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Pat Murphy turns to a Cy Young favorite and a rising phenom to anchor the Milwaukee Brewers NLDS rotation.

The number of returning starters a team has still matters in college football. Maybe not as much as it used to with the transfer portal becoming such a force in roster building, but continuity remains important to overall success. Indiana was the first national champion in nine years that didn't return at least 11 starters. The Hoosiers had just eight players combined on offense and defense who made six or more starts the year before. Runner-up Miami had a nearly identical profile, also bringing back eight starters, with both programs surrounding their returning core with experienced transfers. Well, each of the eight teams with the best FanDuel Sportsbook odds to win this season's national championship return double-digit starters from the 2025 campaign. That group is led by Georgia, Notre Dame and Oregon, all of which bring back 14 starters -- among the highest totals in the FBS. USC leads the entire FBS with 15 returning starters, including a national-high nine on offense, as Lincoln Riley looks to translate that continuity into a breakthrough in the Big Ten. At the other end of the list, two FBS programs return zero starters from last season: Iowa State and North Texas.

Canucks Game Day: Looking to close out lengthy road trip with a win vs. LightningThe Vancouver Canucks (2-6-1) wrap up their six-game road trip this afternoon when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-2) at Benchmark International Arena. Puck drop is set for 1 pm PT. What we knowWith no morning skate, it will be closer to game time before the Canucks’ lineup for this afternoon is known. Manny Malhotra liked much of what he saw from his group in the loss in Sunrise and could stick with the same 18 skaters he used on Thursday. However, Luke Schenn won a pair of Stanley Cups in Tampa Bay, and it’s possible this will be his final game there. The veteran blueliner could draw back in after sitting out against the Panthers. Schenn, Guillaume Brisebois and Arshdeep Bains were the healthy scratches two nights ago. Malhotra definitely has a decision to make in goal. He could ride the hot hand of Leevi Meriläinen, who has been terrific for the hockey club since being plucked off waivers on the eve of the season. Meriläinen has stopped 71 of 77 shots in back-to-back starts against the New York Islanders and Florida.

Keenan Allen could miss at least three games after ruling is made