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Longhorns Sneak Past Southern Miss @ CWS
Published on June 14, 2009 at 10:18PM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP)—Southern Mississippi’s Jonathan Johnston walked Texas’ Brandon Loy on four pitches with the bases loaded as the Longhorns edged the Golden Eagles, 7-6 Sunday at Rosenblatt Stadium in the College World Series. The top-seeded Longhorns, who were making their 33rd appearance in the CWS, took a 4-2 lead into the sixth inning on a Russell Moldenhauer home run before Southern Miss made things interesting. The Golden Eagles took a 5-4 lead into the eighth inning on an infield single, a wild pitch, a bases-loaded walk and the first catcher’s interference call at the CWS since 1981. After Texas went up 6-5 in the eighth, Southern Miss tied the score at 6-6 on a James Ewing single before Loy’s winning run. The Longhorns will next face Arizona State, a 5-2 winner over North Carolina, Tuesday.
Lakers Earn 15th NBA Title In Win Over Magic
Published on June 14, 2009 at 09:29PM
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Kobe Bryant posted 30 points, six rebounds and five assists en route to an NBA Finals MVP award as the Los Angeles Lakers earned their 15th NBA championship with a 99-86 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the Finals Sunday at Amway Arena. Although the Magic took a 28-26 lead into the second quarter, everything went downhill for Orlando from there as Los Angeles went on a 30-18 run to take control of the game. The win also gave legendary coach Phil Jackson the 10th championship of his illustrious career which eclipses the late Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics, who won nine titles. Lamar Odom added 17 points and 10 boards for Los Angeles, while Pau Gasol had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Trevor Ariza stepped up with 15 more points for the Lakers. The Magic were led by Rashard Lewis’ 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.