focus on protecting the football and shoring up its run defense.

BILBAO, Spain -- Jens Keukeleire of Belgium won the 12th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, while Nairo Quintana maintained his overall lead on Thursday.Keukeleire, riding for Orica BikeExchange, used a late burst to pull away and win his first stage at a grand tour by over two bike lengths.He completed the hilly 193-kilometer (120-mile) route that traversed four ascents between Los Corrales de Buelna and Bilbao in 4 1/2 hours.My director said, `If you are there at the end, you can give it a crack. And I was good enough to take it over, Keukeleire said. What makes it special is that I just became a father four weeks ago, and my girlfriend and son are here with me.Quintana protected his 54-second lead over Chris Froome, before the race enters three consecutive stages in the Pyrenees Mountains.The two frontrunners held off from attacking one another after back-to-back duels on summit finishes, and crossed the line in the large lead group.There are no easy days. There havent been, and there wont be, Quintana said.There were no changes among the top-10 times. Quintanas Movistar teammate, Alejandro Valverde, remained in third place at 1:05 behind.Early in the stage, Froomes Sky team launched two riders, Peter Kennaugh and David Lopez, in a small breakaway group of six riders. But Astana led the peloton back and swallowed them up by the start of the second ascent over the Alto El Vivero before the flat finish.Fridays 13th stage is the longest of the three-week race. The 213-kilometer (133-mile) route starting in Bilbao goes over four category-three climbs and briefly dips into France before finishing in Urdax. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After facing four straight ranked opponents in a physical grind that left its roster decimated by injuries, Tennessee should have an easier road ahead the rest of the season.That path eventually could give the 18th-ranked Volunteers (5-2, 2-2 SEC) a chance to avenge one of their two losses this season in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Theyre using their off week to get healthier before continuing the chase for their first SEC Eastern Division title since 2007.Ive been proud of our players and proud of our kids, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. I dont think a team in the country has been through the adversity with everything that weve been through. I think it shows the competitive character we have in our program.That adversity includes the early deficits Tennessee has faced virtually every week as well as the multiple injuries the team has sustained on both sides of the ball.Tennessee won its first five games despite trailing by double-digit margins in four of them. The Vols also erased a 28-7 deficit against No. 6 Texas A&M before losing that game 45-38 in double overtime . They followed that up with a 49-10 loss to No. 1 Alabama last week.That two-game skid caused Tennessee to lose control of its destiny in the SEC East race, but the Vols should be favored in all the rest of their regular-season games.Tennessees five remaining opponents (South Carolina, Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt) have a combined record of 12-20. None of those teams currently has a winning record.Current SEC East leader Florida (5-1, 3-1) still must travel to No. 17 Arkansas and No. 25 LSU as well as facing Georgia and South Carolina. Tennessee also owns a tiebreak advantage over Florida after beating the 15th-ranked Gators last month.Were not really focused on getting to Atlanta right now, Tennessee safety Todd Kelly Jr. said after the Alabama game. Were focused on the next opponent. I feel like this bye week will allow uss to get our bodies healthy.ddddddddddddTennessee must focus on protecting the football and shoring up its run defense.The Vols have committed 17 turnovers, the most of any SEC team. Kansas, Bowling Green and Duke are the only Football Bowl Subdivision programs with more turnovers.Tennessee also is allowing 219.4 yards rushing per game and 5.2 yards per carry to rank 107th nationally in run defense. South Carolina is the only SEC team yielding more yards rushing per game.Its flat-out unacceptable, Jones said. Its something that will not be tolerated here. We always pride ourselves on stopping the run, and we havent been able to do it.Tennessee faces the tough task trying to improve its run defense while dealing with a lack of depth at defensive tackle following a season-ending injury to Kahlil McKenzie (torn pectoral muscle) and the dismissal of Danny OBrien.Depth is a concern at just about every position due to Tennessees injury situation.The Vols played most of the Alabama game without four of their usual starters on the offensive line. Theyve played much of the season without either of their defensive captains, as cornerback Cam Sutton has a fractured ankle and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin has undergone season-ending shoulder surgery .Linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. has missed five games with a high ankle sprain, and backup linebacker Quarte Sapp played just two games before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. Jones also acknowledged this week that running back Alvin Kamara is banged up without going into additional details beyond saying that everything is wait-and-see.To be 5-2 at this point with everything thats gone one, this football team has done a very good job, Jones said. Now were going to be challenged even more significantly each and every week from here on out. We have to understand that, and we will.---AP college website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '