Tom King's Blog

With the High School winter season coming to a close in the next couple of weeks some in the WIAA are looking at competiton issues in basketball. Associate Director Deb Hauser thinks that high school basketball in the state should have a mercy rule like some other sports do to avoid scores like 105-18 and 63-6 (both of which we've seen this year). Hockey has a running clock in the final period of a game with a 6 goal differential...soccer, baseball & softball have a mercy rule as well. some coaches don't like the idea...they use blowout games to get the reserves some playing time. I understand both points of view but I don't think a running clock in basketball is the answer. The object of sports is to compete and do the best you can. Teams that are injured or undermanned have always been around. The players on those teams know going in that the chances of winning are slight...in fact the chances of getting blown out of the building is much greater. I think you use that fact as a motivator to get better. Now I have seen teams try and run up a score....putting on a full court press when the game is safely in hand. Those coaches will say they need to keep their players sharp and they leave their starters in to build endurance for closer games down the line. I understand that as well but remember....the shoe might be on the other foot some day...even the best programs go through talent droughts. Remember karma....what goes around, comes around.

The Bucks get another signature win topping Boston last night at the Bradley Center. Bogut was huge again and don't discount what Carlos Delfino has brought to the team. Loved to see Brandon Jennings throw down on "Big Baby" Davis as well. The Bucks moved into the 5th spot and face the ailing celtics 2 more times and could face them in the first round of the playoffs. It's a long way to playoff time but I wouldnt want to play the Bucks right now.

Nick Collins wants to be a Packer. He passed up free agency to sign a one year tender offer with the Pack. Now he will make over three million dollars this year but he is risking an injury until a long term deal is signed. I think the Pack want to keep collins and will sign him to an extended deal at some point.

Songs of The Day (from my I-pod)

El Condor Pasa-Simon & Garfunkel (1970) long before he dabbled in African and New Orleans Rythmns Simon added English lyrics to an old Peruvian folk song. It became a hit.

Eleanor Rigby-Beatles (1966) a Paul McCartney tune from "Revolver" which was unique as no Beatles played instruments on the song. A George Martin directed double string quartet made this sound like nothing on pop radio at the time. McCartney would usually compose the music first and the lyrics later. For this one he picked some of the names (like Father MacKensie...from the phone book)

I watched some of the Brewer game from Phoenix yesterday and outside of the fact that it's great to have baseball back...it's also great to see that Mark Attanasio is willing to spend some money to improve the Brewers. A few months ago it seemed inconcievable that Prince Fielder would be back with the Brewers after his contract expires in two years.....now it will be a surprise if he doesnt sign a long term deal well before that. The Brewers have improved their pitching staff with Wolf, Davis and Schowenweis...they improved at catcher with Gregg Zaun and with a healthy Rickie Weeks combined with Alcides Escobar and Carlos Gomez they are a much faster team as well. Going into yesterday's game they had 8 stolen bases in 4 games and had yet to be caught. If you are a Brewer fan you should be excited about this season and a return to the playoffs. you can hear the games on WSAU and WSAU-FM.

The girls high school basketball tournament begins tonight. You can hear a Doubleheader on our sister station Foxsports1390WRIG . I'll have the Wausau East-Eau Claire North game live with pregame programming at 6:30...the tip set for 7. That will be followed by the DC Everest-Eau Claire Memorial game as the 2nd game of the DH.

Songs of the Day (from my Ipod)

Eggplant-Michael Franks (1976) from his fabulous debut "The Art Of Tea" came this whimsical love song featuring the solid jazz backing of The Crusaders. If you want to relax...put on a Franks disc and be slowly lifted away. Here is a stripped down live version without the keyboards.

Eight Miles High-The Byrds (1966) written about their tour of England in 1965 and incorporating some of the influence of the Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane music they were listening to at the time. A slice of psychedelia well before the "Summer Of Love"

The Wausau West & CW Storm could not finish their quest for State Titles in hockey. The Storm lost in the semi-finals on Friday. The Warriors made it to the championship game before losing to University School. U-School had started the season slowly and were beaten handily by West in early December....but righted their ship and beat both Green Bay Notre Dame and Wausau West to win the crown.  i'm not one of those people that believe if you don't win the championship, the season is a disappointment. Especially at the high school level, the journey is as important as the the result.  Winning a title is hard. If you give your best effort and fall short....there is no shame in that.

The Pointer men & women's basketball teams advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA D-3 Tournament. the men will host this weekend...the women head to Bloomington, Illinois.

The Badger men's basketball team beat Illinois yesterday. They are the 4 seed for this week's Big Ten tournament. The Badger men's hockey team lost to Minnesota yesterday. They host Alaska-Anchorage this weekend in the WCHA tournament.

The season came to an end for the Central Wisconsin Saints of the Great Lakes Hockey Junior League. They dropped 2 of 3 games in Kenosha to the Wisconsin Rampage.

The Bucks beat Cleveland on Saturday....Lebron didn't play.

Songs of The Day (from my I-pod)

Edge Of Seventeen-Stevie Nicks (1981) from her solid solo Lp "Bella Donna" came this tune written after the death of her uncle and John Lennon in the same week.

Edith and The Kingpin-Joni Mitchell (1975) after the success of "Court & Spark", Joni returned with "the Hissing Of Summer Lawns" which wasn't as enthusiacticly recieved. This is a jazzy tune from that album.

You'll excuse Wausau West sports fans if they don't know which way to turn this weekend. Many of course will be in Madison as the West boys and the CW Storm play in the state hockey tournament. Across town the wrestling team will compete in the state team championships...while the boys basketball team continues tournament play Saturday night against Merrill in D-1 tournament play. The girls basketball team won their regular season finale last night and get set for their tournament opener next Tuesday against winless Rhinelander. It's one of those years where the athletic talent has coalesced into winning teams all over the place. Enjoy the ride...it's over too soon.

Wins and Losses in the early spring training games don't mean anything. Teams are experimenting with players and leaving some pitchers in too long to get their work in.The Brewers lost to the Giants in the Cactus League opener yesterday but there were alot of good signs. Rickie Weeks had a couple of hits and RBI's coming back from injury as Milwaukee pounded out 10 hits through the first 5 innings. Jeff Suppan pitcher 2 scoreless innings...Todd Coffey and Scott Schoeneweis added scoreless frames. A pitcher that will not make the team gave up most of the runs. Yovanni Gallardo gets the start today against Ben Sheets and the A's.

The D-3 hoops tournament begins today. The Pointer men host Carleton College tonight at the Quandt Fieldhouse. The women play Minnesota-Morris at De-Pere.

After a layoff of a couple of weeks the Central Wisconsin Saints Junior Hockey team begin tournament play tonight in the Great Lakes League. It's a best of three series in Kenosha against the Wisconsin Rampage. I'll be with the team watching my son play this weekend so I won't be posting until Monday. Enjoy Your weekend.

Songs of the Day  (from my I-Pod)

Ebony Eyes-Bob Welch (1977) the former guitarist from Fleetwood Mac hit big with his "French Kiss" Lp. The shimmering pop tunes were perfect for the radio. Check out the hair and clothes in this promotional video for the tune....this is pre-MTV. Notice his record company also spelled his name wrong!

Ebony Eyes-Everly Brothers (1961) A totally different song. It's one of those "death"songs that were popular in the 50's and late 60's. Here's a medley from their reunion show in London.

The Bucks aquired John Salmons from the Bulls a couple of weeks ago. Since then, Milwaukee has lost only once and Salmons is a big reason why. Scott Skiles knew that if the Bucks were going to take the next step they needed to get bigger at the guard spot. Salmons brings size and he also brings the ability and detrmination to get to the rim. He doesnt settle for jump shots and to find an NBA guy who is willing, especially late in games to go the hole is a rare thing. The Bucks have a nice mix of vets and young guys and Scott Skiles has them playing defense. They are no longer fighting for the last playoff spot but can actually move up to the 5th spot this week. They could prove to be a tough opponent in a playoff series.

Iowa couldnt put up much of a fight against Wisconsin last night. Jon Leuer is back in shape and put up 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists ansd 3 steals in a 67-40 win. Bucky finishes the regular season Sunday at Illinois.

Wausau West begins their state hockey tournament run today against Wisconsin Rapids. Rapids comes out of the weakest regional and is a decided underdog to the loaded Warriors. It's a strong field at the Alliant Energy featuring West, EC Memorial, Green Bay Notre Dame, Stoughton, Madison Edgewood & University School.

