Mid Eastern Athletic Conference

Greg Harris led all scorers with 20 points as Mount St. Mary's defeated Sacred Heart, 77-69, last night in a Northeast Conference game in Emmitsburg. Sacred Heart made just one field goal in the last 4: 15. A Mike Sandy dunk put the Pioneers (2-15, 1-6) up 60-56 with 8: 53 remaining, but the Mount (5-11, 4-3) went on an 11-4 run to go ahead for good at 67-64. Norfolk State 84, Coppin State 75: Terrence Winston scored 25 points as the host Spartans (7-10, 6-2) claimed a share of the lead in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

As he surveyed the scene on the basketball court below, Garnett Purnell finally had a moment to relax. Most of the spectators had left the gym, and the Morgan State athletic director was savoring more than just a victory by the men's team. It had been another logistical triumph as well. From that night last month when the team met Howard through their game Jan. 11 against Bethune-Cookman, Morgan State players have continued to feel like migrants, even in Baltimore. That's what happens when the gym you call home is not your own. For Morgan State, the displacement while awaiting renovations to its Hill Field House has lasted for more than a year.

Liesha Mitchell scored 31 points and made nine steals to lift Coppin State to an 85-84 overtime victory over Howard yesterday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game at the Coppin Center.The Eagles (3-4, 2-0), who shot 41 percent from the field, hit five of their nine field-goal attempts in overtime.The Bison (4-6, 1-1) committed 25 turnovers and were 13 of 27 from the foul line, going 3-for-6 in overtime.Kiesha Brooks had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Javonti Jones added 10 points for Coppin.

News bulletin.Coppin State, the visitor, is traveling six blocks to Baltimore City Community College this afternoon to meet Morgan State, the home team, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball game.This is no joke.It has to be one of the shortest "road trips" in the history of NCAA Division I basketball.But no one is laughing much.Least of all, Morgan State.The words "home team" are just a necessary label for the Bears these days.Morgan State is really homeless and in the midst of a seemingly endless two-year journey while its home court, Hill Field House, is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation project.

Cryhten Langhorne led all scorers with 30 points as UMES cruised to a 96-76 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win yesterday over North Carolina A&T.Langhorne made 14 of 22 shots -- including two of four three-pointers -- as the host Retrievers shot well over 64 percent (35-for-54) for the game. UMES made 17 of 25 baskets in the opening half to take a 51-33 lead at halftime.Jeremy Jones chipped in 16 points for the Retrievers and Williams Wright had 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.Florida A&M 74, Morgan State 73: Jerome James tipped in his own miss at the buzzer to lift the host Rattlers in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.

BaseballPadres: Claimed IF Ed Giovanola off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.Yankees: Announced OF Scott Pose has declared free agency after clearing waivers and refusing an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus.Honors: The Middle Atlantic Major League Baseball Scouts Association named Single-A Delmarva GM Keith Lupton executive of the year.BasketballSuns: Waived C Will Cunningham.CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference: Named Maryland's Nadine Bennett field hockey player of the week.Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association: tion: Named Bowie State's Sherman Wood football coach of the week.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Forward Terquin Mott scored 22 points to help Coppin State (7-7) to a 71-55 victory over Bethune-Cookman (4-8) last night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.Reggie Welch added 19 points for the Eagles, who shot 54 percent (14 of 26) in the first half to jump out to a 36-22 halftime lead. Bethune-Cookman shot 38 percent for the game.

DOVER, Del. -- Aaron McKinney scored 15 points to lead UMES past Delaware State, 72-66, last night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. John Woods added 13 for the Fighting Hawks (6-5), who stopped a two-game skid.

Forward Angela McPhaul scored a game-high 25 points on 12-for-14 shooting and four other teammates scored in double figures as No. 1 seed Florida A&M blew out No. 8 Morgan State, 99-51, yesterday in quarterfinal action of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's tournament.

When second-seeded South Carolina State takes on host Morgan State in today's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's tournament quarterfinals, the Bulldogs (14-12) will be missing two key members in coach Cy Alexander and junior forward Desi McQueen.Alexander, who is 128-104 over eight seasons at South Carolina State, has been suspended while the school investigates alleged NCAA rules violations regarding the recruiting and eligibility of McQueen.McQueen, 6 feet 8, 235 pounds, who returned from an injury-riddled sophomore season to average 10.4 points and 5.5 rebounds this year, has been ruled ineligible.