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SAN DIEGO -- With a rotation featuring Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester its easy for Kyle Hendricks to get overlooked.But not by Chicago Cubs manager Joe Madden.Everybody talks about everybody else by Kyle leads the National League in ERA right now, Madden said. If we would score him some runs, this guy would have a tremendous won-loss record. No one has pitched better than him. No one.Its the right-handed Hendricks (11-7, 2.16) on the hill for the Cubs against the San Diego Padres.The Cubs go for the three-game sweep before motoring north to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in what could be a playoff preview.Chicago will have to battle LAs mind-numbing traffic after the matinee, getaway game. But Madden is seldom stressed when Hendricks in on the mound.Hes allowed three or fewer runs in 16 straight starts, the longest streak this year in the majors. And since June 19, Hendricks is 7-1 with a nifty 1.24 ERA.He has command of his pitches, hes added a few wrinkles and his confidence could not be higher, Madden said. Impossible.While the Cubs have the NL ERA leader in Hendricks the Padres counter with Paul Clemens (2-2, 4.82).Clemens will attempt to navigate the potent Cubs lineup by leaning on his curveball and hoping he can pinpoint his fastball.The right-handed Clemens needs to trust his offspeed offering, according to Padres manager Andy Green.We want him to rip the curve ball off a little bit more, Green said. When you look at the velo on his curve, when it is effective, it is upper 70s.Early in his last number of starts he is flipping it in there at 70, 71, and it just doesnt have the aggression, doesnt have the bite to get the swings and misses it can get.Clemens, who was claimed off waivers on July 1, didnt figure in the Padres win in his last outing. He worked five innings and allowed three runs on eight hits and three walks against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Green said Clemens is also tinkering with his fastball.Just continuing to refine his fastball command; that is something that is going to be a journey for him his entire career, Green said. Hes not the only pitcher to have that.Instead Clemens money pitch is his curveball but he has to throw it with conviction.If he rips it off more effectively he is going to have the opportunity to use it more, Green said. If he kind of flips it up there he doesnt have quite the command of it.Green compared Clemens to the lefty Drew Pomeranz, the Padres All-Star this summer before he was peddled to the Boston Red Sox.That was one of the things Pomeranz was able to do, Green said. If he wanted it in the strikes zone he put it there. If he didnt want it in the strikes zone, he would put it there. That is the next step of the curveball development for Paul. Nike Air Max 95 Damen Günstig . 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Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. The first Saturday of the college football season was a big day for the little guys.Three Football Championship Subdivision programs knocked off Power Five teams. Richmond trounced Virginia 37-20, Northern Iowa beat Iowa State 25-20 and Eastern Washington defeated Washington State 45-42.This was a huge win, said Richmond coach Danny Rocco, a former Virginia assistant. We throw these words around like FBS and BCS. There is a huge difference. When you are playing a BCS or Power Five programs, thats a whole new ballgame. To step up and play like that and get a result like this speaks an awful lot about our program, staff, and student-athletes.A total of four FCS teams beat FBS programs this week. Albany defeated Mid-American Conference program Buffalo 22-16 on Friday.The results shouldnt have come as that much of a surprise.Richmond, which reached the FCS semifinals last season, is 4-5 against Atlantic Coast Conference teams since 2006 with wins against Duke in 2006, 2009 and 2011.Northern Iowa now is 3-3 against Iowa State since 2007. The Panthers previously beat Iowa State 24-13 in 2007 and 28-20 in 2013.Eastern Washington beat a 25tth-ranked Oregon State team in 2013.dddddddddddd This marked the second straight year in which Washington State opened by losing to an FCS team, as the Cougars fell 24-17 to Portland State last year.Richmond had an easy time Saturday, as Kyle Lauletta threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to spoil Bronco Mendenhalls debut as Virginias coach.In the Northern Iowa game, JVeyon Browning had a 1-yard touchdown run to put the Panthers ahead for good with 2:49 left. Aaron Bailey threw for 135 yards and ran for 114 yards.Eastern Washingtons Gage Gubrud threw for 474 yards and five touchdowns while also rushing for 77 yards and a score against Washington State. Cooper Kupp caught 12 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns.These three schools didnt have the only noteworthy performances by FCS teams.South Dakota State played No. 13 TCU tough all night and trailed 45-41 early in the fourth quarter before the Horned Frogs pulled away for a 59-41 victory.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '