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Providence has won the last six games, seven of the last eight and eight of the last 10 games against local rival Rhode Island.But none of those games were as big for the Rams as the rivalry renewal Saturday at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence.While the Friars have gone to the NCAA Tournament the last three years under Ed Cooley, the Rams have been building. Now, PC is in a bit of a rebuild after losing Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil to the NBA Draft -- and its the Rams, the 21st-ranked Rams, with the expectations.Its also the Rams coming off a tough loss at Valparaiso that may well knock them out of the top 25 (even though Valpo is looking like a ranked team) -- and losing to the Friars would certainly spell top 25 doom for URI.The Rams (5-2) fought hard and went right down to the final shot in the difficult road assignment at Valparaiso -- URI relying mostly on its starters in that game (the bench logged 35 minutes).We got a little tight with our rotation, Rhody coach Dan Hurley said Thursday. Stan (Robinson) and others will play more.It was clear again in that game that E.C. Matthews, who missed all but 10 minutes of last season with a knee injury and is still working his way back.Right now, hes going through the struggles that any player would go through coming back from an injury like that, URI coach Dan Hurley said after Matthews scored just six points, the last two coming on a late tip-in. We knew a large part of non-conference would be time for him to get his timing back and knock the rust off. By conference play, hell be more of his old self.Saturday is not conference play. But the game is huge and Matthews comes in just 12-for-39 from the floor in the last four games -- 0-for-5 from 3-point range in the last three.While Matthews, on the preseason watch lists for the Naismith, Lute Olson and Jerry West awards, comes in anything but hot, PCs Rodney Bullock comes off a career-high 36 points in a win over New Hampshire that lifted the Friars to 5-2 on the season.Bullock was 12-for-21 from the floor as Cooley, who notched his 200th coaching win in the game, said the basket looked like an ocean to his player. The Friars were also an impressive 12-for-21 from 3-point range in the game.It gets contagious, Cooley said. We had one of those days. Hopefully, we have more left in us.The Friars were 8-for-16 from 3-point land in a loss to No. 7 Virginia, making them 20-for-37 from deep in the last two games -- after a 2-for-20 stat in a win over Memphis.Talking about Bullock in his big game against UNH, Cooley said, It seemed like everything he threw up was going to go in. The basket looked like an ocean. Hopefully he continues to shoot like that. Were going to need it the whole year.Said Bullock, who was just 3-for-13 against Virginia: Today was one of those days I just had it going -- midrange and then stretching it out. Thats what coach recruited me for.The Rams have lost two of their last three, falling to then-No. 1 Duke in the final of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tipoff in Connecticut, then beating Belmont (behind Hassan Martins career-high 31 points) and losing to Valparaiso.Kyle Hendricks Cubs Jersey . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." 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Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans.Ding Junhui demolished Mark Williams 13-3 with a session to spare to reach the World Championship semi-finals.The Chinese star was in stunning form to blow away the Welshman after racking up at least a half-century break in every frame.Having started the match in similarly dominant fashion by building a 6-2 lead, Ding did not let his foot off the gas by taking the first four frames on Tuesday evening to lead 10-2.Williams, a two-time Crucible champion, was short of ideas as he managed to pot just two balls before the mid-session interval.Although he showed a brief spark by winning frame 13, there was no holding back Ding who stormed over the line.Williams told World Snooker: I got beat easily and to be honest deep down I knew I was going to get beat easily, so I cant grumble.With the players left in, it was probably my best chance to win the World Championship again and I felt really confident. But as soon as my tip split last night, I knew that my chances were gone.While Ding, who has still to win the World Champiionship, added: I controlled the match, I took my chances to make breaks.dddddddddddd. I have confidence and every time I see a chance I think I can go for it and make breaks.Mark didnt play the way he normally does. The day off is a bonus, Ive never had that before, and Im going to enjoy the day. I feel more relaxed now, in this match I released a lot of pressure, I went for crazy shots.After the high of his win over Ronnie OSullivan, Barry Hawkins came crashing down to earth in Tuesdays afternoon session at the Crucible against Marco Fu.Hawkins withstood a stirring fightback by OSullivan from 12-9 to win a final-frame decider on Monday night but struggled badly against Fu to fall 7-1 behind.Four-time world champion John Higgins leads Alan McManus 5-3 in their all-Scottish clash, while Mark Selby went 6-2 up against Kyren Wilson. 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