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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Its up to Barry Odom to put a halt to the negativity surrounding Missouri. The new coach certainly seems confident he can get the program back on its feet.Well, its going to be really hard to get me down, Odom said after the first day of fall workouts. I think weve got a chance to win championships here.The news has been all dismal, on and off the field, the last several months.The Tigers slid to 5-7 last year, including 1-7 to share the cellar in the SEC East, in Gary Pinkels final season before resigning to battle cancer. Two productive defensive linemen were dismissed before drills began, and thats not to mention carry over from campus upheaval.Protests last fall led to the team threatening to boycott a game if changes werent made in the administration. Pinkel and then-athletic director Mack Rhoades backed the players.Now theres a new coach and AD, too, with Jim Sterk appointed this week.Were not a campus of turmoil, Sterk said.The 39-year-old Odom was defensive coordinator last year for a unit ranked ninth in the nation, allowing 302 yards per game, after resume-building the previous three seasons as defensive coordinator at Memphis. That earned the nod to replace Pinkel, who won consecutive SEC East titles in 2013-14 and is the school career wins leader with 118.Missouri will need to keep scores down again given concerns on the other side of the ball. The offense produced just 13.6 points per game, has no returning starters on the line and lacks proven producers at the skill positions, raising the challenge for new offensive coordinator Josh Heupel.Sophomore quarterback Drew Lock was highly touted out of high school but threw just four touchdown passes after taking over last fall.I told our guys weve got to live up to our expectations, not so much to media or conference or any of those things, defensive coordinator Demontie Cross said. We know what were capable of.KEY GAMESThe toughest stretch could be early in conference play with LSU (Oct. 1) and Florida (Oct. 15) both on the road. Both schools are projected to finish second in their respective divisions. Itll help a bit to have a week off between games.PREDICTIONA 7-5 finish is doable if the offense can produce just a little more and Missouri avoids stumbles but it very easily could be 5-7 again.BIG HITSDefensive line depth was a strength and itll be tested after the dismissal of Walter Brady Jr. for violation of team rules and Harold Brantley due to academics. Brady tied for the team lead with seven sacks.I cant wait for the year to show everybody, tackle Rickey Hatley said. The whole D-line is going to be real good.Junior end Charles Harris was a standout with seven sacks last season and senior linebacker Michael Scherer is an experienced hand. Dont forget sophomore tackle Terry Beckner, one of Missouris most heralded recruits in years and looking strong coming off knee surgery.Missouri must replace production of departed linebacker Kentrell Brothers, a second-team SEC pick.CAPTAINS WAITPinkel generally named captains on the first day of practice following team vote. Odom is waiting to see who steps up.Things change from the first day of camp before you get to Sept. 3, so Im challenging our team, Odom said.SEASON OPENERThe Tigers begin Sept. 3 at West Virginia, a much more challenging foe than in recent seasons. Skyler Howard set a Cactus Bowl record with 532 yards passing in a 43-42 victory over Arizona State. The Mountaineers were 8-5 last year and are predicted to finish seventh in the Big 12. Theyre inexperienced at linebacker and the secondary with just one starter back.---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.orgTerrell Owens Super Bowl Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Deebo Samuel Super Bowl Jersey . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. 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Nick Mullens Super Bowl Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.CALGARY, Alberta -- The New York Rangers have been a perfect fit for the speedy Michael Grabner.Grabner and Derek Stepan scored in the first period, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 35 shots, and the high-scoring Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 Saturday night.Grabners team-leading eighth goal 6:32 in the first period gave New York a 1-0 lead. It came on an innocent-looking 2-on-1 rush when his 40-foot wrister beat Brian Elliott on the glove side. In just 15 games, Grabner -- who signed with the Rangers in the offseason -- is just one goal shy of his total in 80 games with Toronto last year.Got off to a good start, got some confidence going and that makes life a little bit easier, the 29-year-old Austrian said. Its been working in my favor the systems here. A lot of guys that can skate here, were trying to keep the game fast and thats obviously my kind of style.Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for New York, which has won six of seven. The Rangers lead the NHL with 62 goals.Its impressive to see how we create chances every game, Lundqvist said. Sometimes its tough against different lineups, different systems, but weve been able to create a lot of scoring chances. Even the games we havent scored a lot weve had a lot of chances to do so.Asked if he thought the Rangers were the better team despite being outshot 36-28, New York coach Alain Vigneault said.: In the first two periods there was no doubt. We were able to create a couple turnovers, counter attack quickly, and we were able to capitalize on our opportunities.Micheal Ferland spoiled Lundqvists shutout bid with 8:48 remaining and Elliott finished with 24 saves for Calgary, which has lost four straight and six of seven.Flames coach Glen Gulutzan believes the game started to unravel as soon as his club fell behind on Grabners goal.Were fragile right now and to see that go in and spot them one right there when we thought we got off to a good start and had some energy in front of our home fans, its deflating, Gulutzan ssaid.dddddddddddd. This is a really good club and we didnt play near the game that we needed to play and thats on us. Thats on us, thats on the coaching staff and myself.The Flames have been particularly poor at home, having lost five of their last six at the Scotiabank Saddledome.Stepans wrister doubled the Rangers lead with 8:01 left in the opening period.Vesey made it 3-0 at 9:26 of the second as he steered a pass from Ryan McDonagh through Elliotts pad. Buchnevich then finished off a lengthy passing sequence with 5:38 remaining in the period, scoring for the fourth straight game.The boos from the home crowd began and the Flames were also booed as they left the ice at the end of the game.Not a good game, Calgary captain Mark Giordano said. They came out, they had a team that we knew had a lot of speed and a lot of fire power up front. We werent hard enough, bottom line. They made us pay.Ferland got the Flames on the board in the third, ending their 0-for-28 drought on the power play at home.Game notesElliott fell to 3-8-0, matching his loss total from last season -- when he was 23-8-6 with St. Louis. ... New York is 4-0-1 in its last five against Calgary and 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings. ... Flames D Dennis Wideman was back in the lineup after being scratched the last four games. .... Calgary rookie LW Matthew Tkachuk (wrist) skated this morning, prior to practice. Hes considered day-to-day... Flames C Matt Stajan was moved to left wing on the line with Mikael Backlund and Michael Frolik. ... Buchnevich, the Rangers 21-year-old Russian rookie, had 16 goals in the KHL last season. ... Kevin Hayes and Brad Skjei each had their six-game point streaks snapped for the Rangers.UP NEXTRangers: At Edmonton on Sunday in the second game of a four-game trip. The Rangers won 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3.Flames: At Minnesota on Tuesday night. ' ' '