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Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos?underwent surgery on the lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and is expected to miss approximately four months, the team announced on Thursday.The Lightning said Wednesday that Stamkos was out indefinitely, but coach Jon Cooper said the center would be back in time for the playoffs in April.?If we put ourselves in a position to make the playoffs, hes going to be back, Cooper said Thursday. And thatll be better than any trade deadline acquisition that anybody else is going to get.Youve got to take your head out of the sand, dig your heels in and march on. And unfortunately, this has happened to us before and the guys have found a way.TSN was first to report that Stamkos needed surgery.He left the ice in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, favoring his right leg after getting tangled up with Detroits Gustav Nyquist along the boards.According to the Tampa Bay Times, Stamkos clutched the back of his right knee after the collision and stumbled as he made his way toward the Lightning locker room. He did not return and there was little in the way of updates from Cooper after the Lightnings 4-3 victory.Stamkos was off to a tremendous start to the season. His first-period goal Tuesday gave him nine goals on the season, and his 20 points are tied for third among all NHL players.Stamkos missed all but one of Tampa Bays postseason games last spring with a blood clot issue. But after signing an eight-year contract extension that pays him $8.5 million annually to remain with the Lightning, Stamkos returned in full health and played for Canada at the World Cup of Hockey.Stamkos has collected points in seven of the past nine Lightning games, and Tampa Bay is tied for second in the Atlantic Division with Ottawa with a 10-6-1 record.You live in this reality now, and weve just got to have to face it,?defenseman Victor Hedman?said Thursday. Itll be a good test for us. But at the same?time, we know we can handle it, and we know we can win hockey games even though were going to miss him.Information from ESPNs Scott Burnside was used in this report. Wholesale NMD NZ . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. NMD Shoes NZ . 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The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. AMES, Iowa -- The Big 12s oldest coach is about to meet the youngest.Kansas States Bill Snyder, 78, became just the seventh coach in FBS history to coach at least 300 games at one school earlier this season -- and a win Saturday at Iowa State (1-6, 0-4) would give him 198 career victories, good for 25th all time.Iowa States Matt Campbell, at 36 the youngest Power Five coach in the country, just finished his seventh game with the Cyclones.Campbell has only come out on top once, and the matchup against the Wildcats (4-3, 2-2) is one of the few games left that Iowa State has a reasonable chance of winning.I dont care what profession youre in, especially in the world of college football. Its hard to sustain success, and hes had this unique ability to do it, Campbell said of Snyder. Its a great matchup for our team (in terms of), where are we in our own culture? Because, to me, it says a lot each others culture right now.Despite its dismal record, Iowa State has led at halftime in three of its four Big 12 games and is coming off a bye.But lately Kansas State has owned this series, which will be played for the 100th year in a row this weekend.The Wildcats have taken the last eight meetings. But the last two victories in Ames were by just 10 total points -- and last year the Cyclones gave up 10 points in the final 40 seconds, losing 38-35 and costing coach Paul Rhoads his job.In some cases, we have been fortunate. In all cases, we have been fortunate to have a lot of good young guys who do not give in, Snyder said.Here are some of the other keys to watch for as Iowa State hosts Kansas State in the first of four home games out of five to close 2016:ERTZS HOMECOMING: K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz grew up in Mediapolis, Iowa, near the Mississippi River. Hes put up pedestrian passing numbers so far, with six TDs and three picks while completing just 54 percent of his passes.ddddddddddddBut he has rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns in his last three games -- including two in last weeks 24-21 win over Texas.UP-AND-DOWN CYCLONES: Iowa States offense has been all over the place through seven games. The Cyclones scored 44, 42 and 31 points in a three-game stretch against San Jose State, Baylor and Oklahoma State. But they also scored just three points at Iowa and six in a 21-point loss at Texas two weeks ago.WILDCATS RUSH D: Iowa State has struggled at times to run the ball consistently. Facing the Wildcats wont help. Kansas State is third nationally in rush defense at 94.9 yards per game, and its players swarm to the ball like few other teams. The Wildcats have nine players with at least 20 tackles. Their front seven is impressive across the board, Campbell said. Theyre really good tacklers in space, and they dont give up many big plays.Game notes Iowa State leads the series 49-46-4, winning 28 times in Ames. ... This will be the 99th consecutive game for the Cyclones. They last missed homecoming in 1918 when it was cancelled because of the Spanish Flu epidemic. ... The Wildcats are 18-0 under Snyder when they get offensive, defensive and special teams scores in the same game. ... Iowa State has gotten 33 starts in 2016 out of current or former walk-ons.HE SAID IT: They dont have the big recruits, Iowa State receiver Allen Lazard said about K-State. But theyre definitely disciplined. They do what theyre coached to do.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '