LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No. 19 Louisville is facing a different kind of opponent in its opener against upstart Charlotte after recently kicking off the season with the likes of Miami and Auburn.The Cardinals are 40-point favorites in Thursday nights matchup against the 49ers, who begin their second season of FBS play trying to end a 10-game losing streak. Thats asking a lot of Charlotte, which will face its first ranked foe. Add in that Louisville returns several players from a squad that won eight of its final 10 games, including the Music City Bowl.Louisville began the season 0-3, its worst opening since 1984 and players are determined to start better this season. With consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference games against Syracuse and No. 4 Florida State the next two weeks, the Cardinals hope all phases -- offense, defense and special teams -- click in a game theyre expected to dominate.Its no different, senior defensive tackle DeAngelo Brown said this week. Weve just got to focus on ourselves, what were doing as a team and do the things weve been coached to do.Louisville enters with more offensive stability thanks to the maturation of dual-threat sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson. Four of five linemen are back along with a seasoned receiver corps that has added former Cardinals quarterback Reggie Bonnafon to the starting lineup.Brown (40 tackles) is among several leaders on a Cardinals defense that also features leading tackler Keith Kelsey (107) and Devonte Fields (11 sacks). Not to mention, a veteran secondary.Charlotte also has experience that it hopes will translate into a more competitive season. The roster features 15 returning starters and more than two dozen seniors who helped the 49ers win their FBS debut against Georgia State before growing pains kicked in.Charlotte coach Brad Lambert hopes his team savors and builds on playing a Top 25 opponent- even if they are huge underdogs.Its a good challenge for us but I like where our guys are, Lambert said. What do we have to lose? Its going to be fun. We have an old team and an experienced team. ... Well go out, have some fun and enjoy the moment.---Here are other things to watch when Charlotte visits No. 19 Louisville:JACKSONS ACTIONS: Louisville sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson came a long way after having his first career pass intercepted on a failed trick play. Despite combining for 2,800 yards offensively with 23 touchdowns last season he vows to trust his protection more, recognize coverages better and become a better pocket passer. Coach Bobby Petrino is curious to see if those improvements counter Charlottes multiple defensive fronts. They will probably try to come after us, try to give him some different looks and bring pressure, Petrino said, so it will be good to see what happens.49ERS OFFENSE: Senior RB Kalif Phillips has rushed for school records of 3,113 career yards and 37 touchdowns -- including 961 last season. Charlotte will unveil a new QB in Kevin Olsen, a Miami signee who won the job last spring. He played last season at Riverside (California) City College.CARDS KICKING GAME: Sophomore Evan OHara takes over as Louisvilles place kicker while redshirt freshman Mason King handles punting duties. OHara has the tough job of succeeding reliable John Wallace, but Petrino said he has shown good height, distance and consistency in fall camp. 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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Every week digs Toronto FC a little bit deeper into a hole of its own making. The latest in a string of five defeats came from a 2-0 setback at New England on Saturday night. Diego Fagundez scored after 23 minutes to stake the Revolution (4-4-4) to an early lead. Juan Agudelo secured the points for the home side by poking home a Saer Sene cross in second-half stoppage time to extend TFCs run without a victory to nine matches. It may have marked the first time the Reds (1-7-4) fell to a defeat by more than one goal this season, but that fact -- and a modest improvement in the second half -- obscures the depths the Reds are currently exploring as they try to turn matters around sooner rather than later. "Its difficult, actually," said Toronto striker Robert Earnshaw. "Its difficult. They were better than us today. They kept the ball. What they did attacking-wise was better than us. They got two goals. Maybe they could have got one or two more. It was difficult for us as a team. What we should have done was really step it up from the beginning. Thats down to the team. As a team, we didnt turn up today. Thats what we need to have a look at. Thats what we need to improve next week." TFC coach Ryan Nelsen insisted his team showed what it could be for 60 minutes of this particular encounter, but the results -- and a current run that includes one win in the last 26 league matches -- suggest plenty of room for improvement still exists. Most of the problems with a poor opening period punctuated by Fagundezs third goal in three games. Revolution left back Chris Tierney worked his way into space down the left side and curled an inviting cross toward the far post. Fagundez floated away from makeshift TFC left back Darren ODea and then thumped home the opener to place TFC in a position to chase the game once more. "We didnt start well," Nelsen said. "I think the first 20 minutes was not what we wanted. When you come away from home, especially against a team that is pretty confident, and you give them that start, it wasnt good." The visitors did their best to muster a response even before the first-year coach offered strident words at halftime. Recent loan signing Jeremy Brockie saw the potential equalizer skip off his forehead right before the break. Brockie nearly combined with Earnshaw soon after play resumed, but his pullback never reached the Wales international in a promising position eight yards from goal. Toronto FC controlled much of the possession from that point forward, but it lacked the incisiveness and the quality to carve open one of the leagues top defences. The usual diet of direct play -- complemented at times by neat passing by Matias Laba and recent Canada call-up Jonathan Osorio through midfield -- never produced the equalizer required to snap the current drought. "Its very frustrating when you put in a performance like that," Nelsen said. "You outpossess the team (in the second half). You outshoot the team on their home field. And you go away empty-handed. We started slow, which is not what we wanted. Id say for 60 minutes of that game, we were what we can be. But thats frustrating because its just a tease." After six-and-a-half years of the same sort of behaviour, the Reds are used to the situation and the response required to extricate themselves from it. Nelsen once again promised further reinforcements to improve the quality within the ranks, but those signings might have to wait until summer and TFC does not have a lot of time to spare. Right now, Nelsen and his players must concoct a way to pull themselves out of this well-worn rut before this extended skid completely derails their season. Earnshaw said he and his teammates must improve in short order to reverse the current plight and stop writing these painful chapters week after week. "I think the confidence is there," Earnshaw said. 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I could see it coming, just because the way it was happening, said the Blackburn manager. I can only speak on my time - but that club deserves big players. We tried to bring in Lukaku, Bony and others. No disrespect to the ones we got in, but we couldnt go out and do that type of deal. It was too rich for us. Christian Benteke, Lamberts only big signing at Villa Park Christian Benteke was the only big one we could get, and even then he was only 7m euros at the time. So you had to work round the restraints of it. The young French players that have come in are probably good players, but Aston Villa needs big players.Maybe three or four leaders in your team - that football club needs big players to handle a crowd and the expectancy. Any team that wins a European Cup should never be in this position. Jordan Ayew has struggled at Villa since £8m arrival from Lorient History attaches to it, and that should attract bigger players. I think theyve suffered, not just in my time, but even before. The last good period was when Martin ONeill was there (2006-2010) and he had them going brilliantly.Lambert was speaking alongside Ray Wilkins on Sky Sports Now, and Wilkins, who was assistant manager to Tim Sherwood at Villa earlier this season, does not think there is any way back for the club now.ddddddddddddYes, they are relegated. I dont think they can get out of it. There isnt any way, shape or form they can get out of this situation. They just keep losing games unfortunately. I dont think they can get out of it. There isnt any way, shape or form they can get out of this situation. They just keep losing games unfortunately. Ray Wilkins Paul is right, you have to keep progressing. Once youve won something, you have to keep adding to that. The support base is magnificent and the set-up is incredibly good. But, when a manager is employed to do a specific job, one of them is to recruit players.But not only at Aston Villa, theres been more of an input (from others) into which players are coming in, and for me it has to be 100% on the manager if player is to come in. Ray Wilkins (second right) was assistant to Tim Sherwood last season It has to be down to the manager. He will eventually take the blast from the supporters. The supporters only see whats on the field of play. They want to see their team win.When they do go down, the Championship is so tough. Its going to be extremely difficult, but rotation will have to come into play next season. The games come thick and really fast. Also See: Bernstein: No short-term fix Garde set to leave Villa - reports Villa near drop after defeat Transfer Centre LIVE! ' ' '

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Jonah Hodges had 208 yards from scrimmage and three TD runs to help San Diego advance in the first round of the FCS playoffs with a 35-21 win over Cal Poly on Saturday night.Hodges scored the go-ahead points on his second touchdown, a 7-yarder that made it 21-14 in the third quarter. He capped the scoring on a 5-yard run with 2:26 left in the game. San Diego (10-1) will visit top-seeded North Dakota State for a second-round matchup in the Fargo Dome next Saturday.Hodges carried 35 times for 171 yards and caught seven passes for 37 yards.Anthony Lawrence passed for 296 yards and two TDs for the Toreros. His 5-yard TD pass to Brian Riley made it 28-14 with 13:13 left.Lawrence had his pass intercepted by Kelly Shepard, who returned it 62 yards to pull Cal Poly to 28-21 with 8:07 to play. 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Ward got one in the Broncos 25-23 win at New Orleans on Sunday that was secured by rookies Justin Simmons and Will Parks tag-teaming the first defensive game-winning 2-point play in league history.Simmons blocked the extra point after Drew Brees 32-yard TD toss to Brandin Cooks with 1:22 remaining and Parks returned it 84 yards, somehow staying inbounds as he darted down the Saints sideline.I knew Id blocked it because my right arm was throbbing for a little bit, Simmons said Monday. Everyone was running to the left. So, I look at Will was already like 20 yards in front of everybody, running off to the sideline. I was just praying he got into the end zone.It was the kind of play that can kick-start careers and salvage a season.This was a huge victory for us, especially coming off a bad loss last week to the Raiders, DeMarcus Ware said.And now we go into the bye and get some of our banged-up guys back and we should be ready to go the rest of the season.Ware has been playing about 28 snaps a game since returning from a broken forearm and the plan is to double that down the stretch. Coach Gary Kubiak said Monday he is optimistic Aqib Talib (back) and Derek Wolfe (elbow) will be back in the lineup when the Broncos face Kansas City (7-2) on Nov. 27 in prime time.Also, quarterback Trevor Siemian, who has been dealing with a painful left shoulder ever since spraining the A.C. joint in Week 4, got another cortisone injection after getting hit 20 times by the Saints.The rest will do him some good, Kubiak said.The Broncos avoided their first stretch of four losses in six games since Kyle Orton was their quarterback to start the 2011 season.I probably shouldnt get too ahead of myself, but I feel good about (Talib) and Derek being ready to go, Kubiak said. Aqib actually worked out today. I watched him from upstairs when he worked out with the trainers on the field. Everything looks good. Well probably hold Derek until we get to about next Wednesday and then cut him loose. It sure looks like were going to get closer to full strength. Thats an encouraging thing.Kubiak also feels good about the progresssion of Simmons, a third-rounder from Boston College, and Parks, a sixth-rounder from Arizona, and the way theyre augmenting Denvers special teams and the Broncos No Fly Zone defense.dddddddddddd.Theyre both playing well. We have