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The Columbus Blue Jackets have not had the start to the new campaign they wanted, but perhaps the best strategy Thursday would be to somehow take the Tampa Bay Lightning to overtime. Winning just three of its first nine games, the Metro Division club hosts the Lightning in the first of three matchups, two of them taking place in Ohio’s capital. If Thursday’s contest does go to overtime, something will ultimately have to give or

The Los Angeles Kings will try to continue their dominance on the road when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Kings are 4-0-0 in away games this season, including Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ten different Los Angeles players had at least one point, and goalie Cam Talbot again was sharp in stopping 29 of 30 shots. “(Toronto) is a tough building to play in,” Talbot said. “They come

When last seen at the NCAA Tournament, Saint Mary’s creating problems for eventual national champion UConn. The Gaels were leading at the 16-minute mark of the second half before the Huskies shut it down in the homestretch for a 70-55 win in a West Region second-round game in Albany, N.Y. Saint Mary’s appears to have the pieces to stir more March mayhem, returning three starters and being ranked No. 23 in the preseason. The Gaels

The Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers hoped to be in better places as they near the halfway point of the season, but both sit multiple games below .500 heading into their matchup on Sunday afternoon in Green Bay. Making matters more difficult, both teams are facing uncertainty at quarterback, and for different reasons. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a sprained UCL in his right thumb in a 43-20 loss at the Dallas Cowboys

Frank Reich won his first game as head coach of the Carolina Panthers last week and the timing couldn’t be better for his second. Reich is set to see his former team on the other side on Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts visit Charlotte, N.C. Generating offense is bound to be a priority for the Panthers and fixing defensive snags is something the Colts are desperate to accomplish. “I have a bunch of love and

One of the NFL’s more heated rivalries comes out of hibernation Sunday as the Dallas Cowboys visit the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones held his tongue when asked about the key division matchup, saying he didn’t want to “poke the bear.” Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott did not show similar restraint as his Cowboys (5-2) prepared to take on the Eagles (7-1). “Pour honey on me,” Prescott said. “I always say that. If

Boston College traveled to Europe to play three exhibition games in August, and coach Earl Grant said he expects the trip to pay dividends when the Eagles open their season against Fairfield on Monday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “The first thing I would say on a trip like that is 95 percent of what you do, you always do it together,” Grant said at Atlantic Coast Conference media day. “I think the togetherness piece

Missing five scholarship players hardly is an ideal way to practice and scrimmage but Wake Forest was encouraged after navigating a charity exhibition game against Alabama short-handed. By the time Wake Forest hosts Elon in its season opener on Monday in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Demon Deacons hope their roster will contain some more depth. Picked for sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll, Wake Forest enters its fourth season under coach Steve Forbes seeking

The first clash this season between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks was a playoff rematch in name only. The Cavaliers will hope to be closer to full strength Wednesday night when they visit New York as a home-and-home set between the Eastern Conference rivals concludes. On Tuesday night, Julius Randle posted 19 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting Knicks, who pulled away in the second half to defeat the undermanned Cavaliers 109-91.

PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers are one win away from their first World Series title, and they will ask Nathan Eovaldi to finish off the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 on Wednesday. Texas grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with an 11-7 win in Game 4 on Tuesday, as leadoff hitter Marcus Semien contributed a three-run homer and a two-run triple. The Rangers took the 48,388 fans out of the game early with