SAN DIEGO -- With a rotation featuring Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester its easy for Kyle Hendricks to get overlooked.But not by Chicago Cubs manager Joe Madden.Everybody talks about everybody else by Kyle leads the National League in ERA right now, Madden said. If we would score him some runs, this guy would have a tremendous won-loss record. No one has pitched better than him. No one.Its the right-handed Hendricks (11-7, 2.16) on the hill for the Cubs against the San Diego Padres.The Cubs go for the three-game sweep before motoring north to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in what could be a playoff preview.Chicago will have to battle LAs mind-numbing traffic after the matinee, getaway game. But Madden is seldom stressed when Hendricks in on the mound.Hes allowed three or fewer runs in 16 straight starts, the longest streak this year in the majors. And since June 19, Hendricks is 7-1 with a nifty 1.24 ERA.He has command of his pitches, hes added a few wrinkles and his confidence could not be higher, Madden said. Impossible.While the Cubs have the NL ERA leader in Hendricks the Padres counter with Paul Clemens (2-2, 4.82).Clemens will attempt to navigate the potent Cubs lineup by leaning on his curveball and hoping he can pinpoint his fastball.The right-handed Clemens needs to trust his offspeed offering, according to Padres manager Andy Green.We want him to rip the curve ball off a little bit more, Green said. When you look at the velo on his curve, when it is effective, it is upper 70s.Early in his last number of starts he is flipping it in there at 70, 71, and it just doesnt have the aggression, doesnt have the bite to get the swings and misses it can get.Clemens, who was claimed off waivers on July 1, didnt figure in the Padres win in his last outing. He worked five innings and allowed three runs on eight hits and three walks against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Green said Clemens is also tinkering with his fastball.Just continuing to refine his fastball command; that is something that is going to be a journey for him his entire career, Green said. Hes not the only pitcher to have that.Instead Clemens money pitch is his curveball but he has to throw it with conviction.If he rips it off more effectively he is going to have the opportunity to use it more, Green said. If he kind of flips it up there he doesnt have quite the command of it.Green compared Clemens to the lefty Drew Pomeranz, the Padres All-Star this summer before he was peddled to the Boston Red Sox.That was one of the things Pomeranz was able to do, Green said. If he wanted it in the strikes zone he put it there. If he didnt want it in the strikes zone, he would put it there. That is the next step of the curveball development for Paul. 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Browning had 243 yards passing by halftime, the Huskies had 386 total yards at the break and even Washington States third-quarter rally didnt make Washington sweat.Washington (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12, No. 5 CFP) tied a school record with the 28-point first quarter, capitalizing on an early turnover to put Washington State (8-4, 7-2, No. 23 CFP) in a 14-point hole.Browning completed 21 of 29 passes, becoming the third quarterback in Pac-12 history with at least 40 TD passes in a season. Ross had eight catches for 80 yards and his 16th TD catch of the season.Washington State quarterback Luke Falk was 33 of 50 for 269 yards and a 9-yard TD pass to Gabe Marks in the third quarter. But the Cougars were unable to find the end zone on three drives inside the Washington 10.MEMPHIS 48, NO. 18 HOUSTON 44MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In what might be sought-after coach Tom Hermans final game with Houston, Riley Ferguson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Miller with 19 seconds left to lift Memphis.Herman helped guide the Cougars (9-3, 5-3 American Athletic, No. 20 CFP) back from a 17-point halftime deficit. Greg Ward gave Houston a 44-41 lead with 1:29 remaining with his fourth touchdown pass, a 3-yarder to Chance Allen. But Memphis (8-4, 5-3) drove 72 yards in five plays for the winner.Ward completed 47 of 67 passes for 487 yards. He also ran for a team-high 65 yards.Asked by ESPN before the game to address reports that he might be close to a deal with another school, Herman said, Honestly, dont believe anything that you read.NO. 14 W. MICHIGAN 55, TOLEDO 35KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Corey Davis and Western Michigan wrapped up an undefeated regular season in style, routing Toledo to secure a berth next week in the Mid-American Conference championship game.Davis became the career FBS leader in yards receiving, and the Broncos ((12-0, 8-0, No.dddddddddddd 21 CFP) never trailed, scoring a defensive touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and eventually breaking it open in the third quarter. WMU will face Ohio in the MAC title game in Detroit next Friday night, and its looking more and more like the Broncos will be playing for a spot in a major bowl.Kareem Hunt ran for 200 yards and a touchdown for Toledo, but there was only so much he could do after the Rockets (9-3, 6-2) fell way behind in the second half.WMU went 1-11 in 2013 in coach P.J. Flecks first season, but he has turned the Broncos into a force. Zach Terrell went 19 of 25 for 196 yards and three touchdowns, and Davis caught eight passes for 81 yards and a TD. Davis broke the career mark of 5,005 yards receiving set by Trevor Insley of Nevada from 1996-99. Jamauri Bogan also had a big day for WMU, rushing for 198 yards and a TD.IOWA 40, NO. 17 NEBRASKA 10IOWA CITY, Iowa -- C.J. Beathard threw three touchdown passes and Iowa pummeled Nebraska, knocking the Cornhuskers out of Big Ten title contention and sending Wisconsin to the championship game.LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for 158 yards and two scores and George Kittle caught two TD passes for the Hawkeyes (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten).Iowa broke open what was expected to be a tight game with a 75-yard TD run by Akrum Wadley and a 77-yard touchdown throw from Beathard to Riley McCarron in the first quarter. Kittle then put the Hawkeyes ahead 33-10 on a 6x-yard TD catch with 11:13 left.Tommy Armstrong started for Nebraska (9-3, 6-3) despite a balky hamstring and was just 13 of 35 passing for 125 yards.AIR FORCE 27, NO. 20 BOISE STATE 20AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force had a late goal-line stand, Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown and the Falcons beat Boise State, ending the Broncos bid for the Mountain West title.Haji Dunn Jr. recovered quarterback Brett Rypiens fumble on fourth down with around 2 minutes remaining to help the Falcons (9-3, 5-3 Mountain West) knock off Boise State for a third straight season. They join Idaho (1982-93) and Nevada (1996-98) as the only teams to beat the Broncos in at least three straight years.The Broncos (10-2, 6-2, No. 19 CFP) needed a win at Air Force and for New Mexico to upset Mountain Division-leading Wyoming on Saturday to earn a spot in the conferences title game. ' ' '