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The Tennessee Titans and Jaguars will be eager to put a tally in the win column on Sunday when they meet in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars (6-3) saw their five-game winning streak come to a halt with a 34-3 dismantling by the San Francisco 49ers this past Sunday. Jacksonville surrendered three passing touchdowns to Brock Purdy, while Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence tossed a pair of interceptions and was sacked five times. “They want to right

The Seattle Seahawks likely won’t overlook the Los Angeles Rams heading into Sunday’s NFC West matchup in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams are coming off a bye and quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to return to the starting lineup after missing one game with a sprained ligament in the thumb on his throwing hand. Plus, there’s the little matter of the season opener in Seattle, when the Rams pulled away in the second half for a

Deshaun Watson is out and Dorian Thompson-Robinson is in for the Cleveland Browns when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a crucial AFC North game on Sunday. Watson’s injury-plagued season ended when the Browns (6-3) announced they were putting their $230 million quarterback on injured reserve as he prepares for right shoulder surgery. Watson suffered both a displaced fracture in his shoulder and a left high ankle sprain in last week’s 33-31 comeback win over

Sometimes after a disappointing loss, the best thing is to just get back out on the ice. That will be the case for the visiting New York Islanders and the Seattle Kraken when they meet Thursday night. Both teams are coming off 4-3 overtime defeats on the road Wednesday, games in which they blew two-goal leads. The Kraken were on the verge of beating Edmonton before Evander Kane scored twice in the final 6:32 of

The Vancouver Canucks keep on rolling and surprising the hockey world. Heading into a Thursday road game against the Calgary Flames, the Canucks are on a 10-1-1 run that has them tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the top spot in the Western Conference. Officially, Vancouver is in first place thanks to having more regulation wins. Proving their potency, the Canucks erased a 3-1 deficit in a 4-3 overtime win against the visiting New

After eight games, the St. Louis Blues were 3-4-1 with just 15 goals scored. Then they won five of their next six games while outscoring opponents 27-12. They defeated the Avalanche 8-2 in Denver on Saturday, then blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 at home Tuesday. So the Blues are feeling good heading into their four-game western road swing, which starts Thursday in San Jose against the Sharks at SAP Center. “We’re building some confidence,”

The Georgia men’s basketball team seems lost in the shadow of the school’s powerhouse football squad. On Friday afternoon in Nassau, Bahamas, the Bulldogs (2-1) will try to earn some headlines of their own when they oppose the 12th-ranked Miami Hurricanes (3-0) in the first round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. Mike White, who is in his second season coaching Georgia, has just one returning starter, forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, who is averaging three

California has an opportunity to equal last year’s win total just 11 days into the new season when the Golden Bears host Montana State on Thursday night in Berkeley, Calif. Cal (2-1) went just 3-29 a year ago, prompting a coaching change and the importing of key transfers who have combined to produce early wins over St. Thomas and Cal State Bakersfield, sandwiching a home loss to Pacific. As they wait for Memphis transfer Keonte

Wake Forest has been through some uncomfortable moments early in this season, so at least the Demon Deacons have been tested in various ways. That’s not the case so much with Utah, which could receive its first challenge of the season when taking on Wake Forest on Thursday night in the nightcap of the opening round of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C. Utah (2-0) has home victories against Eastern Washington and UC Riverside. “We

Arizona State is coming off a bounce-back win over visiting Texas Southern after losing decisively to Mississippi State in the season opener at a neutral court in Chicago, but coach Bobby Hurley is not pleased. The Sun Devils (1-1) will try to improve against UMass Lowell (3-0) on Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz. The River Hawks will seek a second straight upset of a power-conference opponent after winning 74-71 at Georgia Tech on Tuesday. Arizona