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WASHINGTON -- Saeed Nelson had 16 points and four steals, Mark Gasperini added 12 points and American beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 61-58 on Monday.Ryan Andino hit a long 3-pointer to pull UMES to 53-50 and after American missed a 3, a technical was called on the Eagles bench. Andino made the two free throws and Thomas Rivera sank a corner 3-pointer to cap the five-point possession for a 55-53 lead -- UMESs first since 5-2.Nelson made a reverse layup in transition to tie it at 55-all, UMES missed a jumper and Delante Jones made his first basket of the second half to give American a 57-55 lead.Jones, a sophomore who averages 56 percent at the line, made two free throws with 21.8 seconds left for a 59-55 lead. UMES turned it over and Charlie Jones made 1 of 2 free throws for a five-point lead with 13 seconds left.Delante Jones finished with 11 points for American (3-7).Dontae Caldwell and Andino each scored 13 points for Maryland-Eastern Shore (1-11), which lost its fourth straight.UMES fell behind 24-11 in the first half but American only scored three points in the final five minutes and the Hawks only trailed 29-25 at the break. . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. WACO, Texas -- Jim Grobe enjoys all the things that go with coaching, that until now he hasnt really been able to do as Baylors acting head coach.This has been far from the typical buildup to a season for the 64-year-old veteran coach who only three months ago took over when two-time Big 12 champion coach Art Briles was suddenly dismissed.Weve spent a lot of time talking about things that have to be talked about, no question. We had to deal with a lot of serious issues, Grobe said Monday. But now its kind of more light-hearted because were getting ready to play a game. And so its fun.Briles was quickly removed, and the schools president and athletic director later left as well, following the May release of a report alleging that the university mishandled complaints of sexual assault, including some against football players.After winning 50 games the past five seasons, the 23rd-ranked Bears get a fresh start Friday night in their season opener at home against Northwestern State.Ive been waiting on it all summer, junior linebacker Taylor Young said. When its time to play everybody is excited about it. We want to win every minute, every day. Thats the mindset right now.Grobe, who won an ACC title with Wake Forest 10 years ago, was in semiretirement and out of coaching for two seasons when he got a call to help Baylor through a trying time.From his first days on the Waco campus, Grobe said players would be held accountable for any off-field issues. He also promised that university officials would be involved in more serious cases, and that no longer would the football coaches and staff solely handle discipline in such instances.On Monday, Grobe said he was waiting for university officials to make their ruling on any discipline for sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora before deciding what to do from a football perspective. The coach had hoped for a resolutionn last week.ddddddddddddZamora was cited by Waco police for a misdemeanor charge after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer.I think we were criticized in the past for not having a process, and now were following that process, Grobe said. Its important that we strive to understand that were dealing with a young person here, and its critical that were fair and reasonable in our decision.While Zamora is listed as a starter on the initial depth chart released Monday, Grobe said the receiver wouldnt play Friday night if there isnt a decision from the university by then.Grobe said the depth chart was put together last week based on how the kids have performed this summer, and not with any thoughts of potential discipline.Junior safety Chance Waz, a returning starter, wasnt on the two-deep chart. When asked about Waz, Grobe said only that he wouldnt play the first two games because of a discipline issue with the university.After taking the job, Grobe kept all of Briles assistant coaches in an effort to keep things as consistent as possible on the field for the players. He was given the authority to make any necessary changes, but said he is glad he kept intact a group of coaches he called really good teachers who care for the players.This has been a very unusual situation obviously and especially for me in that in the past I had more input. ... Ive had to rely on our coaching staff quite a bit as far as the Xs and Os are concerned, and Ive relied on them primarily to kind of stack the guys up first-, second- and third-team, Grobe said. As we go forward I think I may be more involved, but I really couldnt do that until we start playing games and I see how the kids perform and how things go in competition. ' ' '
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