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www.YictoriaAdvocate.coin 2B MCT0R1A ADVOCATE, Sunday, October 13, 2002 Sports Shorts College Football edges by Navy UAB outscores Houston 51-34 ANNAPOLIS, Md (AP) Ed Bailey ended two long drives with short touchdown runs as Rice handed Navy its 13th straight home defeat 17-10 Saturday. Navy. Brennan Landry put Rice up 17-7 with a 25-yard field goal with 2:33 left drives of 17 and 19 plays. A 4-yard in hv Railpu rmnrfiiatH tVo pf ed when Hackney hit Roddy White for a 21-yard touchdown pass with 16 seconds left in the first half, cutting Houston's lead to 28-13. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

(AP)-Alabama-Birmingham coach Watson Brown didn't like his team's chances late in the first half of the Blazers' 51-34 win Navy got a field goal with 18 seconds left and recovered the onside kick, but backup quarterback Alan Polanco lost a fumble with two seconds to go. Navy (1-5) scored on its first possession, then struggled offensively over the final 49 minutes. The Midshipmen have lost five straight overall and 18 of 19 at tua VJ twuvj UiV Owls' initial possession, and the fullback's 3-yard TD run made it 14-7 with 14:04 remaining. Bailey carried six times for 28 yards during the second drive, which lasted more than eight minutes. Backup fullback Robbie Rice Owls 17 Navy Midshipmen 10 1 1 L-OL A 42-yard field goal by UAB's Nick Hayes made it 28-16 early in the third quarter.

The game turned in UAB's favor over Houston on Saturday. "We were down and out and it looked like we were completely finished," said Brown, whose Blaz Beck accounted for 32 yards on 10 carries during the march. Bailey finished with 65 yards rushing on 18 carries to help Rice break a five-game road losing streak. The Owls' last win on the road was on Oct 13, 2001, at home. Both starting quarterbacks were injured in the first half.

Rice's Kyie Herm sustained a concussion in the second quarter, and Navy junior Craig Candeto bruised his right thigh late in the half. Blazers 51 Houston Cougars 34 COLLEGE BASKETBALL In Cincinnati, a hand-painted sign draped over the bleachers hd an urgent message for Bob Huggins: "Take it easy Coach. We love ya, man!" Bob Huggins, take it easy? Not a chance. Two weeks after having a heart attack during a recruiting trip in Pennsylvania, Cincinnati's basketball coach was back on the court Saturday, presiding over his team's first practice of the new season About 3,200 fans showed up for Huggins' first public appearance since the Sept 28 heart attack. He introduced players while sitting on a wooden swivel chair at center court, then watched from the bench as his team scrimmaged for 20 minutes.

TENNIS In Lyon, France, three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten beat Arnaud Clement 6-7 (1), 6-4 to reach the final of the Lyon Grand Prix Kuerten will play Paul-Henri Mathieu for the championship. Mathieu, who won his first career ATP Tour title in Moscow last week, defeated qualifier Kristian Pless 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6- 4 in the other semifinal. In Vienna, Austria, Roger Fed-erer and Jiri Novak won straight-set semifinals to reach the final of the CA Trophy indoor tournament. The sixth-seeded Federer knocked off fourth-seeded Carlos Moya 6-2, 6-3 in less than an hour. Novak, seeded fifth, beat Andrei Pavel 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2).

In Filderstadt, Germany, Kim Clusters fought off a match point and won the last five games to beat Amelie Mauresmo 3-6, 6-3, 7- 5 and reach the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. Clijsters next plays Daniela Hantuchova, who eliminated 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour in the semifinals. Frogs defeat Army WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Ricky Madison ran for 116 yards and a touchdown as Reggie Nevels, playing his first game since pulling a hamstring in the season opener, completed eight of 17 passes for ers trailed 28- 6. "It's a credit to our kids that they were able to regroup." But Darrell Hackney threw three touchdown passes and UAB overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to make a believer out of Brown.

Houston (2-4, 0-3 in Conference USA) used a strong running attack, led by Joffrey Reynolds, to take a 28-6 lead. But UAB (3-3, 2-0) used Hackney's passing and two critical Houston turnovers in the third quarter to score 38 unanswered points. The Blazers' comeback start- when linebacker Zack Woodfin intercepted a pass by Nick Eddy at the Cougar 28-yard line an cj-re turned it to the 1. Kendal Gibson ran it in for a TD, bringing UAB to 28-23. On Houston's next possession, Reynolds fumbled and UAB's Carlos Hendricks recovered at the Cougar 24.

