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AKRON, Ohio -- Isaiah Johnson scored 20 points, Antino Jackson added 19 more, including five 3-pointers, and Akron held off Georgia Southern for a 75-67 win Tuesday night.Leading by as much as 14 in the second half, Akron (3-1) had to scramble to keep the advantage after Georgia Southern closed to within three on an 11-2 run capped by Ike Smiths jumper to make it 62-59 with 5:04 left.Johnson hit a bucket at the other end, sparking a quick 7-0 burst and Akron held off the Eagles the rest of the way.Jimond Ivey added 15 points for the Zips, who shot 46 percent from the field. Johnson was 8 for 9 from the field with 4-for-8 shooting from the free throw line, and Jackson finished with 5 of 8 from long range and distributed six assists.Smith led Georgia Southern (1-3) with 23 points, and Tookie Brown had 15. Derek Sanderson Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Babe Pratt Jersey .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. https://www.cheapbruins.com/ . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Adam Oates Jersey . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. Brad Marchand Jersey . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. The 2016 Travers Stakes features some of the best 3-year-olds in the country vying for top honors in the Mid-Summer Derby on a stellar day of racing at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday.Read on for stats and figures about the Travers.1-1/4 miles: The distance of the race.2:00.00: Record time for the race, when General Assembly won in 1979.2: The smallest field size for the Travers happened on four occasions, most recently 1921.$2.10: The win payoff when Shutout (1942) and Native Dancer (1953) won the Travers, the smallest ever.5: Record number of wins by a trainer in the race, held by Bert Mulholland.5: Record number of Travers wins by jockey Javier Castellano, including last years upset of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah aboard Keen Ice.10: The number of times the race has been decided by a nose, most recently when V. E. Day defeated Wicked Strong in 2014.14: Largest field to compete in the Travers, in 1977. That record could be matched this year with as many as 15 expected to enter; the field is limited to 14.15: The number of Travers runners later named Horse of the Year.21: The number of wwinners to break from post-position No.dddddddddddd 4.22 lengths: The largest winning margin in the races history, occurring when Damascus won in 1967.35: The number of horses who ran in the Travers and later were named champion 3-year-old.44.1: The percentage of favorites who have won the Travers, although a favorite hasnt won since 2012.48: The number of times the Travers has been run on an off track (anything other than fast).$53.50: Largest win payoff ever in the race, when Adonis won in 1945.147: This year marks the 147th running of the Travers.1915: The year Lady Rotha won the Travers, the last filly to do so. No filly has made the attempt since 1979.66,122: The highest attendance ever recorded at a Travers, which came in 2003.$1,250,000: Total purse of the 2016 Travers.$49,668,754: Record amount wagered on Travers day, which occurred when Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was upset by Keen Ice in 2015.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. ' ' '