He nailed updates a 3- uncovers point shot at 14: 52 of the second half to put the Wildcats ahead, 37- 36, and gave Bethune- Cookman the lead for good at 12: 27, sinking another 3- pointer to make the score, 40- 39. And the inside game evaporated when Davon Jefferson and Taj Gibson piled up one foul after another trying to stop Beasley; both of them wound up fouling out " The man- to- man defense was aggressive " said Mayo, who never got in much of a groove after missing his first three shots " They got us out of the flow of our offense. WMIG 4: Jeter' s dive into row 5 in the top of the 12th to snuff a Red sox rally WMIG 5: Manny Ramirez. He said the day felt normal to him, so he wasn' t nervous " It' s a day I' ve been waiting for for a very long time " Matsuzaka said " Even given that fact, it felt strangely normal " He threw 108 pitches, 74 of them strikes. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. A day after missing eight of its first nine shots in the season opener against Central Michigan, Missouri made six of its first eight shots Tuesday against the Rams. Alcorn made it 7- 3 on Alexander Oelfke' s 19- yard field foal midway through the third period, but the Golden Lions answered with another touchdown just 3 minutes later, when Moore connected with Demetri Beverly from 13 yards out.
But McAndrew converted 4- of- 4 from the free throw line to clinch the victory . He wore a T- shirt with a picture of his cousin on it under his jersey and saved the interception ball to give to his uncle, Charles Herndon " I was expecting to try to make some big things for him while I was in his hometown " Herndon said " It felt good to be able to get that pick and be able to send it to him and let him know that' s who it was for= PORTIS LEFT: With Plummer struggling, Portis picked up where he left off last season . The Giants won 20- 19, and were presented with the unenviable task of carrying Bill Parcells off the field on their shoulders( Scott Norwood Tangent: Norwood faced far more pressure with his kick in Super Bowl XXV than Adam Vinatieri did with his two game- winning Super Bowl boots . Associated PressCORVALLIS, Ore- Jamelle McMillan did his best to put on a show for his dad . They failed in their initial attempt to mix and match possible combinations, but there were indications talks could still be revived before the deadline. Though he won' t admit it, LaFleur' s butterfingers probably resulted from holding for Pochman, a left- footed kicker. Over the next seven minutes, MVSU outscored the Tigers 23- 10 to claim a 19- point lead, 67- 48 with 8: 50 remaining.
Whoever the new head Rattler is, he' ll have one month to prepare before Midnight Madness and to deal with replacing the production of three of the squad' s four double- figure scorers . The Bearcats went 23- 9 last season and won both the America East regular- season and tournament titles . Because every now and then, geniuses must expose the world to their process " We were able to do this because, in the course of the playoffs, we played teams equal to them " he spoke " Chicago, New Jersey " he talked of teams who were the fire to him and his 15 men . Parker was the first woman to( almost) dunk twice in a college game . Giannini said he, university president Shelby Thames and Golden Eagles coach Jeff Bower decided the quick buck wasn' t worth what Southern Miss would gain in the long run by hosting Big Red " We felt that it was important for our season ticket holders, for our students, for our faculty and staff and for the Hattiesburg business community that we play the game in Hattiesburg " Giannini said. Associated PressITHACA, N. Tyree Gardner hit a 3- pointer with 3 seconds remaining but San Jose State( 5- 15, 1- 6) never got off another shot.
Kolb connected with Brandon Middleton on a 62- yard pass with 10: 13 left in the third as Houston( 2- 1) led 14- 7 . Teams aren' t allowed to announce moves during the World Series, but the Yankees could ask commissioner Bud Selig for permission . Piniella said the left fielder will be out at least a week " His finger was really swollen today " Piniella said " He' ll have to tell us, but it' s going to be a while " Slugging, 100- RBI man Aramis Ramirez has had swelling and soreness in right throwing shoulder . 20 Wildcats 84- 68 Wednesday night in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic " You can' t just show up on the court and think you' re going to beat somebody because you wear a certain jersey " said Gillispie, who turned 48 Wednesday " We didn' t play like a hunter tonight " Instead, the Wildcats were the prey the entire game, falling behind 14- 0 and never cutting the deficit under seven points " A lot of people will think this is a misprint, but I hope not " Gardner- Webb coach Rick Scruggs said " I hope they get to see it and can enjoy it . The Bucs considered it a sign of disrespect to play their first game away from home, especially in Philadelphia. To order the complete 25th anniversary edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, visit blueribbonyearbook or call 1- 866- 805- BALL( 2255( Information in this team report is as of October 1) COACH AND PROGRAM Funny thing about sleeping giants. Despite winning its opener, Nevada dropped out of this week' s poll.
Charleston never trailed as it beat The Citadel for the third time this season . NEW YORK- Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves was fined$ 5, 000 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a basketball into the stands during a game against the Utah Jazz . He has a weekly segment on " Cold Pizza " and is a regular forum guest on " Rome Is Burning " He resides in Chicago Sound off to Scoop and website here . No branch of the Denver Public Library was set to open until 10 a m . But for the second straight game, the Panthers needed their special teams to do it. The school plans to open the$ 130 million, 15, 000- seat John Paul Jones Arena for the 2006 season. Jersey/ A kicked its field goal for the lead with 14 seconds left.
After an 18- yard field goal by the Pritchard, Schaefer threw touchdown passes to Rasheed McClaude and Yancey . Associated PressLEWISBURG, Pa( AP- Patrick Behan scored 16 points and Justin Castleberry scored 11 to lead Bucknell to a 55- 52 victory over Albany, N Y on Saturday . What an astonishing turnaround that would be for a Reliant Stadium that often felt more like a half- empty library during this season' s home games . Facing right- hander Shawn Camp( 0- 5, Ben Zobrist singled to begin the 12th . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Pittsburgh starts 12- 0 for the first time since the 2005- 06 season( started 15- 0# 8226& nbsp; The Panthers have won six straight against Florida State# 8226& nbsp; Sam Young( 21 points) has reached double- figures in 31 of his last 32 games# 8226& nbsp; Pittsburgh improved to 38- 3 in the month of December under head coach Jamie Dixon- ESPN research Young' s tip- in broke a 48- 48 tie and he followed with a jump shot with a minute left that gave the Panthers a 52- 48 advantage " That kind of put their heads down " Young said " The guy made great plays " Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said " They made the plays they had to make in that minute stretch and we missed ours " Pitt( 12- 0) nearly wasted a 17- 0 run keyed by two 3- point shots by Jermaine Dixon that gave them a 43- 34 lead with 8: 53 left. Lopez and his brother combined to score 10 straight Stanford points midway through the second half and Brook pounded his chest after his basket with 11: 56 to play pulled the Cardinal within 42- 40 and forced Bennett to call time out. Let me ask, and keep asking, just because someone has to: Is this some kind of strange show of solidarity with Shaq he' s working? Is it something he' ll get over? Great as he is, is he becoming a late- game liability? Are we on the verge of the Hack- a- Dunc? Let' s find out Let it go seven Because that' s two more games with Ben' s hair.
State got its initial first down with 1: 17 left in the half, and Beck then found Owen Spencer, who caught five passes for 82 yards, on a 22- yard reception on the next play . I' m going to want to be focused on getting guys out " the Cleveland pitcher said Friday after he allowed only an unearned run over seven innings in the Indians' 6- 2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays The 29- year- old Westbrook will make$ 6 . It' s encouraging, refreshing " Trent Johnson said " As well as we' ve played in terms of our effort and our energy, we can rebound better . He' s quietly confident and thinks his experience will work for him " I think I can still play " he said " They know I' ve been around for a long time and what I can do on the field " . Dugat capped Baylor' s spree with a follow shot underneath and a breakaway basket after Bruce made a long pass across court on his knees. TCU made its fifth straight showing in the Big Dance, making it one of just 18 teams to appear in every tournament since 2001. Massachusetts 8- 4 779 - 15.
NORMAN, Okla( AP- It' s all about Adrian for Oklahoma . Bonds The slugger' s chase of Hank Aaron' s 755 homers comes with no guarantee commissioner Bud Selig will be in the seats to watch if his longtime friend' s mark is broken, and amid lingering speculation that Bonds took steroids and failed an amphetamines test last season . They just did some things that took the air out of our sails " Chicago, the No . The Catamounts( 20- 7, 11- 3 America East Conference) took the lead for good, 63- 62, when Blakely drove for a layup with 57 seconds left . Washington State leads the Pac- 10 in defense at 57 points per game, while UCLA gives up 60. Together, they were part of a defense that ranked first in the NFL in 1999 and third the following season. The Tar Heels usually have their schedule filled, too, which doesn' t make picking up a game late in the spring easy.
