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Tallahassee, FL (Sports Network) - EJ Manuel threw for 380 yards and two touchdowns as No. Frank Gore Red Jersey . 4 Florida State used a dominant second half to take a 49-37 victory over 10th-ranked Clemson. Manuel completed 27-of-35 pass attempts and added 102 yards on 12 carries, while Chris Thompson carried the ball 15 times for 103 yards and two scores for Florida State (4-0, 2-0 ACC). James Wilder Jr. also rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the victory. Tajh Boyd threw for 237 yards, three touchdowns and an interception on 20- of-36 efficiency for Clemson (3-1, 0-1). He also had 44 yards on 18 rushes. Andre Ellington had 87 yards and a touchdown on four receptions, while adding 55 yards and a score on 14 carries for the Tigers, who fell to 2-6 against Florida State in games when both teams are ranked. DeAndre Hopkins led all Clemson receivers with five catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. "We just didnt play four quarters," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. "Its a great game for us to grow and learn from. There is a lot of football left. Certainly weve got a lot of improving to do." Clemson held a 21-14 lead entering the third quarter and quickly added to its edge following a Florida State punt with a 52-yard touchdown reception by Ellington. FSU, though, quickly answered when Kelvin Benjamin raced down the left sideline for a 64-yard gain on a screen pass to set up Thompsons 9-yard TD scamper. A 50-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro then put Clemson on top 31-21, but Florida State scored the games next 28 points to take control. Lamarcus Joyner kickstarted the comeback with a 90-yard return on the ensuing kickoff and Greene hauled in a 9-yard score two plays later. Clemson was held to a pair of three-and-outs over its next two possessions and the Seminoles capitalized with Rodney Smiths 29-yard touchdown reception in the right side of the end zone and a 5-yard rumble across the goal line by Wilder to run out to a 42-31 lead less than two minutes into the fourth quarter. The Tigers seemed to catch a break later in the fourth when a Manuel fumble was recovered by Clemsons Tavaris Barnes at the Tigers 22-yard line, but Nick Waisome stepped in front of a Boyd pass two plays later and returned it 19 yards to the Clemson 27. Thompson rushed into the end zone off the left side on the next play to extend FSUs lead to 49-31. A 3-yard touchdown grab by Brandon Ford with 2:11 left in the game put an end to Florida States scoring run. After a failed two-point conversion attempt, Clemson could not convert an on- side kick attempt and the Seminoles were able to run out the remainder of the clock. "That was a great ballgame. I think that was two very good football teams throwing haymakers at each other right from the opening bell and just kept answering each others calls," Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said. "We were very fortunate to come out on top and win. Its a good win." Clemson wasted no time getting on the board as Boyd hit Hopkins for a 60-yard touchdown strike on the fifth play of the game to give the Tigers a quick 7-0 lead. But Florida State answered with a 6-play, 85-yard march highlighted by a 19- yard reception by Smith and a 28-yard rush by Manuel before Lonnie Pryor capped the drive with a 13-yard run into the end zone. Ellington caught a screen pass on the Tigers ensuing possession and turned it into a 39-yard gain to move the ball deep into FSU territory. Clemson then converted a 4th-and-1 at the Seminoles 16-yard line with a fake field goal for a fresh set of downs before Ellington finished off the 10-play, 79-yard drive with a 6-yard TD run. The back-and-forth affair ended on FSUs next touch as Dustin Hopkins missed a 44-yard field goal wide right to keep it a 14-7 game with 2:41 left in the first quarter. The Tigers, though, were held to a punt, and a 41-yard rush by Thompson and a 28-yard reception by Nick OLeary set up Wilders 5-yard touchdown run to knot the game at 14 within the first minute of the second quarter. Clemson was forced to punt on its next possession, but FSUs Rashad Greene had the ball knocked out of his hands and the Tigers Phillip Fajgenbaum recovered at the Seminoles 31-yard line. Four plays later, Boyd found Ford for a 17-yard touchdown to give Clemson back the lead. Florida State later started a drive at its own 31 with just over two minutes left in the half and marched down to the Clemson 13 with the help of a 31-yard gain on a screen pass by Thompson, but Hopkins 37-yard field goal attempt as time expired missed wide left to keep it a 21-14 game at the break. Game Notes Florida State is 2-0 in the ACC for the third time in the last nine seasons (2005 and 2010) ... The Seminoles lead the all-time series between the teams, 18-8 ... Thompson caught eight balls for 79 yards ... Wilder finished with 65 yards on nine carries ... FSU had 667 yards of total offense, while Clemson finished with 426. Alex Smith Elite Jersey .C. -- The Canadian womens national basketball took a promising step forward heading into an Olympic qualifier next month. Colin Kaepernick Limited Jersey . The 39-year-old rider has played a key role in nine Tours during 19-year career, including in all the seven races Lance Armstrong had won. On Saturday, when this years race starts in Belgium, the six-foot-three New Yorker will start the campaign to help defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia keep the yellow jersey they won together last year with the BMC Racing team. http://www.nfl49ersfansstore.com/nike-frank-gore-49ers-jersey/ . 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As replacement officials work preseason games -- and generally get criticized for their performances -- the league and officials Thursday disputed such issues as full-time employees and adding officiating crews. On Sept. 5, the Cowboys visit the Giants to open the season. Not since 2001 has the NFL played games that count in the standings with replacement officials, and that was for one week. This lockout began June 3. The NFL is offering to add three full officiating crews, increasing the total number of officials to 140. League spokesman Greg Aiello said "this would reduce stress on the officials by allowing each official to work fewer games, would reduce travel, would allow us to do more intensive training, integrate younger officials more effectively, increase diversity, and improve quality of officiating." "The union flatly opposes this proposal ..." Aiello added. But the NFLRA insists the compensation being offered with such an increase would reduce their pay. "The increase in the number of officials was first proposed by the NFL to the NFLRA by letter dated July 19, 2012 and had never been mentioned in the preceding 10 months of negotiations," the NFLRA said in a statement. "It is clear that this proposal is a negotiating tactic to attempt to divert attention from the real issues." Another key issue, one Aiello noted will improve the quality of officiating long term, is hiring full-time officials. The league is proposing having seven officials -- one per position of referee, umpire, line judge, side judge, back judge, field judge, head linesman --- who would train, scout, handle communications, safety issues and rules interpretations year-round. Carlos Rogers Womens Jersey. Now, all NFL game officials are part-time employees, with outside jobs ranging from lawyer to teacher to business owner. "The NFLRA is not opposed to full time officials if they are fairly compensated," the union said Thursday. "While the NFL has never made any compensation proposal, comparable positions in other professional sports at the 20-year level earn approximately $350,000 to $400,000 and are provided health insurance, a pension, time off with pay and numerous other benefits." The union also disputes the value of the leagues current salary offer, which it says would not be a 5 per cent to 11 per cent increase. Instead, the officials said the proposal "includes aggregate game fee compensation increases of 2.82 per cent per year, not the rates publicly claimed by the league. In fact, the NFLs proposal does not contain any salary schedule. Rather it contains aggregate game fees for all officials to be paid per a schedule to be developed by the NFLRA." Aiello countered that officials would receive continuing increases in every category of pay, from game fees to travel and meeting fees, and, depending on how the NFLRA decided to allocate the salary pool, individual officials could expect annual increases of between 5 and 11 per cent. Finally, there is a stalemate over the officials pension plan, which the union said the league plans to freeze and ultimately terminate. The NFLRA offered to "grandfather" the current defined benefit plan only for current officials. The league is offering a 401(k) plan in which it said its last proposal would provide annual contributions averaging about $20,000. ' ' '