Second Straight Game

After pressuring the goal nearly all the second half yesterday with nothing to show for its efforts, fourth-ranked North Carroll appeared on the verge of getting blanked for the second straight game.Misty MacMillan had other ideas.In a game full of near misses, MacMillan finally struck pay dirt with 1: 12 left to lift the host Panthers to a memorable 1-0 win over Urbana in a Central Maryland Conference game.Pub Date: 10/01/99

Angels: Catcher Todd Greene was back in the starting lineup after leaving Monday night's game in the second inning with tightness in his right hamstring.Braves: Left fielder Ryan Klesko missed his second game in a row with flu-like symptoms. Shortstop Walt Weiss missed his second straight game and ninth in the last 11 with a sore left quadriceps.Devil Rays: Jose Canseco, who played left field for the second consecutive game after being the DH in 52 previous games, left in the fifth inning complaining of back stiffness.

Angels: Catcher Todd Greene was back in the starting lineup after leaving Monday night's game in the second inning with tightness in his right hamstring.Braves: Left fielder Ryan Klesko missed his second game in a row with flu-like symptoms. Shortstop Walt Weiss missed his second straight game and ninth in the last 11 with a sore left quadriceps.Devil Rays: Jose Canseco, who played left field for the second consecutive game after being the DH in 52 previous games, left in the fifth inning complaining of back stiffness.

Brewers: Milwaukee has 10 homers in its past six games.Dodgers: Center fielder Raul Mondesi, hitting .283 with 29 homers and 85 RBIs, sat out his second straight game with stiffness in his lower back. Los Angeles starters have pitched at least seven innings in eight straight games. Outfielder Trenidad Hubbard singled in the first, giving him at least one hit in 22 of his past 24 starts.Giants: Jeff Kent has hit safely in 15 of his past 16 games, and driven in at least one run in 16 of his past 22 games.

Cardinals: Ron Gant missed his second straight game yesterday with a strained right hamstring.Cubs: First baseman Mark Grace missed his fourth straight start because of a sore left groin. His status was day-to-day.Diamondbacks: Pitcher Brian Anderson extended his streak without a walk to 33 innings.Expos: Catcher Chris Widger left the game after the second inning because of a right thigh bruise. His status was day-to-day.Giants: Left fielder Barry Bonds turns 34 today.Padres: San Diego (67-35)

Braves: Cleanup hitter Fred McGriff struck out four times.Cardinals: Danny Sheaffer has played catcher, third base, second base and all three outfield positions this season. Outfielder Ray Lankford missed his second straight game. Lankford continues to be troubled with a strained left hamstring sustained Thursday night.Pub Date: 8/03/97

Cubs: Third baseman Kevin Orie missed his second straight game because of a strained left middle finger.Mets: The six home runs allowed are the most New York has allowed in a game since April 29, 1978 against the Reds.Pirates: Kevin Young has four homers in his past six starts. The crowd of 28,070 was about 10,000 above the team's average.Reds: The team offered reserved seats at half price for the series, but sold only 19,866 -- 2,885 below average. By contrast, their average gate for a June 13-15 series against the Chicago White Sox was 33,343, the best of the year.

Heat: Chris Gatling missed his second straight game with a sprained right ankle suffered Wednesday.Hornets: Darrin Hancock sat out his second consecutive game with the flu.Mavericks: Forward Popeye Jones missed his fifth consecutive game yesterday because of tendinitis in his right knee. . . . Dallas tried a club record 15 three-point shots in the first quarter yesterday.Timberwolves: Sam Mitchell, who missed Friday night's game against Charlotte to be with his ill father, returned for yesterday's game against Miami.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Greg Francis scored 19 points to help Fairfield hold off a late Loyola rally, 71-68, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game last night.Loyola cut a 16-point lead to one in the final 6:20 but couldn't go ahead.The Stags (14-7, 6-3) have won three straight to move into second place in the league.Mike Powell scored 31 for Loyola (8-12, 5-4) and has 116 points in his past four games.It was the second straight game that Powell has scored over 30 points.After Francis missed two free throws, the Greyhounds gained possession with a chance to take the lead in the final 20 seconds, but the ball was stolen from Powell, and Fairfield put the game away with free throws.

Angels: California has been outscored, 50-32, through the first five games of its six-game road trip.Athletics: Mark McGwire, who returned to the lineup as the DH Friday night after missing the previous five games with back spasms, struck out twice, popped out and grounded out.Brewers: Shortstop Jose Valentin left the game after the third inning with a contusion to the tip of his right index finger. . . . The Brewers have won every season series with the A's since 1990.Cubs: The crowd of 40,460 was the second-largest at Wrigley Field this year.

WASHINGTON - -For the better part of two weeks, the Washington Capitals had been eking out wins over opponents they should have beaten convincingly. On Friday night, it caught up to them on home ice against one of the NHL's worst clubs. The Capitals surrendered a one-goal lead late in the second period, then defenseman Mark Streit of the New York Islanders hammered a shot past goaltender Jos? Theodore 53 seconds into overtime to hand the Capitals a humbling, miscue-riddled 4-3 defeat. The victory was only the Islanders' third of the season and it halted Washington's six-game wining streak, stunning a capacity crowd at Verizon Center.

Ravens run offense vs. Raiders run defense: : Willis McGahee is looking for his first back-to-back 100-yard games since November 2004. The Raiders have allowed running backs to gain more than 100 yards in two of their past three games, including 159 yards to the Jets' Thomas Jones last Sunday. Oakland has given up nine rushing touchdowns, which is tied for fifth-most in the NFL. In three home games, the Ravens' average time of possession has been 36 minutes, 10 seconds - a 12-minute edge.

For the second straight game, fifth-ranked Lake Clifton fell behind early only to raise its intensity level and use its height advantage to emerge victorious. Paris Carter scored 10 of his 14 points during the decisive third quarter, and 6-foot-8 teammate Kyle Garrison scored nine of his 13 points also in the third quarter of yesterday's 61-40 victory at Baltimore City League rival Southern. Lake Clifton 6-7 forward Tavon Nelson scored 10 points and had a team-high seven rebounds for the Lakers (2-1 overall, 2-0 league)

WASHINGTON - The Washington Mystics' dream run atop the WNBA's Eastern Conference took on nightmare-like qualities with last night's 70-55 loss to the Orlando Miracle at MCI Center. As a result, the Mystics (15-10), who have led the East alone since two weeks into the 32-game season and have led by as many as 3 1/2 games, will wake up this morning in a first-place tie with the New York Liberty. "We need an attitude check," said Washington coach Marianne Stanley, who hinted after the game at lineup changes for Friday's game against Portland.

Opponent: Kansas City Attack Site: Baltimore Arena Time: 3 p.m. Radio: WCBM (680 AM) Outlook: The Blast is coming off a 20-6 win over Montreal on Friday night. This is the first meeting of the season between the Attack and Blast. It marks the third game in a five-game homestand, and the second straight game against a first-place team. The Blast is 0-2 in matinee games this season.

For about three seconds, those at the Baltimore Arena figured the Blast had scored the goal that put the game with St. Louis out of reach. That was about how long it took the referee to rule Lance Johnson's header with two minutes left in the third period a no-goal, spoiling the celebration that had erupted after the red goal light came on and erasing what would have been a six-point lead. Twenty seconds later, Ambush forward Joe Reininger scored a three-point goal, cutting the Blast lead to 6-5, the margin the Blast ended up winning by in front of 6,249 last night.

After pressuring the goal nearly all the second half yesterday with nothing to show for its efforts, fourth-ranked North Carroll appeared on the verge of getting blanked for the second straight game.Misty MacMillan had other ideas.In a game full of near misses, MacMillan finally struck pay dirt with 1: 12 left to lift the host Panthers to a memorable 1-0 win over Urbana in a Central Maryland Conference game.Pub Date: 10/01/99

Angels: Catcher Todd Greene was back in the starting lineup after leaving Monday night's game in the second inning with tightness in his right hamstring.Braves: Left fielder Ryan Klesko missed his second game in a row with flu-like symptoms. Shortstop Walt Weiss missed his second straight game and ninth in the last 11 with a sore left quadriceps.Devil Rays: Jose Canseco, who played left field for the second consecutive game after being the DH in 52 previous games, left in the fifth inning complaining of back stiffness.

Angels: Catcher Todd Greene was back in the starting lineup after leaving Monday night's game in the second inning with tightness in his right hamstring.Braves: Left fielder Ryan Klesko missed his second game in a row with flu-like symptoms. Shortstop Walt Weiss missed his second straight game and ninth in the last 11 with a sore left quadriceps.Devil Rays: Jose Canseco, who played left field for the second consecutive game after being the DH in 52 previous games, left in the fifth inning complaining of back stiffness.

Brewers: Milwaukee has 10 homers in its past six games.Dodgers: Center fielder Raul Mondesi, hitting .283 with 29 homers and 85 RBIs, sat out his second straight game with stiffness in his lower back. Los Angeles starters have pitched at least seven innings in eight straight games. Outfielder Trenidad Hubbard singled in the first, giving him at least one hit in 22 of his past 24 starts.Giants: Jeff Kent has hit safely in 15 of his past 16 games, and driven in at least one run in 16 of his past 22 games.