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Workhorse Woods chases SC standards

15.10.11

Consideration the gaudy stats and a softening stance among Heisman voters toward substitute-year players, the historical bias against widespread off the mark receivers combined with USC's current sub-elite station makes a trophy run unlikely.

There will be no bowl at the end of this condition's rainbow, but Woods has plenty of history to run after. Even after a five-catch, 36-yard performance in USC's 30-9 win Thursday endlessly against Cal in San Francisco -- easily his worst field statistically this season -- Woods remains on a significant pace. Averages of seven catches and 123 yards per tilt would enterprise him past Keyshawn Johnson's all-time USC report of 102 receptions in a season (1995) and Johnny Morton's attribute of 1,520 receiving yardage (1993).

Neither figure qualifies as a gimme for Woods. But because both exemplify lower figures than his current game averages of 10 catches and 130.5 yards, they aren't unnatural ... particularly since coach Lane Kiffin manifestly subscribes to the USC school of star usage.

"We have an method that once we find a No. 1 guy, our offense really revolves around that guy," Kiffin said. "It's a moment ago been our philosophy that if you have a great tailback, you turn and workman him the ball 25 times a game.

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Cardinals one win from World Series as sloppy fielding costs Brewers

15.10.11

"You've entranced so many ground balls your whole life, you know what a deposit ball is going to do," Hairston said. "And then when it only shoots down and scoots and once it hits that lip, it's just jolt."

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa had a able hook once again. Garcia opened with four scoreless innings, then allowed three hits and a loss in a span of four at-bats in the fifth as Corey Hart singled in a run. With two and on and two outs, Octavio Dotel relieved and struck out Braun.

"There's a lot of chin-wag about Game 1 and how quickly they put some runs on the board," La Russa said.

Garcia was alliance.

"He's been doing this for so long and he's been so successful and he's got his reasons," the pitcher said.

Dotel (1-0) struck out two in 1 1/3 hitless innings, combining with three other relievers for 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit understudy. Motte got four outs for his second save of the series,

"I'm by a hair's breadth out there doing

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