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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The line of Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson is putting up big numbers for the surging Los Angeles Kings.Carter, Toffoli and Pearson each scored and combined for 10 points in a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, helping the Kings complete a sweep of their six-game homestand. Altogether, they have 16 of the teams first 22 goals this season and have collected 17 assists.Our lines working pretty well right now, said Pearson, who scored twice in the third period. Were getting chances at the net and things are happening for us. Youve got to ride it when you can.The game was marred by a frightening injury to Columbus left wing Nick Foligno with 11:34 left in third period. Carter checked him along the boards in front of the Kings bench and Folignos head rammed into the elbow of linesman Shane Heyer, who had jumped on top of the dasher in an attempt to avoid both players.Foligno was put in a neck brace and wheeled off the ice on a stretcher after a long delay.Youre more concerned about your teammate and the person than you are about the game. The game obviously becomes secondary, coach Todd Richards said. My understanding is that hes alert, and hell be travelling back with us.Teammate Ryan Murray added: We know its serious when he does stay down, and we were all worried about him and praying for the beat.The Kings swept a homestand of at least six games for the first time in franchise history, according to STATS. In two of the wins, they were outshot 43-18 by St. Louis and 41-16 by Minnesota.Even before it began, we felt from a team perspective that we wanted to have a solid homestand and come away with more wins than losses, Pearson said. Now weve just got to keep it going.Dwight King also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 22 saves. Quick, who broke Rogie Vachons club record with his 33rd shutout on Thursday in a 2-0 victory over Buffalo, has yielded just four goals on 169 shots over his last five starts — including a 1-0 shootout win against the Blues.Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who was looking for his 100th NHL victory, stopped 22 shots. Defenceman Tim Erixon scored his first NHL goal and Mark Letestu also scored for Columbus.Kings defenceman Robyn Regehr assisted on the go-ahead goal at 16:30 of the second period. His long slap shot hit traffic in front, but Carter set up Toffoli at the left of the net for his fourth goal.For a good part of the game we were competing, working hard and doing a lot of good things against the defending Stanley Cup champions, Richards said. But there were a couple of plays where we just shut down for a moment in our own zone, the puck was in the back of our net, and all the hard work went out the window.King and Letestu traded goals in final 1 1/2 minutes of the second period. Letestu beat Quick high to the glove side with a screened wrist shot from the top of the left circle just 32 seconds after King got his first of the season.Pearson increased the Kings lead to 4-2 with 8:11 to play, outracing James Wisniewski to a loose puck after Toffoli flipped it across high in the air across the neutral zone from deep in his own end.We were out there for a little while, so I was kind of tired and just kind of flipped it out, Toffoli said. Obviously Tanner can skate, he got there and made a great shot.Erixons goal at 14:39 of first, which came during Drew Doughtys interference penalty, ended the Kings streak of 18 consecutive penalty kills.Kings defenceman Matt Greene, who spent 17 minutes of the first period in the penalty box after his fight with Corey Tropp, pushed Artem Anisimov into Quick at the left of the net at 1:32 of second — and Anisimov was penalized for goalie interference by referee Dennis LaRue.Johansens hooking penalty gave Kings a 5-on-3 advantage for 50 seconds, and Carter scored the tying goal 22 seconds later after Anze Kopitar fanned on Toffolis pass through the crease. Kopitar played 15 shifts totalling about 10 1/2 minutes before leaving the game with an upper-body injury.Columbus right wing Cam Atkinson did not play after getting cut near the right eye by the skate of Anaheims Ryan Kesler during Fridays 4-1 loss.NOTES: Eight minutes into the second period, Quick joined Vachon and Kelly Hrudey as the only goaltenders to play at least 20,000 minutes in a Kings uniform during the regular season. ... The Blue Jackets, who entered the league in 2000-01, are 6-25-5 with two ties during the regular season against teams that were defending a Stanley Cup title. ... Erixons first goal came in his 59th NHL game, and on his 39th shot on net. ... Los Angeles begins the first of four five-game road trips on Tuesday against Philadelphia. None of its trips this season is longer than five. Duke Shelley Jersey . 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Hes top three funniest dudes on the team, by far. Seriously. Trust me. A lot of people dont get to see his full personality, but Tyler is just… Tyler. Who is Tyler? After a full year spent in Toronto, hes still a bit of a mystery, at least to those who dont see him behind the closed doors of the locker room. On the floor, he brought his trademark energy and physicality, but often tried to do too much, searching for an identity and misinterpreting his role. Off it, he seemed quiet, introverted. Before and after games, he would mostly keep to himself. But there appears to be more to Hansbrough than meets the eye, evident in his mindful and reflective conversation with TSN.ca and The Globe and Mail on Thursday. The 28-year-old forward has been something of a revelation this fall, overlooked in a Raptors training camp filled with feel-good stories. In addition to extending his range beyond the three-point line, Hansbrough came back to work with a new, more easygoing mindset. It has not gone unnoticed in the gym. Theres just so many focus things that Tyler is doing now that are very noticeable to the coaching staff and I think its off the charts, said coach Dwane Casey, who has been raving about Hansbrough, a player quickly rising in his rotational hierarchy. Hes more comfortable, hes opened up a little bit, hes relaxed. Hes more familiar with what were doing. Hansbrough signed with the Raptors in the summer of 2013, expecting to play a prominent role off Caseys bench. He was logging nearly 20 minutes per game in November before an early-season trade welcomed Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes to Toronto, relegating Hansbrough to situational duty and mop-up minutes for the duration of the year. His role going into this season, the final on his contract, looked to be just as cloudy. For me personally, obviously, everyone wants to play, he said. So I think thats something that drove me to work as hard as I did in the off-season. The former Tar Heels star and the 2009 13th-overall pick says he put in more work this summer than ever before. Thanks in part to his experience on the bench last season and the advice of Torontos coaches, he was beginning to realize that his previously one-dimensional skill set - and reluctance to accept it - would eventually make him obsolete in an evolving NBA. So he vowed to evolve along with it. I think the league is getting smaller and smaller and teams like to be able to spread the court, he recognized. A lot of teams are having a big and four players around him just to be able to spread the floor. I think to be in the league, eventually all power forwards are going to have to be able to shoot. So, he enlisted the help of a shooting coach, reworked his mechanics and shot threes. A lot of them. Daily. He would focus primarily on launchinng them from the corners, understood to be one of the most efficient shots in basketball.dddddddddddd Im about as confident as you can be in the corner, he said. So yeah, definitely, if Im left open Ill definitely shoot it. Hansbrough, 0-for-12 from long distance in his first five seasons, made two of his four attempts during exhibition. More than being able to make them, Casey has credited him for knowing when to take them. His newfound restraint and acceptance of a complimentary role is the biggest reason hes back in the coachs good graces. I think a lot of it is he didnt understand last year, more so, Casey said. He felt like that was the way he could contribute. No fault to him, I think most new guys feel like they have to score to contribute but, I think hes figured out now - if I screen, if I rebound, if I defend, thats helping the team and thats going to help me get more time. Everybody wants to go and improve as a basketball player, but you have to know what you need to do to be on the court to help the team, said Hansbrough, who averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in four seasons with the Pacers before coming to Toronto. So talking with the coaching staff, theres some things that we went over that I can improve on. Definitely my shot, but I spent more time on kind of studying and seeing the things I can do when Im on the court. In Wednesdays season opener, Hansbrough was the first player off Caseys bench, called upon early after Jonas Valanciunas picked up two quick fouls. Of Torontos reserves, only Patterson logged more than his 20 minutes. As promised, he proved that less is more. He attempted just two shots, making both and harnessed his effort on the defensive end, where whe battled All-Stars, Paul Millsap and Al Horford. While Patterson will likely be the first big off the pine on most nights, Hansbrough should continue to play a role, acting as the back-up centre in smaller lineups, assuming he maintains his recent progress. Thats all hes looking for - a chance to play, a chance to contribute to a winning team. Its taken some time to come to terms with the reality - hes not going to replicate the record-breaking numbers he put up at the collegiate level, not in the NBA. Instead, hes had to adapt. He was willing to do so this summer, more than ever. It was definitely changing some things up, but I think the big thing is really being open to change, he admitted. Not having a hard mind about doing things differently and accepting you need to improve on some things. Mentally, the adjustment has been more challenging than most players, certainly most people, could identify with. Hansbrough was a special player at North Carolina. A national champion, ACC Player of the Year, three-time consensus All-American. He often relied on brute force to make an impact in Indiana. Hes always been a physical player, sometimes to a downfall, he pointed out. His career hasnt exactly unfolded the way he might have expected it to, but he doesnt sound like a man with regrets. He probably wouldnt have imagined that hed be taking a step back in order to take a step forward heading into his sixth year in the lea

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A number of topics were broached, including the clubs use of platoons, the bright future of the starting rotation, Jose Reyes defence and Brett Lawries health issues. Listen to the interview here: Below is the transcript: TSN.ca: John, were here at Yankee Stadium. Three games left in this series and then a seven-game homestand before, presumably, the year is over. This has been, as you have said, a year of extremes, a lot of ups and downs. How would you describe everything thats happened over, what is it, 151 or 152 games? GIBBONS: A lot of ups and downs. Yeah, Scott, a lot of good things have happened this year and then weve hit some stretches where we havent played good enough. We have been a team of extremes. When were really playing good, were really good and then when we struggle, we can go from a good winning streak to losing streak. Its not necessarily unusual but its happened so often this year its kind of a mystery. But, like Ive said over and over, you play 162 games, the teams that get there deserve it. Theyre your best teams. Thats the bottom line. TSN.ca: And this team has struggled, at times mightily, especially through the month of August. Lets look ahead to the offseason, with apologies. I know youre not technically out of it, mathematically out of it, but lets look ahead to some of the questions that I think you guys will have to answer, starting with the rotation. Its about to get younger but I would think, John, when you look ahead, thats probably the most promising aspect of this group, the young pitching talent thats on the way or that has arrived and has performed so well so far. GIBBONS: Yeah, Scott, I couldnt agree with you more. Hutch has had a tremendous year for us, especially coming off of Tommy John. You look at Stroman since he came up from the minor leagues has been rock solid for us. You know Sanchez, we brought him up and put him in the pen but his future we think here is a starter. Hes done a tremendous job. Of course, youve got Buehrle and Dickey, a couple of old reliable guys. Other than that, I cant tell you which way the organization is going to go. You definitely need depth. Baseballs proven that. You look around baseball; its tough for your starting five to hold up throughout a course of a full season although weve done a pretty good job with the group were running through here right now, once they all came together. As far as the makeup of that, Im not sure. Everybody in baseball is going to be looking to add depth and upgrade in every area of the game. Its been a pretty good, solid group and theyve done their job. I think weve pitched better than our record indicates, especially in the last couple of months but theres games weve had trouble scoring runs. At this level of baseball, youve still got to pound the ball, too. TSN.ca: Are you too home run-reliant, offensively? GIBBONS: Maybe, yeah, maybe. I mean, home runs win. Theres no secret about it. You look at Baltimore, for a while there, we were leading baseball in home runs and a couple of our power threats went down and Baltimore kind of overtook that. Thats how theyre winning; with great defence, good solid pitching, great bullpen and they just flat out pound the ball. Certain guys, thats the type of hitter they are. Your sluggers, your big home run-RBI guys, generally they are your power hitters. They live and die with that but still you need a lot of pure hitters, complete hitters, guys that can spray the ball around, get on base. You need those guys to complement a team to get on base for those other guys and really lengthen an offence out. Weve had some pretty good ones here. You look at the year Navarros had this year. Hes done a tremendous job for us, offensively and defensively. Hes really a good hitter. Lindys had a tremendous year. Reyes, you take away his injury early on, hes been steady for us. Lets not forget Melky Cabrera. Hes probably the most steady guy weve had, beginning to end. Of course, hes not here now but weve had some real good years there. To go back and answer your question, you definitely need power. You need to drive in runs. You need to be able to strike quick. You need to build on leads to bury teams and you need to be able to hit the long ball when youre down to climb back into the game. But in saying that, you also need some guys in that lineup that are just consistent, pure hitters that get a lot of hits and they find their way on base. TSN.ca: Youve run a lot of platoons this year and especially earlier on, during the hot streak, it was working with Lawrie, Tolleson, Francisco and Brett playing two different positions depending on the opposing pitcher on any given night. Of late, youve been forced, through injury, to do that and it hasnt necessarily worked out as well as the team would have liked but you can only work with what you have. Have you been over-reliant on platoons compared to what you, in a perfect world, would you have been less reliant on mixing and matching night in and night out? GIBBONS: Well, I like platoons but you cant have too many of them. That almost puts you at a disadvantage. There are a lot of benefits from it. You get certain guys that hit, lets say left-handers that hit right-handers really well and vice versa but if you have too many of them, unless you get to the starting pitcher that night, it really opens you up and youre very vulnerable late in the game when games are turned over to bullpens. The other team knows if youve got two or three platoons running there, theyre just sitting there waiting until you decide to flip one and they can counter it. I mean, its real easy to do. Ideally, if you have one, maybe two max, you can be too reliant on it but where weve run into some trouble this year, in our platoons, lets say our right-handed hitters, theyve been really good against lefties but have had a tough time against the righties so if the opposing team makes the move, you go pinch-hit a right-hander for a left-hander and they bring the right-hander in, its almost so extreme the other way. Our guys struggle against the right-handers. If that was a little more balanced out, it wouldnt be such a big thing but its been to the extremes for all those guys. But the key is youve got to be able to get to the starter. Thats the goal, to beat the starter and put yourself in a position to go to your pen late. Yeah, ideally one, maybe max two, platoon-type situations. You start getting more than that, youre vulnerable. TSN.ca: Theres a two-fold question on Brett Lawrie. Lets deal with the health matter first and by the end of this season, a week and a bit away, hell have played in 302 of 486 games since the start of the 2012 season, his first big league season. Thats about a 62 per cent appearance rate. Can this organization go into the 2015 season counting on Brett Lawrie staying healthy? GIBBONS: Yeah, I think so and we have to. Bretts still a youngster but hes got a chance to be one of the better players in baseball. Weve all seen it. Weve seen it in glimpses but whats hurt him, like you said, is trouble staying on the field. He gets banged up. Part of it may be his style of play. He lets it hang out. The key, the guys that have the great long careers in baseball, they stay on the field. Brett, I think he can get over that. Hes had some tough luck, too. Hes a guy you can count on. We need to count on him because like I said, he can become one of the best players in the game. Hes got a good, short swing at the plate. Hes a line drive hitter with some power and it doesnt matter where you put him on the field defensively, whether its third or second, you can put him at other spots too and hes got a chance to be the best or one of the best at any spot you decide to put him on. He wins games with his glove. Theres no question when hes missing, the teams not as good.dddddddddddd Thats pretty obvious but weve got to find a way to keep him on the field. TSN.ca: The second part of that is does he need a positional home and if so, is that third base, could it be second base or is that dependent upon what moves Alex might be able to make in the offseason addressing one or both of those positions? GIBBONS: I think thats what it will come down to, where you feel best with the other guy or other guys; is it third base or second base because Bretts such a good third baseman, weve all seen but if you make him your second baseman, I think he could turn into the best or one of the best in baseball at that. Hes so athletic, hes got such a great arm, hes got great first-step quickness and defence is a mindset. Of course, youve got to have talent but youve got to have the mindset that youre going to make the plays and thats an important part of your game and things like that. Thats not the case with everybody in baseball. Everybody likes to hit. You know the old saying: they make their money off of swinging the bat. Thats just the reality of baseball. Another old saying thats been in baseball forever is glove guys, they fall from trees because theres a lot of guys who can play defence. Youre always looking for a little offence and rightfully so, I mean youve got to be able to hold your own up here with the bat. I think Bretts position will be determined by who fits one of the, the other one second or third. Either way you go, Bretts going to be an above average defender and theres a lot in that bat that hes got and hes just scratching the surface. TSN.ca: Do you, does Alex or does somebody in the organization need to have a conversation with Jose Reyes about possibly changing positions or are you satisfied with the shortstop that hes played this year? GIBBONS: Well, hes slowed down here at the end and I think his bodys beat up. Hes a base stealer. His whole career thats been his game; its a speed game so hes on the ground a lot, his body gets beat up. Hes still a young man by our standards but hes been beat up pretty good. His range has slowed down, definitely, as of late but I think a lot of that is hes worn down a little bit. He goes out there, he plays everyday and just the constant toll of this season and seasons past, it gets you late in the season like it does just about everybody else out there. TSN.ca: Colby Rasmus spoke to me the other day and expressed, I think, some frustration that he had not gotten much of an opportunity to start in the last three or four weeks and of course hes going into his first shot at free agency and hes concerned about his value and stuff like that. Can you explain the rationale for sending him to the bench and giving guys like Gose and Pillar and on this particular night, well see Dalton Pompey make his first career MLB start. GIBBONS: As I explained to Colby a couple of weeks ago, with Pillar and Gose, when they were up here earlier in the year, they played pretty damn good for us and we won a lot of games and we really wanted to get a sense of who they are. We have a better idea about Gose. I mean hes been up here more and theres not a better centrefielder in baseball than he is. He can steal you bases, a great base runner and all of those things. We think his bats going to come, at least enough to where he can be a good, solid player. Pillars a guy whos always hit in the minor leagues. Everywhere hes gone, his managers and coaches down there have all raved about his ability. It doesnt always look pretty but you know, he gets the results and when you look at his numbers, thats all he does. He hits and makes things happen so we really wanted to give him a good look and maybe answer some questions. The fact that both of them have been here this year and weve played pretty good baseball when they were out there, it wasnt like we were throwing somebody we didnt know anything about. Like you mentioned Pompey, were going to throw him out there tonight, give him some games, see what he looks like because hes come a long way in one year but hes had a tremendous year in the minor leagues. A switch-hitter, a very mature kid and he can really run. Well see how the defence goes but you watch him at the plate, he looks like hes got a real good idea at the plate. Hes real balanced from either side of the plate and hes been sitting on the bench here for us, the occasional pinch-running duty and then a couple of pinch-hits so well throw him out there give him some at-bats and maybe he can spark us because thats really what we need right now. Were having trouble scoring runs. Maybe hes just what we need. TSN.ca: Youve managed and coached at all levels. The obvious answer is the money so Im not going to let you off the hook with that. Other than that, whats the biggest difference as a manager that you have to deal with with players of this caliber, at this level versus the minor leagues? GIBBONS: Well you know, Scott, the stakes are so much higher up here. Youre here to win. This is the highest level of baseball. People pay a lot of money to come watch these guys play at the major league level. You go out there and you expect to win and you try to win. There are a lot of pressures with that involved from the players end of it, managers and coaches end of it, front office, I mean theres pressure to perform. Its that kind of business. Every team has a different type of make-up. As long as Ive been here, each team is always different. This team, youve got guys from all over the world, definitely different personalities. A managers job, youve got to deal with that and you try to hold it all together and see where it takes you at the end. I think the biggest thing, especially from the players viewpoint, its the pressures they deal with day in and day out, the anxieties, the ups and downs and the mood swings and things like that because its hard to play this game and youre at it everyday. Nobody should know that better than you since youre travelling with us everyday and you look a little worn out yourself. Thats the biggest thing, there are so many different personalities that come from all over the world. The thing about these jobs is we dont all have to like each other. I dont have to like them. They dont have to like me, this and that but we have to be able to function as a team. Its still got to be a team and its still got to be all about winning. Probably the managers biggest job is trying to hold everything together. For me, personally, Ive always viewed myself and I try to be fair to everybody and I try to communicate the best that I can. Its still a kids game but theres a lot at stake and youve still got to go out there and try to have fun. You play better when youre loose and relaxed and having fun, which can be awful tough when youre not winning but you still have to do that. Its still a great profession, good or bad. TSN.ca: As far as you know, youre back next year? GIBBONS: I have no idea. Im sure theyll let me know that at the end of the season. 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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Derek Stepan scored a pair of special-teams goals and completed a hat trick into an empty net, Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves in his 600th NHL contest, and the New York Rangers won their eighth consecutive game, 3-1, spoiling the debut of the New Jersey Devils revamped coaching staff on Saturday night.Stepan netted an unassisted short-handed goal in the first period, and a power-play tally in the second for the Rangers (19-10-4), who have won 12 of 14 and earned at least one point in 22 of 29 (18-7-4).Stepans empty-netter with 54.6 seconds left clinched the victory and his third NHL hat trick.Lundqvist, second to Mike Richter (666) in goalie games played with the Rangers, has a franchise record 325 wins. He tied his personal best winning streak of seven games and became the ninth NHL goalie to play 600 games with one team.BLUE JACKETS 6, BRUINS 2COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Connauton had a goal and two assists and the Blue Jackets scored four times in the second period for a win against the Bruins.Scott Hartnell, in his first game back after missing five games with a broken finger, scored the Blue Jackets first two goals for a 2-1 lead early in the second. Nick Foligno and Connauton made it 4-1 before Craig Cunningham scored for the Bruins (18-15-3). Matt Calvert regained the three-goal lead with 51 seconds left in the second.Jeremy Morin added a goal for Columbus in the third.Patrice Bergeron scored in the first period for the Bruins, 20 seconds after Hartnell had given the Blue Jackets (15-16-3) a 1-0 advantage.Columbus backup goalie Curtis McElhinney made 26 saves.SABRES 4, ISLANDERS 3, SOBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Ennis scored in a shootout in the Sabres victory over the Islanders.The Sabres overcame a 3-0 deficit, with Nicolas Deslauriers, Zemgus Girgensons and Chris Stewart scoring in the third period to spoil Kevin Poulins shutout bid.John Tavares scored twice, and Nick Leddy added a goal for the Islanders.Poulin was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Tuesday after Jaroslav Halak sustained a lower-body injury.The Sabres snapped a four-game losing streak in sending New York to its second consecutive loss.LIGHTNING 2, HURRICANES 1TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ben Bishop made 25 saves in his return from an injury and the Lightning beat the Hurricanes.Bishop, who had missed the previous four games due to a lower body injury, lost his bid for his second shutout this season and 10th overall with 5:56 to play on Andrej Sekeras goal. The goalie is 5-0 with two shutouts against Carolina.Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn.Bishop made a post to post pad save on John-Michael Liles in-close shot with 7 minutes left in the first.Cam Ward stopped 36 shots for the Hurricanes, who are 2-8-1 in their last 11 games. Carolina, with just 71 goals in 35 games this season, has dropped nine of its last 10 games against the Lightning.RED WINGS 3, SENATORS 2, OTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored at 4:12 of overtime to lift the Red Wings to a win over the Senators.Nyquist circled the Senators net, carrying the puck around their zone for 10-12 seconds before launching a shot from the slot for the game winner.The Red Wings (19-8-9) got their other goals from Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg, but it was the work of netminder Jimmy Howard and his 31 saves that avoided a Detroit loss in regulation. He stopped Ottawas Erik Karlsson on a breakaway early in the overtime period to help keep the game tied.Mike Hoffman and Clarke MacArthur scored in regulation for the Senators (14-14-7) while Craig Anderson turned aside 24 shots.JETS 4, WILD 3, OTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrew Ladd scored a fluky goal in overtime and the Jets beat the Wild.Bryan Little, Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets, winners in four of five, and are 4-1-1 in their past six and 7-1-3 in the past 11.Michael Hutchinson made 22 saves.Mikael Granlund, Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek scored for Minnesota, which has lost five straight and is 1-3-3 in its past seven.CAPITALS 3, PENGUINS 0PITTSBURGH (AP) — Goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 31 shots and Eric Fehr scored two goals as the Capitals defeated the Penguins.Fehr, who scored twice during the Capitals win in the 2011 Winter Classic at Pittsburgh, did it again on Saturday with his eighth and ninth goals of the year. Marcus Johansson got his 10th for the Capitals, who won for the fifth time in seven games.Washington also defeated Pittsburgh for the first time since January 22, 2012, a span of nine games.BLACKHAWKS 5, AVALANCHE 2DENVER (AP) — Patrick Kane scored twice and Corey Crawford stopped 23 shots, leading the Central Division-leading Blackhawks to a win over the Avalanche.Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook also scored for the Blackhawks, while Patrick Sharp celebrated his 33rd birthday with a game-sealing goal in the third period. Kane added an empty-net goal with 5.4 seconds remaining.Nathan MacKinnon and Erik Johnson had goals for the Avalanche as their three-game win streak was snapped.PREDATORS 4, FLYERS 1NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colin Wilson scored two goals to lead the Predators to a win over the Flyers.Filip Forsberg and Mike Fisher also scored for Nashville, winners of four of their last five.Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux had the lone goal for the Flyers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.Forsberg scored the games first goal at 9:41 of the opening period.With Nashville on a power play, Forsbergs wrist shot beat Philadelphia goaltender Ray Emery on the glove side.Nashville is 12-1-1 when scoring first this season. Giroux tied the game at 6:50 of the second with a wrist shot from the right circle with the Flyers on a 2-on-1 break.Fisher and Wilson scored power-play goals 38 seconds apart late in the second.STARS 4, BLUES 3ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Stars seized control with power-play goals from Trevor Daley and Jason Demers in the second period and held on to beat the Blues.The Stars (15-14-5) have won five of their last six. Dallas had a four-game win streak snapped with a loss to Toronto on Tuesday.The Blues (21-11-3) have lost four straight games. They lost in Los Angeles, San Jose and Colorado during a recent three-game road trip.COYOTES 2, DUCKS 1GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Doan scored the only goal in the shootout with a broken stick, Devan Dubnyk stopped 36 shots and the Coyotes beat the Ducks.Arizona played well in its own end against one of the NHLs most explosive teams and Dubnyk made some big saves when Anaheim picked up the pressure in the third period.After both teams failed to score in the first three rounds of the shootout, Doan broke his stick while shooting on Frederik Andersen, sending the puck trickling toward the right post. Thrown off by the stick and slow-moving puck, Andersen couldnt react in time to stop the puck from sneaking over the line.Zbynek Michalek also scored for Arizona, which has won consecutive games for the first time since beating Vancouver and Edmonton on Nov. 14 and 16.Andersen stopped 28 shots and Rene Bourque scored for Ducks, who are 17-0-6 in one-goal games this season.FLAMES 4, OILERS 1CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rookie Johnny Gaudreau continued his torrid scoring Saturday night with two goals to lead Calgary over Edmonton.Gaudreaus goals came 16 seconds apart early in the first period as the Flames blew the game open with three goals in less than two minutes. Coming off a natural hat trick in Tuesdays comeback victory over Los Angeles, the 21-year-old has six goals in his last three games and eight in his last 10. Gaudreau is second in rookie scoring with 29 points, five behind the leader, Nashvilles Filip Forsberg.Joe Colborne and Curtis Glencross also scored for Calgary (19-15-3), which has won consecutive games after ending an eight-game winless skid.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the lone goal for Edmonton (7-22-7), which is winless in their last nine (0-7-2).KINGS 3, SHARKS 1LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin scored power-play goals, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and Los Angeles returned from the holiday break with a victory over San Jose.Tyler Toffoli also scored in the defending Stanley Cup champions third victory in four games. 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The financial problems test everyones professionalism, he added.The measures affect athletes preparing for the Rio Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeeongchang, South Korea, he added.ddddddddddddNagornykhs comments come almost a year after Russia topped the medal table at home in the Sochi Winter Olympics, following lavish preparations which outstripped any previous Russian Olympic effort, with entire teams of athletes sometimes based abroad for months.During that time, Russia also invested heavily in training facilities at home, especially for winter sports, which will be useful in the drive to cut costs, Nagornykh said.Thank God, in the last five to six years, we very seriousl

NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils signed defenceman Andy Greene to a long-term contract extension Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed The 31-year-old Greene, who has spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Devils, had one year remaining on his current contract at $3.5 million. "No question, it was important for us to have Andy with us long term," said Lou Lamoriello, the Devils president and general manager. "Everyone knows how much Andy means to our organization. Hes our top defender. He carries the most time on the ice. Hes on the ice for power play, penalty killing. We have to find ways to get him off the ice. Thats how important he is. And hes a quiet leader, the way he handles the young defencemen. Hes a pure Devil. Were the only team hes been with." Lamoriello and Greene wanted to get a new deal done before Greene reached free agency. "It never really entered my mind," Greene said. "I had one year left. 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In Sundays derby, Lazio took the lead in the seventh minute after Maarten Stekelenburg brought down Klose, resulting in the Roma goalkeeper being sent off and a penalty that Hernanes converted.TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger have the latest on the future of Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi with the Rangers, the market for Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller and what happens if Lightning star Steven Stamkos isnt ready for Sochi. What are the New York Rangers likely to do with impending free agents Dan Girardi and captain Ryan Callahan? Will Dan Boyle be extended like San Jose Sharks teammates Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton? Dreger: Theyre gauging interest in Ryan Callahan and I know thats going to be a big surprise to Rangers fans out there. Theres been much speculation because of the significance of the signing of those two players, but Im told that Rangers general manager Glen Sather has reached out to a number of general managers and he is gauging trade interest on Callahan, less so on Girardi. I know theres a lot of interest in Girardi, but the sense is that the Rangers are more comfortable or, at least, more confident that theyll get Girardi signed. Bob McKenzie: Its my understanding that if the Rangers do not sign Callahan and/or Girardi by the trade deadline, they are determined to trade one or both of them, whichever guy is not signed. Even though theyre very much in the playoff picture, they realize theyre not a Cup contender and theyre not going to let one or both of these guys walk in the summer for absolutely nothing. The other aspect thats interesting with negotiations is that Girardi and Callahan are both looking for long-term deals. Girardi is going to be 30 years old in the summer and hes looking for a seven-year deal with Jay Bouwmeester-type money, up around $5.4 million per season. As for Callahan, the captain of the Rangers, he wants a seven-year deal believed to be at more than $6 million a year. These guys will get that in unrestricted free agency, so the term is a concern for the New York Rangers. LeBrun: Term and age are pretty much what theyre talking about in San Jose with Dan Boyle. It didnt go unnoticed that when Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton - who are 34 - signed their extensions last Friday, Boyle remained unsigned. Hes 37 and hes in that 35-and-over club that, if he signs a long-term deal, it counts against the cap, regardless. So the Sharks would rather do a one-year deal, but I think Boyle wants a two-year deal. Keep an eye on where that one goes. Is there a market for Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller? McKenzie: Its not a hot market and its not a cold market. Its lukewarm at best. 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DETROIT -- Albert Pujols doubled, and the next three batters hit singles. Then there were a couple walks, some poor Detroit fielding -- and by the time the inning ended, the Los Angeles Angels had scored eight runs. "All I could do was clap and high-five," said C.J. Wilson, the Los Angeles starter who was the beneficiary of that offensive outburst. "And be stoked for my teammates that they scored that many runs." J.B. Shuck had three hits and a career-high four RBIs, and the Angels routed the Tigers again, 14-8 on Tuesday night. Los Angeles has won seven straight against Detroit by a combined score of 48-17. Wilson (7-5) allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, and the Angels took advantage of six Detroit errors on a rainy night. "It was just an ugly night for us. Obviously, they hit the ball all over the place and we didnt make some plays," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "We actually swung the bats halfway decent, but we just played an ugly game. We pitched and played an ugly game." Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the third for the Tigers, but he also made two errors. Rick Porcello (4-5) gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 4 1-3 innings. The Angels scored nine runs off him in two-thirds of an inning in April. This start looked better at first, but Los Angeles broke through in a big way in the fifth. The game was tied at 2 when Pujols hit a one-out double in the fifth. Mark Trumbo followed with a single, and Howie Kendricks single gave the Angels the lead. They werent done. Josh Hamiltons single brought home another run -- Torii Hunters throw might have been in time, but catcher Bryan Holaday couldnt handle it on the bounce -- and with runners on second and third, Alberto Callaspo was intentionally walked. Darin Downs relieved Porcello and allowed all three inherited runners to score. He walked Hank Conger to force in a run, and Erick Aybars sacrifice fly made it 6-2. Shuck followed with an RBI single, and a single by Mike Trout brought home another run. Pujols RBI single made it 9-2 and chased Downs. Evan Reed came on and immediately made a wild pickoff throw to first for an error, allowing one more run to come home. The Angels snapped a three-game losing streak with their highest-scoring game of the season. It was also the most runs allowed by the Tigers. Los Angeles is still 10 games out of first place in the AL West. "We need to do everything right to get to where we need to get -- to be in the race," Wilson said. "We need to get lucky. Were so far back right now, its not even scoreboard watching. We have to really pull together and get the most out of ourselves." Hamilton had three hits after entering the night in an 0-for-15 slump. He also scored three runs. Cabrera beat out Trout last year for AL MVP, and each star made his presence felt in the third. Trout drove in the games first run with a single, and Cabrera answered with an opposite-field homer, his 21st. Wilson threw seven scoreless innings in his previous start. He wasnt as sharp Tuesday, allowing three runs in the fifth immediately after his teammates had given him a 10-2 lead. Shuck made it 11-5 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, scoring Aybar, who had walked, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Holaday. Los Angeles tacked on three more runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Aybar and a two-run single by Shuck. Cabrera made both his errors that inning. It was the first time all season a team has made more than four errors. Detroit remains 3 1/2 games ahead of second-place Cleveland in the AL Central. It was raining for much of the second half of the game, and hardly any fans were left at the end. The game took 4 hours, 3 minutes. Although the outcome wasnt in much doubt, the Angels still struggled to get the final few outs. 