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BATON ROUGE, La. Stephen Strasburg Jersey . -- Florida coach Jim McElwain watched his Gators overcome injuries, an extra road game and repeated adversity in the shadow of their own goal line. That should be valuable experience for a feisty football team thatll face long odds again when it meets top-ranked Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game in a couple weeks.Floridas defense stuffed LSUs Derrius Guice on a do-or-die run from the 1-yard line in the final seconds, and the No. 21 Gators held on for a tension-filled 16-10 victory that clinched the Southeastern Conference East Division on Saturday.I cant tell you how proud I am of our players and our staff, and Im happy for our Gator fans who dont think were very good, but all we do is end up back in Atlanta, said McElwain, whose Gators (8-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 23 CFP) also won the SEC East last year.The final play capped a defensive struggle in which No. 16 LSU converted a fourth-and-10 play on its final drive, only to get stopped on back-to-back runs from the 1 to end the game. Fullback J.D. Moore came up short on third down.Florida quarterback Austin Appleby completed only seven passes on 17 attempts, but one of his connections went for a pivotal 98-yard touchdown to Tyrie Cleveland. Eddy Piniero scored the rest of Floridas points on field goals of 36, 24 and 34 yards.LSU (6-4, 4-3 SEC, No. 16 CFP) controlled most of the game and held statistical advantages, outgaining Florida 423 yards to 270 and holding possession for 34:02. LSU also led 7-0 after Guices early 1-yard touchdown.But on three occasions, the Tigers failed to score after driving inside Floridas 10 -- the first time because of Guices fumble in the first half and the second time because of a botched field goal in the third quarter. LSUs lone field goal came three failed plays after the Tigers had a first-and-goal from the 4.We just shot ourselves in the foot. We had a lot of opportunities, said LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron , whose prospects of keeping the job long term werent helped by the result.Had the Tigers, who came in as two-touchdown favorites, converted a few more of those opportunities, theyd still be in good shape to get the SECs Sugar Bowl bid.Not anymore.THE TAKEAWAYFlorida: Missing a handful of starters, the Gators played with a lot of heart and relied heavily on their elite defense to pull off the upset.LSU: The Tigers two turnovers and botched field goal turned what could have been a fairly comfortable victory into a losing struggle.VINDICATIONMcElwain sounded eager to revisit questions about whether his program tried to dodge the Tigers when the original game in Florida was postponed by Hurricane Matthew in early October. Florida balked at initial offers to move the game to LSU as the storm approached, or to play at home one or two days after the originally scheduled time. That left the SEC little choice but to postpone the game until both teams could buy out non-league opponents. But LSU refused to give up a home game, forcing Florida to travel if it wanted a shot to play for a conference title.The way I look at it, they got what they deserved -- and it should have been worse, McElwain said.Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor mocked Floridas critics by making light of the matter.We didnt have no courage, he said. I guess out of fear we fought back.TOUGH DAYLSU starting defensive back Donte Jackson was in coverage on Applebys long scoring pass down the right sideline to Cleveland, who then escaped Jacksons grasp after the catch near midfield. After LSU went down 13-10 in the fourth quarter, Jackson fumbled a kickoff return by running into his own teammate, setting up Floridas final field goal.INJURIESLSU lost a key defender in the first half when middle linebacker Kendell Beckwith needed help off the field. He spent the rest of the game on the sideline with his left knee heavily wrapped. LSU star running back Leonard Fournette, who played despite being banged up last week, came out of the game for good after being stopped short on a third-and-goal play in the second half.EMOTIONAL FLARE-UPThe two teams scuffled near the middle of the field about an hour before kickoff. Several people viewing warmups captured video they posted on social media. It was mostly yelling and shoving as coaches and police working security converged quickly to break it up. Some players also acted as peacemakers. One video captured Fournette pushing Florida defensive backs coach Torrian Gray away from a cluster of LSU players and coaches.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida is likely to climb back into the Top 20. LSU might not fall out of the poll , but will be punished for its squandered opportunities.UP NEXTFlorida: The Gators renew their non-conference rivalry with Florida State in Tallahassee.LSU: The Tigers visit Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Gio Gonzalez Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Cheap Nationals Jerseys Authentic . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. http://www.cheapnationalsjerseys.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Sydney FCs A-League winning streak has come to an end but they remain unbeaten this season after a spirited 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar.Josh Brillante and Thomas Kristensen scored first-half goals but the two sides couldnt be split after a compelling and controversial clash at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.The crowd of 17,322 was left incensed Sydneys Rhyan Grant wasnt sent off in the 77th minute after he was shown what appeared to be his second yellow card for bringing down striker Jamie Maclaren, who was surging on a counter attack.However, referee Alan Milliner didnt actually book Grant for his first challenge on Thomas Broich in the 59th minute, even though he brought out his card after whistling for the foul.It was the flashpoint of an often niggly encounter between the Sky Blues and the Roar, who played up Queenslands traditional sporting rivalry with NSW by wearing maroon jerseys instead of their usual orange.But they didnt exactly inspire a State of Origin-level performance, as the hosts could have easily been three or four goals down before halftime.Unable to play through Sydneys relentless press, the Roar coughed up the ball repeatedly while trying to play out of defence, with Brillante taking advantage of their sloppiness in the 13th minute with a rocket from 20 metres out.They should have scored again through Bobo and Alex Brosque, who within seconds of each other pounced on stray passes at the back from Brisbane to go one-on-one with goalkeeper Michhael Theo. Adam Eaton Jersey. Neither found the target and minutes later, the Roar made them pay by squaring the ledger, completely against the run of play.Tommy Oars 40th minute cross landed perfectly for Kristensen, who used the outside of his foot to curl the ball past the outstretched glove of Danny Vukovic and into the back of the net.Sydney continued to push but couldnt get past Theo, who produced strong saves to deny a Brandon ONeill free kick and a close-range attempt from Ninkovic, before bravely shutting out substitute Bernie Ibini in the dying seconds.Match officials declined the opportunity to clarify the Grant incident after the match.Referees are banned from looking at video replays and Brisbane coach John Aloisi said it would have been poor if Milliner had glanced at the big screen and decided not to award the card.Its worrying if he did do that. Im not saying he did. I will actually go the other way and just think because there was a melee, he forgot to give it, he said.Hes obviously just forgotten. But I dont know how you can forget when its in your hand.Sydney coach Graham Arnold said his side was outstanding and he was only disappointed they didnt take all three points.We had enough chances in the first half to win two or three games, he said.But at the end of the day theyve got a very good goalkeeper who kept them in the game. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys' ' '