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Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals was scheduled for a disciplinary hearing as a result of his cross-check on Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley at the end of Mondays game. Backstrom was assessed a match penalty on the play. The hearing was held this afternoon with Game 4 of the series slated for Thursday in Washington. Capitals head coach Dale Hunter defended Backstroms actions, saying he "was trying to protect his face," because Peverley had his stick raised. Hunter feels the Bruins are targetting the head of Backstrom, who missed 40 games near the end of the regular season with a head injury. "It is crossing the line. To grab his head all the time is not the right way to play," said Hunter. However, Bruins head coach Claude Julien had a different take on the incident. "The only thing thats disappointing for me personally is that this is the third time in three games our player has been cross-checked in the face. ... 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Garza, who signed a four-year, $50 million deal with the Milwaukee in the off-season, retired the Cubs in order in four of the first six innings.The Ohio State Buckeyes are the Rodney Dangerfield of the college football landscape - they get no respect. They own the longest winning streak in the country at 18 games, and have yet to lose a game under head coach Urban Meyer. Despite this, it appears OSU is on the outside looking in when it comes to contenders for a spot in the BCS National Championship. They sit fourth in the Associated Press poll behind Alabama, Oregon and Clemson. A win this weekend by Florida State would knock Clemson from the Top 3, but in all likelihood result in the Seminoles taking their position. When the first BCS rankings are released on Oct. 20, Ohio State could slide even further due to their poor strength of schedule. In the NCAA, your opponents are your worst enemies until the final whistle blows. At that point get your pom poms out and start cheering. Every win they accrue boosts your standing, and every loss they suffer makes your result less impressive. Last week Ohio State was on their bye, and still came away as losers when both Northwestern and Michigan lost. They havent even played Michigan yet, but they needed that game to a battle of two top ranked teams to give them a chance and thatll no longer be the case. The current conference rankings in some order have the SEC, Pac 12, ACC and Big 12 in some order. The BIG 10s inability to crack that quartet is the main reason for the Buckeyes dilemma. Any perfect teams from those conferences will get an invite to the big game before a BIG 10 champion, even if they dont have a loss. OSU didnt schedule any tough out of conference opponents and their BIG 10 slate doesnt offer any substance. Even wins over Wisconsin, Northwestern and Michigan mean little if none of those teams finish the season ranked. Ohio State has the sixth best offence in the country and the 24th ranked defence. But without some help from their competitors theyll continue to be saddled alongside Louisville as the teams who couldve been great, had they played some real competition. And thats the shame, with Urban Meyer on the sidelines coaching top end talent in QB Braxton Miller, RB Carlos Hyde, LB Ryan Shazier andd CB Bradley Roby the Buckeyes might be the best team in the country but we may never get a chance to find out.dddddddddddd One interesting thing that could work in their favor is last years suspension from the post-season. Having not played in a bowl game last season, there is a building curiosity for what they may be capable of. Last year they likely would have faced Notre Dame in the National Championship had they been eligible. A second straight season with a 0 in the loss column may sway some voters but the fact of the matter is, Ohio State not only needs some upsets to happen at the top of the rankings, but they need their fellow BIG 10 teams to step up and win some games. Up next for the Buckeyes is Iowa at the Horseshoe - another match up that has OSU as three TD favourites. Other notes from around the NCAA: - Oregon beat Washington by three touchdowns cementing their spot as the Pac-12 elite, at least until their showdown with Stanford. The win over the Huskies makes it 10 straight years with a win against Washington. - Utah got their programs first win over a Top 5 program when they upended Stanford. The star of the game was RB Bubba Poole who had 186 combined yards. - Florida lost to LSU in what looked like a classic SEC matchup. One of the coolest stats of the season as we reach the midway point...The Gators have yet to give up a passing touchdown. - UCLA and Cal both like to spread the ball around but their contest took sharing to a whole new level. Twenty-one different players recorded a reception in the Bruins 37-10 win. - Penn State and Michigan played the game of the season to this point needed four overtimes to settle things. The Nittany Lions win was the first four-OT game for either program. - Two streaks continued when Northern Illinois squeaked past Akron 27-20. The Huskies extended their NCAA best home winning streak to 23 games. As for the Zips, they lost their 30th straight on the road. - Ole Miss and Texas A & M combined for 1,049 yards in their see-saw affair which included 41 points in the fourth quarter alone. Johnny Manziel suffered a knee injury, and was "held" to 470 total yards and two touchdowns. ' ' '
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