yards.CLEMSON: Watson had two interceptions in a game for the just the fourth time in his college career. The 6-foot-2 junior ha

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona will face a new in-state rival when the 19th-ranked Wildcats take on Grand Canyon University and one of the nations top scorers Wednesday (11 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at McKale Center.The teams havent played since Dec. 30, 1980, which marked the end of a four-season series between the schools. It was recently, though, that the Antelopes made a name for themselves nationally, hiring NBA veteran Dan Majerle as coach in 2013 and beginning the transition to Division I that year as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.We respect them a great deal, Arizona coach Sean Miller said. We look at Grand Canyon as a really good team, a postseason team, and were going to have to be ready to go, for sure. ... Theyre more than capable of coming in here and beating us.Arizona (8-2) is still expected to have a razor-thin margin of error with only seven available scholarship players, unless guard Allonzo Trier plays. He has been held out so far this season because of an unexplained eligibility issue. Miller, again, had no comment about Trier on Monday.The Wildcats had eight players until starting point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright sustained a high ankle sprain four games ago. He is expected to be out until late January. One player who stepping up his production is freshman wing Rawle Alkins.Alkins is averaging 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in the past three games, making 7 of 14 3-point shots.Rawles unselfish by nature, and as hes really learned to take good threes, Miller said. Hes put in a lot of work.Arizonas top three scorers are freshmen -- 7-foot power forward Lauri Markkanen (16.8 points per game), Alkins (12.5) and guard Kobi Simmons (12.1).The player to watch Wednesday, though, might be Grand Canyon guard DeWayne Russell, who is averaging 25.4 points per game. He poured in 42 in a 79-70 home loss to Louisville in Phoenix on Dec. 3. The Antelopes (5-4) opened the season with a loss at Duke, and they have a home win over San Diego State.I think Duke is probably one of the toughest places to play in the country, Russell told ABC-15 in Phoenix. Having that confidence we played there gives us confidence that we can play anywhere.Russell played at McKale Center as a freshman with Northern Arizona in the 2012-13 season, scoring 14 points. He transferred to Grand Canyon after that season.He was very good at that time, Miller said. Hes a more mature player now. I watched what he did to Louisville. That speaks for itself. If you get 40 or more points against them, youre a great, great offensive player.Grand Canyon is expected to be without guard Joshua Braun, who has a knee injury. Braun, averaging 14.5 points, was the preseason WAC Player of the Year.Arizona will have a significant size advantage with two 7-footers in the starting lineup. The Antelopes frontcourt players, including USC graduate transfer Darion Clark, go 6-6 and 6-7.Were not intimidated by anybody ... any environment, Majerle told ABC-15. We always like to play Top 20 teams because, like I said, eventually thats what we want to be. We want to be a Top 25 team.Adidas Superstar UK Outlet . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. Cheap Adidas Shoes UK . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. http://www.clearancesuperstaruk.com/ . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. 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McCloud went through with the flash, posing for the fans, and rolling around with teammates after Clemsons first punt return touchdown in three years. Moments later, replays showed McCloud never brought the ball across the goal line.Youre going to leave this game thinking about my mistake, McCloud said.To his credit, the sophomore didnt hang his head and go cower in a corner. McCloud finished with seven catches and a career best 86 yards receiving.Still, many will not only see Clemsons mistakes in this game, but on the season as well.The Tigers (2-0) were out of synch on offense and could not break away from the Trojans (1-1) until the fourth quarter. Watson hit beefy defensive lineman Christian Wilkins for a 1-yard score in Clemsons jumbo goal line package, then connected with Deon Cain on a 23-yard TD pass for a 27-10 lead.Troy rallied with two touchdowns in the last five minutes, the second one with 44 seconds to go. But Cain grabbed the on-side kick attempt and Clemson ran out the clock on a second straight victory that was too close for most of the crowd at Death Valley.Everybody wants to see us score 50 points, 60 points and everybody wants it now, Watson said. Were not going to do that. First weve got to execute and find our rhythm.The Tigers couldnt get out of their own way much against Troy -- most notably on McClouds dynamic, 75-yard punt return right before halftime that should have been a Tigers touchdown but turned into a Troy touchback.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told McCloud it was a great run, but he needed to grow up, get back out there and do his best for Clemson.When he told me to grow up, thats what I had to do, McCloud said.Watson also did enough to get the win with 292 yards passing, but didnt do much to enhance his Heisman Trophy chances.His performance did bolsster Troys confidence.ddddddddddddThats the Heisman front-runner, you know what Im saying, Brandon Silvers, Troys quarterback, said in praise of the Trojan defense.THE TAKEAWAYTROY: The Trojans strong defensive effort on Clemsons high-powered offense -- they intercepted Watson twice -- will served them well when the Sun Belt Conference season begins against New Mexico State in two weeks.CLEMSON: The Tigers put up another sloppy offensive showing for much of Saturday and could be poised for a fall from No. 2 in the Top 25. Clemson needs to find its gear soon before Atlantic Coast Conference play begins at Georgia Tech on Sept. 22.POLL IMPLICATIONSCLEMSON: Get ready for a late-summer slide for the Tigers. The offense has not looked like the unit that matched up with Alabama in January and that was expected to be even better with the return of injured 1,000-yard receiver Mike Williams. The Tigers 19-13 win at Auburn last week could be excused as a team going through early season growing pains at a difficult Southeastern Conference venue. Its a little harder to explain this performance.KEY NUMBERSTROY: The Trojans out-rushed Clemson 141-122 and did it by limited the Tigers two 1,000-yard rushers last year in Watson and Wayne Gallman to a combined 89 yards.CLEMSON: Watson had two interceptions in a game for the just the fourth time in his college career. The 6-foot-2 junior has won all four of those contests, however.INJURY REPORTCLEMSON: Starting linebacker Ben Boulware was on the ground in pain in the fourth quarter and walking around on crutches. But coach Dabo Swinney said Boulware got his right ankle rolled up on and the injury does not appear to be serious.UP NEXTTROY: The Trojans continue their non conference schedule when they take on Southern Mississippi next week, the first regular-season meeting between the schools since 1977. Troy lost to the Golden Eagles 30-27 in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl.CLEMSON: The Tigers play their final pre-Atlantic Coast Conference contest with FCS opponent South Carolina State. Dont expect that to be a tight game: Clemson has won the three career meetings by a combined score of 179-20.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '