It' s assesses our goal fells in to be playing meaningful games next September " Duquette was promoted from assistant general manager to interim GM after Steve Phillips was fired last June 12. You want to bring your wives " The grateful group of visitors took the president up on the offer " He talked about the history of the Oval Office, how they picked their carpet, and which desk he picked " goalie Martin Brodeur said afterward " Little things that nobody would know, I guess He gave a little speech about running the country It was pretty impressive ". Kansas State' s Denis Clemente, who recently scored 44 against Texas, had 12 of his 14 points in the last 13 minutes The Aggies were led by Josh Carter who had 14 points. Two third- quarter touchdown passes from Brown put Butler ahead 21- 14.

Gone, too, are Jason Gesser, Rien Long, Marcus Trufant and other stars who helped the Cougars post two straight 10- win seasons before losing to Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl last January . ANNAPOLIS, Md( AP- Sophomore guard Kaleo Kina scored a game- high 20 points as Navy outlasted Howard 79- 75 in double overtime Monday night . C( AP- Wen Mukubu scored 15 points and Lawrence Kinnard added 14 to lift UAB past East Carolina 58- 42 on Saturday . Stanford stayed atop the final Associated Press women' s basketball poll Monday, the first time the Cardinal have finished the season at No 1 . Smoltz appeared in 75 regular season games in 2002 and 62 games this year. They don' t play again until the NCAAs, so they' ll probably finish No 1 in the final poll next week North Carolina had never been ranked No 1 before this season. The NCAA notified 21 schools whose players attended the event that their players might have accepted unapproved gifts.

They were ranked in the preseason poll and for the first seven weeks of the season in 2004- 05, reaching as high as 12th " I think it' s a good thing to have high expectations for your basketball program " North Carolina State coach Herb Sendek said Monday " But I think we all recognize at the end of the day, what the polls say on Nov . The 49ers were up 32- 24 at halftime as the Titans shot only 29 percent( 10- of- 34) to the 49ers' 43 percent in the first half . It is embarrassing to know that all that craziness is on film and will be played sometime before the end of the season Well, that is all for now . Western Illinois put together another deep drive, only to be stopped on an attempted trick play on fourth- and- 2 at the Badgers' 4- yard line . Hernandez apologized on TV the following day, but added that she wasn' t allowed in the dugout according to major league rules. Often viewed as second- class citizens in their own cities, the World Series champion White Sox and NL East- leading Mets will be well represented on July 11 in Pittsburgh.

Andy Pettitte makes his second start of the series for the Yankees and John Burkett takes the mound for the first time since Game Four of the AL Division Series against Oakland, when he gave up four runs and nine hits in 5 1/ 3 innings . He went to Mississippi and returned to town for a game against Louisville on Dec 18 as part of the SEC/ Big East Invitational . Turner said he wanted to bring a " buzz " back to the Washington program . Sophomore Tony Ugoh would have been one of those players at guard, but he' s been limited lately with a strained Achilles . Former assistant coach Brian O' Neill kept track of the club' s finances, she said. Prosecutors, however, say the tape is legal and was made in a face- to- face meeting with Anderson.

Only John Elway( 148, Dan Marino( 147) and Fran Tarkenton( 125) have more . McNeese State played without guard Troy Aaron, who was sidelined with an injury . Johnson, who is competing with Penny Hardaway for a starting position, has averaged 8 7 points, 3 3 rebounds and 2 4 assists in his two NBA seasons with Phoenix and Boston . Clemens claims he was defamed when McNamee, his former personal trainer, said the pitcher used steroids and human growth hormone from 1998- 2001 " Rather than acknowledging the truth of Mr McNamee' s allegations, Mr . In a story on the Sycamores' Web site, Cooley is quoted as saying she was also voted class clown. The Orange got a subpar performance from guard Andy Rautins, who missed the previous game with a sprained ankle.

Ortiz, Bruce Chen and minor leaguer Hayden Penn are among the potential options " I told him[ Ortiz] don' t count himself out of that thing, but depending on where we are at that point we' ll make the decision " Perlozzo said . The official said that because discipline for possession was not specified, management could use the " just cause " standard to suspend a player for a first offense that occurred before 2005 . But he gave up only a solo homer to Manny Ramirez in the fourth and got out of his only other jam in the fifth . It' s great for our team " Even the opponents liked the idea " I' m going to go suggest it to[ Duke men' s coach Mike Krzyzewski " Duke' s Abby Waner said " It' s great that the support is there We get that from our men' s program, too I' m sure the team appreciated it . Still call every pitcher " that kid " when he gets to spring training Dec 4: Go to winter meetings. The 26- year- old right- hander will take the mound next for the Phillies against Atlanta in the season opener Monday.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report . Associated PressTULSA, Okla( AP- Jerome Jordan and Glenn Andrews scored 14 points each as Tulsa overpowered Arkansas State 75- 59 on Friday . The athletic forward on several occasions brought a sparse crowd to its feet with sharp passes and thunderous dunks . With a lead of at least three scores( 17 points or more) the Colts have passed 77 of 164 plays, 44 percent The average NFL team passes on only 36 percent of the time . He' s improved vastly and really has a great, great grasp of the offense " Martin, on the other hand, could have a bit of an advantage, because he has been around the offense a bit longer " That does show up from time to time " offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher said " But there have been no surprises with Chris.

According to a federal court complaint, Rivera was caught after authorities linked him to a fingerprint left on a note left at one crime scene . DENVER( AP- Courtney Lee scored 17 points and hit a reverse layup in the final 41 seconds as Western Kentucky ended Denver' s 16- game home winning streak with a 71- 70 victory Thursday night . Cornerback Donald Mitchell was put on injured reserve and Dallas traded an undisclosed future pick to Oakland for defensive end Kenyon Coleman, a fifth- round pick in 2002 who played one game last season . FORT COLLINS, Colo( AP- DeSean Jackson is spectacular from scrimmage and on special teams . 1 or 2 back in the league, so we want to get on him early and prove that we can stop the run " They struggled against the Redskins in the fourth quarter. Keion Bell scored 20 points to lead Pepperdine( 4- 15, 1- 2 Mychel Thompson added 11 points. Recruiting Aftershocks John Calipari' s decision to leave Memphis for Kentucky causes a domino effect in the recruiting world with four of the top 10 players in the nation suddenly back in play, Antonio Williams writes.