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Terps display emphasis on press
Venus Williams clubs a backhand in her three-set win over Jelena Jankovic in Doha, Qatar.
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Following last weekend's scrimmage, Maryland men's basketball Coach Gary Williams pointed out that the Terrapins' defensive pressure was not as suffocating as it needed to be, but also that such pressure is usually one of the final components to fall into place because the team needs to spend more time on it in practice than on its other defenses.
That said, the press defense seemed to be a point of emphasis during Saturday's scrimmage, consisting of two 20-minute periods, at Comcast Center. For nearly the entire workout, both squads executed some version of the press on inbound plays. This time, Williams came back with a positive verdict.
"It's coming," Williams said. "It's a hard thing when you have both [freshman forwards Jordan Williams and James Padgett] in there in the back of the press because it's pretty tricky back there, but I thought today was good because it gave them a chance to do it and they got good at it. They're both quick enough to get some steals back there."
Junior guard Cliff Tucker tallied three steals. Jordan Williams and sophomore guard Sean Mosley each recorded two. Padgett and Jordan Williams were the top two rebounders with 11 and 10, respectively. Senior guard Greivis Vasquez led all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting.
On the injury front, Gary Williams said sophomore forward Steve Goins will see a doctor Sunday to evaluate a lingering knee injury. Goins underwent knee surgery over the summer in Chicago. He did not play in Saturday's scrimmage.
-- Steve Yanda
Sailing
Local professional sailor Chris Larson ran away with the Melges 24 World Championships in Annapolis on Saturday, burying his nearest rivals in the 51-boat fleet from 10 nations by 25 points in the 11-race series.
Larson's last world championship in a small, one-design fleet was in J-24s in 1996. He has kept busy on the big-boat circuit since, but hooked up with Canadian tactician Richard Clarke and two other Canadians for this regatta in his home town. Despite short practice time they dominated the highly competitive fleet, falling from first place in standings only once, briefly, over the six-day regatta.
Larson did not win a single race but had seven top-five finishes in shifty, light-to-moderate winds that prevailed. His combined score was so far ahead of both second-place Italian entry Joe Fly and third-place Norwegian boat Full Medal Jacket that he skipped Saturday's race. "We were in the zone," Larson said.
