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After Kentucky lost to UCLA 97-92 at Rupp Arena earlier this month, the most common response from observers seemed to be twofold.First there was shock, of course, but often there was a follow-up belief voiced that coach John Calipari will get his young team playing better defense sooner rather than later.That is certainly a reasonable expectation. Caliparis teams are known for finishing seasons with excellent numbers on defense, but right now its December and, per usual, the coach is playing a lineup that starts three, and even sometimes four, freshmen:?DeAaron Fox, Malik Monk,?Bam Adebayo?and, occasionally, Wenyen Gabriel. No team this young is going to look like a finished product in the seasons first 10 games.So lets grant that Kentucky is a work in progress and pose a question before this team plays North Carolina and Louisville in rapid succession. Can this UK defense prove that the UCLA game was just a blip, or will the loss to the Bruins turn out to be the first indication of a substandard season on that side of the ball? Fake Blue Jays Jerseys . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Blue Jays Jerseys China . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/ . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Wholesale Blue Jays Jerseys .com) - The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks both take aim at their first wins of the season on Saturday, as the Canucks open their home slate at Rogers Arena. Cheap Blue Jays Jerseys . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. NEW ORLEANS (3-4) at SAN FRANCISCO (1-6)Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE -- Saints by 2RECORD VS. SPREAD -- New Orleans 5-2, San Francisco 1-6SERIES RECORD -- 49ers lead 48-25-2LAST MEETING -- 49ers beat Saints 27-24, OT, Nov. 9, 2014LAST WEEK -- Saints beat Seahawks 25-20; 49ers had bye, lost to Bucs 34-17 on Oct. 23AP PRO32 RANKING -- Saints No. 21, 49ers No. 31SAINTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (2), RUSH (25), PASS (1).SAINTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (28), RUSH (18), PASS (29).49ERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (32), RUSH (4), PASS (32).49ERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (32), PASS (7).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Saints won seven of past nine regular-season meetings in series. ... New Orleans has won three of four following 0-3 start. ... Saints QB Drew Brees seeks fourth straight game with passer rating of at least 100. Brees needs four TD passes to join Peyton Manning and Brett Favre as only players with 450 in NFL history. ... Neew Orleans WR Brandin Cooks looks for fourth straight game with TD catch.dddddddddddd ... Saints allowed three points on opponents opening drive all season. ... San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick completed fewer than half his passes in both starts this season and is 46 percent since taking over from Blaine Gabbert. ... Kaepernick averages 8.8 yards per carry. ... San Francisco averages league-low 4.9 yards per play. ... 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks has 4 1/2 sacks, two forced fumbles, two INTs in four career games vs. Saints. ... San Francisco has league-low 31 penalties. ... Fantasy Tip: Saints RB Tim Hightower rushed for 102 yards last week and faces leagues worst run defense that has allowed 100-yard rusher in six straight games.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '