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?Tier 1Rain affected proceedings for the second consecutive day in Coxs Bazar as both the Tier 1 matches in the third round of the 2016-17 National Cricket League ended in draws, with no cricket possible on the third and fourth days.At the Sheikh Kamal Academy Ground, Dhaka Division opted to bat against Barisal Division, and amassed 523 in 132 overs on the back of Taibur Rahmans fourth first-class century.Coming in at 213 for 4, Rahman made 147, with eight fours and four sixes. He was supported by Nadif Chowdhury (75), with whom he put on 158 for the sixth wicket, and wicketkeeper Zahiduzzaman (57), with whom he put on 113 for the eighth wicket, at a rate of 5.39. Earlier, opener Abdul Mazid missed a seventh first-class century by four runs after putting on 176 for the opening wicket with Rony Talukdar, who was bowled for 84. Left-arm spinner Monir Hossain, who removed both of them, finished with 5 for 152.In reply, Barisal were 103 for 1, with Fazle Mahmud unbeaten on 55 and opening batsman Shahriar Nafees giving him company on 40, when rain truncated the rest of the game. Barisal picked up only five points as opposed to Dhakas seven, but it was enough to put them on top of Tier 1.In the other Tier 1 game, Nurul Hasan rescued Khulna Division with an unbeaten 103 to take them to 293 against Dhaka Metropolis. Khulna were reduced to 67 for 5 after electing to bat, and it took a 101-run stand between Hasan and Ziaur Rahman to bring them back into the game. Hasan also stitched together seventh and eighth wicket stands of 51 and 57 with Mehedi Hasan Miraz (26) and Abdur Razzak (45) respectively in his four-and-a-half-hour vigil.Arafat Sunny took three wickets for Dhaka Metro, while right-arm medium-pacers Shahidul Islam and Shykat Ali took two each.In reply, Shadman Islam and Mehedi Maruf, the Dhaka Metropolis openers, batted for 20 overs and took the team to 59 for no loss, before rain arrived. Dhaka Metropolis picked up six points, while Khulna got five.Tier 2Sylhet Division narrowly missed their first win of the season after bad light ended play early, with eight overs remaining in their match against Chittagong Division in Fatullah.Chittagongs decision to bowl backfired as Sylhet piled on 444, courtesy Alok Kapali (137), who scored his 18th century, and Shahnur Rahman (102), who raised his maiden ton in only his third first-class game.Shahanur followed up his century with a five-for to help Sylhet dismiss Chittagong for 315 and take a first-innings lead of 129. Yasir Ali top-scored with 95, while Tasamul Haque made 57. There was some late resistance from Mohammad Saifuddin (56), who came out at No. 8, and No. 9 Iftekhar Sajjad, who chipped in with 36. Shahanur ended with figures of 5 for 66, while left-arm spinner Emanul Haque jnr took 3 for 54.Sylhet batted aggressively in the second innings, racing away to 243 for 5 in 42 overs. Zakir Hasan top-scored with 86, and Kapali came good again, slamming two fours and four sixes en route to an unbeaten 58 off 31 balls.Set a target of 373, Chittagong were reduced to 26 for 4, with offspinner Rahatul Ferdous running through the top-order. Yasir Ali and Saeed Sarkar, who top-scored with 68, fought back through an 87-run stand for the fifth wicket, before a second collapse saw Chittagong lose five wickets for the addition of 33. However, with Sylhet one strike away from a win, bad light forced the players off the field.Sylhet picked up nine points, and Chittagong ended with seven.Over at the BKSP-3 Ground in Savar, Rajshahi Division drew with Rangpur Division after rain forced delays on all four days.After being inserted, Rangpur put up 234, courtesy half-centuries from Tanveer Haider and Suhrawadi Shuvo, who made identical scores of 53, and Ariful Haque, who chipped in with 39. The trios efforts helped revive Rangpurs innings after they found themselves in an early wobble at 39 for 4. Rajshahis bowlers hunted in a pack, with Farhad Reza and Mukhtar Ali, who shared the new ball, taking three wickets each, while Taijul Islam took two and Mamun Hossain accounted for one wicket.Rajshahi were reduced to 99 for 6 in their reply, before a seventh-wicket stand of 120 between Junaid Siddique (126), who struck his first century this season, and Sunzamul Islam took them past the 200-mark. Siddique carried on after the partnership was broken and was the last man dismissed, by which time he had helped Rajshahi eke out a 24-run first-innings lead. Right-arm medium pacer Saddam Hossain led Rangpurs charge with the ball with career-best figures of 4 for 46.Rangpur scored 233 for 7 in their second innings, courtesy half-centuries from openers Saymon Ahmed (94) and Jahid Jabed (52). Sunzamul took 4 for 106, while Mamun took three wickets. Tracy McGrady Rockets Jersey . 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They enter Saturdays meeting as the Southeastern Conferences top running quarterbacks, especially with Texas A&Ms Trevor Knight going down with a shoulder injury.Fitzgerald is the Bulldogs primary running threat while Hurts has also made a number of his plays with his feet, especially when the passing game isnt clicking for the Crimson Tide.Hurts topped 100 rushing yards in both of the Tides closest games, against Mississippi and No. 19 LSU. The LSU game was the first when the freshman produced more yards rushing (114) than passing (107), and Hurts 21-yard run accounted for the only touchdown in a 10-0 Alabama win.Both quarterbacks are still works in progress as passers.Were focused on trying to get our quarterback to be a little more complete in what he needs to do to be an all-around good quarterback, Alabama coach Nick Saban said. Were certainly trying to make progress with a young player and hes responding in a positive way, so were going to continue to work on that.Ditto with Fitzgerald, whos coming off two big games. The sophomore and Dak Prescotts successor has accounted for 927 total yards and 11 touchdowns in Mississippi States wins over Samford and No. 10 Texas A&M.The thing that helps him is hes got great athletic ability which allows him to improvise and make things happen on the field while hes developing to be a passer, Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen said.Fitzgerald is eighth in the SEC in passingg, one spot ahead of Hurts.ddddddddddddMeanwhile, both quarterbacks are finding ways to make plays. Fitzgerald is the SECs fifth-leading rusher with 839 yards and eight touchdowns. Hurts 635 yards ranks 12th but he has also run for 10 TDs.Hurts has the luxury of a deep stable of running help that includes three tailbacks who have produced 100-yard games. But when in doubt, he has been the most likely quarterback to take off running of Sabans Alabama tenure.His athleticism is a huge part of our offense and has really contributed this year, Tide center Bradley Bozeman said. Were really lucky to have him on our squad.Fitzgerald and the Bulldogs will face the nations top run defense. Hurts may have more passing opportunities than he did against LSUs strong secondary since hes facing the leagues worst pass defense.In the meantime, Saban has grown accustomed to the increased prevalence of rushing quarterbacks, though in past seasons it has mostly been from the perspective of trying to defend them.We went through the Wildcat phase where we ran some of these plays with a running back, but you knew that that guy couldnt pass, Saban said. Now, were running some of the same kind of plays as part of the spread that are actually with a quarterback.When you have a talented guy thats big and strong and athletic and can throw it pretty well, too, it makes it a very challenging thing to do to be able to play both of those things.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '