There are describes no guarantees tells with projects- just ask Shawn Bradley, William Bedford, Benoit Benjamin I could go on for days. But the voters were more impressed with Southern California' s 52- 7 rout at Virginia, so they pushed the Trojans ahead of the Bulldogs. Nine of the next 10 times, I' ll hit that shot " Nevada used an 8- 0 run to take a 65- 61 lead with four minutes to play. This is big for us to win on the road " Anderson led Cal with 19 points, Wilkes added 14 and Jerome Randle had 12.

NFL Films came to my house last week, and I felt like Alice in Wonderland It was beautiful and even historic . His 2- yard run with 12: 45 left in the fourth quarter put the Britons( 1- 0) up 31- 3 . When I got the X- rays, I could see that there were lines on both those bones that weren' t natural But I' m trying to be as positive as I can . Big 12 blog ESPN' s Tim Griffin writes about all things Big 12 in his conference blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: College Football Nation The new deal makes Pelini the sixth- highest paid coach in the Big 12 It will run through Feb .

4 percent from the free throw line, including a perfect 4- for- 4 from Meno and an 8- for- 12 from Sander . But when you enforce certain rules, you get that for which you ask . 2 in both " human " polls, OU lost one point in the coaches' poll, down to 1, 469 . On May 2, 2002, with Seattle, Cameron became the 13th player in big league history to hit four home runs in a game On Aug . Dorsey said his knee will be healthy when LSU( 11- 2) plays Ohio State( 11- 1) in the Bowl Championship Series title game on Jan.

Very good ball- handler with outside shot who played guard as a prep Projected Draft: Top 10 to 15 in first round . Updated: February 2, 2005, 10: 39 PM ET Williams, two ailing as NC State looms Email Print Share Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N C- Roy Williams didn' t have to say he felt sick Wednesday . His desperation 3- pointer at the buzzer hit the top of the backboard . He missed Florida' s next game against Florida A& M and played sparingly against Tennessee last week . Greer, a 19- year- old from Santa Ana, Calif, was injured against Washington State on Aug 30 and underwent surgery at the hospital the following day.

Warrick inside and McNamara outside can be as deadly a pairing as any in the nation . At Wednesday' s hearing, Gannett will advise Bryant of the charge against him, of his rights and of the possible penalty . Water will be rationed; blaring rock music will insure in- flight sleep deprivation; anyone who presses the flight- attendant call button will receive an electric shock . Peter Newmann is the college basketball researcher for ESPN He can be reached at peter d newmannespn . Five other players have done that: Sammy Sosa( four straight, 1999- 2002, Mark McGwire( four, 1996- 1999, Ken Griffey, Jr( four, 1997- 2000 and three, 1992- 1994, Albert Belle( three, 1993- 1995) and Jason Giambi( three, 2001- 2003# 8226& nbsp; Miguel Cabrera was the second Marlins player to compete in the Home Run Derby Gary Sheffield was in the 1996 competition.

Carroll said it' s going to be a great thrill to coach against Paterno " He' s stood for college football and for football in general as a true icon in every sense of the word " Carroll said " He' s brought a tremendous energy and spirit to football and to the game, love of the game that will last forever I see how feisty he is, how tough he is . MISSOULA, Mont( AP- Jordan Hasquet scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Montana made 10- of- 12 free throws in the final 4: 14 to pull away for a 73- 65 win over rival Montana State Saturday night " We definitely talked about trying to up the pace second half " Montana coach Wayne Tinkle said " We knew they were going to try to do some things to make sure they played the pace . Nebraska' s second- leading scorer, freshman Ryan Anderson, scored two points on 0- of- 3 shooting . DALLAS- Point guard Travis Best went to a steak dinner with Dallas Mavericks officials Thursday night with a one- year contract a main topic of conversation . Elias agreed " You have to have something special to succeed in the best league in the world when you are five feet tall " he quipped Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Finneran returned to the Atlanta sideline in the fourth quarter, dressed in street clothes with a cast on his hand.

Freshman center Omar Samhan scored a career- high 20 points, 12 in the second half, grabbed five rebounds and hit eight of nine free throws for Saint Mary' s( 10- 9, 2- 1, which ended a four- game skid against its conference nemesis " In the second half, we did not do a very good job of getting team shots early and then our defense just totally broke down, especially our post defense " Gonzaga coach Mark Few said " It was nonexistent and those two guys just worked us over " The Gaels had dropped 21 of 22 to the Bulldogs, who lost 89- 81 on Saint Mary' s home floor on Jan . You can dress' em up, but you can' t take' em out of Seattle Kevin Jackson: Learn a little, Skip All right, Skip Olympics 2010 Skeleton Tickets . McAlarney hit a 3 to extend the lead to seven, then hit another 3 moments later . The game is played the way that Dr( James) Naismith intended There' s a lot of finesse " she said . Despite the glowing numbers posted by Pickett and Williams last season, though, the Huskies had a disappointing 7- 6 record, including a loss in the Sun Bowl against Purdue.

Chicago plays at Detroit( 2- 6) on Sunday " I know I feel better every time out . EL SEGUNDO, Calif- Kobe Bryant said he probably will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against Dallas on Tuesday, and again lashed out at Shaquille O' Neal " My knee is not strong enough to play yet I know it . Curl jokes that he' s a better cook than coach, and he puts those skills to use on football Saturdays, when he and his players grill hot dogs for tailgating fans . Manager Willie Randolph said he hasn' t decided on the rotation beyond the first two games at Shea Stadium " It stings a little bit " Randolph said " Geez, we' d love to have[ Martinez, but it is what it is " The Mets wrapped up the division title with nearly two weeks left in the regular season and looked to be a strong favorite to reach the World Series from a league that will have no other playoff team with 90 wins . We' d rather not( sue, but if it comes down that this man has lost his football career as a result of this incident, then I would hope we can get some compensation " Romanowski, who played for the Denver Broncos for six years until joining the Raiders last year, ripped off Williams' helmet and punched the reserve tight end in the face, breaking his left orbital bone and chipping his tooth. Gruden realizes a victory over the Colts won' t be easy " They' re in Year Two of a very good coaching scheme and system, so it will be a great challenge for us " Gruden said. Strait finished the game with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

Updated: December 20, 2004, 4: 03 PM ET Stanford, Duke still round out top three Email Print Share Associated Press Utah took advantage of several losses by Top 25 teams and squeezed back into The Associated Press women' s basketball poll Monday while LSU remained a unanimous No 1 . Yeah, Chauncey' s bounced around a lot, but if you don' t think he' s maturing into a point guard and a leader, you' re not paying attention . 2 Florida have left many others feeling the same way the past two months . I think that will continue as we go " Fortner took over in 2004 and Auburn has improved every year . Clemens watched on television Monday night as the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins in their season opener " My little ones, they' re putting their two cents in every night " Clemens said, referring to some of his four sons " I' m sitting there watching the game last night and they' re looking over at me saying' What are you doing? Who are you going to play for " I said' I' m playing for the home team right now. Miners quarterback Trevor Vittatoe, playing just a quarter and a half, completed 10 of 16 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Flutie and Rams punter Sean Landeta, 41, are the only USFL alums still playing in the NFL " I' ll bet he can play another five years " Landeta said about Flutie earlier this summer.