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Theres no debate about which teams are the elite of the Southland Conference. Just look at the polls -- this year or last year -- and everyone knows the answer is Sam Houston State and McNeese.Yet, the Bearkats and Cowboys cant just cruise until their playoff rematch at the beginning of November. Theyll be starting October on upset alert.Both Southland powers face potentially tough obstacles Saturday, with second-ranked Sam Houston State (3-0, 2-0) taking on rival Stephen F. Austin (3-1, 2-0) at NRG Stadium -- home of the Houston Texans -- before No. 23 McNeese (2-2, 1-1) hosts a Nicholls team which has proven its mettle on the road.Since the STATS FCS Top 25 came into existence before last season, no Southland team has made the poll besides the Bearkats and Cowboys. Both have been part of every single one since last October.That could all change next week.McNeese would drop out with a loss to the Colonels (1-2, 1-0), who received 52 votes of their own in this weeks STATS poll. Stephen F. Austin would certainly join the rankings by stunning Sam Houston, having already won 31-28 at McNeese two weeks ago on Hunter Taylors touchdown pass with 3:35 to play.That was the only drive of the game for Taylor, a former walk-on who had been playing behind Zach Conque -- son of Lumberjacks coach Clint Conque. But dad had a much quicker hook last week, pulling Zach in the first quarter, and Taylor came on to complete 31 of 46 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Abilene Christian.So it would seem the Lumberjacks will stick with Taylor even though it was Zach Conque who was the preseason all-Southland first-team quarterback ahead of second-teamer Jeremiah Briscoe of Sam Houston. Briscoe is off to a brilliant start, throwing for three touchdowns and more than 300 yards in each of the Bearkats three games.Those have all been easy wins, and Sam Houston leads the FCS with 51.7 points per game.Were gonna need to play with great passion, energy and focus this week versus the No. 2 team in the country, Clint Conque said. This is a ring-the-bell type of week. Weve got the most prolific offense really in the country coming in.The Bearkats have won the past five meetings of a rivalry which dates back to 1923. However, three of the last four were decided by eight points or less, including last years 34-28 game in which the Lumberjacks had the edge in total yards and led deep into the third quarter.This SFA squad has won three in a row, earning the most votes of any team not to make this weeks Top 25. Coach K.C. Keeler called the Lumberjacks playoff-caliber and the best SFA team hes seen since arriving at Sam Houston in 2014.Its a really intense rivalry, Keeler said heading into the 91st edition of the Battle of the Piney Woods. Emotion is great because you cant play this game without it, but you can put yourself in a position where emotion gets out of control which we cant do.While Keeler expects emotions to run high, McNeese cant be complacent despite facing an unheralded Nicholls program which the Cowboys have dominated. McNeese has won seven straight in the series, the last two by a combined 82-10 score.The Colonels two defeats this season were close ones against FBS programs. They lost in overtime at South Alabama last Saturday and nearly pulled off a true shocker to open the season, falling 26-24 to a Georgia team ranked ninth in the country.Georgia in front of 90,000 people was kinda crazy, and a great atmosphere this past weekend (in Mobile), but our conference is so tough and McNeese uses that home-field advantage and theyll have that stadium packed and rolling, Nicholls coach Tim Rebowe said.However, the luster of the Cowboys has been tarnished in September with the home loss to SFA and last Saturdays uninspiring seven-point win over Incarnate Word.Plus, McNeese hasnt shown off the formidable ground game which keyed its 10-1 season in 2015. That Cowboys squad rushed for 233.3 yards per game and 5.0 per carry whereas this one, excluding a win over Division II Tarleton State, has averaged 106.7 per game and 2.8 per carry.That leaves coach Lance Guidry concerned because even though quarterback James Tabary has played well (eight TD passes, one interception), the Cowboys are facing what has been an impressive Nicholls pass defense. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 48.0 percent of their passes against the Colonels, who had five sacks in a win over Incarnate Word before picking off four passes at South Alabama.Its kind of scary because were having to throw the ball to move the ball and score, Guidry said of the struggling ground game. Were gonna have to be balanced, find ways to run the football. But Nicholls makes it tough.Hyun-Jin Ryu Dodgers Jersey . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. 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Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.Rangpur Riders 175 for 6 (Mithun 62, Dawson 46, Taijul 2-27) beat Barisal Bulls 163 (Mendis 57, Gazi 3-19) by 12 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsOffspinner Sohag Gazi struck twice with the new ball, and defended 19 off a frenetic last over, which included two run-outs and a wicket, to give Rangpur Riders their third win in BPL 2016-17. The result took Rangpur to six points, and helped them draw level with Barisal Bulls and Khulna Titans.The match swung from one end to another, before Gazi sealed the deal. Chasing 176, Barisal lost Dilshan Munaweera off the first ball, and soon became 48 for 3. But Jeevan Mendis and Nadif Chowdhury brought their team back into the game with a 74-run stand for the fourth wicket. Just as they threatened to cut loose, Nadif holed out to deep cover in the 16th over off Shahid Afridi.Mendis, having made 57 in his first BPL appearance this season, fell to the scoreboard pressure in the 18th over. The caught-behind decision was a dubious one, with replays showing no signs of an edge. Thisara Perera, however, gave Barisal hope by blasting Afridi for a huge six over long-on, where he was dropped the previous ball by Rubel Hossain. The equation was reduced to 29 off the last two overs.Rubels first ball of the 19th over - a full toss - was dispatched over square leg for a six, but he fought back with the wickets of Rayad Emrit and Abu Hider off successive balls. He ultimately gave away ten runs in that over, leaving Thisara and Kamrul Islam Rabbi needing 20 off the final over.Rabbi was run-out off the first ball, before Taijul Isam slammed Gazi over long-on for a six. But the bowler had him stumped off the next ball, Mohammad Shahzad completing his fifth dismissal, the most by a wicketkeeper in an innings in the BPL. Barisals innings ended inn the next ball when Arafat Sunny did a Jonty Rhodes, running in and diving into the stumps to run Al-Amin out.dddddddddddd.Earlier, Gazi had impressed with the new ball too. He took a wicket in his first over for the third match in a row, this time Munaweera getting caught down the leg side for a duck. Gazi then dismissed Shahriar Nafees for 12. When Mushfiqur Rahim was undone by Liam Dawson, Barisal stumbled to 48 for 3. Then Mendis and Nadif joined forces to revive the chase.Nadif, playing his first innings in this seasons BPL, slammed Sachitra Senanayake for three sixes in the 14th over, which eventually yielded 24 runs. Mendis, who was reprieved on 42 by Arafat Sunny at deep square leg, went onto make his second T20 fifty, but it wasnt enough.Having opted to bowl, Barisal dismissed Rangpurs openers in five overs. Soumya Sarkar was the first to go, when Mushfiqur effected a cunning stumping, after he had hit Al-Amin Hossain for three consecutive fours. Shahzad did not last too long either, falling to a catch to short third man.Mohammad Mithun, though, hit rhythm with three boundaries in four balls, including a cover drive and a slog sweep. He dominated a 78-run stand for the third wicket with Dawson, who scored 46 off 36 balls, including three fours and a six.Mithuns sixes came when he whipped Rabi over square leg and then blasted Mendis over cover. His knock ended when he was bowled by Thisaras slower delivery for 62 in the 15th over. Afridi then smacked two sixes and a four in his 10-ball 22. Once he holed out to point off Thisara at the start of the 18th over, Rangpur added only 16 runs in 2.5 overs, but it didnt cost them in the end. ' ' '