Sam Houston State( 9- 2, 4- 1 Southland) led from the outset after Long found Corey Roberts on an 8- yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Seven years later, Bill Ficker, a Newport Beach architect and a former world champion in the Star Class, would become the first West Coast skipper to defend the America's Cup. The plane landed in Nanjing in eastern China at 10:45 a. m, and the teams were greeted by local dignitaries and a welcoming band. 10 Louisville turned to its defense to help overcome a lengthy offensive drought in the second half of Saturday' s 58- 43 victory over Miami " We score in bunches " Cardinals coach Rick Pitino said " When we did it, we fed off our defense " Juan Palacios scored 19 points and hit two 3- pointers in a late 17- 0 run for the Cardinals in the Orange Bowl Classic. Smith had reason for feeling that way because the Kentucky- South Dakota State game never quite turned into the mismatch it seemed it might become: the Wildcats with their seven national titles and annual Final Four hopes at home in Rupp Arena against a team starting its second season in NCAA Division I. Johnson was 4- for- 7 on 3- pointers, which helped open the inside for forward Gyno Pomare, who had 18 points and eight rebounds Johnson' s 25 points was just one shy of his career best. Pittsburgh took a 7- 0 lead when Joe DelSardo capped the Panthers' first drive with a one- handed, diving catch of Palko' s 18- yard pass.
The Cardinals could never push their lead past seven points in the half, though, and Eddins hit one of two free throws after getting fouled by Garcia with 3: 25 left to tie it 70- all. The Griz used a 19- 5 run to get back into the game, capped by a 3- pointer by Stuart Mayes that gave the Griz a 67- 66 lead with 2: 31 to play. It took until midway through the second quarter for Tennessee to get a first down. Sac and Cerritos began the final day of the season one game behind El Camino. El Camino College Coach Tom Hicks would claim the Warriors collected a co-championship by winning the scuffle, and two of three wins in the final week of the season support that thought.
Exceptional members, such as Ventura's Terry Maas, have gone more than 100 feet down and have stayed underwater for as long as 2 minutes. But the Cowgirls soon turned from efficient to sloppy and even careless. Another victory in Game 4 Tuesday night at the Garden, where they had won only twice in 14 games, would give the Oilers a sweep of the best-of-seven series and enable them to win the National Hockey League championship for the second straight season and the fourth time in five years The Cup, it seems, will be dressed again in orange and blue. The score remained close during overtime, but Drake failed to score after the 1: 36 mark and Montana capitalized, scoring six points off free throws by sophomore Matt Martin and senior Virgil Matthews, who finished with 15 points and six rebounds Montana trailed 37- 33 at the half. Game notesThe Hawks are one of six teams with at least 20 wins in the 2005 calendar year. Iowa State, meanwhile, blew the game open in the second half with a series of crowd- pleasing plays that brought the fans to their feet.
ATHENS, Ga( AP- Levi Stukes scored 20 points despite an ailing back, Mike Mercer keyed a 19- 2 run at the end of the first half and Georgia coasted in its home opener to a 95- 74 victory over Florida A& M on Tuesday night. Duffy hit all eight of her free- throw attempts and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Notre Dame( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today, No. One great champion after another was introduced, climaxing with Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra, the two surviving members of the Four Musketeers for whom the French built this stadium. Warren and Carter led the Dons with 18 and 16 points, respectively. Chatsworth (23-1) At Chatsworth 3 Chatsworth, which coasted through an undefeated West Valley League season, is seeded first in the 16-team bracket. Hamilton, a 40 percent free throw shooter coming in, was fouled on the inbounds and hit both shots to ice the game, the fourth straight loss for the Tigers( 10- 9, 1- 6) and their sixth loss in seven games. I thought we were in good shape at the start of the second half, but we just didn' t have an answer for Obie Trotter in the second half " I only made one shot in the first half " Trotter said " In the second half I felt good with that first shot, and my teammates started getting me the ball ".
By the time the Hawks' Trevor Goode converted a layup with 8: 25 remaining in the game, the Retrievers had a 46- 36 lead. The Bulldogs went 12- for- 18 from the free- throw line after halftime and made 21 of 30 free throws for the game The Salukis were 3- for- 12 from the free- throw line. Georgia( 6- 2) charged to a 30- 8 lead with 7: 04 to go in the first half by scoring 22 consecutive points. Vanderbilt played its second game in four days in the state of Georgia, following an 83- 71 loss to Georgia on Thursday. Orange Coast College dominated the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma outside Sacramento Sunday OCC had two firsts, a second and a third. Beth Silverman threw a three-hitter and also tripled and scored on Jenny Fleming's fly to center in the second.
"I just want to win a championship so I can get free hotel rooms back home in the Bahamas this summer" Thompson said. "So far, the doctors have told me it will be a long healing process" Rudd said. Police and agency officials have said a tough group of street people dominate the park and drug sales are common. The Cowboys threw just one pass in the first half, rushing on 23 straight plays. Corey Bramlet drilled a 12- yard touchdown pass to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left Thursday night to give Wyoming its first bowl win in 38 years, a 24- 21 victory over favored UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl " I couldn' t be happier for our whole team, and I think it is a shot of spirit for our whole state " second- year Wyoming coach Joe Glenn said. He retired the first 21 Minnesota Twins he faced before Gary Gaetti spoiled his dream with a lead-off double in the eighth Kilgus settled for a one-hitter and a 3-0 victory. This one meanders ever so slowly to the bottom of the AL West standings.
The Longhorns played without 6- foot- 10 freshman center LaMarcus Aldridge, who is out indefinitely with a knee injury " It really motivated us " Gibson said " It really gives guys the opportunity to step up and do big things. Brandon Brown led Lipscomb with 18 points, hitting 5 of 7 shots He also grabbed 12 rebounds SLU scored 21 points off turnovers to Lipscomb' s 15. C( AP- Two weeks into the season, Duke has shown it can depend on its starters and subs. The Cardinal have been outboarded in each of their last five games. Bayless burned the Aggies from the perimeter- he hit 2- of- 4 shots from beyond the arc- and beat them off the dribble " Once some of my early shots started falling, I knew it was going to be a good day " Bayless said. Robinson made just 3- of- 7 field goals, but went 16- of- 18 from the foul line.
Ranked this season for the first time in program history, Syracuse trailed- but not by much- for most of the game before tying it and then fizzling when the game was on the line " I' m very disappointed " Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman said " Overall, they were a little more physical than we were That was it They really beat us on the glass. Kristin Haynie added 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. Gilliam had a chance to give SMU the lead when she stole the ball on Notre Dame' s next possession and drove in for a layup, but she was called for charging " If we had converted, it would have put us up by two and we would have some momentum " Rompola said " But we had a couple of turnovers after that and then we got that panicked look and that' s how we played the rest of the game " Notre Dame turned the miscue into its knockout punch, the final blow being Barlow' s three- point play that helped McGraw forget some of those nightmarish encounters she' s had at Purdue. Scott (8-2) slipped while coming off the mound after Chris Sabo hit a run-scoring grounder to third base He will be examined today. But the Wolfpack didn' t put a strong cap on the day, as S C. Dantley had 17 points in the first half as Detroit built a 58-51 lead. Seconds after Borotra, 90, all but sprinted onto the court, French singer Michel Sardou delivered a stirring, a cappella version of Le Marseillaise and the chill level skyrocketed.
The Boilermakers, who won nine of their last 10 and beat regular- season champion Ohio State on March 5 for the conference tournament title, are peaking at the right time in coach Sharon Versyp' s first year Their last victory over Oral Roberts, as a No. Hamm was 13- for- 15 and Crossin 7- for- 8, including 5- for- 6 from 3- point range. Then came the question: Who would they face in the 3-A championship tonight at 8 at Mayfair Park in Lakewood? Kennedy Coach Sue Hall had to wait almost 24 hours to get her answer At 3:40 p. m. After the Panthers closed within nine with 8: 31 left, the Bluejays put it away with 3- pointers from four different players and were up 75- 54 with four minutes left The wild first half featured several runs by both teams. Last week, Sharp announced she was resigning at the end of the season, her 24th at Tech Her record is 571- 188.
