The Commodores maintained a double- digit lead throughout most of the second half, but Cal cut what had been an 18- point Vandy lead to 49- 40 on a Walker layup with just under seven minutes to play. Travis Niesen scored 18 points to lead Santa Clara( 5- 5, which lost at home for the first time Mitch Henke added 14 points and Brody Angley had 13. She played a season- high 25 minutes " She' s ready if she plays three minutes, she' s ready if she plays 15 and she' s ready if she needs to go as long as she does tonight " Coale said " She' s a scoring point guard, so this was scripted for her to be successful " Nebraska played loose defense on Moore and starting point guard Britney Brown, putting its resources into defending Paris " That opened the door for us to shoot " Moore said " We' re ready for that. It was less than 5 minutes into the second half when Paris passed Erin Higgins' mark for scoring in a freshman' s debut. Nothing we see out there is a surprise " UAB( 22- 11) played its usual helter skelter pace and gave the Wildcats problems at times, but couldn' t seem to turn mistakes into points. Davis said the injury may keep him out of Tuesday' s game at Ohio State, too.
Associated PressWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind- This is why David Teague went through all the grueling rehab. For that to happen, sophomore right-hander Pablo Suarez will have to fare better in today's game than Tim Nedin did against Cerritos. WINSTON- SALEM, N. That cut the Tar Heels' lead to 68- 67, and although Wisconsin never led down the stretch, the margin never was greater than five until the final seconds. But Davis and Whitehurst answered, moving the Tigers 61 yards in 4: 07 to put the game away. Stewart hit two free throws 41 seconds later that put Pittsburgh ahead.
The Wolverines are in the middle of a schedule streak in which they play six consecutive games against teams that are nationally ranked and/ or went to the NCAA Tournament last year. 14 Purdue or surprising Indiana in Monday night' s championship. But they were too caught up in spring football, and they didn't want to do it" Morgan was the president of the National High School Coaches Assn in 1977. Up came the next batter, none other than Viera, who had homered in his last at-bat Chitren struck him out looking at a slider The drama wasn't over. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Penn State jumped out to a 31- 0 halftime lead and coasted to a 24- point season- opening win over Akron# 8226& nbsp; Daryll Clark tossed three first- half TDs and finished with a career- high 353 passing yards. The Beavers( 3- 2) had their 19- point second half lead get cut to two, 65- 63, with 36 seconds remaining, but forced a turnover and blocked a shot on the Pilots' final two possessions.
I think they' re as good as their ranking says they are " Nevada coach Jane Albright said " Ashley Walker, I read the other day she' s the top power forward in the country, and on a day like today I wouldn' t argue that- 27 points and 17 rebounds. Led by four 3- pointer from Sottos, Hawaii took a 12- point halftime lead. "I think, for the time being, that's what it looks like" said Ready of his utility status. "I was sitting in a golf cart talking to Al Pena and minding my own business" Holton said. 15 Baylor to a 101- 47 win over Saint Mary' s on Saturday night in the Basketball Travelers Tip- Off Tournament. Both teams took 50 shots from the field during the game, with Oregon State hitting 22 and Utah 20. The teams were virtually even in every statistical category after the first half.
Green Bay closes 2007 with a game at Michigan State next Saturday. Omar Williams' three- point play tied the game at 57 with 7: 49 remaining, and there were five more ties before regulation was done. Graf has made the finals of the last five Grand Slam tournaments, winning the Australian Open this year in addition to last year's French Open She lost at Wimbledon and the U. S Open. Hodge made four free throws in that span; even when he missed the front end of a 1- and- 1 with 53 seconds left, he forced a jump ball on the rebound and the Wolfpack( 9- 1) retained possession " I' m not going to have teams fouling me at the end " Hodge said. Mason was one of four Dragons to score in double- digits, leading the team with 18.
"It's definitely gotten into a 12-month season in high school basketball. Guerrero will spend much of the next three to five days in traction at a local hospital and at least 15 days on the disabled list, retroactive to June 5, in hopes of alleviating his acute neck soreness. Both teams had a lot on the line, said Lucas, an All- Pac- 10 selection last season " We both were in the same position and we both needed to win " he said " We( the Beavers) went out there and did our job " Oregon, which began the season 11- 1, is now in danger of missing the eight- team conference tournament " We realize that we played with more energy today " said guard Jordan Kent, who finished with nine points and eight rebounds " It' s not going to be a one- week turnaround " The Beavers led 34- 30 at the half on the strength of DeWitz' s 11- point first half. A lopsided loss at Ohio State eliminated any chance of winding up in the Rose Bowl, but the team regrouped to beat Michigan and Minnesota to head to Tampa for its fourth consecutive appearance in a January bowl.
