3 seconds studies left and devises matched his career high with 30 points, lifting Stanford to a thrilling 71- 68 overtime victory over Washington State( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today; No 22 AP) on Saturday. Griffin, 29, spent the last two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and is regarded as a solid defensive presence He ranked ninth in the NBA in steals last season at 1 04 per contest while averaging 4 4 points and 3. Garza was arrested early Saturday after fleeing an accident in Forest Hill, a small city near Fort Worth, police said. Edmonds has a sore left foot and has been fighting the effects of a concussion While the rainout might help St.

Supporters predicted it would attract more than 150, 000 visitors a year, but it drew about 115, 000 people the first year and about 60, 000 annually after that " I think they feel being in a larger city perhaps will give them better exposure " Luecke said " It was a business decision on the part of the National Football Foundation " Luecke said he was " deeply disappointed " by the foundation' s decision, but not surprised considering the number of communities that have courted the hall in the past " The hall has been a great asset for our community . Hasseman, ClevelandIt appears Martin Gramatica did not leave his tithe to the football gods this week . Last season, he was second in the NBA in scoring at a career- high 30 0 points per game and posted career bests with 6 9 rebounds and 5 9 assists . As to the wait, the right- hander said " Just the five days as of right now and see how I feel " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press . The teams combined for six touchdowns and 447 yards of offense in the first half. 34, jumping ability( 40- inch verticals) and " the techniques the coaches teach us on the field " Hendrix said.

More noteworthy for 2007, however, is the fact that no team in the National League is projected to win more than 88 games( the San Diego Padres, with the next best total just 85 by the Phillies and Cardinals) or fewer than the 72( the Pirates . But we felt like we were going to come back, and we did " Marquette reached the semifinals for the first time with wins over Seton Hall and third- seeded Notre Dame . 5 ppg scorer Tony Murphy, who dropped 43 on eventual NCAA participant Texas A& M Corpus Christi last December . Kina had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Harris finished with 14 points and Veazey 12 for Navy( 16- 7, 5- 3 Patriot League, which squandered a 12- point lead in the second half . Yankee Stadium was in a bad mood Wednesday morning Even more so than usual " Aw, for crying out loud. Grambling enters Southwestern Athletic Conference play on Saturday at Alcorn " Mike and I have been talking for the last three to four weeks " head coach Doug Williams said Tuesday " He' s battling some things.

One errant pass sailed right into the arms of Saint Mary' s coach Randy Bennett . Kansas City' s backup quarterback situation is in such bad shape that Chiefs fans long for Collins You laugh at Al Davis and Art Shell . Not that anyone inside Paul Brown Stadium noticed- because true C J . He was also the associate head coach at Northern Illinois from 1995 to 2000 . I said' Call me for anything else " Tosetti said " I' m a pretty game gal.

9 rebounds last season, will miss a minimum of three regular season games along with two exhibition games . On Tuesday, Owens sat next to Morrison' s parents in court and showed the midshipman passages from the Bible during a break . Fact: The Patriots, playing a rookie left tackle, made Dwight Freeney disappear . Chavez was picked for his third Gold Glove and Molina won his second in a row . All- CAA quarterback Jake Phillips struggled for Championship Subdivision William& Mary( 0- 1, completing 15- of- 30 passes with a touchdown and two interceptions His 30- yard scoring strike to D J McAulay cut N C State' s third- quarter lead to 21- 10 McAulay caught six passes for 99 yards with two touchdowns Andre Brown gave N C.

He said he found that, on many plays, eight to nine Razorbacks played well but that two or three didn' t execute as they should " If you execute, we feel like we' re going to put points on the board " Nutt said . The 41 wins in two seasons was the second highest total in school history, surpassed by a combined 43 in 1940 and' 41 . Will Thomas added 13 for George Mason, who scored 20 points off of turnovers . You can' t accuse me of not pitching when I don' t feel well . I' m not used to having to fight through flare screens, down screens " Jacksonville forward Marcus Allen said " Belmont can really shoot 3s, all 13 or 14 of them " In all, it was a miserable day for the Florida school.

Seventh- inning stretch " Take Me Out to the Ballgame " is fine, but what really gets the people going is the hoedown fiddle thing that comes after . 2 percent from the field, including 8- of- 27 from 3- point range . Michigan State played Michigan in hockey two years ago at Spartan Stadium before 74, 554, a world- record crowd for a hockey game . Ed McCants' 18 points led the Panthers, who held Detroit scoreless over the final 2{ minutes to avoid losing the tournament title game at home for the second straight season . Sosa insisted it was a one- time mistake, saying he accidentally pulled out a bat he uses to put on home run displays for fans in batting practice. Following a team timeout, Domonic Tilford sank a 3- pointer with two seconds left to put South Alabama up by one But Daigle responded with a 3- pointer to win the game. Asprilla' s dunk with 1: 07 remaining tied the score at 57- 57.

Rola Ogunoye had 22 points to lead the Mavericks past Louisiana- Monroe 60- 54 to win the Southland Conference title and an automatic berth to the tourney " It is fun to set a goal and have them accomplish it . Mark Price( 1986, Dallas) The Mavs were smart: With the first selection in the second round in' 86, they drafted Price, a three- time All- American at Georgia Tech and the only freshman to lead the ACC in scoring . Revill, who finished the game with seven tackles, including four solo stops and two tackles for loss, helped Utah snap its five- game losing streak to CSU Martin, meanwhile, averaged 50 . Y- Gary Jones rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns as Albany beat St Peter' s 64- 9 Saturday . Sharaud Curry added 12 points and Jonathan Kale 11 for Providence( 9- 8, 2- 4 Big East, which won its second straight while handing Rutgers( 12- 7, 2- 4) its third straight loss and fourth in five games. Bone replaces Tony Bennett, who left last week for Virginia. Bucknell took its first lead at 32- 31 on a layup by Patrick Behan.

Ben Claxton, the 2002 starter, was drafted by the Denver Broncos last spring . This team may not have enough firepower to make a run for a conference title, but it should improve on last year' s seventh- place finish in the league standings^ DAKOTA STATE= 2002- 03: 20- 12 overall, 10- 8 DAC- 10( fourth Head coach: Jeff Dittman, 10th year( 143- 129 Key returnees: Hali McClelland, sr, F- C, 11 2 ppg, 5 7 rpg Amber Malvin, so, G, 5 9 ppg Renae Bottum, jr, G, 2 8 ppg . An emotional player, Barrett was the central figure in a brawl with the White Sox last season He set it off by punching A J . Associated PressYPSILANTI, Mich- Tyler Jones scored a career- high 22 points and Brandon Bowdry added 22 to help Eastern Michigan to an 84- 77 double- overtime victory over Central Michigan on Tuesday night, snapping the Eagles seven- game losing streak Freshman L J . Nochimson slips off the earpiece, if only for a moment, and lets out a sigh " This is a big game tonight " he says " Who are we playing " These are good times in Motown The Pistons are making the extra pass Rasheed Wallace is asserting himself Antonio McDyess looks three years younger on his feet.