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(STATS) -- Its a positive that Charleston Southern (1-2), Colgate (0-1) and Northern Arizona (0-2) remain in the STATS FCS Top 25 despite being under .500.It reflects how the national voting panel rewards a team which challenges itself to a tougher non-conference schedule.Charleston Southern and Eastern Washington didnt move down the week after they suffered overtime losses to North Dakota State because a close game with the five-time reigning FCS champion is hardly a negative. Illinois State and Montana cut their rankings in half this week to No. 5 and 7, respectively, following high-quality wins this past week.Polls are fun and meaningful to many even when a national playoff will shake it all out in the end. The preseason is when voters should evaluate teams and rank them in the way they envision at the end. But once the games start happening, then voters have to apply the results. Strength of schedule factors in heavily.A case can be made that No. 8 Eastern Washington and No. 10 Northern Iowa, which are among the seven teams to beat FBS programs this season, are underrated in the poll. Maybe the same is true of No. 16 Western Illinois, which has defeated Eastern Illinois (which went on to beat Miami of Ohio) and Northern Arizona.That leads to top-ranked North Dakota State. What happens to the Bison if they lose at Iowa this week? Its a likely scenario no matter how good the Bison have been this decade. Theyre playing one of the tougher non-conference schedules in the FCS and that would be a factor.---=FCS CO-GAME OF THE WEEKThe Matchup: No. 17 Coastal Carolina (2-0) at No. 4 Jacksonville State (1-1)Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET at Burgess-Snow Field (24,000) in Jacksonville, AlabamaTelevision: OVC Digital NetworkSeries: First meetingThe Skinny: Coastal (50-18, .735) and Jacksonville State (48-18, .727) are in the top four FCS programs in winning percentage over the last five years.Coastal RB DeAngelo Henderson, only 5-foot-8, has scored a touchdown in a Division I-record 28 straight games (five over the first two wins), but Jacksonville State also has to game plan for versatile Osharmar Abercrombie working behind the Chanticleers veteran offensive line. New QB Josh Stilley is still gaining command of the offense, but he has a big-time WR in Bruce Mapp. LB Alex Scearce is usually all over the field and S Richie Sampson will push up in run support. The host Gamecocks have only lost to FBS programs in the regular season since 2014 and havent lost a regular-season game at home to a non-conference opponent since 2005. QB Eli Jenkins is off to a solid start, but the Gamecocks need another breakaway threat to take pressure off him. Defensively, theyre led by DE Darius Jackson and LB Joel McCandless. The Gamecocks have committed 19 penalties in two games.Prediction: The Chants have played with more discipline than JSU. Coastal Carolina, 31-28.---=FCS CO-GAME OF THE WEEKThe Matchup: No. 10 Northern Iowa (1-1) at No. 8 Eastern Washington (1-1)Kickoff: 7:05 p.m. ET at Roos Field (8,600) in Cheney, WashingtonTelevision: WatchBigSky.comSeries: Northern Iowa leads, 6-0 (most recent meeting: UNI won 38-35 on Sept. 12, 2015 in Cedar Falls, Iowa)The Skinny: Not only has Eastern Washington yet to win in the series -- four of the six losses are by three points -- this is the first time the Eagles are hosting UNI.Fast-starting UNI DE Karter Schult ranks first in the FCS with 8.5 tackles for loss and is tied for second with four sacks. The defense has adjusted well, allowing only one touchdown in the second half of two games. On offense, the Panthers will seek to overpower Eastern Washington with QB Aaron Bailey and RB Tyvis Smith, who each has had a 100-yard rushing game. Sophomore PK Austin Errthum is only 1 of 4 on field goals, making just a 22-yarder. EWU QBs Jordan West and Reilly Hennessey combined for 526 passing yards in last years game at UNI, but now they are backing up sophomore sensation Gage Gubrud (60 of 80, 924 yards, 9 TDs, 4 INTs). Lost in Gubruds dominance is the running backs having combined for only 19 carries and 56 yards. All-America WR Cooper Kupp is questionable with a shoulder injury. Injuries also have ravaged the starting lineup on defense, but a pair of seniors, S Zach Bruce (21 tackles) and DE Samson Ebukam (10 tackles, three tackles for loss), have led with their play.Prediction: Gubrud continues with his roll. Eastern Washington, 35-34.---=STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULEX-Predicted WinnerSaturday, Sept. 17All Times ETNo. 1 North Dakota State (2-0) at X-Iowa (2-0), noon -- The Bisons 8-3 record with a five-game winning streak against FBS programs is phenomenal, but this isnt Kansas. Oh yes, never doubt the Bison.X-No. 2 Richmond (2-0, 0-0 CAA) at Stony Brook (1-1, 0-0), noon -- Bad week for the Spiders to not have No. 1 running back Gordon Collins, who needs season-ending hip surgery. The Seawolves know defense.X-No. 23 Colgate (0-1) at Yale (0-0), 1:30 p.m. -- The host Bulldogs are the only Ivy League team beginning their season against an opponent which hasnt played twice. But theyre facing the defending Patriot League champions, who will have had 15 days to regroup from their opening loss.No. 18 North Carolina A&T (2-0) at X-Tulsa (1-1), 2 p.m. -- A&T, coming off an FBS win at Kent State, has two wins this season, while the other 10 MEAC schools have combined for one.Eastern Illinois (1-1) at X-No. 5 Illinois State (2-0), 3 p.m. -- Is Northwestern hosting Miami of Ohio in the third-place game? These Illinois rivals, both coming off FBS wins, meet for the 105th time, with Illinois State winning 34-31 in overtime last year.No. 11 James Madison (2-0) at X-North Carolina (1-1), 3:30 p.m. -- Andrew Ankrah and the JMU defense havent posted a sack. The Dukes need to force mistakes to pull the upset.Towson (1-1, 0-0 CAA) at X-No. 21 Villanova (1-1, 0-0), 3:30 p.m. -- If there is one thing Nova never seems to fix, its the place-kicking. It stands out in an otherwise even matchup.Robert Morris (0-2) at X-No. 20 Youngstown State (1-1), 4 p.m. -- Second-year coach Bo Pelini has seen the error in the Penguins ways -- they need to improve future non-conference schedules. They are about to play the Missouri Valley Conference schedule.X-No. 15 The Citadel (2-0) at Gardner-Webb (1-1), 6 p.m. -- Most impressive about the Bulldogs 2-0 start: they have allowed only 53 offensive yards and no points in the fourth quarter.Norfolk State (1-1) at X-No. 13 William & Mary (1-1), 6 p.m. -- W&M takes on a MEAC program that is 0-10 all-time versus the CAA, including last weeks 34-0 loss at Richmond. The Tribe will emphasize the run game, which has managed only 107 yards per game.X-Holy Cross (1-1) at No. 25 Albany (2-0), 7 p.m. -- Its the third straight road game for Holy Cross and second in a row against a ranked CAA opponent. Albany is best-served to run the ball with fast-starting Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks to keep the ball away from Crusaders QB Peter Pujals.X-No. 22 New Hampshire (1-1) at Dartmouth (0-0), 7 p.m. -- Of course, these instate rivals missed playing each other last year when Dartmouth went 9-1 and won a share of the Ivy League title. With the Big Green replacing 17 starters, UNH shouldnt have any problem making it 14 straight wins in the series.X-No. 6 Chattanooga (2-0, 0-0 Southern) at Furman (0-2, 0-1), 7 p.m. -- Sure, it was against Shorter and Presbyterian, but its pretty impressive that the Mocs have outscored their opponents 100-0. But Furman is dangerous coming off games against Michigan State and The Citadel.Stephen F. Austin (1-1, 0-0 Southland) at X-No. 14 McNeese (1-1, 0-0), 7 p.m. -- With quarterback James Tabary catching a deflected pass last week, the Cowboys have 17 different players with a reception in two games. Their average time of possession of 40 minutes, 9 seconds leads the FCS.New Mexico Highlands (0-2) at X-No. 24 Northern Arizona (0-2), 7 p.m. -- If Case Cookus played the entire game, he might throw for 10 touchdowns.Cal Poly (1-1) at X-No. 9 South Dakota State (1-1), 7 p.m. -- The Jackrabbits will be doing the chasing when Cal Polys triple option visits new Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. But QB Taryn Christion has been scolding hot in teaming with wide receiver Jake Wieneke.X-No. 3 Sam Houston State (1-0, 0-0 Southland) at Lamar (0-2, 0-0), 8 p.m. -- A win over Lamar and running back Kade Harrington would be the 500th in Sam Houston history.No. 19 Portland State (1-1) at X-Washington (2-0), 8 p.m. -- Having been plus-15 in turnovers last season, the Vikings are minus-7 this season. They need to get a rhythm going heading into their Big Sky schedule. NFL Jerseys Sale . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. Clearance NFL Jerseys Womens . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. http://www.authenticnfllockroom.com/ . 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NEW YORK -- Long after prized prospect Lucas Giolito stumbled in his second major league start, the frustrated Washington Nationals left Citi Field still angry at the umpires.Not only the players, either.Even general manager Mike Rizzo got into a heated exchange with crew chief Jim Joyce just moments after the final out.Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and the surging New York Mets rallied past Washington 9-7 on Thursday night in the back-and-forth opener of a pivotal four-game series between the top teams in the NL East.We fought back, they fought back. Probably a heck of a game to watch, but a terrible game to lose, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said.Washingtons attempt to rally in the ninth inning was thwarted when Jayson Werth was called for an illegal takeout slide at second base, giving the Mets a double play after shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera made a diving stop of Daniel Murphys sharp grounder.To me, thats a clean slide. Its been a clean slide for over 100 years, Werth said. The only difference between the three slides tonight that went past the bag is that there was contact on that one. So if the rule is just that you cant make contact, then Major League Baseball needs to clarify that.I feel like it changes from day to day, from series to series and in this case, from inning to inning, he added.The call was upheld following a replay review, and Rizzo later got into a shouting match with Joyce, the second base umpire, that drew security in the concrete tunnel between clubhouses.I know Ive been told four or five different things from different crews about the rules and last time I was told it was going to be a common-sense type thing, Baker said. I dont know how you teach young players now to break up a double play, because theres no such thing as breaking up a double play.Jose Reyes, Travis dArnaud and Cabrera also went deep for New York in a slugfest that featured eight home runs -- most in the eight-year history of Citi Field. Curtis Granderson reached base five times and scored twice.The second-place Mets improved to 7-1 on their 11-game homestand leading into the All-Star break and shaved Washingtons division lead to three games, two in the loss column. The Nationals swept three games from the Mets at home last week to open a six-game lead.Murphy homered and drove in three runs, his latest big performance against the Mets since the defending NL champions let him leave as a free agent in the offseason.dddddddddddd Bryce Harper, Clint Robinson and Anthony Rendon hit solo shots off 43-year-old Bartolo Colon in the fourth to give the Nationals a 4-1 lead.That put Giolito in good position to earn his first career win, but the 21-year-old right-hander faded fast. He threw 90 pitches over 3 2/3 innings and gave up four runs, seven hits and four walks. Both his major league outings have come against the Mets.I didnt really have good command from the start of the game and once I started to give up a lot of hard contact, the game started to speed up, Giolito said. It got away from me.After the ninth-inning double play, All-Star closer Jeurys Familia struck out Harper for his major league-best 31st save.Flores, who had just come off the bench in a double switch to play first base, connected off Oliver Perez (2-2) in the fifth to put New York up 7-6.Hansel Robles (3-3) retired Rendon with the bases loaded to end the top of the fifth.BIG HITTERIn a stunning bright spot, Perez went 2 for 2 at the plate with a double and scored a run for the first time since 2009 with the Mets. They were his first hits since 2010 for New York. A career .158 hitter coming into the game, he hustled into second on his sixth-inning double to right field and made it safely with more of a headfirst plunge, really, than a slide or a dive. On the other hand, my real job is to get the hitters out and I failed to do that, Perez said through a translator. The previous major league reliever with a multihit game was Esmil Rogers for Colorado at San Diego on July 30, 2011.TRAINERS ROOMNationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman, who homered Wednesday against Milwaukee, sat out because of general soreness. It was simply a precaution and he is day to day, Baker said. Robinson started at first base.UP NEXTWashington RHP Stephen Strasburg (11-0, 2.71 ERA) faces RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-3, 2.41) for the first time Friday night in a marquee matchup of ace pitchers heading to the All-Star Game next week in San Diego. Strasburg was pulled with a no-hitter intact after 6 2/3 innings Sunday against Cincinnati because he had already thrown 109 pitches in his first start since an upper back strain landed him on the DL. 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