Paniagua gave surmises up three unravels hits and a walk, throwing six of 12 pitches for strikes. Tedford brought in new offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar from Northwestern to add the spread offense, but the Bears could do little against the speedy Tennessee defense, which had to replace six of its seven starters up front. Baylor' s training staff listed Szymanski, who had X- rays Sunday, as day to day. The decision on whether he will go on the disabled list could be made by Friday. On Tuesday night in San Francisco, the Giants' outfielder hit his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron' s record of 755 " You' ve always been a great hitter and you broke a great record " Bush told Bonds on the phone, according to White House spokesman Tony Fratto. Owings, 25, made 27 starts in his first major league season last year and rounds out a rotation that, if healthy, will keep its team in contention all season. The Eagles surprised LaSalle 69- 68 in Friday' s tourney opener.
The Vikings have carved out a niche for themselves over these last three decades . D( AP- Ben Woodside scored 21 points and handed out seven assists as North Dakota State beat Idaho for the second time this season, 79- 59 on Saturday NDSU beat the Vandals 91- 76 in their season opener on Nov 13 The Bison( 6- 3) are 5- 1 all- time versus Idaho( 1- 9 NDSU made 16 of 19 free throws Woodside was 9- for- 9 from the line Mike Nelson scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half Brett Winkelman added 14 points and eight rebounds . It feels like home " Pistons president Joe Dumars, who traded Jerry Stackhouse to Washington last summer for Hamilton, said it was a good day for the team to be able to secure Hamilton to a long- term contract " Rip came here last year and he felt like he had a lot to prove " Dumars said " We traded away a guy who had been established here for a while for Rip, and there were a lot of questions surrounding Rip when he came here . Among league rookies, he was tied for first in points with seven " Eric has clearly earned a spot on the Hurricanes with his exceptional play " general manager Jim Rutherford said " It is apparent that he will play an important role with the team at a very young age " Staal had 62 goals and 98 assists in two seasons with Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League . At the same time, the official timekeeper manually controls the clock. No decision had been made on her availability for Tuesday should the Blue Devils advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Texas was upset 38- 28 Saturday by former nemesis Arkansas, ending a run of 20 straight wins at Royal Memorial Stadium.
He scored 14 in the second half " It was unbelievable " Thomas said of the final seconds, thinking of going from 34- 55 his first three years to the NCAA tournament " I didn' t know how to feel " Austin Kenon hit eight 3- pointers and scored 34 points, both career highs, to lead the Keydets, while Chavis Holmes added 21 points and his twin brother Travis added 12 . 23 " We' re just out there showing people that we' re a good team " Bielema said " We don' t get that much recognition, but we can' t be worried about that " Wisconsin scored the eventual game- winning score early in the fourth quarter on a 97- yard touchdown drive . I think that' s everyone' s expectation " Girardi said " I' ve been there some years, and I haven' t been there some years, and I' ve broadcast there some years, and let me tell you, it' s much better when you' re in uniform and you' re there " Girardi' s deal is worth approximately$ 7 5 million, ESPN The Magazine' s Buster Olney reports . Jim Brower also worked 2 2/ 3 innings in that game, leaving the Orioles' bullpen short for the weekend " We needed some pitching . 7 rpg) and senior- to- be Justin Gray( 16 ppg, who will take over for Paul at the point. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said that McRoberts and Paulus had deferred a bit to the seniors prior to Friday but got more assertive. He earlier played seven seasons with the Pistons, two with the San Antonio Spurs and three with the Chicago Bulls He began his NBA career in 1986 in Detroit.
AUBURN, Ala- Don' t look now, but all of a sudden Auburn is riding a three- game winning streak, running wild on offense and making clutch plays on defense . Indiana went scoreless more than five minutes and fell behind 13- 7 before Ratliff, Mike White and Joey Shaw entered the game . The Miners didn' t score until 14: 49 left in the game, when Joe Fieskoski picked off O' Hara' s wobbly pass and took it 39 yards to the end zone . Minnesota also dropped its first elimination game at the Metrodome after going unbeaten in the previous five . While the World University games team is deemed a favorite for the gold, the U S. Notre Dame outrebounded Seton Hall 25- 15 in the second half and were 28- of- 32 from the free throw line for the game while the Pirates were 10- of- 15. They viewed themselves as business executives, and dressed accordingly.
