导出博客文章VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Jay Wright and his Villanova players are ready to enjoy
Thanksgiving and take a much-needed break from basketball.Josh Hart had 13
points and 11 rebounds, Kris Jenkins scored 11 points and No. 2 Villanova
knocked off feisty College of Charleston 63-47 on Wednesday night.The Wildcats
improved to 6-0 a season after winning the national championship but struggled
to put away the overmatched Cougars in their fourth game in seven days and their
sixth in 13.It was not a pretty game, Wright said. We just found a way to gut it
out.Mikal Bridges and Eric Paschall added eight points and five rebounds apiece
for the Wildcats, who shot just 5 for 17 from 3-point range and 8 for 22 from
the field in the second half.Jarrell Brantley led Charleston with 18 points and
seven rebounds. The Cougars shot 4 for 22 from 3-point range and committed 14
turnovers.Its a good way to learn, Brantley said. Theyre a really good team and
do a lot of things right. It will only help.Jenkins, who famously hit the
title-winning shot to beat North Carolina at the buzzer last April, was held out
of the starting lineup by Wright because he missed a class. But the senior
forward came in just 3 minutes into the game and played 28 minutes, shooting 4
for 7 from the field.Hart, who won MVP of the 2016 Gildan Charleston Classic
after leading the Wildcats to the tournament title on Sunday, also shot 4 for 7
from the field and 2 for 3 from 3-point range.He was called back into the game
in the final minutes after Wright admitted to putting his walk-ons in too early
-- not that it bothered the teams star senior.Im not really worried about
minutes, said Hart, a Wooden Award candidate. Id love to play the whole game if
the coach lets me.BIG PICTURECharleston: After starting a season with three
straight wins for the first time since 2011-12, the Cougars have dropped three
in a row to fall back to .500. But they will have some easier games coming up
before entering play in the Colonial Athletic Association, where they were
picked to finish fourth.Villanova: The defending national champs continued to
roll through the early portion of their schedule. Four of their next five games
come against Philadelphia Big 5 rivals, where the competition is always heated,
with a marquee matchup vs. Notre Dame sandwiched in between.ULTIMATE
CHALLENGEAlthough the Cougars left town with a loss, Charleston coach Earl Grant
felt the game was, in many ways, a win-win for his program.My thought process
coming into this game is its the ultimate challenge, Grant said. You get to play
against the best team in college basketball. They won the championship last year
and until someone beats them this year theyre still the champion. . We knew it
would be hard but I think, at this time of year, hard things are good.NOVEMBER
REIGNOver the past four seasons, Villanova is 25-0 in the month of November and
have claimed four tournament championships in the month, including their recent
run through the Gildan Charleston Classic.Wednesdays game was technically
Villanovas fourth victory of the Charleston Classic -- after wins over Western
Michigan, Wake Forest and UCF at TD Arena -- but the result didnt factor into
the bracket.NO BOOTH, NO PROBLEM (FOR NOW)Phil Booth missed his third straight
game for Villanova with left knee inflammation. But Wright said the injury is
minor and hes eager to get one of his top guards back after the Thanksgiving
break.I thought we held up pretty well, Wright said of his teams grueling
stretch. If we werent getting Phil Booth back, I think Id be more concerned.POLL
IMPLICATIONSAfter moving up a spot to No. 2 this week, Villanova figures to stay
there behind top-ranked Kentucky barring any major upsets.UP NEXTCharleston aims
to snap its three-game losing streak when it hosts USC Upstate on
Sunday.Villanova will look for a record 15th straight Big 5 win against Penn at
the historic Palestra on Tuesday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo didnt make the same mistake twice.In a semifinal penalty
shoot-out against Spain at the 2012 European Championship, Portugals star played
no part.He was fifth in line to step up to the spot. But, by then, the match was
already lost. Spain had won the shootout 4-2 and Ronaldo never even got to take
his kick.Against Poland on Thursday, Ronaldo was first in line.The end result
was a victory that sends Portugal to the semifinals for a fifth time.It will
next play the winner of Belgiums match against Wales.Here are five things to
know about Portugals quarterfinal win in Marseille.---PORTUGALS NEW STARWith
three-time world player of the year Ronaldo nearer the end of his career than
the beginning, the search was already on for Portugals next star.Look no
further.At just 18, and making only his ninth appearance for the national side,
Renato Sanches stole Ronaldos thunder in his first start at the European
Championship.Sanches equalizer for Portugal that cancelled out Robert
Lewandowskis early goal oozed quality and remarkable self-confidence for a
player so young and inexperienced on such a big stage.Sanches both started the
move and finished it. Running, full of attacking intent, headlong into the
Polish box, he flicked the ball wide to the quick-thinking Nani, who tricked the
Polish defense by heeling it straight back to Sanches.Caressing the ball onward
with his right foot, Sanches set himself up for a left-footed thump. A touch off
Grzegorz Krychowiak made an already tough job nigh impossible for Polish `keeper
Lukasz Fabianski, who couldnt get fingers to the ball despite his dive.The goal
wasnt Sanches only contribution. The attacking midfielder was all over the
pitch. He harassed Polish players and selflessly tracked back -- unlike Ronaldo
-- from his right wing to help out with defense and then get Portugal going
forward again.Portugals youngest ever player to be called up for a major
tournament, surpassing the mark previously held by Ronaldo, is now heading to
Bayern Munich, which paid Benfica 35 million euros ($40 million) for him.Could
be a bargain.---WHO STOLE THE REAL RONALDO?Before scoring Portugals first
penalty in the 5-3 shootout win, Ronaldo had been just a shadow of his usual
self.Swinging a left leg at what could have been a match-winning goal in the
last minutes of normal time but then missing the ball entirely: Was that Ronaldo
or some impostor?That failure to connect with a golden opportunity to break the
deadlocked score of 1-1 wasnt Ronaldos only glitch.He squandered a first half
chance, scuffing the ball wide. Through on goal again in the second half, he hit
into the side netting.And he thumped a free kick from 35 meters out straight
into the Polish wall.Had he scored in normal time, Ronaldo would have matched
Michel Platinis tournament record of nine European Championship goals.Instead,
the accumulated misses made him look human.---RONALDO SHOULD HAVE HAD A
PENALTYFelix Brych has mounds of experience, having officiated World Cup,
Champions League and other matches.dddddddddddd. But the German referee made a
very debatable call in the first half, not awarding what looked like a penalty
for Ronaldo.In the heart of the Polish defense, Michal Pazdan stuck to Ronaldo
like a shadow. He got too close in the 30th minute, shoving Ronaldo in the back
and to the ground as the Portuguese forward prepared to receive Nanis in-bound
cross in a threatening position in the box.The Real Madrid stars penalty appeals
fell on deaf ears. Ronaldo looked terribly aggrieved, and understandably
so.---LIKE HIM, LOATHE HIM, BUT ALSO RESPECT HIMIn the tunnel before kick-off,
Portuguese defender Pepe was all sweetness and light, high-fiving the kids who
accompanied the players onto the pitch.But the whistle brought the fighter out
of him.By far the most experienced player in the Portuguese back line, with more
caps (76) than the three other defenders -- Jose Fonte (14); Cedric (13) and
Eliseu (18) -- combined, Pepe provided leadership and stability at the back.Few
players divide opinion quite like the Real Madrid defender, notorious for his
gamesmanship.But he was on his best behavior against Poland.He got a leg to a
dangerous first-half shot from Arkadiusz Milik, diverting it away.He used his
body to thwart Krychowiak as the midfielder made a scorching second-half run for
the Portuguese area.Most important, his cool head and instructions to other
players helped the team recover after Lewandowski scored the second-fastest goal
in tournament history, just 100 seconds into the match.---PORTUGALS WEAK
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ruthlessly.At 24, Cedric Soares was the youngest player in the Portuguese back
four and the defender with the least national team experience.Polish winger
Kamil Grosicki targeted the right-back with his first foray into Portugals half,
collecting a pass from Lewandowski and then using his superior speed to overhaul
the Southampton defender, who just -- but only just -- managed to get a foot to
the ball and kick away the danger.It was an early warning for what happened
seconds later: A long Polish pass bounced in front of Cedric and straight over
his head to Grosicki, who was lurking behind him and then tore away downfield to
center a cross to Lewandowski.The Bayern Munich striker scored with his first
touch, right-footing the ball into the Portuguese netIt was Lewandowskis first
goal in 645 minutes of European Championship football, since he scored against
Greece in Polands first match of Euro 2012.----John Leicester is an
international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at
jleicester(at)ap.org or follow him at
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