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In Sacramento, the Kings are bracing for potentially significant news after second-year center Maxime Raynaud went down with an apparent serious right knee injury during Saturday's preseason game against Golden State. Raynaud had been building real momentum heading into the season, and losing him before a single regular season tip-off would be a brutal blow to a Kings roster with genuine playoff aspirations.
Shifting to college football, number five Ohio State left no doubt in Columbus, dismantling Maryland forty-five to sixteen behind a sharp performance from quarterback Julian Sayin, who went thirteen of twenty-one for two hundred forty-two yards and four touchdowns. Jeremiah Smith continued to look like the most dangerous receiver in the country, and the Buckeyes' offense simply had no off switch all afternoon.
And in Pittsburgh, Tyler Seguin's return to the ice was the feel-good story of the night, but the Dallas Stars couldn't close it out, dropping a two to one shootout decision to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. Dallas battled back late to force overtime and salvage a point, but in a Western Conference where every point matters, that extra one slipped away.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
