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Faced with the rare challenge of bouncing back from a regulation loss, the Boston Bruins hit the road to face another division leader, the New York Rangers, on Saturday afternoon. The game will be the second in a back-to-back set for both teams, but Boston will look to resume its winning ways a day after losing 5-2 to the visiting Detroit Red Wings. It was an all-around off game for Boston, which never held a

Playing for third place in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., isn’t what No. 17 Alabama envisioned before the tournament began. However, that’s the situation for the Crimson Tide (4-1), who were upset 92-81 by Ohio State on Friday. Alabama will face Oregon on Saturday afternoon in a matchup of the two Friday losing teams. Oregon (4-1) fell 88-82 to Santa Clara in the second opening-round game. The Crimson Tide entered their contest leading

The Cal men’s basketball team made international headlines this week at the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Cal coach Mark Madsen said he asked the tournament director to investigate the actions of a fan who called forward Fardaws Aimaq a “terrorist” during a Monday game against UTEP. The Golden Bears are preparing to take on San Diego State on Saturday afternoon in the same venue in San Juan Capistrano, a game being billed

Contrasting styles will be on display when Orlando City host the Columbus Crew in an Eastern Conference semifinal on Saturday. Under coach Wilfried Nancy, the Crew like possession that leads to putting opposing defenses on their heels. They led MLS with 67 goals in the regular season and scored eight during the three-game opening-round series against Atlanta United. The playoff format adjusts to single-elimination matches for the conference semifinals and finals, as well as the

DePaul and in-state foe Northern Illinois have experienced decidedly different starts to the young season. The Blue Demons look to avoid a third straight defeat while trying to keep the visiting Huskies from their fifth consecutive victory on Saturday night in Chicago. For the second time in four seasons, DePaul (1-4) has lost four of its first five. The first three of those defeats were by a combined 17 points. That was before the Blue

St. John’s has alternated wins and losses over its first five games — a trend the Red Storm hope to end Saturday when they welcome Holy Cross to New York. The Red Storm (3-2) are coming off a 91-82 victory against Utah in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday. Daniss Jenkins scored 19 points and Jordan Dingle added 18 for St. John’s, which shot 53 percent from the floor and knocked down

Missouri coach Dennis Gates showed a side of himself fans hadn’t seen since he took over the program last season. Gates became visibly agitated when the Tigers fell behind South Carolina State 29-13 on their home court Wednesday. The dreadful start came on the heels of a shocking 73-72 loss to Jackson State at home in the game before. “It’s probably the most animated I’ve been on the sidelines,” Gates said. “That’s just what was

Still recovering from an early-season swoon, Maryland looks to even its record when South Alabama visits College Park, Md., on Saturday night. The Terrapins (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-68 win against UMBC on Tuesday. Jahmir Young had 20 points and four assists and Julian Reese added 15 points and 13 rebounds. The offensive output was a major positive as Maryland was coming off an ugly 57-40 loss at Villanova, a game

Jackson State proved with its win at Missouri last Sunday that opponents can’t take the young Tigers lightly. The same day, Georgetown strengthened first-year coach Ed Cooley’s belief that his team’s culture is blossoming after the Hoyas churned out a gritty overtime victory over American. Both teams will aim to build on signature early-season wins when Jackson State (1-5) visits Georgetown (3-2) on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Jackson State entered Mizzou Arena as a 22

BYU will look to open the season with six consecutive victories for the second time in three seasons when it faces North Carolina State on Friday night in the championship game of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas. The Cougars reached the title game by annihilating Arizona State 77-49 on Thursday night. North Carolina State (4-0) advanced with an 84-78 win over Vanderbilt. The Wolfpack are looking for their first 5-0 start since winning six