8 YPA allowed is fourth worst in the leagueSomebody at his size capable of running a 4 He is a great player among a great castThat was at least until Colorado came calling A day after Day 6 in the Winter Olympics when the UAnything else is a failure to this countryIn fact they came back every year through 1994 This is why I am changing my stance on Minaya The other is School X is my leader todayThe Rose Bowl then would have been USC vsHe can hit the three-pointers just as easily as he can hit the jumper from mid-range and his tenacity on the glass is unequaled.As one of the best returning rebounders in the country, Emerson has become a crucial part of the Bears game on the court during the past year.Transferring to Mercer after two years of limited playing time at Western Kentucky, Emerson has been an automatic contributor on offense and defense averaging more than a double-double each game.The last in a line of a talented basketball family (brothers Scott and Will also played at Mercer and dominated opponents inside), the St. BearZone: What are you hoping to accomplish in your final season here at Mercer Emerson: This may sound really cliché but just win a conference championship. I don't care at all about individual accomplishments anymore; I had an opportunity to achieve all that last year I just want to win this year, badly. I can be the first in my family to go to the NCAA tourney! BearZone: How did injuries slow you down last year and what was the hardest part of rehabbing through those injuries (Emerson battled through shoulder injuries for a good part of last season.) Emerson: The injuries were tough for a while and then you adapt to them. After I started getting shots before every game (for the pain) it got much easier as the pain subsided for most of the game.The toughest part of rehabbing was just not playing basketball for six months and not being able to lift weights. 
Watching yourself shrink day by day sucks! BearZone: Why the move to Mercer from Western Kentucky What do you like more about Mercer Emerson: When I first came here it was mainly because I grew up watching both of my brothers play here. I had known Coach Slonaker since I was 11 and decided if I was going to play anywhere else then it was going to be for him at Mercer.The main thing that I like about Mercer more than Western Kentucky is that Mercer has James Florence. I didn't have a James Florence at Western Kentucky; it was much less fun to watch basketball. BearZone: Have you found your place in Hoffman's run-n-gun offense What do you expect your role to be this season Emerson: I definitely think I have found my role here. Offensively, I am needed to rebound as much as possible and finish when I get the ball around the basket.
BearZone: What are your goals going into each game Emerson: I think my goals this season will just be to stay aggressive for the entire game and rebound as hard as possibly when I'm in the game.I want to try to average eight-plus rebounds per game again and cut down on my turnovers big time from last season. A double-double sounds like a very ambitious goal this season, so we'll go with that. BearZone: Why should the average student come out to the games this year What about the team makes the games exciting Emerson: I think the average student should come check us out for a couple of reasons. First, we have a much more athletically gifted team this season and we are playing even faster than we did a year ago. Secondly, we have studs like EJ Kusnyer, Brian Mills, Jeff Smith, and Ted Price on the team this year.What more do girls need to entice them to come out than that This article is also featured on The Bear Zone. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's defense minister warned the country's Muslims to stop further "provocations" after thousands held prayers in public squares in Milan during pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the past week.
WorldIgnazio La Russa, from the right-wing National Alliance, said he did not oppose protests or want to deny anyone the right to pray, but called the public prayers a challenge to peace."I say enough of the provocations of Islamists in Milan," he told Il Giornale newspaper on Sunday. "In Milan, a legitimate demonstration ended in a deliberately provocative mosque under the open sky."Thousands of Muslims knelt with their heads bowed to the ground in prayer before Milan's central train station in one of several pro-Palestinian protests on Saturday.A week ago, Muslims held prayers in front of Milan's central cathedral, angering right-wing politicians in the overwhelming Catholic country who called it an affront to Christianity.Muslim leaders later apologized, saying no offence was intended. There are about 1 million Muslims in Italy, making up almost two percent of the population."What would have happened if a group of Christians gathered together to pray with a rosary before Mecca They probably would have been stoned," said La Russa, who described himself as a practicising Catholic who attends Mass almost every Sunday.Milan's deputy mayor issued a similar warning to Muslims, saying four protests in seven days was too much."Enough with pro-Hamas marches now," said Riccardo De Corato. "Milan is not a province of Gaza and has no intention of reluctantly instituting this type of 'Gaza Saturdays.'"Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition, which includes the hardline anti-immigrant Northern League, has clashed with Italy's Muslim community in the past.It irked Muslims last year with plans to block the construction of new mosques in Italy.Protests against the Israeli offensive continued in Italy on Sunday, with 3,000 people marching through the center of Naples. Another 1,000 held hands to form a human chain and march through Rome's historic center to demand an end to violence in Gaza.(Editing by Katie Nguyen) World. It’s that special time of year again when fans from around the NFL gear up in hopes that their teams have a shot at making the playoffs, clinching a division title, ruining a divisional rivals chance at a playoff berth or making a Super Bowl run.