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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry, the most powerful politician in the house, performed a ceremonial puck drop to send the Olympians on their way. Alex Ovechkin, the biggest hockey star in the arena, scored his league-leading 40th goal to give his team the lead in the third period. Set aside those two larger-than-life names for a moment, however, and look at the trio who occupy the score sheet for the crucial tying goal early in the third period of the Washington Capitals 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Patrick Wey (second NHL game). Julien Brouillette (first NHL game). Tom Wilson (second NHL goal). "It was a simple play, but it was nice that we ended up scoring," Wey said. "And Im really excited." Simple but effective. Wey passed cross-ice to Brouillette, who then deliberately shot wide of the net to set up a carom off the boards that eventually made its way to Wilson. "The play Brou made, banking it off the boards like that, I thought that was a great play," Washington coach Adam Oates said. "And obviously it worked, the bounce was right. ... It gave us a lot of life." Wey and Brouillette had arrived in town the night before, having been recalled from Hershey of the AHL to serve as the third defensive pairing because the Capitals had run out of healthy bodies. "From what I expected," Oates said, "they were fantastic." The Wey-Brouillette-Wilson goal made the score 2-2, setting the stage for Ovechkin. The Russian forward lifted the puck over a pile of bodies in the crease with 12:14 remaining, following up after Nicklas Backstrom had taken two whacks at a rebound before sliding into goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. Troy Brouwer then added his second goal of the game in the closing minutes, and Braden Holtby made 34 saves for the Capitals, who are trying to generate at least a modicum of momentum headed into the Olympic break. Washington had dropped 10 of its previous 13, including a 1-0 shutout loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien scored, and Pavelec stopped 26 shots for the Jets, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Winnipeg dominated play in the second period before allowing three goals in the third, dropping the team to 9-3 since coach Claude Noel was fired on Jan. 12 and replaced by Paul Maurice. "I think they just did a little bit to us what weve been doing to (other) teams," Maurice said. "They weathered that second-period storm." With the NHLs Olympic break beginning after Saturdays games, Kerry was on hand to recognize the four players from each team headed to Sochi. He then dropped the puck at centre ice between two U.S. Olympians, Winnipegs Blake Wheeler and Washingtons John Carlson. Kerry also met with Capitals coaches and players in the locker room before the game. "I had a good talk with him," Oates said. "But hes obviously a very busy man. 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"Youd rather not face both of them, but sometimes youve got to. Sometimes youve just got to get them out." Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was happy he didnt have to make that choice. "I knew they couldnt walk both of them so I felt good taking my shot," he said. Phil Coke pitched the 10th for his first save. Verlander allowed two runs in seven innings, and Rajai Davis and Kinsler homered in the sixth, giving Detroit a 4-2 lead. The Indians scored in the eighth, but Nathan laboured in the ninth, throwing 32 pitches in the ninth. He struck out the first two hitters, but singles by David Murphy and Yan Gomes put runners at first and third. Bourn slapped a single through the left side to tie it. Verlander rebounded from a stretch where he had lost five of six decisions, including three straight starts. The former AL MVP and Cy Young winner, held the Indians to four hits and struck out eight. Verlander, who was 2-5 with a 7.83 ERA in his last seven starts going into the game, gave up a solo homer to Carlos Santana in the fourth and allowed an unearned run in the second. "This last month has been pretty frustrating, but I saw some swings that were different out there," Verlander said. Francona wassnt fooled by Verlanders recent numbers.dddddddddddd "I know he looks human, which I guess we all are, but you see his name and you dont run to the ballpark thinking youre going to get healthy," Francona said. "His stuff is still really good." Davis broke a 2-all tie with a one-out blast into the home-run porch in left field. Kinsler, whose fielding error in the second cost Verlander a run, followed with a homer into the bleachers in left-centre. Both came off Trevor Bauer, who allowed four runs in 6 1-3 innings. The Tigers are 12-20 since May 18, but have won three straight for the first time in a month. Detroit leads Kansas City by 1 1/2 games in the AL Central. Verlander had allowed 38 earned runs in 43 2-3 innings in his previous seven starts. He lost all three starts in June, when he was rocked for 19 earned runs in 18 2-3 innings. "He was definitely good, but ironing out mechanics does not happen overnight," Ausmus said. "I wanted him to leave on a good note and feel good about his start." The Indians recorded their second sellout of the season, thanks mostly to Omar Vizquel being inducted into the teams Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony. Vizquel, who played for the Indians from 1994-04, is Detroits first base and infield coach. The Tigers winning streak is their longest since they won six straight May 12-18. Brantley, who returned after being sidelined with a concussion Monday, was 0 for 5 to end his nine-game hitting streak. J.D. Martinez singled in the second, extending his hitting streak to 11 games, in which hes batting .429. NOTES: Tigers LHP Ian Krol, who has a 15.75 ERA over his last five appearances, was on the 15-day disabled list with a sore shoulder. He allowed two home runs un the eighth inning Friday and admitted he is "kind of going through a dead-arm period." LHP Pat McCoy, pitching at Triple-A Toledo, was recalled. ... Indians C Yan Gomes threw out Davis at second base in the fifth, the sixth straight time he has caught a runner trying to steal. Gomes hasnt made an error in 35 games after committing nine in his first 29. ... Detroit OF Torii Hunter (strained right hamstring) missed his fifth straight game. ... Tigers RHP Max Scherzer (8-3) meets RHP Josh Tomlin (4-4) in the three-game series finale Sunday. 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Cristiano Ronaldo found Fabio Coentrao speeding down the left flank and Benzema steered his low cross past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Ronaldo returned from a left leg injury but missed a number of scoring opportunities before eventually giving way to Gareth Bale, who had started on the bench after battling with flu. Bayern pressed for an equalizer in the closing stages, forcing Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas to deny Mario Goetze in the 84th minute while fellow substitute Thomas Mueller had no better luck with his late effort from inside the area. But Madrid should have extended its lead ahead of Tuesdays return leg in Germany, as the team bids to end a three-season semifinal losing streak and reach the final for the first time since winning in 2002. "If you want to do damage, you have to go for the victory -- because 1-0 is not definitive," Madrid defender Sergio Ramos said as he looked ahead to a tough second leg match. "But its a good result to take to Munich." Atletico Madrid or Chelsea await in the May 24 final in Lisbon, with the pair playing to a scoreless draw in their first-leg match on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola endured his first loss at the Bernabeu as coach after seven previous visits with Barcelona, and at times the encounter took on the appearance of a "clasico" with Madrid looking to capitalize on the break while the visitors controlled play. "Madrid thrives off the counter attack, Madrid is the best team in the world on the counter," Guardiola said. "They get back as fast as they