HAMMOND, relates La- conclude Martin Hankins hit Choni Francis with a 22- yard touchdown pass with 6: 29 left in the game to give Southeastern Louisiana a victory in its first football game since 1985 and coach Hal Mumme a triumphant return to coaching. Nevada did a nice job but we just were a little out of rhythm " Harrell said. Sean Mizzer, a running back for Virginia Military Institute, was named Offensive Player of the Week while safety Alexis Moreland of Southern Illinois won Defensive Player of the Week honors. With Saturday' s 55- 7 rout of Indiana out of the way, the Gophers- who remained ranked No. McAllister gained 76 yards on 15 carries and caught three passes for 20 yards before leaving midway through the third quarter. Updated: April 5, 2006, 8: 27 PM ET Wooden released from hospital after three- day stay Email Print Share Associated Press LOS ANGELES- Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden went home from the hospital Wednesday after a bout of diverticulitis.
Mattingly' s oldest son, Taylor, graduated high school and signed with the Yankees this past summer " I know this is a huge commitment and I needed the support of my entire family to take this opportunity " Mattingly said " My boys unanimously said' Go, dad, go " The 42- year- old Mattingly replaces Rick Down, who was released from his duties following a postseason in which the Yankees hit just 261 overall and 228 with runners in scoring position . Andy Katz has analysis in his blog# 8226; Midnight: UMass at Memphis( ESPN# 8226; 2 a m: Fresno St at St Mary' s( ESPN# 8226; 4 a m: Idaho St at Hawaii( ESPN# 8226; 6 a m: College Hoops Tip- Off Special( ESPN# 8226; 10 a . It' s about the bigger picture " In May, ESPN cited multiple sources in reporting that Hopkins would be officially named as Boeheim' s successor but said there was no timetable . In fact, it' s clear there are two things that will never go away: T O and Joe Paterno . Butts was an associate coach at Kentucky and played on NCAA champion teams at Tennessee in 1997 and 1998. 2 Texas has done its part, racking up 49 points and ending a two- game losing streak to Texas A& M.
He' d like to work from Stoops' blueprint in taking over a major college program with no college head coaching experience and raising it to its old heights after some lackluster years " The bottom line is they' ve got a great deal going " Shula said " They' ve got a lot of talent and the players play well and are well coached and they get after people for 60 minutes " As a head coach, I' d like that to be something people say about my program " . The Yankees and Red Sox combined to use 29 pitchers since Friday, one shy of the major league record for pitchers used in a series, set by the Red Sox and Indians in 2000 and tied by the Mets and Braves in 2002 . And Melvin wouldn' t have been sullen in his quiet clubhouse, standing in full uniform, his hands inside his red jacket, with a halfhearted attempt at a slim smile . ACC blog ESPN' s Heather Dinich writes about all things ACC in her conference blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: College Football Nation " At first it was tough for me to accept it, but as the days go on I have my support team around me and it will get easier " Irving said " I kind of expected it because of the severity of my injuries, but I kept everything as an option . The eight- time Pro Bowler broke Walter Payton' s career rushing record last season, and has 17, 354 in his career. Both Leslie and Miller won Olympic gold medals and were national college players of the year.
He joined the Nationals this year and is signed through next season . Y; brand the ball with an asterisk in reference to the steroid allegations against Bonds; or blast the ball into space . Connecticut( 13- 8, 2- 6) has lost five straight, matching its longest losing streak since the 2000- 01 season and are in danger of not making the Big East Tournament . That' s not who I am, that' s not where I come from " Loyalty is the most important characteristic to me# 133; I learned that from my two mentors, coach Knight and coach Braun Coach Knight was at Indiana for god knows how long . Worley and Kyndall Dykes each scored 19 points to lead the Privateers( 9- 11, 4- 5 Sun Belt Conference. Updated: August 29, 2007, 9: 39 PM ET Ainge has broken finger in throwing hand, expected to play vs. Perhaps you thought it was " just " Jacksonville, with coach Jack Del Rio obligated to go back to quarterback Byron Leftwich, who has barely recovered from a broken ankle suffered six weeks ago.
The Trojans averaged 39 points during their eight- game winning streak to end last season, and Palmer went over 300 yards passing more often than not . How can you spend that much time, energy and money pursuing one star pitcher, sign him to a lucrative extension, include an incredible eight- figure bonus clause for winning the World Series . Penn State was able to move the ball easily most of the day behind Hunt and long completions from Anthony Morelli to Butler . Colon may join him on the DL while he continues to come back from a torn rotator cuff . The WSU defense leads the league in sacks, with 31, followed by the Trojans, with 30. UCF played its first 28 seasons in the Florida Citrus Bowl in downtown Orlando, about 15 miles east of the Knights' sprawling campus. West Virginia closed within nine on a 3- pointer by De' Sean Butler with 12: 15 remaining Saturday, but Marquette used a 10- 0 run to pull away from the Mountaineers.
You know you' re not having a good day when someone has to cut up your Fudgesicle " Nawrocki said Logan won' t be out of the game for long, however The Pirates offered the family tickets for Sept 14, and he will get to meet Wilson . After a dunk by Young, Harris passed to Arinze Onuaku for a dunk at 3: 49 to restore the Orange' s 11- point lead . Georgia freshman Dustin Ware had 14 points, including a 3- pointer with 19 7 seconds left cut Mississippi State' s lead to 64- 61 . Associated PressTAMPA, Fla- Jim Boeheim felt fortunate Syracuse( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No . The Gaels trailed, 30- 13, with 5: 24 left in the first half before scoring 13 straight points to get back in the game, and eventually take the lead. The two teams tied the score four more times throughout the half, but the Mocs finally took the lead for good on a layup by Doaks with 3: 05 remaining to give Chattanooga a 56- 54 advantage The basket would spark a 12- 2 run to end the game. The Golden Griffins return six players from last year' s squad, including Frank Turner, who shared conference rookie of the year honors last season Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.
At Madison Square Garden, Rob Phelps led them to a 69- 67 win over No . A lot of people will be mad when he breaks the record, but I hope he does " Bonds is in the final season of a$ 90 million, five- year contract . brought about by a previous agent " The team previously said it allowed Sheffield an absence from camp for personal reasons . I couldn' t believe it " With Thurman, obviously, it was a lot harder on me, because he was a really good friend and teammate But still- this is a catastrophe . Grant was an assistant coach for the Portland Trailblazers last season. Haugabook finished 30- for- 43 passing with one interception for 297 yards, and 9- for- 89 rushing for the Trojans( 2- 2, 1- 0 Sun Belt. He was charged with drinking under the influence of alcohol last month and fined for missing a training camp practice " I told Chris there' s only so much you can do without God, no matter how you want to look at it " Lewis said " Just give him a chance to work in your life Everything else will fall into place ".
The third- seeded Aggies won 78- 68 at Moscow, Idaho, in January and handled the Vandals 88- 49 in Las Cruces on Feb . Page 1 of 3Next& nbsp& nbsp& nbsp& nbsp; Single page view . Coughlin is standing on the sidelines looking like he' s being robbed at gunpoint again . That Lincecum' s big league debut will come on ESPN' s Sunday telecast shouldn' t unnerve the prospect, Bochy said " They' re all TV games now " Bochy said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle " If it is Timmy, I don' t think that' s going to come into play Choo-Choo Soul Tickets . That' s the key " Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan took care of the offense for St Louis with two hits each. Kyle Whelliston is the founder of midmajority and is a regular contributor to ESPN. Perhaps the most famous tattooed athlete in sports- Dennis Rodman We go out and Pete shoots it.
Rusty Tillman is on duty " He' s a heck of a football coach . That makes it hard for the other guys " Bryant said the presence of Payton makes his job much easier " I just have to move without the ball, pass and cut, run the lane, just cut " he said Regarding the opener, Bryant said " It was impressive Gary was just pushing the tempo Defensively, he was extremely active " . The NCAA ruled Sampson deliberately broke the recruiting rules and made 233 of the improper calls himself . Associated PressRALEIGH, N . Rutgers' Ray Rice- the nation' s third- leading rusher- couldn' t find any holes in a defense stacked to stop him. Buehrle said he didn' t get a complete no- trade clause but there are provisions to compensate for that. SEATTLE( AP- The victory over No 12 LSU showed how good Washington can be.
West Virginia finished with a 641- 295 edge in total yardage, outgaining Pitt 373- 30 in the second half . Mike Pelfrey( 7- 6) gave up three runs and six hits over seven innings, but lost for the third time in four starts The Mets have dropped five of seven . But he said 90 percent of the teams that called wanted someone from Baltimore' s young pitching staff, most notably Erik Bedard, whom he considered to be virtually untouchable " I would have had to have been extraordinarily overwhelmed[ to deal Bedard " MacPhail said " There is nothing more precious out there than young starting pitching, and we' re pretty fortunate in that we have some " Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . During a testy three- game series, the Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch threw behind Alex Rodriguez' s legs in Monday' s opener and Josh Towers hit A- Rod on his calf with a pitch in the third inning Tuesday . He was set to meet his father for a flight to Ohio to watch a friend compete in an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout Chan Ho Park followed Penny with two scoreless innings. You just have to factor all those things into the mix and figure out where you think its going to come out and what' s going to be best for the team " The team also released wide receiver Thabiti Davis; offensive linemen Russ Hochstein, Matt Knutson and Jamil Soriano; nose tackle Ethan Kelley; safety Shawn Mayer; cornerback Leonard Myers; and linebacker Maugaula Tuitele. I just go out there and play ball to the best of my ability ".
Venoy Overton stole the ball from Anderson at midcourt and scored, then Anderson missed an easy layup at UCLA' s end before Pondexter' s tying basket . Style of play: Pitino started out as a pressing and trapping coach who loved the 3- point shot, once that became in vogue But Pitino can adapt . UAB tied the game 55- 55 on a 3- pointer by Kinnard with 18 seconds left in regulation . Northern Illinois moved the football on Ohio State last week . And in Game 2 of this year' s AL division series against Oakland, he allowed five runs in the second inning before settling down and going six innings But Boston lost 5- 1 to Barry Zito. But not two " And just as Jackson swooped in, another fan threw a full beer right in Artest' s face. Luchessi recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Stone threw a 16- yard scoring pass to Poots with four seconds left in the half.