Danny Wuerffel

PassingTim Rattay, Louisiana Tech33-for-42, 508 yards, 7 TDsFour TD passes in the first quarter started a 69-21 rout of Arkansas State.Akili Smith, Oregon19-for-32, 442 yards, 3 TDsSmith led the Ducks to a 27-22 win over Washington.Kevin Feterik, BYU25-for-42, 422 yards, 4 TDsFeterik helped the Cougars finish unbeaten at home and win their fifth straight.Derek Jensen, SW Missouri26-for-43, 324 yards, 3 TDsAlso ran for four touchdowns in a 49-42 come-from-behind victory over Illinois State.

Top performancesPassingKoy Detmer, Colorado 27 of 47, 401 yards, 5 TDsHis school-record five scoring passes helped Colorado defeat Iowa State, 49-42, and extend its winning streak over Iowa State to 13 games.Tim Sherman, Virginia 19 of 28, 346 yards, 0 TDsHe ran for a touchdown in addition to his school-record passing, but eight sacks and three fumbles made for a long day against Clemson.Donovan McNabb, Syracuse 22 of 33, 271 yards, 3 TDsHelped Orangemen register sixth straight victory.RushingKelverick Green, M. Tennessee25 carries, 168 yards, 4 TDsHe did all his scoring in the second quarter to power a 30-12 victory over Tennessee-Martin.

*TC BaseballIndians: Sent IF Casey Candaele and OF Trenidad Hubbard outright to Triple-A Buffalo. Claimed P Teddy Warrecker off waivers from Dodgers and designated him for assignment.Padres: Activated P Doug Bochtler from 15-day DL. Optioned P Rich Batchelor to Triple-A Las Vegas.Pirates: Recalled P Paul Wagner from Double-A Carolina. Optioned P Jose Silva to Triple-A Calgary.Reds: Placed C Brook Fordyce (strained left hip flexor) on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 16.Red Sox: Agreed to terms with P John Curtice, first-round draft pick.

Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Fined Rangers for hiring Grady Fuson from Athletics as assistant GM; Oakland had filed complaint that Texas interviewed Fuson for GM job rather than assistant GM. MARLINS: Signed P Brad Penny, P Vladimir Nunez, P Benito Baez and P Armando Almanza to one-year contracts. RED SOX: Retained services of Doug Melvin as consultant. Basketball NBA: Suspended Nets F Kenyon Martin one game after he was called for sixth flagrant foul of season. ... Named 76ers G Allen Iverson Player of the Week.

Auto racing CART: Named Hal Whiteford president of racing. Baseball Angels: Released IF Archi Cianfrocco and IF Carlos Garcia. Blue Jays: Optioned OF Andy Thompson and 1B Kevin Witt to Triple-A Syracuse. Re-assigned C Mark Dalesandro to minor-league camp. Cubs: Optioned P Brian McNichol to Triple-A Iowa. Returned OF Corey Patterson and C Angelo Encarnacion to minor-league camp. Diamondbacks: Signed IF Craig Counsell to minor-league contract. Expos: Returned P Marty McLeary to Red Sox for cash.

ASHBURN, Va. - When the Washington Redskins take the field in their final preseason game tonight, wide receiver Patrick Woodcock is well aware of the task ahead of him. The second-year receiver is one of seven wide-outs on a Redskins roster that seems set with six - Laveranues Coles, Rod Gardner, Taylor Jacobs, Cliff Russell, Patrick Johnson and Darnerien McCants (Arundel). Woodcock's play tonight (8 o'clock, chs. 4, 24) against the Jaguars in Jacksonville could determine whether the Washington coaches decide to keep six or seven wide receivers.

ASHBURN, Va. - The Tennessee Titans may just be the tonic that the Washington Redskins need. Seeking to end a two-game losing streak, the Redskins encounter a Tennessee team that is mired in a three-game skid of its own and also spinning its wheels in the mud. "I think we're catching them at as good a time as any for us," said newly crowned No. 2 wide receiver Kevin Lockett. "Neither one of us has won in the last two or three weeks. Somebody's got to win. The way we see it, it might as well be us."

ASHBURN, Va. -- Steve Spurrier has never been one to follow conventional wisdom. Perhaps that's why the unorthodox coach -- going against the football experts and statistics -- has opted to turn over the Washington Redskins' ever-dwindling playoff chances to quarterback Danny Wuerffel. Wuerffel, a six-year journeyman who has thrown just nine touchdowns against 18 interceptions in 22 career games, will attempt to lead Washington (4-6) out of its third two-game losing streak of the season at 1 p.m. today against the visiting St. Louis Rams (5-5)

NEW ORLEANS -- Coach and player both have won Heisman Trophies. Coach and player are both the sons of preachers. After that, however, flamboyant Steve Spurrier and unflappable Danny Wuerffel operate on opposite sides of the street.For nearly a month, Florida's "Coach Superior" has been on Florida State's case, complaining to the Southeastern Conference and anyone who will listen about the way the Seminoles roughed up Wuerffel in their regular-season showdown. The quarterback, meanwhile, doesn't come off as quite so righteous.

Two, four, six.Eight?Maryland continued its steady improvement this season, but it wasn't enough to get the Terps into their first bowl game in five years. Coach Mark Duffner's teams have progressed from 2-9 to 4-7 to 6-5, but low-profile Maryland learned it will have to do more than just post a winning season if it wants to go to a bowl.If a North Carolina State conversion pass had been completed at game's end against North Carolina, the Terps, and not the Tar Heels, would be representing the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Carquest Bowl.