They improved to 57-55 with an 8-3 victory over the Mets last night in San Diego.

Instead, the Giants' hopes received a boost as they improved to 8-6 with a 37-7 victory over Dallas.

Rutgers improved to 5-2 with a victory at UConn.

No. 12 Pittsburgh improved to 13-0 at home with a 77-71 victory over Marquette.

They have a 6-5 record and can improve their fortunes with a victory on Sunday against the Cowboys, their chief division rival.

On Thursday night in Atlanta, they improved to 5-1 with a 102-95 victory over the Hawks.

But they improved to 6-2 on Saturday for the first time since 1979 with a victory that avenged a 54-21 loss to Navy last season.

A better opponent is Canada, which improved to 2-0 with a 3-2 victory over Sweden today.

The Suns improved to 9-0 at home with a fourth straight victory.

Montclair improved to 5-0 with a 37-8 victory over Passaic (1-4).