go forward, theyre athletes." Madrids defence did well to contain Bayern in its area and then break quickly, but the Spanish club squandered its other chances after Benzema broke the ddeadlock.dddddddddddd. Ronaldo, who looked uncomfortable at times despite passing a late fitness test, followed up a sharp header at Neuer with a first-time shot from Luka Modrics perfect pass in the 26th minute -- only for his effort to fly high over the top with just the Germany keeper to beat. Madrid dug in and did well to clear many of Bayerns best opportunities as it controlled three-quarters of possession in the first half. The German champions found space between the lines and combined some swift passing movements, with Franck Ribery picking out Arjen Robben inside the area in the 39th. But Madrid weathered each buildup before surging forward, with Angel Di Maria gathering a loose ball at the right post only to wildly shoot over Neuer before halftime. After the break, Neuer had to dive low to keep out Ronaldos angled shot after a Bayern defensive mix-up. Ronaldo forced Neuer into another low save before giving way to Bale, who energized Madrids attack with his pace. The Welshman was playing for the first time since his stunning winner in Madrids 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. "Its been 20 days Cristiano hasnt been 100 per cent, so it was a sacrifice for him. It couldnt have been easy for Cristiano tonight," said Ancelotti, who remained unbeaten against Bayern with his fifth win in seven meetings. "But Cristiano and Bale will be 100 per cent" for the return, the Italian coach added. Guardiola brought on Mueller and Goetze for the final quarter and Mueller nearly equalized with a rising shot in the 81st. A chance then fell to Goetze in the Madrid area but Casillas reacted well to stop the Germans powerful volley. "They had chances to score more goals, definitely," said Guardiola. "We probably should have created a few more scoring chances. (But) they have a very good defence." Bayern had gone 29 matches without scoring coming into the 20th meeting between the storied European rivals, and will still rate its chances of reaching a third straight final with the return leg at home. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Clippers made a silent protest against owner Donald Sterling before Game 4 of their Western Conference playoff series against Golden State. The Warriors made a different kind of statement during the game. And just like that, a series pulled into a race-related scandal took another twist. Stephen Curry made a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points, leading the Warriors past the Clippers 118-97 on Sunday to even their first-round series at two games apiece. "We wanted to come out and focus on all the work weve put in over the summer, throughout the course of the season to get ready for this moment in the playoffs and just have fun and enjoy it -- not let one person ruin it for everybody," Curry said. The game almost became an afterthought -- until tipoff anyway -- after an audio recording was posted Saturday online by TMZ purportedly of Sterling making comments urging a woman to not bring black people to his teams games. The alleged comments, which are under investigation by the NBA, have set off reactions of anger and calls for action through the league. Clippers players made a silent protest against Sterling by shedding their warm-up jerseys and going through the pregame routine with their red shirts on inside out. They also wore black bands on their wrists or arms and black socks in a show of solidarity. Clippers coach Doc Rivers said he knew what his players had planned but didnt voice his opinion. He said he wasnt thrilled about the demonstration, though he didnt elaborate why. Curry and company did a better job focusing from the start. The All-Star guard made his first five 3s to give Golden State a 20-point lead in the first quarter that held up most of the way. Curry shot 10 for 20 from the floor, including 7 of 14 from beyond the arc, and had seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Warriors snap a two-game losing skid. "I just thought they were the tougher team and it wasnt even close. Should have been a first round knockout," Rivers said. Golden State outshot Los Angeles 55.4 to 42.9 per cent. The Clippers had 19 turnovers, while the Warriors had a series-low 15 turnovers. Both coaches and players agreed that Sterlings purported comments affected their preparation, and neither side believed it was a determining factor in the outcome. "I think both teams were somewhat bothered by what has taken place the last 24 hours," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "But my guys just played with great energy, great effort." Rivers blamed himself for not getting his players ready. "Im not going to deny that we had other stuff," he said. "I just believe when the game starts, the game starts and nobody cares anymore. Golden State surely didnt care." Game 5 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Andre Iguodala added 22 points and nine assists, and David Lee, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes each scored 15 as the Warriors went to a smaller lineup to regain their shooting touch in front of a roaring, gold-shirt wearing sellout crowd of 19,596 that stood after every swish. "It just all came together," said Iguodala, who also had nine assists and four rebounds. Jamal Crawford scored 26 points, and Blake Griffin had 21 points and six rebounds for a Clippers team wrapped up in the most talked-about topic in sports. "Maybe our focus wasnt in the right place would be the easiest way to say it," Clippers guard J.J. Redick said. New NBA Commissioner Adam Silver attended the game and met privately with former All-Star guard and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is advising the players union on the Sterling situation. Johnson even held a news conference during halftime that spilled well into the third quarter. 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Addazio, who led Boston College to a 7-6 record in 2013, was recently given a contract extension through the 2020 season. We are honored to be headed to New York City to play Penn State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. This is the perfect bowl destination for us as so many of our players, their families, our alumni and fans are from the New York metropolitan area, said Brad Bates, Boston College Director of Athletics. Penn State has one of the greatest traditions in college football and there is quite a history between our two programs. New York is within driving distance of our students and supporters, so we expect a great crowd of fans cheering on the Eagles. This is a wonderful reward for our student-athletes and we could not be more excited. The fact that Penn State is even in a bowl game this year is a major accomplishment, as the NCAA decided earlier in the season to lift its postseason ban on the school after lauding the Nittany Lions for their compliance to penalties imposed as a result of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. The 2014 campaign, the first under head coach James Franklin, started off positively enough as the team won its first four games. However, Penn State was brought back to reality as it promptly lost four in a row before stopping the bleeding with a 13-7 win at Indiana. That was followed by a 30-13 triumph over Temple, which ironically enough was coached by Addazio prior to him taking the BC job, but that was followed by consecutive defeats against Illinois and Michigan State to close things out. Still, at 6-6 (2-6 Big Ten), the Lions were offered the opportunity to play in the postseason for the 45th time (ninth-most in the FBS), winning 24 of them (fourth-best). Penn State, which last appeared in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl (a 30-14 loss to Houston) and is making its first trip to New York City since 1947, had all wins from 1998-2011 vacated by the NCAA. We are very excited and appreciative to be going to New York City to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Franklin said. Penn State has a long and storied bowl history and we look forward to another opportunity to keep our family together. I am so happy for our players, especially the seniors, for this chance to play together one more time. The thing that makes Penn State special is the people, and we cant wait to see our alumni and fans storming New York and filling Yankee