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For the first time in 31 games, England and Saracens star Maro Itoje has lost a match he started.?Heading into Saracens visit to Harlequins, Itojes last defeat where he was named in the starting XV came back in May 2015 when his club side fell to the Exeter Chiefs at Allianz Park.Since that 24-20 loss, he went on a remarkable run of 31 matches undefeated -- where he started -- for both club and country.That total includes his six starts for England under Eddie Jones.But Harlequins put an end to that run thanks to their 17-10 triumph at the Stoop on Saturday. Itoje started in the second-row but despite threatening a comeback in the second half having been 17-0 down at half-time, Saracens fell to their first defeat of the campaign.? Justin James Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. Harrison Barnes Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . https://www.kingslockerroom.com/Trevor-Ariza-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. Tyler Lydon Jersey . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Oscar Robertson Jersey . The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U.Great Britains athletes are under instruction to show no mercy to the opposition when they take to the track at the World Indoor Championships in Portland on Friday. A new-look 23-strong squad will compete at the Oregon Convention Center in the last global event before the Rio Olympics in August.The British team are shorn of a host of star names, with the likes of Mo Farah, who will compete at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff the following weekend, Jessica Ennis-Hill, who has an Achilles problem, and Greg Rutherford, a late withdrawal due to injury and illness, all absent. But medal hopes remain, even if replicating the six the squad won at the last World Indoors in Sopot two years ago looks a tall order.British Athletics performance director Neil Black said: Were in good shape and people are raring to go.Come the competition its like these guys almost turn into animals. Thats what we expect. Were here to kill and none of them will think differently. Tiffany Porter will be hoping to impress in the 60m hurdles Shara Proctor, the World Championship silver medallist outdoors in the long jump, James Dasaolu in the 60 metres and Tiffany Porter in the 60m hurdles will all have their sights set on podium places on Friday.No Russian athletes are competing in Portland, the first global championships since athleetics world governing body the IAAF banned the country following a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation.ddddddddddddThe WADA report also said corruption was embedded at the IAAF under Lamine Diack, the disgraced predecessor of current president Lord Coe, who admitted his sport faced a long road to regain the trust of an understandably sceptical public.He said: Were not going to return to trust overnight, its not a straightforward equation. You dont stick 10 dollars in a slot machine and suddenly trust emerges in the tray. This will take a long time.In the arena, Renaud Lavillenie needed just two jumps to claim pole vault gold on the opening night of the Championships on Thursday. Renaud Lavillenie took gold on the opening night of the championships The Frenchman, the world record holder, cleared 5.75 metres and then 5.90m to beat American Sam Kendricks into silver, with Piotr Lisek of Poland taking bronze.Lavillenie went on to clear a championship record of 6.02m, but a world record attempt at 6.17m was a step too far.American Olympic champion Jenn Suhr took four jumps to win the womens competition, soaring over 4.90m, also a championship record. Also See: Results & Medal Table Photo Galleries Team GB ' ' '