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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Rei Hydro Flask Clearance . -- Even though Virginia Tech in the midst of a conference championship race, Notre Dame with its losing record has more at stake when they face the Hokies for the first time.The Fighting Irish (4-6) need to win their final two games to become bowl eligible and avoid becoming just the 14th team in 128 years of Notre Dame football to post a losing record. For Virginia Tech (7-3), the game has no bearing on its bid to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division.Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer said avoiding the stigma of a losing season is a motivating factor in the final two games against the Hokies and USC.Six and six is a big feat to get to rather than being 5-7. We want to be a team who continues on a winning tradition at Notre Dame, he said.Coach Brian Kelly believes Notre Dames 44-6 victory over Army last week was its most complete game this season. He wants to see the Irish build on that.I want to make sure that how we play is going to be reflective of where we finish and how we build that for next year, he said.The Hokies are coming off a disappointing 30-20 loss to Georgia Tech, so now must beat rival Virginia to clinch the division title. Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said the focus this week is on continuing to improve.This is an ongoing process and its not always a straight ascension. This is a great opportunity and comes at a good time for us to go on the road and play a very talented team in what Im sure will be a hostile environment, he said.Other things to know about the Virginia Tech-Notre Dame game:NOT AN OPTIONThe defenses for both teams are happy to be returning to playing against more traditional offenses after facing triple option opponents. The Hokies played Georgia Tech, while the Irish faced Navy and Army in consecutive weeks. Its like a monkey off your back, Notre Dame linebacker Nyles Morgan said. Its back to basics.BALL SECURITYIt has been an issue in all of the Hokies losses. Jerod Evans threw two interceptions in last weeks loss to Georgia Tech, doubling his total for the season, and also fumbled. He still ranks fifth among all Power Five conference quarterbacks in efficiency, and the Hokies are tough to beat when they take care of the ball. Notre Dames loss to Navy two weeks ago marked just the second time under Kelly that the Irish lost when not committing a turnover.NO STREAKSIf Notre Dame fails to win Saturday it would mark the first season without consecutive victories since 1960. The Hokies are trying to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since losing to Miami and to Duke in four overtimes in October 2015.DEFENSIVE SETBACKVirginia Tech allowed the Yellow Jackets to rush for 309 yards last week, but they have been stronger against the run in other games, allowing 144 yards on average. Thats 40th nationally. They rank 14th against the pass, allowing 185 passing yards per game.POOR RATINGSThe Army-Notre Dame game last week was the lowest-rated game in 26 seasons of NBC broadcasting Fighting Irish football games. The game averaged 1.52 million viewers. The previous low was against Air Force on Oct. 8, 2011, in a broadcast that averaged 1.59 million viewers. Notre Dame is averaging 2.89 million viewers this season, down 9 percent from last year.---AP Sports Writer Hank Kurz in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25.Hydro Flask Outlet Store . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. Hydro Flask Cheap Ombre . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. http://www.cheaphydroflask.net/ . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34.Andy Murray takes on Milos Raonic in the Paris Masters semi-final on Sky Sports 3 on Saturday knowing victory will take him to the top of the world rankings. The Scot heads into the last four in the form of his career and on the back of a 18-game winning streak that has seen him claim titles in Beijing, Shanghai and Vienna - and he will look to claim a fourth in succession should he make the final in Paris.But it will be a semi-final unlike any other for the 29-year-old as victory will also confirm him as the world No 1, ending Novak Djokovics 122-week reign and becoming both the first Briton to hold the position and the oldest man to claim the ranking for the first time. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Standing in his way will be a familiar face in the shape of big-serving Canadian Raonic. The pair have met five times this season, Murray winning them all including a memorable 6-4 7-6 7-6 victory in the Wimbledon final.The Scot also beat the 25-year-old in the final at Queens, the quarter-final in Monte Carlo, the semi-finals at the Australian Open and most recently in the last four in Cincinnati and his run of wins stretches to seven matches since Raonics last win at Indian Wells in 2014. Murray is one match away from being world No 1 after beating Tomas Berdych 7-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters Murrays quarter-final win over Tomas Berdych was also a career best 72nd win of the season, improving on the 71 that he managed in 2015.Murray has already claimed Wimbledon and Olympic titles among another career-best of seven tournament victories in 2016, while Paris represents his 13th semi-final of a phenomenal year. Murrays Magnificent Year A look back at Andy Murrays brilliant 2016 season In the other semi-final, Marin Cilic will take on John Isner looking to build on a first ever victory over Novak Djokovic, which has hnanded Murray his chance. Highlights of Berdych v Murray Cilic beat Murray to claim a first Masters title earlier this year and has returned to the form that landed him the 2014 US Open over the last couple of months, culminating in his semi-final run in Paris which has sealed a place at the season-end World Tour Finals. Cheap Hydro Flask Water Bottle. Isner too has enjoyed a strong run of form to reach his seventh Masters semi-final and a win will see him into his first 1000 Series final since Cincinnati in 2013 Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Marin Cilic However, it is Cilic who holds the upper hand, winning all six meetings between the pair.You can follow all the action on Sky Sports 3 from 1pm on Saturday, or with our live blog right here at www.skysports.com/tennis Live ATP Masters Tennis November 5, 2016, 1:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Also See: Murray beats Berdych in Paris Cilic stuns Djokovic to reach last four Murrays magnificent year Tennis on Sky Sports ' ' '
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