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♦ TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2005
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Singh wins Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) - Vijay
Singh showed up when it counted
Sunday with a routine birdie on the
final hole to cap off a 5-under 65
and win the Sony Open.
Singh never had the lead at
breezy Waialae Country Club until
he hammered a 300-yard drive on
the par-5 18th, hit a utility club just
short of the green and took two
putts to avoid a playoff against
hard-charging Ernie Els.
Singh finished at 11 -under 269,
and the $864,000 first-place check
returned him to the top of the
money list. With all the talk of the
"Big Three," the 41-year-old Fijian
showed he's still the man to beat.
Shigeki Maruyama lost a one
shot lead with a bogey on the 12th
by missing the fairway, and mak
ing a 10-footer to save bogey after
going long on the 14th green.
He closed with a 71 and tied for
'third at 271 with Charles Howell
111 (67).
Brett Quigley, trying to win for
the first time in 221 starts on the
PGA Tour, also bogeyed the 14th
and saw any hope end by miss
ing a 4-foot par putt on the 17th.
He shot a 71 to tie for fifth with
Stewart Cink (65).
Former Raider shot
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -
Former Oakland Raiders center
Barret Robbins was shot and criti
cally wounded during a struggle
with a police officer investigating
a burglary at a South Beach office
building.
Robbins, a former All-Pro known
best for going AWOL during the
2003 Super Bowl and other erratic
behavior, was hospitalized in criti
cal condition.
Robbins was shot several times
in the torso during a Violent strug
gle” with a Miami Beach detective
Saturday night, police spokesman
Bobby Hernandez said.
Robbins, 31, was confronted
in a second-floor office in a build
ing that also houses a nightclub,
gym and jewelry store. He was
considered a burglary suspect,
though no charges had been filed,
Hernandez said.
TCU's Irvin sets record
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -
TCU’s Sandora Irvin set an NCAA
Division I record with 16 blocked
shots in the Lady Frogs' 75-34 vic
tory over UAB on Sunday.
Irvin, who also had 20 points
and 18 rebounds for the first triple
double in school history, broke the
record of 15 set by Amy Lundquist
of Loyola Marymount in December
1992 against Western Kentucky.
LaKisha Phifer holds the overall
record with 20 blocked shots for
Division II St. Paul's in January
1996.
Puck supplier lays off staff
QUEBEC (AP) - The NHL’s
official puck supplier has laid off
half its staff, a result of the hockey
lockout that entered its 123rd day
on Sunday.
InGlasCo, of Sherbrooke,
Quebec, laid off 20 of about 40
employees from a plant that nor
mally produces about 300,000
pucks and souvenirs for the 30
NHL teams.
Wizards guard to miss time
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wizards
guard Larry Hughes will miss four
to six weeks with a broken right
thumb, a huge loss for one of the
NBAs most surprising teams.
Hughes fractured his thumb
during Saturday night's victory
over the Phoenix Suns.
In his seventh season, Hughes
is second on the team and 18th in
the league in scoring, averaging
21.2 points per game. He leads
the league in steals (2.82) and is
averaging 6.1 rebounds and 5.3
assists in 34 games.
Dorfmeister wins downM
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy
(AP) - Michaela Dorfmeister won a
World Cup downhill Sunday, deny
ing Austrian teammate Renate
Goetschl a fourth consecutive vic
tory on the course.
Goetschl finished second, still
good enough for her to take the
lead in the overall World Cup
standings from Croatia’s Janica
Kostelic, who was fourth.
Dorfmeister was timed in 1 min
ute, 36.62 seconds on the Olympia
delle Tofane course, 0.59 ahead of
Goetschl. Germany's Hilde Gerg
was third, 0.78 behind.
Lindsey Kildow, the 20-year-old
American who was the top chal
lenger to Goetschl in the week's
previous three races, made a big
error on the top part of the course
after posting faster times than
Dorfmeister at each of the first two
checkpoints.
Peterhansel takes paly
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -
France's Stephane Peterhansel
won his second straight Dakar
Rally, a 5,566-mile race that began
in Spain two weeks ago, covered
vast stretches of African desert
and left two motorcyclists dead.
Peterhansel added another car
title to his six victories in the motor
cycle division. The Mitsubishi driv
er completed the punishing test
Sunday in 52 hours, 31 minutes,
39 seconds.
H ASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
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New York 17 19 .472 -
Boston 17 20 .459 1/2
Philadelphia 16 20 444 1
Toronto 15 23 .395 3
New Jersey 12 24 .333 5
Southeast Division
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Miami 28 11 .718 -
Washington 22 13 .629 4
Orlando 20 16 .556 6 1/2
Charlotte 8 25 .242 17
Atlanta 7 27 .206 18 1/2
Central Division
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Cleveland 22 14 .611
Detroit 22 14 .611
Indiana 18 17 .514 3 1/2
Chicago 16 18 .471 5
Milwaukee 12 23 .343 9 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
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San Antonio 30 9 .769 -
Dallas 23 12 .657 5
Houston 20 17 .541 9
Memphis 20 18 .526 9 1/2
New Orleans 5 31 .139 23 1/2
Northwest Division
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Seattle 27 9 .750
Minnesota 19 17 .528 8
Denver 15 21 .417 12
Portland 15 21 .417 12
Utah 13 26 .333 15 1/2
Pacific Division
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Phoenix 31 7 .816 -
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but Valdosta broke loose
on a 13-2 run behind three
consecutive three-pointers.
“They score in spurts,”
Nix said. “We were up by 15
and the next thing I know
were up by four.”
Nix sent his starters to
the court for the final min
ute and they stemmed the
tide.
“At times this year, we’ve
been so inconsistent,”
Hughes said.
Avery Wright capped the
scoring at 55 to give him a
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LA. Lakers 20 15 .571 91/2
L.A. Clippers 18 18 .500 12
Golden State 11 27 .289 20
Tuesday's Games
Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Houston. 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Dallas. 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
NBA Capsules
Super Sonics 105, Cavaliers 97
SEATTLE - Ray Allen scored 27 points
and Vladimir Radmanovic added 23 points
and 11 rebounds, leading the Seattle
Super Sonics to a 105-97 victory over the
Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.
Leßron James, making his second trip
to Seattle, had 35 points and 11 assists.
James, who ranks sixth in sconng in the
league, shot 14-for-30 from the field.
Allen, the league's No. 7 scorer, had
seven points in the fourth quarter to help
hold off the Cavs and James.
Drew Gooden finished with 27 points for
Cleveland.
Luke Ridnour had 18 points for the
Sonics, while Antonio Daniels added 15.
Raptors 102, Hornets 99
TORONTO (AP) - Chris Bosh had 24
points. 10 rebounds and two key blocks
down the stretch for the Raptors.
New Orleans point guard Baron Davis
left late in the third quarter with a bruised
right ankle and did not return.
Lee Nailon scored a career-high 32
points for the Hornets but missed two shots
and had two blocked by Bosh in the final
three minutes.
Morris Peterson had 25 points and 10
rebounds for Raptors, who are 7-7 since
trading Vince Carter to New Jersey on Dec
17. Jalen Rose added 19 points off the
bench, and Bosh finished with his seventh
straight double-double.
Men’s College Top 25 Capsules No.
bench. He added four more
points in the second period
and two 3-pointers in the
game-high 16 points. Justin
Shipp added 10.
Valdosta’s Darrell Eady
led his team with 13 points.
Antonio Tillman scored 12.
Against Coffee County
Friday night, Houston
County had to overcome a
10-point deficit at half to
force the overtime period.
SCOP BOARD
HOUSTON COUNTY 55,
VALDOSTA 49
VA: 10 20 4 15-49
HC; 18 11 14 12-55
Halftime: (VA) 30-29. Scorers: (VA) Brown
4, Darrell Eady 13, Connely 3, Shuman
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SPORTS
No. 13 Boston College 73, West
Virginia 53
MORGANTOWN. W.Va. (AP) - Jared
Dudley scored 21 points, Craig Smith
added 20 and No. 13 Boston College beat
slumping West Virginia 73-53 Sunday for
the Eagles' eighth straight road win.
The Eagles (14-0, 3-0 Big East), one of
four unbeaten teams in Division I, extend
ed the best start in school history and
won their first three conference games
for the first time under eighth-year coach
Al Skinner.
Jermaine Watson came off the bench
to add 13 points for Boston College. The
Eagles, No. 1 Illinois, No. 3 Kansas and
No 5 Duke are the only undefeated teams
in Division I.
Mike Gansey scored 14 points and
Tyrone Sally had 13 for West Virginia (11-
3, 1-2), which has lost three of four games
after starting the season 10-0.
No. 5 Duke 80, Virginia 66
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - J.J. Redick
scored 20 of his 28 points in the second
half to help No 5 Duke beat Virginia.
Shelden Williams added 16 points, 11
rebounds and nine blocks for the Blue Devils
(13-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Duke, one of four unbeaten Division I
teams in the country, struggled to put away
the Cavaliers (9-5, 0-4), but still won for the
20th time in 22 meetings.
Sean Singletary scored 19 points to lead
the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-4 in the league
for the first time since the 1998-99 season,
Pete Gillen's first year as coach. Virginia
has not won at Cameron Indoor Stadium
in 10 years.
N.C. State 76, No. 8 Georgia Tech 68
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Ilian Evtimov led
a balanced attack with 17 points, including
a clutch late 3-pointer, and North Carolina
State beat No. 8 Georgia Tech to snap a
four-game losing streak.
Five players scored in double figures
for the Wolfpack (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast
Conference), who hadn't won since nar
rowly getting by Columbia last month.
Cameron Bennerman finished with 16
third for a grand total of
17.
He would have scored
even more but two of his
shots were blocked by a
pair of Seminoles, another
bounced in and out, and he
spent most of the fourth
quarter on the bench with
a sprained knee.
His layup with 7:08 to go
in the second quarter put
the Demons up for good,
and that in turn helped
spark a 22-point quarter.
Westside managed only
11 and went in trailing at
the break 34-25.
Johnson’s two treys in the
third quarter turned out to
be huge considering the fact
the only other basket they
had came from Miller.
Meanwhile, the Seminoles
scored nine points during
that time - they were 4-of
-12 from the field whereas
Warner Robins was 3-of-10
- to trail 42-34 heading into
the final frame.
An 8-0 run to open
the quarter then put the
Demons up 50-34 and that
along with some clutch free
throws from Miller - he was
5-of-6 from the line - sealed
the win.
2, Colbert 4, Antonio Tillman 12, Williams
5. Bivins 6; (HC) Johnson 3, Pero 2,
Northern 5, Walker 4, Justin Shipp 10,
Avery Wright 16, Gregory 8, Banks 7. 3-
pointers: (HC) Eady 3, Connely, Tillman
2; (HC) Johnson. Records: (VA) 8-11,0-5
in 1-AAAAA; (HC) 9-9, 2-2. Next: (HC)
vs. Tift Co., Fri., 7:30 p.m.
From Friday
COFFEE COUNTY 68, HOUSTON
COUNTY 67 (OT)
HC. 8 15 20 17 7-67
CC: 21 12 14 13 8-68
Halftime: (CC) 33-23. Scorers: (HC)
Johnson 4, Pero 9, Northern 4, Shipp
8, Wright 9, Warren Gregory 25, Banks
8; (CC) Quan Hancock 12, Jordan 2,
Lindsey Johnson 11, Devon Edwards
18, Hill 7, Williams 8, Jones 2, Martin
8. 3-pointers: (HC) Pero, Gregory; (CC)
Hancock, Johnson, Edwards 2.
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points, and Julius Hodge had 12 of his 14
in the second half.
Jarrett Jack had 16 points, and Isma il
Muhammad added 12 for the Yellow
Jackets (11-4, 2-2), who still missed guard
B.J. Elder He sat out his fourth straight
game with a sore left hamstring, leaving
the Yellow Jackets without their second
leading scorer.
Wisconsin 62, Michigan State 59
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kam Taylor
scored the go-ahead basket with 37.3
seconds left and Wisconsin ran off the final
11 points to beat No. 15 Michigan State,
extending the longest home winning streak
in Division I to 38 games.
The Badgers (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) trailed
by eight points with less than 2 minutes
left, and Taylor's basket in the lane gave
them a 60-59 lead. Zach Morley added two
free throws with 9.3 seconds to go. and
Michigan State's Shannon Brown missed
a 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
Clayton Hanson scored 15 points
and Sharif Chambliss added 14 to help
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan improve to 6-0
against Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.
Paul Davis scored 20 points to lead the
Spartans (10-3, 2-1).
The Badgers haven't lost at Kohl Center
since Dec. 4, 2002, when Wake Forest
beat them 90-80.
Women's College Top 25 Capsules
No. 7 Notre Dame 86,
No. 20 Purdue 69
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Jacqueline
Batteast had 21 points and 11 rebounds,
and Megan Duffy scored 17 of her 19
points in the first half to lead Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish (14-3) beat Purdue for
the first time since the 2001 NCAA cham
pionship game, ending a four-game losing
streak to the Boilermakers.
Erin Lawless led Purdue (10-6) with
16 points and Katie Gearlds had 14. The
Boilermakers lost back-to-back games for
the first time since December 2001, when
they lost to the Irish and LSU.
Batteast earned her 36th career double-
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- and led 21-13 at the half.
Also part of the
Demonettes’ halftime dis
cussions and part of their
second-half gameplan: Get
the ball to Cherie White.
“We needed to get her to
the free-throw line,” said
Mobley whose squad fell to
9-8 overall and 1-3 in the
region. “She shoots well
enough and when they’re
playing man-to-man like
they were, it often creates a
mismatch.”
Warner Robins succeeded
in doing just that - getting
her to the charity stripe
- but not until the fourth
quarter.
She still did damage in
the third, however, Of the
Demonettes’ nine points,
she accounted for 7. Twice
midway through the period,
she helped Warner Robins
cut the lead to 7.
But Westside was also
pushing the ball inside and
trying to get to the line. And
they succeeded first.
They were 6-of-ll from
the free-throw line and 4-
of-14 from the field - the
Demonettes were 4-of-10
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double, tying Ruth Riley tor second place
on Notre Dame's career list.
Florida State 95, No. 15 Maryland
91, OT
TALLAHASSEE. Fla (AP) - Roneeka
Hodges scored seven of her school-record
39 points in overtime, helping Florida State
upset Maryland.
Hodges made 15-of-26 shots from the
field, including all three of her 3-point
tries for the Seminoles (16-2, 3-1 Atlantic
Coast Conference), who overcame a 12-
point deficit over the final 10 minutes of
regulation.
Shay Doran led Maryland (12-3, 2-2)
with 39 points and Crystal Langhorne had
19.
No. 18 Georgia 71, Auburn 56
ATHENS (AP) - Auburn's 6-foot-5 center
Marita Payne lived up to her shot-blocking
prowess, but it proved of little consequence
against No. 18 Georgia Sunday.
Payne equalled her own school record
with 10 blocks, befitting the nation's leading
shot blocker, averaging 4.4 a game coming
in. Georgia hit nine 3-point field goals, get
ting 15 points from Janese Hardrick and 12
from Sherill Baker.
Payne led Auburn (9-7,0-3 SEC) with 11
points and six rebounds, four short of the
first triple double in school history. Natasha
Brackett added 10 points.
Auburn went nearly five minutes before
scoring its first field goal, by which time
Georgia had taken a 13-3 lead, highlighted
by 3-pomters by Cori Chambers, Humphrey
and surprise starter Katie Frye.
Auburn made no real run at Georgia, but
trailed 15-7 at 12:58 after Louise Emeagi's
putback. But the Lady Dogs dominated the
next six minutes, 17-3. Baker scored three
baskets during the run, two off a steal and
one off a loose ball, giving Georgia a 32-10
lead with 6:46 to play in the half.
Twice in the second half, Auburn was
as close as 13 points, the last after Alexis
Ogubie's short jumper made it 43-30 with
14:55 to play. But a 15-5 run over the next
six minutes put the Lady Dogs comfortably
ahead 58-34 with 8:52 left to play.
from the field - and led,
35-22 heading into the final
eight minutes.
White did the majority
of her damage during that
time. She made five trips to
the line - the first was on a
technical and allowed her to
shoot four shots - and con
nected on 8-of-12 of them.
A 3-pointer by C.C.
Jackson - her second of the
night - and one by Symone
Wilkerson helped but
couldn’t counter the Lady
Seminoles’ 7-of-12 shooting
down the stretch.
Note: Warner Robins may
be in for an added boost at
some point before the season
is over. Drahcir Ross, who
suffered a stress fracture in
her foot and was reported
elsewhere as being done for
the year, may not be, said
Mobley.
“There is a chance she’ll
be back," said Mobley. Ross
at center averaged dou
ble digits last year for the
Demonettes and at center
would provide them a formi
dable inside presence. “She’s
been running on it full
strength. We’re hoping she’s
going to be back soon.”