Jonar Sabilano

Both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Buffalo Sabres are in dire need of wins to save their seasons.

The Bucks have an interesting mix of young and not-so-young players. The first few games should be ugly to watch, but once this team gets more cohesive, they will reduce their turnovers and close the gaps on defense.

The preseason might look shaky, but the Blazers have put together a pretty scary lineup for 2013-14.

When the Utah Jazz meet the Portland Trail Blazers in Boise, Idaho, Jazz fans can expect to see some familiar faces.

Thursday's game serves as the Lakers' last before they fly off to China, where they will play a couple of exhibition games against the Warriors. The Kings will be home-bound, playing games against the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Louisville Cardinals and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are set to play their last football game together as members of the American Athletic Conference before they go on their separate ways. The Cardinals are set to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014, while the Scarlet Knights will move to the Big Ten.

On Thursday, all roads lead to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, south of Manila, as the Indiana Pacers take on the Houston Rockets in the NBA Global Games.

Barely two years removed from their 2011 Super Bowl win, the New York Giants are in the doldrums. They finished the 2012 season 9-7 and missed the playoffs. The Chicago Bears are only slightly better, losing two straight after winning their first three games.

Game 5 will be played in Oakland, and while they 52-29 at home, they are 1-2 against the Tigers at O.co Coliseum. In fact, they have a better record (1-4) against the Tigers in Detroit.

The 2013 National League Division Series is down to its last game. After a hard-fought series that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Cardinals steal games on the road, the two teams are tied at 2 games apiece. The series goes back to Busch Stadium, where it all began, to determine the team that will face off with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series

Both the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings are struggling early in the NHL regular season.

The San Antonio Spurs - CSKA Moscow matchup is bound to be an exciting one marked by hot shooting and tough defense.

The Sacramento Kings were known more for off-court drama than for their on-court performance in 2012-13. The biggest stories of the season were the repeated attempts of the Maloof family to move the franchise to other cities, notably Seattle, Anaheim and Virginia Beach. The tension clearly showed as the Kings did not have a single winning month, getting close in December and March with 7-8 records.

What was previously a lopsided series just got serious on Monday night (U.S. time), as the Tampa Bay Rays unleashed a fifth-inning barrage to draw even with the Boston Red Sox, and then did their opponents one better in the last two innings to escape with a 5-4 home victory.

The Philippines finally ended a 22-year absence from the Winter Olympics when figure skater Michael Christian Martinez secured the spot right at the final qualifying event for the 2014 games, which will be held in Sochi, Russia.

Chris Mullin was introduced as a "16th-year senior" who majors in "surfboard aerodynamics" to the cheers of the crowd, who have most likely forgotten his exploits as a Golden State Warrior against the Kings.

The ball bounced twice, getting slowed down, then a third bounce clipped the top of the tarp in front of the seats, ricocheted off the barrier, and struck spectator Doug Crossley of Natick, Massachussetts, in the chin. Luckily, Crossley was wearing a beard, reducing the impact of the ball.

It was a meeting of champions.Floyd Mayweather, one of the greatest active boxers today, knocked the socks off the Heat's players when he visited the team's practice facility on Sunday.

The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings clash at Staples Center, with both teams seeking to avoid losing streaks to start their seasons.

The Pistons possess a blend of youth and experience that should give them the opportunity to win more than a few games. Scoring at the wings, which used to be in short supply, will be significantly boosted by the addition of Josh Smith, who is clearly the biggest offseason pickup for the team. Brandon Jennings should be a more mature, complete player this time around, and will be a huge factor in the clutch. A playoff spot may not be guaranteed, given that Maurice Cheeks is not the best one avai...

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For Greg Oden, everything about Tuesday was like a dream.After being away from basketball for four years, Oden was finally back on the court. And it was not just any court; it was in a conference hall in a hotel in the Bahamas.The Miami Heat opened their training camp with a workout focusing on defense at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. Oden participated in half of the training session; it was still a crucial adjustment as he had not played since 2010.

Cadets, midshipmen, and airmen need not worry. The games will proceed as planned.The U.S. Department of Defense stated Thursday that Navy's game against Air Force will push through, although other sporting events will either be moved or cancelled, including soccer, swimming, and volleyball.

The Dodgers are 92-70 in the 2013 season, first in the NL Western Division. The Braves have done a bit better, going 96-66, good for sixth in the Eastern Division. When both teams start the division series at Atlanta on Thursday, the match-up is expected to be a tussle of the best of the best.

In the latest episode of the ongoing Alex Rodriguez saga, the hard-hitting slugger seems to have found hisdefense.It comes in the form of the oldest trick in the book: ignorance.

This iteration of the New Orleans Pelicans will try to push the ball as much as they can. They certainly have the personnel for it, as Evans, Holiday, and Eric Gordon team up for what could be one of the best small-ball tandems in the league.

Young players who have made a habit out of talking smack to opponents might want to re-think what they're doing.Especially if their opponent's initials are M.J.

Anyone who thinks the government shutdown would not affect sports in any way is dead wrong.The Defense Department announced on Tuesday that sports competition at service academies will be put on hold while the shutdown is in effect.

VIDEO: Pittsburgh Pirates Get First Playoff Win Since 1992, Fan Jumps Off Bridge, Lives To Tell The TaleAfter the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds in their wild card playoff match-up, 5-2, it seemed like the whole of Steel City got lit up. After all, it was the first playoff appearance for the Pirates -- not to mention their first winning season -- since 1992, and the city's other sports teams, including the Steelers, haven't given residents much to cheer about.