The Cavaliers saw their hopes of making a push for the NCAA tournament damaged by another lopsided loss. Defending state champion Jenny Whelchel of Agoura placed fourth in the girls' shotput at 43-2 and Chatsworth sophomore Lori Mertes tied for sixth in the high jump at 5-6. Track and field: Though only five athletes competed for Chatsworth in last week's City championships, the Chancellors totaled 64 points to place second behind Washington (77. The victory also was their most decisive since beating Furman by 16 on Jan 2. Tyler McIlwraith scored 12 points for the Billikens( 5- 17, 2- 9 Maddox entered the game averaging 6. The Bison improved to 6- 1 for the first time since 1983- 84. The men' s coach, Greg Kampe, approached Francis- who' d been 90- 54 in her five years at Oakland- about coming back to the Golden Grizzlies after Eileen Hilliard resigned before this season.
Shriver, 25, has won two tournaments this season, including one in Tokyo where she beat Helena Sukova in three sets. Thevenot later connected from 27 yards to make it 17- 3 late in the second quarter, but Johnson' s 39- yard kickoff return gave the Hurricane the ball at its own 46 with 45 seconds left, and Tulsa drove for Fitzpatrick' s 33- yard field goal as time expired to make it 20- 3 at halftime. Everett established a personal best of 20. 30 Saturday in the first of the two-day competition at UCLA's Drake Stadium. The Tartan surface was the first installed west of the Mississippi River, but replacing or refurbishing it would cost $230,000. As usual, the Lakers placed all vacation plans on hold until June at the earliest by sending the Jazz packing, 109-98, in the seventh game of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.
3 points a game, was harried by Christian Moody into 1- for- 9 shooting in the first half and finished with 17 points " I just couldn' t get anything to go in " Fazekas said " I had a couple rim out. Williams led VMI with 22 points, including four from outside the arc. Liberty( 25- 6, a 13th seed for a second straight season and making its 10th straight NCAA tournament appearance, went scoreless for nearly six minutes during DePaul' s early surge. Kira Jorgensen, a junior at Rancho Buena Vista, successfully defended her state title in the 1,600-meter run, winning in 4 minutes 49. 54 seconds Saturday at Cerritos College.
"The leadership starts with the manager and if it's not working something has to be done" Langston said It was Early that afternoon, Williams was fired. For A& M, the win served as a bit of revenge for a 59- 28 rout by Texas Tech last year behind a Big 12- record eight touchdown passes by B J Symons. We were obviously having trouble with protection " Brookhart said. Some of the other guards are showing that they can help out too. 1 ranking he gave up to Lendl in late 1985, said he was pleased with the way he played "except for the end result. After a timeout with 28 seconds remaining, Alabama inbounded the ball and worked it underneath to Davis, who backed in but could not convert.
The Wildcats pulled to 34- 28 on Koehn' s last 3- pointer with 2: 19 left in the half but trailed 39- 28 at the break. Its a good feeling right now for everybody " The victory is the third straight for the Wolverines( 9- 5, 1- 0 Big Ten) and snapped the Hawkeyes' nine game winning streak- but it wasn' t easy. The first of five matches against the South Korean Olympic team was played at 3 p. m, and the United States suffered a surprising 3-1 loss. Glenn didn' t run and until he realized that the officials hadn' t blown the play dead. Popoko' s 3- pointer got Stony Brook within 43- 39 at 16: 17, but Turner scored seven points in the 15- 2 run that gave Maine a 58- 41 lead with 9: 49 left. Three Crusaders fouled out of the game, and two of their post players were forced to miss large stretches of the second half with foul trouble.
His late 3- point play fouled out Blue Devils forward Shelden Williams with the outcome still in doubt " They have a big force in the middle in Shelden Williams but we felt like we had a big force in the middle, too " Anderson said " From the opening tip to the end, he was aggressive " The loss ended Krzyzewski' s bid for an 11th Final Four. But Cameron Bennerman drained two free throws to put the game away " It was adrenaline at that point " Wade said " Some of those shots at the end were just lucky ". But the Bulldogs managed to clamp down on defense, outscoring the Lions 18- 8 the rest of the way. The Sockers were looking fatigued, and Veee, their oldest player, was looking a step slower than that. It was just one of those things" After fishing through the night with no luck, however, time was running out on Bowles. Montana and New Orleans( 29) were tied 19- 19 with 6: 09 to play, but the Lady Griz closed the half on a 15- 2 run to take a 34- 21 lead to the locker room. "The only regrets all of us have is that we did not play well that night" Marden, who was preparing to watch his son play T-ball when reached by phone Saturday afternoon, was nonetheless cheerful.
"I didn't know we were here (in the United States, I didn't know where we were. Associated PressSTANFORD, Calif- California' s players could certainly relate to Stanford' s fears when point guard JJ Hones went down with a serious knee injury in the opening minute. But Jeff Horner' s 3- point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer and Wisconsin( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Horse Racing Notes Louie Roussel said that he would consider the Travers at Saratoga for Risen Star, but it's more likely that the colt's next appearance might be the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs a month later Both of those stakes are $1-million races. Ben Farmer' s 3- pointer 54 seconds into the second half gave Marist a 40- 28 lead, its biggest of the game. Michael Ford was fouled, but the Golden Eagle guard missed both free throws.
One came with 2:31 to play and gave the Pistons an 87-86 lead, but Bird's two free throws erased that Then came bad news for Boston. But Parrish scored from the 2 on Tulsa' s ensuing drive, a touchdown set up by Brandon Diles' 35- yard catch and run that put the Golden Hurricane on the Spartans' 4. "Like I've said before, my defense is the main thing" He has had a respite from the pressure in the days since the Titans ended their regular season May 11. You can't hear the outfielders calling balls or the infielders calling pop-ups" The Rainbow Stadium that Tony Gwynn remembers was built in 1975. Her field goal gave Creighton its last points of the game as Nebraska( 6- 4) sprung into action, lead by Kiera Hardy Hardy' s lay- up cut Creighton' s lead to five.
Jermaine Blackburn had 12 points and nine rebounds for Boise State( 4- 2, which beat Idaho for the eighth straight time. During games, barbecue smoke drifts onto the field from the lounge, and word is that even a stranger is greeted there with a full plate and cup. The Eagles( 2- 1, 1- 0 Southern Conference) kept an opponent out of the end zone for the first time in six years, snapped a five- game conference losing streak at home and won their league opener for the first time since 2005. The list also includes Jeff Torborg, Lou Piniella, Bill Virdon, Bobby Lillis, Joe Altobelli, triple-A manager Bill Plummer, and Greg Riddoch, a coach with the San Diego Padres Lee Thomas, personnel director of the St. The Jayhawks shot 53 percent from the field while holding Nebraska to 36 percent.
Walker each scored 15 points, Jamal Shuler added 13, and Will Fameni contributed 10 in the balanced attack. The Cowboys had led Boston College by 13 points and Gonzaga by 12 in the second half, but allowed late runs to lose both games. We' ve just got to get ready for it, take it and try to overcome it " N C. It' s good to win on the road " Smith surprised Baylor( 2- 3, 0- 2) with two touchdown passes to redshirt freshman tight end Martin Rucker and tossed an 8- yarder to Sean Coffey early in the fourth quarter as the Tigers turned a close game into a blowout. Ron Kittle hit his sixth and seventh homers in consecutive at-bats in the fourth and sixth innings to give the Indians their 2-0 lead.
The Wildcats had a couple of chances to tie it at the end, but Shalee Lehning missed two key free throws with nine seconds to play. Still, despite Azubuike' s 16 first- half points, Auburn managed to take the lead twice, briefly, late in the half before the Wildcats finished the half up 36- 32 Douglas, who entered the game averaging 16. That' s what it' s about " McNamara said " If you can still love each other and care about each other after you just screamed in each other' s face, that' s what' s going to make a great team " Warrick said the players challenged each other to play their best basketball of the season " I' ve been in comebacks but not that fast " he said " To be down 18, turn it around and actually go up six says a lot about this team " Syracuse went to a fullcourt press and forced turnovers on the Scarlet Knights' first three possessions to open the second half with a 9- 0 run. "I've always gotten off to slow starts, even in college ball and high school ball" he said.
LORMAN, Miss( AP- Henry Tolbert caught three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Grambling State to a 46- 19 rout of Alcorn State on Saturday. Reed had 17 points, while Derek Wright scored 16, West Channels added 11, and Ernest Fields contributed 10 Middle Tennessee( 4- 8) led 37- 35 at the half. The Newhall-Saugus (Santa Clarita) American Legion baseball team did not like the idea of its lustrous record becoming tarnished Saturday just because four starters were absent. It's an issue of who we (USOC members) are and what kind of statement we want to make. Following Latta' s long- range basket, Sutton and Nikita Bell had field goals. The 47- yarder to Jefferson down the right sideline put the Wildcats up 34- 20 with 9: 32 to play " We' ve definitely started the foundation " for the Stoops era, Kovalcheck said " We came out with everyone determined to win, to have something to take home after everything we' ve done this season " Stewart slipped, allowing Steve Fleming to break free for a 54- yard touchdown pass in the first half " Just making a few plays can make all the difference in the world in games " Stoops said " And that' s what our kids did today " Walter, the Pac- 10 record holder with 85 career touchdown passes, was 23- for- 38 for 320 yards but no scores in his final regular- season game.
Starting left tackle Carl Johnson injured his right leg in the second quarter and didn' t return Jonathan Phillips missed an extra points. "You might be able to hold him down in one game, but he's like nitroglycerin. His knee was deemed stable and unaffected " I had to ask somebody what happened " said Roberts, the reigning Southeastern Conference player of the year " I thought something really bad had happened I couldn' t feel my knee at first. Matsui scored 14 points Saturday and John Baumann passed the 1, 000- point career mark for Columbia, which defeated Division III Polytechnic 109- 63. Purdue was pleased by a well- rounded performance, including six points and six assists off the bench in 19 minutes from sophomore Lakisha Freeman- who played well in the Big Ten tournament, too " She has so much confidence right now, and we need her to continue to do that " Versyp said. Edwin' s jumper with 16: 36 to go made it 48- 31 and began a run that cut Cleveland State' s lead to 55- 53 with 9: 10 to go.
Mustafa Shakur of Arizona then made two free throws and Rodgers added one " It always hurt to lose, but to lose a game like this hurts even more " Winchester said " There were a lot of tough calls throughout the game. His kids have supreme confidence in themselves because he puts it there" Saunders says Curran calls it the "bull-dog attitude You never quit. Parker, who got her first double- double of the season and 11th in her career, had 18 points and seven rebounds in the first half. I think he is one of those coaches that does not get caught up in record- breaking and stuff like that He did not mention it to us at all. The Cardinal looked tight on offense, committing more turnovers in the first half than they did in the semifinal win over UConn They finished with 25 for the game " We did not play well. Don Goodbrand (6-1, who last pitched April 27 before developing tendinitis in his right shoulder, will be the first pitcher out of the bullpen if Johnson gets into trouble. But Clemson would score on its first seven possessions of the half, all on dunks or lay- ups, to increase its lead by two.
It looks really good"Also looking good to Unser is the new March chassis. Nick Freeland tied a school record with four of them, but was wide left on a 42- yard kick early in the fourth quarter " That' s the big difference " Lynch said " But you' ve got to give Michigan' s defense some credit, they loaded up and kept us out of the end zone " After running for 69 yards in his first two games, Willis had 152 yards rushing and a score on 16 carries. Parker' s baseline layup with 18: 13 remaining made it 30- all and gave Tennessee its first tie since midway through the first half " We figured she was going to get her points " Hatchell said. Demetrius Scott added 16 points, Jeremy Clayton scored 13 and had 10 rebounds, and Nathan Cranford scored 10 for Appalachian State. As the 5-foot 10-inch, 134-pound Conover took the lead at the 17-mile mark of the trials in the New Jersey Waterfront Marathon, the ABC-TV announcers knew only his hometown and the fact that only a dozen of the 108 starters had slower qualifying times He was pegged as likely to fade. Ainge, who had 16 points and four assists, missed a tying attempt just before the buzzer after giving BYU hope with a 3- pointer and a layup in the final 18 seconds.