Baseball is back! Spring Training games are available on the MLB Network and the Brewers begin games today agains San Francisco. Box scores are back. This is the 30th anniversary of the invention of Fantasy baseball which started the fantasy sports craze.  I've played since the mid-80's and look forward to the draft every year. Some people are addicted to video games or on-line poker...I'll take fantasy baseball. And the reason that Fantasy baseball has it over other  fantasy sports is that there is action every day. But, it should be a personal thing. Nobody else wants to hear about your fantasy sports team...really...it's boring to other people...trust me on this.

We have a girls basketball doubleheader tonight on Foxsports1390 WRIG as the regular season comes to an end.  First up is DC Everest vs Wausau West followed by Wausau East at Rhinelander.

Songs of the Day  (from my I-POD)

Easy Money-Rickie Lee Jones (1979) a breezy heist tune from her debut. Jones exploded on the LA scene in the late 70's, appeared on SNL and sold out shows at Carnegie Hall. She still tours and records.

Ebb Tide-Righteous Brothers (1965) the combo of Bill Medley (low voice) and Bobby Hatfield (high voice) was a winner. Hatfield (from Beaver Dam) wails on this one.

Chris Chelios is back in the NHL! The defenseman singed with the Atlanta Thrashers yesterday after spending the last few months with their top farm club in Chicago. Chelios is fourth in games played all-time and is an 11 time all-star. He has won three Stanley Cups and three  time Norris Trophy winner as the top defenseman in the league. He won a national Championship at Wisconsin in 1983! This will be his 26th year in the NHL. What's even more amazing is, he can still play. He currently has a plus-35 rating. The plus-minus rating is a measurement for defenseman. You get a point if youre on the ice when your team scores a goal...lose a point when youre on the ice and the other team scores. He also is a hard-nosed player reflected by his 2900 penalty minutes...almost two whole days in the box...over the course of his career.

Marquette was looking for one more signature win to get them into the NCAA men's basketball tournament. They got it last night hammering Louisville.

The Badgers and Bucks are back in action tonight...Wisconsin plays Iowa on WSAU while the Bucks host Washington on Foxsports1390 WRIG.

First round winners in high school boys basketball last night include Wausau West, Marshfield, Merrill, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Adams-Friendship, Witt-Birn, Lakeland, Medford, Northland Pines, New London, Colby, Flambeau, Stanley-Boyd, Amherst, Auburndale, Edgar, Marathon, Three Lakes, Weyawega-Fremont, Wild Rose, Athens, Gilman, Greenwood, Marshfield Columbus, Prentice, Rib Lake, Bowler, Green Lake, Port Edwards, Rosholt, Wabeno, White Lake. Round 2 is Saturday.

Songs of The Day (from my I-pod)

East of the Sun, West of The Moon-Diana Krall (2002) the Canadian pianist lends her warm vocals to a tune from the Great American Songbook. Her Live in Paris cd is outstanding. One of those odd romantic music matchups...she's married to Elvis Costello.

Easy Livin-Uriah Heep (1972) a hit for the English rock band from their breakthrough Lp "Demons & Wizards". The artwork on the LPs was sometimes more interesting than the music.

The NCAA  Division Three basketball Tournament field was set yesterday and both the UWSP men & women will be in action this Friday in  first round games.The men will host Carleton College. Its part of a doubleheader at the Quandt Fieldhouse. The other game is St Norbert vs Hope College of Michigan. Carthage and Whitewater will be the other teams from Wisconsin in the men's draw.

The Pointer women will play Minnesota-Morris in a first round game at De Pere. The other Wisconsin teams earning bids include Whitewater, Carthage, Northland, St. Norbert and Lakeland.

The Badger Mens basketball team moved up in the latest poll....15th in the ap poll and 17th in the coahes poll. They finish the regular season this week against Iowa on Wednesday and Illinois on Sunday.

Congrats to Owen-Withee girls basketball coach Al Guthman. He reached a milestone with last nights victory. Guthman has tied the record for wins in girls hoops at 587 and is third overall on the wins list, boys & girls included. He has coached for 39 years.

