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The New England Patriots will look to rise above the hate and earn a record sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday. If anyone can understand what the Patriots are going through, it has to be members of the Edmonton Eskimos' dynasty.

GENEVA — Derek Drouin's Olympic bronze medal could be bumped up to silver after high jump champion Ivan Ukhov was among 12 Russian track and field athletes found guilty Friday of taking part in state-backed doping.

The clock is ticking on the auction of Jose Bautista's bat-flip ball and its consignor is anxious to see where it winds up.

ATLANTA — Before there was Jared Goff, there was Warren Beatty. Years before Goff or any of today's Rams were born, Beatty had been carried off on his teammates' shoulders to celebrate a Rams title that only Hollywood could dream up.

Georges St-Pierre made history in the UFC. Now he is part of the Canadian Museum of History. The museum in Gatineau, Que., has acquired the championship belt the mixed martial arts fighter from Montreal won at UFC 94 in 2009.

Thursday's Games NHL Winnipeg 4 Columbus 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 (OT) --- AHL Grand Rapids 5 Texas 3 --- NBA Milwaukee 105 Toronto 92 Detroit 93 Dallas 89 Orlando 107 Indiana 100 San Antonio 117 Brooklyn 114 L.A.

Thursday's Games NHL Winnipeg 4 Columbus 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 (OT) --- AHL Grand Rapids 5 Texas 3 --- NBA Milwaukee 105 Toronto 92 Detroit 93 Dallas 89 Orlando 107 Indiana 100 San Antonio 117 Brooklyn 114 L.A.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler knows the Winnipeg Jets don't panic if they're behind. That approach paid off Thursday when Kyle Connor scored with 1:14 remaining in the third period to lift the Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard's 22-game streak with 20-plus points came to an abrupt end. Kyle Lowry scored just 10 points hours after being named to his fifth consecutive all-star game.

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks were having their doubts, wondering if Kristaps Porzingis truly wanted to be part of the franchise. On Thursday, they say he made it clear he didn't.