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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban wants his Alabama players to take a little break after a rugged stretch of games, so long as they dont get too comfortable.The top-ranked Crimson Tide polished off a third straight ranked opponent Saturday with a 33-14 victory over No. 9 Texas A&M in the defending national champions second Top 10 matchup in a row.The Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) still have some tests ahead, but that was the stretch that seemed most likely to induce a stumble.I want the players to get some rest, relax and get healthy, but we cant be relieved, Saban said after the game. We cant be relieved that we won this game. Its a big difference in resting, relaxing and working to improve, and being relieved.Weve got lots of games against a lot of good teams coming up when we start back playing again that can have a tremendous impact on what kind of season that we have.Now the team gets an extra week to recuperate before visiting No. 19 LSU on Nov. 5. The regular-season finale against No. 15 Auburn also represents a potential challenge.Alabamas most pressing task now is to figure out how to replace injured safety Eddie Jackson. Saban said Jackson is out for the season with a fractured leg suffered on a fourth-quarter punt return against the Aggies, who came in as the only other SEC team without a loss.Jackson was a playmaker who already had returned two punts and an interception for touchdowns. The seniors backup is Hootie Jones, who has 16 tackles and three pass breakups.We all kind of took leadership roles in the secondary, cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick said. But Eddie was the one who took over, so now its our turn to step up.It was a tough blow at the end of a three-game stretch that Alabama navigated fairly easily, including road wins over Arkansas (49-30) and Tennessee (49-10).Otherwise, the Tide emerged unscathed as the SECs lone unbeaten team while receiving all but one first-place vote in The Associated Press rankings .Texas A&M did challenge Alabama for nearly 45 minutes and even led midway through the third quarter, the deepest the Tide has trailed all season. Then Jalen Hurts hit Calvin Ridley for a 4-yard touchdown and defensive end Jonathan Allen scored on a 30-yard fumble return to grab control of the game.Challenge answered.It was the 12th touchdown Alabama has scored on either special teams or defense. That matches the number of TDs allowed by the Tides defense so far.Hurts is also directing an offense that leads the SEC and ranks seventh nationally in scoring, averaging 43.9 points per game.Alabama held Texas A&M and the leagues top rushing attack to 114 yards and no touchdowns on the ground. Quarterback Trevor Knight was sacked five times while Trayveon Williams gained only 23 yards on nine carries after coming in leading the SEC in rushing yards per game.But `Bama doesnt sound relieved to make it this far with a perfect record.We just know we had a lot of plays left out there to make, tight end O.J. Howard said. And we know theres a high standard for us and everybodys not really satisfied with this and theres a long season to go and weve just got to get better.---AP college football web site: www.collegefootball.ap.org Swell Bottle Italia .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. Hydro Flask Scontate . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. http://www.italiahydroflask.it/ . LOUIS -- St. Hydro Flask Bottiglia . The 18th player to shoot 60 on the tour, Jamieson settled for par on the final hole when his 15-foot birdie chip grazed the edge of the hole and stayed out. After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round. Swell Italia . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.School officials announced Monday that Sirk will be eligible to play in 2017. He has not played this year after injuring his left Achilles tendon twice since February.He will be a sixth-year senior next year, having previously redshirted in 2013 after rupturing his other Achilles tendon.Sirk lled the team both with 2,625 yards passing and 803 yards rushing in 2015, ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in total offense and was the co-MVP of the Pinstripe Bowl victory over Indiana.dddddddddddd.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '