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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Colby Lewis obliged his wife when she requested a picture under an AL West champion banner of the four Texas players part of each division title since 2010.Lewis was joined for the celebratory clubhouse photo op Friday night by Elvis Andrus, Derek Holland and Mitch Moreland.The Rangers are on to the playoffs again after capturing their second straight AL West title and fourth since 2010 with a 3-0 win against the Oakland Athletics.Its just kind of a testament to the organization and what they have done to bring titles here, bring the right guys in, keep a relaxed atmosphere, Lewis said Saturday. Its a testament to our clubhouse, the guys that we have. We just got out there and have fun. I dont think we worry about a lot. I think thats the one thing that makes our club so good.Texas (92-63) is the first AL team to secure a playoff berth, and beat the As 5-0 on Saturday to move 29 games above .500 for the first time in exactly four years, since Sept. 24, 2012. The Rangers are a big league-best 36-11 in one-run games.Andrus was the only veteran player in Saturdays day-after-clinching lineup. Manager Jeff Banister looked to give guys a quick rest before chasing home-field advantage, which he called priority one.The talent that we have is able to keep us in that position that were in right now, slugger Prince Fielder said. It just has a lot to say about the way the Rangers scout and what they see and how they develop players. Its always a good thing when that happens.For Fielder, joined for the special weekend by sons Jadyn, 12, and 10-year-old Haven, winning regular division titles is why he so appreciates being with Texas, even if the six-time All-Star will never play following a second neck surgery. The Rangers acquired him from Detroit in November 2013 for Ian Kinsler and took on the bulk of his final seven seasons from a $214 million, nine-year contract -- and Fielder has watched the franchise continue to add key pieces each season to contend.Thats a sign of a good organization. An organization that always wants to win always has to keep getting better, Fielder said. Sometimes you have to keep making moves, keep getting guys to piece them together. That just goes to show what kind of organization this is.While ace left-hander Cole Hamels (15-5), Friday nights winner, will get one more start ahead of taking the ball Game 1 of the AL Division Series, Banister had not discussed the schedule with his All-Star pitcher yet. Yu Darvish also was scheduled to start once more after his nine-strikeout winning outing Saturday at the Coliseum.Derek Holland will move to the bullpen as Banister, his staff and general manager Jon Daniels evaluate how the Rangers playoff roster might look. 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The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. What have you seen that you trust after two weeks? Heres a few of mine: The Alabama defense, the right arm of Texas Tech quarterback Pat Mahomes and the jukes of Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson.I trust that San Diego State senior running back?Donnel Pumphrey?and Florida State senior defensive end DeMarcus Walker, two of the seasons early stars, wont convince the underclassmen behind them to stay for their senior years. I trust that the state of Louisiana belongs to quarterback Danny Etling, at least until Mississippi State comes to Tiger Stadium on Saturday. And those Buckeyes look pretty salty, too. 1. As good as No. 10 Louisville looked at Syracuse on Friday night, and thats 845 yards and 62 points good, the Cardinals have until noon Saturday to figure how to keep two teams from beating them: No. 2 Florida State and, yes, Louisville. As hot as the Cardinals appear to be in their first two games, they committed three turnovers and dropped 11 passes in the element-free conditions of the Carrier Dome. They cant get away with that against the Seminoles. 2. TCU redshirt sophomore Kenny Hill is playing beyond his years, and Im not ready to trust him. At Texas A&M two years ago, Hill threw for 511 yards in his first college game. By November he had lost his starting job and served a two-game suspension; by May he had announced a transfer to TCU. Flash forward to Saturday when Hill threw for 377 yards and one touchdown and ran for 93 yards and two more scores against Arkansas. But he also drew an unsportsmanlike penalty with a throat-slash gesture that provided the Hogs with enough field position to score late and send the game into overtime, where Arkansas won 41-38. How good will Hill be when he grows up? 3. Speaking of the Razorbacks, you may have seen the note from Stats & Info that Arkansas now has beaten five ranked opponents since the beginning of the 2014 season, the most by any unranked FBS team. That sounds like an impressive number, and surely its better than beating none. But the full story is that (A) Arkansas has been unranked for a reason; (B) that reason being Arkansas also has lost eight games to ranked opponents in that time; when (C) the Hogs have been ranked in only two games, a win over UTEP and a loss to Toledo in 2015. They get another chance this week: No. 24 Arkansas plays Texas State. 4. Oklahoma State head coach Miike Gundy struck the right tone of disappointment and responsibility in the statement he released Sunday about the misapplied rule that allowed Central Michigan to beat the Cowboys 30-27.dddddddddddd I was more intrigued by the statement of Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder. In my mind, it is incomprehensible that a mistake made after time had expired cannot be corrected, said Holder, the former mens golf coach who led the Cowboys to eight NCAA titles. In golf, the rulebook may be checked after play and the score adjusted to ensure that its correct. In football, Oklahoma State is left to take solace in the two-game suspensions of the MAC crew and the Big 12 replay officials who worked the game. 5. The good news is that Arizona State back Kalen Ballage scored eight touchdowns in the Sun Devils 68-55 point-athon. The slightly better news is that in Todd Grahams five seasons in Tempe, the Sun Devils have won 10 games in which they have allowed 30 points. The much worse news is that Arizona State has allowed at least 30 points 28 times in Grahams 55 games, and nine times since the beginning of the 2015 season. Lets compare apples to apples: In that same time frame, Oregon, which also runs an up-tempo offense, has allowed 30 points in 17 games (the Ducks won 11 of them). The Sun Devils are exciting. But when will Graham figure out that they cant outscore everyone? 6. So Army and Wake Forest are 2-0 (against FBS competition, mind you) and LSU and Oklahoma State are not. The Black Knights havent started out 2-0 since 1996, when they began 9-0 and finished 10-2 and No. 25 in the AP poll. Army has had only one winning season since. The Demon Deacons havent started 2-0 against FBS opponents since 2008, when they beat Baylor and Ole Miss. That was so long ago that Wake finished 8-5 and Baylor finished 4-8. 7. And a quick Following the Coaching Legend update: Virginia Tech has lost nine fumbles in its first two games under Justin Fuente. Thats two more than it lost all of last season. In fact, in five of the last 10 seasons under Frank Beamer, the Hokies lost fewer than nine fumbles. It probably doesnt make Fuente feel good to remember that his Memphis team last year also lost nine fumbles over the entire season. ' ' '