TAMPA, Fla. -- Quinton Flowers threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns, helping South Florida open the season with a 56-20 rout of overmatched Towson on Saturday night.The dual-threat quarterback threw TD passes of 43 yards to Darius Tice, and 51 yards to Marquez Valdes-Scantling. He also scored on runs of 5 and 7 yards, showing why hes one of the reasons USF enters the year with heightened expectations of contending for its first American Athletic Conference championship after improving from four wins two seasons ago to eight in 2015.Two-time AAC rushing champion Marlon Mack ran for 58 yards and a TD before sitting out the second half, ending a streak of five consecutive 100-yard performances. He banged his shoulder and was slow getting up after fumbling at the end of a 7-yard run; however, coach Willie Taggart said the junior who moved within 251 yards of USFs career rushing record was fine after the game.I walked into the locker room and he told me he was good, Taggart said. He took a good hit. But he said: `Im ok, coach. That was good to hear.Seven different players scored touchdowns for USF, which won seven of eight following a 1/3 start to finish with eight wins last season.We have a lot of weapons. We have to figure out how to use all of them, Taggart said, adding its good no one panicked when Marlon went down. We kept making plays.Red-shirt sophomore Morgan Mahalak, who spent two years at Oregon before transferring to FCS Towson, threw for 165 yards in his debut for the Tigers. His 56-yard completion to Christian Summers set up the first of two TD runs by Darius Victor.THE TAKEAWAYTowson: Opened the season against a FBS opponent for the fourth time in five years. And with Mahalak running the offense, the Tigers showed theyre more than capable of making plays against anyone, which should bode well as they try to build on last seasons success in the Colonial Athletic Association. Even better news, they wont face another team this season that has the size, speed and quickness of USF.South Florida: The Flowers-led Gulf Coast Offense was virtually unstoppable at times during last years stretch run, and the Bulls put up some impressive numbers again Saturday night. But they also learned theres plenty of room for improvement. Towson wasnt able to take advantage of mistakes that could prove costly down the road when the schedule gets tougher.UP NEXTTowson: The Tigers return home from their first appearance in the Sunshine State to open their Colonial Athletic Association schedule against Saint Francis.South Florida: The Bulls face Northern Illinois at home before taking on Power Five conference opponents Syracuse and Florida State the following two weeks. Lenny Dykstra Mets Jersey .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. 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Wall is healthy again after having surgery on each knee, and Beal is fresh off signing a $128 million, five-year contract that ranked among the richest in the NBA this offseason.Wall conceded during the summer that he and Beal have a tendency to dislike each other on the court. Its a point of tension but one they say wont create cracks in the Wizards franchise foundation.Were just two competitive people, Wall said recently. Whenever you have your two best players and they both want the game-winning shot and want those type of plays, youre going to have disagreements on the court. But other than that, were fine.Wall and Beal are coming off career highs in points and a low in team success as Washington finished .500 and missed the playoffs after two consecutive postseason appearances. New coach Scott Brooks is in the midst of installing a defense-first mentality and is counting on Wall and Beal to set the tone there.To be leaders defensively, Wall and Beal have to be on the same page. They say they are, even if sometimes they argue like brothers.We both realize that thats whats important here: us winning games, us being leaders of a team and us growing as a backcourt together, Beal said. Im going to be here another five years; hes going to be here for hopefully the rest of his career, as well. We have a great system, a great team, our chemistrys great. Me and John are fine, and were going to be in the rankings of the best backcourts.The Wizards dont usually make those rankings, and being overlooked is something that motivates Wall and Beal. Brooks, who doesnt minnd healthy disagreements and believes they are a sign of a strong team, wants his top players to be fueled by slights but not distracted by them.ddddddddddddYou still want to play with a chip on your shoulder, Brooks said Tuesday. Every team has talent and every team has a lot of skilled players, but when you have a guy like Brad and John, you want that. You want that in them. Thats what gets them going.Wall and Beal push each other as much as anything, even if that can cause friction. Wall just wants to downplay the effect that friction has on the Wizards success.With Brad, people want to put words in your mouth and make it seem like its worse than what it was, he said. Nah. We all knew Brad was going to get paid a certain contract and he deserves it. All I said is the same thing I did -- when I got paid, everybody said oh I didnt deserve it. We just got to go and prove it.I think when hes healthy, hes proven that he can play in this league. He can be an all-star, he can be one of the best two-way players.Wall will get eased into another prove-it season and expects to play around 32 minutes in the Wizards opener Thursday at the Atlanta Hawks. With Brooks wanting to keep Walls minutes in the low-30 range, hed also like the 23-year-old Beal to take over some more of the ball-distribution responsibilities and create for teammates as much as he looks for his own shot.We have a lot of players that can make plays, Brooks said. I think Brad has really improved in that area. Thats one of the things Ive challenged him when I first took over the job in May is to be a better playmaker. I think he can be one of the best two-way off guards in the league. That growth has to happen. ' ' '