Energy Giants Undeterred by Quakes Seek Shale Growth Runway

January 04, 2012, 7:35 PM EST

By Joe Carroll

(Adds Reliance, Apollo in talks to buy El Paso unit in sixth paragraph.)

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Asian and European energy producers are spending billions of dollars to amass stakes in oil and natural-gas discoveries from Ohio to British Columbia even as earthquakes and tainted water threaten to stall the biggest drilling boom in at least two decades.

Total SA, Europe?s third-largest oil company, and China Petrochemical Corp., that nation?s second-biggest crude producer, committed $7 billion to U.S. and Canadian shale rock formations during the past two weeks. The investments are aimed at tapping the expertise of smaller explorers including Devon Energy Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. that pioneered techniques employed to crack previously impervious shale.

The potential rewards from shale regions such as the Utica and Marcellus formations in the eastern U.S. are too big for overseas explorers to ignore, said Mark Hanson, an analyst at Morningstar LLC in Chicago. A New Year?s Eve earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio, linked to a well used to store drilling wastewater prompted the state to halt operations at five such wells. Separately, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is studying whether intensive shale-drilling practices pose a danger to drinking water.

?These shale prospects are exploration frontiers and the big international players see them as a runway to growth,? Hanson said yesterday in a telephone interview. ?They are acquiring stakes not only to learn how to drill these kind of formations in other parts of the world, but to understand how to get their arms around prospects of this size.?

Reliance, BHP

Shale acquisitions helped push overseas offers for U.S. oil and gas fields to $51 billion last year, the most in at least 12 years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Melbourne-based BHP Billiton Ltd. led purchases in 2011 with the $12.1 billion takeover of Petrohawk Energy Corp.

India?s Reliance Industries Ltd. and Apollo Global Management LLC were today named by people with knowledge of the matter as being among companies in talks to buy El Paso Corp.?s oil and gas exploration and production unit. The unit, whose assets include more than half a million acres of shale fields, may be worth about $8.1 billion, analysts at BNP Paribas SA estimated in November.

El Paso owned drilling rights to 46,000 acres in Louisiana?s Haynesville Shale at the end of 2010, according to a regulatory filing, and 500,000 acres in the Eagle Ford Shale, Permian Basin and other fields in Texas. It also has 605,000 acres in the Raton Basin coal-bed methane field in New Mexico and Colorado.

Sinopec Group, Devon

China Petrochemical, known as Sinopec Group, yesterday agreed to buy a one-third stake in five Devon exploratory oil projects in the U.S. for $900 million. The Beijing-based company also will provide as much as $1.6 billion to cover Devon?s future drilling costs, Oklahoma City-based Devon said in a statement.

The deal followed Sinopec Group?s C$2.2 billion ($2.16 billion) acquisition of Daylight Energy Ltd. on Dec. 23 to get access to the Calgary-based company?s gas and oil projects in western Canada.

Sinopec Group and domestic rivals China National Petroleum Corp. and Cnooc Ltd. are seeking to learn how to tap shale formations at home that the U.S. Energy Information Agency estimates may hold 1,275 trillion cubic feet of gas, or 12 times China?s so-called conventional deposits.

Shale Concern

Total agreed to pay $2.32 billion yesterday for a 25 percent stake in 619,000 acres in a section of the Utica shale rich in butane and propane that sell at a premium to gas. Chesapeake will receive $2.03 billion and EnerVest Ltd. will get $290 million.

Total has been a partner with Chesapeake in another shale formation, the Barnett, near Fort Worth, Texas, since 2010. The company plans to transfer what it learns about cracking dense shale from Chesapeake?s experts to shale prospects in Africa, Latin America, Australia and Europe.

Drilling into shale rock to extract gas and crude has come under fire from federal regulators, state lawmakers and environmental groups concerned that the practice may contaminate drinking water. Shale rock was considered too hard to drill until the 1990s, when new methods for boring horizontal wells were combined with hydraulic fracturing, which involves pumping millions of gallons of high-pressure water laced with chemicals and sand underground.

The number of rigs drilling horizontal wells in the U.S. surged 23 percent in 2011, reaching 1,184 on Dec. 16, the highest since at least January 1991, according to Baker Hughes Inc., an oilfield-services provider that tracks rig activity.

Encana Wells

Last month, the EPA said for the first time that it found chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in drinking water in Wyoming. Encana Corp., which operates 150 wells in the region of Wyoming where the EPA made its findings, said on Dec. 20 that the EPA failed to take into account naturally occurring chemicals and the possibility that the agency contaminated its own tests.

Total pursued shale opportunities outside France because of a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the company?s home country. Scott Hanold, a Minneapolis-based analyst for RBC Capital Markets, said the Dec. 31 quake in Ohio -- the tenth in that region in a year -- is unlikely to spur restrictions that may disrupt U.S. shale exploration.

?No one has made a concrete connection between earthquakes and drilling,? Hanold said in a telephone interview. ?There?s not a lot of fear of regulation right now.?

--With assistance from Jim Polson, Benjamin Haas and Jim Efstathiou Jr. in New York, Mike Lee in Dallas, Mark Niquette in Columbus and Andrew Hobbs in Sydney. Editors: Charles Siler, Ryan Woo

To contact the reporter on this story: Joe Carroll in Chicago at jcarroll8@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Susan Warren at susanwarren@bloomberg.net

Source: http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/htFsjP1oZv8/energy-giants-undeterred-by-quakes-seek-shale-growth-runway.html

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Some stories to remember from January 2011 up until Joplin Tornado

Obviously, the tornado that hit Joplin May 22 was the focus of this blog for the last six and a half months of 2011, but in the next few posts, I am going to look back and leave links for some memorable posts from Jan. 1 up to May 22:

JANUARY

Majority Leader, Ethics Chairman Accepts $1,200 in lobbyists' gifts in December- This post not only looked at future Speaker of the House Tim Jones' (if the Republicans, as expected, hold on to the House) December 2010 lobbyists' gifts, but also at his history of aceepting gifts. It might be noted that Jones accepted very few gifts in 2011, following the lead of current Speaker Steve Tilley.

FEBRUARY

Kansas City Democrat tops Turner Report Hall of Shame- Rep. Mike Talboy, D-Kansas City, accepted more lobbyists' gifts in 2011 than any other House member, $8,523.41. I broke down the gifts in this post.

First lawsuit filed against Pete Newman, Kanakuk

Suit against Newman, Kanakuk alleges negligence

Federal grand jury indicts Peggy Newton on charges of fraud, forgery

Peggy Newton: Lifestyle of the rich and bankrupt- An examination of bankruptcy court filings

Bankruptcy examination of Peggy Newton led to fraud charges

Peggy Newton pleads not guilty, released on bond

Peggy Newton: What the hell is wrong with me?

MARCH

Winans' guilty plea likely to leave questions about murder of Carthage couple unanswered

Second lawsuit filed against Kanakuk, Pete Newman, Joe White

Joe White,defendant in child sexual abuse lawsuit known nationally for work with Kanakuk, Promise Keepers

The failure of American teachers- My first Huffington Post blog

Gannett CEO; How I doubled my pay and only had to fire 2,400 employees

APRIL

Ron Richard: Why I believe in right to work

Campaign contributors pay Richard's NRA dues

No longer fed up? Special interests, lobbyists account for most of Billy Long's contributions

My wasted hour with Billy Long's telephone town hall meeting

Hanrahan fired; Speck puts the hammer down on the First Amendment

Gutless media fails American public schools

MAY

Billy Long deletes tweet about CIA Director Panetta- Just before the news that Panetta was in good part responsible for the death of Osama bin Laden, Billy Long had tweeted some criticism.

Billy Long's deleted tweet on Leon Panetta recaptured

Promise to dead Lamar soldier kept, his killer, Osama bin Laden, is dead

Globe publisher, Speck, discuss weekly PR section to provide positive news about MSSU

RIP: Joplin Globe buries its integrity with coverage of Hanrahan firing

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ASRIt/~3/WaijLsUKa4w/some-stories-to-remember-from-january.html

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Ask Dr. H: A blood cancer that can kill quickly

The average age of those diagnosed with AML is 63. AML cell growth is very fast and aggressive, and it is a fatal disease within weeks or months if not diagnosed and treated promptly.

Because AML cell growth crowds out normal blood cells, the disease typically causes anemia and the associated symptoms of fatigue and shortness of breath from a reduction in oxygen-carrying red blood cells; bruising or bleeding from a reduction in platelets (clot cells); and infection from a reduction in normal white blood cells.

