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EDMONTON - Ricky Ray isnt counting on any love from Edmonton Eskimo fans when he leads his new team, the Toronto Argonauts, against his old teammates Saturday. Catch all the action on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 7pm et/4pm pt. "Im expecting boos," Ray said after arriving at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday prior to his teams CFL season-opening matchup. "Ive just travelled enough around the CFL, going to Regina, Hamilton and some of those places, (like) Winnipeg, and you get haggled pretty good, so Im just expecting it to be the same." Ray played for nine years in the Green and Gold, winning two Grey Cups and racking up more than 40,000 yards in passing before getting traded to Toronto last December. The 32-year-old said if hears boos, hes OK with it. "The fans here dont owe me anything," he said. "I owe so much to (the fans) for the support theyve given me throughout my career here. "Im a visitor coming into their stadium and I expect the worst." Ray admitted it will be strange to walk into the visitor locker-room and not the Eskimo room on game day, but said its good to get it over with. "Its nice to play this game early and kind of put it to bed," he said. "It feels different from a regular regular-season game. Theres extra media and different emotions that youre going through." Ray was traded by Eskimo general manager Eric Tillman to the Argonauts for quarterback Steven Jyles, kicker Grant Shaw, and a draft pick. Eskimo fans writing, blogging and phoning sports call-in shows have been generally critical, saying Edmonton gave away too much for Jyles, a quarterback with fast legs and a strong arm but one who has been a backup for much of his six-year CFL career. Ray said he was shocked at the trade, but said hes made his peace with it. "You feel like (the Eskimos) didnt believe in you anymore," he said. "You just wish you could have been the guy they thought could get them to the Grey Cup again. Definitely it hurts you a little bit, but its part of the business." Meanwhile, when Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Steven Jyles sits by himself in his dressing room cubicle, the memory of Ricky Ray is over his head — literally. Above the bench and hooks is a plate with Jyles name and number. Above that is a tiny plaque that reads "Ricky Ray 2002-2011." It reminds players that this is where the teams career passing leader sat before being dealt to the Toronto Argonauts for Jyles in a package deal last December. Saturdays game will be the culmination of six years of hard work and broken dreams for Jyles, the 29-year-old from Baton Rouge, La.. For six years he has stood on the sidelines with a clipboard and hit the field only when someone else got hurt or played poorly. When the Eskimos traded for him, it was a signal that Edmonton general manager Eric Tillman believed Jyles was ready for prime time. It was Stevens turn, his moment in the sun. But as Jyles stood this week in front of Rays old locker, almost every media question that came at him was about someone else. Yes, he said, hes replacing a legend. "Ricky Rays a great guy. A future Hall of Famer in my eyes," said Jyles. No, he wont by overwhelmed by the grandeur of Rickys Return. "Its just another ball game for us." His voice was emotionless, his mood that of a dental patient — polite but determined to get it over with. Jyles is no stranger to skepticism but it reached new heights following the trade that brought him back to the Alberta capital. He played with Edmonton for two seasons when he began his CFL career in 2006, and couldnt get off the sidelines. Jyles was dismissed as all arm, no football sense. Since then, he has shone in spot duty with Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, and Toronto, known for his fast feet, a cannon arm and game-breaking potential. Eskimos receiver Greg Carr, who also played with Jyles in Winnipeg, said they see Jyles taking those hits and get inspired. Carr said Jyles speed gives the Eskimos the extra offensive dimension they need. Its one that wasnt there with Ray. Jyles can change the game with his feet or improvise a new play out of a broken one, said Carr. "With him no play is dead." Eskimos linebacker T.J. Hill said that against Jyles, defensive linemen must diligently honour the gaps or risk him breaking free for big yardage. Linebackers walk a fine line, he said. Over-commit and Jyles runs past you. Drop off too deep and he torches you with the underneath throws. cheap jerseys china free shipping . -- Chris Wilson won the Price Cutter Charity Championship on Sunday for his first Web. cheap jerseys china . So when he came to the plate in the eighth inning, Chisenhall had one objective -- a double. http://www.jerseyschinacheap.us.com/[/... . As a tennis crowd so used to disappointments finally saw reason to believe, the classic shouts of "Come on Andy" that have rung out at Wimbledon hundreds of times over the last seven years started coming with the added encouragement: "You can do it. [url=http://www.jerseyschinacheap.us.com/]cheap china jerseys nfl . -- David Lee knows Golden State is doing things few expected. BATON ROUGE, La. -- Jordan Jefferson has finally cracked No. 1 LSUs starting lineup. Whether he stays there remains to be seen. Alfred Blue and Kenny Hilliard each scored two touchdowns, and the Tigers overcame a lacklustre first-half to defeat Western Kentucky 42-9 on Saturday night. "I dont think this was in any way an impassioned effort by our guys, but