No. 23 Rhode Island extended its strong start Saturday night -- and didnt even do it on the basketball court.Dan Hurleys players, who won their only game last week -- over Belmont -- and should remain ranked when the new poll comes out Monday, served dinner and prepared beds at the Providence Rescue Mission, according to a post on the teams Twitter account.It was another quality effort by a team off to a 5-1 start, the only loss to then-No. 1 Duke.Now, its back to work -- and this will be a test for the Rams.Rhode Island visits Valparaiso (6-1) on Tuesday and then has its always tough local rivalry game against Providence at the Dunkin Donuts Center -- the Friars home floor -- Saturday.Hassan Martin scored 34 points and Jarvis Garrett, over his neck injury suffered against Cincinnati in the semifinal of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, added 23 in the win over Belmont, the preseason favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference.Once I got myself going I just didnt stop, Martin said after going 14-for-20 from the floor and adding five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals. Thats why I had that type of game.Martin will be needed against Valparaiso, which beat Ball State 79-73 at home Sunday and now hosts a ranked team for the first time in six years.The Crusaders came off the road and ran up 17 steals while forcing 23 turnovers and overcoming a slow start to win against Ball State.We talked about a nine-day road trip and the challenges that presents, Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich said after Sundays game. Fatigue, just the normal human tendency maybe after a couple big wins to maybe let up a little bit. I thought our energy lacked a little bit (in the first half), but we were playing hard.Alec Peters scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to key Sundays win and continue his torrid start. Through seven games, he is averaging 25.1 points and 9.1 rebounds while Shane Hammink is at 16.1 and 5.6 per game.The Rams have four starters scoring in double figures, led by Martin at 16.5 points per game and E.C. Matthews at 15.5. Jared Terrell is averaging 14.3 points and Kuran Iverson 11.0 points and 6.2 rebounds. Martin leads with 7.0 rebounds while Garrett has a team-high 27 assists and 12 turnovers.Rhode Island ended a stretch of five games in 10 days with the loss to Duke, which followed a win over then-No. 24 Cincinnati the previous night.The win over Belmont, which was missing its best player, Evan Bradds, featured the Rams with a 30- and 20-point scorer in the same game for the first time in almost two years. Air Max 90 Canada .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Air Max 720 Canada . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. http://www.clearanceairmaxcanada.com/air-max-97-canada-sale.html . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. Air Max 180 Canada . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Air Max Tn Canada . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox have recalled right-hander Alfredo Aceves from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned reliever Jose De La Torre to the International League club. Aceves was called up to start Wednesday nights game against Tampa Bay. De La TTorre allowed one run over 3 1-3 innings in Tuesday nights 8-3 loss to the Rays.dddddddddddd The right-hander was recalled from Pawtucket before the game to help a depleted bullpen following Bostons 10-8, 14-inning win Monday night over the Rays. ' ' '