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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- JaeSean Tate scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Ohio State overcame cold shooting and some ugly play to beat North Carolina Central 69-63 Monday night.Ohio State (2-0) struggled for much of the game and let the Eagles hang around. The Buckeyes shot just 46.4 percent from the floor and were lucky to get away with the victory over the less-talented Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team.We just didnt come out ready to play today, Tate said.Fortunately for the Buckeyes, North Carolina Central (0-2) was sloppier, committing 20 turnovers and losing two players to fouls, including point guard Dajuan Graf.Patrick Cole carried the load for the NCCU with 26 points. Ron Trapps added 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds.Freshman center Micah Potter added 11 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the 3-point line for the Buckeyes, and Keita Bates-Diop had nine.I didnt like a whole lot of what I saw tonight, Ohio State coach Thad Matta said.Ohio State led 31-29 after a slow start by both teams in the first half. The Buckeyes had a 12-0 run and led by as much as 21-11 with 9:17 left in the first, but allowed North Carolina Central to slowly climb back. The Eagles briefly had a lead until Tate hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the half. They cut the lead to five with 40 seconds left.Hats off to Ohio State. They made some significant plays at significant time, NCCU coach LeVelle Moton said. I thought we did enough to win the basketball game.North Carolina Central led 32-31 with 18:46 to go in the game, but the Buckeyes slowly pulled away.Weve got Providence next, and if we come out like that its not going to be pretty, Tate said . We know from last year that these early games count. We cant just be lackadaisical. We have to come out there and be the first team to punch the other in the mouth.Ohio State starting forward Marc Loving sat much of the first half after picking up two fouls in the first 1:15 of the game. He finished with three points.BIG PICTURENorth Carolina Central: If theres such thing as a moral victory, the Eagles got one by staying with the Buckeyes for most of the game. In the end, the best the Eagles got from the trip to Columbus was a chance to hone their game against a more-talented team. They nearly pulled off the upset.Ohio State: The Buckeyes were put on notice that this years version still needs a lot of work. Fortunately there are more tune-up games before conference play begins after Christmas.QUOTABLEWe werent physically and mentally very tough, Matta said. Obviously, we have to get that corrected.LYLE STRUGGLINGStarting point guard JaQuan Lyle sat most the second half Monday in favor of C.J. Jackson. He finished with five points. Lyle also sat most of the second half of last weeks win over Navy.UP NEXTNorth Carolina Central plays Wednesday at Western Carolina.Ohio State stays home to play Providence Thursday night. Vapormax Plus En Solde .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Vapormax Femme Pas Cher . Note: The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that Sean Monahan would not be made available to Canadas World Junior team. http://www.vapormaxsolde.fr/basket-vapormax-plus-grossiste.html . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Vapormax Plus Destockage . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Vapormax Off White Fake . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights on the San Francisco Giants again and possibly overtaking them atop the National League West standings.After taking two of three in a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals to cap a 5-4 road trip, the Dodgers begin a five-game homestand with a two-game set beginning Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Rays.A first-inning grand slam by Adrian Gonzalez highlighted Sundays 9-6 victory over the Cardinals and allowed Los Angeles (56-44) to cut NL West-leading San Franciscos lead to three games, down from 6 1/2 at the All-Star break. The Giants, who lost three of four to the New York Yankees over the weekend, have been beaten in seven of their last eight games.I think we always felt we had a chance, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said about his clubs pursuit of the rival Giants, according to the Orange County Register. We just werent playing the baseball we were supposed to be playing. Theres still a lot of baseball. I know people talk about the standings but I think were just hyper-focused on ourselves. Our goal is to win the division. Thats never changed.Is more change in order? The Dodgers are rumored to have interest in Rays right-hander Chris Archer (5-13, 4.60 ERA), who is scheduled to start Tuesday night.The fact that Los Angeles president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman worked for Tampa in a similar capacity for nine seasons before being lured here adds to the intrigue. A deal for Archer might shore up some of the void left by injured ace Clayton Kershaw, who is on the 15-day disabled list with mild disc herniation and whose return is unknown.Regardless, the Rays (38-60) are hhurting.dddddddddddd They are in the midst of a three-game skid and are one of the American Leagues worst teams. They dropped the last three in a four-game set with the Oakland As in dramatic fashion.After capturing Thursdays opener, Tampa allowed the As to earn walk-off celebrations in Fridays and Saturdays games. On Sunday, Oakland rallied for a 3-2 victory with a two-run eighth on homers by Logan Forsythe and Billy Butler, the latter being the game-winner off reliever Erasmo Ramirez.Its unfortunate, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Sundays loss, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Theres many ways to lose ball games. We like to be in tight ball games. Youve got to pride yourself on finding a way to win those ball games. And Logan Forsythe did. He got a huge hit off a very good pitcher. And again we came up short.Believe me, were all sick and tired of hearing we came up short. But thats kind of what it is right now.Los Angeles will counter with righty Bud Norris (5-9, 4.56 ERA). In his last appearance Friday night, Norris served up a walk-off home run in relief to Matt Adams of the Cardinals in a 4-3 setback in 16 innings.The last time Norris faced the Rays occurred on Sept. 7, 2014, when he was a member of the Baltimore Orioles. Norris gave up four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks in six innings, but did not factor into the decision in the Orioles 7-5 victory. In seven career games (six starts) against the Rays, Norris has a 1-2 mark with a 4.62 ERA. He has fanned 37 Rays in 37 innings. ' ' '