t was short-circuited when Fitzpatricks deep pass intended for Marshall was intercepted by Richard Sherman, who had two on the day.I dont worry about questions about his play, Bowles said

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Evan Payne scored 19 points and Long Beach State rallied in the final minutes to beat hosts Oregon State 71-67 in the Dam City Classic at the Moda Center on Friday night.Stephen Thompson Jr. and Drew Eubanks had 17 points apiece for the Beavers, who have lost four straight.Oregon State (3-8) led by as many as seven points in the second half, but Jordan Griffins 3-pointer tied it at 52 before Justin Bibbins hit a pair of free throws to give the 49ers (3-10) the lead with 4:06 left.JaQuori McLaughlins layup got the Beavers within 62-61, but Gabe Levin got a basket and a free throw with 1:31 to go. After Ben Kones 3-pointer pulled Oregon State within a point, Levin again answered with a layup to keep the 49ers in front 67-64.The two sides traded free throws before Thompson went to the line for Oregon State, making the first free throw and missing the second. He was unable to make the rebound and Roschon Prince closed with free throws for the final margin.You could just tell it was two teams trying to find an identity, Long Beach coach Dan Monson said. Im just glad we stuck together.In the Dam City opening game earlier Friday, Portland defeated South Dakota 85-82 on Gabe Taylors 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left. Portland plays Oregon State in the final game on Sunday.I really love the effort. Our guys battled against a team that -- dont look at their record, theyve played an unbelievable schedule, Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. They came in here to get after us and I thought our guys played toe-to-toe. It came down to them making plays and we didnt.Both teams struggled to hit shots at the start, and eight minutes in Long Beach State led by 4-2. Halfway into the first half, the 49ers led 8-4. Combined the teams had 12 turnovers through the first 10 minutes.The offense picked up as the game went on. McLaughlins 3-pointer gave the Beavers a 22-16 lead with 3:51 left, and Oregon State led 29-25 at the break.Payne led the 49ers with 10 points at the break. Payne was named Big West Player of the Week last week after scoring 26 points in a 71-65 loss at Texas last Saturday, and 17 points in a victory over Pepperdine earlier in the week.Payne hit consecutive 3-pointers to pull Long Beach State into a 33-all tie, but Thompson answered with his own 3 to keep the Beavers in front. Oregon State stretched the lead to 48-41 on Drew Eubanks hook shot.Oregon State was coming off a disappointing 93-90 overtime loss to Savannah State on Sunday.The Beavers have been stung by the loss of leading scorer Tres Tinkle, coach Tinkles son, who missed his fifth straight game after breaking a bone in his non-shooting hand. Tinkle was averaging 20.2 points before the injury.Oregon State was also without junior forward Keondre Dew, who has been suspended indefinitely by coach Tinkle.The two teams hadnt met since 2000, when the Beavers won 78-66 in Hilo, Hawaii. Fridays game was just the fifth meeting in the all-time series, with the teams splitting the first four.BIG PICTURELong Beach State: Coach Dan Monson does not shy away from tough nonconference schedules, but it comes at a cost. This season the 49ers were 0-7 against Power Five conference schools before the victory over the Beavers. All of those games have been on the road. When youre a mid-major school, thats always the standard, Monson said. ... Long Beach State was picked to finish atop the Big West in the preseason conference poll.Oregon State: Gary Payton, A.C. Green and Terry Porter all attended the game. Porter, the former Trail Blazers guard, is the new head coach of the Portland Pilots, who won the opening game. 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LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Cody Ford Womens Jersey . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brandon Marshall was downright frustrated -- by another tough loss and increasing questions about his struggling quarterback.Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three more interceptions, giving him nine in the last two games, and the New York Jets couldnt get much going on offense in a 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.I am shocked, a dejected Marshall said. I expect more out of our offense. Every year is different. Its a little deflating, man. You think youre really close and right when you think its going to be easy, whether in sport or life, you get slapped in the face and humbled. Its disappointing, but thats just the story of life. Its never easy.This is hard, football is hard. Its not for the weary.With all the turnovers the past few weeks, its easy to point fingers at the quarterback first.Marshall, however, insisted that his confidence in Fitzpatrick has not wavered, even with the Jets 1/3 and staring at the season possibly spiraling with road games up next against Pittsburgh and Arizona.Im standing in the ship with him, Marshall said of Fitzpatrick. Obviously, right now, were all looking each other in the eyes and holding each other accountable and pushing each other. At the end of the day, Im going down with the ship with him. I dont like how any of us are playing. Him, myself, all the starters. Weve got to pick it up and play better.Marshall, who had four catches for 89 yards and his first touchdown of the season , bristled when he was asked if the Jets need to assess the quarterback spot. New York also has former starter Geno Smith on the roster, along with 2015 fourth-rounder Bryce Petty, whos recovering from a shoulder injury, and Christian Hackenberg, the Jets second-rounder this year.I am. Going down. In a boat. With Ryan Fitzpatrick. OK? You got it? said Marshall, measuring his words. So can you not ask me any more questions about that? I am. Going down. In a boat. With No. 14.Fitzpatrick was re-signed just before training camp opened in July to a one-year, $12 million deal after a contract stalemate between the quarterback and the team dragged for months.While he threw 31 touchdown passes to set a franchise reccord last season, critics of Fitzpatrick also pointed to his up-and-down tendencies -- and the fact he has never made it to the postseason in his 11-plus NFL seasons.ddddddddddddHe and the Jets offense will need to get better in a hurry if they have any plans on playing in the playoffs this season.Im still confident in our guys, and Im still confident in our offense and the things that we can do, Fitzpatrick said. We just didnt put it together in the second half, and that was unfortunate because we did have a little bit of momentum in the first half.The Jets trailed 14-10 after two quarters, helped by Fitzpatricks 17-yard TD toss to Marshall with 13 seconds left. They had 229 yards of total offense at halftime, but gained just 76 the rest of the game.I think were out of sync right now, said Matt Forte, who was held to just 27 yards on 14 carries. Were not really hitting on all cylinders, so to speak.Fitzpatrick threw three fourth-quarter interceptions against the Seahawks. The second came on a throw intended for Robby Anderson that was picked off by Earl Thomas and led to a 53-yard field goal by Steven Hauschka that put Seattle up 27-10.On the next drive, Fitzpatrick was sacked by Cliff Avril and fumbled, but rookie wide receiver Charone Peake picked up the ball and ran it in for a 42-yard touchdown on a fluke play that cut the Jets deficit to 27-17.New York got the ball back with 1:41 and had a chance to get closer, but the comeback attempt was short-circuited when Fitzpatricks deep pass intended for Marshall was intercepted by Richard Sherman, who had two on the day.I dont worry about questions about his play, Bowles said of Fitzpatrick. I just worry about turnovers. He knows he cant have turnovers. Some of them are unfortunate and not the quarterbacks fault, but nevertheless, the quarterback runs the offense, so he cant turn the ball over.Then, Bowles was asked about his confidence level in Fitzpatrick.No different, the coach said, than when the season started.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '