owa and Nebraska in successive weeks.That means theres little margin for error beginning this week.I think the out-of-conference

NEW YORK -- Luis Severino walked off the mound in the fourth inning, headed to an offseason of uncertainty following a sophomore season of frustration.Expected to be a major component of the New York Yankees rotation, the 22-year-old right-hander was demoted to the minors three times.At the beginning it was a tough situation. I got sent down, but Im finishing strong, he said Saturday after the Yankees rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 in their penultimate game of the season. Its good.Severino was 5-3 with a 2.89 ERA in 11 starts over the final two months last season. But he went 3-8 with a 5.83 ERA this year in 11 starts and 10 relief appearances, making only four big league starts after mid-May.New York wants him to develop a changeup to go with his 97 mph fastball and slider. Because he doesnt have a consistent third pitch, the Yankees could shift him to the bullpen.I think its a topic of discussion for the winter, manager Joe Girardi said. I think what you try to do next spring is you take the 12 best pitchers when you leave camp.New Yorks projected 2017 rotation includes Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda. Beyond that, Severino is slated to compete with Luis Cessa, Bryan Mitchell and others. And then there are possible additions in trades and free agency.I think the one thing that players need to understand is theres no certainty in this game, Girardi said. When you take the field on a daily basis, you have to prove yourself, so theres nothing given to anyone in this game. So you have to go out and earn it. So I think its important that you never forget that. He understands that he had an up-and-down year. He knows that.Baltimore built a 3-0 lead on Michael Bourns two-run single in the second and Manny Machados third-inning homer on an 0-2 pitch. Starting after the Yankees decided to skip Tanakas final turn, Severino allowed five hits in 3 2/3 innings, leaving after 66 pitches.I think I need to work on my changeup and my fastball command, he said.Austin sparked the comeback against tiring Wade Miley with an RBI single in the fifth and a home run in the seventh around Chase Headleys run-scoring double in the sixth. Austin Romine hit a two-run single against All-Star setup man Brad Brach in the eighth, and Brett Gardner doubled in two runs off Oliver Drake.Tyler Clippard (2-3) pitched a perfect eighth, and Dellin Betances struck out the side after an infield hit in the ninth. The Yankees sent the wild card-chasing Orioles to their second loss in eight games.I think everyone in there wants to finish strong, said Headley, whose eighth-inning double down the right-field line set up Romines hit. You play the game with integrity to try and make sure everybody has a fair shot.CLANKThird base coach Joe Espada gave Headley a stop sign on Romines hit, but Headley kept going after making contact with shortstop J.J. Hardy. Third base umpire Jim Reynolds signaled Headley should be allowed to score.It was obstruction. So I wasnt real clear if I didnt go home whether Id be awarded home, Headley said.GOODBYE TEXPlaying his next-to-last game before retirement, Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira went 1 for 2 and left for a pinch runner after his fifth-inning single.JUDGE-MENT TIMERF Aaron Judge, sidelined since a season-ending oblique strain, was back in the clubhouse. He hit .179 with four homers and 10 RBI in 27 games after his Aug 13 call-up, striking out 42 times in 84 at-bats.The strikeouts are a concern, Girardi said. When he hits it, theres a real good chance hes going to hit it hard, and hes going to have misses that go out of the ballpark, thats the bottom line, because hes so big and strong.INCOMPLETENew York is nearing its first season without having any complete games from its starting pitchers. The Yankees had one each in 2004, 2007 and 2009. Miami, Milwaukee and Toronto also had no complete games going into Saturday.MEMORY LANEOn the 55th anniversary of Roger Maris 61st home run, son Kevin Maris threw out the ceremonial first pitch, flanked by brothers Randy, Rich and Roger Jr.DOWN ON THE FARMAlex Rodriguez met with players at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, and worked with SSs Jorge Mateo and Gleyber Torres, and 3Bs Miguel Andujar and Kyle Holder, then stayed in the dugout for the instructional league game against Baltimore.UP NEXTCessa (4-3) is slated to start Sunday for New York against RHP Kevin Gausman (8-12).Steph Curry 2 Shoes For Sale . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Steph Curry 2 Shoes For Sale .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. http://www.hfpcm.com/ . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Cheap Under Armour Shoes . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Curry 3 Shoes For Sale .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team.Its hard to believe that two teams from the same conference havent played in four years, but thats the reality these days with unbalanced schedules, expansion and realignment.For the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans and the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers, this weekends meeting at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., will be the first since 2012. There is hardly anyone around the Big Ten that will be complaining about the fact the once-budding rivalry gets a chance to be rekindled.Prior to the hiatus, the Badgers and Spartans were busy playing in some of the most exciting games with some fairly important consequences. In 2011 alone, the teams met twice with the Spartans winning the regular season on a 44-yard Hail Mary from Kirk Cousins to Keith Nichol on the final play of the game for a 37-31 victory.A few weeks later, the Badgers got the last laugh when they beat the Spartans in the inaugural Big Ten Championship game behind the play of quarterback Russell Wilson. It was a back-and-forth battle that wasnt decided until Michigan States punt return inside the Wisconsin five in the final two minutes was negated by a running into the kicker penalty.The year before, Michigan State beat Wisconsin, 34-24, with a late fourth-down touchdown pass from Cousins to B.J. Cunningham sealing the deal. There was controversy at the end of the season when the Badgers got the nod for the Rose Bowl over the Spartans despite identical records and MSU holding the head-to-head advantage.Back then, Paul Chryst was Wisconsins offensive coordinator. Now the Badgers head coach, Chryst remembers those matchups fondly.I always felt going into those game, Heres a really good football team with good players and well coached, Chryst said of Michigan State. It was a good football team and you knew it and the kids knew it. It was fun to play those games because you knew you had to be on and you knew youd be challenged. I think we knew each other well.I think what it was mostly, or as much was those games meant something.It will mean something again this time as Michigan State (2-0) and Wisconsin (3-0) are both ranked in the top 11.The Spartans (2-0) are riding high after last weeks win over Notre Dame and relish the chance to get off on the right foot in the conference against a highly ranked opponent.You should get excited for the opportunity, Michigaan State coach Mark Dantonio said.dddddddddddd I think the storylines around it -- being the Big Ten opener, the history with Wisconsin, the fact that of where were at as a program right now, where theyre at -- it all points towards this being a very, very big game, probably bigger than last week. No doubt bigger than last week.Its bigger because a loss in the Big Ten can make it much tougher to get to the conference championship game. Thats especially true for Michigan State, which must get the best of Ohio State and Michigan in the East Division, though Wisconsin has no easy road, either. After taking on the Spartans, the Badgers get Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska in successive weeks.That means theres little margin for error beginning this week.I think the out-of-conference schedule is just what it is, Dantonio said. You can lose them, still recover and play and win a Big Ten championship. You start playing a little bit more for real I think in terms of understanding that these are the things that lead you to rings, big bowl games, playoffs, those type of things.When youre playing in-conference, you get into your division, the chips just get a little bit bigger. But thats the way its always been here. The more you win, the higher the chips get, the more its on every single game. Its just the nature of it.Michigan State will play for the bigger stakes with an offense that is riding high while Wisconsin (3-0) comes in with plenty of questions.The Badgers have had trouble scoring consistently and could be without senior running back Corey Clement (ankle) for a second straight game. And Chryst hasnt committed to a starting quarterback after replacing fifth-year senior Bart Houston in the second half against Georgia State with redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook.Both have to be ready to play, to be sure, Chryst said. Im positive of that. Both have to go. I told them there are going to be games where theyre both going to play.We need both of them to keep growing and go for us. Ill let the week determine all this stuff, with whos going to play running back, whos going to play left guard, whos going to play quarterback, whos going to play receiver, whos going to be the nickel corner. ' ' '