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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban held a film session with Jalen Hurts this week to point out a few things to his young quarterback.Hurts was clearly paying attention.The freshman passed for career highs of 347 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards in less than three quarters in No. 1 Alabamas 51-3 rout of Mississippi State on Saturday. It put on display the potential of a passing game that had lately seemed the closest thing to a weakness for the Crimson Tide.The win -- coupled with Auburns surprising loss at Georgia -- also meant Alabama clinched the SEC West title.Hurts prolific performance wiped out any concerns that the Tide (10-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference, No. AP) would have a letdown after a bruising win at No. 19 LSU. Instead, Hurts turned in his best game and the defense denied Mississippi State (4-6, 2-4) the end zone on nine trips across midfield.Its one of the things weve been wanting to do is try to develop some confidence in the passing game, and obviously he was able to do that very well today, Saban said. He got the ball to some of our playmakers down the field and they had opportunities to make big plays.Hurts is the first Alabama player to have 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in the same game, and he was flirting with both those milestones by halftime.The Bulldogs had been riding high after an upset of Texas A&M, but didnt muster a threat in this one.Hurts completed 28 of 37 passes and rushed for a fifth touchdown before being replaced by Cooper Bateman late in the third quarter. The big performance was marred by an interception and fumble, but the Tides dominating defense made sure the miscues didnt matter too much.In practice, hell sling it, Alabama guard Ross Piersbacher said. Its fun to see him do that in a game. I think thats big for his confidence.ArDarius Stewart was the biggest beneficiary of the passing revival, scoring three touchdowns. Stewart gained 156 yards on eight catches, including a 67-yard sprint on a jet sweep.Mississippi States Nick Fitzgerald couldnt solve Alabamas defense after two huge games. He completed 10 of 33 passes for 145 with an interception. Fitzgerald was also held to 15 rushing yards after topping 900 total yards combined against Texas A&M and Samford.We had five dropped passes in the first half, Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen said. Thats not good when youre playing a great defense. Its not good when youre playing a bad defense, but when youre playing a great defense you cannot do those things.Alabama outgained the Bulldogs 615-274 in total yards and has won nine straight meetings.THE TAKEAWAYMississippi State: The Bulldogs couldnt finish off drives, including the two started in Alabama territory, or offer a strong follow-up to last weeks upset. Fitzgerald and star receiver Fred Ross (three catches, 23 yards) were held in check.Alabama: Hurts and the Tide got the passing game going against the leagues worst pass defense. Hurts hadnt reached 200 yards passing in the previous three games, but might have emerged from this one with a shot at some Heisman Trophy votes. The defense went seven straight quarters without allowing a point.TURNING 40Saban joined Ohio States Woody Hayes and Florida States Bobby Bowden in a tie for the most wins with a top-ranked team by any coach. Hes 40-5, matching Bowden. Hayes went 40-4-1 with No. 1 teams.POLL IMPLICATIONSAlabama should hold firm as the clear leader in the playoff and AP rankings .RUNNING HURTSHurts joined Steadman Shealy in 1979 as the only Alabama quarterbacks to rush for 700-plus yards in a season. He has 735 yards, 56 shy of Shealys record.UP NEXTMississippi St.: hosts Arkansas needing to win its final two games to become bowl eligible.Alabama: hosts FCS team Chattanooga in an Iron Bowl tuneup.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25Adidas NMD R1 Womens Raw Pink .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. Adidas NMD R1 Triple Black . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. 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Game 2 of the NL Division Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers still had to wait.Major League Baseball postponed the Dodgers-Nationals game until Sunday at 1:08 p.m. because it expected the rain that fell throughout the morning and afternoon to continue well into the night.The teams were scheduled for a 4:08 p.m. first pitch Saturday. But rain that intensified as Hurricane Matthew moved up the coast and a forecast of 100 percent certainty for precipitation until at least 8 p.m. forced the decision, Commissioner Rob Manfred said.We hate to cancel, said Manfred, who arrived Saturday afternoon after a flight from New York. We hate to make travel worse on the players than it was originally intended to be. But it just doesnt look like were going to have a situation that would be safe for the players to play.Rain stopped falling at Nationals Park around 4 p.m., about an hour after the decision was made to postpone the game. Rain was scheduled to resume in the early evening.LA leads the best-of-five series 1-0 after a 4-3 victory Friday night.Manfred said he expected the weather to be better Sunday at Nationals Park and hopes to be in a sunny period. Its supposed to be 61 degrees and windy around game time.Left-hander Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) will start for the Dodgers against right-hander Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83). Manfred said the rest of the series will proceed as scheduled with Game 3 Monday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, as the rain wiped out the travel day to the West Coast.Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy said players came in prepared to play but was glad the decision was made quickly.Hats off to Major League Baseball for canceling this early, Murphy said. Im sure they didnt want either pitcher to get out there and get caught in a situation where you lose one of them, especially in a short series like this.The postponement means the teams willl have to play and fly Sunday.ddddddddddddWe do East-West travel like this during the regular season, Manfred said. Its not ideal but doable.Its expected to be Dodgers righty Kenta Maeda against Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez in Game 3. LA manager Dave Roberts said lefty Julio Urias would start Game 4, if necessary, which would leave ace Clayton Kershaw available for a possible Game 5.STICKING WITH ESPINOSANationals manager Dusty Baker stuck with Danny Espinosa on his initial Game 2 lineup despite the shortstop going 0 for 3 with three strikeouts in Game 1. Asked why he continues to play Espinosa, Baker was blunt.Well, who else do I have? Baker said. If you can give me somebody better, then I can play somebody instead of him. Certain times you have certain people on your team and thats what youve got. Now, my job is to hopefully get the most out of them and make them better.BLISTERS IN THE SUNThe blister issues Hill has been dealing with make it unlikely hed be able to come back for a potential Game 5 on short rest, Roberts said. That means the Dodgers wont try to push Kershaw to pitch on short rest in Game 4.Weve been very cautious up to this point, Roberts said. Thats a variable that is kind of start to start, and well see how he is.Hill wasnt worried about the blisters in wet weather, either, which now wont be a concern.GONZALEZ GOES WESTGonzalez will fly to Los Angeles before the rest of his teammates Sunday to get some extra rest. He struggled during the regular season but hopes to be able to take advantage of the Dodgers lefty-heavy lineup and wants to go deep into Game 4.Its never easy facing that lineup, Gonzalez said. I would never say, `Hey, just go out there and pitch. You definitely have to some have common sense to throw some of these guys. You cant just groove a fastball right down the middle.---AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich contributed. ' ' '