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BOSTON -- Boston College guard Jerome Robinson says he improved a bit on all parts of his game during the offseason.Its showed by his start so far.Robinson matched his season-high with 27 points to help the Eagles halt a two-game losing skid with an 88-70 non-conference victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.I felt like I got a little better at everything, the 6-foot-5 sophomore guard said. I always feel comfortable.Robinson was 10 of 16 from the floor, including 4 of 7 on 3-point attempts.Im not surprised by it, BC coach Jim Christian said. Hes a very smart basketball player. He understands different things that happen during the course of a game -- when teams try to take things away from him. He adjusts.Freshman point guard Ty Graves added 13 points for the Eagles (4-3) and Jordan Chatman had a season-high 12. BC shot 55.7 percent, connecting on 11 of 21 on 3-point attempts.Evan Boudreaux led Dartmouth (0-6) with 23 points before he was ejected with what the officials determined was a Flagrant 2 foul for whacking BCs Connar Tava in the face while he was shooting with 9:21 left.We know they really execute their stuff, Dartmouth coach David McLaughlin said of BCs defense. We needed to be in certain spots and ended up worrying more about where they were.Robinson sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around an alley-oop basket when he scored all eight of BCs points to push the Eagles lead to 52-41 early in the second half.The Eagles broke it open with a 13-0 run -- with Boudreauxs foul in the middle of it -- to make it 78-56 with just under eight minutes to play.BC led 40-33 at halftime.BIG PICTUREDartmouth: The Big Green are off to their worst start since opening 2006-07 with six losses. With the level of play in the Ivy League more consistent to their talent level, they shouldnt look at the non-conference portion of their schedule as an indication of their season.Boston College: The Eagles bounced back from losses to Kansas State and Richmond at the Barclays Center Classic. They should be able to post a few more wins before it gets a lot tougher in Atlantic Coast Conference play in January.SETTING AN EXAMPLERobinson entered the game third in the ACC in scoring, averaging 19.0 per game.He went over 20 points for the fourth time in five games, looking, at times, like he could get the basket anytime he wanted. He was also able to use a quick dribble and first step to elude defenders and spot up for a handful of mid-range jumpers.Our team moved the ball so well a lot times, Christian said. Hes such a good player that a lot of times hes on the good end if it.CONTROLBC won for the 21st time in 29 meetings between the schools, with the first coming in 1905.SHARE ITBC had 23 assists on 34 baskets.UP NEXTDartmouth: At Vermont on Wednesday in the first of three consecutive games against America East opponents.Boston College: Host another Ivy team on Wednesday when Harvard comes in for the second of three straight home games.Nike Zoom Clearance Canada . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Wholesale Nike Zoom Canada . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. http://www.wholesalenikezoomcanada.com/ .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. Nike Air Zoom Canada . PETERSBURG, Fla. Nike Zoom Online Shop Canada . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose.TORONTO -- J.A. Happ got hit hard the last time he faced Detroit.This time around, he tamed the Tigers with an effective high fastball.Happ and two relievers combined on a seven-hit shutout, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their season-high winning streak to seven games with a 6-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night.Happ did an excellent job against us, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. We have a lot of trouble with him.In his final start before the All-Star break, Happ (12-3) matched his career-high in wins by giving up six hits, striking out nine and walking none in 5 2/3 innings. The left-hander, who went 12-4 for Philadelphia in 2009, has won six consecutive starts.Its definitely nice, Happ said of his 12th victory. Its a testament to the team and our bullpen. I feel good about how this first half has gone.Happ allowed six runs in five innings in an 11-0 defeat at Comerica Park on June 6. He hasnt lost since.He did make a few adjustments, Detroits James McCann said. He used his fastball up in the zone a little bit more than he did at our place.Jesse Chavez worked 1 1/3 innings and Bo Schultz finished as Toronto won for the seventh time in nine meetings with Detroit.Tigers right-hander Mike Pelfrey (2-8) allowed one run and six hits in six innings. He has won just once in seven starts.My command wasnt really that great tonight, Pelfrey said. I was pretty excited to pitch and I know how good of a lineup that is so I knew I had to bring it. I probably had too much adrenaline.Torontos only run against Pelfrey came in the fifth. Darwin Barney hit a leadoff double, advanced on Ezequiel Carreras single and scored when Josh Donaldson grounded into a double play.The Blue Jays added four more in the seventh against relievers Kyle Ryan and Bobby Parnell. Kevin Pillar hit an RBI double off Ryan, who left after walking Carrera. Parnell came on and got DDonaldson to pop out before Encarnacion drilled his 23rd home run, a blast into the center field party deck.ddddddddddddEddie is having a heck of a year, manager John Gibbons said. He crushed that ball.Encarnacion leads the majors with 80 RBI.Detroit has lost four of five.NIFTY FIFTYToronto (50-39) won its 50th game before the All-Star break for the first time since 1992. Its the fourth time the Blue Jays have hit 50 wins before the break.MAN OF THE PEOPLEBlue Jays OF Michael Saunders became an All-Star after winning the AL Final Vote contest. Saunders collected 17.7 million votes.ROSTER SHUFFLEToronto optioned RHP Drew Hutchison to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled INF Andy Burns from the Bisons. Hutchison started against Detroit Thursday in place of RHP Marco Estrada (back).TRAINERS ROOMTigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, on the 15-day DL since July 4, has been diagnosed with a strained muscle in his neck and expects to resume throwing over the All-Star break.Blue Jays: INF Ryan Goins, who went on the DL with a strained forearm after pitching an inning of relief in Torontos 19-inning loss to Cleveland on July 1, is taking ground balls but has yet to resume throwing.UP NEXTTigers: Former Blue Jays farmhand Matt Boyd will start for Detroit Saturday. The left-hander was acquired in the July, 2015, deal that sent David Price to Toronto. Boyd is 0-2 with a 6.44 ERA in six games, five starts, for the Tigers this season. Parnell was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Boyd.Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (9-1, 2.94) has allowed one run in eighth innings in each of his past two starts, posting victories over Colorado and Kansas City. Sanchez allowed two runs in eight innings in a 3-2 defeat at Detroit on June 7. He has not lost a decision since April 22 against Oakland. ' ' '