THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013
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Seahawks rout Rams to gain 7-1 record
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ST. LOUIS — The Seattle Seahawks completed a lousy night for St. Louis sports fans.
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin (11) gets tackled by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner (39) during the first half of an NFL football game Monday in St. Louis.
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes to Golden Tate, and the Seahawks made a dramatic goal-line stand in the final minute to preserve a 14-9 victory over the Rams on Monday night — less than an hour after the Cardinals lost to the Red Sox in the World Series just up the street.
They managed to pin St. Louis at its own 3-yard line, but Kellen Clemens — starting at quarterback in place of the injured Sam Bradford — calmly marched the Rams (3-5) to the Seattle 1 as time wound down. Daryl Richardson was stuffed on third down, and Clemens threw a fade pass incomplete in the corner of the end zone on fourth down as time expired.
up his head.
The Seahawks (7-1), riding the best start in franchise history, were clinging to the lead when they were forced to punt with just over 5 minutes left in the game.
"The defense did a tremendous job, coming up with a huge stop there," Wilson said.
The Seahawks won despite gaining just 135 yards of total offense, 80 of it on Wilson's second TD pass to Tate, the third-fewest yards in a victory in franchise history.
Wilson was sacked a career-high seven times by the Rams defense
"The defensive line, they were making plays," Wilson said. "We have to find a way to slow them down."
The World Series no doubt contributed to the stale atmosphere inside the Edward Jones Dome, where the announced crowd of 55,966 was in reality much smaller. Many of the fans who did show up wore Cardinals gear, and World Series highlights were shown on the big screen.
Clemens finished with 158 yards passing for the Rams, but he also threw two interceptions, one of them to Richard Sherman. Zac Stacy ran for a career-high 134 yards.
Greg Zuerlein staked St. Louis to an early lead with his first of three field goals, but Sherman's pick put the Seahawks in business. Seattle took advantage of his fourth interception of the season by scoring six players later, when Wilson hit Tate from the 2-yard line.
The Red Sox polished off their 3-1 victory in Game 5 just before the Rams embarked on their final drive — one that would ultimately leave the hometown crowd even more depressed.
"It's not always going to be pretty," Sherman said. "You have to be able to win ugly."
largely thanks to their defense, which took advantage of the Seahawks missing starting offensive tackles Russell Okung and Breno Giacomini due to injuries. Robert Quinn had three sacks in the first half for St. Louis.
50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. That proved to be key because the Rams would have needed just another field goal from him on their final drive, rather than a touchdown, to steal the win.
Zuerlein got the Rams within 7-6 late in the third quarter, but the Seahawks answered.
Two plays later, Wilson went deep down the sideline to Tate, who made an acrobatic leaping catch over Janioris Jenkins. Tate regained his balance and then mockingly waved at safety Rodney McLeod as he ran to the end zone, earning an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
The Rams stayed in the game
Seattle had minus-1 yard of offense in the first quarter, and 38 yards at the half, its fewest since gaining 37 in the first half against Kansas City in 1998, according to STATS LLC.
Zuerlein connected again to get St. Louis to 14-9, but he missed a
It didn't help that Seattle lost
wide receiver Sidney Rice late in the first half with what the team called a knee injury. It wasn't clear which knee Rice hurt or when the injury occurred, but he headed to the locker room without his helmet and didn't return to the game.
MLB
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The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of baseball's World Series Monday in St. Louis. The Red Sox won 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
Red Sox hang on to gain series lead
ST. LOUISE — Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship.
Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge.
David Ortiz delivered his latest big hit, too, sending this bearded band of Red Sox back to Fenway Park with a chance to clinch their third crown in a decade. Not since 1918 has Boston won the title at its own ballpark.
This atmosphere here, these three games, has been phenomenal. We know it's going to be equal to that, if not better. And we're excited about going home in the position we are," he said.
"The fact is we're going home," manager John Farrell said. "Going back to a place that our guys love to play in, in front of our fans."
John Lackey gets the first chance to win it Wednesday night against St. Louis rookie sensation Michael Wacha. A Cardinals victory would
Ortiz enjoyed even more success in Game 5 after moving up from cleanup to the third slot. He is 11 for 15 .733) in this Series with two homers, six RBIs and four walks. He left after legging out a hit, and Farrell said the slugger is OK.
"I think the biggest thing is me and Rosy have had a good rhythm," Lester said. "Early on, we just went back to our game plan from Game 1 and just fell back on that and really just tried to make them swing the bats early, and we were able to do that."
set up a most spooky proposition for both teams — Game 7 on Halloween night.
The lefty who's won all three of his career World Series starts had just one scary inning, when Matt Holliday homered in the fourth, Carlos Beltran flied out to the wall and Yadier Molina hit a liner. Other than that, Lester was sharp as a knife.
Lester enhanced his reputation as an October ace with every pitch. He allowed one run and four hits in 7 2-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. Nearly the same line he had in beating Wainwright in the opener.
"He's just a stud," said Ross, the
Lester's biggest brush with major trouble came well before his first pitch. He was getting loose near the warning track when a team of eight Clydesdales pulling a beer wagon came trotting by — it's a Busch Stadium tradition and Lester stood aside to watch the horses.
backup catcher who gets paired with Lester. "We rely on him. That's why he's the ace of our staff, because he goes out and pitches like that."
Koji Uehara got four outs for his second save. No crazy endings this time, either, following one night with an obstruction call and the next with Uehara's game-finishing pickoff.
The Cardinals went quickly in the ninth, and now need two wins in Boston. They overcame a 3-2 deficit at home to beat Texas for the 2011 title.
"The guys know what we have to do," manager Mike Matheny said. "We have to play the game. They have to lock arms, trust each other and play the game the right way. Most of it is going to be the mentality of not buying into any kind of stats, any kind of predictions, any kind of odds. And go out and play the game."
Sedin secures close victory for Canucks over Capitals
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner in the third period and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday night.
Zack Kassian and Ryan Kesler also scored for Vancouver, which played at Rogers Arena for the first time since Oct. 12 after a seven-game trip. Henrik Sedin added an assist to extend his point streak to nine games.
Jason Chimera, with a goal and an assist, and Mikhail Grabovski scored for Washington, which got 38 saves from Michal Neuvirth.
After the teams traded goals early in the third period, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin played keepaway in the Washington zone to give Vancouver the lead for good. Daniel Sedin finished the sequence off by faking a pass at the top of the slot and blasting a shot past Neuvirth at 5:01 to make it 3-2.
The final period started well for Washington, with Grabovski beating Luongo on the glove side at 1:52 to give the Capitals their first attack at 2-1.
Canucks coach John Tortorella has been leaning heavily on his top line of the Sedins and Kesler, and they responded for Vancouver shortly after with the latter slapping a puck past Neuvirth just 61 seconds later.
Roberto Luongo made 17 saves as the Canucks won their fourth straight.
After Daniel Sedin gave Vancouver the 3-2 lead, Neurivir stopped Canucks forward Mike Santorelli on a power play to keep Washington within striking distance.
But the Capitals didn't threaten late in a game that saw them get outshot 41-19.
Tied 1-1 after the first period, Vancouver outshot Washington 16-3 in the second but couldn't find a way past Neuvirth. Canucks defenseman Jason Garrison walked into a one-timer on a Vancouver power play early in the period that Neuvirth was equal to.
Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin then hit the post behind Luongo off the rush on a Washington power play.
Kesler had a chance late in the period in front of Neuvirth, but fired high over the goal from the left faceoff circle.
Washington tied the score just over 3 minutes later when Mike Green's shot from the point found Chimera's stick at the edge of the crease, with the puck barely trickling over the line at 14:36. Chimera, who has three goals in the last three games, started the sequence with a big hit in the Vancouver zone.
Coming off the season-long trip that saw Vancouver finish with a 5-1-1 record, the Canucks opened the scoring at 11:31 of the first period on Kassian's second goal of the season.
Oveckkin was awarded a penalty shot 89 seconds into the game when he was pulled down on a partial breakaway by defenseman Alexander Edler. Tied for the NHL lead with 10 goals, Oveckkin moved in on Luongo and got the Vancouver goalie moving with his first gift, but was unable to finish.
first take but wait
Canucks forward Alexandre
Burrows returned to the lineup
after breaking a bone in his right
Although Burrows was back healthy, Vancouver's sick bay is still a busy place. Tortorella will be without David Booth for about two weeks, while fellow forwards Jannik Hansen and Dale Weise are both expected to miss three-to-four weeks.
foot in the season opener.
four weeks.
Vancouver forward Jordan Schroeder, who injured his left foot blocking a shot in the preseason, will require surgery to insert a pin in his ankle. Tortorella said he expects the second-year player to be out for two months.
NOTES: The Canucks continue their three-game homestand on Wednesday against Detroit. ... Vancouver will retire Pavel Bure's 10. no Jersey before Saturday's game against Toronto. ... The Capitals conclude their season-long five-game trip on Friday against Philadelphia. ... Musician Phil Collins was in attendance.
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