If not, the Hornets will have to wait until after the season, when he' s a free agent, to restart negotiations with him . Smith opened scoring for the Gusties when he threw a touchdown pass to Kory Wermerskir in the first quarter Andy Ubbelohde was the lone bright spot for St . Torre said it was good to have everyone back in one place, but there' s much to be done before the season opener March 31 against San Francisco . Former LSU track star and Olympic hopeful Xavier Carter was also charged with resisting arrest without violence, a misdemeanor . The first week, we had so many[ sick] that we gave everyone Tamiflu, a capsule a day. Sharks defenseman Matt Carkner and Coyotes winger Andrei Nazarov each got majors for fighting about two minutes later, and San Jose' s Craig Vallette and Pheonix' s Brad Ference were given fighting majors midway through The teams settled down in the second period. Strong competition at starting quarterback has forced Nic Costa to compete hard every day, but the sophomore said others haven' t had to deal with the same sense of urgency, and it showed against LSU " We have had some practices where some guys have been going through the motions " Costa said " It kind of shows up on Saturdays " The Wildcats will concentrate this week on the passing game and pass defense.
As receivers, all we can do is keep working and things will get better for us . Mobley was injured in the second quarter of Sunday' s game against the Ravens when he collided with running back Jamal Lewis and teammate Kelly Herndon . 3: Game scoreless, Pittsburgh goes for it on fourth- and- 1 on the Miami 39( Thank goodness no Preposterous Punt- one reason the Steelers are champs is that they do not launch mincing fraidy- cat punts in these situations) Charlie Batch fakes the fullback belly, then shifts the ball to his left hand to quick- flip to Willie Parker running left; 4 yards and the first down, and the Steelers record the game' s first touchdown on the possession . Kresge hit a 3- pointer at the buzzer to account for the final score . Roberson missed Kansas State' s 27- 20 loss to Marshall that sent the Wildcats tumbling out of the top 10 and reduced them from contender for the national title to a long shot. Jones said he didn' t try to talk the team out of placing him on the DL with the oblique injury " I didn' t have any grounds to fight it " Jones said " I took four days off and it did feel better but it just wasn' t ready. Updated: March 14, 2005, 11: 46 PM ET Sophomore charged with hitting man outside bar Email Print Share Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan- Kansas leading rusher John Randle was dismissed from the team Monday after being charged with hitting a man outside a bar.
Williams, a Proviso East graduate, did see the field Saturday, but had no statistics . EDEN PRAIRIE, Minneapolis- The Minnesota Vikings, who are off to a 3- 0 start, will start Gus Frerotte at quarterback in Sunday' s game against the San Francisco 49ers . CHICAGO- The surging Chicago White Sox bolstered their bullpen Thursday night, acquiring righthander Scott Sullivan from the rapidly rebuilding Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named and cash Sullivan, 32, was 6- 0 with a 3 62 ERA in 50 appearances as a setup man for the Reds . The detectives concluded that Graber was " a credible threat " sheriff' s Lt Jim Taylor said . He' s already impressed the coaches with his quick grasp of Richt' s complex scheme " It' s like night and day from the first game " Rucker said " He knows it all It' s just a heat- of- the- battle type of thing. Before the game, Huggins announced that talented freshman forward Bill Walker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 69- 65 loss at No 8 Texas A& M. She could play every position on the court at some point during the season, but will start at small forward.
The Wolverines need 79 yards rushing against Oregon to surpass 1, 000 yards on the ground this season . For Eastern, Alexander finished with 122 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, and Aaron Boyce had nine catches for 107 yards, all in the first half . Dotson has been given mild antidepressants since being transferred to the Waco jail last fall, according to his attorneys Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Tulane tried to take advantage of the Tigers' soft spot by sending them to the line It didn' t work . 7 points per game) had just three points, tying his season- low, on a 3- pointer with 8: 10 to play. It may be getting closer to Halloween, but there' s no room for black and orange in L A T- shirts and hats are nothing Face paint is for real You put on face paint, and you cross all sorts of lines You put on face paint, and you' re all in. Thompson died Thursday at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, according to family members.
Miller made 9- of- 11 shots from the field for the Falcons( 19- 12, who shot a season- best 61 percent from the floor and advanced to the semis for the first time since 2002 Miller added 10 rebounds . Sophomore Kyle Matter could see some action, and Edwards was expected to return to practice this week, meaning he' d be available, too " Could you see two quarterbacks? Yes, you could . Updated: September 8, 2006, 1: 18 AM ET Elias Says A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports Email Print Share By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc . However, CU president Elizabeth Hoffman left open the possibility that Barnett " could be on the sidelines this fall " if he proves the football program is not hostile to women and pending the results of an independent committee' s investigation, the Denver Post reported Friday . Associated PressROSEMONT, Ill- Odd as it sounded, Jerome Dyson insisted he really believed it: Connecticut has gone ignored this season Well, those days appear to be over Dyson scored 18 points and No. Muonelo had two fouls in a 17- second span to start the second half and left the game with four. Ryan( 42 career saves) to a five- year$ 47 million contract last week.