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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Marcus Foster admits that No. 12 Creighton really hasnt faced a tough test yet, even after beating No. 9 Wisconsin a week ago.But the Bluejays got such a test Monday night, getting pushed to the limit by Mississippi before coming away with a 86-77 victory in the championship game of the Paradise Jam tournament.Foster scored 25 points, and three other players finished in double figures for Creighton (5-0), which climbed 10 places in the AP Top 25 rankings released earlier Monday.This team is very tight, and were very close, said Foster, the tournaments MVP. Weve just got to stick together when we face adversity.Khyri Thomas added 16 points, Toby Hegner had 12 and Justin Patton 11 for the Bluejays (5-0), who trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half and were down 50-40 with 18:44 left in the second half.There was a lot of pointing fingers, a lot of arguing with the coaches, a lot of arguing with teammates, Foster said. At halftime, we talked and came closer as a family. We have to stick together when we face adversity. We havent faced adversity all season, but we did tonight.Creighton began its rally at that point, whittling down the Rebels lead until tying the score twice, the last at 74-74 with 5:45 left. Thomas then put the Bluejays ahead to stay with his three-point play with 3:40 remaining.That ignited a 12-3 Creighton run to close out the game, capped by a pair of free throws from Thomas with 40 seconds left.It was their offensive rebounding, Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. You cant run if you dont get a rebound. They were so physical on the glass . and we cant play with any pace if that happens. But we stuck with it, and the guys stuck together. Defensively and in rebounding, we stepped up when we had to.Deandre Burnett and Rasheed Brooks scored 22 points each, and Cullen Neal added 10 for Mississippi (4-1).Changing our defenses slowed them down a little bit, Rebels coach Andy Kennedy said. But in the second half, it came down to them making plays. Our kids really battled, but when a Top 20 team shoots 16 of 26 from 3, its hard.BIG PICTUREMississippi: Dominated the boards in the first half, with a 26-11 advantage. That included a 12-4 edge in offensive rebounds, leading to 19 second-chance points for the Rebels. They finished with a 37-27 advantage, 17-7 in offensive rebounds and 20-4 edge in second-chance points.Creighton: The Bluejays, fresh off a 10-spot jump in the Top 25 rankings, shot 52.5 percent from the field (31 of 59), and made 16 of 26 3-pointers. That offset Mississippis advantage in second-chance points.TURNING POINTAfter tying the score for the final time, Thomas scored eight of Creightons final 12 points. After his three-point play, he connected on a 3-pointer, then capped things off with a pair of free throws with 45 seconds remaining.STAT LINECreighton reserve center Zach Hanson had missed just two field goals in the Bluejays first four games (16 of 18). But against Mississippi, he was held to 1 of 7 shooting before coming out of the game with an ankle injury in the second half.POLL IMPLICATIONSCreightons big move up the Top 25 rankings may have been a little premature. At the very least, Mississippi may get some consideration from the Top 25 voters when the next rankings come out.UP NEXTMississippi: Hosts fellow Paradise Jam participant Montana on Thursday.Creighton: Hosts Loyola (Md.) on Saturday.Bruce Matthews Youth Jersey .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. Derrick Henry Womens Jersey . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. 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The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club.When you seemingly have everything thats going to happen in a show laid out for you before it starts, it loses something, no matter how well-executed it is. The element of surprise, even a minor one, keeps a certain tension and excitement thats vitally important to storytelling.So when promotion for the 900th episode of SmackDown revealed a rematch for the Intercontinental championship, a new edition of The Cutting Edge and the return of The Undertaker, it seemed as if things were going to be fairly straightforward (if still somewhat exciting, due to Takers long-awaited return).Tuesdays historic edition of SmackDown Live was anything but straightforward.?Dolph Ziggler?and?The Miz?told a new story while occupying the first 25 percent of the show with their Intercontinental championship match, with Miz earning a shocking win to regain the title.Most shocking of all, however, was The Undertakers appearance in the last five minutes of the show, in which he addressed the SmackDown Survivor Series team, had a face off with Shane McMahon?and essentially announced his return to the roster outside of just a yearly Wrestlemania program (although what that actually means is still anyones guess).For a guy who was already well into his WWE career when SmackDown premiered more than 17 years ago, its incredible to imagine The Undertaker coming back and appearing on a regular basis again while in his third decade with the company. We are inevitably coming closer to him retiring, whether its Wrestlemania next year or another big send-off down the line, but getting to appreciate that chilling entrance and unbelievable crowd energy as many times as The Undertaker will make an appearance is a genuine thrill and immediate dose of nostalgia.Nearly every moment of the evening was focused upon the Survivor Series pay-per-view, which takes place this Sunday in Toronto, including The Undertakers message. Without further ado, lets dig into an action-packed two hours of SmackDown Live.The Miz earns a shocking sixth Intercontinental championship reignViewers couldnt have gotten a better introduction to SmackDowns 900th episode. After a quick retrospective of some of the most memorable moments in the shows history, the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, crowd was immediately thrust into a big-fight atmosphere for what seemed like it might be the last showdown between Ziggler and The Miz for some time.Right away this match felt different and special. There were several sequences where each wrestler countered the others moves, back-and-forth, showcasing