The key to survival in AML is early diagnosis, chemotherapy to try to induce remission, and eventual stem-cell transplantation. There are several subtypes of AML, and treatment and prognosis vary among the subtypes. Five-year survival rates vary from 15 percent to 70 percent, and relapse rates vary from 33 percent to 78 percent.

To learn more about AML, check out this link from the American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-acutemyeloidaml/index.

Attention-deficit drugs and heart-attack risks

Q: After years of having problems with attention and focus, I am starting on Adderall XR for ADD (attention deficit disorder). I'm 43 years old and am wondering if I should be concerned about long-term use of a stimulant and the risk of it causing a heart attack in the future. I do have high cholesterol. What's your opinion?

A: That's been a theoretical concern for several years, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to put a "black box" warning on the package label describing the cardiovascular risks of stimulant drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in adults. Their concern is that, theoretically, such stimulants could cause constriction of blood vessels in the heart and elsewhere, leading to a potential heart attack in persons at risk and a potential stroke in someone with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Source: http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mitchell_hecht/20111226_Ask_Dr__H__A_blood_cancer_that_can_kill_quickly.html

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Gator Bowl win over Ohio State boosts Florida Gators? outlook

JACKSONVILLE -- Winning the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl meant more to Florida than just avoiding another loss in a season filled with them.

With the victory, the Gators notched their 24th winning season in row, and their fourth consecutive bowl win ? a first in UF history. The Gators also finished above .500 at 7-6 and avoided becoming the first losing team since 1979. And with the win, the Gators closed out all of the Urban Meyer talk, at least for a while.

Still, Florida?s 24-17 win against Ohio State on Monday in front of 61,312 at EverBank Field was just the Gators? third win since September. And coach Will Muschamp, after receiving his first Gatorade bath in orange and blue, said the results of his first season in Gainesville fell well short of the expectations.

?I think the realization of this whole thing, if you really want to see big picture, is in the last two years at the University of Florida we?re 15-11. That?s unacceptable,? Muschamp said. ?We had a guy [Meyer] who won two national championships, a heck of a football coach. We?re one game?s difference from last year. We?re 7-6, we were 8-5 last year.?

?Sometimes I think you?ve got to put your realistic glasses on about where you are and what you are as a program right at this point, and it?s not where we?re going to be very long ? I can assure you of that. We?re moving in the right direction.?

The story of Monday?s win was the defense and special teams, which figure to be the strength of the team going forward.

Florida held Ohio State to 17 points, recorded 12 tackles for loss and forced two turnovers while also returning a blocked kick and a kickoff for touchdowns. The Gators controlled much of the game because of their ability to get after mobile quarterback Braxton Miller all afternoon, sacking him a season-high six times.

Muschamp compared Miller with former Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor, saying, ?We had to do some things to create edges and not let him escape as much.?

Defense rising

Despite a lack of buzz surrounding the unit, the Gators entered the game with a defense ranked ninth in the nation. The defense struggled during a four-game losing streak in October but came on late, holding FSU to just 95 total yards in the regular-season finale and again stepping up in Monday?s bowl win.

Senior quarterback John Brantley finished his career as a Gator with a 12-of-16 performance with one touchdown and an interception. Brantley connected with fellow departing senior Deonte Thompson for a 17-yard strike to open the scoring in the first quarter.

He also fumbled the ball twice in the first half, with the second leading to Ohio State?s first touchdown of the afternoon ? a DeVier Posey touchdown catch from Miller that tied the game at 7.

But wide receiver Andre Debose returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to put Florida ahead for good.

Debose caught the kick in the corner and followed blockers untouched 99 yards for the score. The play set a new Gator Bowl record for the longest play in the history of the bowl game and set up Debose to win the Most Valuable Player award.

?I just kind of followed [running back Jeff] Demps, and he led me to the promised land, to the touchdown,? Debose said. ?There?s no feeling like it.?

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/03/2570866/gator-bowl-win-over-ohio-state.html

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Romney's chief Iowa rivals press electability (AP)

DES MOINES, Iowa ? With time running short, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and other Republican presidential contenders insisted they could beat President Barack Obama as they worked to persuade undecided Iowa Republicans aching to win the White House to choose them over chief rival Mitt Romney.

"I'm the candidate that actually was able to win in states, as a conservative, in getting Democrats and independents to vote for us," Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who is surging in the race and is a favorite among cultural conservatives, said in an interview on CNN. "Mitt Romney has no track history of doing that."

