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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- V.J. Beachem scored 19 points and Notre Dame matched its best start under coach Mike Brey with a 107-53 win over North Carolina A&T on Sunday night.Beachem was 7 of 14 from the floor. Matt Ryan knocked down five 3-pointers to finish with 17 points, and Matt Farrell added 15 points for the Irish (8-0), who scored over 100 points for the first time this season, and at least 91 points for the third straight game.Its fun to watch that group play, Brey said. Theyre really special, man, how they like playing together and sharing the ball.Bonzie Colson had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double for Notre Dame, which had seven players score in double figures. Steve Vasturia added 13 points.Its just a great way to play, Beachem said of Notre Dames offensive style. I think everybodys really bought into it.Eliel Gonzalez led North Carolina A&T with a season-high 18 points. After opening the season with a win, the Aggies (1-7) have lost seven straight. Sam Hunt finished with 17 points.Coming in as the second best free-throw shooting team in the nation, Notre Dame continued its hot streak from the line by going a perfect 14 of 14.Theres amazing confidence there right now, Brey said of his teams foul shooting. If we miss, the crowd may just get up and walk out of the building. Weve spoiled them.The Irish also lit it up from 3-point range, going 19 of 35 (54 percent).Beachem started 1 of 7 and scored just three first-half points, but his alley-oop dunk from Farrell with about five minutes to play put the Irish ahead by 44 points. My shot was a little flat and offensively, I really dont know, Beachem said. I just couldnt get it going offensively. The second half I got my shot up a little more and guys were still finding me and had confidence in me still and I was able to knock some down.Notre Dame blew the game open early in the second half with a 12-1 run.Gonzalezs 3-pointer early in the first half tied the game for NC A&T, but Notre Dame went on a 14-2 run over the next three minutes to open up a 23-11 lead with 12 minutes to play before halftime. The Irish led by as much as 21 in the first half and went into the break with a 16-point advantage.In the second half, I thought our energy level dropped, said North Carolina A&T coach Jay Joyner. Theyre hard to defend.POLL IMPLICATIONSNotre Dame finished two spots out of this weeks AP poll, but after a win over Iowa on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and losses earlier in the week by No. 19 Iowa State (twice), No. 21 Rhode Island, and No. 22 Syracuse, the Irish could find themselves in the rankings for the first time this season.TIP-INSAssistant coach Ray Dice Martin, in his first year at A&T, is a former Notre Dame point guard and served as team captain in 1977. ... The unselfish Irish, who are second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio, had 29 assists on 37 field goals.BIG PICTURENorth Carolina A&T: If the Aggies want to snap their losing streak, theyll have to do better on the glass. After NC A&T got beat on the boards, 47-25 against North Dakota State on Friday, Notre Dame owned a 44-31 rebounding advantage.Notre Dame: The Irish also opened the 2010-11 season with eight straight wins. That team went 27-7, finished second in the Big East, and featured the Big East player of the year in Ben Hansbrough, but was upset in the third round of the NCAA Tournament by Florida State.UP NEXTNorth Carolina A&T: Starting with this game in South Bend, the Aggies are on the road for six of their next seven contests, including a trip to face Massachusetts in Amherst on Dec. 13.Notre Dame: The Irish face Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, but they better not overlook IPFW before gearing up for their first major test of the season Saturday at No. 2 Villanova, which will likely be No. 1 after Kentuckys loss to UCLA. The Mastodons already has a top-five win this year, beating then-No. 3 Indiana in Bloomington, 71-68 on Nov. 22.China Shoes . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. China Shoes Wholesale . Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. https://www.chinashoes.us/ . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Yeezy From China . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. Jordan From China .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch.This is a great bar room trivia question that is sure to puzzle a few people before they clue in. Name three Hall of Famers who managed in Toronto. If youre talking Blue Jays, the answer is none, at least not until next year. But well get to that later. The answer is three. All three managed the old Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. Going in reverse order, the late Dick Williams led the Leafs to two Governors Cup titles before being promoted to the parent Boston Red Sox for the 1967 season. He led the Bo-Sox to that "Miracle Pennant", before they lost to St. Louis in the World Series. Williams went on to win two World Series in Oakland before losing one in San Diego. Of all his managerial stints in the Majors, his longest was in Montreal where he lasted five years and compiled a record of 727-380. Dick Williams was named to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 2008. The Manager who preceded Williams as skipper was George "Sparky"Anderson, who was a fan favourite with the Leafs as well. "Sparky" went on to have a sterling 26-year career in the Majors with the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers, winning World Series titles with both clubs. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000. You have to go way back to come up with the third name and he is unquestionably, the greatest player ever to manage in Toronto. Napolean Lajoie, though born in the States, had Canadian roots as his parent hailed from Quebec. He was the best second baseman of his era, and along with Ty Cobb the most fearsome hitter. He left the Majors after the 1916 season with the second most hits all-time and a career .338 batting average. Lajoie was so revered during his time in Cleveland the teams nick-name was actually changed from the Broncos to the "Naps", before later becoming the Indians after he left the team. In 1917, Lajoie became player-manager of the Maple Leafs. Not only did the team win the International League pennant (the first Lajoie had won in his career), he also won the league batting title with a .380 average. He moved on to other challenges after that 1917 campaign. This brings us back to two former Blue Jays managers, who will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2014, the next time post 1972 vintage managers can be elected. Bobby Cox who led the Blue Jays to their first Division title in 1985, but built the bulk of his Hall of Fame legacy in Atlanta is a ccinch to get in.dddddddddddd He may have only won one World Series title in 1995 with Atlanta, but he is a four-time manager of the year, the only one to win the award in consecutive years and has the fourth highest wins amongst managers all-time. Cox who turned 72 this week, also holds the record for most ejections at 158, plus three more in the post-season. Cito Gaston is also up for consideration. Yes his won-loss record of 894-837 in two separate stints with the Jays pales in comparison to Cox and other great managers. But Cito did guide the Blue Jays to four division titles, two American League Championships and back-to-back World Series victories in 1992 and 93. He was also the first African American Manager to win a "Fall Classic". Cito originally came to the Blue Jays to work on Bobby Cox staff as the hitting coach. It would be incredible to see them elected to the hallowed Hall in the same year. Im not sure it will happen because of the huge shadow cast by Cox, but I hope one day, the 69 year old Gaston will get his due recognition. Speaking of the Hall of Fame, the career of Giants right hander Matt Cain is going to bear watching over the next few years. Though he has assumed the mantle of ace of the Giants staff, and has two World Series rings to his credit, Cains record is only 88-80. He has a strong era of 3.35. Hes 4-2 in the post season with an even better earned run average of 2.10. As good as he is and vital as he is to the Giants staff, he hasnt had a run yet of truly dominant seasons. At 28 he should be just entering his prime. Another reason I mention Cain is because his childhood pitching instructor was none other than former Blue Jays right hander Mauro "Goose" Gozzo, who had a ranch not too far from the Cain home in suburban Memphis Tennessee. Gozzo, perhaps inspired by what he saw in the 11 year old Cain, quit his job at a waste management firm and became a full-time pitching instructor. Gozzo only pitched in Toronto for one season. Ironically, it was Cito Gastons first year at the helm, 1989. He went 4-1 and helped the Jays to their second division title and first under Gaston. After that Gozzo drifted from the Twins to Cleveland and finally the Mets before leaving the game following the 1994 season that was ultimately shortened and wiped out by the strike. His career record was only 7-7, yet "Goose" Gozzo helped Matt Cain become the pitcher he is today. ' ' '