Centennial Conference

North Carolina's struggles appear to be over, and a return to basics with a big dose of Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson made it look easy again. Hansbrough scored 28 points, Lawson had 19 with nine assists, and the No. 5 Tar Heels (15-2, 1-2) beat host Virginia, 83-61, last night to end a surprising two-game losing streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "It feels real good," Hansbrough said. "It was kind of frustrating." Virginia (7-7, 1-2) was led by Jamil Tucker with 12 points and Calvin Baker and Mike Scott with 11. No. 4 Connecticut 67, St. John's 55: : Freshman guard Kemba Walker scored 21 points, and senior forward Jeff Adrien added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (15-1, 4-1 Big East)

Jeremy Goode had 22 points and nine assists to lead previously winless Mount St. Mary's over rival Loyola, 70-58, last night. Chris Vann scored 16 points and Will Holland had 13 for the Mountaineers (1-4), who outscored Loyola 31-9 during a 15-minute stretch that spanned both halves. Vann had 11 points and Goode had nine during the run, which staked the Mountaineers to a 47-30 lead. Gerald Brown led the Greyhounds (4-4) with 12 points. Delaware State 59, UMES 47 -- Donald Johnson had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the visiting Hornets (3-4, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.

Adrianne Ross scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures as Texas Christian defeated Coppin State, 85-55, last night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, concluding the Eagles' two-game swing through Texas. The Eagles lost, 61-58, to Southern Methodist on Thursday, but TCU dominated the Eagles from the outset. TCU (4-5) shot 61.3 percent from the field in the first half on its way to a 48-17 lead at halftime while limiting Coppin State to 21.9 percent shooting. The Eagles (4-7) shot 55.9 percent from the field in the second half but never got closer than the final margin.

Brian Hodges and Jay Greene combined for 45 points but a late rally fell short as the UMBC men's basketball team lost to host Wichita State, 77-68, last night. Freshman J.T. Durley scored a career-high 17 points to pace the Shockers (5-2). Hodges (25 points) hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 21 with 8:50 to go in the first half. That was the closest the Retrievers (6-2) got. Wichita State built a 43-28 lead at the half on 50 percent shooting from the field. The Shockers led by as many as 18 points in the second half.

Gettysburg had four double-digit scorers, led by Kevin Carroll with 20 points, as it downed Johns Hopkins in overtime, 73-70, last night in a Centennial Conference game in Gettysburg, Pa.The Blue Jays (9-3, 2-1), whose four-game winning streak ended, got a game-high 25 points and 14 rebounds from Joel Wertman.Hopkins forced overtime when Ryan Satalin made a 10-foot jumper with one second remaining to tie the game at 66. But Gettysburg (7-5, 2-1) scored the first five points in overtime and the Blue Jays hit just one free throw in the final 1: 30.Rider 61, UMES 51: Junior Ken Lacey totaled 14 points and 13 rebounds to power the Broncs (7-6)

Nine players scored for No. 13 UMBC as the Retrievers defeated Stony Brook, 13-7, yesterday in men's lacrosse at Seawolves Field in Stony Brook, N.Y.Dan Marohl had four goals and Chris Turner tallied his 100th career goal for the Retrievers (6-3), who won their third straight.Washington College 11, Franklin & Marshall 6: Matt Swift had a career-high four goals as the Shoremen (8-0, 2-0 Centennial Conference), No. 1 in Division III, beat the host Diplomats (4-6, 1-1) for the fourth consecutive year.

Freshman guard Brian Cosgrove came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points and lead Johns Hopkins to an 80-50 win over Western Maryland last night in a Centennial Conference game in Westminster.Cosgrove made four of five three-point shots to help the Blue Jays (18-5, 9-3) remain tied with Gettysburg for second place in the West Division.Sophomore forward Mike Furey scored 15 points for Western Maryland (4-19, 1-11).Goucher 96, St. Mary's 79: Bakari Ward scored 22 points and had five assists to lead the Gophers (12-11, 7-6)

The Johns Hopkins women's basketball team is showing the Centennial Conference that it's not ready to relinquish the dominant role it's held for the last four years.Hopkins (21-4) administered its latest court lecture on this topic last night, gliding to a 74-49 win over visiting Washington College (15-9) in the Centennial Conference semifinals, a contest more one-sided than the score indicated.Marjahna Segers and Molly Malloy recorded double doubles to lead four players in double figures for Hopkins, which moves on to meet Muhlenberg for the championship Saturday.

Mount St. Mary's held Fairleigh Dickinson to 17.9 percent shooting in the second half to claim its fifth straight win, 50-47, last night in a Northeast Conference game in Emmitsburg.The Mount's Gregory Harris led all scorers with 17 points.The Knights (7-14, 4-9) led 30-23 at halftime, but the Mountaineers (11-10, 9-6) used a 16-5 run to move ahead 39-35, a lead they never relinquished.Franklin & Marshall 78, Johns Hopkins 52: Jerome Maiatico had a game-high 28 points as the Diplomats (16-2, 7-0)

Ron Sermarini broke a conference record with his 52nd and 53rd career touchdown passes yesterday as visiting Western Maryland won its 23rd straight league game by defeating Gettysburg, 44-0, in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams.Western Maryland (3-0), ranked No. 7 in the Division III coaches poll, blanked Gettysburg (0-3) for the first time since 1927 and posted its fourth shutout in five regular-season games dating to last year.Sermarini, the conference's Offensive Player of the Year in 1997 and '98, completed 15 of 20 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns in more than two quarters of play.

