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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Back in August, Florida State was expected to be contending for a spot in the College Football Playoff.One weekend into October, the 23rd-ranked Seminoles are searching for ways to salvage their season.Florida State (3-2) goes into Saturdays game against rival No. 10 Miami struggling to stop a tailspin that started the middle of last season. FSU had won 35 of 36 games from December of 2012 until midway through last season, including a national championship in 2013, but are 7-5 in their last 12 after last Saturdays 37-35 loss to No. 16 North Carolina. Of those five losses, that was the second to happen on the last play of the game.They have also dropped their first two Atlantic Coast Conference games for only the third time since joining the league in 1992. The only time FSU has started 0-3 in ACC play was 2009.Coach Jimbo Fisher spent most of Mondays press conference saying players on the offense and defense werent at odds with each other and that his team was still united. After last Saturdays loss running back Dalvin Cook and defensive end DeMarcus Walker both said that they did everything they could do during the game. Florida State took the lead with 23 seconds left on a Deondre Francois touchdown run before losing on a 54-yard field goal as time expired.Right now youre going to find out the pretenders and the contenders on your team and who they are and what they really want to be, the true character, Fisher said.The majority of Florida States struggles are on the defensive side of the ball. It is allowing 6.98 yards per play, which is fourth-worst among the Football Bowl Subdivisions 128 teams. The Seminoles have also given up 25 plays of 30 yards or more, which is second-most in the nation.Take out the Sept. 10 game against Charleston Southern (a Football Championship Subdivision school) and the numbers are worse. FSU has allowed all four FBS opponents this season to score 30 points or more. In 51 possessions, opponents have scored 24 times, including 23 touchdowns, and allowed a TD on the opening drive of each game.The only other time a Florida State defense has allowed more than 30 points and 400 yards per game was Bobby Bowdens final season in 2009, when they went 7-6.Fisher and defensive coordinator Charles Kelly tried using cards last week to relay plays in from the sideline to make communication easier. Fisher said that might be used again this week. He also said that Kelly will continue to call the plays but that Fisher would be more involved in evaluating schemes and personnel.Well support those guys and make sure theyre doing the right things and were doing the right things for the players, Fisher said. What can I help you do? Tell me how I can help you. What will make you prepare better? What will make you see it better? What can we do better? Youve got to give them a voice too.On offense running back Dalvin Cook leads the nation in yards from scrimmage (921) and leads Power Five backs in rushing yards with 635. Quarterback Deondre Francois has no turnovers the past two games but has struggled passing in the red zone along with taking too much time for plays to develop.Florida State has won six straight against Miami, but the Hurricanes (4-0, 1-0) are the highest-ranked team in Florida for the first time since Nov. 14, 2010. This will also mark the first time in 30 years that the Hurricanes comes into the game ranked in the top 10 and the Seminoles are ranked 20th or lower.Fisher thinks facing a main rival this week could provide a little more incentive.I think it will get the kids attention to go down and play, knowing what it means historically here to what happens, he said.---The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy and his work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedyCheap Nike Air Max 90 . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nike Air Max 90 Sale . 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. 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Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.Britains Kyle Edmund completed a battling three-set win over Jiri Vesely to earn a second round clash with Novak Djokovic at the Miami Open.The 21-year-old, who featured in last years triumphant Davis Cup team, finally converted his fourth match point to seal a 6-4 5-7 7-6 (8-6) win over Vesely in Florida.Edmund set up a clash with world No 1 Djokovic, who warmed up with another title win at last weeks BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. 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The Brit eventually wrapped up victory in the deciding tie-breaker Edmund kept the pressure on his Czech world No 55 opponent in the closing stages and earned a match point at 5-4 up, which was fended off by Vesely.Two more match points slipped away before the Brit eventually secured the win in two hours and 30 minutes.Exciting young German Alexander Zverev joined him in the next stage after a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) win over Michael Mmoh.Andy Murray will begin his campaign in Miami on Saturday against either Borna Coric or Denis Istomin.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices.Also See:WATCH: Miami OpenSky Live: Miami Open ' ' '