As Capt. Richard Davenport, a cocky, self-assured lawyer, he is called upon to investigate the murder of a black sergeant amid resistance from the base's white commanding officers. Davenport has to stay one step ahead of the white people so he'll be seen as equal, ... and he has all this pressure from the African-American community because he's the one who broke through he represents the race.
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We have a ton of respect for Davenport. They are really athletic and have tremendous court sense and savvy. Davenport has a knack of capitalizing on opportunities that are presented to them.
I am most proud of my win in Moscow in 2002 beating Venus Williams, Mauresmo and Davenport, ... And I'm very proud of making the decision to come back after my shoulder surgery. I could easily have called it quits, but I worked very hard, and winning that first tournament in Pattaya after coming back meant a lot to me too. The wins later in my career were much more satisfying than early on.
You can't let others have big nights. You have to bring a lot of double teams (to stop Davenport) and you have to understand tendencies and live with percentages. It has to be a great team effort defensively.
I always have really good matches against her. I always look forward to playing against her because you always have -- she's not a girl who's going to hit you off the court. She's not a girl who hits as hard as, let's say, Lindsay Davenport. But she is a girl that moves incredibly well, can come up with really good shots and never gives up. That's fun to play against someone like that. You can really go for your shots. You always have to expect every ball back again. It's fun to play these kind of matches.
After North was able to beat Davenport West and Pleasant Valley by packing it in with their tight zone, we knew we were going to have to have someone hitting from the outside.
It's obviously our perimeter play we're not taking care of the ball. And it's pretty much a widespread disease for us. She (Davenport) is going to get the number of points she got. But we've got to come back down the floor and score.
Deadline day also came and went with no successes following numerous rejections from various clubs. The Alex enquired about a young defender from Arsenal, as well as two defenders from Tottenham, one of whom is believed to be Callum Davenport, according to various Tottenham Hotspur sources. Reading also failed with a bid to loan Davenport. Despite the transfer window being closed, Football League clubs are still allowed to make short term loans and Dario is believed to be on the look out for a possible loan target I'm confident that we will bring someone in over the next couple of weeks. ... I can even bring in a player I want to buy on loan before purchasing him in the next transfer window.
Before watching Sharapova on the court, remember to check out her chances for victory. Sharapova has been on a tear this season, and earlier this month unseated Lindsay Davenport as the No. 1-ranked player in women's tennis.
When you have Jessica Davenport in the middle, with some very, very good shooters around her and a good point guard, they have the pieces.
Jessica Davenport just continues to prove why she is one of the best players in America. Our plan was to try and double her, and it obviously didn't work.
I think we are capable of winning when she has to sit. You have a frame of reference for a season, and that frame of reference is we have won without Jessica Davenport, it means we can do it again.
When I was reporting crime ... I never had the sense of clockwork conspiracies, or some kind of imposing order of evil. What I sensed was things just sort of falling apart. That's my sense of how crime works, that it's not any kind of calculated evil driven by the devil, but just control disintegrating. Things fall apart and happen out of stupidity and carelessness. Davenport does represent order in this.
We have a three-second play, and it involves Davenport at the other end of the court. That's not coaching genius.