the familiarity between them.The storytelling was just as good, as The Miz worked on the leg to try to take away Zigglers super kick, which he used to beat The Miz at No Mercy. Ziggler, meanwhile, did everything to counteract The Mizs attempts at cheating -- starting with feet on the second rope during a pinfall attempt and carrying through to the very end of the match. This match had a frenetic feel while feeling simultaneously well-paced, and quickly got into two-and three-commercial break territory. Despite more than two months of going at it back and forth, the match provided the feeling like you didnt want this rivalry to end.When you have so many matches in a single series, like these two have had (to say nothing of the dozens of matches earlier in their careers), its easy to get a bit repetitive with just a few slight changes each time out. But this rivalry has consistently built upon the story told in the previous match, with Tuesdays meeting offering the feel of desperation as The Miz entered one last go-around for the title before both men moved on.The Miz brought back his use of?Daniel Bryans?kicks to the chest and then used Bryans Busaiku knee finisher, followed immediately by a Skull-Crushing Finale to nearly record a pinfall. Ziggler quickly turned the tables with a Zig Zag to get a two-count of his own, but then the shenanigans began.The Spirit Squad?ran out to provide a distraction, helped The Miz sweep a leg and lock Ziggler in a long figure-four attempt, with Ziggler getting to the ropes. The Miz pulled him to the middle of the ring, attempted another figure-four before Ziggler rolled him up. Cue the interference from?Maryse?who, unlike previous matches where she sprayed Ziggler in the eyes with perfume, simply pushed both men over so that The Miz could control the roll-up and record a quick (and cheap) three-count to win back the title.While nearly everything these two have done together has been great, they will need to push their limits even further to keep this rivalryy feeling fresh should WWE plan to continue it.dddddddddddd There are some definitive drawbacks here -- Zigglers title reign, which he put his career on the line for, ended at 37 days without a single successful title defense on television. Meanwhile, as much as Sundays title match at Survivor Series between The Miz and Sami Zayn?has the potential to be strong, Ziggler-Zayn likely would have been more exciting. ?The Mizs conflict with Bryan also heated up with another fiery Talking Smack confrontation, during which The Miz lambasted his general manager for wanting to trade him for Zayn or?Cesaro.Wherever the Intercontinental title feud goes from here, Tuesdays match certainly set the tone for the rest of the night.The Undertaker invades The Cutting Edge?After a brief introduction from Edge, the time frame from when Team SmackDown entered the ring to the time The Undertaker uttered a rest in peace was fewer than 13 minutes, but it packed in everything that was needed to tie a bow around a proper build to the mens traditional five-on-five Survivor Series match.It started with Edge shunning?AJ Styles?and shaking?James Ellsworths hand, with Styles denying a five-second pose (which ultimately did happen on Talking Smack). There was a confrontation between Edge and?Randy Orton, the former Rated RKO teammates, before Styles and?Dean Ambrose?got into it just long enough for the iconic gong to hit and the lights to go out.The Undertaker had a few messages to deliver; firstly, he recognized McMahon as SmackDowns fearless leader (complete with a tip of his hat). He then proclaimed that WrestleMania will no longer define who I am. Im back -- taking souls and digging holes. He went on to acknowledge that Survivor Series is where his character was born and that SmackDown has always been my home.Finally, he laid down the law by issuing a challenge.If you fail, you have reason to fear The Deadman, The Undertaker said. And Team Raw better rest ... in ... peace.Hits and missesAlexa Bliss?was finally guaranteed a rematch for the SmackDown womens championship after an exasperated Bryan finally acquiesced upon seeing the clip for the fifth time.?Natalya, who was channeling her inner Bill Alfonso all night with the whistle, carried on her gimmick of ripping off songs to provide inspiration to her team by quoting the all-time classic Tubthumping by Chumbawamba (look it up kids) and Bliss, wide-eyed, called her out for it.The SmackDown womens division received the same kind of treatment as the men did the night before on Raw, as first?Charlotte, and then the rest of the Raw womens team, emerged from the audience to bring a?Nikki Bella-Carmella?match to a premature end. Both squads showed unity (almost too much so, as?Bayley?joining in on a 5-on-1 attack on Bella felt ... weird), with the SmackDown women running out to help their captain and stand tall together (which they continued to do during a lengthy segment together on Talking Smack).For the record, everything about this short match between Bella and Carmella made me cringe. Maybe thats a sign of good storytelling and execution, but I couldnt help but think there might have been one or two too many chances taken, including a sickening neckbreaker from the apron to the floor on Bella and her surgically repaired neck.Using NXT talents as enhancement talent on SmackDown makes sense, and Oney Lorcan afforded himself very well in a short match against Kalisto. Lorcan got off to an aggressive start as he blindsided Kalisto with some brutal uppercuts in opposite corners. He also made up for a Kalisto botch on the middle rope like the in-ring veteran he is, covering for the mistake and carrying the match through to Kalisto hitting the Salida Del Sol for the victory.We got a King Booker backstage appearance, during which he hit all of the memorable lines one would expect. His interaction with the SmackDown tag team Survivor Series team was what a nostalgia bit should be -- letting the young guys get most of the shine, while Booker got to brush back the fashion police?Breezango.Tuesdays tag team match, a slightly smaller version of the 20-man Survivor Series match, pitted four of the five teams (excluding the champions) that will represent SmackDown on Sunday against the four teams that didnt make the cut. 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