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Florida State coach Jimbo Fishers week started with some good news.Both defensive end DeMarcus Walker and quarterback Deondre Francois are expected to be in action when the Seminoles play at Syracuse on Saturday. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET at the Carrier Dome with the game featured in a split telecast between ABC and ESPN2.Walker leads the No. 17 Seminoles (7-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 11 sacks, an average of 1.1 per game that ranks in a tie for third in the country. He was seen wearing a protective boot near the end of last weeks win over Boston College, but he is expected to play against the unranked Orange (4-6, 2-4 ACC).Francois, who is passing for 267.5 yards a game, sat out the fourth quarter to protect a shoulder injury, but Fisher said the redshirt freshman could have played if needed. Obviously, he wasnt needed over the final 15 minutes of the 45-7 rout of the Eagles.But tempering the good news: Defensive back Derwin James has finally been ruled out for the rest of the season. He hasnt played since injuring his knee in the second game of the season.Fisher also noted one other lineup change for this week. Junior Rich Leonard, who started the first four games, will be back at right tackle after sophomore Brock Ruble, who started the past six outings, sustained a groin injury against Boston College.Once he got going in the game, he picked up two or three really nice twists, Fisher said of Leonard. Played physical. Did a nice job.The injury report on the other side isnt as optimistic.Orange quarterback Eric Dungey, who sat out last weeks loss to North Carolina State after sustaining an injury to his head or upper body against Clemson a week earlier, is considered doubtful. Coach Dino Babers seems to be taking things in stride.As a football coach and as a football player, that stuff happens all the time, Babers said. Guys get hurt. Thats what makes our game so unpredictable, and its also the thing that makes our game so cool. ... You do get an opportunity to hit a star.He compared that to basketball with untouchable superstars such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.In basketball, you dont get to touch Michael Jordan or you get in trouble, he said. You get in trouble if you touch Magic. In football, you get to touch them as long as you play within the rules.As a football player, guys get hurt and guys come back, and we embrace the ideal of finding a way to find the next man to step up.In this instance, that would be Zack Mahoney. The junior didnt put up big numbers last week against N.C. State -- he completed 14 of 25 passes for 190 yards, a little over 100 yards fewer than Dungey is averaging a game -- but he wasnt helped by an anemic running game that produced just 28 yards.Its not Zacks job to play like Eric, although if he wants to, Im all for it, Babers said. What we expect is for the other 21 guys to elevate their game so that Zack can play under control and we still have an opportunity to win.Mahoney did show the ability to throw the ball down the field but will have to rely on the offensive line to give him time to do so if he does start. That is no easy task. The Seminoles have 33 sacks for the year.We would all love to have Eric, but the next guy has to step up, and thats exactly what Zack did (Saturday), Syracuse running back Dontae Strickland said. He did what he had to do, and offensively we didnt put up the numbers we usually do, but its different with a different team captain on the field. But well come back next week, so we just have to improve.One thing to watch for: Florida State running back Dalvin Cook goes into the game needing just 19 yards to become the programs all-time leading rusher. The junior has run for 1,242 yards this year, giving him 1,941 for his career. Warrick Dunn is the all-time leader with 1,959 yards from 1993-96. Custom Colorado Rockies Jerseys . The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. Stitched Rockies Jerseys . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/ . 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Its been 71 long years since Wrigley Field last hosted a World Series game, and fans were ready to bear witness.The result -- a 1-0 win for the Indians -- didnt go according to plan, but fans kept their spirits up as the Cubs challenged into the ninth. Now if the Cubs can follow that close loss with a few home wins -- that will be a party that will be hard to stop.This young Cubs fan is hoping the famous Wrigley winds will pull a few baseballs over the outfield wall during batting practice before Game 3.Matthew ThomasA father and son livestream their visit to Wrigley Field in the afternoon before the first World Series game at the Friendly Confines since 1945.Andrew HancockFans had been standing in line well before the gates opened to be among the first fans in the ballpark.Matthew ThomasWhen the gates opened two hours before game time, fans flooded in from the nearby bars and restaurants.Matthew ThomasA mother and son watch starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks try to get out of a jam in the top of the fourth inning.Andrew HancockThe game remained scoreless until the seventh, which left little room for Cubs fans to relax.Matthew ThomasThe Cubs sold-out crowd meant that many fans were in standing room only sections, still rallying around the Cubs.Matthew ThomasMuch of the crowd was outfitted in throwback jersseys and clothing -- fitting for a team thats been waiting for this day since 1945.ddddddddddddMatthew ThomasWrigley went wild when Justin Grimm got the Cubs out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the fifth.Andrew HancockBy the seventh inning, Wrigley was holding up quite nicely to its World Series moment.Andrew HancockJust outside the ballpark, the crowds were still heavy -- particularly here on Waveland Avenue, where fans joined in for the seventh inning stretch.Andrew HancockStill down 1-0 in the ninth inning, Cubs fans found themselves waiting for a miracle.Matthew ThomasThe fans try to rally the offense late in the game.Matthew ThomasThe Cubs lack of offense in the postseason -- after yet another shutout last night -- has been frustrating for fans.Matthew ThomasAfter a number of close calls in the late innings, Cubs fans were growing restless as the game neared its end.Matthew ThomasBy the bottom of the ninth, some fans even took extreme measures -- its time for rally caps.Matthew ThomasThough the Cubs came close in the ninth, they couldnt get the tying run (at third base) and winning run (at second) home.Matthew ThomasThe loss was more than a disappointing welcome back to Wrigley -- it also put the Cubs in a 2-1 hole against the Indians.Matthew ThomasThe shutout loss was not the way most fans expected to end Fridays celebration.Andrew HancockMany of the streets surrounding Wrigley were closed, so the massive crowd on hand filled Sheffield Avenue to head to the train or cabs.Andrew Hancock ' ' '