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(STATS) -- Its hard to overshadow an Eastern Washington-Montana matchup in the Big Sky Conference, but North Dakota left no doubt Saturday. Football Jerseys Throwback Outlet .The No. 17 Fighting Hawks held on to first place by handing Weber State its first conference loss, 27-19 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.UND (7-2, 6-0) has been playing the season with a Leave No Doubt mantra after they were one of the last two teams not to get an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs last November. Theyve followed up two close losses to open the season with seven straight wins.John Santiago left no doubt when he opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, but the Fighting Hawks had to come from behind after trailing 13-7 at halftime. Brady Oliveira scored on a 17-yard run and Noah Wanzek threw a 2-yard touchdown to Brad Heidlebaugh in the third quarter before Reid Taubenheim kicked two field goals in the fourth.Im really proud of our team again today. We knew this was going to be a tough game for us, UND coach Bubba Schweigert said. Give a lot of credit to Weber State, they made it very difficult to run the football.Weber States Jadrian Clark threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, but committed four turnovers as the Wildcats (5-3, 4-1) saw their five-game winning streak end. UNDs Cole Reyes had two interceptions.STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULESaturday, Oct. 24All Times ETNo. 1 Sam Houston State 66, Texas Southern 17Sam Houston jumped out to a 28-0 first-quarter lead in improving to 8-0 with the nonconference win. Wide receiver Davion Davis dominated with 184 yards and three touchdowns, while Jeremiah Briscoe passed for 325 yards and five TD.No. 2 Jacksonville State 47, No. 23 Eastern Illinois 14The Gamecocks (7-1, 4-0) earned their 21st straight Ohio Valley Conference win since 2013 as Eli Jenkins passed for two touchdowns and ran for another one.No. 3 Eastern Washington 35, No. 16 Montana 16EWU senior Cooper Kupp caught three of Gage Gubruds four touchdown passes, finishing with eight receptions for 140 yards. The two also teamed up for a 54-yard pass by Kupp. The Eagles (7-1, 5-0) are a half-game behind North Dakota in the Big Sky standings. As Montana (5-3, 2-3), dropped its second straight game, Brady Gustafson was 45 of 63 for 398 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.No. 4 North Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 20The five-time reigning FCS champion Bison (7-1, 4-1 Missouri Valley) built a 21-6 lead and held on behind a defense that intercepted UNIs Eli Dunne four times (safety Tre Dempsey had two picks). Lance Dunn rushed for 118 yards on 23 carries.No. 5 The Citadel 45, East Tennessee State 10The Citadel (8-0, 6-0 Southern) rushed for 427 yards and five touchdowns, led by Cam Jacksons 124 yards and two scores on seven carries. With a win over Samford next Saturday, the Bulldogs would clinch at least a share of a second straight conference title and an automatic bid to the playoffs.Illinois State 38, No. 7 South Dakota State 17Illinois State ended South Dakota States four-game winning streak by intercepting Taryn Christion three times, including LaDarius Newbolds 92-yard return for a touchdown. Christion finished 33 of 63 for 430 yards and two touchdowns to wide receiver Jake Wieneke, who caught 10 passes for 173 yards. SDSU is 5-3 overall and 4-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.No. 8 James Madison 84, Rhode Island 7Junior quarterback Bryan Schor was nearly perfect in completing 21 of 22 passes for 309 yards and five touchdowns, and JMU (7-1, 5-0) set the FCS season high for points. Daniel Schiele caught three passes for 30 yards -- each for a touchdown.No. 9 Charleston Southern 49, Bucknell 28The Buccaneers improved to 5-2 as quarterbacks Shane Bucenell and London Johnson accounted for three touchdowns each. Bucenell (238 yards of offense) threw for three scores, while Johnson rushed for two and passed for one.No. 10 Chattanooga 38, Western Carolina 25Richardre Bagley rushed for 126 yards and scored three touchdown to help Chattanooga (8-1, 6-1 Southern) overcome Detrez Newsomes 277 rushing yards and two touchdowns for WCU. Alejandro Bennifield passed for two touchdowns in the win.No. 12 North Carolina A&T 42, Florida A&M 17With its fifth straight win, A&T (7-1, 5-0) moved atop the MEAC standings with idle North Carolina