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STORRS, Conn. -- UConn football coach Bob Diaco says he called the play his offense wanted to run on Saturday with 17 seconds left and no timeouts against Navy.The rush up the middle from inside the 1-yard-line was stuffed and the Huskies never got another play off in the 28-24 loss.Diaco spent more than half-hour Tuesday talking to reporters about the end of the game in Annapolis and the teams clock management issues.He said the play was well thought out and nothing about the situation was haphazard.The offensive team wanted to run the ball, wanted to run the ball in, he said. I think if the players believe they can execute a play, isnt that better than believing they cant execute a play?The Huskies had just used their final timeout because Diaco felt quarterback Bryant Shirreffs was not going to get the snap off in time, something he acknowledged Tuesday was an error.They also changed the second down play from a pass to a run, when the spot of the ball was changed from the 2-yard line, he said.Diaco said he takes responsibility for the fact that his team didnt get lined up to run a third down play and said the Huskies have analyzed that moment and worked to build some troubleshooting, when it comes to clock management in the future.He also noted that the Seattle Seahawks called a pass play in a similar situation late in the Super Bowl in 2015, and ended up receiving a lot of criticism when the ball was intercepted by New England.He said he believes the Huskies, who came back from a 21-0 deficit to take a fourth-quarter lead, will respond well to the loss.Weve always been able to take the strain and the fire and the pain and the adversity and use it as a strengthening partner, he said.I would think that everyone in our organization would be more mentally strong and more excited for the work than they would have otherwise been without that moment.UConn (1-1) hosts Virginia on Saturday.---Online: AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.orgCraig Stammen Padres Jersey . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Matt Strahm Jersey . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. http://www.padressale.com/padres-manuel-margot-jersey/ . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Custom San Diego Padres Jerseys .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem. Franchy Cordero Jersey . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.Lucky Liberty has returned from 18 months off the scene to win two of his four races this campaign with the chance to add another on Pakenham Cup day.But while getting the injury-plagued gelding back in winnng form is satisfying, trainer Henry Dwyer admits theres also a feeling of what might have been with a horse he believes has the natural talent of a Group One performer.It is satisfying to get him back winning but its a bit of a bittersweet feeling knowing hes probably not going to measure up to the level he should, Dwyer said.But we just try to get him there as sound as we can on race day and hell win races based on that, regardless of how fit he is.Lucky Liberty won his first three starts as a three-year-old before he was unplaced in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington.He finished second last in the 2015 Australian Guineas after which he was found to have a bone chip in a knee which required surgery.When he was close to making a return he suffered a stress fracture to a shoulder and needed another long lay-off.ddddddddddddAfter a fourth placing on his return at Sale in September, Lucky Liberty won back-to-back benchmark races at Caulfield and Sale in October before a third in a 1400m open handicap at Flemington.Saturdays $100,000 VOBIS Gold Bullion (1400m) at Pakenham is planned as the final run of his campaign.Since his Flemington run on November 5, Lucky Liberty has been kept up to the mark with time on a water walker at the Rockmount pre-training facility, north east of Melbourne.He had a fortnight up there and arrived back at Caulfield early this week in really good order and he should be able to run up to what hes been doing on Saturday, Dwyer said.Dwyer doesnt want to race Lucky Liberty over summer and is looking to a late autumn, early winter campaign in Brisbane aimed at the Stradbroke Handicap if he shows he is in form. ' ' '