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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Heading into the final two games of the season, Oregon State was dealt another blow. Receiver Seth Collins, one of the most dynamic players on the team, was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.Collins was upgraded from fair to good condition at a hospital late this week, but it appears his season is over. Coach Gary Andersen seemed stunned when he spoke about the development.Andersen couldnt discuss any specifics about the illness because of privacy rules. And he was unsure of the impact on the team heading into Saturday nights game against Arizona.They seem fine, but are their minds on Seth? Absolutely. Hes a teammate, Andersen said. Its not just a normal, `Hey, I hurt my knee in practice.Collins has 36 catches for 418 yards this season. His illness was the latest blow for the injury-plagued Beavers (2-8, 1-6 Pac-12), who have lost four straight. Another key loss was quarterback Darell Garretson, knocked out for the season by a broken ankle suffered against Utah. His backup, Conor Blount, was injured in the same game.Just this week, Andersen announced that linebacker Bright Ugwoegbu wont play again this season because of an ankle injury. Safety Jalen Moore, who started the past four games, is also done for the season.On the bright side, the Beavers could see the return of running back Ryan Nall, who has rushed for 672 yards and eight touchdowns this season.Arizona (2-8, 0-7) is similarly having a tough season marked by injuries. The Wildcats have lost seven straight going into the Oregon State game and theyre still searching for a first conference win. They are coming off a 49-24 loss at home to No. 12 Colorado.Its been maybe the most frustrating year Ive ever had. Ive had other bad years, not too many, but this probably has been the most frustrating in a lot of ways, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. That doesnt mean youre disappointed in everything, it just means youre frustrated with a lot.Things to watch for when Oregon State hosts Arizona on Saturday:QUARTERBACK SHUFFLE: The Wildcats have played Brandon Dawkins, Anu Solomon and Khalil Tate at quarterback this season, rotating largely because of injuries. Most expect Dawkins and Solomon to see time on Saturday at Reser Stadium. Dawkins has thrown for 1,162 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Hes also rushed for 673 yards and eight TDs. Solomon has thrown for 383 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.THE LAST TIME: The Wildcats havent been to Corvallis since 2011. The Beavers that year had lost four straight to start the season, including a stunning loss to lower-tier Sacramento State in the opener, but beat Arizona 37-27. The Wildcats fired coach Mike Stoops two days later and defensive coordinator Tim Kish filled in as interim coach for the rest of the season.Last season, the Wildcats routed the Beavers 44-7 in Tucson.PENALTIES: In their 38-24 loss at UCLA last weekend, the Beavers had 12 penalties for 119 yards. It was their third straight game with more than 100 yards in penalties. Overall, the Beavers have the fourth-most penalty yards in the league, and theyre averaging 74.8 yards a game.Andersen was clearly upset about it following the loss to the Bruins.Lets talk about the penalties right out of the gate. Something has got to get fixed. I refuse to be a part of an undisciplined football team on the field or off the field. I refuse and it will get fixed. Somehow, someway, there is obviously some disconnect, Andersen said.A FEW NUMBERS: Arizona ranks at the bottom of the Pac-12 for scoring offense with an average of 22.4 points per game, while the Beavers rank 10th with 23.8. The Wildcats ground game is their strength, and they are ranked second in the league for rushing offense with an average of 214.7 yards a game. The Beavers rush defense is ranked No. 10, allowing an average of 228.3 yards a game.Dawkins leads Arizona with an average of 84.1 rushing yards a game, fourth in the league.MOOD LEVEL: Right now, we are just taking it day by day. The mood is to beat Oregon State, Wildcats senior linebacker Michael Barton said. That should be our focus. We are already over whats happened; we can only control whats ahead of us. Right now, our number one focus is Oregon State. I dont think anybody is down.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Scarpe Running Asics Outlet . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Scarpe Asics Italia . 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Scarpe Asics Uomo Offerte . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. NEW YORK -- If the New York Yankees reach the playoffs, theyll long remember this catch by Brett Gardner.Two outs in the ninth inning, bases loaded, one-run lead. Does it get much better?Gardner made a leaping grab at the top of the left-field wall, clutching the ball as he banged into the fence on Justin Smoaks drive for the final out, and the Yankees held off AL East-leading Toronto 7-6 Tuesday night.I knew I was going to be able to catch up to it and get to it, I just didnt know if I was going to run out of room or not, Gardner said.I knew it was going to be close to the wall -- thank goodness it wasnt much higher. Im not too tall and I wasnt going to be able to jump a whole lot higher, he said.A scrambly September game with October implications seesawed to the last swing, and turned at the end in favor of the Yankees. New York won its third in a row and sent the Blue Jays to their fourth loss in five games.At a season-high seven games over .500, the Yankees closed within 4 1/2 games of first place, their smallest deficit since April, and remained 3 1/2 back for the ALs second wild card.The Blue Jays had already scored twice in the ninth off Dellin Betances when they loaded the bases with one out. Blake Parker, the eighth New York pitcher, suddenly became an unlikely closer, and he struck out Kevin Pillar.Smoak was up next -- in August 2015, he became the first Toronto player ever to hit a grand slam in the Bronx.This time, he sliced a deep shot to left.Thought it might have had a chance, Smoak said, later adding, put a good swing on it, barreled it.But Gardner ran back, squared himself on the warning track and jumped high and back into the padding. He held on for the catch, immediately leaped in the air to celebrate and tossed the ball high.I think as the ball went in to my glove, my glove hit the wall. And on a play like that, you want to make sure the ball goes in the glove before you hit the wall, he said.The Yankees rushed out to congratulate him and a few minutes later, a replay of the catch drew another ovation from the fans.The 29-year-old Smoak and 33-year-old Gardner know each other from growing up in South Carolina.Hes an old man, Smoak said, smiling.ddddddddddddTyler Austins two-run homer in the seventh off AL ERA leader Aaron Sanchez put the Yankees ahead 3-2. Pillar lined a two-out, two-run double in the eighth that gave the Blue Jays a 4-3 edge.The Yankees then rallied for four runs in their half for a 7-4 lead, capped by Chase Headleys two-run homer. The drive off Jason Grilli (5-5) left the reliever bent over at the mound in frustration.With the Yankees running out of time to chase a playoff spot, manager Joe Girardi spared no expense with his staff. Chasen Shreve (2-1) wound up with the win and Parker got his first save since 2013 with the Cubs.Betances made it interesting in the ninth, walking the first two batters while working his third straight day. Edwin Encarnacion and Melvin Upton got RBI singles on infield hits to pull Toronto within a run.Encarnacion hit his 37th homer into the second deck for Toronto and tied his career high with 111 RBI. He started the day tied with Angels slugger Albert Pujols for the league lead in RBI.Playing on his 25th birthday and batting ninth, Austin sliced a two-out drive to right-center. His only other homer came on Aug. 13 in his first major league at-bat.Brian McCann also homered for the Yankees.Little did anyone know what was on deck. In a game of timely hits, it was Gardners defensive play that thrilled the Yankees.Sheer joy, Parker said.NY NUMBERSThe Yankees had lost five straight home series to Toronto before winning the first two games in this three-game set. ... Austin became the first Yankees player to homer on his birthday since Alex Rodriguez last year. ... Rookie Gary Sanchez has reached base in 21 straight games.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (9-6, 4.58) has allowed eight earned runs in 12 innings over his last two starts.Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell was promoted from Triple-A before the game and is likely to make his Yankees debut this year, starting vs. Toronto. He injured a toe in spring training and missed most of this season. Hes 0-3 in stints the past two years with New York. ' ' '