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STORRS, Conn. -- UConn football coach Bob Diaco says fixing whats wrong with the Huskies will be easy and hes the guy to do it.UConn (3-8, 0-7 American) will try to snap a five-game losing streak Saturday when it closes a disappointing season by hosting Tulane (3-8, 1-6).The Huskies come into the game ranked last in scoring and 122nd in total offense among the nations 128 Bowl Subdivision teams.Diaco, who replaced his offensive coordinator earlier this season, told reporters Tuesday that while it seems the program is a mess, that is not the case. He said knows exactly what needs to be fixed.He also says he has the support of UConn athletic director David Benedict.Benedict declined to comment.Senior safety Obi Melifonwu says Diaco has changed the culture in his three seasons at UConn and has the teams support.Clearance Nike KD Shoes . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. 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PAUL, Minn.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Most pundits put the Los Angeles Clippers on a short list of contenders to make it to the NBAs Western Conference finals this season.Thats just fine with Doc Rivers, the president of basketball operations and head coach of the Clippers.Its not a burden, said Rivers, who begins his fourth season at the Clipper helm against the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night at the Moda Center. Why should people expecting you to win ever be a burden Ive never figured that one out.You should be excited and happy any time youre in the NBA and youre on a team that people think is good. Thats a pleasure.The Clippers are good.The presence of All-Stars such as Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan plus veterans J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers, the coachs son guarantee that.Now the team has added depth with free-agent signings of forwards Marreese Speights and Brandon Bass and guards Alan Anderson and Raymond Felton to minimum deals.Its ironic that the Clippers open the 2016-17 campaign against the team that knocked them out of the first round of the playoffs a year ago. Injuries to Paul and Griffin during the series play a large role in that, but it adds a bit of intrigue to the Clippers debut game this season.Were excited, said Austin Rivers, who signed a three-year, $35-million contract in the offseason. Its going to be a fun environment considering thats the team that knocked us out last year. We have our whole team back. So do they. Its going to be a fun game.The Trail Blazers got a two-day jump on the season over the Clippers, coming from behind to defeat the Utah Jazz 113-104 Tuesday night in their home opener.dddddddddddd Damian Lillard launched an unofficial MVP campaign by scoring 39 points, 16 in the decisive fourth quarter.The best way to show that I mean that is by going out and playing like it, the Blazers two-time All-Star point guard said. Tonight was a good start.Portland had an outstanding offensive game, making 39 of 75 shots from the field (.520), 13 of 19 shots from the 3-point line (.684) and all 22 attempts from the foul line. The Blazers made their first seven 3-point tries and were 7 for 8 in the first half.But Portlands defense -- a focus coming into this season -- was spotty at best, especially in yielding a 37-point third quarter to the Jazz.Sometimes we get into an offensive mode, because we have so many guys who can score, reserve forward Ed Davis said. We can outscore 85 percent of the teams in the league. To be able to win night in and night out, though, you have to get stops. Thats what we did in the fourth. Weve got to have more quarters like the fourth and less like the third.You give up 37 in a quarter, no way you can win a game. Giving up 30 in a quarter is a lot.The Blazers are special because of their camaraderie, Utah coach Quin Snyder said.They fit together really well, Snyder said. Everybody embraces who they are. Thats what makes them such a good team. They know their strengths. They complement each other. Theyre clearly an unselfish group, and that makes them hard to defend. ' ' '