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CLEMSON, S. Yeezy 350 Fausse .C. -- Deshaun Watson tied his career high with six touchdown passes, three to Mike Williams, and No. 4 Clemson took another, strong step to the College Football Playoff with a 56-7 victory over rival South Carolina on Saturday night.If the Tigers (11-1) dont stumble against Virginia Tech next week in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, theyll be off to college footballs final four for a second straight season.The Gamecocks (6-6) were little more than speed bump on that road that Clemson got past quickly, jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the opening quarter and cruising to a third straight win in the Palmetto States biggest sporting event.We wanted to jump on these boys real quick, Watson said. Thats the motto every game, put pressure on them and have them back on their heels.Watson finished with 347 yards and matched the six TDs he threw in his first college start against North Carolina in 2014. He also likely crept a bit closer in the Heisman Trophy race to Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, whose team lost for a second straight week.Watson and the Tigers also wiped out memories of their last Death Valley game, a stunning, 43-42 loss to underdog Pitt -- Clemsons first home loss in more than three years.We started the ball rolling last week and were keeping the ball rolling, center Jay Guillermo said. Were hitting our stride at a good time.Watson and Williams got things going with a 34-yard TD catch. Then Williams dragged South Carolinas Jamarcus King on his for several yards during a 19-yard scoring catch. By the time Jordan Leggett scored on a wide open 11-yard grab, Clemson was in front to stay and Gamecocks defenders were yelling at each other.Wayne Gallman rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. Williams caught six passes for 100 yards.Clemsons defense held the Gamecocks to 62 yards in the first half and posted its biggest margin of victory in the series since a 51-0 win in 1900.South Carolina avoided the shutout in the third quarter on a 33-yard halfback pass from Deebo Samuel to Bryan EdwardsTheres not a lot to say, Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said. On the road recruiting tomorrow, thats the way well change our program.THE TAKEAWAYSouth Carolina certainly made strides over the second half with young players on offense like quarterback Jake Bentley and tailback Rico Dowdle. The Gamecocks will need to add a lot more talent on both sides of the ball before it can match up with the Tigers. Another month of practice and a favorable bowl opponent would still leave South Carolina feeling good about its progress this season.Clemson found its dominating form in its final home game of the season after its stunning, 43-42 fall to Pitt the last time here two weeks ago. More importantly, the Tigers showed a resolved it will need for a second straight trip to the College Football Playoff. If Clemson shows the same drive against Virginia Tech, theres no doubt it will play once again for a national title.POLL IMPLICATIONSLook for Clemson to move up a spot with No. 3 Michigans loss to second-ranked Ohio State.UP NEXTSouth Carolina will await its bowl destination.Clemson will face Virginia Tech in the ACC championship game in Orlando, Florida, next Saturday night. Vans Old Skool Promo . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. Vente Air Max 270 . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. http:///...max-plus-france.html . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. FRANKFURT, Germany -- Cristiano Ronaldos anger could work in Real Madrids favor.The Portugal winger was visibly upset when he came off in the 72nd minute of the 2-2 league draw at Las Palmas. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he pulled Ronaldo to rest him for Tuesdays match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.Ronaldo did not play well but he did set up one goal and he is likely to be eager to dispel any doubts about his and the teams form in the match against Dortmund. Two consecutive draws in the Spanish league and Ronaldos little rant have put Real Madrid on the verge of an early crisis.With 97 goals in the Champions League, Ronaldo is close to becoming the first player to score a century in the elite club competition.Heres a look at Tuesdays matches in the Champions League:---GROUP EMonaco, which hosts Bayer Leverkusen, is sweating on the fitness of striker Radamel Falcao, who is recovering from a concussion sustained in a midweek French league defeat against Nice.Monaco said Falcao has resumed training but on an adjusted program as he continues his recovery.The 30-year-old Colombia striker has made a decent start to the season with three goals in six games.Leverkusen escaped another Bundesliga embarrassment when Javier Chicharito Hernandez scored a hat trick in Mainz for a 3-2 win.Leverkusen drew 2-2 with CSKA Moscow to open its Champions League campaign, while Monaco won 2-1 at Tottenham.Security will be in tight in Moscow for the arrival of Tottenham. Russian and English fans fought each other on the streets of Marseille before their national teams played at the European Championship in June, and in the stands after the final whistle. CSKAs fans have a record of racism and violence.Tottenham arrives without injured forward Harry Kane, though Son Heung-min has deputized recently with some success.CSKAs main concerns will be at the back, with an aging center-back pairing and a goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev, who has not kept a clean sheet in the Champions League in 10 years. The Russian champions have one win from their last four games in all competitions.---GROUP FBorussia Dortmund opened its campaign with a 6-0 win over Legia Warsaw and followed with 14 goals in its next three Bundesliga matches.New signings Raphael Guerreiro, Ousmane Dembele and Emre Mor are getting plenty of playing time and are living up to expectations, while striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang already has five goals in five matches in the Bundesliga.But Aubameyang is nursing a left-ankle injury, while backup Adrian Ramos and defenderr Marc Bartra have groin problems. Vente Air Max 95. Forward Andre Schuerrle is back in training after a knee sprain.Dortmund has won its last three home matches against Real Madrid and has never lost at its stadium against the 11-time Champions League winners in five matches.Zidane will not be able to count on left back Marcelo and defensive midfielder Casemiro because of injuries, but central defender Pepe is set to return to the lineup.Legia seeks to bounce back with a new coach, Jacek Magiera, who has replaced Besnik Hasi. But Sporting Lisbon also needs a win after losing 2-1 at Real Madrid.---GROUP GLeicester manager Claudio Raniero has swatted away suggestions that his players are saving their best for the Champions League this season.Results may show otherwise.The English champions have lost 4-1 in the Premier League the weekend before their first two matches in the Champions League, first to Liverpool and on Saturday to Manchester United.With Europe in mind, Ranieri even took Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez off at halftime against United -- with Leicester 4-0 down and seemingly no way back.After the drubbing by Liverpool, Leicester responded by easing past Club Brugge 3-0 in its first ever game in the Champions League and next faces FC Porto on Tuesday. Porto hasnt won any of its 16 matches away to English opposition in the competition.FC Copenhagen, which opened with an impressive 1-1 draw at Porto, is at home against Brugge. They last met in the group stage of the Europa League in 2014, with Brugge winning 4-0 in Denmark.---GROUP HDinamo Zagreb, which lost 3-0 at Lyon, is another team with a new coach. Zlatko Kranjcar was replaced by Zeljko Sopic after a 5-2 domestic league loss at Rijeka.Dinamo hosts Juventus, which was held to a 0-0 draw by Sevilla in its opener.Juventus has lost Daniele Rugani and Kwadwo Asamoah for six weeks, both with right-knee injuries. It is a blow for the five-time Serie A champions, since Medhi Benatia and Claudio Marchisio are also injured.Sevilla hosts Lyon in the other match.Lyon is missing striker Alexandre Lacazette, who is nursing a thigh injury. Lacazette scored 48 league goals in the past two seasons and had six in four matches to start the latest campaign.In his absence, Lyon coach Bruno Genesio must decide whether to play roaming forward Nabil Fekir as a central striker or give that role to 19-year-old Maxwell Cornet, who scored in the win over Dinamo. ' ' '