Team Priceless 4-0 in fantasy league

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Team Priceless


Team Priceless improves to 4-0 and is the only unbeaten team in the UPC Hood Fantasy Football League after four weeks of NFL action.

Once again, it was Indy quarterback Andrew Luck leading the way this week with 393 passing yards and four touchdowns (38.62 fantasy points), while Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown scores twice and grabs 131 receiving yards (25.78 fantasy points) as Team Priceless defeats previously unbeaten suh-nami 99.80 to 77.36.

Team Priceless takes on Ray Ray and Mookie (3-1) next week.

A salute to Jeter

Congrats, Derek Jeter on your outstanding 20-year career.

3, 465 hits -- all with the same team, the New York Yankees.

Remarkable.

D'backs finish 64-98

Arizona Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks lost 1-0 to the St. Louis Cardinals today at Chase Field and finish the season with a dismal 64-98 record, the worst record in the majors.

The D'backs manage only two hits today -- both from Cliff Pennington.

Season over. Look for David Stewart and Tony La Russa to turn the tide in 2015. Should be a lot of new faces to look at when spring training rolls around.

Men's Senior Baseball League 2014 World Series

The 70-and-over Arizona Scorpions schedule


Sunday, Oct. 19 --       Scorpions vs. Chicago Skyliners, 9 a.m. at Tempe annex field #5

Monday, Oct. 20 --      Scorpions vs. South Dakota Rushmores, 10 a.m. at Maryvale Stadium

Tuesday, Oct. 21 --      Scorpions vs. Tri Valley Giants, 10:00 a.m. at Goodyear #4

Wednesday, Oct. 22 -- Scorpions vs. Dodgertown, 10:00 a.m. at Salt River #3

Thursday, Oct. 23 --    Scorpions vs. San Diego Padres, 10:00 a.m. at Riverview #6

*Seven players on the Scorpions are members of the Tucson-based team, The Tucson Old Timers. They include Chico Bigham, Ron Petersen, Jeff Helzel, Ed Eckert,  Danny "Pigpen" Price, Jerry Hamelin and Arnie White.


The 65-and-over Tucson Aces schedule

Saturday, Oct. 25 --  Aces vs. Legends at 2:00 p.m. at Goodyear #5

Sunday, Oct. 26 --    Aces vs. Team America at 10:00 a.m. at Salt River #4

Monday, Oct. 27 --   Aces vs. Chicago Grays at 12:30 p.m. at Tempe #4

Tuesday, Oct. 28 --   Aces vs. San Antonio Red Sox at 10:00 a.m. at Rivervew #5

Wednesday, Oct 29   Aces vs. New England Red Sox at 3:00 p.m. at Tempe Diablo Stadium

*This year's Aces include: Pete Peters, Ron Petersen, Tim Tolson, Danny "Pigpen" Price, Vic Acuna, Bob Daliege, Brian Reilly, Dave Rhoades, Dan Lundwall, George Gafner, Arnie White, Dennis Crowley, Reece Wellman, Joe Oposenky and Chico Bigham. Twelve of the players are members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, the 46-year old baseball organization which plays three days a week at Udall Park. Gafner and Acuna are on loan from the Tucson south-side 60-and-over Arizona Rattlers and Wellman is from Delaware, Maryland.

MSBL Note: The above games are all round-robin games. The playoffs are on Friday, Oct. 24 for the 70-and-over division with the championship game slated for  9:00 a.m. at Maryvale Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25. The playoffs for the 65-and-over Central division are scheduled for Thursday, Oct 30 with the championship game slated for 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 at Maryvale Stadium.

Tucson Cool Arrows 8 Tucson Aces 3

65-and-over baseball

MSBL 2014 World Series

Tucson Aces


The Tucson Aces are heading for Phoenix next month to compete in the 65-and-over Central division of the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series. Today at Mission Manor Park, the Aces took on the 2012 MSBL 60-and-over champions, the Tucson Cool Arrows.

Surprisingly, the Aces held their own against the MSBL champs. A five-run third inning by the Arrows was the difference as they prevailed over the Aces, 8-3.

The Aces loaded the bases in the first inning and in the top of the eighth, but couldn't get the key hit when they needed it as the Arrows' pitching staff was rock solid. The Arrows sent four pitchers to the mound and all four were effective. On a positive note, the Aces got a feel for what they will be facing in Phoenix.

This year's Aces include: Pete Peters, Ron Petersen, Tim Tolson, Danny "Pigpen" Price, Vic Acuna, Bob Daliege, Dave Rhoades, Dan Lundwall, George Gafner, Arnie White, Dennis Crowley and Chico Bigham. Ten of the players are members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, the 46-year old baseball organization which plays three days a week at Udall Park. Gafner and Acuna are on loan from the Tucson south-side 60-and-over Arizona Rattlers.

The MSBL schedule for the 65-and-over teams will be announced later this week and will be posted on Bookemdanosports.

Aces Update: (9/28/14) The Aces first game in the 65-and-over 2014 MSBL World Series is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2:00 p.m. against Legends at Goodyear, field 5 (part of the Cleveland Indians spring training facility). The Aces take on Team America on Oct. 26 at 10:00 a.m.  at Salt River #4;  Chicago Grays on Oct. 27 at 12:30 p.m. at  Tempe #4; San Antonio Red Sox on Oct. 28 at 10:00 a.m. at  Riverview #5 and the New England Red Sox on Oct. 29 at 3:00 p.m. at Tempe Diablo Stadium.



70-and-over baseball

MSBL 2014 World Series

Arizona Scorpions


The 70-and-over Arizona Scorpions will open play in the 2014 MSBL World Series on Monday,  Oct. 19, at 9 a.m. at annex field #5 -- near Tempe Diablo Stadium, against the Chicago Skyliners. Seven players on the Scorpions are from the Tucson Old Timers baseball organization and they include Chico Bigham, Ron Petersen, Jeff Helzel, Ed Eckert, Danny "Pigpen" Price, Jerry Hamelin and Arnie White.

Scorpions Update:  (9-28-14) The Scorpions' remaining round robin schedule include: Oct. 20 against Rushmores on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Maryvale Stadium; Wednesday, Oct. 21 against Tri Valley Giants at 10:00 a.m. at Goodyear #4; on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10:00 a.m against Dodgertown at Salt River #3 and the San Diego Padres at 10:00 a.m. at Riverview SE#6.

Ironwood Ridge Frosh 36 Sahuaro 15

Ironwood Ridge Freshmen Football


Grandson Jadon Price carried the ball eight times for 131 yards and a touchdown as the Ironwood Ridge Freshmen football team rolled over the Cougars at Sahuaro today, 36-15.

Price scored in the first quarter on a 60-yard TD run.

Ironwood remains undefeated and improves to 4-0 on the season.

Diamondbacks return home for final series

Arizona Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks return home after winning one of three games in Minnesota. The Twins win 2-1 today and the Diamondbacks fall to 63-96 and a 31-50 on the road.

The only good news is the D'backs avoided a 100-loss season and they open their final three-game series of the season on Friday at Chase Field against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.

Aces 10 Rattlers 9

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60-and-over Aces

Southwest Old Timers League


Pigpen Price singled in the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Aces edged the Arizona Rattlers 10-9 today at Udall Park in a 60-and-over Southwest Old Timers Baseball League game.

The Aces, down 8-0 after three innings of play, chipped away at the lead in the middle innings and eventually tied the game with five runs in the fifth, only to see the Rattlers push across a run in the top of the seventh to take a 9-8 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Rattlers went to the bullpen and brought in the hard-throwing Benny Melendez. With one out, the Aces' Bob Daliege walked and Lloyd "Baby Bull" Barzell doubled to right field, putting runners on second and third. Melendez and the Rattlers' infielders gathered at the mound and elected to intentionally walk the Aces' top home run hitter, Tim Tolson.

With Tolson on first, Barzell on second and Daliege on third, Dave Rhoades stepped in and worked his way to a full count. Melendez fired a fastball just off the corner of the plate and Rhoades walked, allowing Daliege to cross the plate with the tying run.

Price stepped in, worked the count to 2-2, and then hammered a Melendez fastball  to left field, knocking in Barzell with the game-winning run.