Paul, a libertarian-leaning Texas congressman who Romney has said is outside the GOP mainstream, countered the suggestion that he's a fringe candidate. In an interview with ABC from his home state, where he was spending the weekend, Paul insisted: "I'm electable. I've been elected 12 times in Texas, when people get to know me."

With Romney in a position of strength in Iowa, both Santorum and Paul went directly at the former Massachusetts governor's chief argument ? that he is the most electable Republican in a head-to-head matchup against Obama next fall. They hope they can sway the roughly half of likely caucus-goers who say they are undecided or willing to change their minds two days before the leadoff presidential caucuses.

A Des Moines Register poll released Saturday showed Romney and Paul locked in a close race, with Santorum rising swiftly to challenge them. Nearly half of likely Iowa caucus-goers view Romney as the Republican most likely to win the general election. He was far ahead of Santorum and Paul, who was viewed as the least likely to win.

Those two are fighting against the notion in GOP circles that their bases of support are narrow and neither would be able to cobble together the diverse voting coalition necessary to beat Obama in November. Paul attracts legions of backers who put states' rights above much else, while Santorum ? an anti-abortion crusader ? is popular among Christian conservatives who make up the base of the Republican Party.

In contrast, Romney has styled himself as a Republican able to attract a broad spectrum of voters. As polls showed him in strong standing in Iowa in the past week, he has redoubled his effort to portray himself as the business-savvy executive with national appeal who is best able to defeat Obama on the campaign's most pressing issue, the economy.

Although the race remains fluid, it appeared that Romney's carefully crafted plan to avoid underperforming in Iowa, where he campaigned little until last week, may be working, given a divided GOP electorate torn between several more conservative candidates and Paul's appeal to libertarians.

The issue of what type of candidate to choose cuts to the heart of why the Iowa race is so volatile; an NBC/Marist poll last week showed nearly even percentages of Iowa caucus-goers want a candidate who shares their values as want a candidate who can beat Obama.

"The first thing you see when you talk to any Iowa Republican is that desire to beat Barack Obama," Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn said.

Mindful of that, both Romney and Santorum canvassed the state Sunday to make the electability case ? and their schedules illuminated their late-game strategies for rallying their backers to the caucuses.

Romney appeared in Atlantic and Council Bluffs as he works to maximize the edge he holds in critical areas, especially those he won in his second-place finish here four years ago, rather than risk underperforming in places where more ardent conservatives are leery of his Mormon faith and shifting positions on social issues. On Monday, he was heading to his eastern Iowa strongholds, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Dubuque.

He is increasingly projecting confidence that he would be the GOP's nominee, promising to return to Iowa, a general-election swing state, in the fall campaign.

On Sunday, Romney poked at Santorum directly for the first time since his opponent's rise ? though carefully ? saying the ex-senator "has spent his career in the government in Washington."

"Nothing wrong with that, but it's a very different background than I have," Romney said in Atlantic in response to a reporter's question, calling Santorum a good guy who has worked hard and probably will do well Tuesday. He also noted that Santorum endorsed him in 2008. It was a delicate attempt to stoke doubts about Santorum without angering ? and alienating ? his supporters.

Santorum, for his part, was campaigning deep into GOP-rich rural northwest Iowa, with stops in conservative counties won by Mike Huckabee during the former Arkansas governor's victorious campaign here four years ago.

Crowds swelled for a candidate who only recently has moved from afterthought to contender.

"Don't put forward somebody who isn't good enough to do what needs to be done for this country," he implored at a coffee house in Sioux City. He told the crowd that he had more than 1,100 precinct captains to convince undecided voters Tuesday but needs more.

As he met voters, his final ad for Iowa TV called him "a full spectrum conservative" who is most likely to beat Obama and the "trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back America."

Their rivals had less aggressive schedules.

Paul, who has slipped somewhat in the wake of attacks on his foreign policy positions, remained out of the state for a second straight day. He was in Texas to celebrate the New Year with his family. But he did a few national TV interviews from Texas, arguing in them that the majority of Americans are with him when it comes to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

"I would say that I'm pretty mainstream," he told CNN and hit his rivals, saying: "People who are attacking me now are the ones who can't defend their records, and they've been all over the place."

Along with Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann ? all of whom are trailing in polls and fighting for the support of Christian evangelicals ? spent the morning in church.

Gingrich went after Romney with abandon, saying he felt like he'd been "Romney-boated" and adding that the multimillionaire would "buy the election if he could."

The nautical attack was a reference to a 2004 TV ad campaign by a group called the "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth" that bloodied Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. This year, Gingrich has faced an onslaught of negative TV advertisements by a group aligned with Romney.

In all, at least $12.5 million in advertising ? much of it negative ? has flooded the Iowa airwaves in the run-up to the caucuses as candidates and outside groups aligned with them, called super PACs, worked to influence the outcome of what has been a remarkably fluid and unpredictable campaign.

Working to make up ground quickly, Bachmann and Perry tried to make the electability argument while assailing Santorum, who suddenly has found himself the target of sharp attacks on his conservative credentials from rivals vying for the same bloc of voters.

Bachmann told ABC, "I have the best ability to take it to Barack Obama in the debate and hold him accountable." On Fox, she lambasted Santorum, noting that he was soundly defeated when he ran for re-election in 2006, losing by a 59-41 margin to Democrat Bob Casey.

"I won four races in the last four years, in the toughest years for Republicans ? in a liberal state like Minnesota, I won," Bachmann said.

Perry, who never lost an election in Texas but has struggled in his first nationwide race, told "Fox News Sunday" of his opponents, "They may do OK in Iowa, but when it comes to running a national campaign, they're going to falter."

Perry also renewed his attack on Santorum, saying: "He's got a spending problem. He's got an earmark problem. He voted eight times to raise the debt ceiling in the United States Senate."

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Associated Press writers Philip Elliott in West Des Moines, Shannon McCaffrey in Des Moines, Brian Bakst in Oskaloosa and Mike Glover in Sioux City contributed to this report.

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Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120101/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign

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Miami Heat's LeBron James enjoying best offensive start to his NBA career

By Ethan J. Skolnick

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Updated: 11:13?p.m.?Saturday,?Dec.?31,?2011

Posted: 5:33?p.m.?Saturday,?Dec.?31,?2011

Everything is working for LeBron James at the moment, so you might as well assume his memory is functioning at a high level, too.

"I can't remember when I have had a stretch like this," James said Friday, following his latest exhibition in offensive efficiency and overall versatility, a performance that carried Miami to a two-point victory at Minnesota.

He certainly hasn't had a similar one to start any of his previous eight seasons, not his seven in Cleveland or first in Miami. While it isn't fair to say he's ever been icy out of the gate, he's hardly been scorching, either. In five of those seasons, he shot less than 45 percent through the first four games, and he'd never been better than the 50 percent he posted through four contests of the 2005-06 campaign.

So far in 2011-12, he's at 59.8 percent, good for seventh in the NBA through Friday's play, and he leads the NBA in scoring average at 33.0. What's most remarkable is not the rate or clip at which he's been connecting, especially considering the small sample size. Rather, it's the degree of difficulty of many of his attempts.

Simply, James has never scored in quite this way before.

He never scored quite like this even when he felt good about himself, as he says he does again - and is showing through the smile he is flashing more frequently than during his mentally and emotionally exhausting 2010-11 season. So while he attributes his early excellence in part to his "mental mind state," it's at least as much about something else:

"Just the work I put into it in the off-season," James said.

He put much into his back-to-the-basket arsenal, even toiling with low-post legend Hakeem Olajuwon for a week in Houston. Yet while James has set up shop in the block a bit more, he's been more prone to fade away into difficult 17-footers than to drive toward easier opportunities near the hoop. For the most part, he's relied upon old standbys: his skills facing the basket, whether shooting at it from outside or driving toward it in the half court or soaring toward it in transition.

In particular, James feels "really comfortable" with what he called "my mid-range game." Yet not every observer will feel comfortable calling most of his shots "mid-range," since mid-range is typically defined as halfway between the basket and the three-point arc.

That's roughly 12 feet.

That's hardly the spot from which James is firing most. On Friday, for instance, only one of his 23 shot attempts came from between 10 and 15 feet, and, according to HoopData.com, he's made only 3 of 8 attempts from that distance on the season. That's roughly the same number of attempts per game as last season.

Instead, he's become enamored with a shooting distance that many coaches dread, because it counts for two points rather than three, yet is nearly equally challenging:

That's 16 to 23 feet.

That's where James set a career high last season by knocking down 45 percent, which is the same as he's started this season. Yet his attempts, which have been 5.7, 5.7, 5.5, 5.4, 5.4 the past five seasons, have jumped to nine per night. That would seem a dangerous trend. Still, coach Erik Spoelstra, who often advocates such an advanced statistical approach to risk and reward, said Friday he isn't concerned.

