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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jalen Hurts ran and passed for a touchdown and tailback sub Joshua Jacobs scored his first two career touchdowns in No. 1 Alabamas 48-0 win Saturday over Kent State.The Crimson Tide (4-0) dominated coach Nick Sabans alma mater from the start while scoring on a kickoff return and even a short touchdown throw to freshman linebacker Mack Wilson. The bad news for Alabama is starting tailback Damien Harris went down on the opening drive with a sprained right ankle and didnt return.Harris was hardly needed in this game, when No. 2 quarterback Blake Barnett played much of the way and the emerging freshman Jacobs ran for 97 yards. It amounted to a Saturday afternoon respite for the Tide after a bruising 48-43 comeback win over No. 23 Mississippi.The goal going into this game was to play a complete game, start fast, finish, and I think we probably did that as well as weve done all year, Alabama coach Nick Saban said.Hurts was 16-of-24 passing for 164 yards and ran for 54 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown to cap the opening drive. He found Wilson, who lines up at fullback in goal line situations, for a 1-yard third-quarter score that was supposed to go to tight end O.J. Howard.Its his first career (touchdown), so I cant be mad about that, Howard said. Im happy somebody caught it.He did catch a 34-yarder from Barnett, who first got into the game early in the second quarter. Saban said Harris is day to day and his status is uncertain against Kentucky.Alabama did whatever it wanted in the first half, outgaining Kent State 352-53 and amassing a 41-0 lead. The Golden Flashes, who had trailed Penn State 16-13 at halftime in the opener, managed just 13 passing yards in the first three quarters before finally driving in the fourth.Backup quarterback George Bollas was initially given a touchdown on a fourth-quarter run toward the goal line, but was ruled down at the 1 after a review.Most of the fans, including all but a handful of students, were long gone by then.THE TAKEAWAYKent State: Didnt have much go right in the game, but gets a chance to bounce back in Mid-American Conference play when the playing field is more even.Alabama: Dominated in every phase of the game (including a 502-166 advantage in total yards) and got plenty of reserves action, most notably Barnett and Jacobs. Harriss health was the only major issue, though receivers ArDarius Stewart and Robert Foster sat out to rest injured knees. Both are questionable against Kentucky.POLL IMPLICATIONSAlabama cant be ranked any higher than No. 1 and this game wasnt much of an opportunity to impress poll voters anyway.SHUTOUTIt was the Tides 18th shutout under Saban. Thats what were looking for every week, linebacker Ryan Anderson said. Were glad we were able to go out there and do it and glad the second team was able to uphold that standard.UP NEXTKent State hosts Akron in homecoming game and MAC opener.Alabama hosts Kentucky in its first SEC home game. Tommy Kahnle Jersey . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. 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The Blue Jays starting pitcher had a Tim McGraw concert he wanted to attend with his wife Thursday night, so he made quick work of the Houston Astros and got on his way. In tossing a two-hit shutout, Buehrle led the way as Toronto ended its seven-game losing streak with a much-needed 4-0 victory at Rogers Centre over the team with the worst record in baseball. Buehrle insisted his postgame plans werent on his mind as he mowed down the Astros with remarkable efficiency. The lefty threw 108 pitches over nine innings, striking out nine and wrapping things up in a clean 2 hours and 18 minutes. "He was just marvelous," Adam Lind said. "He threw the heck out of that baseball tonight." Buehrles domination couldnt have come at a better time for the struggling Blue Jays, whose bullpen had been taxed during a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mixing his pitches and keeping counts low, the 34-year-old rarely got into trouble and dazzled the Astros. "It was typical Buehrle: When hes on, when hes hitting spots, when hes got that good change-up," manager John Gibbons said. "I thought he did a really good job of hitting some of the right-handers inside tonight to keep them honest. It came along at the time when we definitely needed it because our bullpens kind of tired." The bullpen never stirred because Buehrle (6-7) was always in control. He didnt allow a hit until Justin Maxwells single with two outs in the fifth, and he didnt flinch after J.D. Martinezs double in the seventh as the Blue Jays clung to a one-run lead. "I had everything working," Buehrle said. "Obviously velocity wasnt there. I was making pitches when I had to, movement was good and keeping the guys off balance. ... It was just one of those days that I had everything going for me." Perhaps because he didnt overthink the ramifications -- either of the Blue Jays skid or their fatigued relievers, who combined to throw 13 1/3 innings in the previous three games. Gibbons made it clear his team needed a strong outing from Buehrle, but that didnt cause undue stress. "In your mind you know that the bullpens been worn out and been used a lot," Buehrle said. "But if they have 10 days off, Im going out there trying to go as deep in the game as I can. If the guys say, Hey I need to get an inning today, Im stiill trying to go seven, eight innings every time Im out there.dddddddddddd I dont put any more pressure or look at the situation like that." Pressure could have come from pitching in a tight game, as Houston starter Erik Bedard managed to hold the Blue Jays to just one run on three hits through five innings. Limiting the damage to an RBI double by Edwin Encarnacion, the Navan, Ont., native was forced to exit after 95 pitches, and Toronto took advantage of reliever Lucas Harrell to provide Buehrle some insurance. Jose Bautista, Encarnacion, Lind and Maicer Izturis combined to put three runs on the board in the seventh. Buehrle didnt need the extra run support, but it sure didnt hurt, especially one night after the Blue Jays failed to build on their lead and watched it slip away. "We saw what happened last night when we couldnt score an additional insurance run, but thats baseball," said Lind, whose opposite-field double drove in Bautista. "It just makes things a lot easier tonight for our starting pitcher or your bullpen when you can add one or two extra runs." Izturis two-run double made it 4-0, more than enough of a cushion for Buehrle, who rarely even got to a full count against an Astros lineup that features left fielder Chris Carter as its only real power threat and shortstop Jonathan Villar as its only hitter above .300. But he didnt want this victory to be discounted because of the opponent. "Im sure theres going to be a lot of people saying that obviously this is the worst team in baseball and record-wise theyre not very good," Buehrle said. "But in my mind theyre still big-league hitters. If you make a mistake, theyre going to make you pay for it. I did make a few mistakes -- I got lucky and got away with them." Nine strikeouts were the most for Buehrle since 12 on April 16, 2005. But he didnt react like picking up Torontos first win since July 13 was anything special. "I think it was just like any other game weve won," Buehrle said. "I dont think its any bigger that weve lost seven in a row and we finally won a game as opposed to winning three or four in a row. Guys were happy, musics playing." Minutes later Buehrle was off to watch McGraw, even though he didnt request that music to play in celebration. "He couldve played whatever he wanted tonight," Lind said. ' ' '