Central. Tarik Cohen carried the ball 17 times for 145 yards and three touchdowns, including an 83-yarder that was his 11th score over 70 yards in his four-year career.No. 13 Western Illinois 35, South Dakota 34Sean McGuire threw a 2-yard touchdown pass Joey Borsellino with 32 seconds remaining and Nathan Knuffman added the PAT to lift Western Illinois (6-2, 3-2). USD is coached by Bob Nielson, who led the Leathernecks last year and was the Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year. Lance Lenoir became the Valleys all-time leader in receptions while catching six passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.No. 15 Youngstown State 13, Indiana State 10Darien Townsends 79-yard punt return for a touchdown with 9:19 remaining in the fourth quarter provided the winning score for the Penguins (6-2, 4-1 Missouri Valley), who are seeking their first playoff appearance since 2006No. 18 Coastal Carolina 48, Presbyterian 17Jah-Maine Martin and Kenneth Daniels rushed for 120 and 100 yards, respectively, and two touchdowns each to power Coastal (6-2), which will finish its final season on the FCS level with four home games next month.No. 19 Central Arkansas 45, Southeastern Louisiana 10Hayden Hildebrand was 21 of 27 for 207 yards and three touchdowns as UCA (7-1, 6-0) kept pace in the Southland Conference race. In gaining four turnovers, the Bears held the ball for 40 minutes, 6 seconds.Mississippi State 56, No. 20 Samford 41Samford sophomore Devlin Hodges impressed in Starkville, going 42 of 69 for 468 yards and four touchdowns, although he threw three interceptions. Karel Hamilton (14 receptions, 213 yards, two touchdowns) and Kelvin McKnight (13-115-1) were Hodges go-to receivers. The Bulldogs return to the FCS level with a visit to unbeaten The Citadel next Saturday.No. 21 Grambling State 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0Gramblings DeVante Kincade completed 23 of 26 passes for 457 yards and six touchdowns, including three to Chad Williams (eight receptions, 236 yards). The Tigers (6-1, 5-0) are tied with Southern for first place in the SWAC West Division.New Hampshire 43, No. 22 Stony Brook 14UNH (6-3, 5-1) handed Stony Brook (5-3, 4-1) its first loss in CAA Football by forcing five turnovers, including Prince Smith Jr.s 43-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter. Wildcats quarterback Trevor Knight threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another. Stony Brook hadnt allowed a touchdown in 10 quarters entering the game.No. 24 Harvard 23, Dartmouth 21Quarterback Joe Viviano had a touchdown run and pass in the first quarter, and Ivy League co-leader Harvard (6-1, 4-0 Ivy) ran out the final 2 1/2 minutes after Dartmouth pulled with 23-21. It was the Crimsons 13th straight win in the series.Murray State 38, No. 25 Tennessee State 31One week after upsetting Eastern Illinois on the road, Murray State (3-5, 3-2 OVC) returned home to top Tennessee State (5-3, 2-2). KD Humphries was 27 of 35 for 398 yards and five touchdowns.No. 14 Cal Poly (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky) at Sacramento State (1-7, 1-4), 9 p.m.IDLENo. 6 Richmond (7-1, 4-1 CAA) and No. 11 Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA) Stitched Football Jerseys Throwback . 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The Dane followed up his first European Tour title last weekend with eight birdies and just a single dropped shot on Thursday for a one-stroke advantage over South Africas Allan Versfeld and Portugals Ricardo Santos.More than a quarter of the 2013 Major League Baseball season is in the books, so Scott Cullen digs into the numbers to make his picks for MLB awards to this point of the season, along with Gold Gloves, All-Surprise and All-Disappointing teams. AL MVP Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit (12 HR, 49 RBI, .384 AVG, 1.122 OPS) Runners Up: Evan Longoria, 3B, Tampa Bay (9 HR, 29 RBI, .335 AVG, .981 OPS) Mike Trout, LF, L.A. Angels (9 HR, 34 RBI, 9 SB, .293 AVG, .931 OPS) Apparently the hot corner rules in the American League, as a healthy Evan Longoria moves up as the primary challenger to Miguel Cabrera, who continues to hit like no one else on the planet. Last years runner-up, Trout, is heating up, so we could get to re-live the Cabrera-Trout debate from 2012. Baltimores Chris Davis and Manny Machado, Bostons Dustin Pedroia and the Yankees Robinson Cano are also off to impressive starts this season. NL MVP Shin-Soo