Updated: July 25, 2006, 4: 56 PM ET Wells tweaks back during BP, misses opener vs . His team probably benefited from an opening loss by then- No 4 North Carolina to Santa Clara . But their streak reached 85 seasons without winning a World Series . There was a missed 41- yard field- goal attempt by Kyle Brotzman and a flurry of penalties- 11 for 90 yards It didn' t matter . Collison added eight points, including a long- range basket that gave the Bruins their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, 40- 39 " The crowd was rooting us back into this game " Howland said " If this game was in Pullman, we' d lose " The Bruins were flustered into putting up quick shots, seven of which were blocked in the first half. Seven of those baskets were dunks, including three alley- oops, and the Friars had 48 points in the paint while holding UConn to 22. The 6- 3, 205- pound Young will report to the Devil Rays Instructional League on September 19.
The top 12 are eligible for BCS bowls " I think they are going to be real focused " Doba said of the Cougars " There' s still some things they can accomplish that haven' t been accomplished around here in a long time: They can have three consecutive 10- win seasons, or better " Or they can have an 11- win season( with a bowl win, which would be the first time in the history of the school " Doba said " They can have back- to- back co- Pac- 10 championships . Her shift at the front desk was ending and she wanted to go home, he said, and " she was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable " Winters said she stood up to leave and Bryant gave her a hug that led to some consensual kissing, Winters said . They claim to understand which players would succeed in a baseball city as tough as Boston, then they keep bringing in players who aren' t mentally tough enough to play there( Renteria, Suppan, Kim, Crisp, Clement and hopefully not J D Drew . Sherrill told athletic director Larry Templeton and MSU president Charles Lee early last week that we would step down " To say that Jackie and I haven' t been talking about where we are and where we' re going is not correct, but he caught me by surprise last Monday when he walked in and said' Now' s the time " Templeton said . The caravan of duck boats followed a similar route to the rolling celebration staged after the Red Sox broke an 86- year World Series drought in 2004 by sweeping the St Louis Cardinals. Said club president Stan Kasten " I don' t have any doubts any more about the park It' s going to play just fine It' s going to service our customers just fine. 9 percent in the second half, were lead by Matt Webster, Bradley Strickland and Kyle Anslinger who each had 20 points.
Relph was suspended Tuesday for violating the athletic department' s code of conduct and team policy, athletic director Ron Zwierlein said in a statement . CHICAGO- Sammy Sosa got the Chicago Cubs off to another quick start in their quest to end a 58- year World Series drought . Updated: August 29, 2006, 2: 59 AM ET Judge finds Reardon not guilty on robbery charge Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Reardon Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity WEST PALM BEACH, Fla- Former All- Star relief pitcher Jeff Reardon was found not guilty by reason of insanity Monday for robbing a jewelry store in December . First- year coach David Cutcliffe announced the suspension in a release issued Tuesday . The 37- year- old Gannon led the Raiders' top- rated offense in the NFL last season on the way to winning the league MVP award " Hopefully, he can get better, and from what I understand he is getting better " Callahan said " I' m encouraged by what I hear ". Price, who finished with 13 points " We played defense, we got stops, we got rebounds and we ran. Instead, the Longhorns had to slug out an 87- 81 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday night behind Damion James' 20 points and 11 rebounds, his fourth consecutive double- double " We knew it was going to be a hard- fought game with their coach out " Texas senior guard A J.
No ball was going to beat his jump to the wall, so why not take away the bloop single while you' re at it? As if looking for a new challenge, Andruw has continued his defensive dominance even while gradually adopting a body type that can best be described as " voluptuous " It' s like watching the Hamburglar play center better than anyone else in the game . Howard still wouldn' t talk to reporters, saying he' ll answer any " new " questions before the Phillies played at the New York Yankees on Monday . Both lines of scrimmage just went crazy " Last year' s loss still stung 13 months later and there were plenty of reminders in the first sellout in three seasons at the remodeled Stanford Stadium . A pounding by a powerful team probably would have done more for their confidence than what happened Saturday . The rap star was a Jubilee minister in the late' 90s, when he led a Sunday night hip- hop service at the nondenominational church. Randall has been at his best in the hurry- up offense this season and also took the Tigers down the field against Florida in the final minutes. Alan Grant: In my opinion( that is the one you' re asking for, right) the man has nothing left to prove.
LOUIS( AP- Most years, Drake is the school fighting fatigue in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament The Bulldogs( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No . It was the first passing touchdown, and the second TD of any type, allowed by Connecticut' s defense this season . By contemporary NBA standards, you' re much better off with nothing than with an expensive failure like Milicic or a selfish gunner like Francis . A loss to Yugoslavia- now Serbia& Montenegro- in the quarterfinals prevented the U S from playing for a medal . She also reasoned " if I know about it, it isn' t cheating " 3. A power struggle with Shaq, legal troubles, some memorably selfish play. Jason Harmon intercepted Beutjer' s pass late in the third quarter and ran it back to the Illini 12, setting up Smoker' s 21- yard TD pass to Aaron Alexander.
8 Red Raiders( 11- 1) to their best record since 1973, only the third time in the program' s 84 years the team tallied 11 wins . Mike Piazza and Phillips hit two- run homers off Tsao( 2- 1) for the last- place Mets, who won their season- high sixth straight game^ Braves 6, Diamondbacks 1= ATLANTA- Mike Hampton( 11- 5) won his eighth in a row with eight strong innings, Robert Fick drove in three runs and Atlanta bounced back from a rare shutout to beat Arizona . The only player in major league history to have three 60- homer seasons, Sosa has been with the Cubs since 1992 . Calderon, who was assigned to the Delta Company' s 4th Infantry Division, was destroying a wall with an armored vehicle The wall collapsed and struck his head . He' s down to about 350 pounds and he wants to lose 10 more before Arkansas opens its season next Saturday against Tulsa " I just had to get away. Sheets, who strained a muscle in his upper back in a spring training game March 9, was placed on the 15- day disabled list on March 30. Philadelphia Phillies: Jamie Moyer on Monday will announce plans for his Moyer Foundation to open Camp Erins- bereavement camps for young children- in every Major League Baseball city St.
The deal reportedly gives Shelton another$ 7 million this season . GREENSBORO, N C( AP- Now Virginia Tech can really focus on No 1 North Carolina . He' s also driven in 63 runs, despite batting seventh most of the season " Defensively, he' s as good as any left fielder in baseball " manager Bob Melvin said " He' s quietly having a very nice year- defensively, offensively and with his legs . When your point guards are Rick Brunson and Darrick Martin, that isn' t just an ominous sign, it' s a cry for help . 03 ERA in his first full season with the Giants, who put him in their starting rotation out of spring training. But I have been meaning to note that Peter King of Sports Illustrated, a fine sportswriter, in November lavishly praised San Diego' s A J Smith as the best front- office man in the NFL. Everyone should be healthy when Tennessee opens 2005- 06 at home against Stetson on Nov.
So after playing 20 minutes of what coach Brenda Frese labeled some of the team' s " ugliest " basketball of the season, the same group of guards that took a back seat all season to the post combo of Crystal Langhorne and Laura Harper rescued the Terrapins with big shot after big shot . Other players from Immaculata' s heyday include Rene Muth Portland, who became the longtime coach of the Penn State women' s squad, and Marianne Crawford Stanley, who won three championships as coach at Old Dominion and later coached the WNBA' s Washington Mystics . The Nation- a showcase that will pit college seniors from Texas against those from the rest of the country . Some forms were late, others never returned, according to the Sentinel . Facing its eighth straight lefty starter in Seattle' s Jason Vargas, Sizemore lined the sixth pitch of the game into the right field seats for his 14th homer of the season. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Rob Kurz added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Irish, who outrebounded the Raiders 42- 28.
My dad wrote down some things for me to say and I have to find the paper . Louis Cardinals left- hander Ricardo Rincon was placed on the 15- day disabled list on Friday due to a shoulder injury, creating an opening on the roster for hot- hitting John Gall Rincon, 0- 0 with a 10 . 16, while Florida( 2- 1) inched up three places to the 17th spot TCU( 2- 0) and Texas A& M( 2- 0) rounded out the top 20 Washington( 1- 1) is at No 21, followed by poll newcomer Oregon( 3- 0 . The 44- year- old Clemens has a no- trade clause in his contract negotiated for this season, according to sources . NEW ORLEANS- It' s hot More than hot, sweltering The New Orleans Saints players hope for rain. Williams came close four times at Kansas, starting in 1991 with a loss in the championship game to Duke " If Grant Hill doesn' t jump over the moon to catch that lob from Bobby Hurley, maybe we would have won that one " Williams said " I don' t know what I did or failed to do to allow Grant Hill to catch that lob " He came close in' 93, losing to eventual champion North Carolina in the national semifinals. In Week 6, Portis finally sang for his supper in Washington, toting the rock for a Jim Brown- like 36 carries for 171 yards in a' Skins win.