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BAYAMON, Puerto Rico -- Facing its second consecutive top-20 opponent and its third ranked opponent in the last four matches, No. 14 Texas A&M fell to No. 6 Minnesota, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19, tonight at the Puerto Rico Clasico.The Gophers (2-1), who return all six starters from last years NCAA Final Four team, used a 4-0 run to separate from the Aggies (2-3) and take a 7-3 lead in the opening set. Texas A&M was unable to close the gap, and Minnesota went on to build an eight-point spread five times, the last coming at 24-16. Sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Blake kept the set going with a kill and then teamed with freshman outside hitter Hollann Hans for a block to put Texas A&M within 24-18. Minnesota, which outhit A&M, .333 to .037 in the frame, closed out the set with a backrow kill from Sarah Wilhite.The Aggies spotted Minnesota a 4-0 lead to start the second set, but Texas A&M used a 6-1 run to take its first lead of the match at 7-6 with Blake and junior outside hitter Kiara McGee posting a go-ahead block. Junior opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor had two kills and a solo block during the Aggies run.Minnesota countered with a three-point run to go up 9-7, and the Gophers maintained a two-point lead at 11-9 before back-to-back kills by fifth-year senior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers and junior setter Stephanie Aiple knotted the score at 11-11. Minnesota then reeled off four unanswered points, and the Aggies were unable to make up the difference.The Gophers, who were outhit .234 to .219 in the stanza, equaled their largest lead at 23-17 before Texas A&M began a comeback, getting four kills during a five-point run that put the Aggies within 23-22. The rally ended after A&Ms serve sailed long, but Hans staved off a set point with a kill. The comeback attempt fell short, however, as Texas A&M was whistled for a controversial reach-over call at set point.Minnesota never trailed in the third set while outhitting Texas A&M, .320 to .212. The Gophers built their largest lead at 21-14 and again at 22-15 before a kill by McGee, a block by Hans and Babers, and an ace by junior defensive specialist Gabby Litwin put the Aggies within 22-18. Wilhite then posted her match-high 16th kill of the match to end the run and put the Gophers up, 23-18. Babers countered with her team-leading 10th kill before Minnesota got a block and a kill to close out the set and complete the sweep.Junior setter Stephanie Aiple dished out 33 assists and had four kills and six digs in the loss. Babers and Blake tied for team-high honors in blocks with three apiece, and junior libero Amy Nettles led all players with 11 digs.Minnesota outhit Texas A&M, .287 to .178 for the match, and led in blocks, 13-7, behind Molly Lohmans eight-block performance.The Aggies wrap up the tournament Saturday against Virginia Tech. First serve against the Hokies is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Air Max 97 Mens Cheap . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Air Max 97 Vapormax Sale . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. http://www.wholesale95airmax.com/air-max-95-mens-sale/max-95-black.html . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Nike Air Max 95 Womens Black Sale . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Wholesale Air Max 95 . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. The upcoming 30 for 30: Doc & Darryl tells the story of two of the most talented players in Major League Baseball history, Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Doc Gooden. Before drugs disrupted both of their careers, they brought the New York Mets their only World Series Championship since 1969.Drafted by the Mets in the early 1980s, Strawberry and Gooden were named National League Rookie of the Year, in 1983 and 1984, respectively. This got me wonderinng whether other franchises, in major American sports, had back-to-back rookie of the year winners.ddddddddddddAnd, if so, did it produce a championship, like the Strawberry and Gooden combo. Or did the franchises never fully meet the expectation generated by their young talent, like Darryl and Doc.Read the full story ' ' '