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Struggling Giants, Panthers ready for change of scenery in Munich
The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers get a dose of something they both largely need.,It's a change of scenery as the teams meet Sunday in Munich.,"It will be a little bit of a different flavor," Carolina coach Dave Canales said of the overseas trip.,Both teams hold 2-7 records. The Giants have ...

Cal Poly can look at California as model for building from the ground up
Cal Poly's new head coach Mike DeGeorge hopes to begin the type of program rejuvenation currently taking place at California when the Mustangs visit the Golden Bears on Thursday night for a nonconference game in Berkeley, Calif.,DeGeorge, who spent the last six seasons at Division II Colorado Mesa, ...

Tied atop division, Kings get to settle in at home vs. Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings finally begin receiving a steady dose of home cooking starting with hosting the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Kings kicked off the season with 10 road clashes in their first 14 games. They return to Los Angeles riding a two-game winning streak and having won seven of their...

Wisconsin seeks improved start vs. Montana State
Wisconsin will aim for a much quicker start in its second game of the season when it entertains Montana State on Thursday night at Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (1-0) trailed Holy Cross 21-5 just 6:21 into the contest before outscoring the Crusaders by 40 the rest of the way and producing a 65-61 victor...

Hoping to keep hot streak going, Sharks welcome Wild
Looking to bounce back from a rare poor showing, the Minnesota Wild begin a three-game road trip by visiting the resurgent San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,The Wild could envision their fourth straight victory when they led 1-0 through the first 34 minutes against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesd...

Sharpshooting Utah poses another challenge for Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas' tough season-opening road trip continues Thursday night in Salt Lake City as the Bears visit the Utah Utes.,After giving up 15 3-pointers and losing 88-50 to BYU in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Central Arkansas (0-1) has another big challenge against the Utes (1-0) at the Huntsman Cent...

DePaul eyes rare win streak as Prairie View A&M visits
Winning the season opener hasn't been the problem at DePaul. When new head coach Chris Holtmann and his completely revamped roster pulled off an 80-78 overtime win over visiting Southern Indiana on Monday night, it represented the Blue Demons' 15th opening win in the last 17 seasons., ,Rather, the p...

New-look USC eyes 2-0 start, faces Idaho State next
Fresh off a season opener that seemingly could not have gone much better, Southern California welcomes in Idaho State for a matchup on Thursday in Los Angeles.,USC (1-0) tipped off the season, its first with a head coach other than Andy Enfield on the sidelines since 2012-13, with a 77-51 blowout of...

Michigan State, Niagara bid to build on season-opening wins
The emotions and jitters of the season opener are over for Niagara and Michigan State, so now the teams will look to settle in when they meet on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich.,Both teams will be coming off Monday wins. ,Michigan State earned an 81-57 home victory over Monmouth, pulling away late af...

Andy Enfield, SMU aim for 2-0 start vs. visiting Florida A&M
SMU basketball got off to a promising start in a new era with first-year coach Andy Enfield and as a member of the ACC with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State on Monday.,The Mustangs will look to keep things trending in that direction as they host Florida A&M on Thursday night in Dallas. It's a sma...

Payton Sandfort, Iowa eye 2-0 start against Southern
Iowa recovered from shaky beginnings to run past visiting Texas A&M Commerce in Monday's season opener.,While the Hawkeyes aspire to be sharp throughout when Southern visits Iowa City on Thursday, they now know there's precedent for overcoming early struggles.,"Guys really stepped up their game in t...

Wake eyes better offensive output vs. North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest aims for a 2-0 start on Thursday night when it hosts North Carolina A&T in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (1-0) were victorious in their season opener on Monday, defeating visiting Coppin State 64-49 behind Cam Hildreth's 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. ,Hunter Sallis a...

Struggling Bucks looking to get off mat, face lowly Jazz
A 1-6 start to the season doesn't have the Milwaukee Bucks reaching for the panic button just yet. ,Still, Milwaukee wants to turn things around sooner rather than later as it prepares for a meeting with the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,The Bucks are coming off back-to-back losses against t...

Avs may be without Cale Makar for clash vs. soaring Jets
If the Colorado Avalanche are to temporarily slow the surging Winnipeg Jets, they might need to do so without one of the NHL's top players. ,It's uncertain if injured star defenseman Cale Makar will be available when the visiting Avalanche try to keep the Jets from a fifth straight victory in a play...

Blues dealing with run of injuries, next face struggling Utah
The St. Louis Blues are fighting to remain viable after absorbing injury hit after injury hit.,Their battle against adversity continues Thursday when they host the slumping Utah Hockey Club.,The Blues edged the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night despite losing forward Dylan Holloway late in th...

Lightning aim to shake off rough road trip, return home to face Flyers
The Tampa Bay Lightning will open a three-game homestand Thursday night when they match up with the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time this season. ,During a four-game road trek through the heart of the Western Conference's Central Division, Tampa Bay opened with a resounding 5-2 win at Colorado...

Hurricanes out to continue sizzling start when they face Penguins
The Carolina Hurricanes are finding different ways to get the job done, but the common theme has been consistent winning early in this season.,It hasn't panned out that way for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who'll try to break through against the Hurricanes when the teams meet Thursday night at Raleigh, ...

Golf Glance: PGA status chase on in Mexico; 10 Champions vie for title
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Zozo Championship (Nico Echavarria),THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 7-10,Course: El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Luc...

Islanders looking to hand Senators rare home loss
The New York Islanders thought their late-game performance was rewarded Tuesday night.,So did the Ottawa Senators, albeit for entirely different reasons.,The Islanders will look to begin building a winning streak and the Senators will aim to bounce back from a convincing defeat Thursday night, when ...

Rangers shoot for third straight win vs. visiting Sabres
While the New York Rangers are content with getting wins and stacking points, their inconsistencies on offense were enough for coach Peter Laviolette to make changes to their forward lines.,Laviolette placed Mika Zibanejad alongside Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, while Chris Kreider skated wi...