BATON ROUGE, La. -- Leonard Fournettes bruised left ankle didnt stop him from exhibiting his usual mix of hard-nosed and explosive runs. His fumbles, however, gave Mississippi State the breaks it needed to turn a game that had the makings of a comfortable LSU victory into a rather tense affair.Fournette rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and the 20th-ranked Tigers withstood the Bulldogs late rally for a 23-20 victory on Saturday night.Were fortunate it finished like it did, LSU coach Les Miles said. Its a great lesson for us.Danny Etling completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards in his first start for LSU (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), including a 37-yard touchdown strike to D.J. Chark.I continue to get more and more comfortable with the first team guys, Etling said.Fournette, who sat out last weeks victory over Jacksonville State, ran over tacklers for his 5-yard TD and burst into open field for his 25-yard score. He also had four receptions for 27 yards. He did not speak with media after the game, but his teammates sounded pleased to have him back.The thing about Leonard is that he is a nice comfort for anyone running this offense and it was great to be in the backfield with a back of his caliber, Etling said. You know if you can get him the ball that he is going to make some plays for the offense and that in turn makes your job easier as the quarterback.Yet Fournettes performance was somewhat tarnished by his two fumbles, one of which was recovered by the Bulldogs and one of which resulted in a failed fourth-and-short play in MSU territory in the fourth quarter. And it was that turnover on downs that sparked the Bulldogs late rally with backup Damian Williams at quarterback.If the Tigers had converted that fourth-and-1 play, Miles said, its just a walk in the park at that point.Instead, the Tigers gave up touchdowns with 4:10 and 3:30 left, the second after the Bulldogs (1-2, 1-1) recovered an onside kick.The Bulldogs then forced a punt after three plays, but Josh Growdens booming, 61-yard boot pinned MSU at its own 23, and Arden Keys second sack of the game forced a fumble that Davon Godchaux recovered to seal the victory.We were pretty shocked. I felt like we kind of let our foot off of the gas toward the end and it almost cost us, Key said. But when we needed to, we stiffened and made the play.QB CHANGE: Nick Fitzgerald, whose 195 yards on the ground against South Carolina a week earlier set a school record for QB rushing, struggled against LSU. He was held to 13 yards rushing and completed 12 of 24 passes for 120 yards. Fitzgerald was forced to the sideline for at least a play when his helmet popped off in the fourth quarter. Williams came on and converted a fourth-and-4 play with a 24-yard pass to Donald Gray, setting up MSUs first TD on Williams 1-yard run.Two plays after MSUs onside kick recovery at the LSU 32, Williams hit Fred Ross for a 7-yard touchdown.We were in our two-minute offense so we didnt want to sub him out, MSU coach Dan Mullen said. He looked like he was hot so we just kept going.Mullen, added, however, that Fitzgerald will remain the starter going forward.STRONG STARTEtling gave LSU an early lead by lofting a perfect pass to Chark in the back of the end zone, and Fournette made it 14-0 when he powered into the end zone from the 5.Fournette raced through a big hole into the open field for his 25-yard TD that made it 20-0, and the Tigers led 23-3 at halftime.LINE SHUFFLE)A spate of apparently minor injuries forced LSU to play eight offensive lineman, with center Ethan Pocic switching to tackle.When stuff like that happens, its not going to be perfect, but I thought we played physical, Pocic said. We were ready.Four linemen limped off the field at various times: guards Josh Boutte and Will Clapp, as well as tackles Toby Weathersby and K.J. MaloneTHE TAKEAWAYMississippi State: The Bulldogs relatively youthful and inexperienced squad needs a little more maturity to beat the top teams in the SEC.LSU: Fournette is fine, the Tigers running game is finding its rhythm and Etling is getting more comfortable leading the offense as LSU begins to build momentum.POLL IMPLICATIONSLSU: The Tigers were favored by about two TDs over Mississippi State, so a close victory wont help them climb much higher in the AP Top 25 Poll.UP NEXTMississippi State: The Bulldogs travel up to New England to visit Massachusetts next Saturday.LSU: The Tigers head to the plains of eastern Alabama next Saturday to visit their namesake SEC West rivals, the Auburn Tigers.----AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org Cheap Jordan 2 China . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. 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LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Cheap Jordan 2 Wholesale . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. DENVER -- Daniel Descalso ruined San Diegos perfect mark in the ninth inning and sent the Colorado Rockies to a wild win on a stormy night.Descalso lined a game-winning, pinch-hit single off the center-field wall in the bottom of the ninth as the Rockies rallied past the Padres 8-7 on Friday.DJ LeMahieu had three hits to raise his batting average to .349. He is tied with Washingtons Daniel Murphy for the lead in the NL batting race.The Rockies trailed 7-5 entering the ninth against closer Brandon Maurer (0-5) after hail and rain in the top of the inning forced a 38-minute delay. Colorado appeared destined to lose its fourth straight game overall against a team that entered 50-0 when leading after eight innings.Theyve been a team that hasnt blown any leads coming into tonight going into the ninth, Descalso said. Their bullpens been pretty good. To come out after a rain delay and get the comeback win, hats off to our offense.LeMahieu started the comeback with a one-out double and Carlos Gonzalez singled him home one out later. Pinch-hitter David Dahl and Nick Hundley each fell behind Maurer 0-2 but recovered and singled to left to tie it.Descalso worked the count full before lining a fastball over the head of Travis Jankowski to score Dahl from third.It might be the only single off the wall Ive ever hit, Descalso said. I felt like he was kind of nibbling a little bit, trying not to make a mistake. Once he got to 3-2, I told myself to be ready for something over the plate.Adam Ottavino (1-2) got one out for the win.The game was delayed in the top of the ninth after a strong storm quickly blew through. Lightning flashed in the sky in the eighth inning before hail peppered the stadium in the top of the ninth, sending players and fans running for cover.I never saw anything like that in my life, Padres first baseman Wil Myers said. It didnt hurt terribly but it didnt feel good.It gave Colorado time to regroup and end a three-game llosing streak.ddddddddddddToo many sliders left over the middle of the plate and over the outer third, Padres manager Andy Green said.Myers and Luis Sardinas homered for San Diego.The Padres were playing a day after Major League Baseball suspended general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for failing to disclose medical information when pitcher Drew Pomeranz was traded to the Boston Red Sox in July.Green said before Fridays game the suspension has been tough on him.It has been hard over the last couple of days, Green said. The people I care about on a personal level that I respect immensely are having their names dragged through the mud right now.Green said he was never alerted to any medical issue with regard to Pomeranz that would have prevented him from pitching.He made 17 starts for us and threw 18 times. He never missed a start. Never missed a throwing session between starts, Green said. There was never a point in time when (pitching coach) Darren Balsley came to me and said, `Hey you need to be worried about Drew Pomeranz. Never did my trainers say anything about being concerned about Drew Pomeranz.The Padres took control early Friday but couldnt hold on. Myers hit a two-run homer in the first, his 25th, to get them on the board. After Colorados four-run second, San Diego responded with a three-run third to take a 5-4 lead.The Padres added a run in the fifth and Sardinas led off the sixth with a homer off starter Tyler Chatwood.Chatwood had two hits, including an RBI single in the second, but continued to struggle at home.LeMahieu has reached base in 32 straight games.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: INF Yangervis Solarte was sent home to deal with a family issue.UP NEXTThe Padres will send RHP Edwin Jackson (4-5, 5.32) to the mound against Rockies rookie RHP Jon Gray (9-8, 4.69) on Saturday. ' ' '