It isn't every day one gets to play two games against the Baltimore Orioles. In 1985, with both teams seeded identically to '88, Gardena led, 3-2, with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning and no runners on base But the Chancellors scored two unearned runs to win "Anything can happen in the City playoffs" Lofrano said. In fact, Loyola (20-0) lost only two games during the playoffs, the other coming against Dos Pueblos in the first round "This is a dream team" Roger Yano, Loyola coach, said. C( AP- Kyle Moore scored 23 points and Division II Tusculum made 13 3- pointers in a 74- 60 victory over Elon on Wednesday night. Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas( AP- Baylor coach Kim Mulkey knows that No.
Kenny Adeleke had seven points and 13 rebounds for the Pride, who were 8- 21 last season. Open at sectional qualifying Monday at Pauma Valley Country Club northeast of San Diego Those qualifiers will play in the U. S Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Sean Taibi, scoreless in the first half, had a team- high 16 points. SAVANNAH, Ga( AP- Ardell Daniels ran for 191 yards and four touchdowns to lead Hampton University to a 58- 7 rout of Savannah State on Saturday. While Montana overcame illness and bitter weather to lead Notre Dame past Houston 35- 34 in 1979, Christensen battled back from missing a 39- yarder and having a 38- yard attempt blocked. Redick scored 30 points and Greg Paulus set a school freshman record with 15 assists to lead the Blue Devils past Valparaiso 104- 77 on Sunday night, giving Duke a 10- 0 start for the fifth time in six seasons. Some people have to buy railroads to make the kind of money they make with an engine Then, there are the guys the Indy 500 couldn't do without These guys are just kind of the bulls in this corrida They're the piano for the artists to give their recital.
He looked around at the sparse crowd in the auditorium at Granada Hills High. The teams then traded leads or stayed within a point or two of each other. In that time Driesell stored up a will to coach that he is about to unleash on a young team that was 10-18 last season, and he states unequivocally that he will not lose next season, the first in a five-year contract "It's not going to happen" he said. HARRISONBURG, Va. Perkins, the Broncos' leading scorer, was held out of the starting lineup for disciplinary reasons by coach Dick Davey after showing up late for a team meeting. The new one-two pitching punch of the Brewers is Filer and Odell Jones. The 40-year-old knuckleballer is 14-5 lifetime against the A's.
Many of the top high school basketball players in the county will meet Saturday for two all-star games at San Diego State's Peterson Gym. "I figured for four years there, she would be in the top three no matter what. But Carter, who won the shotput and placed third in the discus in last Saturday's Southern Section 4-A final, was most pleased with his discus performance. Spiders career- rushing leader Tim Hightower shook off a slow start to finish with 95 yards on 22 carries, but was no match for Edwards. Blackwell picked Pat Riley as the top fop of the hardwood hop As worst-dressed, Mr. Hartford was led by the 17- point scoring of Aaron Cook, the only Hawk to score in double figures Sean Regan contributed 10 rebounds.
The lead reached its largest margin of the game- 18 points- when sophomore Dana Conway put Montana up 60- 49 with 7: 09 to play. Syracuse had 17 points off 12 turnovers, outscored the Red Storm 11- 2 on fast breaks, and held them to 29 6 percent shooting( 8- for- 27) in the half. The Sooners used their size advantage to outrebound the Colonels 55- 35. Shobert has won five of the last eight races on the track, all on a Honda.
Ameziane went into the game, but almost as soon as he did Williams was back off the bench and headed for the scorer' s table. Outfielders "Buttermilk" Tommy Dowd and "Eagle Eye" Charlie Hemphill led the team in homers with two. Cal held the Beavers scoreless for more than 7# 189; minutes in the first half, turning a five- point deficit into what turned out to be an insurmountable lead. Arizona State advanced to Saturday night' s championship game against Northern Arizona, which beat Eastern Michigan 89- 69 in Friday night' s other first- round game. Anderson made four points at the line in the final 38 seconds of action to secure the 60- 55 win. Glasauer and Julie Bielawski each added 12 for Northwestern, while Kristin Cartwright had 11 and Nadia Bibbs added seven assists and seven rebounds. But Nevada rebuilt a 60- 43 lead and the Vandals never threatened again " I was not pleased with our defense in the second half " said Nevada coach Mark Fox.
But the Texas Tech quarterback earned praise for how close he came to pulling off that feat, writes Tim Griffin. Martin had scoring passes of 48 and 3 yards to Isaac West and a TD throw of 3 yards to Brian Bratton as the Paladins( 10- 2) took a 21- 0 lead and were never pressured by the Gamecocks( 9- 2. Eight wins is pretty good " Seton Hall, which lost to West Virginia for the second time in two weeks, is trying to qualify for the conference tournament. The Scarlet Knights stayed within six points for a couple minutes, but Dudley hit two shots in the lane and Watson converted a three- point play in a 7- 1 spurt that pushed the lead to 71- 59 with 4: 18 to play.
