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DALLAS -- Jalen Robinette and the Air Force Falcons havent even led since a win over service academy rival Navy that had them unbeaten and maybe thinking about a national ranking.Now its just about survival in the Mountain West Conference.Teriyon Gipson rushed for 140 yards with a touchdown and caught a pass for another score, leading New Mexico to a 45-40 victory over Air Force on Saturday.The Falcons (4-2, 1-2 Mountain West) lost their second straight, and have trailed from the opening minutes to the finish both times after a 35-26 loss at Wyoming a week earlier.When we were 4-0, there was a lot of hype going around, said Robinette, who had his third straight 100-yard receiving game. Came up short twice, but those are the ones that hurt because youre right there. With the group we have, we keep our heads up.Playing at the historic Cotton Bowl not far from his Dallas high school, Gipson ran 60 yards down the sideline on an option pitch to give the Lobos (3-3, 2-1) a 14-3 lead in the first quarter.The neutral site game at the Texas state fair featured teams with a combined 51 players from the Lone Star State, including 17 starters.I always dreamed about playing in the Cotton Bowl, watching Texas-OU, being from Dallas, its right up the street, Gipson said. My first time playing in it, I wanted to make it memorable.Nate Romine threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons.New Mexicos nation-leading rushing offense had 373 yards against an Air Force defense that was No. 2 nationally against the run and had allowed 401 yards all season coming in.The teams combined for 974 yards -- 443 for New Mexico and 531 for Air Force -- and eight scoring drives of 70-plus yards.But both defenses stiffened in the fourth quarter, when the Lobos had just 9 yards rushing and punted four times. Romine was sacked three times after halftime, and Air Force stalled twice in the final 3 1/2 minutes when a touchdown would have put the Falcons ahead.When you know its going to be a shootout game type like that, youve just got to buckle down and know that weve got to score every drive, said Jacobi Owens, who led Air Force with 106 yards rushing. Sadly at the end, we didnt score every drive.Lamar Jordan had a career-high two touchdown passes for the ground-oriented Lobos. After a 12-yarder to Gipson midway through the second quarter, he floated one to a wide-open Q Drennan for a 45-yard score . It was one of the nine plays of 30-plus yards in the game.Robinette finished with season highs of seven catches for 182 yards, including a 53-yard score .Tyrone Owens had a career-high 126 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Lobos, who got two rushing TDs from Richard McQuarley.STAYING NEUTRALIt was actually the third neutral site game between these schools from neighboring western states. Two of the first three games in the series were played in Denver in 1957 and 1959, just up the road from Air Forces Colorado Springs campus. The high-scoring game came 57 years after Air Force played one of two scoreless ties in the Cotton Bowl game, against TCU.GAME HELMETAfter the game, Gipson handed his helmet to 8-year-old nephew Marcell Gipson Jr., one of several family members in attendance. Thats my biggest fan, Gipson said. Hes been watching me since high school, middle school. He called my name all the time on the sidelines so after the game I had to go show him some love.THE TAKEAWAYNew Mexico: The Lobos bounced back strong from a blowout loss to No. 15 Boise State and might have taken a big step toward a second straight bowl season under fifth-year coach Bob Davie.Air Force: The Falcons might have been thinking about making a run for the Top 25 after improving to 4-0 with a win over Navy, which handed No. 13 Houston its first loss a week later. But consecutive Mountain West losses have changed their outlook.UP NEXTNew Mexico: Home against Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday.Air Force: Home against Hawaii next Saturday.---This story corrects previous versions to show 9 yards rushing in the fourth quarter for New Mexico instead of 10 and 182 yards receiving for Jalen Robinette instead of 169. Mavericks Jerseys China . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. Michael Finley Jersey . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. https://www.cheapmavericks.com/743l-dorian-finney-smith-jersey-mavericks.html . 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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- For Germany coach Joachim Loew, all of his countrys previous failures to beat Italy at a major tournament will count for nothing when the two sides meet on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the European Championship.We have no Italy-trauma, because its a different team now and there are always different factors at play, Loew said Tuesday at the teams tournament base at Evian-les-Bains.So I think nothing of things that are dragged in from the past. Its cold coffee. We prefer a fresh espresso. We have to make sure it tastes very good on Saturday.Loews biggest disappointment in almost 10 years in charge came in the semifinals four years ago, when Italy forward Mario Balotelli struck twice in Warsaw to knock his side out with a 2-1 defeat.The loss still hangs over the Germany coach, though he said it also helped him lead the side to World Cup success in Brazil in 2014.As a coach I thought about it. What happened? What mistakes were made? And for me personally, this loss -- which was painful, which hurt me very much -- it helped me in 2014 with certain decisions at the tournament. You can always make a mistake as a player or a coach. It was a good lesson for me, Loew said.Loew said he had devised a tactical plan to minimize Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlos influence on the game four years ago.The plan didnt work out and I have to take responsibility for that . On this day we didnt bring the performance that was required. I think in hindsight this helped us in 2014, the 56-year-old coach said.Loew was also present as assistant coach to Jurgen Klinsmann when Italy knocked Germany out of its home World Cup in 2006, after Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero scored in extra-time to end the German summer fairy tale in the semifinals..dddddddddddd.Of eight meetings between the countries at tournaments, starting with a goalless draw at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, Germany has won none. Now Germans call Italy their Angstgegner or feared opponent.But Loew believes Saturdays game in Bordeaux will be very close and the outcome is relatively open.Germany can take hope from its 4-1 friendly defeat of Italy in Munich on March 29. It was Germanys biggest win over its old rival and its first in more than 20 yearsWere not afraid of Italy. We have trust in our own performance levels and if we deliver them then we have good chances of winning the game, Loew said. Italy are at a top level with experienced players. They have a defense from Juventus that has played together for ages, they know each other blindfold. Itll be difficult.Italy impressed in with a disciplined and tenacious performance to eliminate two-time defending champion Spain with a 2-0 victory on Monday. Loew said he wasnt surprised by Italys progress.If you see how they defend, thats bread and butter for the Italians. They defend with nine or 10 men. They make the space so tight that even Spain, an outstanding team with the ball, cant find a way through at times, he said.Italy were written off before the tournament, the Germany coach said. Nobody believed in the Italians. I knew they had qualities and strengths. People said the Italians were too old, that the Italians only valued their defense. The truth is different. They have a team built on experience, class and defensive basis. Those are the foundations to win a tournament but you also have to score points in offense. Now they can do that too. ' ' '