Top- ranked UConn combined a dazzling fast break and a strong game from its big three of Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor and Denham Brown on Saturday in a 111- 64 rout of Sacred Heart. "It's not just blood and beer" Here in this small mountain community 35 miles east of San Diego, he makes his home and headquarters as Western Regional Director for Quail Unlimited, which is just expanding into the western states and hopes to do for the sport of quail hunting what Ducks Unlimited has done for the pursuit of waterfowl: not obliterate game but generate it for the benefit of future sportsmen. Even the track veterinarian got in on the act, but it was Palma who had the last word. Chappell then blocked a shot by Ron Lewis before Wisconsin' s Kammron Taylor was sent to the line in the bonus situation with 20 3 seconds left Taylor' s first attempt spun off the rim. Jerome Jordan had back- to- back baskets and then set up a 3- pointer by Earls as Tulsa shot out of halftime with a 9- 0 run and extended its lead to 38- 21. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Terrelle Pryor led the way for the Buckeyes by throwing for over 200 yards and rushing for over 100 in the same game for the first time in his career# 8226& nbsp; Ohio State improved to 25- 1 all time against current MAC schools# 8226& nbsp; With the win, Ohio State still has not lost to a team from Ohio since losing to Oberlin in 1921# 8226& nbsp; Toledo suffered its worst shutout loss since a 49- 0 defeat to Ohio State in 1998. C( AP- Even a so- so performance by second- ranked Duke might have been enough to lift the Blue Devils back to No 1.
But in a tournament where youth and upsets have ruled, the West German was the oldest semifinalist, at 18 years 11 months 3 weeks She faces an opponent almost two years younger in the final. San Diego State( 3- 23, 0- 16) lost its 16th consecutive game. M, used his feet to come up with his biggest play of the season, one that erased a 6- 2 Wyoming lead " It felt like it took me so long to get there. We see stylish home run trots, like Jeffrey Leonard's "One Flap Down" We also see dugout curtain calls. Kansas State didn' t get within double figures until Lance Harris hit a bucket with 1: 30 remaining that made the score 66- 58.
Sylvia Fowles scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help LSU( No 7 ESPN/ USA Today, No 8 AP) cruise to an easy 52- 36 win over Tulane on Sunday. "This is no fun" The Brewers, of course, were almost giddy because they were having such a good time. Alesha Robertson had a double- double with 10 points and 10 rebounds Tech led 40- 39 at the half. The Trojans had 8 yards in the first 20 minutes and 189 over the next 10 " I could sense them getting frustrated " Davis said " About the end of the second quarter you could feel they weren' t used to the heat and the humidity and were tired out " They weren' t running as fast. This was the first meeting between Minnesota and UC Riverside, which moved to Division I in the 2000- 01 season. Hawaii took the lead five minutes into the game, and never trailed the rest of the way. Adam DiMichele' s 22- yard TD pass to Matt Balasavage with 4: 06 left made it 27- 19.
The game turned into a 3- point contest, with Gonzaga making three and the Matadors two over the next three minutes to give Gonzaga a 39- 21 lead with 7: 13 left. 17 Georgia to a 72- 66 win over previously unbeaten Georgia Tech on Sunday. Though the Lobos( 17- 6, 4- 4) gave up four of those final points on free throws, the others included a basket and 3- pointer from Straight, who ended the night 4 of 8 from that range, and a basket by Justin Williams " That' s a pretty good run in the last 2 minutes of the game when you' ve been trying all game to get a run " Wyoming head coach Steve McClain said. Browning (5-3, gave up seven hits and three runs in five innings, including bases-empty homers by Jim Pankovits and Bill Doran. American, which forced Ohio into 20 turnovers, took its first big lead with a 20- 8 run that gave the Eagles a 36- 24 halftime lead. But the highlight of his game was that single 3- a swish from the corner that gave Florida its 90th point, which won all the ticket- holders free hamburgers David Lee had 12 points and six rebounds.
Georgetown hit just 4- of- 17 shots from behind the arc " I really wanted our kids to come down here and compete " said Georgetown coach Terri Williams- Flournoy " We knew it was going to be a tough game playing Connecticut at Connecticut, but we wanted to be able to come here and compete. The 37 points allowed by Temple was the Owls' lowest total since they held Duquesne to the same total in January 2000 " Coach just told us that we' ve got to set the tone with our defense " Collins said " We can get our offense going by forcing turnovers ". The Colonials shot just 30 percent and were outrebounded 53- 37 " They were a pretty good No 2 seed I' ll say that much " McKeown said. Associated PressEUGENE, Ore- With losses in six of its past eight games, Oregon( No 24 ESPN/ USA Today, No.
"If you miss the ball in the wrong place, you're history" he said. That win touched off a remarkable run to the Red Storm' s first NCAA tournament appearance in 18 years. That already happened a good while ago, in places such as Oakland and Seattle and, especially, Anaheim. Quinton Pryor led Morehead State( 1- 5, 0- 2) with 12 points as the Eagles shot just 29 percent from the field and 15 percent from behind the 3- point line. Readers of Street & Smith, Game Plan, Football News and the Sporting News will see the ad, which cost the school $11,000. But eight days after he arrived in Europe, he suffered an injury to his right knee during an exhibition game He returned to the United States for surgery. Oklahoma took a 53- 50 lead on Courtney Paris' layup with just over a minute remaining in regulation.
For him to take those shots, it just shows that he has a lot of confidence in his game " The clock stopped with 1. As Tennessee went without a field goal for more than five minutes, the Lady Tigers went ahead, but by no more than four, the last 39- 35 on a bucket by Fowles. Cooper stopped the mini- comeback with a 3- pointer and a lay- up, and the Pilots were never threatened. But those who haven't heard of the series-it's being played here for the first time, so chances are that not many have-might be surprised to know that this will be its 12th consecutive year.
This now gives it the much-sought-after capacity to write new business when premiums are at last rebounding and often skyrocketing. Ivey had nine assists " We missed shots early and they stayed with their game plan " Ivey said " They were stepping up and got the game going the way they wanted " In its last four games, Duke allowed opponents an average of 50 points and held them to 37 percent shooting while forcing 20 turnovers a game Texas entered the game with a plus- 18 5 rebound margin. Harvard( 0- 1) lost for only the third time in last 13 games in the series, and the last three meetings have been decided by a total of 11 points. The Wildcats jumped out to a quick 5- 2 lead but then went more than six minutes until their next field goal. State managed just 133 yards, with Wilson- who last year became the first freshman named first- team all- Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback- completing just 12 of 23 passes for 74 yards while facing steady pressure from the speedy South Carolina pass rush. Kirk Gibson did all he could against Expo left-hander Neal Heaton, hitting a home run in the first inning, slapping a triple and scoring in the third and, yes, even throwing out a runner at home plate in the third.
Marshall' s Josh Davis entered the day tied with Stubblefield at 295, but his six receptions against Western Michigan weren' t enough to catch up. The 49ers, who led 9- 2 at one point, struggled with their offense even more than California, shooting only 24 percent( 6 of 25) in the first half while committing 13 turnovers. Ashley Allen and Wilburn finished a combined 6- for- 7 from the field, including 4- of- 5 on 3- pointers, with eight assists, seven steals and only one turnover " I thought our point guards were practically perfect " Foster said " That' s as good a play as we' ve had from our point guards as we' ve had in four years here ". But after clearing the streets of women and children and Laker big men, the Mavericks blasted a hole in the Laker aura of invincibility-and their own inferiority complex-by outrebounding the Lakers, 52-33, in Game 3. It was just a matter of time " Acker missed a jumper, but Yakhouba Diawara tipped the ball in to give Pepperdine an 83- 81 lead " I got in front just in time to get the ball " Shipp said " I try to play hard every night and when you play hard good things happen " Farmar made two free throws for an 83- all tie.
Oregon State( 1- 1) used a 16- 2 run during a three- minute stretch in the second half to turn a 56- 55 deficit into a 71- 58 lead with 6: 19 left. Almaad Jackson led Alcorn State( 1- 7) with 15 points, and DeAndre Jones added 12 Alcorn State has lost two straight Southern Miss led 45- 23 at halftime. Morenike Atunrase added 11 points and seven rebounds, and Patrice Reado and Katy Pounds each had 10 points for the Aggies( 13- 3, 3- 1 Big 12 Starks also had seven rebounds. On the road for seven months, alternatively ignored and vilified, they make split-second decisions hundreds of times a game. Stan Williams? He'd dig you a hole" One story concerns Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean He watched as a hitter dug in at the plate "Dig it deep" Dean supposedly yelled from the mound. Rhode Island closed out the half on a 9- 2 run, capped by Baron' s dunk, to trail 27- 23 at the break. Behind Gilchrist' s hot hand, Maryland made 11 of 15 shots and tied the game at 53 on Travis Garrison' s basket with 12: 50 to play.
The Falcons( 12- 6, 3- 0 Mountain West) have now won six of their last seven, while the Cougars( 6- 13, 0- 4) have lost five of their last six. Texas A& M lost for only the second time in its last 13 games, with both defeats coming at the hands of the surging Cyclones. Stanford made 11 of its first 15 shots while Oregon missed nine of its first 11 attempts and turned the ball over four times The Ducks committed 27 for the game The Ducks rallied and were within 38- 22 at halftime. Rashad McCants scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half before fouling out in the final minute. But Mertens was allowed to scan the field on most pass plays.
Instead, Loyola has a two- game lead and the tiebreaker over Green Bay with three league games remaining. Men's basketball headed the list, followed by football, women's basketball and baseball. AMHERST, N. We didn' t do a particularly great job of that " Meanwhile, Law hardly missed. Horton scored a TD on a 63- yard run with about two minutes left in the third. One year, Hissong and Smith met in the singles final and then played for the doubles championship "He and I go back a lot of years" Hissong said.
