"At a time when guys get sore and tackling can be a little more difficult, he's got that extradimension of speed," he said.
There looks to be a bounce to Wilson's step long after practice is over.
"If anybody would describe me, energy would be a word they would use," he said. "I enjoy playing football, so I'm just out there having fun."
And if that isn't enough to satisfy one's appetite or turn one's stomach, consider the data on the U.S. Senate race in the Badger State. Democrat Rep. TammyBaldwin and Republican former Gov. Tommy Thompson and supporters dropped 17,906 ads on Wisconsinites from Oct. 1 through Oct. 21, an average of 852 a day.
Those are just two races. Throw in the ads for local contests and the result are airwaves reaching their saturation point.
"You can't take a breath without seeing a political ad right now," said Michael Wagner, a political expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "If you haven't seen a political ad in Wisconsin, you must not own a TV set."
Kljestan's hard right-footed shot was punched away by James, and then he got his hands on Bradley's header. Soon after, things got rough and ragged, with Bradleychallenging several opponents following a hard tackle by George Dublin, who undercut him.
Then Johnson got free in the box and smartly headed Gordon's cross back to his right past the sprawling James. Gordon was making his first international appearance.
The Americans broke through in the 20th minute after controlling much of the early play. Off a corner kick, Graham Zusi took the ball on right wing, fed Bradley and got a return pass as he curled outside the penalty area. Zusi's left-footed cross was met perfectly by Johnson, who headed the ball down, making it skid off the turf past James.
Jason Motte, who leads the NL with 40 saves, got a break after converting opportunities in each of the Cardinals' previous seven wins to earn NLplayer of the week honors on Monday.
Center fielder Jon Jay, who doesn't have an error this season, robbed Castro of a hit in the fourth inning with a tricky catch. He leapt to stop it with his glove, but it bounced off. He got his bare hand on it, before bobbling it and falling to his knees to snag it before it hit the ground. He smiled and shook his head as he got to his feet as players in the St. Louis dugout raised their arms and cheered.
"I couldn't believe he was able to come down with it," Castro said. "That was one of the best catches I had ever seen. We had some bad luck tonight."
Leonard finished with 11 catches for 112 yards receiving.
Browning was 42 of 67 passing for 412 yards passing, and he had 69 yards rushing on 16 carries — his last the winding, game-winning scramble in overtime around and through the Arkansas defense.
The Razorbacks led 28-7 midway through the third quarter after freshman quarterback Brandon Allen connected with MeKale McKay for a 13-yard touchdown. Allen, filling in for the injured Wilson, finished 6 of 20 passing for 85 yards.
The Razorbackshad little offense after that, though they managed to take a 34-31 lead in overtime after a 37-yard field goal by Zach Hocker.
Cobi Hamilton led Arkansas with 99 yards receiving and a touchdown on six catches. The senior now has eight touchdown catches in seven career games in Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium.
France won't be playing tight either. The Frenchteam has already made great strides - clinching the country's first medal ever in women's basketball.
The victory over Russia in the semifinals set off a wild celebration for the unbeaten French, who have been on the rise in women's basketball over the past few years. They won the European Championship in 2009 and qualified for the Olympics for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games where they finished fifth. In this tournament France has already defeated Australia in an overtime thriller and now topped Russia twice.
No, one year without a title after five straight years of championships isn't exit stage left -- it's just a role as a one act supporting actor after five award-winning turns in a one-man show.
On Sunday at Indianapolis, Johnson and the No. 48 team might have given the Sprint Cup Series a peek at his newest starring project. Johnson, who started sixth, obliterated the field on Sunday, leading a race high 99 of 160 laps, beating Kyle Busch by more than four seconds.
Heck, Johnson's win was so much of a butt-kicking that Busch suggested he obtained an exclusive visa to parts unknown.
