Eric Smith assesses finished the observes night with 11 points, and was the only other Camel who racked up a double- digit point total. 15 with 10 catches and 174 yards, including a season- long 48- yarder When Jackson came back, he didn' t miss a beat. I don' t think there' s ever an issue with going a day before the game " This will be Cal' s sixth game that started before noon Pacific time in Tedford' s tenure at Cal, but the first time he has flown out on Thursday instead of Friday. Salyers said in a lawsuit against her former employers that they agreed to pay her to let Savovic stay with her.

The Los Angeles Lakers star, who is free on$ 25, 000 bail, is scheduled to return to Eagle for the hearing, where Gannett will determine whether there is enough evidence to order a trial . oh, and the two- story billboard of yours truly right above is a welcoming sight . Weems finished with five catches for 153 yards and three carries for 20 more yards It was the season opener for both teams . After earning a four- year$ 33 million free agent deal following a 21- 7 season with Atlanta in 2003, Ortiz was 5- 16 with a 7 00 ERA in 28 starts with Arizona .

ALLEN PARK, Mich- Veteran cornerback Otis Smith was signed on Wednesday by the Detroit Lions . 2: I have been watching basketball for something like 30 years . Consider some of Notre Dame' s traditions: Before every home game, Notre Dame players scrape off some of the gold covering the Main Building dome on campus . But touchdowns by Darris Jackson, Baker, and a 47- yard TD run by McCoy increased South Carolina State' s lead to 41- 13 . Worse than a slew of training camp backups who are bound to be cut before the start of the regular season Worse than that He Hate Me guy from the XFL. Pitt began pulling away by scoring nine consecutive points, finished off by Young' s layup off Jermaine Dixon' s pass, to make it 42- 35 with 15: 21 remaining. The rain cleared by the fourth quarter, and that' s when Coker put the game out of reach.

Better still is Knight' s ability to get the most out of lesser talent . They' ve been really strong in the clubhouse for us and have taken a lot of pressure off the younger guys . The championship- round games will be played Friday and Saturday at the Palestra . PISCATAWAY, N .

Marcus Johnson and Brian Roberts each scored 14 points to lead the Flyers, but they shot a combined 11- for- 30 " We can definitely feel it " said Wright, who went 8- for- 9 from the field and had six rebounds " There' s not a lot of teams in this country that have 10 or 12 guys like we have . Massey owned seats through the 1997 season, but dropped them when the team went from unbeatable to unwatchable in just one year " My husband is a pilot for Delta and he was in Madrid on Saturday night " Massey said " And he had to listen to the last three innings of them winning by cell phone . Critics say she violated the spirit of laws designed to protect the disclosure of the sexual history of rape victims " She wanted the public to talk about the victim being sexually promiscuous and poison the jury pool " said Wendy Murphy, a former prosecutor and a professor at the New England School of Law . DePaul( 11- 6, which was 24th last week, has seen its roster thinned by injuries The Blue Demons have lost three straight and five of six The Associated Press contributed to this report .

The first two opponents in the string- LSU and Oregon- are Top 10 clubs, although Oregon was unranked before starting a climb to the No . Delaware State coach Greg Jackson blamed the Hornets' second- half difficulties on Michigan' s defensive intensity " They came out and made us put the ball on the floor to create a shot, and that' s not our strength " Jackson said " Any time that we have to put the ball on the floor to create our own shot, we' re not going to beat very many teams . I' ve got football- tipped scars all over my body, and you know what I freaking love . The cost of changing the lines on courts across the country is the main reason the distance won' t be in place until 2008- 09 . It' s not really that big of a deal " Last spring, Rodriguez was criticized by several members of the Boston Red Sox " That will never end. It wasn' t a big deal " USC' s All- Pac- 10 guard Gabe Pruitt, who missed the first nine games after being declared academically ineligible, is awaiting posting of fall semester grades on Dec 22.

We had some new guys on the offensive line and they had to grow up fast . He stepped down in 2001 and was replaced by current coach Jim Baron Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . The Cardinal are in the regular- season poll for the first time since the team ended the 2003- 04 season ranked No . Last Year It Was Green Bay Over New Orleans by 52- 3, This Year: As the New Orleans Saints defeated the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field- note to copy desk, please check statement for factual accuracy- one bright spot for Green Bay was a touchdown catch by Greg Jennings, a rookie wide receiver . With the score tied at 75 with two minutes left, Curry nailed a 3- pointer to give the U S a 78- 75 lead.

Senior Adam Hall suffered an ankle injury in the season- opener against Eastern Washington and was out a month . McAlister was withheld from the Ravens' game against San Diego last Sunday after missing curfew and skipping a team meeting . There won' t be any motivational speeches, at least not from Novak . But I threw it anyway, they didn' t call it, touchdown for us " Lopina, a Kansas State transfer making his first start, had an 8- yard keeper to tie the game at 14 midway through the second quarter . Jones said he is concerned the exam could reveal lingering soreness in the wrists " It depends on what the doctor says " Jones said " He' s going to give me a pretty thorough exam I have a hunch I may still feel it. 23 Virginia 74- 60 on Saturday night to match their best start in seven seasons and win a share of the Philly Hoop Group Classic " This was a monumental win for us and the program " Gonzalez said " Our kids came in locked in " Brian Laing had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Jeremy Hazell scored 11 points, including a crashing 3- pointer that sent the neutral- site crowd into a frenzy, to help the Pirates win their first five games for the first time since the 2000- 01 season.

The Owl' s Carlos Monroe made two buckets in the last 54 seconds, the first at the 40 second mark coming after a Ramsey 3- pointer brought the Trojans( 5- 6, 0- 1) within four Monroe finished with 20 points . And that has to be pretty exciting for the Bears, because being as good as a deeply flawed AFC team should make them almost unstoppable come playoff time in the NFC . I think I might call him back to see if his refrigerator is running That one is classic, man Classic 12: 11 p m It' s official: J D Drew to the Red Sox for five years and$ 70 million . The win gave the Huskies( 4- 0) a perfect 3- 0 record against teams from BCS conferences . With no outs in the first inning, the San Francisco Giants slugger sent a 1- 1 pitch from Randy Wolf of the Los Angeles Dodgers into right- center field for his seventh homer of the season The three- run shot gave the Giants a 4- 0 lead. M( AP- A season that began with an embarrassing loss is going to end in a bowl game for New Mexico. Bob Watson, baseball' s vice president in charge of discipline, said Olivo' s actions were " inappropriate and violent " Olivo asked the players' association to appeal the penalty, meaning any suspension would be served at the start of next season.

Vermont( 8- 5) struggled offensively but held Central Connecticut( 3- 9) to 28 3 percent shooting Vermont shot 40 . Donald Sims led Appalachian State with 19 points while Donterious Hughes had 13 and Tyler Webb scored 11 The Mountaineers outrebounded the Terriers 38- 33 . Updated: March 21, 2006, 5: 41 PM ET Players given heroes' welcome in return to Cuba Email Print Share Associated Press HAVANA- Cuban players were welcomed home as national heroes Tuesday after finishing second in the inaugural World Baseball Classic without any professionals on the team . Bring group hugs and babbling claptrap about all the special, special kids to a group of men so jaded, you' d expect to find them in a Burmese mine . 4 Florida 70- 66 Sunday night " It' s a shame he has to go out and get 28 points every night for us to win " Hamilton said " Tonight we had to go with Al " Thornton scored 18 in the second half, missing just once from the floor.