that Sanders was about a foot short on a free throw in the second half as the game was getting out of hand. Hayes made a 3- pointer, then Sparks followed up with his own 3 and a layup. Freshman Amy Jaeschke scored a career- high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Northwestern( 4- 13, 0- 5 Meshia Reed added 11 points for the Wildcats. Junior guard Kaleo Kina came off the bench for Navy and finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists Sophomore guard Chris Harris added 15. If they get two runs in the first inning, it kind of takes our running game away" Carson (14-8-1) vs San Fernando (11-6) At San Fernando 3 p. m. Gardena (7-8) vs.
BATON ROUGE, La( AP- Sylvia Fowles scored 26 points and No. Chris Nelson completed 22 of 38 passes for 245 yards, but also had two interceptions. "You've got to understand that at his age, Juli can't always do it 100" Segota said "But he's still a force. So it really wasn't a whole lot of my doing" The Cubs, 2-8 against the Pirates this season, did have their chances against Walk, who gave up eight hits and four walks.
She returned to the bench and checked in with the score tied at 36 and 10: 39 remaining " I just really want to reiterate how proud I am of my team " Parker said " They really held it down. Pops Mensah- Bonsu had 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks, and teammate Danilo Pinnock scored a game- high 23 points to help the Colonials( No 20 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Kendra Wecker scored 29 to lead the Wildcats, who lost their second straight road game and fell a game behind Baylor in the Big 12 standings " I think if we' re a basketball team that wants any chance of winning games in this league, we' ve got to bring it night in and night out, game in and game out " Patterson said " We need to answer that before we talk anything about where we might find ourselves in the conference standings " Chelsi Welch had 14 first- half points, and Leah Rush scored 12 for Oklahoma, which is 2- 6 against ranked teams this season. John' s the lead with a layup, and she added a free throw to make it 64- 61 with 5: 33 to play. "We should be beating the (stuffing) out of these guys" Gibson had said of the Padres "We're a better ballclub it's not right that (the Padres) beat us We're a better team" Eighteen hours later, he had indeed fired up somebody. LSU players sat quietly on the bench as the tournament trophies were given out Ely was named the SEC tournament' s MVP.
Nick Young, a junior who may be leaving USC for the NBA, added 13 points. The Titans got 15 hits off four Mississippi State pitchers Saturday, putting on an impressive offensive show for the second day in a row. Newbury Park (19-8-1) plays Righetti, a 9-2 winner over Burbank, Tuesday in the second round. Christy Robbins' two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning snapped a tie and propelled defending City Section 4-A Division champion Sylmar to a 7-4 victory over Poly in a quarterfinal game Thursday at Poly. Trailing 14- 11 after a basket by the Black Bears' Chris Bruff with 14: 52 left in the half, Rutgers( 8- 2) went on a 12- 0 run to gain control. 1 seconds left, as Iowa State sustained a second- half rally by No 15 Oklahoma State and beat the Cowgirls 62- 57 on Sunday.
Today, they made us play three yards and a cloud of dust " The second- seeded Owls built as much as a 10- point lead in the first half. Wallace won $49,100 for his 2-hour 49-minute ride, but of more significance is that he passed Earnhardt for the points lead. Gonzaga shot only 41 percent from the floor and missed all six 3- point attempts. Dwight Brewington had 26 points and 8 rebounds and Anthony Smith added 14 points for the Flames.
Even though the NCAA decided at its convention in Nashville not to enact a playoff system for Division I-A football-the only sport that does not decide its champion in postseason play-the consensus at the meeting was that a playoff was coming. He surpassed that by halftime Saturday, as his 17 first- half points helped Charlotte take a 35- 33 lead into the break. Ray Barbosa led James Madison with 12 points and Chris Cathlin had 10. But as good as the Beavers( 16- 11, 8- 8) have been at home, they have been dreadful on the road, and are still searching for a Pac- 10 away victory.
He didn' t do much wrong, especially in that first half " Creighton came in allowing an average of only 54 per game, seventh- best in the country. The Sooners held High Point( 1- 1) without a field goal for nearly 5 minutes to open the second half as part of a 12- 1 run that made it 53- 28. Chambers had nine rebounds and four blocked shots " We' ve showed we gained a lot of confidence as a team " St. Wiggins' accomplishment was recognized before introductions; she smiled while continuing to warm up for the game.
Liles, the national 156-pound champion, in the opening bout, pinned a 4-1 decision win on Evgeni Zaitsev. "I saw the fish tracking my lure and I knew from the tail that it was a huge fish" she said. Joe Paterno- the two winningest coaches in major college football history " Does it look like that? I might not show up " Bowden joked Few could have envisioned that matchup. West Virginia went ahead 28- 25 on Gansey' s 3- pointer and Johannes Herber' s basket on a goaltending call. Associated PressSTARKVILLE, Miss- Caroline Williams scored 24 points and No. Linus Kleiza scored a game- high 24 points for Missouri( 10- 13) along with eight rebounds. Hatcher's single broke the 2-2 tie, and a walk, a wild pitch and two singles produced two more runs.
