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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- So much for the notion that No. 5 Louisvilles path would be smoother since its only loss at Clemson.Yes, the Cardinals have blown out North Carolina State and Boston College, but only after being tested by Duke and Virginia respectively. Louisville (8-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 6 CFP) now hosts improved Wake Forest (6-3, 3-2), which looks to beat a ranked opponent a week after becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2011.After edging the Demon Deacons 20-19 last season on the road, Louisville expects another battle Saturday night from a team featuring familiar faces on defense.Its the same team we played last year, Louisville sophomore right tackle Lakayus McNeil said. We just have to make sure we step up our game. Its different from when we played them last year because we were young and didnt know exactly what to do. This year, were going to play harder because were smarter.The Cardinals 52-7 rout of BC helped them move up a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings and they want to keep the committees attention with another dominant effort led by Heisman Trophy favorite Lamar Jackson.Louisvilles sophomore quarterback accounted for seven touchdowns against the Eagles to raise his nation-leading TD total to 45. Wake Forest is allowing just 18.4 points per game is prepared to offer more resistance to Jackson, especially after forcing three turnovers in last weeks 27-20 win over Virginia .Were ready for the challenge, Demon Deacons defensive end Duke Ejiofor said of facing Jackson. Were so excited to play Louisville. ... No fear here.---Some other things to watch as Wake Forest visits Louisville:NEARING MILESTONES: Jacksons 19 rushing TDs have put him within one of matching the ACC record for QBs set by Georgia Techs Tevin Washington in 2012. He needs two more TDs to tie the league mark of 47 set by Clemsons Deshaun Watson.NOT DONE YET: While beating Virginia was big for the Demon Deacons, theyve lost three of five and face a daunting two-game stretch that continues next week at Clemson. Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson has made that point clear this week. Theres a lot left in the season, a lot more to play for, he said. You never want a loss to cause a second loss, and you dont want a win that you get so caught up in the moment you dont get past it. So we had to quickly refocus.NOWHERE TO RUN: Louisville has been downright stingy on the ground since yielding 201 yards in the loss at Clemson. The Cardinals have held their last three opponents below 100 yards rushing and are allowing an average of just 66.3 yards over the past four contests. They rank seventh nationally in run defense with an average of 106 yards per game.DEACS PASS RUSH: Wake Forest is among three teams tied for third in the ACC with 27 sacks. Ejiofor has eight sacks and LB Marquel Lee five, and the two are tied for 12th nationally with 13 tackles for loss each.BATTLE FATIGUES: Louisvilles latest alternate uniform will honor the Armed Forces with a black-and-white scheme featuring a Stars-and-Stripes pattern on the shoulder pads and gloves. The school will also dedicate an unoccupied chair that will remain empty in honor of POWs and MIAs.---AP Sports Writer Joedy McCreary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, contributed to this report.---More AP college football: collegefootball.ap.orgSoccer Jerseys Outlet . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Cheap Soccer Jerseys . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. 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The defending champions know just how to respond.Maya Moore had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Lynx even the WNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 79-60 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night.This team bounces back well. We cant stay down for too long, Moore said. And Im a part of that. I wanted to bring that energy and thats what I took on myself personally today.Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 15 boards and Minnesota held Los Angeles to 32.9 percent shooting to bounce back from a last-second loss in Game 1. Seimone Augustus scored 14 points and Minnesota dominated on the glass, 46-32, to pull away.We played like this game was more important to them than it was to us and thats unfortunate, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. You dont get these opportunities often, so you have to play like you might not get this game back.Nneka Ogwumike had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Sparks, who head back home for the next two games in the best-of-five series. Candace Parker was quiet with six points on 3-for-12 shooting and the Sparks missed 17 of 20 3-pointers.The Lynx are trying to become the first back-to-back champions in the league since the Sparks repeated in 2002. A win in this series would also give Minnesota its fourth championship, which would tie the Lynx with the Houston Comets for most in league history.Last year the Lynx lost Game 1 at Target Center to the Indiana Fever, but rebounded to win that series in five games. But they know they face an even more capable challenger this year.We know what we needed to do, Augustus said. We watched the entire footage from Game 1 and saw where we made mistakes.Neither team led by more than five points during an air-tight Game 1 that Los Angeles won at the buzzer on a jumper from Alana Beard. The first 16 minutes of Game 2 were just as competitive, but Moore and the Lynx seized control in the final four minutes of the second quarter.After going scoreless in the firstt half of Game 1, Moore got rolling during a 17-3 blitz to close the period.dddddddddddd She hit two 3s and a layup, then picked Parkers pocket and heaved a three-quarter length outlet to a streaking Lindsay Whalen for a three-point play and a 37-25 lead.Moore had 12 points in the first half and the Lynx took much better care of the ball after coughing it up 11 times in the first half of Game 1.The Sparks made things interesting with a 14-0 run in the third quarter that made the score 44-41, but Augustus and Moore took over in the fourth to turn back the charge.I think it had a lot to do with our effort, Ogwumike said. Not to say that we dont want it. But you get tired and muddled and youre not focusing on what youre doing, a lot of times confusion can seep in. And I think thats what happened.MVP DISAPPEARS: Ogwumike, the league MVP, scored just two points in the final period, and took just six shots in the entire game. Its a hard job. (Our post players) made it look easy, but its not, Moore said. Shes such an explosive player.REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE: The Lynx parlayed their edge on the glass into a 17-7 advantage in second-chance points. They shot a pedestrian 45 percent from the field, but had 13 offensive rebounds to create more opportunities. When the ball went up on the glass and a shot was taken on either end, they outworked us, Agler said.QUOTABLE: Now I know how Shaq felt in the NBA, -- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the physical play on Fowles in the paint.RECORD RATING: The WNBA instituted a new playoff format this year that seeded teams based on record, not geography. It resulted in the two best teams during the regular season meeting in the finals despite both playing in the Western Conference. Game 1 drew an average audience of 597,000, the most-watched Game 1 ever on ABC, the network announced on Tuesday. It peaked with 693,000 viewers and was the most-watched Game 1 since 1998 broadcast across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.UP NEXT: Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles. ' ' '