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LOS ANGELES -- There was plenty for Southern California coach Andy Enfield to smile about after his team put away UC Santa Barbara 96-72 on Sunday night.His biggest smile came when he mentioned the Trojans 25 assists on 33 baskets, a number that even made him overlook his team shooting 35 3-pointers.We shot 40 percent, made 14, but we had 25 assists so I cant get too upset with our players, Enfield said. Weve got some good shooters on this team. But 25 assists, thats a lot. So we did a good job of finding the open man, making the extra pass.The Trojans (6-0) are off to their best start since 2000-01 when they opened with an 8-0 mark.A 6-0 start is great, said Enfield. Were thrilled. I think were all thrilled because weve played some good teams.Bennie Boatwright scored 21 points, Elijah Stewart had 18 points, and Chimezie Metu and Shaqquan Aaron added 15 apiece for the Trojans. Jordan McLaughlin finished with 13 points.Hes much more comfortable, McLaughlin said of Boatwright, who missed the Trojans first two games with upper back spasms. Hes coming off an injury and got out of rhythm. He got the first couple of games out of his system, and now hes back to shooting the ball. Hell be fine.In control throughout, USC remained content to attack the Gauchos from the outside, taking 35 of their 61 shots from beyond the arc, making 14.Theyve got really good shooters, and they shoot the ball extremely well Gaucho coach Bob Williams said. They shot the ball really well when they got up.Jalen Canty had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara (0-5). Gabe Vincent scored 15 points and Alex Hart added 14 for the Gauchos, which outscored the Trojans 46-30 in the paint.The Gauchos scored the first basket of the game only to see the Trojans lead from the 18:50 mark of the first half. The Gauchos were still within 66-59 with 8:16 remaining before USC pulled away.The last five, six minutes the roof came off for them, and we didnt play very well, said Williams. We fell apart the last five, six, seven minutes.BIG PICTUREThe Gauchos are 0-5, but opened last season with a 2-7 mark before rebounding to finish 19-14 overall, 11-5 in the Big West Conference.USC has won 15 consecutive non-conference games at the Galen Center, beating UCSB in 13 out of the last 14 meetings. The Gauchos have not beaten the Trojans since 2002.UP NEXTUC Santa Barbara: The Gauchos play their first home game of the season against Sonoma State on Thursday night.USC: The Trojans play on the road for the first time this season Wednesday night at San Diego. Emiliano Martinez Jersey . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The assumption all along has been that the Chiefs Spencer Ware would provide a nice stop-gap at running back until Jamaal Charles returned to full-time duty from his devastating knee injury.Ware showed last weekend that hes not going anywhere.In fact, he made quite an argument for bringing Charles out of the bullpen in a relief role.The bruising fantasy darling ran 24 times for 131 yards and a touchdown to lead Kansas City to a 26-10 victory in Oakland . Ware also had a couple of nice catches, showcasing some of the same versatility that had made Charles a mainstay in the lineup.When you talk about Jamaal, youre talking about a Hall of Fame player. We always say, `Youre not going to replace Jamaal, thats not what you do, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. But I dont want to take anything away from Ware and the way he plays. Hes so tough.Having them both out there, Reid added, thats a win-win, I think.Indeed, Charles had more carries last weekend in his second game back from a torn ACL, and even found the end zone for the first time in more than a year. But it was Ware who carried the bulk of the load, and the former LSU standout will likely do the same on Sunday against New Orleans.It was an especially encouraging sign given his struggles holding onto the ball lately.Ware never fumbled once in high school or college, and had never fumbled into the NFL until he coughed up the ball in Week 2 in Houston. Then again the next week against the Jets. And again the next week in a 43-14 loss at Pittsburgh just ahead of the bye.You probably couldnt have painted a better picture for him, to bounce back in a sloppy game, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. To have him go out there and not only run the way he did, but obviously ball-security is something that we put a huge premium on, and to see him bounce back from that made everyone -- I know I was -- really happy for him.The ideal would be for Ware and Charles to coexist, and that certainly seems possible. Ware may have shown some versatility this season but he remains a power back at heart, while Charles ooffers the kind of game-breaking speed that not even two surgically repair ACLs have taken away.ddddddddddddThe challenge now is finding the right balance. How do the Chiefs provide each enough touches to get into a rhythm, feel like theyre a part of the offense and, ultimately, keep them happy?I think Andy and those guys on his staff have done a great job at adjusting the changes on offense with the players in the system, Saints coach Sean Payton said. You see the backs like Charles and Ware, the great job in coaching is taking those players and applying them each week.To their credit, Ware and Charles have been saying and doing all the right things. And for that matter, so has Charcandrick West, whose own role has diminished since Charles returned.They all talk about how tightly knit the running back room is, and how they take pride in helping each other during games. And when Ware is ripping off big chunks of yards, like he was doing last week in Oakland, Charles and West are happy to cheer from the sideline.It was all the way around on offense, Charles said after the game. Spence did a great job running the ball. West did a great job when he was in there. So we all complement each other and we all feed off each others energy.Good thing, too, because the Chiefs sure look like theyre going to keep feeding Ware the ball.Game notes LB Justin Houston (ACL surgery) came through his first practice well , defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said. Houston will continue to work slowly into game shape. He did a very limited amount of individual (work), Sutton said Thursday. We have to be patient and smart. ... Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy didnt take umbrage with Raiders coach Jack Del Rio calling the Chiefs offense gimmicky. In fact, he took it as a compliment. Thats his opinion, Nagy said. There are some things we do in our offense that are a little bit different.---Online: AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '