But this time it wasn't enough to lift his team to victory.

If not, he may well be remembered as a tremendous talent who could never lift a team to real victory.

His best performance in three months lifted the Mets to a 7-4 victory and their first road sweep of the season.

He scored 9 of his 34 points in overtime, lifting the Bulls to a 120-109 victory.

He struck net twice, lifting Malmö to a 3-2 victory.

The candidates largely returned to the blocs of voters they have concluded can lift them to victory.

So the lead held up, grew bigger and finally lifted the Yankees to a rare victory, which came after they lost six of their previous seven.

That helped lift the Eastern Conference to a 13-6 victory over the West.

That lifted them to a 4-3 victory over the Indians, ending a four-game losing streak.

Montana, however, righted himself and in the final 8:14 threw three touchdown passes to lift the 49ers to a 38-28 victory.