High Marks for Hawks
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It is looking as if this could be the season the Hawks snap their league-worst streak of eight seasons without making the playoffs.
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Three weeks ago, the Seattle Seahawks were considered in a class with New England and Philadelphia at the top of the NFL. Then 11 disastrous minutes against the Rams sent them into a free fall that hit bottom with a loss to the Cardinals.
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Wake Forest has not generated this much buzz since Tim Duncan was still in school. Despite a No. 2 ranking _ its highest ever in the preseason poll _ the Demon Deacons know they still have a lot to prove as
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UNITED NATIONS: The proceedings of the General Assemblyâs 59th session has surprised diplomatic observers because the hawks used a somewhat tamed tone during their presentations.
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They had lost to Vermont, 89-45, last Sunday and barely got by Longwood University, 63-58, a team with a 1-18 record, on Tuesday. Put it this way -- the University of Hartford Hawks weren't exactly on a roll going into last night's game at Boston University.
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Bill Self doesn't mind that his third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks' path to an 11-0 record has included some bumps on the road.
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Josh Smith scores a career-high 32 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 99-93, on Saturday night for their third straight victory.
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The Atlantic Coast League's division leaders locked horns last night, and South leader Nauset came out on top. Relying on junior forward Brett Conrad and subpar shooting by North leader Plymouth North, the Warriors went into the Blue Eagles' nest and came out with a 73-62 win.
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Dayton was impressive with its road win over Louisville. The Flyers went a lot further with their 25-point rout of previously unbeaten Pittsburgh last weekend, a victory that moved them into The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time in four years.
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QUINCY -- Nearly 600 Massachusetts high school student-athletes were honored yesterday as The Boston Globe celebrated another memorable season with the All-Scholastic Awards, presented by Olympia Sports.
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Mike Bibby scored 31 points, including a clinching jumper with 11.7 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings handed the Hawks their sixth straight loss, 100-97, last night in Atlanta.
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Nate Burleson and Deion Branch speeding for scores on perfect throws from Matt Hasselbeck. Shaun Alexander sprinting for key first downs. And Deon Grant making plays for the first time as a Seahawk.
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Tuesday&#39;s loss was the Hawks&#39; seventh in their last eight games. ... F Al Harrington scored a career-high 31 points, including 18 in the first half - a season high in one half by a Hawks player.
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St. Mary's of Lynn coach Frank Pagliuca acknowledges that there are "a lot of great teams out there." This season, his team has the potential to be the greatest.
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Rather than worry about the NCAA selection process, Southern Illinois is sticking to what it can control. Jamaal Tatum and Matt Shaw had 19 points apiece and the No. 11 Salukis won their 12th in a row, 71-59 over Drake in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Friday. That gives them another chance to build their resume.
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Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga.
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Defense has been the theme for No. 13 BC High and 14th-ranked St. John's Prep for most of this soccer season. Yesterday, BC High was just a little bit better in a 1-0 win that assured the host Eagles at least a share of the Catholic Conference title. &quot;That's a top defensive battle,&quot; said BC coach Billy Ryan. &quot;[The players] ...