confidence in them, Kubiak said. T.J. and Stew have played big time. Theyve played about 98 to 100 percent of the snaps for this team. Those guys will have to take a little bit off of them. But theyre both doing a good job.Parks said he didnt realize he was close to going out of bounds -- his white cleats blended in with the sideline and there was no clear angle showing he stepped out, so the call stood.I think that made it real interesting, Parks said.Simmons had never in his life blocked a kick, but special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis liked his 40-inch vertical at the NFL Combine and taught him how to leap long snappers.The play is called Leaper, and when DeCamillis called it, Simmons said he did a double-take even though he had been using all the previous kicks to get a feel for the Saints cadence so he could time his jump just right.Simmons was still in awe of the play, saying, I woke up this morning and I was like `Damn, that was wild. Im getting texts still and everything like that, but Im just happy about the win.Both Parks and Simmons knew joining the Super Bowl champs and their stellar secondary meant theyd have to make their mark mostly on special teams at first and pitch in where they could on the leagues top-ranked pass defense.Obviously, everyone in our secondary is at the elite stage and theyve all made Pro Bowls, theyve almost done everything you can do in this league, Simmons said. So, coming in youve got to show them that youre all ball.Pitching in means the world to both, Parks said.Me and Justin, we got the vets smiling on the plane back and thats what its all about, Parks said. Theyve made me happy plenty of times. So, why not reward them back and take some pressure off their hands?I want to do that every week now. I want to do it in practice, in the film room, in the game.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '

In a sport steeped in family tradition Irish jockey Leigh Roche is the exception rather than the rule.Theres no background of horses or racing in my family at all, Roche told AAP.Im the black sheep of the family.The 24-year-old is on a three-month stint with Sydneys premier trainer Chris Waller and will make his metropolitan Saturday debut at Rosehill.Roche will ride Wine Tales and Quick Defence for Waller and Lubiton for Bjorn Baker.At the age of 12, Roche contacted Galway trainer David Ryan asking for part-time work at the stable.I rang him when I was on my summer holidays from school and asked could I have a summer job because I wanted to be a jockey, Roche said.I got the bug and I havent looked back.Ryan, who is the father of Victoria-based Irish jumps jockey Tom, gave him his start and four years later he was apprenticed to legendary trainer and two-time Melbourne Cup winner Dermot Weld.Roche sees similarities between Waller and Weld in their approach to training.Chris is more or less the exactly same as him in work ethic and attitude, Roche said.In eight years with Weld, Roche has tasted stakes success as the stables No. 2 rider behind Pat Smullen.Australian racing has its pitfalls for Irish and British riders, with Roche quickly learning the disadvantages in being caught three-wide on tight-turning tracks.Firmer surfaces also provided a culture shock.The first day I came to Kembla Grange was a soft five and I was thinking Jesus, this is lovely ground, Roche said.It was a nice side of good and I couldnt believe it.It didnt stop him from riding a winner at his first Australian meeting and he has since added two more.Wallers racing manager Charlie Duckworth works closely with Roche and says he has been drawing praise from some unexpected quarters.He has been complimented by the stewards of all people for his adaptability and understanding of the rules, Duckworth said.Fellow Irishman Lee Magorrian is also with Waller on a scholarship for star New Zealand-based apprentices which has been taken up in the past by Jason Collett, his sister Alysha, Danielle Johnson and Chris Dell.The three-kilogram claiming apprentice has three rides for Waller at Rosehill, while English jockey Charlie Bishop who has also joined the stable in recent months will be at Kembla Grange.We hope hes going to be a leading light in the provincials and hopefully hell be good enough to crack it in the city, Duckworth said. Jeff Walker Jersey Retro . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Myron Pryor Jersey Retro . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose. https://www.cheapjerseyslines.com/taylor-decker-jersey-retro/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Randy Coffield Jersey Retro . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Kevin Wyatt Jersey Retro . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. The knockout matches of the Ranji Trophy have been rescheduled to accommodate the two league fixtures in Delhi which were postponed due to pollution and smog. The quarter-finals, initially scheduled to begin on December 17, will now be held from December 24 to 28.The semi-finals were moved from December 27 to January 3, while the final, originally set to be played from January 7, will now take place from January 12 to 16. The BCCI also announced that the Irani Cup, to be played between the Ranji winners and Rest of India, will be held from January 22 to 26.The two postponed league matches - the Group A clash between Gujarat and Bengal and the Group C fixture between Hyderabad and Tripura - will now be played from December 15 to 18 in Visakhapatnam and Kolkata respectively.Both the fifth-round games, originally scheduled to be played at Feroz Shah Kotla and the Karnaill Singh Stadium respectively, were called off without a ball being bowled.dddddddddddd The players had complained of burning eyes on the opening day, and play was called off on the second afternoon after there was no improvement in the air quality. The smog was believed to be an after-effect of Diwali fireworks, as well as the burning of paddy stubble in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.The BCCI had then announced that the matches would be played after the league phase, and shifted games out of Delhi in the next round. The Group B fixture between Assam and Odisha, originally scheduled at the Karnail Singh Stadium, was shifted to Hyderabad, while the Hyderabad-Services game in Group C was moved from Feroz Shah Kotla to Mumbai. ' ' '

LOS ANGELES -- Jeff Fisher and the Rams are back in a familiar place for the final month of the season, and it isnt Los Angeles.With seven losses in their last eight games, the Rams (4-8) have clinched their 13th consecutive non-winning regular season. Their 11-year playoff drought seems almost certain to be extended as well, since Los Angeles is tied for 13th in a 16-team conference after its 26-10 loss to New England.The Rams havent reached .500 in Fishers five years in charge, and they finally might have run out of gas in the final weeks of their draining relocation season. After a 3-1 start in LA, theyre back at the same record they sported through 12 games in their last season in St. Louis.The opposition remains tough when NFC South co-leader Atlanta (7-5) arrives at the Coliseum this weekend, but at least the Rams are finally home to begin the friendly portion of a schedule that has kept them away from LA for eight of their first 12 games.I fully expect us to finish strong, Fisher said Monday night. This team is very, very close. Its very close.And after a miserable week featuring two hapless losses and including a public spat with Eric Dickerson, Fisher was just grateful to be home.Weve got some work to do, Fisher said. Were happy to be back. Three of our next four games are at home and we dont have to leave Pacific Standard Time anymore this year. Our guys are committed. Theyre going to play hard.Fisher realizes the Rams havent had a positive performance on either side of the ball for three weeks. After blowing a late lead at home against Miami, Los Angeles was routed on the road by the Saints and the Patriots, with its defense carved up by two of the NFLs best quarterbacks.With their playoff hopes growing dim, Fisher has kept his focus on the Rams future. The veteran coach finally acknowledged receiving a two-year contract extension Sunday, but Fisher still could be coaching for his job in December, depending on the length and ugliness of the Rams losing streak.Were building this team for the future, Fisher said. Weve made a commitment to our young quarterback, and hes playing now. In my opinion, I think theres a lot of things to be excited about.The players welcomed the news of their coachs extension, and Fisher got a congratulatory text from Dick Vermeil, who led the St. Louis Rams past Fishers Tennessee Titans in the Super Bowl following the 1999 season. But the loss to New England was the 164th of Fishers long head coaching career, and with one more defeat, he would tie Dan Reeves for the NFL record for coaching losses.I actually dont look at that, Fisher said. Ive had a few wins in my career as well. Ive also been able to be very, very fortunate and have a long career. You can look at it as, `Is the glass half-full or half-empty? I look at it as half-full. Im just honored that I still have an opportunity to coach in this league.Game notes The Rams hope DE Robert Quinn, OG Rodger Saffold, WR Tavon Austin and CB E.J. Gaines can all return from injury against the Falcons. Quinn, Saffold and Austin missed Sundays game in New England, while Gaines was injured during the game. All four of them look good by the end of the week, Fisher said. ... Fisher again lamented the Rams lack of a running game. 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Its a team of four that feel comfortable together, said Rose, who played with Stenson at the last Ryder Cup for two four-ball matches and one foursome match in Gleneagles, Scotland. They won all three.The pairings havent been revealed yet for the start of play on Friday at Hazeltine National Golf Club, but not seeing Rose and Stenson together for at least some of the partnered competition would be a surprise.Rose, the 36-year-old Brit, has a 9-3-2 record over three Ryder Cups with a six-match winning streak. Currently ranked 11th in the world, Rose brought a gold medal home from the Olympics in Brazil. He beat out his buddy as Stenson, the 40-year-old Swede who is now No. 5 in the world, settled for silver.Everyone is kind of contributing whichever way they can, said Stenson, whose record is 5-4-2 over two previous Ryder Cups. As I said, its a very nice atmosphere in there, and I think the boys who havent been here before are feeling very welcome.Rose beat Phil Mickelson in Scotland in Sunday singles play with a 35-foot birdie putt from the back of the 17th green to win that hole and a 12-footer for birdie on the 18th to pick up a critical point toward Europes momentum in 2014.With Danny Willett (Masters), Stenson (British Open), Rose (Olympics) and Rory McIlroy (FedEx Cup), the European team has quite a collection of champions from this season. Playing in Rio de Janiero helped get them in a nationalist team, but, no, the gold medal is not here for inspiration.Its not something that Im touting around, not at all, Rose said. This week, Danny doesnt have the green jacket in the team room. Rory doesnt have the FedEx Cup in the team room.dddddddddddd I think this is about the Ryder Cup and that little gold trophy, and thats enough for us all.Age isnt always a benefit, alas. Rose has been bothered by a back injury this year. Stenson has a slight tear of the meniscus in his right knee, an injury that forced him out after one round at The Barclays in late August and kept him out of the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship this month to rest. Speaking Wednesday before practice, Stenson said his knee feels fit enough to play five matches if hes asked to.Im up for a lot of golf and unless the knee tells me otherwise, Stenson said, thats the way I approach it.Rose has a special fondness for the course at Hazeltine, finishing in 23rd place here at the PGA Championship in 2002 about a month before his father, Ken Rose, died of cancer. During his practice round Tuesday, Rose was reminded by the scenery of a photo his mom has of his dad watching the action in Minnesota that year under some trees on the back nine. Its titled, Happy Days.I do think about my dad a lot, especially when it comes to moments like this because these are moments he would have loved to have been a part of, Rose said. Yeah, its a nice source of energy for me this week.Only Lee Westwood at age 43 is older than Stenson and Rose on the rookie-laden European team. The experience and poise Stenson and Rose can provide will thus be welcomed by the visitors against an opponent determined, perhaps even desperate, to stop the slide.In America, said Andy Sullivan, the first-timer from England, obviously its going to be an atmosphere and quite one-sided.The Europeans were treated to a show by magician Dynamo on Tuesday night, part of the weeklong team-building process designed to both inspire and relax.Very impressive, Stenson said. Before I knew it, I was back in bed and I didnt even walk to my room.Rose, Stenson and the rest of the squad will try to produce some of their own tricks on the course starting Friday morning.---Follow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP ' ' '

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Despite being equalized twice in the second half, and inside of the final half hour of the match, junior Tanya Samarzich scored the game-winning goal off a header from end line service off the boot of Marissa Bosco to give the Kentucky womens soccer team a 3-2 win over the Southeast Missouri (SEMO) RedHawks on Wednesday night.The loss for SEMO was its first of the season as they now sit at 6-1-1 overall. Kentucky wins its second match in a row and ends its non-conference portion of the second 4-3-1 overall. UK will step back into conference play on Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET against the Alabama Crimson Tide live on the SEC Network from Lexington.The game-winning goal came from Samarzichs head in the 80th minute as Bosco got end line and served in a ball over the near-post defenders head and on to the forehead of Samarzich who thwarted it past the keeper and in for the game-winning goal. The goal for the Mexican international was her team-leading sixth of the year, and the assist for Bosco was her team-leading fifth of the season.Kentucky took a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute from the spot as Kaitlin Miller converted on UKs first penalty of the season. She slotted it home past the keeper after Jade Klump tried to cut back at the top of the box and cut towards the goal and was taken down in the area.SEMO would equalize after a bright start in the second half from the RedHawks off of a Kentucky backline miscommunication, and Esmeralda Gonzales took advantage, slotting home a ball from eight yards out for the equalizer.Kentucky would re-take the lead for the second time on the night in the 59th minute as Jade Klump scored from distance off a throw-in from Samarzich. The throw in came from the right side of the pitch, where Klump turned and fired from 30 yards out into the upper 90 and gave the Wildcats a 2-1 lead on her first goal of the season.SEMO would again respond brilliantly in the 65th minute off a well-earned corner from the right side, serving in a high-lofted ball from Jasmin Hilliard that was hammered home in the box off the ground by Angie Mann for her first goal of the season.The match winner from Samarzich came after UK got a hold of the game late and was on the forefront for the first time in the second half, and UK would hold on for the 3-2 win.Sundays match with Alabama will be UKs annual Kick-Cancer Match with proceeds going towards the research of pediatric cancer. UK will be dawning gold kits on Sunday and those kits will be auctioned off for sale the following week. Steve Young Super Bowl Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. 49ers Super Bowl Jerseys . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. http://www.authenticsf49erspro.com/C-j-beathard-49ers-jersey/ . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Dante Pettis Super Bowl Jersey Deebo Samuel Super Bowl Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is scheduled to have surgery Thursday to repair the torn ACL and other structural damage in his left knee, according to a source.The Vikings at this time believe Bridgewater will eventually make a full recovery and resume his NFL career, a source said, but more will be known after the surgery is completed.Bridgewater suffered the season-ending injury without contact in a VVikings practice last week.ddddddddddddThe Vikings moved to replace the third-year quarterback by trading with the Philadelphia Eagles for Sam Bradford, a transaction costing Minnesota two draft choices, including their first-round draft pick in 2017 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2018. ' ' '

1.1 Mumba to Karunaratne, no run, very full, pitches on middle, 134ks, snakes away and rears up. Karunaratne is opened up completely. He hurriedly looks to work the ball to leg, falls over, and it takes the outside edge near the shoulder of the bat, then flies over gully. Williams runs back, stretches his left hand up, well over his head, but he was on the move. Didnt have a stable base, and the ball pops out. Mumba could have become the first Zim player to take a wicket on his first ball in Test cricket. Difficult chance for Williams, though.49.2 Masakadza to MDKJ Perera, no run, dropped by Moor. Zim arent hanging onto their chances. Good length and angled away outside off, Kusal was looking to biff it over mid-on with no footwork. The ball grazes the outside edge, hits the top of the keepers left glove, brushes the chest, and then bobbles out. Moor, standing up to the stumps, couldnt react quickly.52.4 Williams to Silva, no run, spilled by Moor again. His second drop in four overs. Shorter skiddy ball outside off, hint of turn away from Silva. He looks to cut and theres a thick edge. The ball bobbles out of his right glove now, the keeper is having a hard day. A bit late to react again.55.4 Masakadza to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, and Kusal goes for the big hit. This cat-and-mouse game is fun. Waller makes a mess of it at long-on. Cremer pushed him back and threw a challenge to Kusal. These missed chances will come back to bite Zim. Good length and outside off, Kusal swings across the line, and hits in the air. Waller lumbers in from the deep, seemingly bails out at the last moment? He tentatively dives forward, instead of attacking the ball, as it bursts through his hands and trickles to the straight boundary.57.6 Waller to Silva, 1 run, low full-toss on off, whipped to mid-on for a scampered single. A direct hit could have had Kusal despite that full-length dive. Another chance goes abegging. Sums up Zimbabwes day in the field.99.5 Cremer to de Silva, no run, short legbreak outside off, fizzes off the surface, Dhananjaya aims a cut and edges it, Moor is late to react again. The ball hits his hip and goes down. Third drop from Moor. Zim arent learning from their mistakes. This is the sixth chance they have fluffed in this Test.129.1 Tiripano to Tharanga, no run, dropped by big Mawoyo at short extra cover. Tiripano has his hands on his head. Nice and full on middle, Tharanga attempts a front-foot drive. But the ball stops on him and forces him to check his shot. He simply chips it in the air to short extra cover. Mawoyo dives forward, goes with both hands, but the ball bobbles out140.6 Williams to MDK Perera, 4 byes, Moor fluffs a stumping chance. It wasnt an easy one. Dilruwan runs at Williams and yorks himself. The ball hurries off the surface, narrowly misses the off stump, and beats the keeper. Moor did not even move as the ball runs away behind him for four byes Emanuel King Jersey Store . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Tandon Doss Jersey Store . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. https://www.chinacheapjerseys.net/bill-baumgartner-jersey-store/ . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Jack May Jersey Store . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. 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Ben Duckett will move to four in the batting line-up Cook refused to disclose any further details of his side, with decisions to be made on the bowling attack dependent on the pitch at Rajkot. Hameed and the young ones How teenage players performed on their England debuts Has is going to open the batting and Ben is going to bat at four, said Cook, who will make his 136th Test appearance this week.Its unfortunate for Gary (Ballance). In his six Test matches back, he hasnt quite scored the runs he would have liked to. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. It has given someone else an opportunity and its a very exciting day for a young guy who has impressed everyone so far on this trip.You often wonder with a 19-year-old coming on tour whether he will be overawed by it - and he hasnt been at all. India vs England November 9, 2016, 33:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass He has looked really good in the nets, the way he has trained and the way he has gone about his business.ddddddddddddIts maybe come a year earlier than he would have thought, but he has developed quickly and he is one of those natural runscorers.All through his age group, every team he has played in, every standard, he has scored runs, so he should be very proud and hopefully he can do well. Englands captain Alastair Cook (L) opened with Duckett in Bangladesh Cook admits Duckett is a little unfortunate to be dropping down the order after his final knock against Bangladesh, but he expects the Northants batsman to cope with the change.Its not ideal giving a guy two games at the top and then changing him, but he is a pretty unflappable character, said Cook.He had three tough innings [against Bangladesh] and then played a really good innings at the top of the order. But I suppose historically hes played all his cricket in the middle order apart from the last year or so.Hes comfortable playing anywhere. Its never ideal when you chop and change, but hes a fine cricketer.India squad: Gambhir, Vijay, Nair, Kohli, Pujara, Rahane, Saha, Ashwin, Mishra, Jadeja, Sharma, Shami, Yadav, PandyaEngland squad: Cook, Ali, Ansari, Bairstow, Ball, Ballance, Batty, Broad, Buttler, Duckett, Finn, Hameed, Rashid, Root, Stokes, Woakes, Anderson (unavailable for 1st Test) Get Sky Sports Alerts Breaking news from the England Cricket team, direct to your mobile Also See: Pundits pick their England XI Key: Dont write off England Inside track on India Cook may step down after India ' ' '

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NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a news release the improved rates were hugely significant.Over the last 15 years, the overall Graduation Success Rate has dramatically improved, but the really good news is how college sports helps more and more minority students, especially those playing our highest-profile sport, earn a degree that will help them long after their athletics career is over, he said.The graduation rate for black basketball players is up 31 percentage points over the past 15 years, the NCAA said. Overall, all black male athletes have increased their GSR by 19 percentage points to 70 percent during that time. Black female athletes improved their rate 13 points to 84 percent over that same time.For all Division I athletes, the rate increased 12 percentage points during the past 15 years.B. David Ridpath, an associate professor of sports business and president of The Drake Group, an NCAA watchdog, said the GSR provides only a partial picture, pointing to reports of athletes at North Carolina taking courses aimed at boosting their GPAs in a department popular with athletes.Are we essentially practicing eligibility maintenance, potentially in a major with friendly faculty? he said. Are these kids graduating with a very meaningful, vital degree that can benefit them for the next 50 to 60 years of their life? In some cases, yes,, this is happening.dddddddddddd But all too often -- and I know this because I worked in college athletics -- were essentially pushing these kids through, keeping them eligible and in cases where they do graduate they might not be graduating with the requisite skills.Among The Associated Press Top 25 football teams, the only teams with a GSR 65 percent or lower were No. 25 Troy at 65 percent and No. 13 Oklahoma State at 50 percent. Among Top 25 mens basketball teams, No. 4 Oregon had a GSR of 38 percent; No. 25 California 40 percent; No. 5 North Carolina, No. 18 Syracuse and No. 24 Cincinnati all had GSRs of 50 percent; and No. 13 Michigan State had a GSR of 63 percent.The University of Connecticut mens basketball team had one of the lower graduation rates at 22 percent, according to the latest results. But those 2009 numbers were actually a big improvement over previous years. The teams GSR rose from just 8 percent in 2006, 17 percent the following year and 20 percent in 2008.School spokesman Mike Enright said the poor graduation rate reflects the same time period for which UConn was sanctioned by the NCAA and missed the 2013 postseason because of another indicator, the Academic Progress Rate, which measures whether players are in good academic standing.The school has reported perfect or near perfect APR scores since 2012-13 and is expecting similar numbers this year, Enright said. 