The Mets might have the league's worst record if they had to face Krukow and the Giants more often. He wasn' t happy that the 15th- ranked Commodores had to rally after trailing midway through the second half to hold off pesky Tennessee- Martin for a 92- 85 victory Saturday " Obviously we' re not too pleased with how we' re playing, especially defensively " Stallings said " It' s my job to get that fixed " At 12- 0, the Commodores have tied the 2003- 04 team for the school' s best start. With Clyburn struggling to get off a shot and Suntana Granderson mired in a 4- of- 18 shooting night, Xavier was in a hole the Musketeers couldn' t get out of. Right-hander Paul Branconier (8-2) is scheduled to start for Covina. Fifth- ranked Tennessee had 23 assists and scored 18 points off fast breaks in an 83- 60 win over No. Sampson opened the scoring for the Demons with a 3- yard scamper with 11: 19 left in the first quarter. PHILADELPHIA — National League President Bart Giamatti is expected to rule today on whether Dodger third baseman Pedro Guerrero will be suspended for throwing his bat at New York Mets pitcher David Cone Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
His resurgence fueled Crespi's drive to a share of the Del Rey League title. Charde Houston scored on an alley- oop from Moore to put Connecticut ahead 28- 12 with eight minutes to play in the first half. Gardner said her team never panicked " We just told them to stay calm and everything would be OK " said Gardner " Leslie hit a couple of shots and Brittany was able to penetrate and get some layups to keep us in it " Arkansas whittled away at the 10- point lead and finally went ahead when Adrienne Bush converted a steal into an easy layup with just over seven minutes left. They will meet in Las Vegas for the final games later this month No. USC( 12- 5, 6- 2) has now won four straight and moves into a cluttered competition for the top spot in the Pac- 10. Nine finalists from each event will advance to the finals Saturday Field events begin at 5 p. m Saturday and races at 6 And, possibly, a new state champion will be named.
William and Mary( 6- 18, 2- 13 Colonial Athletic Association) turned it on in the second half, with runs of 9- 0, 8- 0 and 13- 3 to go ahead by as many as 29 after leading by only seven at the break The Tribe shot 52. The quarterback tandem of Drew Dudzik and Justin Thorpe gave the Dukes the No. Ariana Scales scored 22 points, with six 3- pointers, including four in the second half, for the Cougars. Jessica Adair scored 16 points and had nine rebounds for the Colonials, and Kenan Cole added 11 points.
9 points per game entering the match, had just eight points. An incensed Harvard cheerleader went into the crowd of Yalies in an attempt to retrieve it; fists flew as he pursued the flag up the concrete seating bowl before security turned him back. M( AP- Rick Pitino pushed all the right buttons, while Francisco Garcia and Taquan Dean made all the tough shots. Duke( 7- 1) hit 52 percent of its attempts, marking the sixth time in eight games it has been over 50 percent.
Diaz was 4- of- 4 from beyond the arc, Robert Hite was 2- for- 2, Harris went 3- of- 4 and even Raymond Hicks contributed his first 3- pointer of the season. And in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers went 5 minutes 51 seconds between baskets, the Mavericks outrebounded the Lakers, 17-5, with Tarpley pocketing more caroms (8) than Minnesota Fats. Jade Perry came off the bench and scored in the lane, sparking a 10- 0 run that enabled Maryland to take control. Stanford moved to 46- 0 against Washington State, which finished its first regular season under coach June Daugherty at 5- 24 overall and 2- 16 in Pac- 10 play " Stanford' s a great program " said Daugherty, who coached under Tara VanDerveer at Stanford from 1986- 89 " It starts with, obviously, not only a Hall of Fame coach but also with Candice Wiggins. It was very, very slippery and if that wasn't enough, there were pieces of paper blowing all over the track.
was anticipating a seven-horse Belmont field, smallest since Affirmed became the 11th and most recent horse to wear the crown by defeating Alydar and three other badly outdistanced challengers. Strait, who made all six of his field goals in the first half, had six of his points during a 13- 0 burst that gave Montana a 46- 11 lead with 2: 04 remaining in the half. All four of the Golden Eagles' wins this season have come at home against NAIA competition Southern Miss snapped Spring Hill' s two- game win streak. The Indians ended Terrell's 11-game winning streak at Tiger Stadium, where he hadn't lost since May 11, 1987"Oakland, Oakland, Oakland" third baseman Gary Gaetti of the world champion Minnesota Twins was saying before Friday night's series opener against the first-place Athletics in the Metrodome. The Panthers put Drake in the bonus 4: 34 into the second half, and in the double- bonus five minutes later. The London Times said in an editorial that the English team should be withdrawn from competition and that British soccer's ruling body, the Football Assn, should order the team home if the government does not. Things got so bad for Texas that the Longhorns were hit with a technical foul for having six players on the court " Every time we would start to do something, we' d have something go bad.
