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(SportsNetwork.com) - Two Western powers collide Wednesday as the Houston Rockets welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Toyota Center. The Rockets hope to get center Dwight Howard back to combat Sacramento big man DeMarcus Cousins. Howard has missed three straight games with a strained knee and leads the Rockets in rebounds with 11.3 and is second in scoring with 18.8 ppg. Howard hasnt played since Nov. 17 versus Memphis. Houston is second in opponents scoring at 91.7 ppg and posted a second straight win with Mondays 91-86 triumph versus New York. James Harden scored 36 points on 11-of-22 shooting and made 7-of-12 3-pointers, while Donatas Motiejunas ended with 13 points and eight rebounds. Harden is third in scoring with 25.2 ppg and has five games with at least 30 points this season. I just know I had to be aggressive, Harden said of his performance against the Knicks. I knocked down shots and tried to make plays. Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (hamstring) did not play and is questionable Wednesday. Beverley is posting an average of 12.6 ppg for the Rockets, winners in five of the last games. The Rockets are a game behind Memphis (12-2) in the Southwest Division with an 11-3 mark and have a 5-2 record at home. Houston is 2-1 on a five-game homestand and will close it out Friday versus the Los Angeles Clippers. Sacramento has won three in a row and four of its last five games, and improved to 2-0 on a four-game road trip with Tuesdays 99-89 victory over Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. Cousins muscled his way to 22 points and 12 rebounds, Omri Casspi scored 22 points and Ramon Sessions added 15 for the Kings. We had a little adversity at halftime with the whole coach situation, Cousins said. So I just tried to come out and be aggressive, hit them in the mouth early and get our team rolling. Head coach Mike Malone was ejected in the second quarter. Cousins has recorded double-doubles in each of the last seven games and leads the NBA in rebounding (12.3 rpg). The Kings, who opened the game on a 19-4 run, played without Rudy Gay (21.1 ppg) and Darren Collison (15.9 ppg). Gay is bothered by right Achilles tendinitis and Collison is nursing a bruised left quadriceps. Sacramento is trying to reach the 10-win mark Wednesday and will visit San Antonio on Friday. The Kings last started 10-5 in 2004-05, when they began the season with wins in 13 of the first 18 games. The Kings and Rockets split four meetings last season, and Houston has dominated the series in recent years with an 11-4 mark over the previous 15 encounters. Sacramento has lost 11 of the last 14 trips to Space City. Jessie Bates III Jersey . The Giants chances of winning the division were dealt a serious blow by the three-game sweep at the hands of the lowly Padres. The Giants open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Monday night. 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Pinch-hitter Tommy Medica singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in their first home game since Gwynn died of cancer Monday.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston had no problem getting the ball to just about everyone. It was a sign that the top-ranked Seminoles (2-0) may be ready to put to rest some of the questions about their youth. They had 10 different players catch a pass and seven had a rush in a 37-12 rout of lower-tier FCS opponent The Citadel on Saturday. Winston threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, and the 18th consecutive win set a FSU school record. It was a contrast to last week, when Florida State force-fed the ball to seniors Karlos Williams and Rashad Greene. "In our offence, we may call it somewhere, but it doesnt have to go there," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "We dont force the ball. Thats what weve got to have, diversity around the board. Guys can catch it and run it. The quicker those young guys developing, the better were going to be." Winston completed 22 of 27 passes and the offence scored touchdowns on all four first-half drives and field goals on his two third-quarter drives. The Heisman winner sat down with a 34-0 lead. The Citadel quarterback Aaron Miller completed 3 of 11 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown and ran for 61 yards. The Bulldogs (0-2) had eight rushers carry in their triple-option offence and the ground game accounted for 250 of the teams 322 offensive yards. "It was loud, very loud," Miller said. "My offensive line, the first plays, they told me they cant hear me. Im yelling at the top of my lungs and Im figuring Im not going to have a voice by halftime." The Florida State offence was able to drive up and down the field with little resistance while its starters were on the field. In the choppy season-opening win against Oklahoma State, Winston seemed to force the ball to receiver Greene, who finished with 203 yards on 11 receptions. Williams was one of just two running backs to carry the ball against the Cowboys, and had 23 of the teams 31 rushes. "Im comfortable with everybody, because thats how this offence is," Winston said. "We try to give everybody the ball and a lot of people had touches this gamee.dddddddddddd Thats how Coach Fisher does things. "Its not a one man show, everyones going to get that rock." Fisher said Winston tried to force some big plays last week, but he was patient against the Bulldogs. Williams and running backs Mario Pender and Freddie Stevenson had six combined receptions for 46 yards. All-ACC tight end Nick OLeary was supposed to ease the losses of 2013 receivers Kelvin Benjamin and Kenny Shaw, but was also limited last week. He caught a team-high five balls for 51 yards and a touchdown Saturday. He dropped what would have been another score. The Seminoles welcomed back receiver Jesus "Bobo" Wilson from a one-game suspension stemming from the theft of a motor scooter. He scored his first career touchdown on a 12-yard, first-quarter reception. Freshman running back Dalvin Cook, the 2013 Florida Mr. Football, scored his first career touchdown in his first game with a 5-yard run in the second quarter. "They have depth, speed, size, everything," Citadel coach Mike Houston said. "Not (any weaknesses) from our angle. Thats the best football team weve ever faced." The Florida State starting defence pitched a shutout, but lost three defensive linemen in the process. Starting defensive tackle Eddie Goldman went down during the first series of the game and his replacement, sophomore Justin Shanks went down in the second series. Starting nose guard Nile Lawrence-Stample was injured in the second quarter. All three were lost for the game with lower leg injuries and Goldman was seen on crutches and wearing a boot on his left foot after the game. "I dont know how bad the injuries are," Fisher said. "When you play these kind of teams, they are constantly cutting knees and ankles. ... Nothing illegal about it, thats just football." The Seminoles were already thin on the interior of the defensive line with defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan now playing for the Baltimore Ravens. There are seven freshmen defensive linemen on the roster. The Seminoles host Clemson on Sept. 20, the same day Citadel travels to Charleston Southern. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '