Villanova got limited minutes from starting point guard Mike Nardi, who missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. Darren Shine hit five of six free throws down the stretch to clinch Delaware State' s fifth straight win^. Sacred Heart( 11- 12, 7- 5, has lost four of its last five and fell to 5th place in the league. Russell and Broderick Clark had two touchdown catches for the Cardinals( 7- 1, 5- 0 Conference USA, who totaled 587 yards " If we come out and do what we do, we can' t be stopped " said Russell " We came out and took it to them " The Cardinals, leading the nation with 542 yards per game, raced to a 17- 0 lead in the opening 6: 53- before the Horned Frogs got their initial first down.
Associated PressCINCINNATI- Louisville stuck to its defensive game plan, which focused on limiting No 23 Xavier' s standout center Ta' Shia Phillips The No. "All I could do was hit her on the shoulder" It did not prove enough incentive, and Pen Bal Lady hung on for the victory in front of a crowd of 29,610. That was when Dodger center fielder John Shelby decided to go for it: A diving catch, a game-saving catch. We played ourselves into position that if we take care of business we' ll win the SEC West " Brady said. With the Sun Devils leading 20- 16 midway through the fourth, Orton misfired on three straight passes to go three- and- out, and on Purdue' s next offensive play, Brandon Jones fumbled at the end of a 24- yard catch to seemingly end the Boilermakers' comeback hopes. Granger was 7- for- 7 on field goals in the second half and had 10 rebounds to finish with his second straight double- double.
He made some key plays on second and third down " Iowa State coach Dan McCarney gave Cris Love his first start at quarterback because the Cyclones had been struggling with redshirt freshman Austin Flynn But Love couldn' t get anything going, either. "But our kids did some battling, too" To be sure, the game was of unusually high intensity on both sides of the field. Candice really got it going " Stanford is off for two weeks for finals, returning to host Baylor( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No 10 AP) on Dec 16. But the technicals, more than anything, got to Roy Williams " We' re supposed to focus on playing basketball " he said " I' ll have to watch the tape to make a decision on how much we' re going to run " Ed Spencer had 19 for N. Jonathan Crawford scored on an 18- yard reception from Brock Smith in the second quarter and returned a kickoff 76 yards for a 42- 10 lead with 5: 57 left in the third quarter. COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- If there were any questions about how good the defending NCAA women' s basketball champions are this season, Maryland erased any doubts with a dazzling performance against Michigan State( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today, No 19 AP.
We had come to ask Johnny about Tyson-Spinks, too, but first things first Hearns, in red shorts and a red T-shirt with "T Hearns" on the back, whacked away at Steward's gloves. The Lady Olympians (27-12) unloaded their arsenal-including two home runs-against the Lady Raiders (26-11-1, scoring six runs in the final four innings to break a 3-3 tie and end a five-game Moorpark winning streak "They're a good team" Moorpark's Julie Myers said. California's all-stars have won 10 of the 11 previous series-losing only in 1986-and have won 27 of the 36 games played. SAN DIEGO — Some of the best high school baseball players from California and Oklahoma will begin a five-game all-star series tonight at San Diego State's Smith Field. Leonard Hopkins led North Texas( 14- 12, 6- 8) with 24 points, including 15 off 3- pointers Jeffrey Simpson added 13 and Calvin Watson added 12. Utah State( 0- 1) cut Montana' s lead to within one point two times in the final minute. On the next play, Grigsby went 94 yards to the NAU 1- yard line, setting up a touchdown plunge by Keola Antolin Wade picked off another pass later in the third quarter.
"I hear rumblings that there will be an appeal to this (court) decision We're in limbo. Angels 9, Orioles 6-Trailing Baltimore, 6-1, after seven innings, the Angels rake the Baltimore bullpen for seven runs on seven singles in the eighth inning, most of them too soft to crack egg shells. 25 Texas overcome a sluggish offensive start to beat Oral Roberts 79- 40 on Saturday. Pitt won its seventh in a row in the rivalry known as the City Game and ninth in 11 games against Duquesne, which hasn' t beaten a ranked team since 1997 but might have if it hadn' t gone 2- of- 20 from 3- point range. Kentucky held Alabama and Vanderbilt to less than 50 points last season, but before that hadn' t done so since December 2000.
Beth Silverman threw a three-hitter and also tripled and scored on Jenny Fleming's fly to center in the second. Alfred Morris had 22 carries for 79 yards and Chris Bonner caught six passes for 57 yards for Florida Atlantic. He kept shouting " Up! Up " at his team, trying to cut down on open looks to no avail. Rocky Moran? Oh, sure, he's that pug from Poughkeepsie, isn't he? Well, no In fact, he's a plugger from Pasadena. Suddenly, with all the advance warning of a suicide-squeeze play, a bird swooped in from center field and dropped a bomb that narrowly missed McKeon. The Titans scored all nine of their runs with two out"My hat's off to them.
8 seconds to play that gave Fairleigh Dickinson a 56- 50 lead and iced coach Tom Green' s fourth trip to the NCAAs in his 22- year career. But the Buckeyes then went on a 17- 7 run, with Davenport scoring 10 points " She' s one of the best in the Big Ten " McCarville said of Davenport " She' s pretty hard to move. In one of the big days of his career, Trevino climaxed his 4 for 4 day by scoring from first on Chuck Jackson's double with one out in the ninth. Freshman Mark McAndrew hit a 3- pointer with 11: 55 remaining to give Brown( 3- 4) the lead for good at 45- 43. Associated PressKENT, Ohio( AP- Omni Smith scored 17 points and Armon Gates added 13 points and seven rebounds to lead Kent State to a 61- 45 win over Miami of Ohio on Wednesday night. 11 West Virginia on Saturday, ending the Mountaineers' school record nine- game winning streak. Things unraveled quickly for starter Scott Neill, who lost his fourth game in nine decisions.
