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By Rick Wright Journal Staff Writer Tom Brady Colin Kaepernick Clayton Mitchem? Bob Davie is leaving that door unlocked. up to Mitchem, he said, to open it. Mitchem, the New Mexico backup quarterback, is scheduled to make his first start Saturday at UTEP in place of Cole Gautsche. Gautsche, who shared time with senior B.R. Holbrook last year as a freshman, emerged from spring practice and preseason workouts as the starting quarterback.

But Gautsche took some blows to the head in last opener against UTSA and has been ruled out for the UTEP game. been a long-held policy in football, and in other sports, that a player lose his starting job because of injury. No matter how well the backup plays in the absence, the starter becomes the starter again when he returns. Davie, while expressing the utmost respect and concern for Gautsche, not rooting for either quarterback over the other, has no such policy. whoever gives us the best chance to Davie said on Tuesday at weekly fall sports news conference.

the best guy and how does that help us in this game that trying to win or this play trying to Saturday New Mexico at UTEP, 6 p.m. Fox College Sports, 770 AM SECTION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL INSIDE: BASEBALL D3 QUICK HITS D6 GOLF D6 SPORTS A MINOR DETOUR Tony Stewart says his injury is but a bump in the road. Page D2 Aggie guard de Rouen suspended New Mexico State junior basketball guard Terrel de Rouen was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday for a violation of team rules, the school announced in a statement that did not add further details. De Rouen, an High alumnus, underwent offseason foot surgery. He averaged 5.6 points per game and made nine starts last season for the Aggies.

Lopez has book deal Golfing great and Roswell native Nancy Lopez has an agreement with a division of HarperCollins Publishers for a memoir scheduled to be published in June. The 56-year-old Lopez will write of her lifelong involvement with golf, from her first set of clubs at age 8 to her dozens of tournament victories. She also promises to reveal previously unknown details of her public and private life, including her 27-year marriage to baseball star Ray Knight. They divorced in 2009. Lopez says she is ready to reflect on the good yes, difficult SPORTS SPEAK UP! INJURY might give the Lobos a chance against UTEP, since against UTSA he looked like he had spent all spring on passing drills with Tim Tebow.

Mitchem actually looked like he could pass the ball. Finally the chance for a balanced attack? What a concept! Buckeye Al See more Speak Ups! on D4 By Geoff Grammer Journal Staff Writer It was only fitting. Side by side, laughing and joking the entire time while tossing friendly jabs at one another throughout, brothers Bobby and Al Unser Sr. on Tuesday were formally inducted into the United States Auto Club Hall of Fame. And not only were they inducted together, they were inducted at a ceremony in their hometown of Albuquerque inside the Unser Racing Museum.

The figureheads of New first family of auto racing said they were privileged to have made a life and career out of the sport they love. and I make that much in our years of Bobby Unser said. think it shows how much we really enjoyed it. With Al and if they would have taken all the money away, we would have still driven we would have still driven race The brothers, surrounded by family and friends, including their famous racing sons Robbie Unser and Al Unser were originally supposed to be inducted at a ceremony in Indianapolis in May, but Al Unser Sr. was in the hospital and could not attend and then the event itself was rained out when Bobby Unser was in attendance.

us to be together right now and get in the Hall of Fame together here in Albuquerque, kind of new and I think Al and I both like Bobby Unser said. By Geoff Grammer Journal Staff Writer Craig Neal wanted more exposure for the Lobos basketball program in his first year as head coach. Now, it looks like the Lobos will be howling on national television in October. While no binding agreement has been finalized, the Journal has learned ESPNU is working out a deal to broadcast live from the Pit the University of New Mexico basketball Oct. 18 Lobo Howl as part of its college basketball preseason coverage.

The Lobo Howl, the annual public practice event that often features a dunk contest, 3-point contest and light scrimmage held in the Pit for both the and basketball teams, is expected to have live coverage on ESPNU and ESPN3. For several seasons ESPNU has sent broadcast crews to the annual preseason workouts of several Top 25 programs for live coverage. Last year ESPNU had coverage from seven programs, including the Big Blue Madness event of then defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats, who are this preseason favorites. The Wildcats are expected to be among the teams covered this season by ESPNU. Whether the Lobo Howl event will be Unsers inducted into Hall of Fame ESPNU seeking to air Oct.

18 Lobo Howl GREG Brothers Bobby, left, and Al Unser Sr. were inducted Tuesday into the United States Auto Club Hall of Fame at the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque. GREG Junior college transfer Deshawn Delaney works out with the Lobos on Tuesday during individual instruction drills at the Davalos Center. CHARLES Serena Williams reacts after her 6-0, 6-0 win over Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.

Racing pioneers and Albuquerque natives honored for racing careers See UNSERS on PAGE D2 See NEW on PAGE D2 By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press NEW YORK From an ace on the first point to a stinging return on the last, Serena Williams was close to perfect in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The score said it all Tuesday night: 6-0, 6-0. Yes, Williams is looking better and better with each match at the last Grand Slam tournament. With two more wins no matter the exact scores earn a fifth title at Flushing Meadows and 17th major championship overall.

The No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams shut out 18th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain, the first in a quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows since 1989, when 18-time major title winner Martina Navratilova did it to Manuela Maleeva. you play against Suarez Navarro said, know these things can Williams won 53 of 71 points and dominated pretty much every statistical category. The first set took all of 19 minutes.

The second was slower, lasting 33 minutes, but no less lopsided. Williams was asked whether describe her performance as close to flawless. course the defending champion said Serena close to perfection Williams captures 53 of 71 points in reaching semifinals By Pat Graham The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. For years, Denver Broncos left tackle Ryan Clady blocked one of the top pass rushers in practice. Get beat by Elvis Dumervil then and it was hardly a big deal, especially since the quarterbacks be touched anyway.

That deal is now off as Clady tries to keep Peyton Manning safe from the dangerous Dumervil, who returns to Mile High on Thursday night as a hybrid linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens after departing Denver in the offseason. a good player in this league and definitely a said Clady, who was named one of the captains this week. looking forward to the challenge and just playing my game, seeing if I can get the best of Clady knows moves quite well, how he relies on leverage and his long arms to blow past offensive tackles. the way Dumervil collected an NFL-leading 17 sacks in 2009. And Dumervil knows Clady quite well, too, how the 6-foot-6, 315-pound left tackle uses his quick feet to thwart rushers.

Clady is coming off a Pro Bowl season in which he allowed just one sack. an intriguing matchup, one going to take some getting used to for offensive coordinator Adam Gase. seeing (Dumervil) with a different team, weird to Clady ready to joust with Dumervil OT set to face ex-teammate Nov. 2 Season opener: Eastern New Mexico at UNM, 7 p.m. (exhibition) Nov.

2 Event on TV would give Lobos great exposure Thursday Season opener: Baltimore at Denver, 6:30 p.m., NBC Inside Steelers counting on RB Redman to fill void in backfield; Cowboys trade for DE D4 See CLADY on PAGE D6 See SERENA on PAGE D2 Mitchem next man up for Lobos Backup QB has a chance to keep the job if he excels JIM Clayton Mitchem will step in for starting quarterback Cole Gautsche on Saturday against UTEP. Gautsche is suffering from concussion symptoms. See MITCHEM on PAGE D4 Today U.S. Open: Quarterfinals, ESPN2, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. ll.