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MINNEAPOLIS -- For the first time this season, the Minnesota Twins do not have the worst record in the American League.Fueled by a 21-13 stretch since July 1, including a 3-1 win in the opener of a four-game series against the Houston Astros on Monday, the Twins passed the Tampa Bay Rays and moved out of the A.L. cellar.Minnesota, which has won seven of its last nine overall, will try and keep that momentum going on Tuesday when it continues its series with the Astros.August 8th, we passed somebody. How long has it been? Twins manager Paul Molitor joked on Monday. Its been a long time.Despite a lost season, Molitor said players try and accentuate the positives like on Monday, when they moved up in the standings.I would think that these guys are aware of those things, Molitor said. Were enjoying what were doing right now, guys are having fun, a lot of joking going around which is good as long as the focus is where it needs to be.On the flip side, the Astros will try and get back on track before their fading postseason hopes are gone for good.Houston has lost six of its last seven games and nine of 11 overall, dropping to third place in the American League West.We didnt play well enough to win (on Monday) and its been troublesome for a couple of weeks now, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. You gotta play better to win.The Astros mustered just four hits in Mondays loss and Carlos Gomez made a pair of defensive miscues in the fifth inning that accounted for two of Minnesotas three runs.Gomez also went 0-for-3 at the plate, including a double play, dropping his average to .210 on the season.Ill take a look at it and see how it goes, Hinch said when asked if he can continue to play Gomez. struggling through a tough season. You keep trying to hang in there with guys, you want to encourage them more than anything. Clearly its been a rough patch for him for a while.Hinch will send right-hander Mike Fiers to the mound to try and get the club going. Fiers struggled to open the season but has been better of late, posting a 3.56 ERA in 11 starts since June 1. He has had a quality start each of his last three times out, including a six-inning, two-run outing against Toronto on Thursday.Fiers allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk in a no-decision against the Twins on May 4 at Minute Maid Park.Houston will see a familiar face on Tuesday when the Twins send Hector Santiago to the mound to make his home debut. 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BOULDER, Colo. -- Davis Webbs change of heart might lead to a change of fortunes for the Colorado football team and coach Mike MacIntyre in 2016.The Texas Tech quarterback spurned the Buffs at the last minute when the graduate transfer who had committed to the Buffaloes decided to play his final season at Cal instead.Without Webb, theres added urgency for senior Sefo Liufau to come back strong from the season-ending foot injury he sustained Nov. 13.Hes made all of his benchmarks and done everything hes been asked. He even trimmed down some more. He lost a little more body weight and gained a little more muscle, MacIntyre said. Hes taken advantage of the situation. Weve had no issues so far, but I need to knock on wood for sure.Had Webb come to Boulder, the Buffs might have been able to redshirt Liufau so that he could come back fully healthy in 2017.MacIntyre is counting on Liufau coming back better than ever this year, however.I look for him to have an excellent year, MacIntyre said. In his sophomore year, he threw the ball well. Last year, he was running the ball well. ... I think that this year hell put all of it together and have a phenomenal year and walk out of here the way he should with what hes earned and the victories he needs to get.MacIntyres future could depend on it. Reaching a bowl game for the first time since the 2007 season could go a long way toward turning around the moribund program.Ive heard that since the first year I got here. When you havent gone to a bowl game in a while, thats always the first thing said. Our goal for our players is tomorrows practice, MacIntyre said. We want to win every game we play, we really do. I definitely feel like we have the opportunity to do that.Here are some other things to watch for in 2016:KEY GAMES: Colorado State, Sept. 2; at Michigan, Sept. 17; Utah, Nov. 26. The first is the big rivalry, the second a chance too kick-start the program against a perennial national power and the third a big game because its a budding rivalry that the Buffs hope replaces the old showdowns they had with Nebraska.dddddddddddd.DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! Senior defensive back Chidobe Awuzie will lead a reinforced defense this season. I expect to be really good on defense, MacIntyre said. Chido is definitely a leader on defense, hes what you would call a true playmaker on defense. People come up to me all the time and say, `Golly, hes all over the field. Well we put him all over the field and he also has the ability to make plays all over the field. Hes a key ingredient in our defense and we definitely build things around him depending how we play certain teams.LIUFAUS IMPACT: The Buffs named Liufau a captain for the third consecutive year. Thats only been done twice in history and the last time was 1893, MacIntyre noted. Thats huge. I think that answers the leadership side of it.PREDICTION: 4-8. Although, this team does have that well-show-you look. Thats what I see, MacIntyre said. We need to see it on Saturdays when we show up, but its in their mindset for sure.SEASON OPENER: Colorado State on Sept. 2 in Denver. The opening game is always a lot of fun; theres always a lot of hype for the opening game anywhere in the country, MacIntyre said. Thats always exciting, but when you play a rival in the very first game at a neutral site, its a unique experience and puts a little more hype and emotion on it. Playing that football game is a big deal. Its one that our players hear about for 365 days a year. You dont hear about every other game 365 days a year. That puts a little more of an emotional tie to the game than most games.---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '