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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Maty Mauk threw five touchdown passes, four to Dorial Green-Beckham, and No. 9 Missouri cruised past Kentucky 48-17 on Saturday. Making his fourth consecutive start in place of the injured James Franklin, the Tigers redshirt freshman completed 17 of 28 attempts for 203 yards and took full advantage of 6-foot-6 sophomore Green-Beckham, whose TD receptions set a school record. Mauk added a 6-yard scoring pass to Henry Josey, who also rushed for two TDs, including an 86-yarder. Missouri (9-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) allowed Kentucky (2-7, 0-5) two touchdowns in the third quarter but the Mauk-to-Green-Beckham connection answered both scores with TDs. The victory helped the Tigers stay a half-game ahead of idle South Carolina (5-2) atop the East division heading into their second bye and gave coach Gary Pinkel his fourth nine-win season in 13 years with Missouri. Missouri outgained Kentucky just 426-369, but its defence recorded seven sacks and recovered a fumble in handing the Wildcats their 13th straight SEC loss. Kentuckys only consolation were scores on the opening possessions of both halves. Joe Mansour kicked a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter, while quarterback Jalen Whitlow ran for a 1-yard TD to start the second half. Raymond Sanders 1-yard TD run brought the Wildcats within 35-17, but the Tigers tacked on two more TDs to cap a day in which they scored four consecutive times in the first half and three times in the second. Missouri came in with one of the SECs top offences, averaging 500 yards and nearly 41 points per game. The Tigers were coming off a 502-yard effort in last weeks 31-3 rout of Tennessee, when Mauk ran and passed for more than 100 yards each and threw for three TDs. Mauk ended up matching his season TD total in one game before giving way to Franklin in the fourth quarter, his first action since injuring his shoulder against Georgia. Green-Beckham had the biggest day, catching seven passes for 100 yards. Josey, meanwhile, finished with 113 yards rushing on 11 carries. Dominant as the Tigers were, their timing seemed off during the first two series after the early start. But then they caught a huge break when Kentucky punter Landon Foster shanked a 13-yard kick to the Wildcats 39. Back-to-back runs of 6 and 27 yards by Marcus Murphy moved the Tigers to Kentuckys 8 and set up Mauks floater in the left corner of the end zone, where Green-Beckham effortlessly went up over 6-foot cornerback Nate Willis to snag the touchdown pass. Missouri special teamer Levi Copeland made Fosters day even worse on the next drive by blocking his attempted punt inside the 10. It was recovered by the punter at the 4. Josey ran it in on the next play, and just like that the Tigers were up 14-3. The Tigers next touchdown was nearly identical to the first, as Green-Beckham out-jumped Willis again on the left side of the other end zone for a 7-yard score to cap the Tigers first sustained drive, 67 yards and 10 plays. Missouri was just as methodical on its final scoring drive of the half. The Tigers went 87 yards and 15 plays and ended with Mauks 6-yard pass to Josey, who stretched to hit the pylon as he was knocked out of bounds. Kentucky controlled the ball for more than 37 minutes, but it didnt matter as Missouri scored quickly in bunches. Paul Molitor Jersey . Louis against the Blues. The Canucks picked up their second straight victory in the swings opener on Tuesday in Calgary before getting routed in Minnesota last night, 5-1. Roberto Alomar Blue Jays Jersey . The 19-year-old from Westmount, Que., was edged 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 by third-seeded Alize Cornet of France. 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If Defoe does leave the club, Toronto FC will need to replace the Englishman with a proven goal scorer. One move that is being suggested is a possible swap deal with Sunderland that would see U.S. international Jozy Altidore (plus some financial compensation) coming to Toronto in exchange for Defoe. While Altidore has scored goals in the past – 39 goals in 67 appearances for AZ Alkmaar in Holland between 2011-13, for instance – his time at Sunderland has been a disaster. Since joining the Premier League team in July 2013, Altidore has scored just one league goal in 42 Premier League games. His struggles in the northeast of England have led many to believe that the American simply does not have what it takes to score goals at the highest level. If he were to return to play in MLS, Altidores reported wage demands are ridiculously high for a player in his current form. If Toronto FC is indeed making a move to bring Altidore to the club, they need to be very careful when they decide just how much they are willing to pay him. Some people believe that because the cap hit for a designated player is $387,000, it really doesnt matter what a club pays a player above and beyond that. Whether a designated player makes $1.2 million per year (like Gilberto) or $6.5 million per year (like Michael Bradley), it doesnt really matter; their cap hit is exactly the same at $387,000. These people are wrong. While it might not matter in terms of the salary cap, it does matter in a much more important place – the dressing room. Players are not stupid, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. They know exactly what they are worth to their team and, thanks to the Players Union releasing the salaries of its members, exactly what their teammates are worth, as well. In most of the world, salary information is kept private. Players do not know what their teammates are earning, or what their opponents in the league are being paid. Players can only guess at what these numbers are, which keeps dissension in the ranks to a minimum. In MLS - where everyone knows what everyone else is earning – publicly available salary figures can lead to major problems. Players do not begrudge each other what they earn – far from it, in fact. If a player is earning a high wage in relation to his teammates, the general consensus in the dressing room is Well done – can I get your agents phone number? There is rarely bad blood between players over what they earn. Problems arise, however, wwhen players start comparing wages, taking into account performances on the field.dddddddddddd If a player is being paid a fortune and not returning that investment with outstanding performances week in, week out, his teammates who are performing well begin to rethink their own value to the team. This then creates a rift – not between players, but between the players and the club; the players who are doing the business begin to think they are being underpaid and undervalued. These players base their value not on their market value, but on what their contribution to their team is in relation to their teams highest earner. Toronto FC does not need to look too far into its own past to find a stark reminder of the danger of overpaying players. When Toronto FC signed Dwayne De Rosario in late 2008, it was a dream move for both the player and the club. De Ro was coming back to his hometown club in the hopes of leading them first to the playoffs, and then to an MLS championship. It was a match made in heaven. De Rosario quickly became the main goal scoring threat for TFC – 11 goals in 2009 was bettered by 15 goals in 2010 – and he was well paid by MLS standards, earning a guaranteed salary of $443,750 in 2010. Unfortunately, De Rosario was not well paid by TFC standards. When Toronto FC made De Rosarios Canadian national team teammate, Julian de Guzman, the clubs first designated player in 2009, they decided to offer de Guzman a staggering contract - nearly four times as much as De Rosario was earning ($1,717,546 in 2010, to be exact). To compound this mistake, in 2010 the club signed Mista, paying the Spaniard $987,337 for half a seasons work. This caused a massive problem for TFC. De Rosario looked at his production on the field in 2010 (15 goals, 3 assists) and compared it to de Guzmans (0 goals, 2 assists) and to Mistas (0 goals, 1 assist) and things didnt add up. De Rosario was the man for TFC, but he wasnt being paid like it. Whatever your views are on what played out next – De Rosarios cheque-signing celebration, his subsequent trade to the New York Red Bulls in 2011 – the problems would likely never have arisen if TFC hadnt drastically overpaid both Julian de Guzman and Mista. This is why Toronto FC needs to be very careful if it decides to sign Jozy Altidore. The U.S. international will likely score goals in MLS. After all, hes done it before, notching 15 goals in 37 games from 2006-08 with the New York Red Bulls while still a teenager. At 25, he has the size, strength and experience needed to succeed in this league. But nowhere outside of MLS would you find a club willing to pay Altidore $5-$6 million per year to play for them. If TFC decides to offer that kind of contract to the player, theyd better be very confident that he is going to deliver a significant return on that investment. ' ' '