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      No. Cheap Jerseys . 19 Louisville | No. 21 Oklahoma State | Top 25No. 20: OregonLast Season: 9-4 (7-2 Pac-12 North)Oregons problem is defense. The Ducks have some of the best skill players in the country in my third-ranked running backs and my fifth-ranked receivers. But last year the defense allowed 485.3 yards per game, and new defensive coordinator Brady Hoke wont be able to transform the unit overnight. With five toss-up games -- Nebraska, Washington State, Washington, Stanford and Utah -- the Ducks might struggle to extend their nine-year streak of at least eight wins per season. For the first time since 2011, the Ducks are not favored to win the Pac-12.Oregons chances to win each game 09.03 vs. UC Davis: 99.4% 09.10 vs. Virginia: 86.2% 09.17 @ Nebraska: 38.7% 09.24 vs. Colorado: 80.7% 10.01 @ Washington State:?48.5% 10.08 vs. Washington: 42.8% 10.21 @ Cal: 58.0% 10.29 vs. Arizona State: 76.5% 11.05 @ USC: 22.2% 11.12 vs. Stanford: 53.8% 11.19 @ Utah: 50.5% 11.26 @ Oregon State: 79.0%Royce Freeman could lead the country in rushing, but the Ducks have a lot to prove if they still want to be considered a national power. Still, theyre good enough to go 8-4 with only mediocre quarterback play. -- Kyle BonaguraLast season the Ducks failed to win 10 games for the first time since 2007. But with as much offensive firepower as any team in the country and a new-look defense under Brady Hoke, 10-2 is certainly attainable. -- Kevin GemmellThe Ducks are the envy of all coaches with the running back stable they have, but questions at quarterback and a brand new scheme on defense mean another non-10-win season (8-4). -- Chantel JenningsIf the Ducks enjoy quality quarterback play, theyll be legitimate conference title contenders. If they dont, theyll stumble again - just like they did when Vernon Adams, Jr. was injured last year. New defensive coordinator Brady Hoke can be expected to bring improvement to that side of the ball, so expect Oregon to finish 9-3 in a logjam atop the Pac-12 North. -- David LombardiThe Ducks have a lot of questions -- quarterback, defense, etc. -- but it might be premature to count out a program that has ranked among the nations elite for over a decade, particularly when the skill position players surrounding the new QB will be among the nations best. A 9-3 record seems like a modest prediction. --Ted MillerNo. 19 Louisville | No. 21 Oklahoma State | Top 25 Wholesale Jerseys . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Wholesale Jerseys 2020 . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. https://www.wholesalejerseysaaa.com/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jordane Carverys first career goal in the 25th minute of the first half and a solid defensively display throughout the match lifted the visiting LSU Soccer team to its first victory of the 2016 season with a 1-0 win over host College of Charleston in Sundays finale at the Charleston Classic at Patriots Point.The Tigers (1-1) have come away from Patriots Point with shutouts in each of their two matches all-time with the Cougars (0-2) after also picking up a 4-0 win in their inaugural meeting on Sept. 21, 2007.Im really pleased with our response from Friday night, said LSU head coach Brian Lee. Sunday afternoons are mostly about fight and how hard you work for the full 90 minutes, and I think our players did a good job of that to earn a result today. This gives us something positive to build on as we get ready for George Washington on Thursday.The Tigers sustained early pressure in the match as freshman Marlena Cutura and junior Debbie Hahn forced Cougar goalkeeper Lauren Killian into action in the opening stages. Killian went low to her left to deny LSUs Cutura the opening goal on an open effort from the top of the box in the ninth minute before making a leaping save on Hahns looping header from a corner kick just four minutes later.Carvery would give the visitors the lead midway through the first half with her first goal as an LSU Tiger as she buried Cuturas fourth corner kick of the match with a header at the far post in the 25th minute.I thought we played much better than we did our first game. We came out with a bang, we worked hard. We worked as a team, as a unit, which is something we needed to improve on, Carvery said after the match. Marlena had great crosses into the box, and I just finished off a chance. It was an easy one to finish where she served it in.The Tigers threatened to double their aadvantage into the second half when senior Summer Clarke skipped across the box and fired an open strike on the hour that was deflected out of play for a corner kick and junior Jorian Baucom fired on frame from eight yards following an entry pass by sophomore Alex Thomas in the 62nd minute. Cheap Jerseys From China. Baucom was later denied a breakaway attempt with less than two minutes to play that might have sealed the victory when she stepped in front of a Cougar free kick near midfield and found herself off to the races.Carvery, Thomas and Hahn teamed with senior Megan Lee at the back to stifle the Cougars going forward as they limited the home side to just six shots in the match. Sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Brockmeier saved each of the three shots on target she faced to earn her first clean sheet as an LSU Tiger.Debbie (Hahn) did an amazing job coming in at the back. She had a great attitude when she came in. She did a great job listening to Megan (Lee) and I about when to go and when to tuck in, Carvery continued. Alex (Thomas) did a great job blocking shots and anticipating what was going on. We just worked well as a unit, which is what a back four needs to do.Caroline communicates with us and tells us what to do and where to be when we need some direction, who to play it to. Shes strong on crosses and makes great saves, which is what we need her to do.With their season-opening weekend at the Charleston Classic at Patriots Point now in the books, the Tigers will welcome George Washington to Baton Rouge on Thursday night for their 2016 home opener that is ready to kick off at 7 p.m. CT at the LSU Soccer Stadium. They follow with another home match against visiting Colgate next Sunday, Aug. 28, at Noon. ' ' '

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