Davidson

Coming into last night's game against Davidson, Navy knew it needed to do a better job of guarding Wildcats guard Peter Anderer, who burned them for 28 points last season. The Mids also figured they had to find a way to slow Wayne Bernard and Ian Johnson, who combined for 57 points in a 15-point loss to No. 6 Duke on Monday. With all that to worry about, Navy (2-1) didn't give much thought to Davidson forward Conor Grace, and the 6-foot-9 sophomore forward made them pay, scoring a career-high 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a 69-61 win at Alumni Hall.

Burning highway. For Harley-Davidson owners, it's the fever and the cure. And that, Mike Schwartz predicts, will be the big draw to his $8 million Harley-themed entertainment complex in northern Delaware.Last month Schwartz unlocked the doors to Mike's Famous Roadside Rest, dedicated to the twin themes of America's pre-1970 highway culture and a pearl of Americana -- Harleys.The nostalgia-dripping facility in New Castle showcases a "Museum of the Road," the Warehouse Grill and Mike's Famous Harley-Davidson dealership, which Schwartz has owned for five years.

In 1903, the year the Wright brothers made aviation history with their first flight, a couple of Milwaukee friends got their own little invention rolling. William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson, two young men looking for an easier way to get around town, attached a single-cylinder engine to a modified bicycle frame. In the century since that first minimalist Harley-Davidson motorcycle was built in Davidson's shed, the manufacturing process has become somewhat more sophisticated. That process -- a noisy mix of manual labor, steel presses, robotic wizardry and snakelike assembly lines -- is open to visitors at Harley-Davidson's main manufacturing plant in York, Pa. The free tour, which lasts about an hour, is designed to appeal to anyone interested in modern manufacturing, although motorcycle enthusiasts, particularly Harley fans, probably will find more meaning in the session.

Guard Courtney Davidson scored Navy's final 12 points - including six free throws in the final 1:03 - to lift the Midshipmen over Army, 75-73, in Patriot League women's basketball yesterday at Alumni Hall. Davidson finished with a game-high 31 points, breaking the Army-Navy record of 30 held jointly by Army's Katie Macfarlane and Navy's Erica Hayes. She also went 15 of 16 from the free-throw line. Davidson's foul shooting helped Navy (8-12, 2-4) maintain its lead late in the game, but Jen Hansen (15 points)

The Maryland men's basketball team will take on Davidson in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday at Comcast Center at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2. The Terps (17-12) advanced to the second round with an 85-72 victory over Mid-Continent conference champion Oral Roberts on Wednesday. The Wildcats (23-8) defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 77-62 last week, then posted an 82-71 victory at SW Missouri State on Saturday. Should Maryland win on Wednesday, they would likely host a third-round NIT game on Saturday afternoon.

Having one post player 6 feet tall is a gift. Having two has been a blessing for the Glenelg girls basketball team. Senior center Cheyenne Davidson returned from a hand injury to score 22 points, and senior power forward Alli Biggs chipped in 16 as the visiting and No. 4 Gladiators rolled past No. 14 Long Reach, 64-40, last night. Biggs scored 15 in the first half - including 3-for-5 from behind the three-point line - and finished the game also having 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

WASHINGTON -- Evelyn Davidson was asking for help."I need some Glenelg parents to calm me down," Davidson said.Louise Franklin, a family friend, offered a solution. "You need a seat belt, lady," Franklin said.Davidson was excited, and rightly so. Sitting in the stands last night at Georgetown's McDonough Arena, she finally got to see what she had come for.Marisa and Elisa, her two children, were together on the same court, playing Division I volleyball.Marisa, a junior, started for Villanova in last night's match.

Peter Anderer scored 28 points, and the Davidson men's basketball team held on despite Navy's second-half rally to beat the Midshipmen, 81-79, last night at Belk Arena in Davidson, N.C. The Mids (1-5) trailed by 10 at halftime, but roared back in the second half behind 58 percent shooting. Forward Kyle Barker led all scorers with 31 points and was 13-for-13 from the free-throw line. Davidson (3-1) also got 22 points from Emeka Erege. Rutgers 71, Loyola 59: Ricky Shields scored 22 to lead the Scarlet Knights (4-2)

A huge new Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership atop a hill overlooking U.S. 1 in Elkridge is open for business, its bright orange roof a symbol of the rejuvenation of the old commercial corridor. The Harley-Davidson of Maryland dealership, which sold more than 500 bikes last year, moved from cramped quarters in the nearby Elkridge Industrial Park on the east side of U.S. 1 to a facility nearly three times as large. "It's the best-kept secret, and now it's going to be out," said owner Tina Wehner.

And you thought Maryland's season-opening loss to then-unranked Arizona was disappointing. Consider the plight of the North Carolina Tar Heels, who had left a huge stain on Tobacco Road before the season was a week old. Losing to Hampton at the Dean Smith Center a week ago was bad enough. But at least Carolina fans could reflect on how Hampton and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference had made a name for themselves last March by knocking off second-seeded Iowa State in the NCAA tournament.