This was just another team that had embarrassed us last year " More than bragging rights were at stake in this game. Augustine and Shaun Pruitt, who scored 15 points, were able to have their way inside with Beran and Berte limited to a combined 38 minutes on the court " We obviously had the size " Augustine said " We want to get our inside guys touches so we can kick it back outside to the guards. The Colts, who decided the season series with an 8-1 victory, saw the long balls that carried over the fences at home falling well within the confines of Anaheim Stadium. Freshman Dairese Gary scored a career- high 18 points, shooting 7- of- 11 from the floor and hitting all four of his 3- point tries in New Mexico' s 80- 63 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday. HAMPTON, Virginia( Ticker- Candice Dupree scored 20 points and Kamesha Hairston added 16 as No.
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. Strom hit three straight 3- pointers and had 17 points in a 29- 10 run that gave Penn State a 33- 16 lead with 4: 14 left in the first half. It was just a couple of things we came up short on " The Panthers' six losses are one more than they had while winning 31 games last season. The teams did not disappoint offensively as Wyoming gained 559 total yards and the Falcons 420. The Aggies cut the lead to 31- 20 on a free throw by Greg Roberts at 6: 02, but Miami closed out the half on a 15- 7 run to take a 46- 27 lead into halftime. Now, Jefferson and Clark are forming a nice backfield tandem " That' s the thing that' s most glaring: when those two guys are on the field, it helps us " Calhoun said. Parker, who missed the previous game with the flu, played just five minutes in the first half " He' s a little out of it " Carmody said.
We didn' t play very smart in the last minute " Nelson said " We made five stupid mistakes in the last minute, but this is not the season and we will see them again " Pacific has already clinched first place in the Big West and will have a bye in the opening round of the conference tournament. He was the varsity basketball coach at Troy when he left coaching in 1986. Gold- Onwude struggled, missing all five field- goal attempts, including four 3- point tries. Clair sat, enjoying his 46th birthday rocking gently under the sun, catching pargo and small sharks along with the rest of the fishermen on this week-long trip to the midriff island region on the east side of the Baja peninsula. We wanted to drive the outside shot and we missed a lot of those so that hurt us " she said " We were definitely intimidated on offense on the inside " For Balcomb, every Vanderbilt game against Auburn is close " Every game in my four years here, the game with Auburn has come down to the last possession " she said. Not much of a promising itinerary, considering the way things are going. Nothing, he says, could keep him from running the Laker offense Sunday.
A 12- 4 run, led by Jackson' s seven points, helped the Longhorns to a 30- 16 lead four minutes before halftime They led 36- 20 at the break. Detroit led by as many as 14 points in the first half and was up 59- 50 with 8 minutes to play in the second before a 7- 0 Western Michigan rally tightened the game. Only once did coach Jay Wright feel the need to call a timeout to settle his team. Scott, who won his first six decisions and had not lost to the Cubs since 1984, retired the first two batters in the first inning, then gave up five runs and six hits Shawon Dunston had the key hit, a two-run triple. Jarrius Jackson hit a jumper at the buzzer to give Texas Tech a 77- 75 win over No. An encouraging sign for the Lakers: Michael Cooper's shooting slump may be history. Cornell scored the first 11 points of the game and never looked back.
Cahill, 55, is leaving USD to accept the invitation of his religious order-the Viatorian Fathers and Brothers-to become an associate pastor at Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas, with residence at Gorman High School. I guess they didn't know about Microwave Electric Chair Eeee-Who VJ. The streaks continue into the quarterfinal round of the Southern Section boys' team tennis playoffs. The Bengals were able to move the ball, but had trouble punching it into the end zone. Leather had 11 points during the first half in becoming the 16th player in school history to reach 1, 000 points.
Middle Tennessee' s Nigel Johnson scored 10 points and Demetrius Green finished with nine. Cousins was under pressure from linebacker Darius Fleming when he threw the interception " I needed to throw the ball away or take a sack, anything to throw the ball away " he said. Hayes, a junior forward, dominated the lane, shooting 10- of- 14 and grabbing eight rebounds. Associated PressHOUSTON( AP- Robert McKiver scored 23 points to lead Houston to an 83- 59 win over East Carolina on Saturday night.
