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LOGAN, Utah -- Jacobi Owens scored on a 1-yard TD run with 5:06 left in the fourth quarter and Air Force opened the Mountain West Conference season with a 27-20 win over Utah State on Saturday night.Air Forces Haji Dunn Jr. set up Owens score when he sacked Kent Myers, forced the fumble and recovered it at the Utah State 14. Owens capped the short drive by breaking a tackle and spinning into the end zone to make it 24-13.The Falcons (3-0, 1-0) then forced a four-and-out to quickly take the ball back and made it a 14-point lead on Luke Strebels field goal with 2:57 left.The Aggies (2-2, 0-1) cut the deficit back to one score with 33 seconds left after a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. But Ryan Reffitt recovered the onside pooch kick to secure the win.Forcing turnovers was a huge part of it, Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun said. We gave them some yards, but we were able to hold them out of the end zone in the first half. In the second half we played really well defensively.Utah State tried a fake field goal on fourth-and-goal from the 18 on the first play of the fourth quarter but came up 6 yards short of the end zone. Utah State held Air Force deep in its territory to set up a short field on the ensuing drive and cut the deficit to 17-13 on Brock Warrens 23-yard field goal with 12:02 left.Timothy McVey had a 59-yard kick return in the second quarter that set up a short field for Air Force to tie it at 10.The Falcons Brodie Hicks intercepted Myers pass late in the second quarter, setting up a six-play, 88-yard drive that give Air Force a 17-10 lead with 13 seconds left in the half.I think that maybe sums up the whole game, Utah State head coach Matt Wells said. It was things in the red zone, allowing a kick return to get all the way brought back and put our defense on a short field. We had our eyes in the wrong spot a couple of times in the secondary. They had a couple of wide-open receivers. That happens in the option game, if you dont have the eyes in the right spot.THE TAKEAWAYAir Force: The Falcons entered the game nations leading rushing offense at 432.5 yards per game. They finished with 213 yards on the ground against the Aggies.Utah State: The Aggies lost their first Mountain West opener in their fourth season since joining the conference. RonQuavion Tarvers nine catches and 143 yards receiving were both career highs.NO BIG THINGTarver downplayed the production.Coach (Jovon) Bouknight just called my number, so I made a play. Thats what Im supposed to do.SO FAMILIAR, SO CLOSEUtah States Myers was 29 of 47 for 360 yards, a touchdown and an interception. The junior was 4 yards short of the career high he set last season in a 35-28 loss to Air Force.BUT THE TURNOVERSUnfortunately for Myers, Air Force capitalized on both of his turnovers for momentum-swinging touchdowns.UP NEXTAir Force: The Falcons host undefeated Navy next Saturday for the first service academy showdown of 2016. Air Forces Weston Steelhammer was disqualified for a targeting call in the third quarter and will miss the first half on the Navy game.Utah State: The Aggies visit Boise State Saturday night. The Broncos should be in a strong position to crack the Top 25 next week after back-to-back victories over Pac 12 opponents.Discount Vans Shoes Ireland . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. 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The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U.It was the win that felt more like a loss to West Coast fans.But coach Adam Simpson says theres no point moping around following the Eagles uninspiring six-point AFL triumph over Melbourne on Saturday.West Coast were meant to blow Melbourne out of the water at Domain Stadium, but the visitors tore up a script to take a six-point lead into the final change.Goals to Andrew Gaff and Josh Hill early in the final quarter were enough for the Eagles to secure the 10.6 (66) to 8.12 (60) win, keeping them on track for a top-four finish.West Coast now boast a 12-5 record following a five-match winning run.But if their scrappy wins over Carlton and Melbourne during the past fortnight are anything to go by, West Coast are more like pretenders rather than premiership contenders.The stats against Melbourne were particularly damning.The Demons won the inside 50m count 66-37, contested possessions 160-143, and the tackle count 98-83.And if Melbourne forward Jack Watts had kicked truly in the final quarter instead of hitting the post, the Demons could have walked away with a win.Melbourne coach Paul Roos thought his team deserved to win the game, and Simpson agreed.But Simpson said it was still important for his team to savour the result, before getting back down to business to fix their problems.We shouldnt have won today, but we did, Simpson said.Well take the win. Weve got enjoy the win.ddddddddddddWeve got a heap of work to do. Im a glass half full (type of person).We cant afford to be moping around. Weve probably qualified for finals now. And weve got five weeks to give it a good crack, so well do that.Two wins in a row have been scrappy and probably ugly as people say, but theyve been wins.Its about getting it right at the right time of the year. But the clocks ticking.Melbourne have now lost 17-straight games in Perth, with their last win at Domain Stadium coming in 2004.But Roos said his team took a huge step forward in slippery conditions on Saturday, and he reckons theyll turn tight losses into wins once they become more composed under pressure.Its a frustrating game. We won in every category, Roos said.Wed love to win the game no doubt. But sometimes you have to take a look away from the scoreboard on days like today, because really all the key stats we won.The Demons had two controversial free kicks paid against them in the final quarter for deliberate out of bounds.Roos was measured in his response when asked about the incidents.But it was clear to see the veteran coach wasnt impressed.Ill say it this way, Im not going to miss the rules when Im finished at the end of the year, because ... anyway, enough said. ' ' '