Sloppy but Effective Alabama could claim its state championship after a sloppy victory over Auburn, 13-6.

Richie Parker had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Mike Campbell added 25 points to give the Blackbirds' rather sloppy victory a veneer of beauty.

Along came the 76ers, then a somewhat sloppy victory in Boston, followed by a blowout defeat to the Lakers.

Woes for Blackman The sloppy victory was tempered by the continuing injury troubles of Blackman.

He tossed a perfect inning for his first victory as a member of the Mets, closing out a sloppy 8-7 victory at Tropicana Field with style.

Yet he didn't help his cause or his coach by bursting into the locker room after a recent sloppy victory.

After the sloppy victory over Northwestern, he said: "We're not doing some things smart.

The sloppy victory over the Bucs could have been a paradigm of the team's first summer under Parcells.

During the Giants' sloppy 10-7 victory Saturday over the Eagles, Collinsworth rarely let up.

He also committed five turnovers in his first seven possessions, and Kansas City accepted all his gifts in a sloppy victory.