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Commonwealth take aim at their 11th consecutive win when they visit the Saint
Louis Billikens for an Atlantic 10 Conference clash on Friday night. VCU in
enjoying a resurgence of sorts, as the team began the season on a roll, but then
stumbled a bit in losing three of five games between Nov. 24 and Dec. 6. Granted
two of those setbacks came against teams that have spent time in the top-5 this
season (Villanova, Virginia), but the team has responded to go on a lengthy
winning streak, which includes victories in each of its first five conference
bouts. The most recent win for the Rams took place last Saturday at Duquesne,
70-64. VCU has won five straight road games. Saint Louis hasnt had nearly the
success VCU has this season, as the team comes into this contest with a 9-9
record, which includes a dismal 1-4 league ledger. The Billikens, who have lost
their last five bouts against ranked foes, dropped a 61-45 decision at Dayton
last Saturday to fall to 1-4 in true road games, and it marked their fifth
defeat in the last six games overall. The series between these two teams is tied
at 3-3. Saint Louis had won three in a row before VCU beat the Billikens in the
last outing, 67-56, on the Rams home court. Only one starter scored in double
figures for VCU last weekend at Duquesne, as Melvin Johnson nailed four
3-pointers on his way to 14 points. Jequan Lewis led the Rams with 16 points in
29 minutes off the bench, while Doug Brooks chipped in 10 points in a reserve
role as well. VCU hit twice as many long- range buckets as did the Dukes (12-6),
and it took full advantage of 16 turnovers by the home team. Duquesne outshot
VCU from the field (.431 to .390), and it won the battle on the boards (44-28)
as well. Treveon Graham is the Rams top scorer on the season, as he nets 17.1
ppg thanks in large part to his stellar 45.6 percent shooting effort from beyond
the arc. Johnson is netting 13.9 ppg as the only other player currently
averaging double digits for VCU, which generates 75.7 ppg while permitting 66.2
ppg. During the teams current win streak, five teams have been held below 60
points. The Rams are in the negative when it comes to rebounding margin (-1.9),
but they are quite good at causing the opposition to give up possessions, doing
so an average of 17.8 times per game to wind up with a +7.2 turnover
differential. Poor shooting proved to be the Billikens downfall in their recent
loss to Dayton, as they connected on only 37 percent of their field goal
attempts, which included a 6-of-17 performance from 3-point range. They also had
a rough night at the free-throw line in converting only 5-of-15 tries, while
coming up short in the rebounding battle (36-31) and in committing 15 turnovers.
Ash Yacoubou led Saint Louis with 12 points, while Mike Crawford pitched in 10
in 23 minutes of action off the bench. In all, 14 players received playing time
for the Billikens, and the starters not named Yacoubou combined for only 15
points. Milik Yarbrough and Yacoubou are the only two guys averaging double
digits for the Billikens at the moment, but their 10.3 and 10.0 ppg,
respectively, arent going to cause many defenders tense moments when trying to
figure out how to stop them. As result, SLU has an anemic scoring average of
61.0 ppg, while the teams defensive effort results in foes netting just 64.9
ppg. The Billikens routinely wind up on the short end when it comes to
rebounding (-4.3), but they are on the plus side of the ledger with regard to
turnovers (+0.9).
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Quintana showed why hes considered as cyclings next star by winning the Giro
dItalia on Sunday to follow his runner-up finish in last years Tour de France.
The 24-year-old climbing specialist with the Movistar team won two stages and
finished with a 2 minute, 58 second advantage over fellow Colombian Rigoberto
Uran for his first Grand Tour victory. "Its really emotional," Quintana said. "I
didnt think there would be so many Colombians here today. It was incredible
seeing how much support and how many banners there were." One such banner held
aloft during the podium celebration with the Colombian flag on it read, "The
Giro is ours. Gracias muchachos." Fabio Aru, a 23-year-old Italian who is also
considered a top rider for the future, finished third overall, 4:04 back.
Quintana took the pink jersey by winning the grueling 16th stage over the Gavia
and Stelvio climbs then also took the 19th leg, a mountain time trial. Quintana
finished second to Chris Froome in last years Tour. While he isnt planning to
enter the French race this year, he has designs on winning it next year. "We
need to look at our plans carefully," Quintana said. Slovenias Luca Mezgec won
the final stage in a mass sprint. The Giant-Shimano rider clocked 4 hours, 23
minutes, 58 seconds over the mostly flat 172-kilometre (107-mile) leg from
Gemona del Friuli to Trieste, which concluded with eight laps of a city circuit.
"It couldnt be a better day than this. Were close to Slovenia," Mezgec said.
Giacomo Nizzolo of Italy finished second and Tyler Farrar of the United States
was third, both with the same time as Mezgec.
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middle of the pack and pumped his fist as he crossed the line then hugged his
teammates when he got off his bike. "I can finally say Ive won the Giro,"
Quintana said. "I have to thank my teammates and my family here supporting me."
During the playing of the Colombian anthem, Quintana held his pink-clad daughter
Mariana, who was born in February. Quintana faced controversy after the 16th
stage, in which he attacked on the descent from the Stelvio then powered up the
final climb in the lead. There had been some confusion over whether the descent
on a wet road was going to be neutralized but race officials declared afterward
that his victory was legitimate. Quintana is the first Colombian to win the race
-- and with Uran, it was a sweep of the top two spots. Another Colombian, Julian
Arredondo, won the mountains classification. Colombia President Juan Manuel
Santos travelled to Quintanas hometown of Combita to watch the final stage with
dozens of friends and neighbours of the cyclist, who was raised in the high
Andean town of 16,000 by a family of peasant farmers. Dressed in the pink colour
of the tour leaders jersey and surrounded by fans holding signs like "Nairo: all
of Colombia loves and thanks you," Santos said the Quintanas victory was an
inspiration to millions of Colombians. "I feel like the entire country is
supporting me," Quintana said numerous times during the three-week race.
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