George Gafner pitched the first four innings for the Aces and gave way to Doc Thompson in the fifth. Thompson allowed just two hits and one run the rest of the way to pick up the victory in relief.

Chuy Rodriquez homered for the Rattlers in the third inning.

Team Priceless 3-0

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Team Priceless


Another good week for Team Priceless in the UPC Hood Fantasy Football League.

Team Priceless road the arm of Indy's Andrew Luck once again. Luck tosses four touchdown passes and grabs 40.30 fantasy points and another 21.00 points from Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown, who caught two touchdown passes to win easily over No means Knowshon, 126.90 to 66.58.

Team Priceless improves to 3-0 and picks up its second win in a row without the services of its top draft pick, Adrian Peterson.

The fantasy owner -- that would be me -- is a happy camper as we head into Week 4.

D'backs drop four to the Rockies

Arizona Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks head for Minnesota and a three-game series with the Twins after dropping four straight games to the Colorado Rockies. Not a pretty sight this weekend for the D'backs as they leave Denver with a 62-94 record.

Arizona lost 8-3 today at Coors Field despite two homers by Mark Trumbo. The Diamondbacks have lost 13 of their last 16 games and are still trying to put one more W on the board to avoid the 100-loss season.

Arizona climbs a Hill to an amazin' win

Arizona Wildcats Football


Arizona  came up with the Hail Mary of all Hail Mary's as quarterback Anu Solomon connected on a 47-yard pass to senior receiver Austin Hill in the corner of the end zone at Arizona Stadium tonight and the Wildcats beat California and walked away with a 49-45 Pac-12 win.

Arizona improves to 4-0 and 1-0 in the Pac-12 Conference.

With no time on the clock, Hill hauled in the pass as 50,000 screaming Arizona fans roared their approval. Bounced out of the pocket, Solomon ran to his right, set, and unleashed the bomb from just outside the midfield stripe. The ball spiraled through the night sky and landed on the finger tips of Hill as he fell backwards, with both feet firmly planted in the corner of the end zone.

Solomon ends up with 520 yards passing, 46 rushing yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. Hill caught the game winner and on the night hauled in eight passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while Cayleb Jones caught 13 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns.

California led by 22 points at the half and opened the fourth quarter with a 31-16 lead. Arizona scored 33 points in the final 14 minutes. The Wildcats ran 106 plays during the game. California snapped the ball 72 times.

Arizona never led in the game until the scoreboard showed no time on the clock.

What a game! Way to go, Wildcats!

Wildcats vs. Golden Bears

Arizona Wildcats Football


It's time for another look into the crystal ball.

My prediction: Arizona 35  California  15


I look for Arizona to get off to a good start tonight and capture a 20-point win and improve to 4-0 for the season. I look for Nick Wilson to score two rushing touchdowns in the first half and Terris-Jones-Grigsby will enter the game midway through the second half and break a TD romp from forty yards out. Anu Solomon will throw for 200 yards -- completing eighty percent of his passes and two touchdowns.

Late in the fourth quarter, the Arizona defense, led by Scooby Wright III, will force a fumble, leading to the final score of the game by the Wildcats.

And it will be WHITE OUT!

How's that for a prediction?

Diamondbacks drop 2 of 3 to Giants

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks (62-90) are down to their final ten games of the season.

Arizona won the series' opener (6-2) in San Francisco, but lost 2-1 yesterday and 4-2 today and allowed the Giants to stay close to the league-leading LA Dodgers.

As for the Dodgers, they lose 16-2 today in Denver to the Rockies and now hold a slim two-game lead over the Giants.

The Diamondbacks hit the road for a four-game series with the Rockies and close out the road trip with a three-game weekend series at Minnesota. They return home and close out the season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Team Priceless 2-0 in fantasy league

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Team Priceless


Despite the loss of running back Adrian Peterson, Team Priceless hangs on in Week 2 of the UPC Hood Fantasy Football League for a 110.78 - 97.88 win over He-Hate-Me.

For the second week in a row Indy quarterback Andrew Luck leads Team Priceless to a win as he grabs 25.88 fantasy points, tossing three touchdown passes and rushing for 20 yards. In the real world, Indianapolis played it close to the vest and it cost them on Monday Night Football as they lost to Philadelphia, 30-27. Luck passes for 172 yards, but his performance was good enough to get Team Priceless (2-0) the win.

