Don’t count the Blue Jackets out of the NHL’s Eastern Conference ... Merzlikins’ 31-save performance lifted the Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders to end a six-game winless ...

The Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game series. Three Tigers homers off Toronto pitching, led by Javier Báez's shot in the eighth inning. Jack Flaherty ...

Coastal Georgia's U.S. House seat is open as Congressman Buddy Carter has launched a U.S. Senate bid. Yet, no high-profile elected officials or business leaders have entered.