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New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who feared his season was over after twisting his left knee Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills, is not expected to miss any action, the team confirmed.Hes fine, coach Todd Bowles said Friday. He got some treatment, but hes walking around pretty good.The Jets could be without two other veteran starters in Week 3, when they travel to face the Kansas City Chiefs. Left guard James Carpenter (calf) and linebacker Erin Henderson (foot) were scheduled for MRI exams on Friday.Unlike Marshall, who returned to the game after a medical evaluation in the locker room, neither Carpenter nor Henderson made it back in the Jets 37-31 victory.Bowles sounded worried.Its not alarming yet -- well have to see how the tests come back and go from there -- but anytime someone doesnt return to the game, you have to be concerned, he said.Carpenter, the Jets best run-blocker, was injured in the second quarter on the same play Marshall got hurt. Carpenter was replaced by Wesley Johnson.Henderson, who left New Era Field in a walking boot, said he was injured on the second play of the game. He tried to play through it, but he said the discomfort became too much. He lasted only 11 defensive snaps and was replaced in the base defense by first-round pick Darron Lee.Marshalls injury frightened everyone on the Jets sideline. Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore grabbed Marshalls facemask and went down awkwardly, twisting his knee.I thought it was over, Marshall said after the game. I thought Id be fishing in my backyard in Florida.After returning a few minutes later, Marshall caught another four balls to finish with six catches for 101 yards. The Jets (1-1) racked up 493 total yards, their highest total in 18 games under Bowles. Swell Cyber Monday Sale . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Swell Black Friday Sale . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. http://www.waterbottleblackfriday.com/ . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Hydro Flask Black Friday Sale .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start. Swell Black Friday . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Malcolm Hill made sure Illinois didnt step off the gas pedal Friday night so that the Illini could took care of business against Detroit Mercy, 89-69.The senior, who scored 25 points, led his team to a quick start after the intermission, when his team was up 39-30 and it seemed like the Titans would close the gap even more.Im always in an aggressive attack more, but this was one of those games where I needed to start strong in the second half, Hill said.Illinois (4-0) continued its strong start to the season in the opening game of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.The Illini had little trouble scoring, shooting 27of 52 from the field and 8 of 19 from 3-point range. Friday marked the second straight game the Illini had difficulty shooting from the free throw line however, finishing 27of 38.Tracy Abrams continued to have a strong return to basketball, scoring 15 points and finishing with four rebounds, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range.Groce knows the importance a balanced offense can have on his team.If you can have a balance of paint touches with that outside shooting, it puts opponents in dilemmas, Groce said.Detroit Mercy (1-2) had trouble keeping up with Illinois fast offensive pace from the start of the game. The Titans never led.Josh McFolley and Jaleel Hogan both led the way with 16 points for a team that finished shooting 43 percent from the field and 24 percent from beyond the arc.The Titans fell behind in most categories against the Illini, butt Detroit Mercy head coach Bacari Alexander felt Illinois won the game down in the post, where the Illini won the rebound battle 39-29.ddddddddddddThey took advantage of those opportunities (in the post), Alexander said. (But) I like the direction this team is going in.BIG PICTUREIllinois: The Illini have played as they should against the type of opponents theyve faced so far this year. The team has one game left against relatively easy competition before facing No. 19 West Virginia at the Barclays Center in New York.Detroit Mercy: Although the game was never really close after the first few minutes, the Titans found some scoring opportunities and will need to continue to do that in the rest of the tournament.ROLE PLAYERGroce thought bench player D.J. Williams had his best overall performance of the year. The sophomore wing scored six points.LETDOWNAfter a strong start to the season, center Maverick Morgan had his worst night of the season, finishing with six points and zero rebounds and fouling out with more than five minutes left in the game.UP NEXTIllinois will continue play in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament when it hosts Winthrop in Champaign on Monday.Detroit Mercy will try to bounce back Monday when it travels to Florida State to play its second game in the NIT Season Tip-Off.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '