... forehand winner, a 118 mph service winner, a 105 mph ace, and a 118 mph ace. "Federer is a really tough guy, a strong player. You have to be 100 present," Acasuso said. "He's not going to give you free points."

... experienced in life. Scales was a local sports hero, an outstanding halfback on the Conway Wampus Cat football team and a strong player at forward on the basketball team. He played football as a freshman at Arkansas State Teachers College then transferred ...

... a better coach. I'm not sure he's a 26-point, every-night out guy but he has a lot of ability. He's a strong player and a hard worker." The Bears (2-1) take on Vanderbilt on Wednesday at Nashville in the first round of the Cancun ...

... careers of their own. Horton never had a Scottie Pippen, a dominating, super player. But he had any number of strong players John Robinson, Tom Davis, Conny Johnson, Mickey Johnson, Monroe Ingram, Howard Lamb, Danny Wood, John Hutchcraft ...

... teams that have hung up gear played hard, they persevered, they kept going when the other team had larger, older, stronger players. That is one of the benefits of school sports that we spectators often fail to see. You take the bumps and bruises ...

... serving a season-long suspension. "Tim has had a phenomenal camp," Conque said. "Pound for pound, he is the strongest player on our team." BIGGEST IMPACT FROM A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Norvel Gabriel has come on strong to move into the regular ...

... first time either of them had ever missed a match in the Ryder Cup. Even more peculiar was putting three of his strongest players at the bottom of the lineup Ian Poulter, Westwood and Harrington. The Ryder Cup was decided as their matches were ...

... Chad Longing said. "With her batting that in the order that she does, she helps the team out a lot. Natalye is a strong player and she can stand to get a little stronger. She's an outstanding player. "She loves to practice, loves to sweat ...

... with her quickness and ballhandling ability. Strong also possesses quick hands on defense. Bethany Rooks is another strong player for the Chaparrals at the "2" guard. A strong 3-point shooter, the 5-11 freshman averages 14 points per game ...

... the Australian and French Opens this year; Williams took her second straight title at Wimbledon. "She's a very strong player. She does everything well. She hits the ball quite hard," Williams said, scouting her next opponent. "Nowadays ...