DHANI' S gleans CALL " imparts First Down " RATINGS SYSTEM " Touchdown: As good as it gets " Field goal: Comes away with points " First Down: Moves the chains " Sacked: Lost yards Not good " Fumble: Doesn' t get any worse. Philadelphia at Indianapolis- Donovan McNabb shouldn' t be surprised if Peyton Manning pulls him aside to ask how exciting it is to choke in the Super Bowl instead of in an earlier playoff round. Villanova( 30- 8) made a magical run in the NCAA tournament The No. Her e- mail account was inundated with congratulatory messages " I' m tired, yet when you win and are heading to a Final Four, I guess you keep moving " Mulkey- Robertson said by phone Tuesday afternoon from her office on the Waco campus " It' s so exciting for the university and our community. The Cavaliers trailed most of the way, taking their first lead since very early on Singletary' s 3- pointer that made it 45- 44 with 14: 14 to play.

He replaces Jeff Price, who resigned on March 30 after 10 seasons . Kiera Hardy added eight points but shot just 3- for- 14 from the field field . Graham Hays is a regular contributor to ESPN' s women' s basketball coverage E- mail him at Graham Haysespn3 . WASHINGTON- The Washington Wizards announced Sunday that assistant general manager Rod Higgins will be leaving the organization . Lee was 4- of- 12 for 49 yards and one interception before he was sidelined with a right ankle injury late in the first half. Jacoby will be the team' s infield coach and first base coach with Bobby Jones moving from the first base box to third base Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.

He threw the equivalent of two innings and got only two swinging strikes, but declared himself on schedule for the start of the season " I didn' t feel as comfortable today as the other day, but still I got good work in " Martinez said " My curveball was so- so As far as my health and my pitches, I' m right there I' m OK . That' s a far cry from the team' s pre- Bennett futility and diminishing crowds . Rush came through- on both ends of the floor- and saved No 6 Kansas from yet another loss to an unranked team . Arseneault, the guard' s father, planned to take a different tack by playing two of his best offensive players, John Grotberg and Keith Chamberlain, in 10- minute shifts to see how many points they could score . But as anĀ NBA general manager in another city told me " Right now, that wouldn' t work for us because that retired 65- year- old female security guard we have sitting behind the visitors' bench wouldn' t have much of a chance against a drunk fan This isn' t the NFL We don' t have the bouncers they have " They might now Yet in this case, Artest had no idea who threw the cup.  Villanova( 12)          4- 0    2, 399   5  4.

None of this is a surprise because of the 6- foot- 2, 200- pounder' s athleticism, or the flashes he showed last season, during the spring and again in preseason camp " We felt like he was a player ready to break out . Thompson and Jeremy Clayton scored 10 points each for Appalachian State . Paris, the 6- foot- 4 daughter of former San Francisco 49ers All- Pro Bubba Paris, has dominated the Big 12 since she arrived on campus with her twin sister, Ashley . Allen two- handed Zetterberg midway through the third period of Vancouver' s 5- 1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night No penalty was assessed on the play . Whether you choose to blame him or us, that' s just the way it is. Last year, Houston safety Leomont Evans was temporarily paralyzed in the expansion Texans' preseason opener against the New York Giants. A three- point play by Bell put the Greyhounds up by 10 with 18: 37 remaining, but Loyola made only two baskets over the next seven minutes while Marist closed to 38- 37.

Penn State snapped an 11- game losing streak against Michigan, including five in a row at home . Associated PressVILLANOVA, Pa- After a week off after a tough loss, Villanova( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today, No 23 AP) was anxious to play . Hare went 10- for- 10 at the free throw line as the Salukis( 6- 9, 1- 3 Missouri Valley) picked up their first conference win . Joseph' s Hospital and Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Kimberly Lodge said . Regardless of what' s written or said about him by fans, media or university administrators, the man remains unmoved. His last seven appearances have been as a starter, with a 1- 3 record and 5 40 ERA Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. We' re going to have to get up off the mat and come back and fight hard " Army would seem to be just what the Falcons need to get back on track.

