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TROY, Ala. -- The Arkansas State Red Wolves used big plays, smothering defense and a well-executed gamble to prove they are still the team to beat in the Sun Belt Conference.Chris Humes caught a 31-yard pass on a fake punt and recovered a fumble in the end zone to help Arkansas State upset No. 25 Troy 35-3 on Thursday night.The Red Wolves (6-4, 6-0) gained the inside track for a fifth league title in six years after starting the season 0-4.Four days earlier, Troy (8-2, 5-1) had become the first ranked Sun Belt team after winning seven straight games. But the leagues top scoring offense committed five turnovers and couldnt reach the end zone.We took it very, very personally, said Arkansas State defensive end Chris Odom, who forced the fumble that led to Humes touchdown. Top 25, they thought they were already No. 1 in the conference. They felt like they had already won the Sun Belt title.Well, they had to go through us tonight and we showed them how we play.Arkansas State has won 15 straight conference games. The first Sun Belt team to start 8-1, Troy scored first but wound up losing to the Red Wolves for the fourth straight year.They came in here as champions and theyre leaving as champions, Trojans coach Neal Brown said. We havent earned that yet.Humes had a big role in two straight touchdowns. Arkansas State turned a fake punt into a 7-3 halftime lead. Cam Echols-Luper took the punt snap and hit a wide open Humes, who raced down the left sideline to inside Troys 10.Three plays later, Justice Hansen hit a leaping Kendall Sanders in the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown. The Red Wolves at one point had more punts (7) than completions (6).Humes recovered a fumble in the end zone on the first play of the second half after Odom knocked the ball loose from quarterback Brandon Silvers. It was one of many plays by the defense that Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson said came up as big as you possibly can.That was about as complete a game defensively as you can play from beginning to end, Anderson said. They came up aces. We all knew they were capable of it.Hansen started slow but completed a few balls downfield in the second half. He finished 13 of 24 for 149 yardsSilvers was 20 of 39 for 207 yards with two interceptions. The Sun Belts leading rusher, Jordan Chunn, was limited to 51 yards on 16 carries.THE TAKEAWAYArkansas State: Has won 18 of its last 21 Sun Belt road games. Gained 126 yards in the first half and 262 in the second. JaVon Rolland-Jones tied the Sun Belt career record with his 26th sack.Troy: The Trojans had only lost four fumbles all season, but twice coughed up the ball in Arkansas State territory before halftime and fared worse the third time. An offense that came in averaging 474 yards and 38.1 points was held to 262 yards.QB PRESSURE: Troy allowed two sacks after coming in having given up a nations best three in nine games.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Trojans had only a few days to celebrate being in the Top 25 , but are still having their best season in years.UP NEXTArkansas State faces Louisiana-Lafayette in the second of three straight Sun Belt road games.Troy visits Sun Belt opponent Texas State trying to regroup.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Vapormax Clearance . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Cheap Balenciaga Shoes China . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. 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INDIANAPOLIS -- The worst-kept secret in racing was revealed Wednesday morning when Team Penske confirmed it has signed Josef Newgarden to drive its No. 2 Chevrolet in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series.Newgarden, 25, made himself the hottest American Indy car prospect in quite some time with a series of standout performances for Ed Carpenter Racing over the past two years, including three race wins.Now he joins the most successful team in the sport. Team Penske has won the Indianapolis 500 a record 16 times, and on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in the sport, Roger Penskes organization claimed its 14th Indy car championship this year, sweeping the top three in the standings with Simon Pagenaud, Will Power and Helio Castroneves.Newgarden finished a career-best fourth in the 2016 IndyCar Series points, and he is expected to make the legendary team even tougher to beat in the future.He replaces Juan Pablo Montoya, who finished eighth in the 2016 standings and hopes to continue with another team in Indy cars.For any open-wheel racer -- or any race car driver in general -- Team Penske is a dream job, Newgarden said in a team statement. Roger Penske is a legend in the motorsports community and his team has done just about everything theyve ever set out to do.I look forward to working with all of Team Penskes great partners, and to get an opportunity to work with Simon, Will and Helio, along with the rest of the team, will just help make me a better driver.Newgarden blazed through the junior open-wheel ranks, easily winning the 2011 Indy Lights championship.dddddddddddd Two years in Indy cars with a small team owned by former driver Sarah Fisher showed his promise, and when Fishers team merged with and ultimately transformed into Ed Carpenter Racing, Newgarden made the growing organization a winner.Carpenter tried hard to re-sign Newgarden, but the opportunity to drive for Penske prevailed.Newgarden finished fourth in the 2016 standings despite essentially missing one race. He led 282 out of 300 laps to win at Iowa Speedway less than two weeks after he broke his clavicle and right wrist in an accident at Texas Motor Speedway.That toughness, in addition to his natural speed and outgoing personality, was what convinced Penske to make his youngest driver signing since Castroneves joined the team in 2000 when he was 24.When you look at the top talent in the series, both from a driving and commercial perspective, Josef is near the top of the list, Penske said. We are always looking to build toward the future and when we had the opportunity to talk with Josef, we knew that he would be a great fit with our program. He is a fantastic driver on the track and will be great with our partners off the track.He is hungry to win more races and win championships and we hope to give him that opportunity as part of our team.The 2017 IndyCar season starts March 12 with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ' ' '