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  March 26, 2018 7:25 PM PDT

  COLLEGE PARK, Md. Nike Shox r4 . -- Maryland first-year coach DJ Durkin insists last years numbers wont influence his selection of the teams starting quarterback.Then again, its tough to ignore 29 interceptions and eight fumbles from the most important player on the field.Theres the obvious thing: We did a poor job of taking care of the ball last season, Durkin said Tuesday at his first media day with the Terrapins. We definitely make reference to that and talk about how thats got to be corrected.Perry Hills, Caleb Rowe, redshirt freshman Gage Shaffer and freshman Tyrell Pigrome are vying to start the Sept. 3 opener against Howard. The one who best displays the ability to avoid turnovers will likely get the job.We talk a lot about protecting the football, having great ball security, Durkin said. Thats a guy that has the ball in his hands every snap, so he has to be a great decision-maker.The Terrapins went 3-9 last year, primarily because of a minus-18 turnover differential. The main offenders were Hills (13 interceptions, five fumbles) and Rowe (15 INTs, three fumbles).It was the hardest year Ive been through, said Rowe, a fifth-year senior. Ive got to learn from my mistakes. But the past is the past.Fortunately for Hills and Rowe, Durkin feels the same way.Absolutely clean slate, Durkin said. Its totally different how theyre being coached right now, its a totally different the scheme theyre in, its a totally different mindset. Were not going to judge them or form an opinion on what theyve done in the past.Rowe has been unable to practice since June because of an undisclosed injury. He hopes to return this week and be part of the fray.Bring it on, says Hills, who started eight games last year.Even if youre the starter, fourth string, whatever, there has to be a competition, Hills said. `If there isnt, youre either going to get complacent or just say, `Im the fourth guy, whatever, Im just going to sit here and relax. Everyone has to be pushing each other to get better. Thats how you get a real good team.Durkin plans to employ a fast-paced offense that relies on a quarterback whos adept at both running and throwing the football. Hills ran for 535 yards last year -- which gives him an edge over Rowe in that aspect of the game -- but Pigrome might get playing time because of his elusiveness in the open field.The 2015 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year, Pigrome ran for 1,349 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior and threw only four interceptions.Im not the type of person to turn the ball over, the freshman said, adding, but its a new level so you never know what will happen.Rowe threw only 10 interceptions in his first three seasons at Maryland before stumbling in 2015.Throughout my career, in high school and college, I never really turned the ball over that much, he said. Its something you go through and learn from it.Thats how Hills looks at it, too.The problem with the picks was sometimes just forcing the ball, trying to make something happen, he said. Not playing very smart.That cant happen if the Terrapins are to compete in the Big Ten.In practice, coaches do a real good job of focusing on the right reads and quarterback decisions, Hills said.The message is clear.The No. 1 key to winning a game, Hills said, is protecting the ball and winning the turnover battle. Nike Shox Clearance . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Air Zoom Pegasus 34 . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. http://www.csidusa.com/nike-shox-nz-mens-23/ .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain slipped to its fourth defeat in the French league, losing at Guingamp 2-1 on Saturday in another setback that cranks up the pressure on coach Unai Emery.With one game left before the winter break, PSG has already lost twice as many league games as it did last season, when it was unbeaten in the league until Feb. 28, won Ligue 1 by a record 31 points, and scored 102 goals for whopping goal difference of +83.PSG lost only four games last season in all competitions, winning a second straight domestic treble under former coach Laurent Blanc. The other two defeats were in the Champions League against Real Madrid in the group stage, and Manchester City in the quarterfinal return leg.Somethings not right, PSG midfielder Marco Verratti said. For us, its a crisis.With the exception of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who left for Manchester United, PSG has the same side.Its a problem in our minds, with concentration, Verratti said. Were starting games as if weve won them. Football is not like that. Last season, we won because we were at 100 percent when we came out onto the pitch. We have to get that back.Still, Verratti backed Emery.Were working harder than previous years. Its not a problem with the coach, the Italy international said. Its our fault, the players.PSGs defensive frailties were exposed again as Guingamp scored twice in quick succession midway through the second half.After forward Yannis Salibur opened the scoring in the 66th minute, midfielder Nill De Pauw added the second four minutes later.Last weekend, PSG trailed 2-0 at home to league leader Nice and salvaged a 2-2 draw thanks to two second-half goals from league top scorer Edinson Cavani.But despite Cavanis 80th-minute goal -- his 17th of the season -- against Guingamp, PSG lost for the fourth time away from home this season.The others were at Monaco, Toulouse, and Montpellier two weeks ago.I spoke to the president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) after the game and hes behind uus, Emery said. Nike Shox r4 Discount. Its difficult for everyone.PSG has taken only one point from its last three league games and won only one of its past five overall -- a midweek League Cup win over Lille -- and Emery is struggling to impose his methods after replacing Blanc.Blanc was fired in the summer because of PSGs failure to get past the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Just months before, Blanc was given a new contract and it reportedly cost PSG around 20 million euros ($21 million) to remove him and his coaching staff.PSG replaced him with Emery, whose reputation was high having just led Sevilla to its third straight Europa League title.Guingamps win must have been particularly satisfying for coach Antoine Kombouare.He was sacked by PSG at roughly the same stage of the season five years ago, despite his side being three points clear at the top heading into the winter break.Kombouare explained his strategy for beating PSG.The idea was to stop them passing out from the back, he said. We closed them down high up, and when we won the ball we pushed forward quickly.The win moved Guingamp up to fourth place behind PSG, which trails Monaco by three points and Nice by four.The gap could be larger after Sundays games, with Nice at home to 17th-place Dijon, and Monaco at home to Lyon.OTHER GAMESA late goal from center half Christopher Jullien helped Toulouse salvage a 1-1 home draw against Nancy.Despite dropping points, Toulouse moved within one point of sixth-place Rennes, which lost at home to Corsican side Bastia 2-1.Mid-table Montpellier, which beat PSG 3-0 at home two weeks ago, followed up with a 4-0 home win against Bordeaux.Also, Saint-Etienne lost 2-1 away to Lorient, which next travels to play PSG.Five years after his last league game for Saint-Etienne, backup goalkeeper Jessy Moulin was red-carded in the 10th minute. Cheap Jerseys 2018 Wholesale NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap JerseysChina NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '