Ouch

Let us all pause for a moment, in a world with too little empathy, and feel Temple Baptist's pain.

The Runnin' Rams -- a nickname in appallingly poor taste, as we shall see -- took on Wayne State in a NCAA Division II women's basketball game Saturday. Wayne State won.

No, wait. "Won" doesn't quite get it.

"Pureed" might. Or perhaps "eviscerated."

It's gotta be something like that, because the final score was, um, 132-13. And, no, it wasn't a record. West Texas holds the Division II record for margin of victory, having taken a tire iron to National Christian 155-33 back in 2001.

This was bad enough, though. Wayne State led 38-0 before Temple Baptist, which dressed only five players and committed 54 turnovers, finally scored with almost half the first half gone. It was 76-8 at halftime. Lord knows how bad it would have been if Wayne State hadn't turned off the lights with 8:28 to play and told the Runnin' Rams to make sure and lock up when they left.

OK, so that didn't happen. But it should have.

-- Ben Smith