Hackney hit Chico Cleveland with a 10-yard touchdown pass, giving UAB its first lead, 30-28. UAB took control with two touchdowns early in the fourth quarter a 1-yard run by Gibson, and a 51-yard TD reception by Willie Quinnie. Texas Christian overcame its mistakes to defeat Army 46-27 Saturday in a sloppy, rain-soaked game. Tye Gunn completed 12 of 15 passes for 147 yards and a 46-yard touchdown to Adrian Madise for the Horned Frogs (5-1, 2-1 in Conference USA). TCU had two touchdowns called 104 yards and a 27-yard touchdown to Aris Comeaux to lead Army (0-6, 0-4).

Nevels also ran for a 2-yard touchdown. A 3-yard touchdown run by Mar-cellus Chapman brought Army to 23-20 with 10:16 left in the third quarter. I I TCU Horned Frogs 46 Army Black Knights 27 back because of penalties and fumbled the ball seven times, losing two of them. Lonta Hobbs added touchdown runs of 3 and 62 yards. After an Army first-quarter touchdown, the Horned Frogs built a 23-7 lead thanks to field goals of 31, 32 and 33 yards by Nick Browne, and Gunn's touchdown pass to Madise.

Urbaini has TD catch in Trinity wie passes for 2 12 yards and two touchdowns to lead Texas to a win over Texas Lusk scored on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Abel Gonzalez with 4:10 left in the first half, giving Texas (4-1, 3-0 in the Lone Star Conference) a 30-7 half-time lead. Gonzalez again connected with Lusk, this time for a 72-yard score late in the third quarter, as the Javelinas sealed the victory. Gonzalez finished 15-of-20 for 253 yards with two touchdowns and scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter. Texas (1-4, 1-2) was held to 192 yards of offense. Alcorn St.

33, PRAIRIE VIEW Donald Carrie threw ST. LOUIS The Trinity University Tigers handed the Washington University Bears a 30-0 defeat Saturday at Francis Field in the Bears' worst home loss in 10 The Tigers sacked freshman quarterback Nathan Szep in the endzone for a safety and a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes. Stroman graduate Jerheme Urban then caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Roy Hampton to make it 9-0 in the second quarter. The Tigers made it 16-0 at the end of the third quarter on a Matt Federle five-yard touchdown reception. A Jeremy Boyce three-yard touchdown run and Federle's second touchdown, an eight-yard run, closed the scoring.

TAMUK37, TAMUC 15 COMMERCE Gary Lusk caught eight for 167 yards and two touchdowns as Alcorn State defeated Prairie View Alcorn State (5-1, 3-1 in the Southwestern Athletic) turned two Prairie View turnovers into short Andrew Burks touchdowns early in the first quarter. Jacksonville St. 28, SHSU 22 JACKSONVILLE, Ala. Reggie Standi threw a pair of TD passes in the second quarter, including one for 49 yards, to lead Jacksonville State to a win over Sam Houston State. Jacksonville State (2-4, 0-1 in the Southland Football League) trailed 13-0 in the quarter, after a 5-yard TD run by Sam Houston's Jason Godfrey.

Stancil threw 22 yards to Ralph Jenkins to score with 5:03 left, and again for 49 yards with no time remaining to make it 14-13 at the Austin College 24, TLU 21 SEGUIN Austin College quarterback Brian Womack rushed for two touchdowns and the Kangaroos recovered five Texas Lutheran fumbles to overcome a 14-point deficit for a victory. Midwestern St 54, WTAMU 14 WICHITA FALLS Phillip Boggs threw for a school-record 429 yards and four touchdowns to lead Midwestern State to a win over West Texas Jerry Holstrom's 31-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half gave Midwestern State (4-3, 1-1 in the Lone Star Con- ference) a 24-14 lead. Compiled from Advocate Wire Reports Aggies (HZ a cSSoFjF I mMJ 1 "7 Another DiscountVre Co. I I onHallettsvilleHWY. BRAND IME-W RAD P195H-1Z P155R P165R PI 55800 P16580R.

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Police detained one guard and were searching for two others. DIVING In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a Frenchwoman attempting to break the world free diving record died Saturday shortly after plunging into the sea near La Romana. Audrey Mestre, attached to a pulley and weighted sled, was pulled up by divers nine minutes after she sunk below the surface without oxygen. Medics tried to resuscitate her at a beach hotel but she was declared dead shortly after the effort "An accident happened down there," said Carlos Serra, president of the Miami-based International Association of Free Divers. "We believe something hit the sled.

When she came out of the, water she was foaming from the mouth and bleeding." Serra said Mestre reached her target depth of 561 feet at the beach near La Romana, about 80 miles from Santo Domingo. But in order for it to be considered a record, she needed to return to the surface safely, he said. "Something went terribly wrong," said Jeff BIu-menfeld of Mares, the Italian diving company that sponsored the 28-year-old Mestre. "We don't know what happened yet" Mestre was trying to break the world record of 531.5 feet set by her husband, Cuban Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras, also in La Romana. Mestre set the female world record last year, plunging to a depth of 426.5 feet off Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

RUNNING IN Hartford, Joseph Nderitu of Kenya won the Greater Hartford Marathon in event-record time Saturday, de-, spite going off course during the 18th mile. Nderitu finished in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 52 seconds, breaking Simon Peter's 1997 course record by 7 seconds. Nderitu outkicked 19-year-old Kas-sahun Kawiso of Ethiopia in the final 800 yards to win. Kawiso finished 5 seconds behind. Compiled from Advocate Wire Reports am dJJMMJJ i much is riding on your tires' AS LmJ immmm pass from McNeal, who took over in the fourth quarter with Texas ahead 24-0.

The freshman was 5-of-6 for 88 yards and ran three times for 25 yards in his most extensive playing time. Baylor's best scoring chance came in the third quarter after Derrick Cash intercepted a pass from Long. But Daniel Andino missed a 27-yard field goal attempt. Andino's kick was wide right of the new goalpost that had replaced the one torn down in the celebration a week earlier when Andino hit a last-second 33-yarder against Kansas. Texas has won 12 straight in the 98-game series, its last loss coming in 1985.

The Aggies took a 10-0 lead when Todd Pegram kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the first halt That score was set up when Sammy Davis intercepted a pass by Aaron Karas and returned it to the Baylor 9 with 20 seconds left "We got a big boost from the defense because they gave us good field positions," Long said. "All we need is two touchdowns and we can usually win." Karas finished 12-of-27 for 89 yards with four interceptions. Greg Cicero, the sixth-year senior he replaced as the starter, was 3-for-10 for 33 yards and an interception in the fourth quarter. Texas scored on its first two drives after halftime, on Long's 4-yard TD pass to Thomas Carriger and Derek Farmer's 1-yard TD run four plays after Jones' 55-yard interception return. The Aggies scored on the first three drives after McNeal took over, including Pegram's 30-yard field goal and a 5-yard TD pass to Tydrick Riley with just 1:03 left Corrections and Clarifications The Advocate tries to correct promptly any error in fact or clarify any misleading information appearing in news stories.

That is the purpose of this column. To report any error or need for clarification, please call 361-574-1208. Continued from Page IB never got really got close to the end zone after that. The Bears managed 229 yards, and their only other realistic scoring chance ended with a missed field goal. "We went to practice this week and knew we had to perform better," said Bay City graduate Byron Jones, whose 55-yard interception return set up a touchdown.

Dustin Long and Reggie Mc-Neal each threw two touchdown passes for the Aggies, who got 17 points after the interceptions and posted their first shutout since a 24-0 win against the Bears two years ago. "We needed a game to get us back in the Big 12 race," said Aggies coach R.C. Slocum. "I was concerned going into the second half, but our defense made big plays." Baylor's second shutout loss this' season came a week after the Bears ended their 29-game Big 12 losing streak with a 35-32 win over Kansas. "We suffered from a lack of focus, but opportunities were there and we didn't take advantage of them," said Baylor receiver Reggie Newhouse.

"This is on us, the players. We're the ones that have to make plays." Long, who has 10 TD passes in four games since replacing 27-year-old senior Mark Farris as the starter, was 13-of-31 passing for 169 yards. Long had 117 yards in the first quarter, including a 12-yard TD to Bethel Johnson, who made an over-the-shoulder catch with a defender on his back. "This is a learning time for Long. I tried to get him ready for the fact that this game ain't easy" Slocum said.

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