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IRISH IN THE PROS "Any playing time I get is always beneficial to me." "He processed the information nicely," Crennel said of Quinn. "He was able to read defenses, get us out of a play, get us into a play." But when asked by season with three receptions, this time for 47 yards in a 24-23 win over New England Oct. 14. Tate had 13 catches for 191 yards and three touchdowns through six contests. • Tight end Anthony Fasano ESPN if it's like riding a bike for Quinn, and if it will be easy to knock off the rust, Crennel re- sponded: "I think that depends on how good of a rider you were to start with." for third-year Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate, who registered his fourth game of the • Three is the magic number NFL NOTES Through Oct. 18 contributed four catches for 33 yards and a touchdown in the Mi- ami Dolphins' 17-14 victory over St. Louis Oct. 14. Fasano had 22 receptions for 176 yards and two scores through six games. • Cincinnati Bengals starting center Jeff Faine has helped his team climb to 10th in the NFL in total offense (382.2 yards per game). • The Minnesota Vikings signed of the preseason with a sprained MCL, which also kept him out of action for the first three regular- season contests. He has just three catches for eight yards so far, and the Vikings need a lot more production from the 6-5, 248-pounder if Carlson wants to call Minnesota home next season. • Rudolph pulled in a season- high six catches for 56 yards and one touchdown in Minnesota's 38-26 loss at Washington Oct. 14. Rudolph entered week seven with 25 receptions for 225 yards and five touchdowns. • Denver Broncos free safety tight end John Carlson to comple- ment the passing game and give quarterback Christian Ponder a second big target to go with tight end Kyle Rudolph, also a Notre Dame alumnus. Carlson missed all reliever David Phelps, who played for Notre Dame from 2006-08. In an American League Division Series playoff game against Baltimore Oct. 11, the right-handed pitcher was credited with the 2-1 loss after giving up two hits and an earned run in an inning and a third of work. New York prevailed in game five of the series to square off against the Detroit Tigers in the AL Championship Series. Phelps worked one inning in game one versus Detroit Oct. 13, October has been especially frightful for New York Yankees DAVID PHELPS STRUGGLES IN POSTSEASON David Bruton collected one tackle in the squad's 35-24, comeback victory against San Diego Oct. 15. Bruton has two stops so far this season off the bench. and the Tigers won the opener in 12 innings after touching him for three hits and two earned runs. The Irish alumnus also allowed two hits in one inning of action in Detroit's 2-1 victory in game three Oct. 16. The Tigers completed the four-game sweep of the Yankees Oct. 18. After posting a 3.34 ERA in the regular season, Phelps had an 8.10 ERA in the playoffs. at Notre Dame from 2008-12), F, Minnesota Lynx: The 6-2, 170-pound rookie, who helped lead Notre Dame to back-to-back national championship appear- ances, played a role in the Lynx beating the Los Angeles Sparks in two games in the Western Con- ference Finals … In the first two games of the WNBA Finals, she played 15 minutes, scored four points and grabbed seven rebound to help Minnesota to a 1-1 tie with Indiana … In seven total playoff games, she has averaged 5.7 min- utes, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 points per game. ✦ • Devereaux Peters (Played WNBA NOTES Through Oct. 18