Choo, CF, Cincinnati (9 HR, 19 RBI, 5 SB, .303 AVG, .994 OPS) Runners-up: Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona (12 HR, 36 RBI, .323 AVG, 1.019 OPS) Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati (6 HR, 20 RBI, .353 AVG, 1.003 OPS) It wont be easy for one of the Reds on-base machines to distinguish from the other, but Choo gets the edge on Votto for now. Goldschmidt has become a beast at the plate for the Diamondbacks and is ahead of recent contenders like Mets 3B David Wright and Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki, as well as up-and-coming Brewers SS Jean Segura and Braves LF Justin Upton. AL CY YOUNG Clay Buchholz, Boston (6-0, 1.78 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 69 K, 65 2/3 IP) Runners Up: James Shields, Kansas City (2-4, 2.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 62 K, 66 IP) Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox (5-2, 2.53 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 61 K, 64 IP) A close race, that could also include Clevelands Justin Masterson as well as the Seattle duo of Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, is currently led by Buchholz, though not by much over Shields and Sale. Traditionalists would go off the deep end regarding Shields 2-4 record but, at this point, we know how little to value pitcher wins. NL CY YOUNG Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles (5-2, 1.35 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 72 K, 73 1/3 IP) Runners-up: Matt Harvey, N.Y. Mets (5-0, 1.55 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 68 K, 63 2/3 IP) Patrick Corbin, Arizona (7-0, 1.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 52 K, 62 1/3 IP) Its preposterous that there is only one Cy Young for the National League, given the calibre of these pitching performances. Through the first quarter of the season, its hard to imagine pitching better than Harvey, but then theres Kershaw, who goes nearly an extra inning per game. Both are amazing. Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller and Cubs southpaw Travis Wood are early contenders too. AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Conor Gillaspie, 3B, Chicago White Sox (3 HR, 8 RBI, .283 AVG, .783 OPS) Runners Up: Brandon Barnes, OF, Houston (2 HR, 9 RBI, .317 AVG, .872 OPS) Nick Tepesch, SP, Texas (3-4, 3.98 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 31 K, 43 IP) Lots of time for others to get involved in this race, since the American League list is wholly unimpressive. Gillaspie and Barnes have been okay, in limited time, and Tepesch has been decent; even add Clevelands Yan Gomes or Tepeschs teammate Justin Grimm, into the mix, but none of the American Leaguers are huge standouts right now. NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Shelby Miller, SP, St. Louis (5-3, 1.74 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 62 K, 57 IP) Runners-up: Jedd Gyorko, 2B, San Diego (4 HR, 15 RBI, .278 AVG, .777 OPS) Didi Gregorius, SS, Arizona (3 HR, 8 RBI, .348 AVG, .964 OPS) While the AL race isnt particularly inspiring, Shelby Miller is a Cy Young candidate, showing the ace-calibre stuff that made him such a top prospect (and somehow went missing during a disappointing 2012 in Triple-A). Gyorko has been a solid contributor, only recently starting to show the power that was expected while Gregorius has been an offensive revelation, compiling a .694 OPS in six minor league seasons before raking this year. Its the kind of surge that is awfully difficult to maintain. The NL race is more interesting, though, because it could also include Braves C Evan Gattis, Marlins SP Jose Fernandez, Dodgers LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu or Diamondbacks OF A.J. Pollock. GOLD GLOVES C - Russell Martin, Pittsburgh Runners-up: A.J. Ellis, Los Angeles; Wilin Rosario, Colorado All three of those named are in the top five among percentage of baserunners caught stealing and Martin is the far-and-away leader in assists for catchers, with 37, 10 more than any other (Ellis is tied for second, Rosario is fifth). BBaltimores Matt Wieters, Houstons Jason Castro and the Cubs Welington Castillo are also strong behind the dish. Discount Football Jerseys Throwback. 