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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State seems to have settled its quarterback situation.Boise State graduate transfer Ryan Finley was listed Monday as the starter for this weeks visit to East Carolina after completing 81 percent of his passes and throwing for two touchdowns against outmanned William & Mary in the opener.N.C. State coach Dave Doeren praised the efficiency of the offense in its 48-14 win over William & Mary of the Championship Subdivision, saying it was effective at whatever tempo -- fast or slow -- the game demanded.The Wolfpack (1-0) scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions before pumping the brakes and maintaining control the rest of the way.I think we showed we can (play fast) when we need to, and we have the ability to slow it back down, Doeren said.He certainly caught the attention of first-year East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery, who said Finley was on fire last week.Theyve done a good job bringing in a person that understands the offense, Montgomery said. He didnt miss but about three or four throws, so its a challenge as well on defense and I think we will be up to it.A lot of N.C. States efficiency was a result of how comfortable Finley seemed with his new team.On the depth chart before the opener, Finley and Jalen McClendon were separated only by the word or, and Doeren was tight-lipped about the decision throughout preseason camp before Finley finally was announced as the starter moments before kickoff against William & Mary.Looking at ease in charge of the offense installed by his former coach at Boise State -- new offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz, like Finley, left the Broncos for Raleigh this offseason -- he finished 17 of 21 for 174 yards with his scoring passes covering 16 yards to BraLon Cherry and 14 yards to Jaylen Samuels.McClendon was 6 of 9 for 88 yards with an interception and added six carries for five yards.Running back Matt Dayes said he thought Finley did a tremendous job out there while Finley said it was simply a matter of getting the ball into the hands of Dayes and the Wolfpacks playmakers. Samuels and Dayes combined to score five of N.C. States seven touchdowns.At the end of the day, we just went out and executed and got our athletes the ball in space, Finley said.---AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in Raleigh contributed to this report.---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/joedy-mccreary---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org USWNT Jerseys 2021 .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. USWNT Store . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. https://www.cheapuswnt.com/ . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. 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PDS?Unlike Real Madrid and Barcelona, Romas front three dont make up such a catchy acronym, but they are having the same effect on the field, if not better.Real Madrid trio Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored 19 goals in the Spanish league, while Barcelonas front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have netted 21 times.Roma attackers Diego Perotti, Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah have scored 25 times in the Italian league, helping the capital club to be the top scorer in Serie A -- with 33 goals -- and third in Europe behind only Monaco and Real Madrid.Much of that has been down to Dzeko, who bears little resemblance to the player he was last season.Dzeko wasnt the striker Roma hoped for after it signed him from Manchester City in August 2015, but he is now scoring goals almost at will.The 30-year-old Bosnian leads the scoring chart in Serie A with 12 goals in 14 matches, four more than he scored last season in 31 league appearances. Dzeko has also netted five times in his last two Europa League matches.It is that free-scoring style which has the players thinking about a first league title since 2001 -- which would be fitting in what is almost certain to be captain Francesco Tottis final year as a player.Roma is second in the standings, four points behind five-time defending champion Juventus after its 3-2 victory over Pescara and the Bianconeris 3-1 loss at Genoa.But it faces a difficult run in the league, with the capital derby against Lazio on Sunday followed by matches against in-form AC Milan and Juventus.I said to the team at the beginning of the season that we had to fight for the title and I still think that, Perotti said. Were four points behind Juventus and we still have to play them. We have a winning team. Its true we make mistakes but to win tthe title you need to win matches like that against Pescara.ddddddddddddNow we have a cycle of three difficult matches, and we need to take advantage of the form of Dzeko, who is having a crazy season.This weekends derby should be one of the closest in years, with Lazio having its best start to the season in 13 years.Roma will not get away with similar mistakes it made against Pescara, where it almost let slip a two-goal advantage.Ive scored 12 goals and I want to continue in this way, Dzeko said after Sunday nights match, in which he netted twice in the opening 10 minutes. But we have to improve because if we play like this we wont beat Lazio. But the derby is another story, we want to win and we will do everything to do so.Hardcore Roma fans are likely to continue their boycott in protest at the barriers introduced at the start of last season in their area.To be completely honest, its not great for a player, Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny said. When I was at Arsenal, I saw images of the Rome derby on TV and it seemed amazing, with the stadium packed out and pumping.I would love to experience that and see the fans crowded into the stadium. I hope to see the Olimpico full at some point. In the meantime, we need to focus on the pitch, not the stands.Three of Romas local heroes held a meeting with the ultras during the week. Totti, vice captain Daniele De Rossi and Alessandro Florenzi asked the fans to return, while the club itself is doing its bit to try to resolve the matter.All we can do is keep raising the issue with the authorities as to the need to consider the supporters peacefully returning to the stadium, Roma chief executive Umberto Gandini said. This matter is on the agenda and its one that is very important to us. ' ' '