football.But his junior season would bring a new challenge

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jay Bruce hit a pair of two-run homers to help Anthony DeSclafani remain unbeaten, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Monday night.Eugenio Suarez also homered and Joey Votto doubled and scored twice for the Reds, who began their road trip with a win following a 6-3 homestand.Bruce homered for the third consecutive game as part of a four-run fourth inning. He added his second of the night in the sixth to put the Reds up 6-5 and chase Giants starter Jake Peavy (5-9).It was the third multihomer game this season for the Cincinnati slugger and 20th of his career.DeSclafani (6-0) pitched in and out of trouble and gave up two home runs but continued his strong run since missing the first two months of the season with a strained left oblique. The right-hander allowed five runs over five innings, struck out six and walked two.Brandon Belt and Angel Pagan homered for San Francisco. The Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball but lost for the eighth time in nine games.It was a big night for Cincinnati all around.Homer Bailey, who hasnt pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery last season, made his final rehab start and is expected to rejoin the Reds on Tuesday.While Baileys arrival could provide a jolt for the pitching staff, Cincinnatis offense looked just fine against the Giants.Bruces first home run was reviewed when a fan in the right-field stands appeared to reach into the field of play to catch the ball, but no change was made. Three batters later, Suarez hit another two-run shot.After Belt homered in the fourth and Pagan added a two-run shot in the fifth, Bruce put the Reds back in front for good with his 23rd home run of the season.Suarez doubled and scored on a suicide squeeze by Billy Hamilton in the ninth.Three Cincinnati relievers combined to retire the final 12 batters. Tony Cingrani pitched the ninth for his 11th save.Peavy allowed six runs over five-plus innings.STREAKING AT HOMEThe Giants announced a crowd of 42,147, marking the 455th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park and tying the Cleveland Indians for the second-longest streak in major league history. The Boston Red Sox, with a sellout streak of 794, hold the longest run in the majors.TRAINERS ROOMReds: Bailey threw 98 pitches over 4 1/3 innings for Triple-A Louisville. He last pitched in the majors on April 23, 2015. ... RHP Tim Adelman (strained left oblique) will make another rehab start with Louisville on Tuesday.Giants: 2B Joe Panik (concussion) will resume his rehab stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. Manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Panik could potentially rejoin the big league club during its current homestand. ... OF Hunter Pence (strained right hamstring) is also rehabbing with Sacramento.UP NEXTReds: Cody Reed (0-4) faces the Giants for the first time in his career Tuesday.Giants: RHP Matt Cain (1-6) tries to snap out of his biggest slump of the season. Cain hasnt made it past the fourth inning since he last won on May 21. Wholesale Shoes China .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Cheap Adidas Shoes . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. 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He refused to wallow in self-pity even after a serious concussion last year.Its made me a stronger, its made me wiser, he said. I dont take any of this for granted.As a senior this season, Decoud is hoping hell grab the attention of some NFL scouts. He got off to a promising start when he was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week following a pair of interceptions -- one of which he returned 75 yards for a touchdown -- against Idaho State in the Beavers second game. It ended a 22-game streak without a pick for a Beavers cornerback.Decoud was also effective last weekend in Oregon States 47-44 overtime victory over Cal. He broke up a pair of passes as the Beavers held Cal to 124 yards passing -- well off the Bears 428-yard average going in.The 6-foot-3 Decoud limited Cals top receiver Chad Hansen to just four catches for 16 yards, at one point even wagging his finger `no after preventing a catch.He has grown and grown and grown. Hes a JC guy you wish you had for another year, Beavers coach Gary Andersen said. To see his face in the locker room was special. He went against a very talented player. There was some give and take, but I thought Treston was solid all day long.Decouds breakout senior season and the recognition that has come with it cap a winding road to the Pac-12 from Decouds native Louisiana.As a child, circumstances often left him with no stable place to live. But he excelled at football at Lakeshore High School near New Orleans, garnering attention and offers from such schools as Texas Tech and Southern Miss.He couldnt make grades, however, so he wound up at Division II Chadron State in Nebraska. He redshirted his freshman year but bbegan to emerge his sophomore year.ddddddddddddThats when tragedy struck. His mother, Chandrika, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Decoud transferred to Nicholls State back in Louisiana to be there for her.But after spring football with the Colonels, the NCAA refused to grant him immediate eligibility. Afraid his football career was passing him by, Decoud transferred to Northwest Mississippi Community College.He got Oregon States attention with six interceptions, and joined the Beavers last year.When you come to Corvallis, theres school and football, so Im able to focus, he said. Coming from a JUCO thats what I wanted to do, I wanted to get a degree and I wanted to play football.But his junior season would bring a new challenge. In a game against Colorado on Oct. 24, Decoud went down after colliding with fellow cornerback Dwayne Williams.He was unconscious for more than five minutes. An ambulance took him from the field and to the hospital.Even though he returned to the locker room before the game ended, it was clear to him things werent right. The next day he showed up dressed and ready for practice -- and it was the Beavers day off.But once again, he picked himself up and went back at it. He missed two games because of the concussion before finishing out the season.I think God put me through all these trials and tribulations for a reason, and Im thankful for that, because it made me a stronger man, made me a better person, he said.Decoud proclaims proudly that his mom is now cancer free.Ive faced the worst adversity the world can give you, and thats the possibility of losing your parents, he said. I think if you can overcome that, you can overcome anything. I just gotta keep working and put my mind to it.The Beavers host No. 21 Utah on Saturday. ' ' '