The Indian team had earlier protested and threatened to pull out of the tour.

It was returned three hours later, but only after the team threatened to withdraw from the tournament.

"At no time did the teams seek concessions or threaten not to run," he said.

A team that was supposed to have trouble with goals now threatens to score in bunches.

While no team has threatened to move, he added, "they don't need to say that" to make the message clear.

The team may also be threatening to crack from the inside.

Both teams finally threatened to score in the fifth inning.

The team went back to work only after the coach blew the whistle and threatened extra laps.

They worked straight through until her team threatened to revolt without proper nourishment.

The teams are threatening to leave the state if they can not move to a Newark arena by the beginning of the 2004 season.