Lies and truth, self-belief and self-delusion, these are the key themes as the narrator, "buccmaster of holland" – a proudly independent free-tenant farmer in the Lincolnshire fens, given to wife-beating and foul-mouthed fits of rage – turns to guerrilla warfare after the "frenc" occupiers destroy his farm and family.
"It's tough when you play great defense," Pacer Coach Isiah Thomas said, "and you have to lose a game because of a parade to the free-throw line by the other team, to get beat on the foul line.
Stephenson pounced and intercepted the fluttering pass, raced down court with only Smith to beat, and drew a foul as he went up for a layup.
MAGIC 111, BOBCATS 102 Gilbert Arenas scored 25 points, and Orlando overcame Quentin Richardson's ejection and Dwight Howard's 18th technical foul to beat host Charlotte in overtime.
Finally, when the No. 3 Wildcats survived their coach's technical foul and beat Texas, 82-66, yesterdat at Lawrence, Kan., Williams felt relieved.
JOSEPH'S 93, FORDHAM 86 Andre Howard had a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds as St. Joseph's beat Fordham in a foul-filled contest in Philadelphia.
NORTH CAROLINA 86, KENTUCKY 77 Tyler Hansbrough made 10 of 12 free throws as the top-ranked Tar Heels (7-0) capitalized on Kentucky's 25 fouls and beat the host Wildcats (4-2) in the annual matchup between the two programs with the most victories in college basketball.
"I guess I'm from the old school, where when you get beat, you give a hard foul.
Left-handed hitters like Ichiro usually swing over the ball, or beat it into the ground foul, or skip over the ball.
Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis scored 20 points apiece Thursday night as the Orlando Magic overcame Dwight Howard's foul trouble to beat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, 98-88.
