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Denmarks fast bowlers, led by stand-in captain Amjad Khan, produced an inspired display in the final overs to contain USA to 261 for 9 to set up a four-wicket victory at Severn Cricket Field in Los Angeles. Amjad dedicated the victory to captain Michael Pedersen, who missed the match after flying home on Tuesday night to attend to a family emergency.USA were 244 for 6 at the end of the 46th over, after being put in, with Timroy Allen on 41 and Elmore Hutchinson - who had just hit two sixes off Aftab Ahmed - on 13. They appeared set for a total of at least 280, especially with the 48th and 50th due to be bowled from the end that produced 10 of their 11 sixes, thanks to the strong wind blowing south down the ground.However, USA scored a mere 16 off the next three overs, and the big-hitting Allen, who was on 52, only managed a single off the first two balls of the last over. He couldnt regain the strike after that as Aftab strung four successive yorkers, picked up three wickets, and left USA with a below-par total on a flat pitch.Aftab came out to open the batting as well, and smashed Hutchinson for four and six, either side of being dropped in the first over. Denmarks momentum was briefly halted by Aftabs dismissal in the third over, and the temporary retirement of fellow opener Saif Ahmad, who had injured himself attempting a sharp single. Then Hamid Shah was dismissed for 6 and the score slipped to 54 for 2.But Zameer Khan and Freddie Klokker put on a 166-run third wicket stand and dominated USA. While seamer Ali Khan and legspinner Timil Patel kept things relatively tight bowling from the North end, the rest struggled, bowling into the wind at the other end.Denmark also seized on USA captain Steven Taylors decision to use part-time offspinner Alex Amsterdam for seven overs and restrict specialist left-arm spinner Danial Ahmed to one. It was only a day ago that Danial had tied Oman down admirably, giving away only 29 runs in his 10 overs. He had two catches dropped off him as well.The partnership was broken in the 40th over - Klokker was bowled for 86, and three more more wickets fell after that - but Zameer saw Denmark through with his unbeaten 97. Bermuda continued their remarkable turnaround with an 85-run win over Jersey via the Duckworth-Lewis method. They have become outside contenders for promotion despite a poor start to the tournament.Kamau Leverock and the captain Oliver Pitcher (63) shared a 211-run stand for the first wicket after Bermuda had opted to bat. Leverock struck 137 off 111 balls with 10 fours and eight sixes, including three off three balls off Rhys Palmers offspin in the 32nd over. The match was reduced to 45 overs after heavy winds blew away the sightscreens in the 15th. Nevertheless, Bermuda recorded the highest total of the tournament, finishing on on 312 for 8.Then, left-arm seamer Cejay Outerbridge took two wickets at the start of Jerseys chase, and Janeiro Tucker mankaded Will Harris in the 16th over, to reduce the score to 82 for 4. The only resistance came from Corey Bisson, but his 23-ball 48 could not have as much bearing on the match as Outerbridges 5 for 25.Oman defeated Italy by five wickets at Wong Cricket Field, chasing down a target of 206 with 9.3 overs to spare.Italys top order was wrecked by Rajeshkumar Ranpura and Oman captain Ajay Lalcheta, as they stumbled to 2 for 3 in the sixth over after electing to bat. A 74-run fifth-wicket stand between Italys captain, Damian Crowley (54), and Carl Sandri (40) steadied them, and an unbeaten 51 from Fida Hussain helped them up to 205.Sandri then took the new ball, bowling offspin, and removed Zeeshan Maqsood for 0 in the second ball of the chase. It was the Oman openers second duck in as many days. But Italy couldnt capitalise on the early breakthrough as Arun Poulose (42) and Khawar Ali (30) put on 68 for the second wicket, before Zeeshan Siddiqui hit 54 not out and put on a 63-run stand with Jatinder Singh (29) for the fifth wicket to steer Oman to victory.The promotion situationOman increased their net run-rate during the win, but still trail USA and Denmark on the tiebreak. The loss confirmed Italy as the first team to be relegated to Division Five.The final day of round-robin play begins on Friday. Oman plays Denmark in Severn, with the winner set to take one of the two promotion berths available. The losing team can still take the second promotion spot but would need USA to also lose to Jersey by a big margin. A win for USA over Jersey would see them promoted.Bermuda hold a slim chance at claiming the second promotion spot on net run-rate if they beat Italy. 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Mark Borowiecki Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Bobby Petrino is supposedly a changed man.Sorry, not buying it.There are too many selfish missteps along the way to suddenly believe Petrino wont be thinking about himself -- and only himself -- the next time he reaches an ethical fork in the road.Rest assured, theres always a next time with this guy.During his first tenure at Louisville, he was constantly on the prowl for better jobs even while insisting how happy he was. Then he bailed on the Atlanta Falcons with three games to go in his lone season with the NFL team. Finally, he hired his mistress over better-qualified applicants at Arkansas, and then tried to cover up his horrific lapses in judgment after an infamous motorcycle crash.As with most people who arent bothered by their conscience, and taking advantage of a college athletics system thats always willing to sell its soul in pursuit of a championship, Petrino managed to slither his way back into the national spotlight with a Louisville redux.The Cardinals surged to No. 3 in the national rankings with a 63-20 drubbing of powerhouse Florida State a couple of weeks ago, and now theyre heading into a Saturday night showdown with fifth-ranked Clemson.Not surprisingly, Petrinos enablers insist hes finally learned from all his mistakes.History says otherwise.And theres a LOT of history.Lets go back to 2003, when a private jet landed at a small airport near Louisville, and Petrino climbed aboard to secretly interview for a head coaching job at Auburn that didnt actually exist, because the Tigers already had a coach. He didnt bother giving his employers the courtesy of a heads-up to his wandering eye, and didnt seem the least bit concerned that Auburn officials hadnt bothered to go through proper protocols, either.With Petrino, its always about me, me, me.When the sordid affair came to light, the coach and his Auburn suiters were forced to abandon their clandestine courtship. Well let Petrinos own words take it from here: Im going to stay here at the University of Louisville. Its the place I want to be and the job I want.Yeah, right.Petrino kept right on winning -- lets face it, the guy is a hell of a coach -- which led to an annual flirtation with better, higher-paying jobs. Louisville kept bending over backward to keep him happy and finally doled out a 10-year, $25.6 million contract in the summer of 2006. Again, well let Petrino speak for himself: This is where my family wants to be and where I want to be.Exactly 178 days later, Petrino left for the Falcons.He quickly made an impression on his new team -- and not the kind most people would want. He imposed absurd rules on his players, such as ordering ggrown men not to talk on flights or at team meals.dddddddddddd He treated other team employees with disdain, not even bothering to speak to them when they passed in the hall.Jimmy Cribb, the longtime official photographer of the Falcons, details it all in his new book, Youll Never Get In The Game.I dont think Ive ever seen another person like him, Cribb writes. Ive never had another coach treat me that way, and not just me, anybody.Petrinos brief tenure in Atlanta was a debacle, though in fairness it wasnt entirely his fault. Franchise quarterback Michael Vick went to prison for dogfighting and never took a snap for his new coach. The Falcons went 3-10 before Petrino bolted for the door again -- not long after assuring team owner Arthur Blank he wasnt going anywhere.Less than 24 hours after coaching the Falcons for the final time, he was in Fayetteville chanting, Woooo, Pig! Sooie!Well let his epitaph in Atlanta be a form letter to the players, left at each of their lockers after he was gone and containing all the warmth of a Wells Fargo salesman trying to sign you up for another credit card you dont need:This decision was not easy but was made in the best interest of me and my family. While my desire would have been to finish out what has been a difficult season for us all, circumstances did not allow me to do so. I appreciate your hard work and wish you the best.Yuk.Of course, Petrino would engineer an even greater flop in basic human decency as Arkansas coach.He had an affair with a woman half his age, got her a job on the staff and gave her $20,000. Then came a motorcycle crash that left him all beat up and wearing a neck brace. At first, Petrino said he was alone. Then, after dodging multiple chances to tell the truth, he admitted being with his mistress. He only came clean after being tipped off that his lies were going to be exposed in a police report.Petrino was fired after what athletic director Jeff Long described as a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident.Now, the coach is riding high again.Well, enjoy it while you can, Louisville.Chances are, another bump in the road is right around the corner.---Paul Newberry is a sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '