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The concept is simple enough, but the task is far from easy as No. 6 Wisconsin continues pursuit of a Big Ten title and a College Football Playoff berth when it visits Purdue on Saturday (noon ET, ABC) in West Lafayette, Ind.The Badgers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) are No. 7 in the CFP rankings, but the first step is winning the conferences West Division title. They would do so with victories over the Boilermakers on Saturday and Minnesota on Nov. 26.Next would be the Big Ten championship game Dec. 3 in Indianapolis and a matchup with Michigan (No. 2 in the CFP rankings), Ohio State (No. 3) or Penn State (No. 8). The CFP committee would be hard-pressed to leave out an 11-2 Wisconsin team, especially if it were to atone for one of its regular-season losses to the Wolverines or Buckeyes and own a seven-game winning streak at that point.The Badgers benefited from Clemson, Michigan and Washington -- then the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 teams in the CFP rankings -- losing last week, but Wisconsin senior running back Dare Ogunbowale said: Even if those teams won, we know that if we take care of what we have to take care of, we can be in a good situation.Weve been doing a good job and coach (Paul) Chryst has been doing a good job of making sure that we stay focused week to week and being in the moment and not worrying about the past or the future.The task at hand Saturday is facing the Boilermakers, and the Badgers are heavily favored to defeat them for the 11th consecutive time.Purdue (3-7, 1-6) absorbed its fifth straight loss last week -- a 45-17 thrashing by Northwestern -- and is 0-4 since interim coach Gerad Parker took over for Darrell Hazell, who was fired Oct. 16 after a 49-35 loss to Iowa.Wisconsin appears to have a decided edge in the running game. The Boilermakers own the second-worst rush defense in the Big Ten, while the Badgers gained a season-high 363 yards on the ground in a 48-3 victory over Illinois last week.Leading the way for Wisconsin was senior Corey Clement (928 yards, 10 touchdowns this season), who rushed for 123 yards and three scores. Ogunbowale added 103 yards.Freshman Alex Hornibrook (seven touchdowns, seven interceptions) and senior Bart Houston (four, three) share the duties at quarterback and arent asked to do much since Wisconsins winning formula is dominated by running the ball and defense.The Badgers own the No. 5 rushing defense in the nation and also possess ballhawks in junior safety DCota Dixon (team-high four interceptions) and senior safety Leo Musso, who recorded two of Wisconsins four interceptions last week. Musso and junior cornerback Derrick Tindal each have three picks on the season.Leos meant a tremendous amount to this defense, Badgers senior linebacker Vince Biegel said. Hes a great leader both on and off the field. Hes a good person. Hes a leader in the defensive back room, and its nice as a defensive player, as a front seven guy, to have a guy like that behind you to have your back.Tindal and senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton have 13 passes defended apiece, tied for 11th in the country.Teams that turn the ball over or get turnovers have a lot to do with the win and loss outcomes, Shelton said. Our whole thing in our room is just being stingy. If you give us a chance, were going to run with it.Sophomore quarterback David Blough (21 touchdowns, 16 interceptions) needs 79 yards to record the 12th 3,000-yard season in Purdue history. His favorite target is senior wide receiver DeAngelo Yancey, who averages 19.4 yards per 37 receptions with seven touchdowns.Parker, who was elevated from wide receivers coach, vows to turn things around after the Boilermakers allowed 151 points in their past three games -- 97 after intermission.We certainly are not excited or happy with the results of the second half again, Parker said after the Northwestern game. Right now that is on my watch, and I know the fans are not excited about it. Nobody will take it more personal than I will.This is not what the Purdue football program should be, and we certainly have not gotten it done in our own stadium. Its something that will continue to be addressed by me, and we will find ways to finish this thing out. Yeezy Boost For Sale Online . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Real Yeezys Ireland . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. 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Dickey is in a rut, which is bad news for the Blue Jays.Adam Rosales hit a two-run home run, Alex Dickerson and Brett Wallace each hit solo shots and the San Diego Padres beat Toronto 8-4 on Wednesday, avoiding a three-game sweep.Dickey (7-12) allowed seven runs, six earned, and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, starting on three days rest after the Blue Jays adjusted their rotation for a weekend series against Baltimore.The knuckleballer is 0-3 in his past three starts and has allowed six home runs in that span.Its been a little bit of a rut, Dickey said. I was going pretty good before the All-Star break and Ive run into a little adversity here the last three outings.Dickey has surrendered 26 home runs this season, tying him with Kansas Citys Ian Kennedy and Chris Young for most in the majors.Starting the game I felt like I had some of the best stuff Ive had all year, Dickey said, and then I run into a couple innings where it kind of got away from me.Tampa Bays Chris Archer (14) is the only pitcher with more losses than Dickey, who is tied with Philadelphias Jerad Eickhoff and James Shields of the White Sox.I actually thought he had a good knuckleball today, manager John Gibbons said. They got some big hits and a couple homers.San Diego extended its club-record streak of games with at least one home run to 25. Its the longest run since the 2002 Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in 27 straight.Our lineup has a lot of talent, Dickerson said. Every single guy is a threat to take you deep.Padres rookie Luis Perdomo (5-4) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings to win back-to-back starts.Gibbons was impressed by Perdomo, who came in with a 6.93 ERA.Great arm, it didnt look like a six-plus (ERA), Gibbons said. He had great life on the ball, nice little breaking ball. I was really impressed.To Padres manager Andy Green sees it, no one else in the majors has made strides as big as Perdomo has this season.Thatts exciting because hes part of our future, Green said.dddddddddddd.Wallace reached base three times. He was hit by a pitch and scored on Rosales homer in the third, connected off R.A. Dickey in the fifth and hit an RBI single off Joe Biagini in the sixth.Dickerson homered for the fourth time in four games when he connected off Franklin Morales in the eighth. He is first Padres rookie to homer in four straight games.Hes amazing, Padres catcher Christian Bethacourt said of Dickerson. I was telling him he looks like a video game. Every time hes in the batters box, you think hes going to hit a homer.Melvin Upton Jr. made his first start for Toronto after being acquired from San Diego on Tuesday. He went 1-for-4 with a single.Right-hander Joaquin Benoit made his Blue Jays debut with a scoreless ninth. Toronto traded right-hander Drew Storen to Seattle for Benoit on Tuesday night.RARE KTorontos Kevin Pillar struck out swinging to end the eighth, his first strikeout since July 17 at Oakland.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: 3B Yangervis Solarte was placed on the family leave list, meaning he will be out three to seven days. San Diego recalled INF/OF Alexi Amarista and LHP Buddy Baumann from Triple-A El Paso.Blue Jays: RHP Bo Schultz was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Benoit.UP NEXTPadres: After an off day Thursday, San Diego opens a three-game series at home to Cincinnati on Friday. RHP Edwin Jackson (1-0, 2.92) starts against Reds LHP Brandon Finnegan (5-8, 4.93). Jackson is 403 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career games against Cincinnati.Blue Jays: Toronto is off Thursday before opening a three-game series against AL East-leading Baltimore on Friday. RHP Marco Estrada (5-4, 2.94) was pushed back two days to start against the Orioles. Estrada is winless in four starts. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-7, 3.77) starts for Baltimore. ' ' '