7 on Georgia' s career scoring list with 1, 834 points, one more than Wanda Holloway. The Gaels committed 20 turnovers, which the Bulldogs converted into 21 points " We didn' t play that much zone last year " Stansbury said " We normally don' t play defense until the middle of December but we had to do it in this kind of competition " Saint Mary' s, which upset California in the quarterfinals of the 16- team tournament, lost 81- 66 to Memphis in the semifinals " Before tonight we saw only two possessions of zone, and their zone killed us " Saint Mary' s coach Randy Bennett said " Blame me for not adjusting " Still, the chance to play two ranked teams was something special for a mid- major program from the West Coast Conference " We got a chance up close and firsthand to learn what we have to do for the rest of the year " Rowland said " We' re not as good as we thought we were ". Pete Eastman had 8 kills and 3 blocks and Drew Sheward had 40 assists for Newport Harbor (12-3. Cerritos (19-6-1) At Cerritos 3:15 Burroughs has lost four games in a row and had to rely on an Alhambra loss on the final day of the season to ensure third place in the Foothill League with a 7-8 record. He has pitched 15 innings this year, and left-handed hitters were batting . 448 against him through Friday, the fourth straight year that left-handers have hit more than . 400 against him. The Lumberjacks kept the lead, stretching to as many as 16 points, behind 3- point shooting from Geiser and scrappy play from Wilson, who scored nine in the second half.
He jumped at the opportunity to sign with the Houston Astros' Pacific Coast League team at Tucson Trevino's break came when the Astros' No 2 receiver, Mark Bailey, was injured. Ian Nelson completed 7 of 14 passes for 88 yards and a 6- yard touchdown to Billy Nardini in the fourth quarter, after Dayton had built its lead to 42- 3. Starting for the 25th time this season, he finished with no points and no rebounds in just 8 minutes. Now he knows " Texas led 38- 37 at halftime and neither team was up by more than six points in the second half. Pena's third home run in three games accounted for the only Cardinal run. After Mathis hit one of two free- throws, the Gaels had a chance to tie, but Steve Burtt' s jumper from the top of the key fell in after the buzzer.
With Curtis Conway and Travis Hannah back from the team that suffered the heartbreak in 1987, the Cougars easily won their signature race in 3:13. 63, about 3 seconds ahead of second-place Muir The memories of last year served them well "It was in the back of everybody's mind" Courtney said "Especially mine "We talked about it before the race. State shot 36 percent, went 8- for- 15 from the line and committed 26 turnovers. Tech had a last chance for the win but Taylor Potts' desperation throw on the last play of the game was broken up by the Cougars, sending thousands of Houston fans onto the field. She and Fowles both sat out the final 5 minutes with the game well in hand. "Once I gave up the a hit, I didn't want to lose the shutout-I wanted to bear down" Browning said. Nunez then intercepted a terrible pass down the right sideline, scoring untouched to give San Jose State its first lead of the night " I was in the right place at the right time " Nunez said " The quarterback rolled out and took me right where he was throwing it " Rice then drove to the San Jose State 28, but Bobby Godinez intercepted Armstrong' s pass with 31 seconds left to preserve the win. The Terps won 82- 64 despite being outscored 36- 31 after halftime " Being able to hit that knockout punch early, I' m excited about our starts " Frese said " Now I' m focused on our finishes " Maryland native Ashley Whisonant, Arizona' s third- leading scorer, picked up three quick fouls in the first half and played only 19 minutes She finished with eight points.
The Wildcats also edged Mississippi State( 67- 66) and Tennessee( 69- 68 in overtime. Shan Moore scored 17 points, Ty Moore had 11 and JoKeirra Sneed added 10 rebounds for Louisiana Tech. Associated PressNORMAN, Okla- Courtney Paris and her Oklahoma teammates had been waiting for this kind of domination all season long. WICHITA, Kan( AP- Sean Ogirri had 14 points and five rebounds to lead undefeated Wichita State to an 81- 68 victory over Missouri- Kansas City on Tuesday night. 5 points in the postseason before Friday, had only four points on 1- for- 6 shooting against Kansas State' s swarming defense.
