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Washington suffered its first loss of the season last week, but its hopes still flicker for a berth in the College Football Playoff.The seventh-ranked Huskies (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12) still control their destiny in the Pac-12 North, needing to beat struggling Arizona State (5-5, 2-5) at home on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX) before finishing the regular season at division-leading Washington State.We do just need to respond, said Washington coach Chris Petersen, whose team lost 26-13 at home to USC last weekend.I hope our guys have a new edge to them a little bit, but I do think theyve done a good job all season long, like Ive been saying, about preparing. They played hard. Both sides played really, really hard. It wasnt about that at all.Washingtons weak nonconference schedule -- Rutgers, Idaho, Portland State -- continues to be an issue as the Huskies now need help to reach the playoff. But they have a chance to impress late in the season, by beating the Cougars and then facing a ranked champion from the Pac-12 South, possibly even getting a rematch against USC.But first up is Arizona State, which has lost four games in a row, allowing at least 37 points in each of them. The Sun Devils have given up 103 total points to Oregon and Utah in the past two outings.Allowing explosive plays has been at the forefront of ASUs undoing.The Sun Devils have allowed 64 plays of 20-plus yards (tied for 121st out of 128 teams nationally), 34 plays of 30-plus yards (123rd), 24 plays of 40-plus yards (127th), 16 plays of 50-plus yards (127th) and 11 plays of 60-plus yards (tied for 126th).For more evidence, see last weeks 49-26 home loss to Utah.The Utes scored on a 64-yard pass, a 27-yard pass, a 17-yard pass, an 82-yard run, a 24-yard pass and a 40-yard run.The story of the whole game, when you go back and look at the film, my only impression is just big plays, said coach Todd Graham. Thats been the big deal. Its just frustrating.Although stonewalled by USC, Washington has all kinds of explosive potential. The Huskies scored 70 against Oregon and 66 vs. Cal this season. The trio of wide receiver John Ross, running back Myles Gaskin and quarterback Jake Browning can provide plenty of fireworks.Browning, after completing 17 of 36 passes for 259 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions against USC, dropped from first to third nationally in passing efficiency with a rating of 189.1.Gaskin was held to 51 yards rushing on 15 carries last week, but he did go over 1,000 yards for the season and is averaging 6.0 yards per carry. Ross, one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nations top wideout, picked up his 15th touchdown reception of the season last week.Ross is probably the most dynamic player in our league, Graham said. I would say explosive plays and defense are the two things when I think of them.Washingtons defense has been superb, ranking ninth nationally in points allowed (17.9 per game) and 19th in total defense (336.8). The Huskies lead the nation in turnover margin (plus 1.5 per game).But Washington is now without two of its top two defenders against the run. Linebacker Joe Mathis (foot) was already out for the season and linebacker Azeem Victor suffered a foot injury last week that will keep him sidelined.Redshirt freshman DJ Beavers will replace Victor, who has a team-high 68 tackles.I think he filled in pretty well, Petersen said of Beavers.He made some tackles, played aggressive, played tough. Its hard when you lose a player like Azeem, for sure, but it was not like this, Oh, now we have no chance type of thing. He was right there playing physical.Arizona State has some weapons on offense, although quarterback Manny Wilkins, who has dealt with injuries in recent weeks, looked rusty Saturday against Utah, throwing two interceptions and being sacked nine times.Arizona State uses running back Kalen Ballage in a variety of ways, including taking direct snaps. He is coming off his second consecutive game with 200-plus all-purpose yards, rolling up 244 against Utah -- a career-high 118 receiving, 46 rushing and 80 in the return game.Wide receiver NKeal Harry, a talented true freshman, is coming off his best game. He had eight catches for a career-high 114 yards, rushed for 31 yards on a broken play after he dropped a lateral, and completed a 46-yard pass. Hell have interesting matchups this week against Washington cornerbacks Sidney Jones and Kevin King.Ivan Rodriguez Nationals Jersey .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Stephen Strasburg Nationals Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. 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Jayson Werth Nationals Jersey . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay.Formula One is still in preliminary discussions over whether to implement a new penalty system that would in essence punish drivers for each infringement until they total too many points and get hit with a race ban. Motor sports governing body, FIA, has not presented an official format describing how the system would work. Drivers, however, already have some opinions on the issue. "I dont like it. I dont know, maybe Im a little bit too old fashioned," three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel said during the Spanish Grand Prix recently. "I think from a drivers point of view, weve been pushing for penalties and right now we are probably in a situation where we have more penalties than we would like, so its a little bit of a vicious circle." Last season, French driver Romain Grosjean was given a one-race ban for causing a crash at the Spa GP that sent Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez off the track at the first corner. The Lotus driver was involved in several crashes by driving too aggressively into the first corner, earning him a reputation as a reckless driver. Grosjean, who has contained his aggression this season, is wary about the plan coming into fruition. "For the time being its only been a supposition. Well have to see how its put into place and what the possibilities are," Grosjean said. "You cant lose points for driving too fast in the pit lane or things like that. So the catalogue (of rules), if it were to happen, would need to be properly established." Drivers remain somewhat in the dark about the proposals. A race ban could happen, for example, if a driver accumulated 12 penalty points. "Until they come up with a proper system and we understand how its going to work, its hard to really know if its going to be a good or bad thing," Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo said. "In some respects it would be nice to know what a penalty is. Instead of: Will I get a drive-through? Will I get a 10-place grid penalty for doing something wrong?" There were other incidents of dangerous driving last season with Hamilton and Feelipe Massa right on the limit when they drove against each other.dddddddddddd But defining what is punishable confuses drivers. "I think you have the potential of (penalty) points for some things that are not entirely in our hands and at the end of the day the consequence could be very big," Vettel said. "I dont know if thats the idea. If you want to adapt a system that everybody uses on the road, there might be some logic behind it, but at the end of the day we are not driving on the road, we are racing." At this seasons Bahrain Grand Prix, McLaren driver Sergio Perez twice bumped into teammate Jenson Button as they scrapped for points. In theory, Perez would have received a penalty point under the proposed new rules. Three-time former champion Niki Lauda agrees with Vettel and is aghast at the idea of the system. "There has to be some kind of penalties for mistakes but I think its completely wrong for Formula One (to) use the same kind of penalties we have on the road, which I think is ridiculous," Lauda told The Associated Press at the Spanish GP. Penalizing drivers too much will lessen the thrill of the sport which is naturally shrouded in danger. "Its sort of like giving the guys -- whoevers controlling it -- an excuse to hand out more penalties," Ricciardo said. "I think weve got to be careful not to .. you know, we still want to see racing. We still want to see cars get close and race hard. We dont want to see old ladies driving, we still want to see young, aggressive kids." Ricciardo said he fears the system could lead to excessive scrutiny. "Sometimes you have to say: Its a pure racing incident and not investigate all the time," Ricciardo said. "Its going to be very complex because then youve got things like an unsafe pit release (which has) got nothing to do with the driver." Dishing out penalty points could decide races and even championships, opening the door to endless sanctions and appeals. "I dont know whose idea it was. Its ridiculous, I think," Lauda said. "Racing is racing." ' ' '