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Morgantown, WV (SportsNetwork.com) - The team with the best record in the Big 12 Conference takes aim at its eighth straight win on Saturday night, as the 14th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers host the 17th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones at WVU Coliseum. West Virginia, which actually sits behind fellow Big 12 member, No. 12 Kansas in the latest AP Poll, has just a single blemish on its record, a 74-73 loss to LSU last month during the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Earlier this week, the Mountaineers moved to 2-0 in conference play with a 78-67 triumph over Texas Tech on the road, the same score the program posted against TCU this time last week in the conference opener. The 14-1 start for West Virginia is the best since the team was a staggering 24-1 during the 1981-82 campaign, when it finished 27-4 overall. As for the Cyclones, theyve dropped only two decisions this season, falling to Maryland by nine points during the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in November, and then coming up short versus South Carolina at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last weekend, 64-60. Iowa State did rebound though, capturing a narrow 63-61 win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener on Tuesday night at home. Iowa State, which is hoping to start the Big 12 portion of the schedule with consecutive wins for the second time in as many seasons, owns a 3-1 edge in an all-time series that just began in 2013. Last season, the teams split a pair of meetings, with the Mountaineers taking down 11th-ranked ISU at home by a score of 102-77, only to be turned away in an 83-66 final in Ames a little over two weeks later. In a game that featured seven ties and nine lead changes, the Cyclones were outscored in the second half by three points but made their advantage from the first half stand up versus Oklahoma State at home. Dustin Hogue tallied 17 points and eight rebounds for the hosts, followed by Matt Thomas and Georges Niang with 10 points apiece. Bryce Dejean-Jones, a transfer from UNLV, accounted for six points and a team-high nine rebounds, shot only 2-of-7 from the floor. Niang checks in as the top overall scorer for the Cyclones with 15.2 ppg, one of five players in double figures for a group that is one of the highest- scoring in the nation overall with 80.9 ppg. Dejean-Jones, the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, is responsible for another 13.4 ppg and is first on the glass with 6.1 rpg, followed by Naz Long (12.8 ppg), Hogue (11.8 ppg) and Monte Morris (10.1 ppg), the latter also handing out 69 assists for a program that averages close to 19 dishes per contest. Shooting just 35.3 percent from the field in the first half, including 3-of-12 beyond the arc in the period versus Texas Tech, it was difficult to imagine WVU as a top-20 program with that performance. However, the Mountaineers turned it around in the second half with 62.1 percent accuracy from the floor, although they still had issues out on the perimeter (1-of-5) and at the free- throw line (9-of-17), en route to the double-digit victory. Juwan Staten led five players in double figures with his 16 points on only 6- of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-8 at the charity stripe. Devin Williams produced 14 points, Daxter Miles and Gary Browne 12 apiece and Jevon Carter 11 points and four steals off the bench. Staten continues to be one of the leading sources of offense for West Virginia with his 16.1 ppg, accounting for a team-best 56 assists along the way as well. Williams (10.6 ppg) and Jonathan Holton (10.4 ppg) are also capable of putting up significant offensive numbers, often creating their own shots while pulling down almost three offensive rebounds per game each. Gary Carter Mets Jersey . Goins is the early favourite to win the starting job at second base. 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PETERSBURG, Fla.MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes storied past will be feted but a reminder of their mortality awaits on the field when they face the first-place Calgary Stampeders. You can catch all the action live on TSN 1, 3, 4, 5 and on TSN 690 live at 1pm et/10am pt. The Alouettes (3-8) host Calgary (10-1) in the Hall of Fame game Sunday afternoon at Percival Molson Stadium. Three former Alouettes — receiver Ben Cahoon, offensive tackle Uzooma Okeke and linebacker/punter Wally Buono, now the B.C. Lions vice-president and GM — are among seven wholl be inducted in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this weekend. "The good thing is were at home and hopefully we can feed off the crowd and the Hall of Fame game and keep it simple, get first downs and then rely on our defence and get a win," said Alouettes offensive lineman Josh Bourke. Buono won three Grey Cups as Calgarys head coach from 1990 to 2002 so the Stampeders will have some of their own history at the game as well. Calgary beat Montreal 29-8 in the season opener for both teams June 28 at McMahon Stadium. But the Stampeders will be minus some key pieces in the rematch, including quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, running back Jon Cornish, receiver Marquay McDaniel and rush end Charleston Hughes. All were injured in last weeks 40-33 victory over the Toronto Argonauts, a game that saw Calgary rally from a 26-point deficit. But the Stampeders offence didnt miss a beat in the second half when Drew Tate went in after Mitchell suffered knee and ankle injuries. Cornish rushed for 174 yards in that game wont play Sunday due to nagging injuries unrelated to the concussion that forced him to miss time in July and August. The Alouettes dont expect their opponents to be very much different from usual, however. "They had some injuries last week and their quarterbacks banged up, but Drew Tate has a lot of experience in the CFL so its not going to get any easier," said Bourke. "They do a good job of rolling the next guy in if someone goes down. "They always have quality backups. So its going to be a challenge." The Stampeders lead the CFL in scoring (332 points), touchdowns (34), first downs (239) and net yards gained (4,083). Montreal, whose offence stalled this season with the retirement of all-time passing leader Anthony Calvillo, leads only the expansion Ottawa Redblacks in those categories.dddddddddddd. Calvillo, whose No. 13 jersey will be retired later this season, was the kingpin of Montreal teams on which Cahoon and Okeke both flourished. The diminutive Cahoon was Calvillos most trusted receiver with 1,017 career catches for 13,301 yards. "He had amazing hands but the thing that comes to mind is toughness," receiver Eric Deslauriers said of 42-year-old Cahoon, who retired in 2011. "Hed catch about 15 balls a game and I think he got lit up 14 times a game. "He always found a way to get hit hard, but hed just bounce back up. He was probably the strongest receiver in the lineup and he was about 175 pounds." Okeke, 44, joined Montreal in 1996 and was a six-time CFL all-star before retiring in 2006. He is now the teams football operations assistant and a scout. Buono won two Cups as an Alouette from 1972 to 1981. He went on to post a record 254 regular-season wins as a coach in Calgary and B.C. He will go into the Hall as a builder. Alouettes coach Tom Higgins faced Buono, both as a player and coach. "Three well deserved nominations," said Higgins. Also to be inducted are former Ottawa offensive lineman and kicker Moe Racine, running backs Charles Roberts and Neil Lumsden and former Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor. The unveiling of the busts will be held Saturday with the inductees will honoured Sunday at the game. But the game has plenty of importance for Montreal, which enters weekend action tied for first in the East with Hamilton and Toronto. Still, its a strange position for the Alouettes to be in given the franchise has traditionally been a conference powerhouse, appearing in eight Grey Cup games since its relocation from Baltimore in 1996. Buono was a part of the franchises greatness before 96 while both Cahoon and Okeke were integral members of its success following its return. "In my mind, the beasts of the East are always here," said Deslauriers, who will sit out with an injury. "I still think we can get there. "We are getting better and were doing the right things. Its maybe not the best season for the Montreal Alouettes, but were still working hard every day to get to where we need to be and where we used to be." ' ' '