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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets might have a budding backup quarterback controversy.Todd Bowles declined to say Sunday whether Geno Smith remained the teams No. 2 QB behind Ryan Fitzpatrick or if Bryce Petty has surpassed him on the depth chart.The Jets coach said earlier in training camp that there was no change in the pecking order, but Petty had a strong showing in New Yorks 22-18 loss at Washington on Friday night. Meanwhile, Smith struggled in the game and appeared to perhaps lose his stranglehold on the backup job.I was clear about every position: 1, 2, 3, 4 going in, Bowles said Sunday. Until we make a change, there wont be (a change). Thats any position. When we make a decision at the end of camp, if it changes, it changes. And if it doesnt, it doesnt.When asked specifically if the order of the depth chart remains Fitzpatrick, Smith, Petty and rookie Christian Hackenberg, Bowles was evasive.Right now, theyre all playing, he said, and were trying to see who sorts out what.Against Redskins backups and playing with the second-team offense, Smith was 6 of 13 for 47 yards and an interception. With mostly third-stringers in, Petty was 16 of 26 for 242 yards and two touchdowns.Bowles acknowledged that he has a plan for the quarterback rotation for the Jets third preseason game against the Giants on Saturday night, but would not say what it is.Fitzpatrick and the starters will play a bit more in the game, the normal routine for the third preseason game. But beyond that, its uncertain.All of them have to be up to play, Bowles said. We have a plan for the quarterbacks that were not revealing. On Saturday, well play the guys that we have scheduled to play. But we do have a plan to play certain people.Bowles was then asked if Geno Smith will be the second quarterback into the game.To be clear, we have a plan on who were going to play that were not going to reveal, Bowles said.Smith is entering his fourth NFL season and had a mostly solid offseason and camp. But his performance, compared to that of Petty might have narrowed the gap between the two a bit.Off and on, missed a few throws here and there, Smith said after the game. But, you know, I think I fit the preseason form: get the chance to go out there, get a few series in and try to develop some chemistry with the guys. But overall, not to my standards. I think I couldve played a lot better.While he likely isnt in jeopardy to lose his roster spot since hes the only one of the three backups with any NFL regular-season playing experience, a good performance against the Giants -- whenever he gets in -- would go a long way into re-establishing his position on the depth chart.Petty had been up and down throughout the offseason and the beginning of camp, but senses a great deal of improvement from this time last year, when he was adjusting to the NFL after being a fourth-round pick out of Baylor.Its hard not to laugh, he said. Its great, though, because thats kind of what Ive wanted to do since I got here, was just progress each and every day I get out here.He said he could tell the difference in himself even in the organized team activities this year. That has carried over into training camp, and now into the preseason games.Just a lot more comfortable, Petty said. Im not as antsy in the pocket, not as rushed in my thought process, which is all good.One of the biggest challenges for Petty was coming from a spread-type offense in college to learning how to play in Chan Gaileys pro-style system.Its still English, he said of the transition. It might be cursive, where spread was print, but its still English. ... Theres definitely a transition there, but its definitely doable. Its not like its too foreign.After watching the film of the game, Petty gave himself mixed reviews. There were good things, such as seeing blitzes from the defense. He acknowledged he was also slow at times at reading coverages.One much-discussed topic among fans and media this summer has been whether the Jets will actually keep four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster. If he continues to show progression over the final two preseason games, Petty could certainly push the issue. And while he insists he doesnt approach things that way, he acknowledges that he feels as though hes on an audition for the Jets -- and other teams who might be watching.I think we all are, he said. But, for right now, Im right here, and this is where I want to be. So, yeah, its an audition for anybody watching that tape, but that is first and foremost for the Jets because I want to be here. Each day I come out here, its to put on a show for them.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLCheap Magic Jerseys . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Custom Magic T-shirts . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. 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Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Cavorting had run on her mind when the gates opened for the Personal Ensign on Saturday at Saratoga, but jockey Javier Castellano was dead set on not squandering her energy, and wrestled her back to last position in the five-horse field. It proved to be a winning move.The other four runners in the field - Im a Chatterbox, Curalina, Forever Unbridled, and Paid Up Subscriber - raced side by side into the first turn of the 1-1/8-mile race, with Paid Up Subscriber widest of all. Im a Chatterbox came away with the lead, with Curalina tracking her through splits of 23.98, 48.77, and 1:12.64.Forever Unbridled joined the top pair three wide on the far turn as Cavorting remained unhurried behind them. The field fanned out across the track entering the stretch with Cavorting farthest out in the track, and the sprint to the wire was on.Curalina eventually got the best of Im a Chatterbox but Cavorting got in the last word and streaked to the lead in deep stretch to win by a half-length. Curlina was second, a neck ahead of Forever Unbridled, who continued bravely for third.Im a Chatterbox finished fourth, a half-length behind Forever Unbridled. The field was completed by Paid Up Subscriber, who trailed Im a Chatterbox by two lengths.Cavorting paid $6.90 as the second betting choice behind Curalina..ddddddddddddCavorting was timed in 1:48.61 after a mile time of 1:36.28.The $695,000 Personal Ensign was part of the Breeders Cup Challenge series, with the winner scheduled to receive a fees-paid berth in the Breeders Cup Distaff. Cavorting already has a ticket to the BC Distaff, however, as she won the Grade 1 Phipps, also a Win and Youre In, in her prior start.Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and owned by the Stonestreet Stables of Barbara Banke, Cavorting is now 8 for 13 in her career with earnings of more than $2 million.Javier did great into the first turn, McLaughlin said. He may have won the race right there.Last year at 3, Cavorting was among the best filly and mare sprinters in the country. In her most recent three starts she has successfully stretched out to a mile in the Grade 2 Ruffian, to 1-1/16 miles in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps, and now to 1-1/8 miles in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign. The Personal Ensign was her first start around two turns.She can do anything, McLaughlin said. She won a Grade 2 at 2, Grade 1s at 3, and Grade 1s at 4.McLaughlin said Cavorting would be pointed to the Breeders Cup, but that he wanted to enjoy this win before making plans for her next start. ' ' '