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knows exactly what Case Keenum is going through. Theyre both starting
quarterbacks who appear to be simply keeping the seat warm for someone else.If
it were up to many Los Angeles Rams fans, Keenum would already be on the
sideline and No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff would be running the show. The chants
of We Want Goff! have grown louder with each passing week with the Rams (3-5) on
a four-game losing streak and Keenums performance mediocre, at best.Those are
things that are beyond our control, Rams offensive coordinator Rob Boras said.
When Jared gets asked to play, hes ready to go, and the guys will get behind
him. Its going to be exciting to see.But for now, coach Jeff Fisher is sticking
with Keenum , who has thrown for 2,004 yards and nine touchdowns with 11
interceptions, to face the Jets (3-6) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.Jared is
improving, Fisher said. But, Case right now, especially against this defense,
gives us our best chance. Its an extremely complicated defense and they can
pressure the quarterback. They can do anything they want to do. Theyre very,
very talented. Our focus is this week against the Jets, and Case will be under
center.Keenum has done his best to block out the calls for his backup, and hes
working toward trying to make the Rams offense a more efficient unit. Los
Angeles is ranked 31st in overall offense, with only Minnesota worse.We all have
got enough talent, we all have got enough drive, enough will, and enough
intelligence to get the job done, Keenum said.After setting a franchise record
with 31 touchdown passes last season, Fitzpatrick has struggled mightily. He
leads the NFL with 13 interceptions (with just eight TDs) and the Jets rank 23rd
in overall offense. Fitzpatrick has already been benched, but got his job back
when Geno Smith was lost for the season with a knee injury.But now Fitzpatrick
is dealing with a sprained left knee that has his status for Sunday uncertain,
although he has practiced on a limited basis . Hell play if hes healthy, but
plenty of Jets fans want to see Bryce Petty, a fourth-rounder last year, get a
chance to show if he might be New Yorks quarterback of the future.Petty went 2
of 2 for 19 yards when he briefly stepped in for Fitzpatrick last Sunday at
Miami for his first regular-season action. If Fitzpatrick plays and struggles at
home this weekend, the chants of We Want Petty! could be hard to
ignore.Unfortunately, the quarterback usually gets the brunt of the punishment,
but it comes with the territory, wide receiver Brandon Marshall said. But its
not just one guy, so I get it. I understand it. But, its not just Fitzs fault.
Its all of our faults.Here are some other things to know as the Rams travel from
Hollywood to Broadway to face the Jets:RUNAWAY RAMS: Midway through his
frustrating sophomore season, Los Angeles Todd Gurley is 18th in the NFL with
451 yards, but his 3.1 yards per carry are the worst among the NFLs top 45 ball
carriers. Fisher and Boras dont blame Gurley for the running games struggles.
But while theyve praised his even demeanor, theyve also indicated this week that
they would love to see more bursts of speed and creativity. Gurleys carries are
down in the past four weeks, but thats partly due to the deficits faced by the
Rams in the fourth quarter. Im not saying that hes not frustrated, but hes not
showing it, Boras said. Hes a team guy.O-LINE MAKEOVER: The Jets are heading
into this game with just two players on their offensive line starting at the
same spot they were at in Week 1. Center Nick Mangold has missed two games with
a sprained ankle, and will likely miss a third. Hell be replaced again by Wesley
Johnson. Left tackle Ryan Clady was placed on season-ending injured reserve this
week with a shoulder injury. Ben Ijalana replaces him after starting the season
at right tackle, where Breno Giacomini is back after sitting out the first seven
games with a back injury. That leaves only left guard James Carpenter and right
guard Brian Winters as the constants.TURNOVER TEST: The Jets have committed an
NFL-worst 19 turnovers, and thats tantalizing to a Rams defense that has forced
only one turnover during its four-game losing streak. While the Los Angeles
defense has been largely dominant, the focus was on attacking the ball this week
with a view to giving better field position to the struggling offense.NO FADE
FOR FORTE: After hitting a lull a few games into the season, running back Matt
Forte has picked up his production in the Jets ground game. He has rushed for
100, 82 and 92 yards in the last three games, with four TDs, while also catching
a scoring pass in that span. Forte could have had a lot more last week at Miami,
when he got just 12 carries, but New York split the workload between him and
Bilal Powell. Still, Forte ranks seventh in the NFL with 634 yards rushing.---AP
Sports Writer Greg Beacham in Thousand Oaks, California, contributed.---For more
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Predators. Elisia LeLe Grissett frequently rolls up her sleeves and flexes her
biceps for high school coach Ovester Grays. Shes got her reasons.For one,
Grissetts muscles are tangible proof of the work she has put in to redefine both
her body and her game. She has gained 25 pounds the past two-plus years, and her
basketball skills have been similarly transformed.Her mother, Yalonda Days, said
her daughter had always been puny. Grissett said she was like a little twig.Note
the past tense.At 6-foot-2 and 155 pounds, Grissett is now a tower of power. A
high-scoring wing at Hillside (Durham, North Carolina), Grissett is the No. 31
prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Super 60 for the 2017 class.She recently
committed to South Carolina after a junior year in which she averaged 22.2
points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.2 steals and 3.0 blocks, leading the
Hornets to a 28-2 record and a berth in the Class 4A state semifinals. In an
obvious selection, Grissett was named first-team all-state.She makes things
happen on the court, teammate Michaela Thompson said of Grissetts versatile
game. When she has the ball, everyone has to respect her as a driver, as a
shooter and as a passer. Shes the ultimate threat.That was not always the
case.Grissett, who recently turned 17 and is the youngest of Days three
daughters, did not grow up in a sports family. She taught herself the game, just
like she taught herself many other things.At age 3, Grissett learned how to ride
a bike. When her mother tried to steady it, Grissett pushed her hand away.
