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Louisville winds up ACC play this weekend pretty much knowing that a win over Wake Forest isnt going to be enough to get the Cardinals into the conference championship game.That would take a complete collapse by undefeated Clemson over the next two weeks.But the No. 6 Cardinals (8-1, 6-1 ACC) still harbor hopes of snagging one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff as they prepare to host Wake Forest Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET with ESPN2 telecasting from Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium in Louisville.After the Demon Deacons (6-3, 3-2 ACC) the Cardinals go out of conference play with a trip to Houston and a home game against instate rival Kentucky winding up their regular season.Impressive wins in their last three games could provide them with an argument to be included in the playoff, but Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino wants his players to focus only on the Deacons, who nearly upset the Cardinals last year in Winston-Salem.All I told them was we can only control how we play, how we go out and perform, and how we win games, Petrino said. That is the only thing we can control right there.How they win games is usually big. The Cardinals romped past Boston College 52-7 last week and earlier whipped North Carolina State 54-13, Florida State 63-20, and Syracuse 63-28.Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been the main catalyst and early on established himself as the favorite for the Heisman Trophy. He has rushed for over 131 yards a game, passed for nearly 306, and has accounted for 45 touchdowns -- 19 on runs and 26 on passes -- while throwing just six interceptions in 288 pass attempts.But the Cardinals also have had some close calls.They scored a late touchdown that came with the help of a late penalty against Duke for a 10-point win at home over the Blue Devils, and they scored with just 13 seconds left for a 32-25 win at Virginia after falling behind 25-24 with just over two minutes left. The Cardinals lost by six at Clemson after falling behind by 18 points.The close calls could have affected Louisvilles placement when the first CFP rankings came out last week. The Cardinals were No. 7 then.I know that last week when the rankings came out our players were upset about it, Petrino said. Really what we talked about was that we really just need to go out and play well and execute and play the type of ball that we know how to play.I do think it motivated us.The result was the 45-point destruction of Boston College.Wake Forest, with its aggressive and veteran defense, could be a different matter.Their defensive front will be as active as anybody we have played this year, Petrino said. What I mean by that is they really rush the passer, they play great technique on the run, their linebackers are fast and sprint to the football, and very experienced secondary.While the Cardinals came into the season looking to compete for a national championship, the Deacons have already achieved their goal. Coach Dave Clawson made no secret of the fact he was intent on getting his team into the postseason. With six wins already and a plethora of bowls, that seems a certainty.I was very open about it and very frank about it at the beginning of the year, that I thought it was a very realistic expectation to go to a bowl game this year, he said. I would have been very disappointed if we didnt get into a bowl.Quarterback John Wolford, who has started since his freshman year, has been a key figure. He had a 64-yard touchdown run in Wakes 27-20 win over Virginia last week and is second on the team in rushing with 456 yards, behind running back Matt Colburns 463. The Deacons have already rushed for more yards in nine games (1,476) than they had all of 2015 (1,262).This was a big goal for us going into the year, Wolford said of reaching bowl eligibility. But we cant be satisfied. Esa Lindell Jersey .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. 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CARSON, Calif. -- Chris Seitz made his only save in the 72nd minute and FC Dallas won the first Supporters Shield in franchise history with a scoreless draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday.FC Dallas (17-8-9, 60 points) had a two-point lead over Colorado coming into the match and held its edge after the Rapids tied Houston 1-1.The Galaxy (12-6-16) had already locked the No. 3 seed coming into the game and will host Real Salt Lake in a knockout-round game Wednesday night.FC Dallas also won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in September and advanced to the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals on Thursday with a 5-2 win over C.D. Suchitepequez.DYNAMO 1, RAPIDS 1, TIECOMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Colorado wasnt able to steal the Supporters Shield but Shkelzen Gashis second-half goal allowed the Rapids to join an elite group with the draw with Houston.The Rapids became the fifth team in league history to go unbeaten at home (11-0-6).Gashi slotted Marlon Hairstons cross inside the post in the 67th minute.Colorado (15-6-13) needed a win and loss by FC Dallas to finish with the best record in the league. Dallas closed with a scores draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Rapids, second in the Western Conference, have a first-round bye in the playoffsAndrew Wenger scored for Houston (7-14-13).RED BULLS 2, UNION 0CHESTER, Pa. -- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 24th goal of the season to win the Golden Boot award and New York beat Philadelphia to secure the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.New York (16-9-9), which hasnt lost since July 3, finished three points ahead of NYCFC and will have a first-round bye. Philadelphia (11-14-9) tied for sixth place with New England, but advanced to the playoffs due to goal differential. The Union will face Toronto on the road Thursday night in a knockout game.Wright-Phillips opened the scoring in the 26th minute when he ran past the defense for Aurelien Collins through ball and chipped goalkeeper Andre Blake. Wright-Phillips joined Jeff Cunningham and Chris Wondolowski as the only two-time winners of the scoring award. Wright-Phillips also won it in 2014.Alex Muyl also scored.NEW YORK CITY FC 4, CREW 1NEW YORK -- Jack Harrison and Khiry Shelton scored two minutes apart in the second half and New York City FC beat Columbus to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs.New York City (15-10-9) clinched second place in the Eastern Conference, three points back of the New York Red Bulls. Columbus (8-14-12) and Portland, the defending MLS Cup finalists, both failed to make the playoffs -- which is a first in league history.David Villa and Steven Mendoza also scored for NYC. Villa had 23rd goal to finish one behind Bradley Wright-Phillips for the Golden Boot award.Ola Kamara scored for Columbus.SOUNDERS 2, REAL SALT LAKE 1SEATTLE -- Cristian Roldan broke a tie in the 31st minute and the Seattle Sounders wrapped up an MLS playoff berth with a victory over Real Salt Lake.The Sounders (14-14-6) made the playoffs for the eighth year in a row. They have never missed the postseason since joining MLS in 2009. Seattle will go in as the Wests No. 4 seed, hosting Sporting Kansas City in a knockout round game Thursday night.Real Salt LLake (12-12-10, 46 points) also got in, thanks to Portlands 4-1 loss at Vancouver.ddddddddddddThe teams traded goals in the first four minutes. Alvaro Fernandez gave Seattle the lead in the third, and Mulholland pulled Salt Lake level in the fourth.WHITECAPS 4, TIMBERS 1VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Giles Barnes scored twice and Vancouver beat Portland to eliminate the defending MLS Cup champion Timbers from the playoffs.Both of Barnes goals came in the first half and the Timbers couldnt catch up. The Whitecaps (10-15-9) had already been eliminated from the playoffs but they claimed the Pacific Northwests Cascadia Cup on goal differential with the victory.Portland (12-14-8) finished the season without a win on the road.Pedro Molarles and Nicolas Mezquida also scored for Vancouver. Diego Valeri scored for Portland.SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2, EARTHQUAKES 0KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Benny Feilhaber had a goal and an assist, Tim Melia had four saves and Sporting Kansas City secured a playoff spot with the victory over San Jose.Feilhaber scored his seventh goal on a penalty kick in the 7th minute and assisted on Graham Zusis goal in the 88th minute. After a turnover Feilhaber feed the ball right to Zusi, who put a hard shot into the top right corner for his second goal. It was Feilhabers 13th assist.Kansas City (13-13-8) moved up a spot to the fifth-seeded in the Western Conference and will play at fourth-seeded Seattle on Thursday night in the knockout round.San Jose (8-12-14) was already eliminated from the playoffs.TORONTO FC 3, FIRE 2TORONTO -- Sebastian Giovinco had a goal and an assist and Toronto FC rallied to beat Chicago.Toronto missed out on a first-round playoff bye thanks to New York City FCs home victory over Columbus. Toronto will host the sixth-place Philadelphia Union in a knockout game Wednesday night.Giovinco, last years MVP, finished with 17 goals and 15 assists in 28 games. Justin Morrow and Jonathan Osorio also scored for Toronto (14-9-11). Michael de Leeuw and John Goossens scored for last-place Chicago (7-17-10).REVOLUTION 3, IMPACT 0FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Diego Fagundez scored in the 13th minute, Juan Agudelo and Kei Kamara added second-half goals and New England beat Montreal.Montreal (11-11-12) had already clinched a playoff spot but squandered an opportunity to earn a home game in the knockout round. As the No. 5 seed, the Impact will travel to fourth-seeded D.C. United on Thursday night.New England (11-14-9) tied Philadelphia for sixth place in the Eastern Conference but missed the final playoff spot due to trailing the Union by seven goals in the differential tiebreaker.ORLANDO CITY 4, UNITED 2ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kaka had a goal and an assist to help Orlando City beat D.C. United.Orlando City (9-11-14) had already been eliminated from playoff contention. D.C. United (11-10-13) finished fourth in the Eastern Conference and will host Montreal in the knockout round on Thursday night.Kevin Molino, Cristian Higuita and Julio Baptista also scored for Orlando City. Alvaro Saborio and Kennedy Igboananike scored for D.C. ' ' '