MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Fans of No. 12 West Virginia anticipate a ceremonial atmosphere Saturday when Bob Huggins pursues his 800th coaching victory.Hes more concerned with making sure his team doesnt overlook UMKC.I want it to be over, so we can get back to doing what were supposed to do, Huggins said. People are going to take that the wrong way, but its a distraction and I dont like distractions.The Mountaineers (8-1) are on a four-game winning streak and looking the part of a squad picked second in the Big 12. Yet theyre only 66th in the RPI, a function of playing a soft schedule that ranks in the bottom half of Division I. The Kangaroos (7-5), with an RPI of 141, represent the highest-ranked opponent on West Virginias plate during a five-game stretch against mid-majors.Hence, the ramped-up focus surrounding victory No. 800, which according to Huggins, just means Im old.If precedent holds, his players wont approach the day nonchalantly.Following win No. 600 in 2007, Huggins recalled that Alex Ruoff and those guys went crazy, and after No. 700 in 2011, the coach said guard Gary Browne about broke my neck.Present-day point guard Tarik Phillip credited Huggins long track record with attracting players who want to learn the game.Those 800 wins, it shows he knows what hes doing, Phillip said. Hes a great coach, everybody knows this. If you listen to him, good things arguing to happen.Huggins milestone brings some temporary notoriety to UMKC, seeking its first winning season since 2011 and its first NCAA tournament bid since moving to Division I some 28 seasons ago.The Kangaroos mission became more difficult this week when then-top scorer Martez Harrison (16.5 points, 4.0 assists), was dismissed from the team following a domestic violence charge. The senior guard had missed the previous five games as the university investigated.His conduct fell far short of what we expect from those who represent our mens basketball program and university, said coach Kareem Richardson. After gathering more facts from Title IX office officials during his suspension, and further discussions with athletics department personnel, the decision was made to permanently remove him from our program.Guard Lovell Boyd (19.8 points, 4.1 assists) stepped up his production in Harrisons absence, including a career-best 27 points in Thursdays 80-75 home loss to Nebraska Omaha. Boyd also had 21 points and six assists in a 105-62 loss at Kansas.The Kangaroos rank 18th nationally in 3-point baskets (9.9 per game) and will aim to launch quick shots against West Virginias full-court pressure.Theyre going to shoot a lot of 3s and theyll try to spread us, Huggins said. Were going to have make really good rotations coming out of traps because theyre going to shoot it quicker than a lot of people would.Theyll make some 3s early, but hopefully we wear them down to where we take their legs out of it.West Virginias deep, balanced attack is led by forwards Esa Ahmad (12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds) and Nathan Adrian (10.6 points, 6.4 rebounds). The backcourt includes defensive ballhound Jevon Carter (9.1 points, 4.2 assists), along with Daxter Miles (9.3 points) and Teyvon Myers (9.4 points). Mark Hutton Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Jeff Conine Jersey . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. https://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.us/281r-tony-saunders-jersey-marlins.html . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Henderson Alvarez Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Brian Anderson Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. ROME -- Novak Djokovic cant seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats. The top-ranked Serb wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday. In the semifinals, Berdych will face six-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal, who defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. While he struggled at times, Nadal appeared sharper than in his three-set win over Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis a day earlier. In the other half of the draw, Roger Federer overcame an early break in the second set to edge rising Polish player Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) in a night match at the Foro Italico. Attempting to win this tournament for the first time, Federers next opponent will be Benoit Paire. The 36th-ranked Frenchman routed Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-1, 6-0 to reach his first Masters series semifinal. In the womens tournament, top-ranked Serena Williams rolled past Spanish opponent Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 to extend her winning run to a career-best 22 matches. Williams will next face Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, who rallied past two-time Rome champion Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-0, 7-5. Meanwhile, two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova withdrew before her quarterfinal against seventh-seeded Sara Errani due to illness. Errani, the first Italian semifinalist in this tournament since Raffaella Reggi won the 1985 event in Taranto, will face third-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who held off ninth-seeded Sam Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Its the second consecutive week that Djokovic has struggled, having also lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Madrid Open after being bothered by a right ankle injury. Djokovic said he had been playing pain free this week. Still, he will need to get his game in shape in a hurry with the French Open, the years second Grand Slam, starting May 26. "I know I can play well on clay and so I shouldnt allow myself to have these drops, and lets hope it wont happen for Roland Garros," Djokovic said of the only major he hasnt won. "Im fine. I just lost my rhythm." Djokovic served for the match at 5-3 in the second set, but Berdych ripped a backhand winner that landed on the line on his first break point and won the final four games of the set. "Its a very strange situation," Djokovic said. "I played very well and was two points from winning. Then the entire match changed and I was a different player." Its the first time Berdych has reacheed the semifinals in eight appearances in Rome, having been eliminated four times in the quarters.dddddddddddd The tall Czech took control of the match with his big first serve, and by coming forward to angle shots into the corners to set up easy volleys. Djokovic had trouble returning Berdychs first serve and also complained about the courts surface early on. In the third set, Berdych went ahead with an early break and then shook off some nerves to close the match out on his fourth match point with a big serve out wide that Djokovic could barely get his racket on. As overcast skies gave way to sunshine, the court dried out, favouring Berdychs power game. "I lost the concentration," Djokovic said. "I started playing more defensively. ... He started playing more confidently, stepping into the court and taking advantage of his opportunities." It was only Berdychs second win in 15 career meetings with Djokovic, with his only previous victory coming in the 2010 Wimbledon semifinals. It was also only Berdychs fourth win versus a top-ranked player in 20 attempts, with all three previous wins coming against Federer. "He has been for quite a few years just behind the top four," Djokovic said. "Hes able to play big matches. He has proven that. So (he) is definitely a very dangerous player on any surface with a serve like that." Djokovic was 148-4 when winning the first set since 2011, according to the ATP. Williams had twice won 21 in a row before, although both of those runs came a decade ago, in 2002 and 2003. "Ive been pretty consistent, and pretty healthy -- knock on wood," Williams said. "I feel great -- never felt better." Martina Navratilova established the longest womens win run in the Open Era at 74 matches in 1984. Williams only title here came in 2002, when she beat Justine Henin in the final. That was also the year she won her only French Open title. Last year in Paris, Williams lost in the opening round of a major for the first time, falling to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France. Sharapova said he was struggling with an illness she first contracted last week, when she was runner-up to Williams in Madrid, although she showed no problems Thursday as she beat 16th-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-1. "I was already a bit off in Madrid and played though it and it came back last night and I got sick again and its not smart to compete again," said Sharapova, adding that she had a fever after beating Stephens. "Obviously with the French Open coming up it is important to make smart decisions." ' ' '