Swimming was much the same; before Days realized it, Grissett was 5 feet deep in
the pool, and her mother was terrified ... until she realized her daughter had
things under control.In eighth grade, the fiercely independent Grissett tried
basketball, and it wasnt pretty at first. Often flailing away like she was still
in that pool, Grissett would trip over her own feet. Making a layup was
completely out of the question.I was horrible, Grissett said. I was straight
garbage.She scored two points -- the entire year -- for W.G. Pearson Magnet
middle school.Im going to play in the WNBA, she told her mom without irony.But
Grissett didnt just talk a big game, she worked. She watched a video game,
NBA2K, and developed her basketball moves there.I learned the Euro step,
crossover moves, step-backs, Grissett said. I learned a lot of stuff.By then,
she was hooked on basketball. She would go to parks to play pickup games against
boys. She would wake up before school so she could go to the gym to shoot.And
when Grays finally saw her, he was convinced.[Coach] Grays said, This child is
going to be great, Days said. He wanted to know if I would consent to having her
play with his travel team.I didnt know if we had the money, but I realized
basketball kept her grounded. She wasnt a bad kid, but she wouldnt do her best
[in school].But then she went from a C student to an A student. It was a win-win
for me. I wasnt a sports person, but I knew if she loved it that much and she
was willing to do whatever, then it was a win for me. I said, OK, you can play
basketball,, but you have to pull your grades up.
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transformed her whole life.Even so, Grissett met resistance in high school.Her
older teammates told her there was no way she could make varsity as a freshman,
and Grissett admits that shook her previously unshakeable confidence. A bit.You
know how upperclassmen talk junk, she said. I was really small, and they were
bigger than me. I was like, What am I going to do? Grissett found her answer.
She scored 35 of her teams 50 points in her first -- and only -- junior varsity
game. Grays then called her up to the varsity for a scrimmage.But what no one
but Grissett knew at the time was that she had been watching the older girls in
practice, studying their moves just as she had done with NBA2K.I showed them up,
Grissett said. I proved them wrong.Grays has been coaching Hillside for 22 years
-- sending more than 90 players to college basketball -- but he said he hasnt
met too many girls who compare to Grissett.Shes a rare talent, he said. Early
on, I saw that she had a strong drive to become great. And when she didnt make
the varsity initially, she took her drive to a new level.I challenged her to
improve defensively and make her teammates better, and she amped up her
intensity. There was no discussion. She just did it -- the kid went to work.In
Grissetts freshman year, Hillside had three seniors and three juniors, all of
whom went on to play Division I basketball. Nevertheless, Grissett forged her
way into the starting lineup and averaged 12 points and 6.5 rebounds as Hillside
finished 26-3. The Hornets may have gone further than the regional final, but
Grissett got strep throat and missed that last game, a three-point loss.As a
sophomore, Grissett would often spend her lunch hour in Grays office as he
rolled tape of 1980s-era NBA greats such as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.That
was also the year when Grissett started flexing her biceps, metaphorically
showing Grays that she was strong enough to carry his team. Hillside finished
27-3 during her sophomore season and Grissett averaged 16.5 points and 8.5
rebounds.Colleges started recruiting Grissett, who settled on a final four of
South Carolina, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Maryland.Grissett, who has a 3.9
weighted GPA and wants to major in communications, chose the Gamecocks for a
variety of reasons. For starters, she was born in Conway, South Carolina, so it
will be a homecoming of sorts. She moved to Durham when she was 7. Second, and
most importantly, Grissett discovered she had great chemistry with coach Dawn
Staley.While other coaches called her by her given name of Elisia, Staley
latched on to her preferred moniker of LeLe. The outgoing Grissett said she
loves that she doesnt have to tone down her big personality when she is around
Staley.She told me, Coach, those other schools didnt call me LeLe, and they
never put their arms around me, Grays said. South Carolina physically and
emotionally embraced her.
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