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Pakistanis 363 for 5 dec and 71 for 1 (Masood 38*) lead Sussex 291 for 5 dec (Finch 103, Wells 93) by 143 runsScorecardIf it was not already clear, the second day at Hove reinforced how crucial Mohammad Amir and Yasir Shah are to Pakistans hopes in the Test series against England. Sussexs openers, Luke Wells and Harry Finch, added 212 for the first wicket before they declared 72 runs behind, offering Pakistanis the chance to see how keen they are for a proper game on the final day.Mickey Arthur, Pakistans head coach, had billed this match a bowl-off to support Amir and Yasir with two places up for grabs. The ball did not swing conventionally before lunch and the lines were not consistent which enabled Finch and Wells to make a flyer: the fifty up in the eighth over, 120 in 27 by lunch.In the first session it was a case of who bowled least worse but in the hour before tea Wahab Riaz - probably playing-off against Rahat Ali for a spot unless Pakistan decide on three left-armers - provided a reminder of the danger that can be posed almost out of nowhere when the older ball starts to move.Wells was the first to fall when Wahab, who overstepped 10 times striving for pace, returned for his second spell of the day, his first from the Cromwell Road End, and started to find reverse swing with impressive pace: he will never be a bowler picked for economy, but he has the ability to rattle the batsmen. Wells drove flat-footed at a full delivery, edging behind seven short of a century, then Matt Machan was almost yorked first ball before being beaten by his second delivery.Finch, opening the batting for the first time in first-class cricket, reached his century in Wahabs next over, when he square-drove his 16th boundary, but two balls later was tempted into driving a full delivery and edged to slip.At the Sea End, Imran Khan - a name that adorned this ground in the late 1970s and 1980s - picked up a brace himself, although they owed a little more to the batsmens errors. Machan was lbw after a horrid swipe across the line then Ben Brown drove loosely at his first ball: 212 without loss had become 233 for 4 in the blink of an eye. Imran had earlier struggled for rhythm as he ran up the hill, at one point delivering three consecutive no-balls.Sohail Khan may still be ahead of Imran in the queue for the right-arm seamers role having bowled well against Somerset. Although his figures here were expensive, he produced some sturdy spells, especially one during the afternoon when he troubled Wells, having him edge between first and second slip on 62 and then beating him three times in an over.Wells innings was a continuation of a strong run of form for the tall left-hander who had made 181 last week against Glamorgan. His fifty off 54 balls included 10 boundaries and seven more followed before Wahab found his edge.Finch, whose previous first-class hundred had come against Leeds/Bradford MCCU at the start of this season, gave one chance on 64 when he drove low to short cover off Zulfiqar Babar, but he was particularly impressive on the front foot. His century also included three sixes, one a cut over the short off-side boundary off Imran.Another issue for Pakistan, which England will be keen to exploit by keeping them in the field, is the lack of a proper fifth-bowling option. Azhar Ali trundled down a few overs of legspin while Asad Shafiq also had an over, but there will be a lot resting on four frontline bowlers. Yasir will have to keep it tight to allow the quicks to rotate; England will want to push Amir into his fourth and fifth spells of a day to test his endurance having played little multi-day cricket since his comeback.Having come in to face a hat-trick ball on first-class debut, Philip Salt played positively after tea before Craig Cachopa was given lbw on the front foot to Zulfiqar to bring the declaration with 24 overs left in the day.For the fourth time on the tour, Mohammad Hafeez reached double figures but not much further when, on 23, he pulled Jofra Archer to deep square leg. As a senior batsman, Pakistan will need Hafeez to lift his game in the Tests to ensure Azhar Ali and Younis Khan are not constantly exposed to the new ball.Shan Masood reached the close unbeaten on 38 but was never entirely convincing. 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Ireland 237 for 4 (Joyce 105*, Kevin OBrien 75, Hassan 2-21) beat Afghanistan 236 (Shahzad 81, Kevin OBrien 3-28, McCarthy 3-57) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ed Joyces fourth ODI century and Kevin OBriens all-round brilliance combined to give Ireland a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the third ODI in Belfast.Irelands bowlers, led by OBriens 3 for 28 in 9.1 overs, put up a strong performance after they lost the toss and dismissed Afghanistan for 236. OBrien then made another crucial contribution, scoring 75, and his fourth-wicket partnership of 144 with Joyce helped the hosts cruise to the target in 47.3 overs and level the five-match series 1-1. Joyce remained unbeaten on 105.The chase wasnt smooth until the Joyce-OBrien partnership: Ireland were reduced to 29 for 3 in the ninth over after Hamid Hassan struck twice. Ireland captain William Porterfield edged to first slip for 1 in the second over, before Sean Terry was trapped lbw for 3 by one that came back in. Asghar Stanikzai introduced spin in the ninth over and the move immediately paid off as Stuart Poynter picked out backward square leg off Mohammad Nabis second delivery.Joyce and OBrien then steered Ireland to safety by batting together for 28.5 overs. OBrien struck seven fours in his 85-ball knock before falling in the 38th over, with Ireland requiring 64 off 77 balls.The breakthrough hardly provided respite for Afghanistan..dddddddddddd. Paul Stirling chipped in with an unbeaten 39 off 37 balls to dominate an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 64 with Joyce, who reached his century off the first ball of the 48th over and hit the winning runs two balls later.Ireland could have been pushed harder if Afghanistans batsmen had built on Mohammad Shahzads platform. He held firm with 81, his third consecutive half-century, even as wickets tumbled around him.Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah and Samiullah Shenwari fell without doing much to leave Afghanistan on 63 for 3 in the 17th over. Shahzad, who had marched to 36, resurrected the innings through a 76-run fourth-wicket stand with Stanikzai. The duo kept Irelands bowlers at bay for 15 overs, before pace bowler Peter Chase removed both batsmen in the space of three deliveries. Stanikzai chased a wide one and got an edge towards third man where Joyce completed a running catch, before Shahzad found first slip in his attempt to guide a short delivery.Afghanistan once again lost quick wickets. That they passed 200 was down to Nabi and his 52-run eighth-wicket stand with Rashid Khan, who scored 24 at No. 9. Nabi was the ninth man dismissed, for a 41-ball 40, and Afghanistan were bowled out in 49.1 overs. OBrien and Barry McCarthy finished with three wickets each. ' ' '

NEW YORK -- If rookie Ryan Schimpf keeps hitting home runs at this pace, he could play a key role in the Padres future.The 28-year-old second baseman homered twice and drove in six runs as San Diego beat the reeling New York Mets 8-6 on Friday night.I want him to kind of get lost in the game hes competing in and the day and not think about what it means in the future, Padres manager Andy Green said. I think if youre worried about your future, you dont do nearly as well in the present.Fellow rookie Jabari Blash and Christian Bethancourt also homered early for the Padres, who handed the Mets their fourth straight defeat and sixth in seven games. The defending NL champions (57-58) fell below .500 for the first time since April 17.One day after getting swept at home by last-place Arizona, the Mets again failed to look like legitimate wild-card contenders. Beneath a dark sky with lightning flashing, the Padres lineup provided quick thunder against starter Logan Verrett (3-8).San Diego, which has alternated wins and losses since July 26, jumped out to a 5-0 lead six batters into the game -- including a grand slam by Schimpf.Travis Jankowski opened the game with a single, and Wil Myers and Yangervis Solarte walked to load the bases.After a popout to left field, Schimpf sent a 1-0 fastball just over the center-field wall for his first career slam.Its just one game, but Im just trying to go up there and put together a good at-bat, said Schimpf, who has spent parts of eight seasons in the minors. Just trying not to do too much and not think about numbers.As Mets fans began to chant Rainout! Rainout! hoping for a reprieve, Blash hit an opposite-field homer into the visitors bullpen to make it 5-0.The threatening clouds passed, and inclement weather couldnt save New York.Travis dArnaud, who had three hits, got the Mets on the board in the second, lining a two-run homer to left off Padres starter Paul Clemens.San Diego answered immediately in the third. Schimpf sent a two-run shot into the right-field upper deck, his 12th home run in 47 games.I was just up there trying to get a good pitch to drive and I got two of them, so its good to do something and get the win, Schimpf said.Two batters later, Bethancourt chased Verrett with a solo home run, putting the Padres up 8-2.The four homers allowed by Verrett, who gave up eight runs in 2 2/3 innings, were the most by a Mets starter since Bartolo Colon also served up four in April 2014.Im disappointed in the game today, Verrett said. I put our team in a hole.Clemens (2-2) pitched five innings of three-run ball, and Brandon Maurer worked a flawless ninth for his fifth save.Jay Bruce had an RBI single in the fifth, and New York rallied in the sixth against San Diegos bullpen.After dArnaud led off with a single, Alejandro De Aza was hit in the neck by Buddy Baumanns 87 mph fastball. De Aza was OK, and Matt Reynolds followed with an RBI double. Ty Kelly had a run-scoring single to make it 8-5.Left-hander Brad Hand struck out Curtis Granderson, and pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores grounded into a fielders choice that scored Reynolds.They did not roll over at all. They fought and made it a heck of a baseball game, Green said. A lot of teams easily roll over when theyre down 8-2 and just kind of concede the game.A trio of Mets relievers combined for 6 1/3 perfect innings with eight strikeouts.SHUT `EM DOWNThe Padres have won 133 consecutive games when leading after eight innings, the longest active streak in the majors.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder, right ankle) will throw a bullpen Friday or Saturday. He is inching closer to pitching live batting practice. ... CF Jon Jay (right forearm) will return to San Diego on Sunday and have tests done on Monday. Green hopes Jay will then be cleared to begin swinging a bat.Mets: INF Jose Reyes (oblique) continued his rehab assignment with Class A Brooklyn, going 2 for 5 with a double, an RBI and two runs while playing seven innings at third base.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 5.79 ERA) makes his third start for San Diego since being acquired from Miami. 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Both teams are in first place in their divisions -- Toronto in the AL East, Cleveland in the AL Central -- so this series could potentially be a playoff preview.In game one of the series Friday night the pitching matchup is Clevelands Trevor Bauer (9-5, 3.97) vs. Torontos Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.46).Liriano will be making his third start for Toronto since the Blue Jays acquired him in a trade deadline deal with Pittsburgh. In his first two starts for the Jays Liriano was 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA. In 18 career appearances, 13 starts, against Cleveland Liriano is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA. He has made nine career appearances, six starts, at Progressive Field and is 2/3 with a 5.67 ERA.Bauer was the winning pitcher in that epic 19-inning 2-1 Cleveland victory in Toronto on July 1, pitching five scoreless innings, after the Indians ran out of relievers. Bauer has made two career starts against the Blue Jays and is 0-1 with a 17.47 ERA.Whether Bauer will have to face Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson in Fridays game remains to be seen. Donaldson missed a game earlier this season with a jammed right thumb, and in Torontos 7-4 win over the Yankees on Wednesday he was removed from the game in the sixth inning when he aggravated the thumb during an at bbat.ddddddddddddI didnt want to do any further damage to it than I already did, and having it possibly getting jammed further, a second or third time and then having to miss more time than I need to, said Donaldson, whose status is considered day-to-day.Given Donaldsons success against Cleveland, it would be a surprise if hes not in the lineup Friday night. In four games against the Indians this year he is 7-for-18 (.389) with two home runs and four RBI. In 120 career at bats against Cleveland he has a .333 average with seven home runs and 31 RBI.The Toronto series will be the last three games of the Indians 11-game homestand, their longest homestand of the season. They are 6-2 in the first eight games, including winning two of three games from the White Sox in a series that concluded Thursday night.Clevelands successful season has been built on its starting pitching, although the rotation has hit a couple of speed bumps lately. Thursday night, in his first start after a 15-day stay on the disabled list, Danny Salazar was removed after a nightmarish 34-pitch, three-walk, 3-run first inning.He was rusty. You could tell from the beginning he couldnt find the plate, Indians manager Terry Francona said.I was wild. Thats it, said Salazar. I felt great, I just couldnt find my release point.The Indians will have to make a roster move Friday, when pitcher Josh Tomlin is expected to be activated off the Family Emergency List, assuming he returns from his home in Tyler, Tex. Tomlin is scheduled to start Saturdays game against the Blue Jays. ' ' '