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FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick sat in a deer stand. Defensive end Greg Menard enjoyed home cooking. Offensive lineman Zack Johnson watched Netflix. Running back Lance Dunn did nothing, as in what he called zero exercise.Those were the rewards of the bye that goes to the top seeds for the first week of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. It has translated into an annual three-day hiatus for the five-time defending national champion Bison, who have played more games than any other college football team since 2010.Football is year-round for us, Dunn said. You dont really get that many days off.And when they get back to business, the Bison are nearly unbeatable. They have won 23 straight games after open weeks in the regular season and playoffs since a 2005 home loss to UC Davis. That streak includes 13 home games, five road games and five title games in Frisco, Texas.The No. 1-seeded Bison (10-1) open their quest for six straight Saturday at the Fargodome against the San Diego Toreros (10-1). If the after-bye week numbers werent daunting enough, North Dakota State is 16-0 at home in the FCS playoffs.Bison coach Chris Klieman said the week off is important in a grueling playoff run for FCS teams, which have fewer scholarships and players than their Bowl Subdivision counterparts. Klieman would prefer an FCS playoff system that has 16 instead of 24 teams and ends before Christmas.I just think its an awful lot of football, he said. They arent doing that anywhere, other than at the professional level. Its difficult for guys to keep their bodies fresh, nonstop, from end of July through Christmas.Klieman gave his players and coaches three straight days off, beginning with Thanksgiving Day. Stick took some time to work on his newest hobby, bow hunting. It was too foggy to spot many deer, but the sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, said the outdoor activity suits his laid-back personality.Ive got no problem just sitting out there and relaxing a little bit, Stick said. It was my first time out there with a bow. Im really excited about that.Stick has started 19 games since his redshirt season, winning all but one. He took over last year when Carson Wentz went down with an injury, and went 8-0, including three playoff victories. Wentz came back to guide the Herd in the championship game.More comfortable, obviously. Been through it before, Stick said about his second postseason run. At playoff time its amped a little bit. But at the same time, its just a game. You have to treat it that way. You cant make it too big. You just go out there and play.Johnson, the left guard who is a candidate for the NFL draft, said about the only move he made during the break was to a store to buy the movie Sausage Party. While he admitted that the respite was pretty nice, he downplayed the toll of playing a nonstop schedule.I dont get sick of it. I love playing football. Its why Im here. Its what I love to do, Johnson said. And now its playoff football. Its win or go home. We want to prove ourselves against the rest of the country.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. Tony Romo Cowboys Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Connor McGovern Womens Jersey . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. http://www.cowboysfootballgearshop.com/randy-white-jersey/ .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Demarcus Lawrence Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Taco Charlton Jersey . PAUL, Minn. PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks showed a bit of resiliency -- against their opponent and the atmosphere inside Chase Field.Rickie Weeks Jr. hit a three-run homer, Paul Goldschmidt had two RBI and the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 on Tuesday night in front of 14,110 fans, the smallest crowd in Chase Fields 18-year history.We appreciate the people who were here. I thought we played well, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. The guys didnt let down because it wasnt a big crowd with a lot of emotion. They created their own emotion in the dugout. Thats baseball.Weeks got them started, hitting a three-run homer off Christian Friedrich (4-4). Goldschmidt had an RBI single and a sacrifice fly after being named to his fourth straight NL All-Star team.Jean Segura sparked Arizonas lineup from the leadoff spot, finishing with three hits, three runs and an RBI.Zack Godley (2-0) worked around trouble through five innings and so did Brad Ziegler in the ninth, giving up a leadoff homer to Brad Schimpf and two more hits before striking out Matt Kemp to close out his 18th save.The Diamondbacks had three triples to match a team record and twice scored in the bottom half of an inning after San Diego scored in the top half to win for the second time in 10 games.We need to get all the wins we can get, Weeks said. For us to win like we did tonight is great.San Diegos Wil Myers had a run-scoring triple among his four hits and drove in a run after being named to his first NL All-Star team before the game. The Padres out-hit Arizona 12-10, but stranded seven runners and couldnt overcome Friedrichs shaky start.Its kind of what its been like the last few times out, Padres manager Andy Green said. He has some crisp innings and then gets into trouble. He misses some pitches and they take advantage of that.Godley made one start and five relief appearances during his first stint with the Diamondbacks and was called up from Triple-A Reno to start against the Padres.The right-hander caused himself some problems when he started the third inning by walking Friedrich. Myers drove him in with a run-scoring triple and later scored on Yangervis Solartes run-scoring single that put the Padres up 2-0.Godley ran into more trouble in the fifth, when Kemp and Alex Dickerson hit run-scoring doubles to tie the game at 4.ddddddddddddGodley allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings. He was sent back to Reno after the game and left-hander Zac Curtis was recalled.A lot of mis-hit balls off him, Hale said. His ball moves a lot. If he can get that with the location, down in the zone a little more, hes going to be something.Friedrich entered Tuesdays game 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 15 career appearances against Arizona.The left-hander did not have the same effectiveness this time, allowing one more run (4) in the third inning than he had the previous 25 combined. Goldschmidt drove in the first with a run-scoring single and Weeks followed with his three-run homer to center.It was the worst pitch at the wrong time, said Friedrich, who gave up five runs, six hits and struck out five in five innings.LAMB ROARINGJake Lamb entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and fell behind in the count. Players in Arizonas bench said he should take a protective swing with two strikes.Hale knew better and Lamb proved him right, hitting a triple to the corner in right before scoring on Seguras RBI single.They said it when he got two strikes, just put it in play. I said `Hes going to get extra bases, theres no doubt about it, Hale said. Hes just a machine right now.Thats for sure. Lamb has an extra-base hit in seven straight games, longest by an Arizona player since Goldschmidt did it in eight straight games from July 2-9, 2009. Lamb has seven triples to match the team record before the All-Star Break, previously set three times.TRAINING ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (shoulder) is expected to throw his final extended bullpen on Wednesday.Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock started some light throwing with a tennis ball this week, his first baseball-related activity since breaking his right elbow on April 2.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Colin Rea has received 6.61 runs of support per game heading into Wednesdays series finale against Arizona.Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller is 1-1 with a 4.30 ERA in six career games against San Diego. ' ' '