Wizards
Jamison's hot 2nd half gives Washington winning streak
Antawn Jamison scored 21 of his 28 points after halftime, Caron Butler made two big baskets down the stretch and the Washington Wizards put together a rare winning streak Monday with a 97-92 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. Jamison was 3-for-10 from the field at halftime, but he shot 7-for-11 in the second half in a game that was close throughout. The victory gave the Wizards two wins in a row - only the fourth time they've accomplished that in a distressing season that includes last week's guilty plea to a felony gun charge by three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas. Randy Foye added 19 points ,and Butler had 18 for the Wizards, who made 25 of 28 free throws.
Colleges
CAA honors 5 Loyola players in women's lacrosse
Five Loyola players and two from Towson were named to the Colonial Athletic Association's 25th anniversary women's lacrosse team. The Greyhounds were represented by Tricia Dabrowski of Timonium, Suzanne Eyler of Street, Stacey Morlang, Michelle Meyer of Arnold and Stephanie Roberts of Millersville. The two Tigers were Becky Trumbo of Eldersburg and Hillary Fratzke. Others of note included James Madison's Kelly Berger of Columbia, Gail Decker of Baltimore, Jess Marion of Davidsonville and Megan Riley of Harwood; Hofstra's Bridget Eder of Baltimore; George Mason's Meg Dentler of Crofton; and William and Mary's Lisa Dixon of Baltimore.
Men's basketball: : Bowie State's Darrell Brooks was named Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 record. ... Johns Hopkins senior forward Andrew Farber-Miller and Washington College sophomore swingman Kevin Breslin were named the Centennial Conference co-Players of the Week. Breslin also was named the Pride of Maryland Player of the Week. ... St. Mary's senior guard Camontae Griffin (Dunbar) was named Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
Women's basketball: : Senior center Ashley Lyles (St. Vincent Pallotti) was named the Centennial Conference co-Player of the Week.
Swimming
Towson's Hoff win's women's high-point award in California
Olympians Katie Hoff of Towson and Matt Grevers of Lake Forest, Ill., took home the women's and men's high-point award Monday at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach, Calif., and Michael Phelps of Fells Point took home a gold medal in the 100-yard butterfly on the final night of competition. Phelps won in 45.68 seconds, beating out Japan's Masayuki Kishida (46.32) and Grevers. Phelps won three of his five events in Long Beach and claimed 16 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series points. Hoff finished second in the women's 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 55.43 seconds; Ariana Kukors of Auburn, Wash., won in 1:55.05. Hoff was third in the 100 fly in 53.37; Dana Vollmer won in 51.42, followed by Felicia Lee in 52.71.
Et cetera
Rachel Alexandra defeats Zenyatta for Horse of the Year
Rachel Alexandra, the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness, has won the first matchup between racing's leading ladies, beating out undefeated mare Zenyatta for Horse of the Year. Voters chose the fabulous filly for the year-end honor at the Eclipse Awards on Monday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Rachel Alexandra received 130 votes to 99 for Zenyatta. Now the question is whether Zenyatta will get to avenge the defeat. Owners Jerry and Ann Moss announced Saturday that the mare will run as a 6-year-old, perhaps setting up that long-awaited meeting with Rachel Alexandra. The two glamour girls never raced each other despite capturing the public's imagination with rousing victories over the boys. Zenyatta won the Eclipse Award as the top older female for the second straight year.
Major League Soccer: : D.C. United signed Australian forward Danny Allsopp, 31, who played with England's Manchester City, Australia's Melbourne Victory - where he won two A-League Grand Final championships and a scoring title - and Australia's national team. Allsopp has six goals in 12 games this season for Qatar's Al-Rayyan.
- From Sun staff and news services