Last year Wausau East faced Eau Claire North in the sectional championship and came up short. This year the injury plagued Lumberjacks face the Huskies in a first round game. It's a tough matchup for East who have had a mjor problem scoring points this season. It won't help that North will have Badger recruit Evan Anderson under the hoop to ready to swat away anything that comes his way. I'll have the game as part 2 of our doubleheader on Foxsports1390 WRIG tonight. Game 1 has DC Everest traveling to River Falls. Wausau West has been playing well and they are a 3 seed hosting Menominee tonight. You can see all of the first round matchups in our sports section of this website.

Songs of The Day (from my I-Pod)

Early Mornin Rain-Gordon Lightfoot (1966) he recorded it on his first LP but fellow Canadians Ian & Sylvia recorded it first and brought it to popular attention. It was grabbed by many artists including Judy Collins, Dylan and even Elvis.

Ease On Down The Road-Michael Jackson & Diana Ross (1978) from the movie version of "The Wiz" which featured Ross as Dorothy and Jackson as the Scarecrow. This infectious tune filled dance floors at the height of the disco craze.

He's got the whiff of destiny on him. Sidney Crosby has been successful on the ice since he was a small child. Go to any hockey game and you can spot the players that have that little extra something....that sets them apart from the rest. Crosby has that 'it' factor and cashed it in on the biggest hockey stage yesterday, scoring the OT gamewinner as Team Canada wins gold at the Olympics. Team USA had held him in check yesterday until Jarome Inginla fed him off the boards and he wristed a laser through the "five-hole" on Team USA goalie Ryan Miller. The Americans had the momentum...thay had scored the tying goal with just 24 seconds remaining in regulation...and they had Miller in goal. To show how dominating Miller had been, he was named the MVP of the tournament. Goal-scorers always seem to get the puck where they need it. what you don't notice is the work it took to get to that spot and then the ability of to seal the deal. You can compare him to Gretzky or Lemieux but from now on any young phenom in Canada will be compared to Sir Sidney.

Long-time NHL executive made an interesting comment during the pre-game show yesterday. He said that only 2 players on Team USA would have even made the roster of the Canadian team. He didn't say who (Parise, Kane Or Miller?) but that shows what the American team was able to accomplish against a more skilled foe. Our guys (Pavelski, Rafalski & Suter played very well) hurt now but will look back on this silver medal as a major accomplishment. 

The Pointer men's and women's basketball teams both won their conference tournaments on Saturday and now await their seeding in the NCAA D-3 tournament which will come today.

Congrats to Zach Zehner of Tomahawk and Dylan Iczkowski of Mosinee as they won State Titles in Wrestling over the weekend.

The field is set for the state hockey tournament which begins on Thursday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Wausau West will meet Wisconsin Rapids at 1:15. The other games have Superior vs Eau Claire Memorial, Stoughton vs University School and Green Bay Notre Dame vs Madison Edgewood. With the exception of the upstarts from Rapids it looks like an incredibly strong field. The Central Wisconsin Storm will play on Friday at State taking on Green Bay East.

The pairings are set for the girls basketball tournament which begins next week.

MArshfield,Medford, Witt/Birn, Auburndale, Wausau Newman, Rapids Assumption, Prentice & Owen/Withee have number 1 seeds. The first round games look like this

River Falls at Merrill

Wausau East at Eau Claire North

Eau Claire Memorial at DC Everest

Rhinelander at Wausau West

Antigo at Superior

Sheboygan South at Wisconsin Rapids

Stevens Point at Slinger

Black River Falls at Mosinee

Northland Pines at Lakeland

Adams-Friendship at Nekoosa

Tomahawk at Westfield

Pacelli at Auburndale

Manawa at Marathon

Iola-Scandanavia at Amherst

Stratford at Edgar

Wild Rose at Weyawega-Fremont

Colby at Thorp

Chetek at Spencer

Stanley/Boyd at Neillsville

Phelps at White Lake

Bowler at Gresham

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran at Rapids Assumption

Green Lake at Tigerton

Port Edwards at Rosholt

Princeton at Almond-Bancroft

Lake Holcombe at Rib Lake

Winter at Gilman

Abbotsford at Owen-Withee

Athens at Loyal

Northland Lutheran at Greenwood

Cornell at Marshfield Columbus

Songs Of The Day (from my I-pod)

Dust My Broom-Elmore James (1952) "The King of The Slide Guitar" had been playing for a long time when he had a hit with this tune which he might have written or might have stolen from Robert Johnson.

Early In The Morning-Gap Band (1982) who would have thought that one of the biggest funk bands of the 80's would come from Tulsa Oklahoma. Their stuff has been sampled by many hip-hoppers.

Outside of a Stanley Cup Game Seven can anything match an Olympic Gold Medal game for hockey fans? Fans got what they wanted when both Canada and Team USA advanced yesterday and will play Sunday afternoon for the gold. I don't think the American win over Canada earlier in the week will matter much. It's going to come down to the goaltenders and I'll put my money on Ryan Miller. And let's stop the talk I'm hearing about how somehow this will be as big as 1980's Miracle on Ice if the Americans win. Nonsense. The 1980 wins over the Soviets and Finns for the upstart college boys was one of the greatest (if not THE greatest sporting moments EVER). The place and time as well as the participants made sure of that.

Closer to home the Badger hockey team clinched home ice advantage in the WCHA playoffs with a Friday night win over Michigan Tech. The Pointer hockey team continues their tournament run today vs St Norberts.

In the high school ranks, the Central Wisconsin Sorm is headed back to the State Tournament. they beat Eau Claire last night 2-0. They have not been scored upon in the playoffs. Kind of hard to lose if you don't let the other team score.

Get to Greenheck early this afternoon as Wausau West will play Stevens Point with a trip to the Boys State hockey tournament on the line. gametime 2pm.

Songs of The Day (from my I-pod)

Drowning In A Sea Of Love-Joe Simon (1972) One of the lone practioners of 'country-soul" met up with Gamble-Huff for this slice of the Philly sound.

Dueling Banjos-Eric Weisberg (1972) these guys went on to back Bob Dylan on the classic "Blood on The Tracks".....enjoy the scene from the movie "Deliverance"

There was a time when the European nordic ski teams barely noticed the American skiiers. Team USA wasnt even given a tent to dress and apply their wax as they weren't expected to even be close to competing. Well things haave changed. Bill Demong and Johnny Spillane won gold and silver yesterday at the Vancouver games in the 10 kilometer large hill nordic combined. The Americans have now won four medals overall in the nordic combined events. Demong said the Americans accomplished their goals at Vancouver...not the least of which was getting on the radar screens of the tradional powers in nordic skiing. You won't have the Americans to kick around anymore.

The US women come up short in the gold medal hockey game. Canada won the game 2-0 and keeps the Candadian Hockey fans at bay at least until the men play. I don't think this gold medal will be enough to satisfy Canada if the men come up short.

It's probably your last chance to see Apollo Anton Ohno skate tonight. He'll go for individual gold in the 500 meters and will be one of 20 skaters competing in the 5000 meter relay. He will anchor the US team.

Poor Tom Crean. I'm sure he didnt expect his rebuilding job at Indiana to be this large. The Badgers pounded the Hoosiers for the 2nd time this season last night 78-46. It was the largest road win for Bucky since 1942!

The Pointer men & women won their WIAC Conference tournament games over Stout last night. Both teams will play for Tournament titles Saturday in Whitewater.

A bunch of Central Wisconsin Wrestlers are still alive on day 2 of the State Tournament in Madison. Congrats to the Wausau West Boys Basketball team as they clinced a tie for the Valley Crown with a win last night. The Newman girls won the Marawood South title outright. The Central Wisconsin Storm girls hockey team will play Eau Claire tonight in Medford with a trip to the State Tournament on the line.

I'll be in Wisconsin Rapids as the Wausau East girls basketball team takes on the Raiders. I'll have the game live on Foxsports1390 WRIG...pregame at 7:05...game 2 is DC Everest against Rhinelander.

Songs of the Day (from my I-pod)

Drop The Pilot-Joan Armatrading (1983) from her Lp "The Key"...one of her rockier tunes.

Drops From The Faucet-Nanci Griffith (1999) Griffith has done some of her songs on many different albums in many different styles. This was part of her classical experiment in 1999 when she re-recorded some of her classics with both her band and the London Symphony Orchestra. Some worked...some didnt.

I don't know if Ted Davis has copyrighted that description of Andrew Bogut but he should and get the t-shirt sales going. If you havent noticed the Bucks are playing excellent basketball and the main reason is the development of the former Number 1 pick as a force on both ends of the floor. He had a huge game against the Knicks the other night with 26 point, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks. That's only been done a handful of times since 2005. Last night Bogut had 26 points and 13 boards in less than 3 quarters of work. But it's on the defensive end that he has shined. With him rejecting stuff  inside that frees up Jennings, Ridnour,  Delfino and now Salmons to be more agressive defensively out front. There is alot of basketball to be played but don't be surprised if the Bucks make the playoffs and be one of those teams that other teams "don't want to play".

The WIAC basketball tournament continues tonight and the Pointer men & women both host Stout. Bob Semling's crew has been one of the top teams in D-3 all year and the women won 12 in a row at one point. I talked to women's coach Shirley Egner earlier this week and she was disappointed that they let a conference title slip away with their loss at La Crosse on Saturday but she believes her team will play well this week and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament.

At the Olympics ther US and Canada will play for gold in women's hockey today. And both the US and Canada are still alive for rematch in men's hockey as well. Team USA struggled a bit before eliminating Switzerland while the Canadians were putting the wood to Russia. I watched some of that game and Canada looked very good. If they meet the US for the gold I don't think their earlier loss will affect them at all. The semifinals will have the US Vs Finalns, Canada plays Slovakia. It's the first time the Slovaks will play for a medal since they became an independent nation.

The situation with the Racine Park basketball team is very troubling. In case you havent heard Park will forfiet 10 of its victories from this past season after it was discoverd that they were using players in those games that had been truant. They were the number 1 rated team in the state for most of the year. All of the players will be eligible for the WIAA tournament next week if they are in school. I think a tough message needs to be sent by the school district. If the coach and athletic director knew the players were not in school and let them play anyway (and if they didn't, they should have) they should lose their jobs. This a case of the tail wagging the dog. Interscholastic sports are an important part of the educational process but they are a privilege, not a right. You go to school...get passing grades and you get to play. Forfeiting games already played is no punishment at all.  If a coach puts winning games first...he needs to go.

Boys basketball doubleheader action tonight on our sister station Foxsports1390 WRIG...DC Everest vs Rhinelander at 7...Wisconsin Rapids at Wausau East to follow.

Songs of the Day (from my I-Pod)

Drivers Seat- Sniff n The Tears (1978) a good ear-worm song with a killer hook and hypnotic beat...a classic one-hit wonder.

Drivin Wheel-Foghat (1976) one of the great Blues-Rock bands of the 70's. It's said that the guys who made "This is Spinal Tap" used Foghat for alot of their stories.

Despite the rain and cool temperatures that have plagued the first week of spring training in the Phoenix area, some players are still smiling. One of those is Chris Capuano who is one of the 32 pitchers in camp for the Brewers. Capuano threw a bullpen session yesterday for the first time since March of 2008. Capuano is trying to come back from his second "Tommy John" surgery for torn ligaments in his elbow. He was smiling afterwards saying the elbow felt great . Capuano was an 18 game winner for the Brewers in 2005.

The high school hockey sectional championship games are set. Wausau West and Stevens Point will square off this Saturday afternoon at Greenheck Fieldhouse. Game time is 2pm but I would advise getting there by 1230 if you want a seat. Rapids will play Onalaska for a trip to State....on the girls side, the Central Wisconsin Storm will face off with Eau Claire at Medford Friday night at 7. There will be a new boys champion this year as University School knocked off Hartland Arrowhead.

Th US Men's hockey team is back in action today at the Olympics facing Switzerland. They beat the Swiss earlier but you can't afford a let-up now. the other games today Slovakia vs Sweden, the Czech Republic against Finland and the game of the day as Canada faces off with Russia.

Happy Birthday to Abe Vigoda. He's 89.

Songs of the Day (from my I-pod)

Drive All Night-Bruce Springsteen (1979) another cut from "the River" which has been a concert favorite and used in movies like "Cop Land" and "Reign Over Me".

Drive South-John Hiatt (1988) from the CD "Slow Turning" which was loaded with good tunes and featured the great Sonny Landreth & The Goners backing Hiatt. Other people have mined the Hiatt songbook for gold but like Dylan, the author makes these songs his own.