And everybody involved is determined to make a playoff push in what is likely the last run for this club with the star slugger, not to mention a handful of other key players . They played Little League baseball together before Anderson moved away during high school, and their paths separated for a time . Spotting newly elected Hall of Famer Goose Gossage in the clubhouse, Crystal made a beeline to the reliever and offered congratulations . Updated: April 16, 2008, 10: 38 PM ET UCLA' s Love to announce future plans at news conference Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services LOS ANGELES- UCLA All- American Kevin Love will announce his plans for next season at a campus news conference Thursday . Eight plays later, Mark Buchholz kicked a 32- yard field goal to make it 10- 0. The fourth- ranked Trojans sputtered for most of the next three quarters before they began clicking again late in the game, scoring a pair of quick touchdowns to put BYU away 35- 18 on Saturday night " We have a lot of corrections to make now " Carroll said.

285 career average, with 107 homers and 481 RBIs in 923 games Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Jones, 21, had just taken a shot during the workout in the Koessler Athletic Center, turned to run, began to tremble, and fell, face forward, to the floor, said Marc Gignac, the school' s sports information director . The 22 points were the fewest Fullerton had scored in any first half this season . Maybe it' s time for someone to get a government grant to compare the won- loss records of the cot- sleepers with the guys who leave work at a decent hour, eat dinner at home and play with their kids before getting six or seven hours of sleep . Associated PressEVANSTON, Ill- Craig Moore scored 19 points and John Shurna added 18 points to lead Northwestern to a 75- 63 win over Chicago State on Wednesday.

He moved to Detroit in 2000 and hit 22 homers with 67 RBI in 115 games . Bennett, 60, will be replaced for the game by assistant coach Tony Bennett, his son, team spokesman Craig Lawson said . In Miami, Daunte Culpepper moved freely and threw accurately in his first appearance with the Dolphins . Defensive tackle Melvin Oliver will miss a few days of practice after sustaining a hyper- extended knee against Florida . Class 2002: Database/ Top 100/ Top Classes Class 2001: Database/ Top 100/ Top Classes Class 2000: Database/ Top 100/ Top Classes Class 1999: Database Class 1998: Database/ Top Classes McDonald' s Games/ NBA Drafts* Search for Stories/ games/ rosters. Kansas State' s Kendra Wecker, one of two repeat selections, is the lone senior who made the cut. Ginobili paced San Antonio with 15 points, while Nesterovic added 14 and reserve Kevin Willis 13.

The center, who played with the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils last season, was brought in to help offset the loss of injured forward Eric Lindros . The last time Odom, who turns 27 next week, seriously contemplated retirement? Immediately following his first camp press conference, the one he conducted with a Bible in tow " I was still thinking about leaving then " Odom says " Being with the guys is good, but that' s only three hours a day . Standing less than 2 feet away, I can see pools of tears in his eyes . The Vols' first- year coach pledged to sing " Rocky Top " after beating the Gators at the Swamp, and had accused Meyer of committing an NCAA violation in trying to hang on to a recruit who eventually joined Kiffin at Tennessee . The last thing we needed was another overhyped Yankees- Sox series that sucks everything into its orbit, like a black hole, the Death Star or the Brad- Jennifer breakup Oh, don' t get me wrong.

Greg Smith scored on a pitch two plays later from the 4 for a 24- 10 lead . I think we all would " Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said before Game 6 on Wednesday night Following Tuesday night' s 4- 2 win in St . Williams said he asks himself when it will end " Is today going to be the day, geez? We can' t possibly continue to play this poorly " he said But they have . On Friday, junior 2B Jess Buenger( 4- for- 5, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR) helped Rice build an 11- 1 lead through four innings for sophomore RHP Ryan Berry( 6 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, but UAB battled back and tied the score with four against freshman LHP Matt Evers in the top of the eighth before freshman OF Chad Mozingo delivered a game- winning two- run single in the bottom of the frame . This will be the second stint with the Clippers for the 38- year- old Polynice He averaged 12 3 points and 9 1 rebounds in 31 games in 1990- 91 and 8 1 points and 7 1 rebounds in 76 games in 1991- 92. He feels great " Gagne was limited to 14 games last year because of injuries, and underwent season- ending surgery June 24 to repair a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow.