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METAIRIE, La. -- Reinforcements are on the way for the New Orleans Saints defense.First-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins is expected to make his NFL debut Sunday at the San Francisco 49ers after the defensive tackle began the season on injured reserve with a broken fibula suffered in training camp.Hes gettin around good. And we anticipate this is the week for him, Saints coach Sean Payton said of the defensive tackle from Louisville, whom the Saints selected with the No. 12 pick in the draft.This is the first week Rankins is eligible to play under the NFLs rule for players coming off of injured reserve. He began practicing the first day he was eligible two weeks ago.The Saints injury-riddled defense is also likely to get top cornerback Delvin Breaux back Sunday from his own broken fibula, which he suffered in Week 1. Breaux declared himself 115 percent healthy on Wednesday after participating in team drills for the first time -- though he stressed that it remains a coaches decision.Both developments are huge for a defense that got off to an abysmal start this season before showing recent signs of growth. After an 0-3 start, the Saints are now 3-4. And after two solid defensive performances in a row, they now rank 28th in yards allowed per game (397.4) and 31st in points allowed per game (30.7). Only the 49ers are worse.Rankins will probably be on some sort of pitch count in his NFL debut -- especially at a defensive tackle position where the Saints do a lot of rotating in general. The good news is that veteran Nick Fairley has been a strong addition for New Orleans at the same three-technique tackle position, with 3.5 sacks. The two of them might even play side-by-side in pass-rushing situations.Rankins (6-foot-2, 305 pounds) was a versatile and disruptive presence at Louisville, with 14 sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss over his final two seasons. He showed signs of promise in the summer -- highlighted by an interception against Tom Brady during joint practices with the New England Patriots.Balenciaga Outlet . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Yeezy 700 Scontate . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. 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The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night.NEW YORK -- With so many good teams near the top of the Metropolitan Division, coach Barry Trotz knows his Washington Capitals need to bring their best effort every night if they plan to keep pace.Matt Niskanen scored two goals in the third period, lifting the Capitals over the New York Islanders 4-2 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory.Brett Connolly and Justin Williams also scored for Washington, which improved to 18-7-3. Dating to a 2-1 overtime loss at Tampa Bay, the Capitals have earned 11 out of a possible 12 points.We need to continue to have consistency, Trotz said. Were now 11 games over .500 and were fourth in the division.Following a five-game winning streak, the Islanders have dropped their last two. New Yorks 11-12-5 record is the worst in the Metropolitan Division.Our goal right now is to finish a couple games above .500 going into the Christmas break, center Casey Cizikas said. I thought we played well enough to win.Brock Nelson and Nikolay Kulemin scored for the Islanders, and Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves.We find ways to lose games, Halak said. Were not finding a way to win a game.The third meeting of the season between the teams -- and second in 12 days -- was a tight-checking game. Neither club was able to sustain sequences in the offensive zone, though the Capitals finished with a 38-28 advantage in shots on goal.Niskanens wrister from the left circle 1:34 into the third put Washington ahead for good. The defenseman snapped in a feed from partner Dmitry Orlov, as all five Islanders were on the left side of the ice.I dont think (Halak) saw it, Niskanen said.From there, Braden Holtby made the lead hold up.Holtby stopped 26 shots, with his two toughest saves coming on Josh Baileys goal-mouth backhander with 11 minutes left and John Tavares snap shot from the slot nearly 2 minutes later as the Capitals held onto their one-goal lead.I felt like I was moving and seeing the puck pretty well, Holtby said. Theyre a team that always (seems) to push in the third against us. ... My job is to be ready.Niskanens power-play goal with 1:57 left ended the scoring.Trailing 1-0 after the first period, it took the Capitals all of 2:09 to draw even on Connollys third of the season. A scratch in Washingtons previous four games, Connolly drove to the net and Lars Ellers centeriing pass ricocheted off his stick blade.ddddddddddddWashington went ahead 5:28 later on Williams power-play goal. Jakub Vrana drove to the net and Evgeny Kuznetsov, who was behind the goal line, found him with a pass, and the 20-year-olds shot bounced off Williams.The Capitals finished 2 for 3 on the man advantage, and killed off both New York power plays.Youre not going to give up two power-play goals and expect to win, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. Somehow, some way we have to get back to trying to get the special teams where (they) need to be.Despite being outplayed for much of the period, New York was able to tie the game at 2 on Kulemins goal midway through the second. Kulemin deflected Nick Leddys point shot past Holtby for his third of the season.Halak made certain the game stayed tied going into intermission, as he made stops in the final minute on Karl Alzner, Alex Ovechkin and Niskanen, prompting the crowd of 12,730 to chant his name.New York struck first on Nelsons seventh of the season at 9:32. The left wing was sprung by Cal Clutterbucks stretch pass, and Nelson fired an end-over-end shot from the top of the left circle that beat Holtby over his glove.The goal was Nelsons first since Dec. 1.Im losing my patience a little bit with some of the guys, Capuano said. Some guys arent working smart. When you work, there has to be a method of how you go about your business. ... Im talking about the intangibles of the game.Game notesThe Islanders returned D Scott Mayfield to Bridgeport of the AHL. Mayfield had one goal and two assists in three games. ... Washington scratched D Taylor Chorney and LW Andre Burakovsky, while the Islanders scratched J.F. Berube and Alan Quine. ... Cizikas missed two first-period shifts after taking a skate blade to the wrist during his first shift of the game. ... The Metropolitan Division rivals will meet twice more this season on Dec. 27 and Jan. 31, both in New York.UP NEXTCapitals: Play at Carolina on Friday night.Islanders: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.---This story has been corrected with a more accurate description of Niskanens first goal, total shots for Islanders and save total for Holtby. ' ' '