I think they did the things that they needed to do to ensure victory," coach Les Miles said. "The decision made the staff and myself on the quarterbacks, that is a one-game decision and well kind of go from there." One week after playing most of LSUs 9-6 overtime victory at Alabama, Jefferson got the start against the Hilltoppers, hitting 8-of-14 passes for 168 yards, including a 59-yard scoring strike to Rueben Randle. LSU (10-0) came in favoured by nearly six touchdowns, but led only 14-7 at halftime. The Tigers then dominated the second half to reach 10-0 for the first time since 1958, when they won a national championship. The victory also was Miles 100th as a head coach, his 72nd at LSU. "We just were flat," said LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo, who had eight tackles including one sack. "There really is not much you can say about that. Early on we were just not ready to play. "This game kind of woke us up and we wont let this happen any more games this year. The Alabama game is over now. We are going to move on and hopefully play for a lot more the rest of this season." Keshawn Simpson had a two-yard touchdown run for Western Kentucky (5-5), which saw its winning streak end at five. Hilltoppers quarterback Kuwaun Jakes completed 11-of-24 passes for 97 yards and was intercepted once by linebacker Tahj Jones. LSUs defence held Bobby Rainey, who came in averaging 138 yards rushing, to 85 yards on 28 carries. "We played hard and didnt give up," WKU coach Willie Taggart said. "We scored more points than Alabama. I believe we were going to win, but I knew it wouldnt happen if we didnt play perfect." While LSU struggled to run early, the Tigers eventually wore the Hilltoppers down and finished with 291 yards on the ground, led by Blues 119 on nine carries. Jefferson, who lost his starting job when he was arrested in connection with an August bar fight and then suspended for LSUs first four games, has become increasingly involved in the Tigers offence since his return. Last weeks victory at Alabama marked the first time all season he played the majority of the snaps, taking over in that game for good after Jarrett Lee had thrown his second interception of the contest in the third quarter. Miles had not announced whether Lee or Jefferson would start during the week leading up to LSUs homecoming date with the Hilltoppers. Shortly before kickoff, Lee was announced as the starter over the public address system, but Jefferson took the field for the first series. Jefferson played until 12 minutes remained in the fourth quarter, wwhen Lee relieved him and immediately drove LSU 82 yards in 14 plays, 10 of them runs, before hitting Kadron Boone with a five-yard scoring pass.dddddddddddd "We thought we might go with Lee a little earlier than that, but Western Kentucky kind of proved to throw some wrinkles at us that we didnt necessarily anticipate," Miles said, referring to WKUs frequent blitzing. "We liked Jefferson in there in that situation." Randle praised the play of Jefferson, who LSU did not make available for interviews. "We left a couple of plays out there we could have made for him, but he did a great job executing the game plan and getting the job done," Randle said. LSU led 21-7 after Hilliards first TD from one yard out capped an eight-play, 68 yards drive, but Antonio Andrews returned the ensuing kickoff 73 yards for WKU, and a few plays later, the Hilltoppers were threatening to cut the deficit back to one score with second-and-goal on the LSU 2. Western Kentucky then attempted three straight runs, all stuffed by the LSU defence, giving the Tigers the ball on downs at their own one. The Hilltoppers salvaged two points when they forced Jefferson into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety. But three plays after WKU received the ensuing free kick, Jakes passed was tipped and intercepted by Jones on the Hilltoppers 42. Two plays later, Blue burst through the middle of the line untouched for a 45-yard touchdown, to make it 28-9. LSU went ahead 35-9 when Blue added his second touchdown from four yards out early in the fourth quarter. "I dont think the score represents how the game went," Rainey said. "In the first half, we were up there with the No. 1 team in the country." Western Kentucky, in contention to win the Sun Belt Conference, kept it interesting throughout the first half, forcing LSU to punt twice, recovering Odell Beckham Jr.s fumble on a kickoff return and dominating time of possession, 20:01 to 9:59. When LSU took the lead on Randles TD catch on the Tigers second possession, the Hilltoppers responded with a 10-play, 65-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at seven. Jakes kept the drive alive with a 10-yard completion to Mitchell Henry at the LSU 19, then found Jack Doyle at the two to set up Simpsons score. WKU even set up a go-ahead field goal attempt in the second quarter, but Casey Tinius 49-yard kick was short and wide right. Western Kentucky had entered the game allowing on 99 yards rushing per game during its previous five contests -- all victories -- and dared LSU to throw by packing the middle of the field with defenders. When the Tigers stubbornly tried to run anyway, they stalled. When Jefferson threw, they scored. One LSUs second scoring drive, Jefferson completed consecutive passes of six yards to Spencer Ware, 29 yards to Beckham, 24 yards to Chase Clement, setting up Hilliards one-yard scoring plunge to make it 14-7 late in the second quarter. ' ' '


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