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STANFORD, Calif. -- Almost to a player, Colorado welcomed the idea of becoming bowl eligible for the first time in a decade with a collective shrug of the shoulders and a yawn.Outside of a brief celebration in the northwest corner end zone at Stanford Stadium and an acknowledgement later in the locker room, the Buffaloes didnt make much of their 10-5 win over the Cardinal other than it was another step toward their ultimate goal of winning the Pac-12 championship.Thats exactly how coach Mike MacIntyre expected and wanted his team to react, no matter the historical implications.We have one goal, and thats Pac-12 champions, said running back Phillip Lindsay after rushing for 131 yards before leaving midway through the third quarter with an ankle injury. Winning six games, thats cool, its cute. But we have to continue to move on. We have bigger things to worry about.That Colorado is even in the discussion for the Pac-12 championship seems far-fetched after the Buffaloes won only one conference game in 2015.MacIntyre isnt too surprised, though, and told his team in the offseason he believed they would be in the running. At a meeting with his players in May, McIntyre discovered the Buffaloes felt the same way.We gelled at that time, MacIntyre said. We were either going to get it done or we werent. And they got it done.Chris Graham kicked a 23-yard field goal with 2:13 remaining following two earlier misses, propelling the Buffaloes to their first win over the Cardinal since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.Colorado (6-2, 4-1) went into the day tied with Utah for first place in the South division and inched one step closer toward a possible berth in the conference title game despite an off day by the offense.The Buffaloes missed three field goals and had a touchdown called back by a pass interference penalty but held the Cardinal to three points while winning for the fourth time in five games. Quarterback Sefo Liufau passed for 135 yards with one touchdown despite being sacked six times.Liufau, one of three seniors starting on offense for Colorado, said the Buffaloes becoming bowl eligible was a reward to the teams older players who stuck it out through the lean years.No one left, no one from my class quit, Liufau said. Its a great feeling. We worked so hard. To see it all come to fruition is a great feeling. Ill remember this season for the rest of my life no matter how it ends.Stanford (4-3, 2-3) failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season despite getting running back Christian McCaffrey back in the lineup. McCaffrey, a 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist, was had 92 yards on 21 carries but was held in check most of the afternoon by Colorados opportunistic defense.The Buffaloes intercepted Stanford quarterback Ryan Burns three times, twice on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter to stall the Cardinals comeback hopes.At one point late in the first half the home crowd booed Stanford when it ran the ball on a 2nd-and-26 play.If you could see me on TV, I might have been the one booing, Cardinal coach David Shaw said. It was not good enough.THE TAKEAWAYCOLORADO: It wasnt pretty any stretch of the imagination but coach Mike MacIntyre will take the Buffaloes first win against the Cardinal since 1990. Colorado, which has a bye this week, continues to control its own destiny and has a Nov. 26 showdown with Utah looming that could decide which team goes to the Pac-12 title game.STANFORD: The Cardinal have lost three of four and are in danger of missing out on the postseason. Losing to a beefed-up Colorado team shouldnt hurt too much but this was a game Stanford needed to get back on track. Instead, its another loss and another week of pondering what went wrong. Offensively weve got to score more than three points . its as simple as that, Shaw said. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.A look at whats happening all around the majors Monday:---THEYVE DONE THIS BEFORECubs fans have waited a long time to quit waiting on next year, and Chicagos latest quest is a win away from overcoming the Giants even-year magic. The Cubs lead 2-0 in the best-of-five NLDS, but dont expect them to take San Francisco lightly -- the Giants are 9-0 in elimination games under manager Bruce Bochy, and Madison Bumgarner is pitching in Game 3. Wed be foolish to be overconfident about this situation, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Theyre really good, theyve done this before.A LITTLE EXTRA RESTClevelands Josh Tomlin and Bostons Clay Buchholz are still the scheduled starters for Game 3 of the teams AL Division Series because Major League Baseball cancelled Sundays scheduled game hours ahead of time -- meaning neither pitcher had begun to throw warmups. The Indians lead the best-of-five series 2-0 and seek a sweep behind Tomlin, who will be making his first career postseason appearannce.dddddddddddd The game may also be David Ortizs final one at Fenway Park -- the 40-year-old plans to retire after the season.L.A. AND THOSE LEFTIESLeft-hander Gio Gonzalez starts for the Nationals at Dodger Stadium with their NL Division Series tied at 1-all. Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57) is hoping to take advantage of Los Angeles worst-in-the-majors batting average against lefty pitchers. Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48 ERA) goes for the Dodgers -- he led them in wins, innings (175 2/3), strikeouts (179) and starts (32).STILL WAITINGBlue Jays manager John Gibbons says right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit, who tore his left calf running in from the bullpen during a bench-clearing fracas with the Yankees on Sept. 26, is making progress but isnt close to a return. Acquired from Seattle in a late July trade, Benoit had an 0.38 ERA in 25 games with Toronto. ' ' '