Plus a Bill PLASCHKE column from the USC-Washington game. FBC-NEBRASKA-VATECH -- BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Defenses are ruling the day in Blacksburg, where the 19th-ranked Huskers of Nebraska hold a tenuous 12-10 lead on No. 13 Virginia Tech, building their lead on four field goals late in the third quarter. Developing, by Mark Viera (Post). Pro Football: FBN-REDSKINS -- WASHINGTON -- Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache has been known to employ the color metaphor from time to time, and he likens the 2009 Redskins defense to a new set of wheels: 'it's a nice car, but you don't know exactly how it's going to handle yet.' 1,200 words, by Barry Svrluga (Post). One photo. With FBN-REDSKINS-DEFENSE. Both moved. FBN-WEEK2 -- A quick look at each team going into Week 2 of the NFL season. 820 words, by Sam Farmer (Times). Boxing: A Bill DWYRE column from Las Vegas on the Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez welterweight fight, Mayweather's first fight since 2007. Major League Baseball: BBN-GIANTS-DODGERS -- LOS ANGELES -- Ronnie Belliard's first-inning grand slam caps a five-run first inning and the Dodgers, behind Jon Garland, are breezing, leading the Giants, 9-1, in the bottom of the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium. Developing, by Dylan Hernandez (Times). With BBN-DODGERS-NOTES. BBA-ANGELS-RANGERS -- ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Angels are closing in on the American League West title and a victory over the Rangers would reduce LA's magic number for clinching to seven; Jered Weaver seeks his 16th victory for the Angels, opposed by Scott Feldman, a 16-game winner for Texas. Developing, by Mike DiGiovanna (Times). With BBA-ANGELS-NOTES. BB-NOTES. Pro Hockey: HKN-CAPITALS -- WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals say they still have plenty of fight left in them, despite the off-season departure of enforcer Donald Brashear. 690 words, by Katie Carrera (Post). Moved. Features and Columns: MORNING-BRIEFING. 