Team Priceless received a boost in Week 2 thanks to the New England defense which posted 25 fantasy points as the Patriots defeated Minnesota, 30-7, while Dallas kicker Dan Bailey (19 fantasy points) booted three field goals and two extra points.

Diamondbacks edge Padres

Arizona Diamondbacks


A two-game winning streak for the Diamondbacks.

Arizona squeezes out an 8-6 win today at Chase Field, improving a notch to 61-88. If nothing else the D'backs can avoid the 100-loss season with two more wins.

Next up for the Diamondbacks: San Francisco.

The Giants are in town tomorrow night to begin a three-game series with Arizona. The Diamondbacks are playing for pride, the Giants are in a foot race with the LA Dodgers for the NL West title. The Dodgers beat the Giants today and own a three-game lead over the Giants.

The Diamondbacks could put the hurt on the Giants by winning one, two or all three games this week.

Diamondbacks win one!

Arizona Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks beat San Diego 10-4 tonight at Chase Field as Chase Anderson improves to 9-6 on the season. With the win, the Diamondbacks improve to 60-88. Anderson goes five innings and improves his ERA to 3.70 in 20 starts this season.

Solomon to Jones -- a winning combination

Arizona Wildcats Football


The Arizona Wildcats held on to beat Nevada at home tonight 35-28.

Cayleb Jones caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Anu Solomon and running back Nick Wilson spent a lot of time in the Wolf Pack secondary, gobbling up 171 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns as Arizona improves to 3-0.

Jones hauled in nine passes for 116 yards as Arizona finished with 507 yards of total offense -- 278 passing and 229 rushing. And they needed every yard as Nevada, behind quarterback Cody Fajardo, gained 321 yard through the air and rushed for 108 yards to keep the game close.

Solomon got the job done again tonight, tossing three touchdown passes and rushing for 60 yards. He threw one interception.

Arizona eyes third win

Arizona Wildcats Football


The Arizona Wildcats (2-0) should bring home their third non-conference victory tonight.

Nevada (2-0) comes to town with wins over Southern Utah and Washington State, but will have its hands full with the Wildcats. Prediction: Arizona 35  Nevada 14.

Go, Wildcats!

There goes my #1 fantasy draft pick...poof!

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Team Priceless


I just lost my top pick in my football fantasy draft.

Isn't Ray Rice enough. Now, for the next two weeks straight, CNN will be out to take down Adrian Peterson. If they dig deep enough, the entire NFL will be on suspension before this is over.

Don't get me wrong. They do the crime. They do the time.

It's sad. Chances of the NFL cleaning up this mess is nil. Kinda like me finding a running back in the middle of September capable of putting fantasy points on the board.

Angels flying high

The Major League Baseball regular season is winding down and it's the Los Angeles Angels with their heads in the clouds. The Angels, currently on an eight-game winning streak, have built a 10-game lead in the AL West over second-place Oakland.

At 91-55, the Angels are the only team with a great shot at winning 100 games. They go after win number 92 at home tonight against the Houston Astros. The Baltimore Orioles (86 -59) own the second best record. Washington (83-62) and the LA Dodgers (83-62) own the best record in the National League.

Washington, the NL East leader, visit the Mets tonight, while the Dodgers, the leader in the NL West, battle the Giants in San Francisco.

The Orioles, currently on a four-game winning streak, will need to finish 14-3 the rest of the way to reach the century mark. Possible, but not likely.

On the other end, the  Arizona Diamondbacks (59-87) are not the worst team in the majors. It's the lowly Texas Rangers at 54-92. The Texas fans must be boiling.  Of course, the D'backs and the Colorado Rockies own identical records and are battling for the bottom spot in the NL West.

Playoffs are just around the corner.

Ironwood Ridge Frosh 24 Canyon del Oro 0

Ironwood Ridge Freshmen Football


Grandson Jadon Price carried the ball 11 times for 100 yards -- including a 15-yard touchdown run to lead the Ironwood Ridge Freshmen Football team to a 24-0 win over Canyon del Oro tonight at the Nighthawks' field.

