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Two of the top young running backs in the NFL will share the field in San Diego on Sunday.And both players were considered huge question marks entering the season after disappointing rookie campaigns.San Diegos Melvin Gordon is finally living up to his star billing, while Miamis Jay Ajayi came out of nowhere to become one of the NFLs top rushers. Those developments add plenty of luster to Sundays matchup (4:05 p.m. ET, CBS) between the Chargers (4-5) and Dolphins (4-4).Gordon is coming off the top game of his career, a 196-yard rushing effort against the Tennessee Titans that boosted him to third in the NFL with 768 yards. He also leads the league with 11 touchdowns (nine rushing, two receiving) after failing to find the end zone as a rookie.Ajayi is in the midst of a superb three-game frenzy in which he has rushed for 529 yards, a stretch that saw him become just the fourth player in NFL history to post back-to-back 200-yard outings. He ranks sixth in the NFL with 646 rushing yards and is averaging a sparkling 6.0 yards per carry.Turns out the two 23-year-olds have a close friendship, stemming from working out together prior to the 2015 NFL Draft.Im always checking on Melvin every week to see how he does, Ajayi said. Im so proud of him to come back from last year, where he wasnt able to score a touchdown and a lot of people were kind of starting to write him off a little bit.Through talking with him through the offseason and everything, he really put his head down and did a lot of things to set himself up for a great year. Hes starting to showcase the ability that everyone knew he had, and its exciting to see how well he has been doing.Gordons rushing output against Tennessee was the ninth most in Chargers history, and he added 65 receiving yards to give him 261 total yards.He already has passed last seasons total of 641 rushing yards. Gordon also has erased last seasons image as a fumbler -- he lost four of the five he put on the ground -- and coach Mike McCoy now repeatedly refers to him as the teams bell cow.Every guy wants to make a play, Gordon said. Every guy wants you to look at him and think, I can count on this guy. Thats how we all want to be. When you get the opportunity to have the ball in your hands, its your job to make something happen.Ajayi is making things happen as well after opening the season as a healthy inactive against the Seattle Seahawks. Arian Fosters injury issues -- and eventual retirement -- opened the door for Ajayi, who responded with outings of 204 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 214 versus the Buffalo Bills and 111 against the New York Jets during the clubs three-game winning streak.The play of rookie left guard Laremy Tunsil helped fuel Miamis rushing success. Getting Ajayi loose could be a challenge on Sunday with San Diego ranking fifth in the NFL in rushing defense at 85.3 yards per game.Rookie defensive end Joey Bosa is making an impact on the Chargers defense, as he has four sacks in five games. Cornerback Casey Hayward, tied for the NFL interceptions lead with five, and outside linebacker Melvin Ingram, who has a team-high five sacks, also are enjoying standout seasons.San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers is feeding off the improved run game, throwing for 2,560 yards and 17 touchdowns against seven interceptions.Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is experiencing a relatively quiet campaign by passing for 1,877 yards and eight touchdowns against seven interceptions. He has passed for just 605 yards during the three-game winning streak that has been highlighted by Ajayis emergence.Miami ranks just 30th in defending the run (136.1 yards per game) despite the presence of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Veteran defensive end Cameron Wake has a team-best five sacks, including four in the past three games.The contest also marks the first time that McCoy and Miamis Adam Gase will square off as head coaches. The two spent four years together on the Denver Broncos staff before McCoy became the Chargers coach in 2013.Another backdrop is that the contest is San Diegos first at Qualcomm Stadium since the citys voters overwhelmingly said no to a ballot measure to fund a $1.8 billion downtown stadium. The franchises future home is once again in limbo.As you can imagine, were all disappointed, Rivers said. In the midst of a season, you cant get too caught up in it.Rivers passed for 311 yards and three touchdown passes last December when the Chargers sailed to a 30-14 victory over the Dolphins. Nike Juvenate Norge . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Air Force 1 Dame Norge .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. http://www.airforce1norge.com/air-force-1-07-norge.html . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Nike Blazer Norge . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. Nike Tanjun Norge . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Pakistanis 359 for 8 dec (Younis 104, Shafiq 80, Masood 62) and 236 for 4 dec (Azhar 101*, Shafiq 69*) drew with Somerset 128 (Sohail 3-26, Amir 3-36) and 258 for 8 (Trescothick 106, Yasir 4-107) ScorecardA century from Marcus Trescothick held Pakistan to a draw in the tour game in Taunton while Yasir Shah, in his first first-class appearance for more than six months, delivered 32 well-controlled overs and claimed four wickets. But Trescothicks skill - Azhar Ali described him as an inspiration afterwards - and a dropped catch from Mohammad Amir helped Somerset survive with eight wickets down.Under normal circumstances, Pakistan would have declared much earlier. But these games are more about gaining experience of the conditions than the result, so they delayed until Azhar Ali had reached an impressive century and Somerset required 468 to win in 73 overs. On an increasingly slow wicket offering neither seam or spin, taking 10 wickets was always likely to prove hard work.Pakistan might well have done so, however, had Amir held on to a simple chance at mid-on. Josh Davey, who chose to take his chance with Somerset this week rather than represent