Capitals Playing short, Washington scores five in 3rd, wins, 7-4 Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during Washington's five-goal third period, and the short-handed Capitals beat the visiting Florida Panthers, 7-4, Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series. Washington played a third straight game without two-time NHL Most Valuable Player Alex Ovechkin, who has an upper body injury. The Capitals were also without injured defensemen Mike Green and Jeff Schultz, both of whom were hurt in a 4-1 win Friday night.

Freshman quarterback Emmanuel Yeager threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Larry Dixon to lift Bowie State over visiting Shaw, 31-24, in double overtime in the Prince George's Classic. Yeager, the game's Most Valuable Player, completed 15 of 22 passes for 128 yards, and Rodney Webb rushed for a game- and career-high 174 yards for the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Shaw took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on a 58-yard fumble recovery by LaMichael Howell and a 1-yard touchdown run by Raymon Williams.

Running back Andrew Kase rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Hewitt Tomlin threw for 243 yards and one touchdown and rushed for one to lead host Johns Hopkins past Gettysburg, 41-23, at Homewood Field on Friday night. The Blue Jays (2-1, 1-0 Centennial Conference) have won 13 of their past 15 against the Bullets (0-3, 0-1). After a 32-yard field goal by Alex Lachman to open the scoring, the Blue Jays scored touchdowns on five straight possessions to take a 38-3 lead early in the third quarter.

Morgan State 2008 record: 6-6 (4-4), fifth place, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach: Donald Hill-Eley (36-43, 8th season) Offensive/defensive starters returning: 6/6 Most important returning player: RB Devan James. He rushed for 1,337 yards last year, 65 shy of the school record set by Chad Simpson (Indianapolis Colts). A repeat would make James Morgan's all-time rushing leader and take a load off erratic QB Carlton Jackson. Others to know: DE Justin Lawrence and DB Darren McKhan Story lines: Morgan lost its offensive and defensive coordinators to MEAC rival North Carolina A&T. But if Jackson comes through, the Bears could land higher than their predicted sixth-place finish (as voted by league coaches and sports information directors)

Et cetera McCoughtry's career-best 34 carry Dream to 93-87 victory Angel McCoughtry (St. Frances) scored a career-high 34 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the San Antonio Silver Stars, 93-87, Thursday night for its seventh win in the past eight games. "She was awesome," Atlanta coach Marynell Meadors said. "She just did a lot of incredible things." McCoughtry, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft, was 12-for-17 from the field and 10-for-17 from the foul line. The former Louisville standout also had seven rebounds and four assists.

The Johns Hopkins football team has won four Centennial Conference titles and is in strong position to add No. 5 this season. At least that's the view of opposing league coaches and sports information directors, who voted the Blue Jays No. 1 over two-time defending champion Muhlenberg and Dickinson, which has captured a conference-record nine championships. "We expected to be near the top," said Hopkins coach Jim Margraff, whose team tied for second in the conference last season. "It's not a surprise to be the preseason pick, but Muhlenberg is reloading and Dickinson has two great offensive players and a great defense."

Freshman Dani Vivonetto scored three goals for the Navy women's lacrosse team, but they weren't enough as the Midshipmen fell to visiting Colgate, 10-4. The Raiders outscored Navy 6-1 in the first half and used stifling defense to maintain the lead. Erin Rawlick (C. Milton Wright) extended her scoring streak to 26 games with a second-quarter goal for the Mids (6-3, 2-1 Patriot League), who lost their second straight. Colgate (9-3, 3-0) has won seven of eight. "We have a lot of respect for Colgate," Navy coach Cindy Timchal said.

Reggie Holmes (St. Frances) scored 19 points to lead host Morgan State to a 75-57 victory over Florida A&M yesterday. Kevin Thompson (Walbrook) added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Bears (15-10, 9-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who won their fifth consecutive game and remained in first place in the league. Morgan State made only 13 of its 26 free throws, but the Rattlers (6-17, 4-17) were 14-for-49 from the field (28.6 percent) in losing their seventh straight game. Florida A&M was 24-for-27 from the free-throw line (88.9 percent)

Vince Goldsberry hit a jumper with 2.8 seconds left to lift host Coppin State to a 61-60 victory over Hampton yesterday. The Eagles (4-15, 2-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 60-59, but Hampton's Mike Buckley missed a three-point attempt, which was rebounded by Coppin State's Lenny Young with seven seconds left. Young's layup attempt was blocked by Theo Smalling, but the ball went to Goldsberry, who hit the game-winner for his only points of the game. Michael Harper led Coppin State with 22 points.

North Carolina's struggles appear to be over, and a return to basics with a big dose of Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson made it look easy again. Hansbrough scored 28 points, Lawson had 19 with nine assists, and the No. 5 Tar Heels (15-2, 1-2) beat host Virginia, 83-61, last night to end a surprising two-game losing streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "It feels real good," Hansbrough said. "It was kind of frustrating." Virginia (7-7, 1-2) was led by Jamil Tucker with 12 points and Calvin Baker and Mike Scott with 11. No. 4 Connecticut 67, St. John's 55: : Freshman guard Kemba Walker scored 21 points, and senior forward Jeff Adrien added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (15-1, 4-1 Big East)