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MONROE, La. -- Nick Coppola scored 23 points as Louisiana Monroe beat Jacksonville St. 88-83 in overtime on Saturday night.The Warhawks (3-5) led throughout the overtime period and Coppola took it to 84-78 on a pair of free throws with 49 seconds to play. Jacksonville State cut the lead to three, 84-81, with 39 seconds remaining but Sam McDaniel and Marcus Washington combined for four at the line in the final seconds keep the Warhawks on top.Travis Munnings scored 19 points, McDaniel added 17 points with 12 rebounds and Washington had 13 points.Coppola and Marvin Jean-Pierre sank back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the Warhawks four-point lead at the break to 68-58 with 4:36 left in regulation. The Gamecocks (5-5) battled back to tie it 72-72 on a Malcolm Drumwright layup with 54 seconds to go and it held, sending the game into overtime.Norbertas Giga and Tyrik Edwards had 18 points apiece for the Gamecocks. Lane Thomas . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Giovanny Gallegos .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-mike-mayers-jersey-large-951q.html . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Paul Goldschmidt .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. John Brebbia . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. NEW YORK -- So many of her gifted contemporaries -- Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters -- checked out early. Why has Serena Williams, less than three weeks from her 35th birthday, continued to subject herself to the rigors of elite tennis?I think it just comes from a different place of just love and really enjoying it, Williams said Monday after she advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open. I definitely never thought I would be playing still. Now I dont really see when Im going to stop because Im just enjoying these moments out here, getting to break records that I didnt even know existed or I didnt even know was possible.I think when you really enjoy what you do, its different.Four matches in, the No. 1-seeded Williams is precisely where the draw predicted -- opposite No. 5 Simona Halep in a 7 p.m. ET match Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium (ESPN2 and WatchESPN).Given the quality and quantity of her time in tennis, Williams is starting to threaten many of the standards of this great game. On Monday, she won her 308th Grand Slam singles match, vaulting her past Roger Federer for the most all time.I just think winning 308 matches in general is pretty awesome. For that to be in a Grand Slam is pretty cool, she said. Its a huge number. Ive been playing for a really long time, but also given that consistency up there. Thats something that Im really proud of.Williams, by broad consensus, is the greatest womens server ever. How is it possible that, here, in her 21st year as a professional, she is serving better than ever?In the gaudy area of aces, shes well ahead of the field with 42, but her percentage of unrreturned serves (48) and first-serve points won (87) are far and away the best numbers here.dddddddddddd She cracked a 126 mph ace Monday against Yaroslava Shvedova -- fastest on the womens side here and faster than more than half the men.Its easy to forget Williams came in with a shoulder injury that caused her to miss the tournament three weeks in Cincinnati.I dont think I really served in the summer until I got here to New York, she said. It was a really tough summer for me.Maybe thats the key.Williams has beaten Halep in seven of their eight previous meetings, most recently in March at Indian Wells in straight sets. Halep dismissed the idea that it would be a mental challenge.Shes like the best player in the world, Halep said. I dont have to be afraid or to have emotions because I have nothing to lose. Like I said many times, I have learned from her many times.Such as?Oh, shes ambitious, Halep said. She gives everything to win all the matches. Her focus. She is focused, and she doesnt give up. Three things. And Im not telling anymore.Serena, who has been ranked at No. 1 for 186 consecutive weeks, knows the drill. She welcomes the added motivation on the other side of the court in her matches.With everyone I play, they play a step up and above their ranking, she said. I think thats the beauty, one of the reasons Im able to hang. Everyone Im playing is playing like theyre No. 1.To me it doesnt really matter who I play because I have to expect theyre going to play the match of their life. ' ' '