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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Freshman quarterback Jake Bentley improved to 3-0 as a starter, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns as South Carolina handed Missouri its 11th straight SEC loss 31-21 on Saturday.Bentley showed poise, strength and accuracy in the pocket, completing 22 of 28 passes to lead the Gamecocks (5-4, 3-4 SEC) to their third straight victory.The Gamecocks are in the midst of a rebuilding project with 78 percent of their roster consisting of underclassmen, but appear to be on the right track. Freshman running back Rico Dowdle ran for 149 yards and a touchdown and also hauled in a 17-yard TD strike from Bentley.Jake is bringing a lot of energy to the offense and when we have a matchup we like were going to take it, said South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel.Samuel had 125 yards receiving on nine catches and also ran for a score.He muscled us around a little bit, said Missouri coach Barry Odom.Drew Lock threw for 302 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions for Missouri (2-7, 0-5).South Carolina didnt let down after pulling a 24-21 upset of 18th-ranked Tennessee last week. One of the South Carolinas coaches even set mousetraps around the locker room to remind players it was a trap game.Everyone is patting you on the back, but I told our players, `Dont take the cheese, coach Will Muschamp said.With the game tied at 21 late in the third quarter, Rashad Fenton intercepted Lock near the goal line on a deep ball along the right sideline. Bentley led a 98-yard drive, culminating in a go-ahead 20-yard TD run by Dowdle .Bentley showed poise beyond his years in his third start.Late in the first half, he took a sack on a second-and-goal at the 1 rather than throw the ball away. Rather than dwelling on the loss, Bentley tossed a 6-yard TD pass to tight end K.C. Crosby on the next play to give the Gamecocks a 21-14 lead at half.When Jake is in there we feel like we can score from anywhere on the field, said Gamecocks tight end Hayden Hurst.THE TAKEAWAYMISSOURI: Missouri will have to bulk up its run defense if it wants to get in the win column in the conference. The Tigers defense wore down late in the game as South Carolina simply pounded away at them with Dowdle ripping off huge chunks of yardage.SOUTH CAROLINA: Bentley looks like the real deal for the Gamecocks, which makes you wonder why they waited so long to play the true freshman. 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Amid all the turbulence that is Serena Williams swirling life, remarkably, one thing hasnt changed for 183 consecutive weeks: her status as the WTAs No. 1-ranked player.On Feb. 18, 2013, Williams quietly regained that status from Victoria Azarenka, and despite all the dramatic shifts and twists in her recent tennis trajectory, the 34-year-old hasnt relinquished that lofty position.But looming this week in Cincinnati is a credible threat to her long run at No. 1.After a shocking early exit in the Rio Olympics, Williams surprised many tennis observers by accepting a wild card into Cincinnati, which is a Premier 5 event for women.Monday, she abruptly announced she was pulling out of the tournament.Im very disappointed Im not able to compete in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, as I was really looking forward to defending my title, Williams said in a statement. My shoulder inflammation continues to be a challenge, but I am anxious to return to the court as soon as possible.If No. 2-ranked Angelique Kerber wins the title in Cincinnati -- a reasonably plausible outcome given the shape of the draw -- she would become the new No. 1. Hows that for late summer drama heading into the US Open?If Kerber doesnt win the Western and Southern Open, Williams would still be in position to set the all-time record for consecutive weeks at No. 1. From 1987-91, Steffi Graf put together a streak of 186 straight weeks. If Williams wins the US Open, she would break two gargantuan Graf marks in a single swoop. The two are currently tied with 22 Grand Slam singles titles, the Open era record.Its difficult to assess the state of Williams game following her third-round loss to Elina Svitolina at the Olympics.For starters, she has played only three matches since winning Wimbledon. In Rio, Serena was serving well below her typical speeds and appeared to be nursing a shoulder injury. Emotionally, she seemed to be struggling the same way she did at last years US Open, during which she saw her bid for a single-season Slam evaporate in the semifinals.If Williams had played in Cincinnati, in the event of a Kerber title, she would have needed to get to the quarters to stay at No. 1. That might have been dicey, given that she could have met dangerous Karolina Pliskova in the third round. Pliskova (360 aces) and Williams (260) are first and second among WTA players.ddddddddddddKerber is in form, having reached the Olympic final before falling to Monica Puig. Earlier this year, Kerber won her first Grand Slam singles title -- beating Williams in a three-set final at the Australian Open.Sixteen of the top 20 women are scheduled to play in Cincinnati, and one that bears particular attention is No. 4-ranked Simona Halep. She won the title in Montreal before skipping the Olympics, citing health fears.So while Williams, Kerber and most of the other top players traveled to Rio and back -- some encountered long travel delays -- Halep was working out with coach Darren Cahill and trainer Gil Reyes. Will that chance to reset give her an advantage in Cincinnati and, going forward, in New York?The more pressing question, of course, is Serenas situation going into the US Open, an event she has won six times. In addition to that singles loss in Rio, there was a devastating doubles failure, too. Serena and older sister Venus had won all 15 of their career Olympic doubles matches and had brought home three gold medals. But in the first round, they fell to the Czech Republic team of Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-4.For years, the Williams sisters have defied the gravity that eventually brings down 30-something professional tennis players. But that doubles defeat dramatically underlined the concept that their time of invincibility is past. Hard to believe, but Venus and Serena have a combined 70 years on the planet.Serenas first turn on top came more than 14 year ago, in 2002, when she supplanted Venus. Between then and now, 10 different women have occupied the No. 1 spot. In that time, Kim Clijsters and Justin Henin retired not once, but twice. Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo also ys[/url] ' ' '