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Thursday Sports in Brief

Juwan Howard and Jerry Stackhouse are among the new coaches to watch during this 2019-20 season

Retired NHL player turned broadcaster Eddie Olczyk only figured out how tough he really was after battling and beating cancer

Syracuse teetering on the brink as BC comes to town

South Africa and England will meet in a Rugby World Cup final at Yokohama in a rematch of the championship decider that the Springboks won in 2007.

England and South Africa will play each other for the 43rd time when they meet in the Rugby World Cup final in Yokohama on Saturday

NHL Capsules

Arizona Cardinals rally to pull with a field goal late before falling short in 28-25 loss to San Francisco 49ers

Kenyan Drake makes impressive debut

United States hooker Joe Taufete’e is a surprise inclusion on the six-man shortlist for World Rugby’s Player of the Year award for 2019

NBA Capsules

Pelicans beat Nuggets for first victory of season

Top 25 Capsules

Brewer throws for 277 yards and two touchdowns as No. 12 Baylor beat West Virginia 17-14 for 10th win in a row

NFL This Week: Ravens, Jackson takes on Brady, undefeated Pats in Week 9

Wesley Kennedy ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns and Georgia Southern upset No. 20 Appalachian State for the second straight season 24-21

Tokyo gives in: Olympic marathons head north to Sapporo

The Carolina Panthers are determined to not allow another big midseason loss to send their season spiraling

Steph Curry breaks left hand in loss

The Timberwolves announced Thursday that they exercised the third-year option on Josh Okogie.