1B - Brandon Belt, San Francisco Runners-up: Eric Hosmer, Kansas City; Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona A couple of young players still working on their offensive production, Belt and Hosmer, rank first and fourth in Ultimate Zone Rating, (as well as second and fifth, respectively, in Defensive Runs Saved) and Goldschmidt is merely the well-rounded one, an MVP candidate who leads all first basemen in Defensive Runs Saved. 2B - Dustin Pedroia, Boston Runners-up: Jose Altuve, Houston; Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Surehanded Pedroia has yet to commit and error and leads in Defensive Runs Saved as well as Defensive WAR, while Altuve leads in double plays, is tied for second in DRS and ranks third in Ultimate Zone Rating, ranking just behind Phillips. 3B - Manny Machado, Baltimore Runners-up: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay; Chase Headley, San Diego A former shortstop, Machado is the class of the position this season, leading in UZR and DRS. Headley might be ahead of Longoria with more games played, though if were playing that game, Rockies rookie Nolan Arrenado would be a challenger to Machado if he had played more than 21 games. SS - Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta Runners-up: Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado; Evlis Andrus, Texas Simmons is the clear leader at the position, but these three, along with Stephen Drew, are the top four in UZR, while Drew is just outside the top four in DRS. LF - Andy Dirks, Detroit Runners-up: Juan Pierre, Miami; Starling Marte, Pittsburgh This trio is ahead of the rest in DRS, but Dirks also leads left fielders in UZR, so thats enough to give him the nod. Notable that Vernon Wells has been pretty solid for the Yankees too. CF - Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Runners-up: A.J. Pollock, Arizona; Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Gomez has always been a very good fielder while Pollock is making the most of an opportunity presented by Adam Eatons injury. They are clearly the top two, with Ellsbury just edging out Texas Craig Gentry and Atlantas B.J. Upton. RF - Shane Victorino, Boston Runners-up: Gerardo Parra, Arizona; Norichika Aoki, Milwaukee Victorino must be getting to everything and then some; his UZR is best in baseball across all positions. Aoki leads in DRS and Parra is tops in Defensive WAR. (I realize there are Gold Gloves awarded in both leagues. Im just trying to recognize the best fielders at each position.) ALL-SURPRISE TEAM C - John Buck, N.Y. Mets (10 HR, 31 RBI, .224 AVG, .746 OPS) 1B - Chris Davis, Baltimore (13 HR, 41 RBI, .312 AVG, 1.070 OPS) 2B - Omar Infante, Detroit (3 HR, 14 RBI, .318 AVG, .794 OPS) SS - Jean Segura, Milwaukee (7 HR, 20 RBI, 14 SB, .353 AVG, .964 OPS) 3B - Josh Donaldson, Oakland (6 HR, 28 RBI, .315 AVG, .920 OPS) LF - Vernon Wells, N.Y. Yankees (10 HR, 24 RBI, .288 AVG, .855 OPS) CF - Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee (6 HR, 20 RBI, 9 SB, .327 AVG, .924 OPS) RF - Nate Schierholtz, Chicago Cubs (5 HR, 19 RBI, .285 AVG, .841 OPS) SP - Patrick Corbin, Arizona (7-0, 1.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 52 K, 62 1/3 IP) SP - Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs (4-2, 2.24 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 39 K, 60 1/3 IP) SP - Kyle Kendrick, Philadelphia (4-2, 2.82 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 41 K, 60 2/3 IP) SP - Alex Cobb, Tampa Bay (5-2, 2.73 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 54 K, 59 1/3 IP) SP - Justin Masterson, Cleveland (7-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 71 K, 70 IP) RP - Edward Mujica, St. Louis (13 SV, 1.42 ERA, 0.53 WHIP, 18 K, 19 IP) ALL-DISAPPOINTING TEAM C - Miguel Montero, Arizona (3 HR, 14 RBI, .189 AVG, .547 OPS) 1B - Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox (4 HR, 17 RBI, .217 AVG, .613 OPS) 2B - Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee (3 HR, 10 RBI, .167 AVG, .548 OPS) SS - Zack Cozart, Cincinnati (5 HR, 20 RBI, .206 AVG, .565 OPS) 3B - David Freese, St. Louis (1 HR, 9 RBI, .223 AVG, .574 OPS) LF - David Murphy, Texas (5 HR, 16 RBI, .218 AVG, .653 OPS) CF - B.J. Upton, Atlanta (3 HR, 6 RBI, .153 AVG, .488 OPS) RF - Josh Hamilton, L.A. Angels (6 HR, 14 RBI, .222 AVG, .655 OPS) SP - Roy Halladay, Philadelphia (2-4, 8.65 ERA, 1.46 WHIP) SP - Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco (2-4, 7.19 ERA, 1.73 WHIP) SP - Josh Johnson, Toronto (0-1, 6.86 ERA, 1.88 WHIP) SP - Brett Anderson, Oakland (1-4, 6.21 ERA, 1.62 WHIP) RP - Joel Hanrahan, Boston (4 SV, 9.82 ERA, 2.18 WHIP) Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '