... Conque said. “But I don’t believe in all that. I believe you make your own breaks. In the tight matches, bigtime players step up. And that’s what we’re looking for. We’re playing physical at times. I think we’re running to the football ...

... and bomb out. But if the opportunity comes around to get and develop a quarterback who has played with and against bigtime players, if you're at coach at UCA, you can't turn it down. "Here's a high-profile Texas athlete who has played ...

... significant rise in the overall talent level. Duh. The positive news for both UCA teams is it takes only a couple of bigtime players to change the dynamics of a basketball program. The even-better positive news for the Sugar Bears is the Southland ...

... said. "We were really blessed to have a girl of that caliber here at Guy-Perkins. Denesha is such a good athlete and I do want to mention track. With her jumping ability and her quickness, I believe that she's a bigtime player."

... Southeastern Conference Western Division title. "Kenny is such a leader for us now," Nutt said. "He's just a bigtime player who helps young people and he's out in the community doing what's right. That's why you believe in second chances ...

... Carter and backcourt accomplice Courtney Curry scored 13 of Waldo's first 20 points. "Carter and Curry are both bigtime players," Bridges said. "They have been playing better together the last four weeks. Instead of trying to carry the team ...

... season possibly as strong as they've ever been. Ends Jeremy Ford, Jeremy Pittman and Lawrence Atkinson proved to be bigtime players last season, whether manevering for key sacks, making big tackles or swatting down balls. "We have three quality ...

... s saying," said Ainge, who completed a school-record 67 percent of his passes last season. "You need your bigtime players to step up and play bigtime roles. The best players need to step up their play in the biggest situations." He won ...

... Ken Hatfield, who had left abruptly for Clemson in February, 1990, knew the worst: that he had not been signing bigtime players and that the coming additions would continue to be below par. He put it this way, a bit mildly, "We knew we would ...