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CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks seemed a step behind the streaking Dallas Stars much of Sunday night before finding a way to come out ahead.Patrick Sharp scored 1:17 into overtime to give Chicago a 5-4 win that snapped the Stars four-game winning streak.Probably not our best team game in a while, Sharp said, but to come back and win against a division rival, it definitely feels good.Sharp drove past Jason Spezza down the slot, took Duncan Keiths feed from the left point and beat Kari Lehtonen with a shot that slipped between the goalies body and his blocker.That was the only time the Blackhawks led in the contest as Chicago overcame four-one goal deficits and some uncharacteristic defensive breakdowns.We can point the finger at ourselves for allowing those deficits in the first place, Sharp said. A couple mistakes by us.Following a 3-2 defeat in Washington to the Capitals in the Winter Classic on Thursday, the Blackhawks appeared on their way to losing a second straight game for only the third time this season.But Chicagos Brad Richards fooled Lehtonen with an improbable sharp-angle shot with 3:57 left in the third period to tie it at 4 and set up overtime. Richards whipped the puck from the goal line at the left boards and it slipped between Lehtonens elbow and the goalpost.I was hoping for a rebound or something crazy to happen, Richards said. And that went in.The Blackhawks, 14-3-1 in their last 18, ultimately got the bounces they needed, even if they werent firing on all cylinders.We just didnt quite have a great feeling, Richards said. Something was just a little off. We stayed with it. You always know youre going to get a big play out of someone on this team.Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Bryan Bickell also scored for the Blackhawks.Erik Cole had two goals and an assist for the Stars. Jamie Benn and his brother, Jordie, also scored for Dallas.I thought we deserved better, and 5-on-5 I thought we had the edge in the game, Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said. I thought the last 40 minutes, our pace was better than theirs.Against their speed, I thought we did a good job.Even with the loss, the Stars are 8-1-1 in their last 10.Were playing pretty solid right now, said Dallas Alex Goligoski, who had two assists. Just have to find better ways to lock those down.Lehtonen made 33 saves, while Chicagos Corey Crawford blocked 30 shots.Blackhawks top prospect, forward Teuvo Teravainen, played his first game of the season.The 20-year-old was recalled from Rockford of the AHL after forward Kris Versteeg suffered a left hand injury when he was hit by a shot in Thursdays Winter Classic in Washington. Versteeg is expected to be out for about a month, according to coach Joel Quenneville.Jamie Benn opened the scoring 3:59 in when he buried a rebound from the edge of left circle into an open net. Crawford had to react quickly to make a pad save on Tyler Seguins initial deflected shot from 20 feet out in slot, and wasnt able to recover.Saad muscled to the net, fought off Stars defenceman Trevor Daly and directed in Jonathan Toews centring pass 1:15 later to tie it at 1.Defensive breakdowns lead to a scoring flurry early in the second.Jordie Benn, a defenceman, trailed into the slot and scored his first goal of the season 2:15 into the period to complete a slick three-way passing play with Cole and Ales Hemsky to put Dallas ahead 2-1. No Blackhawks forwards backchecked on the Stars rush.Kane tied it at 2 at 3:58 to finish a 2-on-1 with Sharp, who created the odd-man break when he blew around Jordie Benn at the Dallas blue line.Cole restored the Stars lead at 3-2 just 45 seconds later when he was left wide open at the side of the net and lifted in a high shot.Bickells power-play tip-in with 1:55 left in the second tied it 3-all. Coles second goal of the game, on a mid-air deflection of Goligoskis floating feed from the left point 4:05 into the third period, put Dallas back ahead, 4-3.NOTES: Versteeg has nine goals and 18 assists in 34 games after fully recovering from knee surgery in March 2013. He missed the first four games of this season with an unrelated lower-body injury. . Dallas C Shawn Horcoff missed his third game with an illness and is on IR. He eligible to return starting Tuesday. . Stars D David Schlemko, claimed from Arizona on waivers, on Saturday, was with the team, but did not dress. Julio Urias Jersey . "Ive still got it," Seattles ace said with a sly grin. Riding that fastball carrying a little more zip, Hernandez took a shutout bid into the ninth inning as the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Wednesday night. On the verge of a brilliant shutout and first complete game since Aug. Sandy Koufax Jersey . 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Rich Hill Jersey . -- Manchester United thrilled a record crowd with a brilliant opening goal -- and even Cristiano Ronaldos unexpected entrance proved futile for Real Madrid.SAN DIEGO - Kevin Cash says he is excited, rather than nervous, about replacing Joe Maddon as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.Cash, who has no managerial experience, was hired Friday to take over a team that made the playoffs four of the last seven seasons under Maddon.I look at it more as kind of an honour to be following him in what hes done over the course of his career here, Cash said Monday at baseballs winter meetings.I think its great. You embrace it. Im always somewhat appreciative what hes been a part of, a big piece, and kind of built and now the opportunity to join that group. We all know what a job hes done, what hes meant in the Tampa Bay community. Hes moved on but you still value and respect everything hes done.Maddon exercised an opt-out clause in his contract on Oct. 24 and was hired as the Chicago Cubs manager a week later.Cash, who turned 37 on Saturday, is the youngest active manager in the majors.Cash was a catcher for parts of eight big league seasons, including a brief stint with Tampa Bay in 2008. He was Clevelands bullpen coach the last two seasons under Terry Francona. Cash played for the Red Sox for parts of three seasons while Francona was their manager.He hopes to talk to other managers this week about what to expect.Id be open to hear anything, any opinion, he said. I think I have somewhat of a perspective but youre always willing to take more and learn more.Matt Silverman, the president of baseball operations, said the Rays are stable enough to take the risk with someone with no managerial experience.There certainly is risk, Silverman said. We talked about it. It was one of the questions that came up over and over again in the interview process. The risk of the first-time manager, the games speeding up, doing things ffor the first time, while we expect to compete.ddddddddddddIts different if we were rebuilding. Its different if this were the 2005 Devil Rays. Its not. We have a club that can compete for a playoff spot. We recognize that risk and felt good about taking on an inexperienced manager, because of Kevins personality, because of his experience, and because of the coaching staff and clubhouse that we have in place.But he does get to forge his own path here. Hes not bound by constraints. He has to come in and put his mark on things, knowing that we have a really good situation already.Tampa Bay went 754-705 in nine seasons under Maddon. It made the playoffs four times, won two AL East championships and the 2008 AL pennant — all while operating under the constraints of one of baseballs lowest payrolls.The Rays finished 77-85 in 2014, ending a stretch of six consecutive winning seasons. Maddon was under contract through 2015, but exercised an option to leave when talks on a new deal broke down.Cash, a Tampa native, said the text messages and phone calls of congratulations are still coming in.I get a text message and a picture about every 30 minutes from my mom where theres something on the billboard at the high school, congratulations, he said. Saturday, the 6th, my birthday, I think my mom cried from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., good tears.So its been an exciting time. Its probably more beneficial that she was there and got to be a part of it kind of by herself, a lot of attention. So good for her and the rest of the family thats been down there.Cash still has to hire a bench coach and familiarize himself with the roster. Nothing too heavy, yet, like figuring out whos batting leadoff.Im trying to get everyones names right now, he said with a laugh. ' ' '