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There are plenty of sights to see in London. Tennessee defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons isn’t interested in them ahead of the Titans’ Sunday game against the Baltimore Ravens in the English capital. “This is a business trip,” he said. “I haven’t been looking too much at London. My main goal is to go over there and get a win, and hopefully that’s the main goal for everyone. Not just that we’re going out of the

Opening night did not go the way either the Seattle Kraken or Nashville Predators had hoped. Each will get the chance to make up for that Thursday night when the teams meet in Nashville. The Predators opened the season Tuesday with a 5-3 loss at Tampa Bay despite a goal and an assist from newcomer Ryan O’Reilly. A few hours later, the Kraken lost 4-1 on the road against the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas

The deep Dallas Stars forward corps got even stronger with the offseason addition of Matt Duchene after his buyout from the Nashville Predators. The Stars will test their fortified front lines when they host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Duchene scored 22 goals and earned 34 assists in 71 games for Nashville last season. He had 43 goals and 43 assists in 2021-22. He joins a

The Philadelphia Flyers and Blue Jackets will aim to rebound from disappointing seasons on Thursday when they face off to open their respective 2023-24 campaigns in Columbus, Ohio. The Flyers (31-38-13, 75 points in 2022-23) and Blue Jackets (25-48-9, 59 points) found themselves bringing up the rear in the Metropolitan Division. Both teams won just seven of 26 games against division foes last season. Philadelphia and Columbus also experienced significant change in the offseason. The

The Detroit Red Wings believe their time is now. They haven’t qualified for the playoffs during the past seven seasons. With several veteran additions, the Red Wings are optimistic they can end that drought. They’ll open their season on the road against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Newark, N.J. The Red Wings finished last season with 35 victories and 80 points, better than each of their previous six seasons but still well

A pair of Original Six franchises at the beginning of new eras will clash on Wednesday night when the host Boston Bruins open their season against rookie sensation Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago caps a back-to-back after scoring four unanswered goals to lift the lid on its season with a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. After scoring the NHL’s fewest goals during their 26-win 2022-23 campaign, the Blackhawks are looking to the

MINNEAPOLIS — The Houston Astros will try to advance to the American League Championship Series for the seventh season in a row when they face the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. The Astros hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five AL Division Series entering Game 4. Houston split the first two games of the series at home before cruising to a 9-1 win in Game 3 on Tuesday in Minnesota. Jose Abreu homered twice for the

Arizona has competed well against top 10 teams in back-to-back weeks, with the Wildcats’ task not getting any easier in a matchup against No. 19 Washington State on Saturday at Pullman, Wash. Arizona (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) lost to then-No. 7 Washington 31-24 at home on Sept. 30 before falling 43-41 in three overtimes at then-No. 9 Southern California on Saturday night. The Wildcats outgained the Trojans 506-351. “When you watch how our team played, what

The Saints found the offensive improvement they were looking for last week, and the Houston Texans will attempt to follow suit when they face visiting New Orleans on Sunday afternoon. The Saints (3-2) ended a streak of 10 consecutive games with 21 points or fewer by defeating the New England Patriots 34-0 last Sunday. Meanwhile, Houston (2-3) managed just one touchdown and settled for four field goals in a 21-19 road loss to Atlanta in

Rutgers aims to move closer to bowl eligibility when it hosts mistake-prone Michigan State in Big Ten action on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers (4-2, 1-2) opened league play with a 24-7 win over Northwestern on Sept. 3 and then took a 31-7 loss at No. 2 Michigan on Sept. 23. After rebounding with an easy 52-3 victory over visiting Wagner, the Scarlet Knights underwhelmed in last Saturday’s 24-13 loss at Wisconsin. Rutgers trailed 17-0