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Westbrook leads Cards to 7-4 win over Astros

Jake Westbrook shook off early trouble on the mound and helped his cause with a three-run, tie-breaking double to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

It was the NL-Central leading Cardinals' fourth straight win. The Astros have lost four in a row.

Westbrook (6-3) gave up a two-run homer to Carlos Lee in the first inning, but didn't allow another earned run to get his fourth win in a row. His bases-loaded, two-out double off Houston starter Brett Myers made it 5-2 in the fourth inning.

Former Houston star Lance Berkman hit his 13th homer of the season on a two-run shot in the first inning and Albert Pujols homered for the fourth straight game with a solo blast to left field in the eighth.

Fernando Salas allowed one run in two innings for his 11th save.

Myers (2-5) yielded six hits and five runs with four strikeouts in six innings. Houston left 13 runners on base and was 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position until Chris Johnson's RBI double made it 7-4 in the ninth inning.

Westbrook allowed eight hits and two earned runs while walking three in 5 1-3 innings, but he consistently escaped trouble with Houston runners in scoring position after giving up a two-run home run to Carlos Lee in the first inning that tied the game 2-2.

Westbrook allowed two singles in the sixth before J.R. Towles reached on an error by shortstop Ryan Theriot when the ball rolled between his legs to load the bases. Westbrook was replaced by Jason Motte, who plunked pinch hitter Matt Downs on the right hand to walk in a run and get Houston within 5-3.

Motte settled down after that and was able to limit the damage by striking out Michael Bourn before Clint Barmes grounded into a force out to end the inning.

Berkman returned to the Cardinals lineup after sitting out Sunday following a cortisone shot to the left wrist he injured making a diving catch last month. In his second trip to Houston since a trade last year, the slugger, who spent 12 seasons with the Astros, was greeted by a mixture of cheers and boos each time he came to the plate.

Myers allowed consecutive New era hats singles to Yadier Molina and Skip Schumaker with two outs in the fourth before intentionally walking Daniel Descalso to load the bases. Then came Westbrook's line drive three-run double to center field that put St. Louis ahead 5-2.

Myers retired the next seven batters he faced before being replaced by Sergio Escalona, who struck out Descalso before Enerio Del Rosario took over.

Berkman gave the Cardinals the early 2-0 lead with his two-out blast to the bullpen in right center field.

Lee evened it up with his two-out homer to left field in the bottom of the inning. Hunter Pence extended his career-best hitting streak to 18 games with a single to set up Lee's blast.

Bourn singled with one out in the third inning before a single by Pence with two outs. Westbrook walked Lee to load the bases, but he retired Jeff Keppinger to escape the jam.

The Cardinals walked three Astros to load the bases with no outs in the eighth inning, but Houston came up empty wholesale new era hats once again when Salas retired the next three batters, striking out two of them.

Theriot had an RBI-double in the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 20 games and push the lead to 7-3. It's the fifth time he's extended the streak on his last at bat.

Westbrook was 0-2 in three starts against Houston before Tuesday and his three RBIs match his career total in 57 at bats entering Tuesday's game.

NOTES: St. Louis right fielder Allen Craig bruised his right knee when he crashed into the fence on the right field line chasing a foul ball in the first inning. He was replaced by Jon Jay. ... Houston RHP Brandon Lyon, pitched an inning on his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Manager Brad Mills said Lyon felt good after throwing 10 pitches in the inning. wholesale hats Lyon is on the 15-day DL with right biceps tendinitis and a partial right rotator cuff tear.

Tuesday, 31-May-2011 03:09

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ICC has informed Tharanga about dope flunk: SL sports ministry

A day after a doping scandal rocked Sri Lankan cricket, the sports ministry confirmed that the ICC has informed opening wholesale hats batsman Upul Tharanga about flunking a random dope test conducted during the recent World Cup.

A sports ministry spokesman said that the ICC has informed Tharanga about the dope flunk and subsequently, minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage set up a three—member panel to inquire into the case.

However, Sri Lanka Cricket, the country’s governing body for the sport, is yet to be informed by the ICC about the dope flunk, the spokesman said.

The ICC is also yet to make the dope flunk official.

“The minister appointed the ministry secretary Udaya Seneviratne, Dr Geethanjana Mendis and Dr Maiya Gunasekera to investigate. They will be recording a statement from Tharanga,” Harsha Abeykoon, the wholesale new era hats sports ministry media spokesman, said.

Apart from the sports secretary, the other two members are physicians with extensive experience of sports medicine.

26—year—old Tharanga tested positive for banned substance prednisolone —— a drug for asthma, a condition from which he is said to suffer. He became the first Sri Lankan cricketer to have failed a dope test. He is also set to face an ICC inquiry.

Tharanga, a left—handed opening batsman, had a pretty good World Cup even scoring a century in the semifinal against England, but was not picked for the current tour of England.

He has said that a well—known medical practitioner , who had treated Indian stars Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra, prescribed the medicine containing the banned substance to him.

Friday, 27-May-2011 08:22

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Sports at noon

Some stories the AP is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will be sent about 3 p.m.:
- PARIS - Kim Clijsters, winner of the last two Grand Slam tournaments, loses to the 114th-ranked Arantxa Rus at the wholesale hats French Open. Set to play are Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling and Maria Sharapova.
- NEW YORK - The cash-strapped owners of the Mets agree to sell a minority share of the team to hedge fund manager David Einhorn for $200 million.
- LOS ANGELES - The NCAA rejects USC's appeal to reduce last year's harsh punishment on its storied football program.
- CHICAGO - Ahead 3-1 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Miami Heat and their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh try to close out Derrick Rose and the Bulls. Game starts 8:30 p.m.
- DALLAS - Having reached the NBA finals, the Dallas Mavericks know there is still plenty to be done to become champions for the first time.
- BOSTON - The Bruins and wholesale new era hats Lightning play Game 7 on Wednesday night to see which team will play for the Stanley Cup. Boston is seeking its first trip to the finals in 21 years.
- SAN FRANCISCO - Buster Posey is to have an MRI on his left ankle, a night after the Giants' star catcher and reigning NL Rookie of the Year was hurt in a crash at home plate.
- MINNEAPOLIS - The Twins are to hold a public memorial for beloved slugger Harmon Killebrew, who died last week from esophageal cancer. Hank Aaron is among those expected to attend. Ceremony starts 8 p.m.
- INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Hunter-Reay didn't want to drive the No. 41 car in the Indy 500. Yet that's where he'll be on Sunday after Michael Andretti bought the ride from A.J. Foyt.
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - FIFA says it broke up a scheme to rig a soccer game in the United Arab Emirates that it believes is part of a wider game-fixing scandal stretching from Finland to the Far East.
- ZURICH - Mohamed bin Hammam, New era jordan hats trying to unseat Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, is to arrive in Zurich a day after soccer's governing body accused the Qatari official of trying to bribe voters in the Caribbean.

Friday, 20-May-2011 08:30

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Dirk's late charge not enough for Mavs

After a sensational start to the Western Conference finals, Dirk Nowitzki's late charge wasn't able to save the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2.
Nowitzki scored 16 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter , but the Mavericks lost to the Thunder 106-100 to even the series at a win apiece heading into Game 3 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
Nowitzki scored all but eight of Dallas' points in the final period, hitting seven of 10 shots. But after a 48-point performance in Game 1, Nowitzki couldn't do enough to put the Mavs in control of the series.
And he didn't have much help.
The Mavericks' bench was outscored 50-29 while Oklahoma City's reserves were so effective that coach Scott Brooks left All-Star Russell Westbrook and three other starters on the bench down the stretch.
Jason Terry and J.J. Barea weren't able to reproduce their big games from the opener, when Dallas held a 53-22 advantage in bench scoring. The Mavericks had leaned heavily on their bench in a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, outscoring the defending champions' reserves 198-89 in that series.
Dallas had a seven-game wholesale new era hats winning streak snapped and lost for the first time in seven home postseason games, losing home-court advantage in the process.
Nowitzki couldn't reproduce his masterful effort from Game 1, when he hit 36 of the 39 shots he took — including all 24 of his free throws — and scored an NBA playoff-high 48 points. His run of 39 consecutive free throws came to an end with a key miss that kept Dallas from making it a one-possession game with 36.7 seconds left.
Before his strong finish, Nowitzki was held scoreless in the third quarter — missing both of his shots in 8:42 of playing time.
The Thunder sent more frequent double-teams at Nowitzki and did a much better job of defending him without fouling, after he set an NBA record with his 24-for-24 free throw shooting two nights earlier.
"Let's face it: We're not going to throw something out that he's never seen before unless we throw four guys at him," Brooks said before the game. "He's seen it all and had success in it all. It's just you're picking your poison and whichever one you do pick, you have to execute it with great effort and perfection. And sometimes that doesn't even work."
This time, it worked well enough.
Perhaps even more key was how Oklahoma City held Barea and Terry in check after they combined for 43 points in the opener.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said before the newera hats game that his team wasn't looking at the postseason run as the longest playoff winning streak in the franchise's history.
Instead, it's about looking forward to the finish line — which still isn't any closer.
"You've got to look at it that there's a finite number of games that you need to win," Carlisle said. "We need to win 16 games, and we have to win seven more. That's how we're looking at it. That's a more accurate way to view it.
"Every time you step out there, it's an wholesale hats opportunity to help the team move in that direction."

Friday, 13-May-2011 08:55

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Workmanlike Sharks ready to look ahead

When the horn sounded and the San Jose Sharks had finally emerged victorious in their seven-game bout with the grizzled Detroit Red Wings, the players lifted their sticks to celebrate not blowing a 3-0 series lead . But that’s where the jubilation ended.

In the locker room afterward, there were no smiles, only laser focus on what’s next: the Vancouver Canucks, who they will meet Sunday north of the border in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

“I was really excited, but it lasted about 10 seconds,” defenseman Dan Boyle(notes) said after the Sharks’ 3-2 win. “Almost immediately you start thinking about, ‘OK, we got to suit up again in a few days.’ We’re halfway there. As hard as we’ve worked, we’re only halfway there.”
These playoffs are 29 days old now for the Sharks, 14 of which were spent trying to dispatch the Red Wings, who just … wouldn’t … die. After falling behind 3-0 in the series, Detroit rallied and rallied and rallied to tie things up, sending a shiver of panic that shredded nerves all around the South Bay.

Could the Sharks blow it again? Can’t Joe Thornton(notes) and Patrick Marleau(notes) close out a series? Would they become just the fourth team in NHL history to blow a 3-0 series lead?

No, yes and no, though not without registering a few more tremors on that Richter scale of nerves.

After getting completely blitzkrieged in Game 6, when they were outshot 42-24, the Sharks came out firing in Game 7, playing to win rather than not to lose. Midway through the first period, Ryane Clowe(notes), back after missing a game because of a chest injury, tested Jimmy Howard(notes) with a shot to the gut. Eleven seconds later, Jason Demers(notes) nearly scooted one past Howard.

The Sharks hadn’t scored, but they were the aggressor, something they hadn’t been since the third period of Game 5 when the Red Wings rallied from a 3-1 deficit to extend the series.

Twelve minutes in, Devin Setoguchi(notes) finally got the Sharks on the board with a power-play goal. Then, with 59 seconds left in the first period, Logan Couture(notes) stole a poor attempt at an outlet from Henrik Zetterberg(notes) and casually flipped it by Howard.

At the break, the Sharks were up 2-0 and seemingly on cruise control.

But they were a different team in the second. They started thinking, playing cute and as head coach Todd McLellan later explained, were afraid “to make mistakes.”

Clowe had a wide-open look, but didn’t pull the trigger. That led to a break the other way where Zetterberg made up for his earlier gaffe with a nifty backhand that beat Sharks goalie Antii Niemi.

The hosts still held a 2-1 lead, but the goal rocked their confidence and desperation quickly set in. In the final few minutes of the wholesale 59fifty caps second period, the Sharks iced the puck three times. It was all they could do to get to the locker room clinging to a one-goal lead.

“Without a doubt,” McLellan said when asked if his team tightened up. “It’s part of growth, and we’re still in that process.”

To a man, the players said there wasn’t any panic in the locker room between periods, rather they were just trying to calm themselves down. They seemed to do just that.
After getting outshot in the second period 17-6, the Sharks nearly took back a two-goal lead just 30 seconds into the third when Couture clanked one off the post. The lamp actually lit at HP Pavilion, but played continued.

With 7:47 to go, Marleau did light the lamp when he slapped home a rebound off a Setoguchi shot. It was the first point of the series for Marleau, who has been a whipping boy for critics like former teammate Jeremy Roenick(notes). Marleau’s former teammate labeled him as “gutless” after the Game 5 loss.

“Obviously they came hard at us in the wholesale fitted hats second, but we were [still] up one goal heading into the third, Game 7, we were in a good position,” Marleau said. “We talked about that, you know kinda calmed down, everybody got their breath, got to put the second period behind us and go out and win the third.”

And still Detroit wouldn’t die. Less than two minutes after Marleau’s goal, Pavel Datsyuk(notes) made it 3-2 with a backhanded shot that appeared to fool Niemi. With 28 seconds left, it was Datsyuk again, this time with a chance to send the game into overtime. From point-blank range, he wound up and blasted an uncontested shot. But there stood Niemi, snaring the puck with his glove. And with that the series was over.

There would be no choke. The Sharks would not be on the sour end of a historic comeback. And though they would have preferred not to have had to go the distance with the Red Wings, having done so may ultimately embolden them in their quest to win the Stanley Cup.

“I don’t know if there was a moment of panic,” Setoguchi said afterward of the Sharks blowing the 3-0 series lead. “But as you go further and further in the playoffs, just sitting on the bench, you’re gonna get wholesale caps nervous. You’re gonna get that feeling. We’ve been in these spots before, and now the nerves are settled down a lot more than they were before. I think that’s the experience that we’ve gotten in the room, and it definitely helps.”

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Calgary Sport Chek Mother's Day run gets new route

Starting at Chinook Centre and winding north to Mission, Roxboro and back through Stanley Park, this weekend's Sport Chek Mother's Day Run and Walk will enjoy the breathing room of a brand new wholesale baseball hats route.

Race officials say squeezing 14,000-plus runners into the downtown was becoming too cumbersome, causing traffic delays, road closures and access problems for some services.

"It's going to be much better now. We'll have tons of room starting at Chinook Centre, it'll open things up completely," said Todd Birss, general manager of the Forzani Group Foundation, adding that the previous start location at the base of the Calgary Tower was getting crowded.

Runners will start at Chinook and head north on Macleod Trail, turning west on Mission Road, winding through Roxboro before heading back south through Stanley Park and along Elbow Drive S.W.

There will be some partial road closures and restricted access to some buildings.

Elbow Drive and Macleod Trail will only be partially closed, still allowing two lanes on each road for twoway traffic.

Smaller partial closures will also occur in Windsor Park, between Macleod Trail and Elbow Drive.

St. Anthony's Parish will have to cancel its 9 a.m. mass Sunday, due to road closures around the building, at 5340 4th St. S.W.

Father James Hagel says race wholesale 59fifty hats officials have been cooperative and let him know about the restrictions six months ago.

"Of all of our masses, this is the one that tends to have the most elderly. And, yes, some will be disappointed," but the church will only be closed off for 45 minutes, and will hold a 10: 30 a.m. mass.

Race officials are expected to break both of last year's records for number of participants, 14,000, as well as funds raised, $700,000, for the Foothills Hospital neonatal intensive care unit and other local charities.

Anyone still wishing to register for the wholesale fitted hats run and walk can do so at mdrunandwalk.com until Thursday.

After that, last-minute registration will be available Friday and Saturday at Mount Royal University's Fitness Fair event.

Friday, 15-Apr-2011 02:45

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Hats off to best in the business

Northern Ireland's business success stories were celebrated in style at the eleventh Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in association with British Midland International (bmi).
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The brightest and best in our business community gathered at the Ramada Plaza Hotel at Shaw's Bridge, south Belfast for a gala awards dinner on Thursday.

The judging panel, chaired by leading economist Professor John Simpson, awarded the title of Outstanding Business of the Year to pharmaceutical company Almac.

The panel was impressed by the company's success at becoming a world class player in advanced medical science.

Almac also walked away with the award for Outstanding Business Team of the Year.

Around 500 of Northern Ireland's top business leaders were in attendance to see a total of 11 awards handed out, including, for the first time, a gong for businessperson of the year, picked up by Conor Walsh of Andor.

Philip Bain of Shredbank was named young businessperson of the year.

Other winners included Specialist Joinery Group, McGrigors LLP, Finnebrogue, HeartSine Technologies, Autoline Group, Andor Technology and the Ulster Museum.

Category sponsors were Moy Park, Progressive, Northern Bank, Made Not Born, Invest NI, Bibby Financial Services, Cleaver Fulton Rankin, Yell and bmi.

With a 'Casablanca' theme, guests at the ceremony were treated to a performance by the Ulster Orchestra, who played all the favourites from the 1940s film.

Friday, 15-Apr-2011 02:36

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7-run 4th inning propels Hats to 6th straight win

DELAND -- Stetson's 9-1 victory over South Florida on Tuesday night at Melching Field was the product of a dominant offensive inning and a complete game pitched by Will Dorsey.

With the score tied at 1 in the fourth, Stetson hit around the order -- including three doubles in a row and back-to-back home runs -- to score seven runs and back Dorsey, who scattered eight hits and struck out four.

"Dorsey gave us a great midweek start," Hatters coach Pete Dunn said.

The complete game gave Stetson its sixth straight win and was the first of the year for the Hatters (26-7) and first in the career of Dorsey (5-3), a junior from Atlantic Beach.

"He was a little shaky early," Dunn said. "He's a control guy. He didn't have great command like he normally does early, but he settled down and he kept getting out of jams and we made some good defensive plays."

USF (15-17) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and could have had more. Bulls base runner Chad Taylor tried to score from first base on a double to the left-field corner, but left fielder Jeff Simpson hit cutoff man Mark Jones, who then threw out Taylor at home to end the inning. The Hatters tied it at 1 in the bottom of the second, and the score stayed 1-1 until the Hats' fourth-inning explosion against Bulls starter Nick Gonzalez (2-3).

Ben Carhart, Trey Blackman and Spencer Theisen doubled to start the inning, scoring Carhart to give Stetson the lead. Then, Ryan Lashley hit a two-run single to put the Hats up 4-1.

With two outs and Robert Crews on base, the Hatters' rally looked to be losing steam until Jones, a former Flagler Palm Coast High standout, hit a shot that cleared the fence near the 403-foot mark in dead-center.

USF brought in Andrew Loynaz, who was greeted by Nick Rickles with a solo home run on the Bull's second pitch to put Stetson up 8-1.

Rickles extended his hitting streak to 13 games, and the Atlantic Sun Conference player of the week is hitting .354 and still hasn't struck out in 127 at-bats this season.

Jones was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, Theisen was 2-for-5 and Carhart was 4-for-4 with two runs.

Stetson added its final run in the eighth inning when Jones doubled, advanced to second and then made it home on two straight wild pitches.

Dunn has preached a blue-collar ethic to his team this season, but he was happy to take the offensive outpouring in the fourth inning.

"I thought we made pretty good contact leading up to the fourth," he said. "Hitting is contagious.

"It doesn't matter how you get them as long as you got more than they do at the end of the game."

The 21st-ranked Hatters return to action Friday to begin a three-game series against Savannah State at Melching Field.

Wednesday, 30-Mar-2011 09:02

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Girls soccer: Chantilly’s Olivia Colella caps big day with secon

t 4 p.m. on Monday, Chantilly junior Olivia Colella accepted an offer to play soccer at Longwood, ending a process that, for many teenagers and their families, can be long and difficult.

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Colella OT winner propels Chantilly in girls’ soccer: Second-ranked Oakton and No. 7 Chantilly played over 85 minutes of scoreless soccer before Olivia Colella’s goal sent Chantilly fans home happy.

Gallery: Colella OT winner propels Chantilly in girls’ soccer: Second-ranked Oakton and No. 7 Chantilly played over 85 minutes of scoreless soccer before Olivia Colella’s goal sent Chantilly fans home happy.

About five hours later, Colella ended another tiring development. For nearly an hour and a half of play, the seventh-ranked Chargers and second-ranked Oakton traded jabs, neither finishing on a handful of quality opportunities.

But in the final minute of double overtime, the junior midfielder collected a loose ball and fired it into the top right corner of the goal for a 1-0 win over the visiting Cougars.

“I could tell that the defenders were screening at the goalie and I saw the right side,” said Colella, whose goal gave her team its first win of the season. “And in those situations you have to just focus. And I just saw the spot that I wanted to put it and I just passed it in there.”

Early in the game, Chantilly (1-1-1) controlled the tempo, using Colella and junior forward Jacki Sieder to keep the ball upfield. Sieder almost broke through when she drilled a ball into the top left corner of the goal — but it was called back because of a handball.

Oakton (2-2) surged forward and created opportunities late in the second half. Junior midfielder Caroline Coyer broke free a few times, with juniors Alex Meyers and Lexie Krall attacking as well. Both teams narrowly missed goals at the end of the first half when sailing shots just clipped the goal posts. But at the start of the second half and each overtime, it was Chantilly that played the aggressor.

Immediately after allowing the goal, Oakton quickly pushed the ball upfield with a Cougar attacker running unchecked up the right flank. But Colella, known as a ball of energy to teammates, tore after the opponent to clear the ball.

“She doesn’t stop running,” said senior defender Elizabeth Casey.

“She works her butt off.”

“All the time,” added senior and All-Met defender Madyson Brown, who started her first game since resting and nursing a nagging hip.

Colella did forget to tell some teammates of her college decision. As she walked off the field, two teammates chidded her for the omission. In her rush of excitement of the day and preparing for the game, Colella explained, it just hadn’t come up.

“It was a good day,” she said

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Edsall's rules on display as Terps open spring practice

COLLEGE PARK ——
Under a cloudless sky, Maryland football players stretched and sprinted their way through their first practice Tuesday with a new head coach, a new playbook and significantly stricter team rules that have already left their mark.

Randy Edsall, who replaced Ralph Friedgen in January, is not only bringing new plays, but also new criteria for off-the-field behavior.

No wearing ball caps or do-rags inside the Gossett Football Team House. No earrings. Players say they'll be able to have facial hair if it is neatly trimmed.

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"What we're trying to do is prepare these kids for life," Edsall said in an interview. "When you meet people for the first time, you make a lasting impression. We're trying to instill discipline and give them an advantage over other people when they leave college. I know what employers are looking for."

Quarterback Danny O'Brien showed up at the facility Tuesday with a well-manicured goatee that appeared to pass muster. "I don't mind it," O'Brien said of the rules. He said he was less affected than some because he doesn't habitually sport a cap or wear an earring.

Edsall -- who has a precise, almost military bearing -- is also strictly enforcing rules against tardiness at meetings and workouts.

The rules became effective almost immediately after he was hired. Maryland's spring practices began Tuesday with a shorts-and-jerseys workout without pads and end with the April 30 Red-White game inside Byrd Stadium at 3:30 p.m.

"I like that [Edsall] is a down-to-business guy," said Cameron Chism, a starting cornerback. "For some people, it's rough. I guess a couple people got in trouble -- not being on time to meetings and stuff."

A.J. Francis has already felt the sting of the sharper guidelines. "I got punished one time for being late," said Francis, a starting defensive tackle.

Francis said he had a good reason for his lateness -- "it wasn't really my fault" -- but didn't want to explain the reason to reporters. It's uncertain whether he tried to explain it to Edsall.

Francis said his punishment was a lengthy "bear crawl," an exercise that begins by dropping onto all fours.

Fellow tackle Joe Vellano said Francis was not the only one cited. "A couple guys overslept and they were doing the StairMaster thing downstairs" as punishment, Vellano said.

Edsall was hired from Connecticut. His background includes three years on Tom Coughlin's staff with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars from 1994-97. Coughlin's strict policies about lateness became a media issue after he became coach of the New York Giants and fined several players in 2004 for not being early enough to team meetings.

But Edsall, from Glen Rock, Pa., said he learned discipline from his father.

Edsall led his first Maryland workout Tuesday wearing sunglasses, a hooded Maryland sweat shirt and warmup pants. He surveyed various units' drills, offered instruction and chatted and bumped fists with players.

A tipoff to Edsall's strict policies came when he was introduced as Maryland's coach in January by athletic director Kevin Anderson at the team house.

Anderson presented Edsall, 52, with a red Terps baseball cap. Edsall wore it for a moment, then abruptly removed it. He said he had already started asking his players not to wear hats in the building.

"If I tell them to do it, I gotta do it," he said.

NOTES: Safety-turned-linebacker Kenny Tate went through his first drills Tuesday at his new position. "I'm excited. I embraced it," the All-Atlantic Coast Conference player said. "I'm just closer to the line of scrimmage [but] I'm doing the same things," he said. ... O'Brien said players have been watching video of Oregon's up-tempo offense, which barely pauses between plays. "I like the idea of going fast-paced and keeping the defense on its heels," the quarterback said.

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