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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana, mired in a three-game skid, is sticking with quarterback Richard Lagow.Hes the guy, coach Kevin Wilson said Monday when asked if Indiana would open up practice snaps for other quarterbacks.Lagow has been inconsistent at best and worse than that recently as the Hoosiers (3-4, 1/3 Big Ten) have fallen behind by double digits in the first halves of each loss. Indiana trailed 24-3 at intermission against Northwestern and lost 24-14.The offenses inability to get going early really hurt the defense, Wilson said. I dont think our defense had the time to make the adjustments. We get a quick three-and-out, they score, then we go quick three-and-out and they score again.Maryland (5-2, 2-2) visits Indiana on Saturday. The Terrapins have outscored opponents 54-14 in the first quarter and 133-66 in the opening half.This Indiana team doesnt resemble any from Wilsons recent past, when the Hoosiers were known for scoring in bunches but giving up even more than that on defense. This years defense is allowing 377.6 yards per game, 131.9 fewer than last year -- the largest improvement in the nation.But Indiana is just 96th out of 126 schools in scoring at 24.1 points per game. Lagow, a redshirt junior in his first season as a starter, has completed 147 of 246 passes (59.8 percent) for 1,975 yards with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Hoosiers are 118th in that latter category.Sophomore wide receiver Nick Westbrook, who caught 10 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern, suggests Indiana will spread the ball around to get more players involved. And he insists its the little things that have held back the Hoosiers.One of the plays was when Rich missed me on a speedout, and it was a little thing on my part, Westbrook said. I was a yard or two too deep. It looks like Rich threw a bad ball, but its really my fault. Its a little thing that I have to pay attention to and be disciplined about.Indiana began October at 3-1 with a 24-21 overtime upset of No. 17 Michigan State. But the remaining games loom large for the Hoosiers: If Indiana can defeat Maryland, games at Rutgers (2-6, 0-5) and Purdue (3-4, 1-3) offer the opportunity to return to a bowl game for a second consecutive year, which hasnt happened since 1990-91.Yeah, obviously, we want to get the ball rolling, said senior guard Dan Feeney, who returned Saturday from a four-game absence with a concussion. We beat Michigan State and then have lost the next three. Its obviously not where we want to be. Weve got to strike fire and get the ball rolling in some way, shape or form.Junior defensive end Greg Gooch says his teammates are upset about their current situation.Oh, there is some anger built up, he said. I feel like every game is a must win. Every game is critical.Note: The Nov. 5 Indiana at Rutgers game will have a noon kickoff and be televised on the Big Ten Network.---Online:AP College Football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org/Sports Jerseys From China . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Michael Jordan Jersey Swingman .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem. https://www.sportsstarsjerseys.com/tom-brady-jersey/ . 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The Chicago Cubs had just won their first NL pennant in 71 years, and the slugger was at the heart of the party.Well, the party in Arizona, at least.Moments after Chicago closed out the NL Championship Series at an electric Wrigley Field, the biggest question for the Cubs shifted all the way across the country to Mesa, where Schwarber is making an impressive comeback from major left knee surgery in April.Game 1 of the World Series is Tuesday night in Cleveland, and the Cubs say Schwarber is a possibility for the showdown with the Indians.Were not ruling anything out or anything in at this point, and were not going to get ahead of ourselves, either, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said.The 23-year-old Schwarber went 0 for 3 with a walk while serving as the designated hitter for the Solar Sox on Saturday night in the Arizona Fall League. He watched the Cubs clinching 5-0 victory over the Dodgers on a tablet in the dugout between at-bats, and then was soaked by a couple of his teammates after the game.A really good day for me personally, Schwarber said.There were no games in the Arizona Fall League on Sunday, and a spokesman for the Cubs said it was a scheduled off day for Schwarber. There was no word on the plan for the slugger for Mesas game against the Surprise Saguaros on Monday afternoon.Schwarber was ruled out for the year after he tore two knee ligaments in an outfield collision with Dexter Fowler in Chicagos third game of the season. But he had an encouraging checkup with Dr. Daniel Cooper last Monday in Dallas, clearing the way for the Cubs to take a closer look at the catcher/outfielder.If Schwarber has no setbacks in Arizona, the possibility of putting his powerful lefty swing on the World Series roster might be too tempting for Epstein to resist, even if returning for the Fall Classic after so much time off seems like a daunting task.Schwarber hit .333 with a franchise-record five homers in nine playoff games last year, and the Indians had 10 right-handers on their staff for the ALCS against Toronto.Playing an American League team in their stadium, being able to utilize a dessignated hitter and a quality hitter in Schwarber, it would be a big boost for us, pitcher Jake Arrieta said.dddddddddddd If hes ready, obviously. Nobody wants to see a guy as important as Schwarber is to this organization go down again. But if hes capable, if hes in a position strength-wise to be able to help us in that situation, obviously that would be huge for our team.Schwarber grounded out to first in his first at-bat with Mesa on Saturday night. He bounced to second in the third, walked in the sixth and was robbed of extra bases on a diving catch by center fielder Noel Cuevas in the eighth.I felt like I put in two good at-bats, Schwarber said. The first two I chased a little bit, a little antsy up at the plate as expected. But once it started getting back to being normal baseball again, it started slowing down.Most importantly for the Cubs, Schwarber said he felt fine.I have full confidence in my knee, he said. My knee doesnt bother me. It was my hands that hurt the worst. Ive got about eight blisters on them. I guess I should have kept rubbing a bat or something.Schwarber was selected by Chicago with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft out of Indiana University. He made his major league debut last June, part of a wave of bright young talent that helped the once-downtrodden franchise blossom into one of baseballs top clubs.He hit .246 with 16 homers and 43 RBI in 69 games last year. He stayed around the team after he got hurt this April, making the most of Wrigleys revamped home clubhouse and earning praise from manager Joe Maddon and his teammates for the way he attacked his rehab.It wouldnt surprise me if he is ready, Arrieta said. Its just in a moment like that, its different than working out and being in the training room and being a hundred percent there. Not that he cant be a hundred percent, its just a little scary situation for me. But if hes ready to go, having that bat, thats hard to turn away if its ready.---AP freelance reporter Jose M. Romero in Arizona contributed to this report.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '