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A week ago before their final regular-season games, San Diego State and Wyoming knew they would be playing this weekend for the Mountain West Conference championship.And both teams looked bad: San Diego State lost at home to Colorado State 63-31, while Wyoming fell at New Mexico 56-35.So were both coming from the same situation and whichever team rebounds the best is going to win it, Aztecs coach Rocky Long said.And which team has the shortest memory.If we linger in that rear view mirror, were going to let one team beat us twice, said Cowboys coach Craig Bohl, who was named the Mountain Wests coach of the year for leading Wyoming back from a 2-10 season in 2015.San Diego State (9-3, 6-2 Mountain West) travels to Wyoming (8-4, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon to determine the conference title.It is the second meeting in three weeks between the two teams. The Cowboys beat the Aztecs 34-33 on Nov. 19 during the regular season when Long went for the win on a two-point conversion with no time left and it failed.Things to know when Wyoming hosts San Diego State:DEFENDING CHAMP VS NEWBIE: The Aztecs are seeking to repeat as conference champions and to win their third league title in five years.Wyoming is playing in its first Mountain West Conference title game. The Cowboys have to go back to their days in the Western Athletic Conference to find their last conference title -- 1993 when they shared the regular-season title with BYU and Fresno State; and their last outright conference title -- 1988. Also, its the first postseason game ever at the 67-year-old War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.Thats a lot of water under a bridge, Bohl said. And we got one shot. We got one shot at this deal and so that comes down to us as coaches to maneuver this thing around to put ourselves in the best position to win it.GROUND GAME: Saturdays game features two of the top five running backs in the country.San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey is second in the nation in rushing yards with 1,908 and rushing yards per game at 159. He is third in all-purpose yards with 2,119. He is currently third on the NCAA career rushing list with 6,180 yards. He needs 153 yards to pass Ricky Williams for second and 218 yards to surpass all-time NCAA rushing leader Ron Dayne. However, yards have been tough to come by the past couple of weeks for Pumphrey, who was held to 53 yards against Colorado State and 76 yards against Wyoming on Nov. 19.Wyomings Brian Hill is No. 5 in the nation with 139.5 yards per game and No. 3 with 21 rushing touchdowns. Hill had 131 rushing yards in the first meeting with the Aztecs.COACHING CHALLENGE: Playing a team twice in one season is new to Long, who is in his 17th season as a college head coach.Ive never played the same team in the same year, Long said. ...Its kind of a weird deal. From year to year, you try to change things up, so they dont zero in. But in two weeks, I dont know how much you can change up because you confuse your own guys if you change up too much.Bohl has faced the situation during his coaching tenure at the FCS level.I can tell you this -- when you beat a team its hard to beat them twice, he said. Its not like its not doable, but you look through past years, that ones a tough order.WEATHER: Cold, windy weather could play a role in the game.The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures around 20 degrees at kickoff along with 15 to 25 mph winds gusting up to 30 mph. Wind chills at kickoff are expected to be around 5 degrees.While Long said his Southern California squad should be able to handle the cold, he said the wind is a different story because it can cause issues for quarterbacks, receivers, kickers and kick returners.If you have a lot of wind, it really increases the difficulty of the game, and makes it more likely of mistakes, Long said.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Chuck Howley Womens Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Roger Staubach Womens Jersey . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. http://www.shoptheofficialcowboys.com/Elite-Chuck-Howley-Cowboys-Jersey/ . 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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Twins on Thursday night in exchange for a minor league pitcher.Nunez was batting .296 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs this season for the Twins and was leading the American League with 27 steals at the time of the trade.The move adds some much-needed depth to San Franciscos injury-plagued infield.Second baseman Joe Panik was activated off the disabled list prior to the Giants game against Washington on Thursday, while third baseman Matt Duffy remains out with a strained left Achilles. Backup infielder Ehire Adrianza has also been sidelined since mid-April with a foot injury.Just to have a guy that has his experience, has served in that role in the past and done well and is off to a good start this season, we just feel like he can help us cover the tracks as we get 100 percent healthy and get Duffy and Panik back, said Giants general manager Bobby Evans. It allows us to have the ability to still give them some rest, even down the stretch as we enter these last couple of months.Nunez, a career .275 hitter, is likely to play third base until Duffy returns; he could begin a rehab assignment this weekend. Nunez started 28 games at third this season for the Twins while also splitting time at shortstop.The Twins are a great organization and made me feel like at home, Nunez said after Minnesotas 6-2 win against Baltimore on Thursday. But at the end of the day, its business, baseball. You go wwherever is best for you and the team.dddddddddddd The Giants want me and Im going to go there and do my best.He also looked forward to going from a team mired in last place in the AL Central to a Giants team leading the National League West.Any player wants to be in the playoffs, Nunez said. I have the opportunity to go a new team that is in the playoff race. Its fun to be there.Evans was adamant that the Giants arent planning to replace Duffy with Nunez. The Giants second-year general manager said he spoke with Duffy and assured him his spot in the lineup is secure.Well have to follow some return-to-play plan with Matt. That may be an extra day off or two off a week when he first gets back, which will give Nunez a chance to play then, Evans said. Otherwise, itll be as we would use any utility infield help. As we look at the rest of the season, we just want to have the protection of his experience given the time that these guys have missed and the time they may need to have off as we get down the stretch.San Francisco sent minor league pitcher Adalberto Mejia to the Twins in exchange for Nunez.We think hes fairly close to the big leagues and hes got a three-pitch mix to start, said Twins interim general manager Rob Antony. Hes got a big, durable body. So we just think he profiles well. He was pretty much what we were looking for. ' ' '