The big play of the night came in the fourth quarter on a 50-yard TD pass from quarterback Noah Pallades to receiver Brayden Smith. The Nighthawks added two more scores on the night on touchdown runs by Nick Brahler and Diego Limon.

Jadon and the Nighthawks improve to 3-0 on the season and head for Sierra Vista next Thursday to take on Buena.

Team Priceless wins opener in Fantasy League

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Team Priceless


Thanks to Indy quarterback Andrew Luck, Team Priceless is off to a good start in the UPC Hood Fantasy Football League.

Luck grabs 32.70 worth of fantasy points as he throws for 370 yards and two touchdowns, despite losing 31-24 at Denver. Luck also ran for a score and was intercepted twice.

With Luck's performance and another 17.60 fantasy points from Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown, Team Priceless went on to accumulate enough points to outscore Nut Rub, 115.20 to 89.68. And both teams can relax on Monday night as all their players have been accounted for.

One week in the books and another fifteen to go.

Diamondbacks no match for the Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks are going in one direction and the LA Dodgers in the other.

Guess which direction is the best?

Arizona falls to 59-84 after losing three in a row to the NL West leaders, including a 7-2 loss in the getaway game in Los Angeles today.

The Diamondbacks head for San Francisco. They have a day off and then begin a three-game series with the Giants on Tuesday night, while the Dodgers (81-62) stay home and take on the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

A rainy August keeps TOTS' stats down

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60-and-over baseball


A little bit of rain caused the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club to complete just nine games during the month of August.

The following is the top 5 in the major categories:

At Bats

1. Lloyd Barzell  29  2. Brian Reilly  26  3. Dennis Crowley  25  4.  Pete Peters  24  5. Jerry Smarik  23.

Hits

1. Barzell  15  2. Peters  13  3. Crowley  11  4. Reilly  10  5. Chico Bigham  10.

Runs

1. Barzell  12  2. Reilly  11  3. Crowley  9  4.  Peters  8  5. Bigham  6.

RBI

1. Bigham  11  2. Tolson  7  3. Ted Davis  6  4. John Misiaszek,  Floyd Lance, Carl Brutovsky tied with 5.

Batting average

1.  Tolson  .667 (4 games)  2. Misiaszek .636 (4 games) 3. Peters  .542 (4 games)  4. Bob Daliege  .533 (6 games)  5.  Barzell .517 (9 games, category leader).

Top pitchers

1. Barzell (4-0)  2. Pigpen Price (1-0)  3. Doc Thompson (1-0)  4. Billy Heiny (1-0)  5. Bigham (2-1).  

Kevin Towers gone

Arizona Diamondbacks


Kevin Towers is gone.

What position did he play again?

Probably the first of many moves Tony La Russa and the Diamondbacks will have to  make in the days ahead. Arizona has a long way to go to get back to the top of the pack in the National League  West. It's been 13 years since the Diamondbacks walked away with a World Series title.

What a long road ahead for the Diamondbacks.

Towers made a few good trades (I'm trying to remember them) and plenty of bad ones. At this point, the Diamondbacks will be trading away farm team players for more farm team players. Their current lineup, which I have to admit has given some young players their chance to perform on the big stage is a tribute to the organization's farm system. And the players currently on the field have certainly battled through the final third of the 2014 season.

It should be an interesting spring in 2015. Is Aaron Hill moving to third base? Will the D'backs pick up a veteran starter? Is Tuffy the new catcher in town? Plenty of questions! La Russa may be high tailing it for St. Louis before this is all over.

The Diamondbacks lose 2-1 to the LA Dodgers last night as Matt Kemp is the latest bad guy as he belts a solo home run in the third inning -- his 18th homer of the year.

Arizona falls to 59-82 and no chance for a .500 season -- not that anyone was expected them to do so. But mathematically, they can't finish 81-81, something they have accomplished the last two season. The only question left: Can they stay away from the dreaded 100-loss season?

Ironwood Ridge 8 Marana 0

Ironwood Freshmen Football

My grandson Jadon Price scored from three yards out and adds the two-point conversion on a diving catch to lead the Ironwood Ridge Freshmen to an 8-0 win over Marana tonight at the Nighthawks' field.

Jadon was like a bolt of lightning for the first ten minutes of the game, rushing for 30 yards on five carries and grabbing all eight points in the game as the Nighthawks improved to 2-0 on the season.

Jadon has now scored ten of the Nighthawks 36 points so far this season. Jadon and the Nighthawks take on Canyon del Oro at home next Thursday.

A win is a win!

Arizona Wildcats Football


A win is a win!

Arizona squeezes, churns out, edges, escapes -- whatever you want to call it, a 26-23 win tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio over the UTSA Roadrunners.

The bad news -- no Terris Jones-Grigsby. The good news -- running back Nick Wilson was on the field as he rushes for 174 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, while Arizona had A KICKING GAME as Casey Skowron boots four field goals to lift the Wildcats to a hard-fought win.

Arizona returns home with a 2-0 record and eight days to prepare for their home game against Nevada On Saturday, Sept. 13.

TOTS donate socks, money to worthy cause

TOTS Senior Baseball Network


Socks for Soldiers

Spearheaded by member Ted Davis, the Tucson Old Timers baseball club donated 300 pairs of socks and $750 to the 96.1 KLPX Socks for Soldiers Fund. The donations were presented to representatives from the worthy fund-raising organization on Wednesday, Sept. 3, prior to the TOTS weekly scheduled game.

Every year the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club donates socks to the Socks For Soldiers fund -- just one of the many projects the Tucson Area Marine MomS (TAMMS) are involved in through out the year.

Maria and the girls stopped by the TOTS field at Udall Park on Wednesday to collect an assortment of socks (and some cash, too). The girls were happy with the take this morning as they walked away with bundles and bundles of socks.

The TAMMS girls are always looking for more. So, for all you readers out there who would like to make some donations, contact them at http://www.tucsonareamarinemoms.com.


A note to the TOTS from Maria and the girls:

All we can say is WOW!!!  You guys completely floored us with the sock and cash donations!  All three of us moms were holding back the tears.  :)

TAMMS next box packing will be held Saturday, October 18th at Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church on Pima St.  Packing starts at 10:00 and ends around noon.  When it gets a little closer, let me know if you are planning on being there, and I'll give you more details.

Thank you again for supporting TAMMS through Socks for Soldiers.

Sincerely,

Marla

P.S. You gentlemen looked fabulous in your uniforms this morning!

Photos: #1 The TAMMS girls presented the TOTS with a plaque today in honor of their donation this year to Socks For Soldiers. #2 Ted Davis.

Arizona -- Don't overlook UTSA!

Arizona Wildcats Football

Okay, the Arizona Wildcats can forget about their lopsided, record-breaking win at home last week over UNLV. Now, they take on a second team with FOUR LETTERS -- UTSA, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Message to the Wildcats. Do not take them lightly.

While Arizona was manhandling UNLV, the four-letter team from Texas was doing the same to the Houston Cougars, knocking them off, 27-7. By the way the Cougars scored with just one minute to go in the game to avoid being shutout.

And don't forget who the coach is for UTSA. It's Larry Coker, the former coach of Miami, who just happens to have a National Championship ring on his finger.

Of course, Coach Rod knows all of the above -- and by now he has pounded all of the above and more into the minds of his Wildcats.

Still, if the Arizona Wildcats play like they did last week, we can chalk up WIN #2.

My prediction: Arizona 34 UTSA 14.

Received a B in Fantasy Draft

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Team Priceless finished second last year in the UPC Hood Fantasy Football League. This year, I received a B for the live draft on Sunday and the Yahoo prognosticators predicted a second-place finish for my team again this season.

Of course, injuries play a big part in a fantasy owner's success and above all productivity from my draft selections.

This year I picked running back Adrian Peterson as my top pick and in the second round I was lucky enough to get Indy's quarterback Andrew Luck. I'm hoping for big numbers from those two pros.

My other key pickups include wide receiver Antonio Brown from Pittsburgh and running back Steven Jackson from  Atlanta, along with receiver Michael Crabtree and tight end Vernon Davis, both from San Francisco.

I was one draft selection short of picking up  Denver's Peyton Manning and Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy. Can't get 'em all.