It's a bit of a split decision that buys RIM some time.

At half time the players made a decision amongst themselves to reverse what had been happening out on the field.

I really wanted to come to U of A. It was really a close decision. The only deciding factor was staying close to home, but if U of A were in L.A., I'd have been there.

I think there's going to be a settlement, and it's just a matter of how much is to be coerced out of them.

He basically questioned the sanity of RIM, and said it wasn't acting very rationally. His prodding of the parties worked.

[Though Coughlin publicly finalized her decision this weekend, she told teammate Jenny Thompson about it at a photo shoot in New York last month. That eases the road for Thompson, one of the medal favorites in the 100 fly at the trials.] I was like, 'Wow, thanks,' ... I was surprised, really, but she does have other choices to make.