Scotland, lunged at one from Yasir before he had scored and saw the ball loop to Amir. But the chance went down and Davey lasted another 50 minutes to take his side within sight of the finishing line. With Dominic Bess, the 18-year-old debutant, also lasting 56 minutes and Jack Leach lasting 44, Somerset did just enough to frustrate Pakistan.Perhaps Pakistans seamers were a little stiff after their exertions the previous day. Perhaps they were just a little complacent. But they bowled pretty well without ever quite appearing to be able to summon the intensity of their first innings performance. A quiet day in Taunton might not inspire as a full Test ground will.In the grand scheme of things, though, this has been a highly satisfying three days for the tourists. Having not played red-ball cricket for six months or more, most of their batsmen enjoyed time at the crease, all their bowlers enjoyed decent spells with a Dukes ball. Such issues are more important than the result in such games.There was an interesting observation from Matthew Maynard, the Somerset coach, afterwards, though. Asked whether he thought Pakistan could threaten England he agreed that they could, but with the caveat that their opening pair found form. If Mohammad Hafeez and Shan Masood can see off the new ball, the middle order can capitalise. But if they are exposed early, Pakistan could be vulnerable and the tail looks long. Their fielding, despite all the talk of improvement, also remains some way below standard for this level.There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer, having overindulged, is asked to leave an all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant, then drives around in vain looking for another seafood restaurant. And then goes fishing.Trescothick could identify with such an appetite. Only in his case, the appetite is for cricket. Many batsmen, at Trescothicks stage of life, would have skipped this match. But such is his love of the game that he not only wanted to play, but volunteered for a second XI game in Kent a couple of weeks ago in a bid to find some form having not played for a few weeks; he no longer features in Somersets T20 side.The reward for that dedication was this century: the 61st of his first-class career and the 47th for Somerset. That means that only Harold Gimblett (who made 49) has scored more for the club and brings Trescothick level with Sir Viv Richards. And any time any batsman equals a record of Sir Vivs they know they have done pretty well.Its hard to remember a time when Trescothick was not a feature of Somerset ccricket.dddddddddddd His first-class career started in 1993 before some of his teammates in this match were born. There is only one building on the ground that has been here longer than him and he is as much a part of the furniture as the tower of St James church and The Quantocks.There have been some to concessions to age. Though he remains willing, he is more limousine than sports car between the wickets and in the field these days and he now wears spectacles when batting. Every so often, he has to remove his helmet to clean the sweat from them. Its a right pain in the backside, he said afterwards.But many of the strokes are familiar: the half step forward followed by the firm push through the covers brought him a first ball boundary, the cut shot helped him to four boundaries in an over from Sohail Khan while Yasir was heaved for a six over long-on and towards Gimblett Hill. Its not surprising that they love him in these parts and he gives every indication he loves them right back. It will be a surprise if hes not still playing in a year.By tea it seemed the match was drifting to a draw. Forty overs had been bowled and Somerset had lost just two wickets. Tim Rouse, who required several minutes of treatment after taking a crushing blow on the helmet from Amir when he had 14, had showed character and skill in going on to make 41 and Trescothick survived a few airy strokes through the gully region to the brink of safety.But after Trescothick fell, edging as he reached for a wide one, Alex Barrow was adjudged leg before by despite hitting the ball through cover for four (umpire Billy Taylor reasoned that the ball brushed the pad before Barrow hit it) and James Hildreth rather spoiled his pleasing innings by chasing one angled across him and edging to the keeper. Suddenly Somerset had 15.5 overs to survive and only four wickets in hand. It was a little reminiscent of the Old Trafford Test of 2001 when England lost eight wickets, including Trescothick, against the same opposition to slip to defeat.Perhaps, had Amir taken the simple chance or the DRS been in operation, Pakistan might have pushed for victory. Certainly Yasir could count himself unfortunate to be denied a couple more leg before dismissals. Despite gaining little turn and rarely utilising his googly, he troubled all the batsmen with his control and will be a real handful on a surface offering him any assistance. But Somerset held on.Earlier Azhar and Asad Shafiq plundered 96 in 14.4 overs in the morning to extend their overnight partnership to 138 and see Azhar record the 26th first-class century of his career. Manipulating the spinners masterfully by going deep in the crease or skipping down the pitch, they disrupted their lengths and then punished them. Leach was cut for successive fours by Shafiq and Bess thrashed for successive sixes by Azhar. It was a reminder that Moeen Ali faces a tough series.Were pretty happy, Azhar said afterwards. Most of the batsmen have spent time in the middle and today the pitch has become flatter and flatter. Yasir had a good, long spell but Trescothick batted well. He is definitely someone we look up to.They are a pretty impressive attack, Trescothick said in reply. Yasir is probably the best leg-spinner in the world. He is on the money all the time. But if the ball doesnt swing and the pitch is good, you can score runs against them.I scratched around a bit at the start, but I started to feel a bit better in the afternoon. Its good to integrate with the youngsters and help ingrain the culture of the club within them. It was a nice day. ' ' '