On Saturday, as the Blu {keyword} e Jackets were pulling out a 3-2 shootout win in Nashville, the Detroit Red Wings were getting their noses rubbed in the dirt with a 6-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues. Of all the scores from the NHL's opening day, that's the one that leaped off the page.It creates a compelling backdrop as the Blue Jackets play their home opener against the Red Wings in Nationwide Arena. The game is sold out. It is on national TV. Fireworks are expected."We better be ready to go," Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said. "This is a team that knows how to win. A lot of pride. Good leadership. We re going to get their best tonight. They re going to respond to that game they had the other night in St. Louis. We re going to get their best game, so we have to be ready to go."The Blue Jackets will play the same lineup as Saturday in Nashville. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who st {keyword} arred in his Jack {keyword}ets debut against the Predators, will make his second consecutive start, and all the lines and pairs appear intact.Much has been made of the hits the Red Wings have taken in recent months.


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Duke is No. 1 in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll, after dropping from the top spot for one week. The Blue Devils, who fell to No. 3 last week, took advantage of losses by Louisville and Indiana to move back to No. 1, their fifth week on top this season. Duke received 39 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel today. Michigan, which jumped from fifth to second, had 11 No. 1 votes. Kansas, which had seven first-place votes, and Syracuse, which knocked Louisville out of No. 1, tied for third. Syracuse received eight No. 1 votes. Louisville dropped to fifth and was followed by Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Butler and Gonzaga. Michigan State rose five spots, to No. 13.Wichita State, Cincinnati, Mississippi and Miami (Fla.) moved into the rankings this week, replacing San Diego State, Illinois, UCLA and Marquette. Meanwhile, in the new AP women's poll released today, Michigan moved up two spots, to No. 23, and MSU entered the rankings, at No. 25. Baylor is No. 1.Here is the full AP men's poll: Record Pts Prv 1. Duke (39) 16-1 1,578 3 2. Michigan (11) 17-1 1,539 5 3. Kansas (7) 16-1 1,486 4 3. Syracuse ( 17-1 1,486 6 5. Louisville 16-2 1,348 1 6. Arizona 16-1 1,270 7 7. Indiana 16-2 1,211 2 8. Florida 14-2 1,181 10 9. Butler 16-2 1,146 13 10. Gonzaga 17-2 994 8 11. Kansas State 15-2 927 16 12. Minnesota 15-3 905 9 13. Michigan State 16-3 831 18 14. Ohio State 13-4 701 11 15. New Mexico 16-2 659 19 16. Oregon 16-2 624 21 17. Creighton 17-2 611 12 18. N.C. State 15-3 587 14 19. VCU 16-3 433 22 20. Wichita State 17-2 363 — 21. Cincinnati 16-3 322 — 22. Missouri 13-4 234 17 23. Mississippi 15-2 172 — 24. Notre Dame 15-3 123 20 25. Miami (Fla.) 13-3 93 — Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego State 26, Colorado State 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa State 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Bucknell 1, Pittsburgh 1.Ballots online:


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