Stadium on December 27. The serries between these two northeastern schools dates back to 1949, and features 23 meetings.dddddddddddd Penn State won 19 of the first 20, but Boston College has won the last three, the most recent of which taking place on the Eagles home field on Sept. 11, 2004 (21-7). This game features one of the nations top rushing teams (BC, 215.8 ypg) against the No. 1 rushing defense (PSU, 84.8 ypg). The tandem of QB Tyler Murphy and RB Jon Hilliman spearhead the Boston College attack, with the former not only throwing for more than 1,500 and 11 TDs, but also leading the rushing effort with 1,079 yards and 10 scores. Hilliman has churned out 712 yards and found the end zone 12 times for a team that puts up 25.9 ppg behind a typical output of 383.8 ypg. No pass catcher has more than the 26 grabs for 342 yards and three TDs belonging to Josh Bordner. The Boston College defense has had its ups and downs this season, but the units overall yield of 20.5 points and 313.5 yards per game is certainly respectable. The Eagles gave up at least 30 points three times, but held several opponents in check, including defending national champion Florida State in the penultimate game of the regular season, as the Seminoles managed just 20 points in a three-point victory. Like Penn State, BC has also stood strong against the run, permitting 95.5 ypg and only 3.1 ypc. Its effort against the pass hasnt been terrible, with foes generating 218 ypg that way, and the Eagles have logged 31 sacks while coming up with a dozen takeaways. Justin Simmons leads the club with 70 tackles and two INTs, and while no player had more than four sacks, Josh Keys was credited with 11.5 of the teams 84 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Despite throwing for a Penn State sophomore record 2,606 yards, QB Christian Hackenberg had a down year with only eight touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Despite his signal callers relative ineffectiveness, DaeSean Hamilton had a tremendous rookie campaign in reeling in 75 balls for 848 yards. He did only have one TD catch though. Eugene Lewis tallied 48 receptions for 669 yards and a score, while Jesse James found the end three times on his 35 grabs. Sophomore Akeel Lynch ran for 603 yards and four TDs, but really came on in the last three games, logging more than half of those yards (318) with three scores. Bill Belton scored six rushing TDs in amassing 518 yards for the Lions. Penn State put up just 19.8 ppg during the regular season, but allowed only 17.7 ppg. As mentioned, the teams stance against the run is the primary reason it was even competitive most times out, although the effort against the pass was certainly nothing to complain about as foes generated just 185 ypg and only eight TDs through the air. Senior Mike Hull logged a Big Ten-best 134 tackles this year, and he is just four shy of cracking the top-5 in school history for a single season. Nyeem Wartman was the closest player to Hull, but he is well off the pace set by the All-American linebacker, having logged 64 stops. Anthony Zettel and Deion Barnes have combined for 14 of the teams 30 sacks, while Zettel and Adrian Amos each have three picks. 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Sensational skates at the Grand Prix Final are boding well for Sochi, as the fields close in and rivalries heat up. As the season progresses, the gaps are narrowing and the fields are closing in on the leaders. A week ago, there wasnt an obvious challenger in the mens or pairs event. In fact, heading into the Grand Prix Final in Japan, it was difficult to imagine that the defending champions could be beaten. Patrick Chan had an enormous 30-point lead over the rest of the men in this seasons scores and so did the defending world pair champions from Russia - Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov - who had the same 30-point margin over the rest of the teams. Patrick faltered in the short program in Japan and Tatiana and Max in the free program to open the door, but what was intriguing in both cases was the way that the challengers stepped up and that the underdogs won. Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan hit one out of the park in the short program breaking Patricks world record that he set just two weeks ago. It all came together for Yuzuru in that performance, as he aggressively attacked the jumps and played with the music to sell his program to his hometown audience. It was an easy sell and they ate it up to help lift Yuzuru to a record-breaking skate where he missed the 100-point mark by a slim .16. As Coach Brian Orser said when the marks were posted, "Sooooo close!" Patrick and Yuzuru both delivered strong free programs each with one mistake, but the edge went to Hanyu and Patrick had his first loss of the season. Patrick, of course - barring injury - has his Olympic spot locked up. Theres no doubt he will go as this countrys No. 1 guy. Thats not the case for Yuzuru, whos fighting for his Olympic life. Hes up against five other guys who are all capable and who are all fighting for three spots. With the new world record in the short program, the second best freeskate and total scores ever and with the win over Chan, one would think Yuzuru might be awarded one of those coveted spots to Sochi. But no such spot has been given and the Japanese team will be named after their nationals - which take place just before Christmas. Patrick can find new motivation in the fact that hell be pushed and he will indeed need two great skates like he had two weeks ago in Paris to win Olympic Gold. The Russian pairs take the same knowledge into the holiday season with the loss to the German team of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. It is the kind of knowledge one needs at this time of year, lest one sits back and gets too comfortable. It was expected that the Ice Dance would be a close contest in Japan. While defending world champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White received better scores all season than Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, one could sense that Tessa and Scott were working out the kinks early in the series. And in Japan they put the technical glitches behind them and had stunning performances in both the Short and Free Dance. Meryl and Charlie brought their A game as well and came away with the win. And once again we were reminded how lucky we are to have two teams of their calibre at the same time. It was a terrific event and a moment that stood out for me was the look on the faces of Tessa and Scott after the free dance. Total satisfaction - a look thats been missing of late. When youre competing there are always the little things that youve done better in practice or things you had to fight through, that werent quite right and when you finish your skate those things immediately flash through your mind and the instant self evaluation is briefly written on your face. Tessas appraisal was immediate. Her eyes flashed in delight and she said yes. Totally satisfied. That was the performance they had been reaching for. They now have the momentum and as their rivalry demands, will have to build on it. They have to dig deep and soul search in order to answer the questions. "What more can we do?" "Whats next to fine tune?" The same questions that Meryl and Charlie are now asking in light of their narrow win. This is why were so fortunate to have these two great teams. As they drive each other to strategically find the edge, they find new levels of excellence and we the audience are ultimately the winners. In the ladies event the clear winner in Japan was indeed the favourite going in, hometown heroine Olympic Silver medalist Mao Asada. While it was no surprise to me that Mao won gold what was surprising, actually I was quite shocked, was her captivating short program. In fact, it ranks as one of my all time favourite skates. In a word, she was brilliant and when I rack my brain for comparisons, it would be Olympic champion and the defending world champion Yuna Kim. Yuna missed the Grand Prix season due to injury and competed in a B international to gain some competition mileage for her new material, while the Final was taking place. She received some impressive scores and so the stage is set for a showdown in the ladies event in Sochi. Mao and Yuna - a rematch from 2010. Yuna by all accounts is on track to be as good as ever, while Mao is new and improved. 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