"I think that's probably where people Moneyball it a little too much," Spoelstra said, referring to the book and movie about baseball's stats-based revolution. "And if you're wide open and in rhythm and it's a critical turning point in the game, I don't think people want to give him that look, either."

Spoelstra added it is necessary to take and make enough to keep defenses honest, and "I think we're doing a good job of taking what's given to us right now. We can't have everything at the rim, but as long as we're getting a lot of opportunities at the free-throw line, at the rim, putting pressure on."

James understands the risk of overreliance on the long two-point jumper, but he believes it's fine as "long as I'm on balance. As long as I'm not taking too many fadeaway shots - which we will, which I will, because it's a part of my arsenal - but being able to stay in my mid-range game and make shots count, is just a testament to what I was able to do in the off-season."

What he still does best is attack, and the stats show he's doing more short-range damage than ever. Aided by fleet rookie point guard Norris Cole, who fed him for two fast-break flushes Friday, James is 24-for-30 (80 percent) at the rim, several percentage points higher than his stable career standard.

Add all this up, and the sum has been special, even for him.

"I'm more comfortable with the guys and the system," he said.

That comfort showed in his smile - one he hopes to keep in the short-range, mid-range and long-range future.

Source: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/heat/miami-heats-lebron-james-enjoying-best-offensive-start-2071631.html?cxtype=rss_heat_17245

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Rutgers downs Iowa State 27-13 in Pinstripe Bowl (AP)

NEW YORK ? Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday.

The Scarlet Knights (9-4) ran their bowl winning streak to five and improved to 2-0 this season at Yankee Stadium, where they beat Army last month. Rutgers, which played in one bowl game before 2005, is 5-1 in the postseason under coach Greg Schiano.

The Cyclones (6-7) finished the season on a three-game losing streak, their last win coming on Nov. 18 in Ames, Iowa, when they pulled off the biggest upset of the season against Oklahoma State.

That night Jared Barnett threw for 376 yards. In this game, Steele Jantz relieved Barnett in the second quarter and helped pull the Cyclones within 20-13 in the fourth on Jeff Woody's 20-yard touchdown run with 10:00 left.

After an exchange of punts left Rutgers deep in its own end, Dodd went deep to Coleman. The 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman went over 5-7 cornerback Jeremy Reeves, then outran the corner to the end zone to make it 27-13 with 5:47 left.

It was Coleman's only catch, but it turned out to be the play of the game.

Jamison, another redshirt freshman giving Rutgers fans hope for more bowls to come, finished with 134 yards on 27 carries.

The Scarlet Knights missed the postseason last year for the first time since 2004, but rebounded this season to challenge for the Big East title behind a defense that came in ranked 14th in the nation.

There was also some inspiration from a fallen former teammate.

Eric LeGrand, who was left paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle during a game in 2010, went to all the Rutgers home games, worked on the radio broadcasts and was with the team in New York all week leading up to the bowl.

After the game, as the Scarlet Knights accepted the trophy at midfield, Schiano's acceptance speech was short: "Eric! Eric!" he shouted into the microphone, "this one's for you."

LeGrand was shown in his wheelchair on the jumbotron, beaming a wide grin and the crowd chanted, "Eric! Eric!"

Rutgers grabbed a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter when Jamison powered through a tackler and scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

On the next possession, Iowa State couldn't handle one of Rutgers' many blitzes, and Khaseem Greene and Wayne Warren swarmed and stripped Barnett. Scott Vallone scooped up the fumble and returned it 12 yards to the Iowa State 4. The Cyclones managed to hold Rutgers to San San Te's 21-yard field goal.

Jantz, who was Iowa State's starter the first half of the season, replaced Barnett after the sack.

The Cyclones' defense didn't hold up as well on Rutgers' next possession. The Scarlet Knights marched 66 yards, 49 on the ground, and Jamison juked his way into the end zone from 12 yards out to make 17-6.

Justin Francis finished Rutgers' strong second half by blocking Zach Guyer's 44-yard field goal attempt with 57 seconds left.

Iowa State jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter, with Guyer kicking field goals of 40 and 46 yards on the Cyclones' first two possessions. Inaccurate throws by Barnett were key to stalling each drive.

The redshirt freshman was 2 for 7 before giving way to Jantz.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111231/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_pinstripe_bowl

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