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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes dont mind the hard work and extra time, but they would like to start making it easier on themselves.Another chance to do that comes Sunday when the struggling New Jersey Devils visit PNC Arena.At some point when we get playing at home, we have to take advantage of that, Carolina coach Bill Peters said.Both teams are coming off Saturday night road games with different results.It turned out to be a late, yet successful night for the Hurricanes, who won in a shootout at Nashville.The Devils are trying to salvage something from a three-game Southern road swing. They lost 4-3 in overtime at Florida before Saturday nights 4-1 setback at Tampa Bay.The teams might benefit from the extra hour because of the time change.New Jersey has yet to post a victory on the road.Its always better and easier when you start (playing better) from the beginning, said Devils forward Pavel Zacha, pointing out one of the themes of slow starts to games involving New Jersey.Devils coach John Hynes said some rallies have been encouraging, but its not the best route to take and its not something that can be relied on.It builds some confidence, it can do that, Hynes said.The Hurricanes are looking for ways to produce better beginnings of games as well, particularly after some miserable shifts in Nashville.We knew that was as bad as it was going to get, defenseman Ron Hainsey said of a stretch in the first period.That has led to issues with low scoring and even though it worked out against Nashville that wont always be the case.If you keep scoring one goal (its not enough), Hainsey said. No matter how you do it, youre going to have to score two or three to win consistently.Peters said he intended to use both goalies this weekend, so that would mean going with Eddie Lack against the Devils.But Peters also likes to stick with a hot goalie and Cam Ward was strong Saturday night.He gave us a chance to get our feet underneath us, especially early, he said. Obviously, 3-for-3 in the shootout, which is huge.Sundays game marks the first time this season Carolina plays on back-to-back days.You have to show up every day no matter what happened the previous day and try to get better, Hurricanes center Jordan Staal said. Its a matter of fine tuning things and continuing to get better.If Devils defenseman Andy Greene plays Sunday, he will set the club record with his 322nd consecutive game.For Carolina forward Lee Stempniak, its the pursuit of a new milestone because he played in his 800th career NHL game Saturday night.This will be only the third home game for the Hurricanes, who opened with a two-week road schedule because of the North Carolina State Fair that takes place near the arena.This wraps up a three-game road trip for the Devils. The teams meet again Tuesday night in Newark, N.J. Jodie Meeks Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Fred VanVleet Raptors Jersey . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. http://www.nbaraptorsonline.com/Authentic-Tracy-Mcgrady-Jersey/ . 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The video drew nearly 50,000 views the day it was published.As Justino (16-1) prepares for her second fight in the UFC, a 140-pound catchweight bout against Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Brazil, much (if not all) of the prefight focus is on her weight -- which has been the case for years.Justino has been a 145-pound champion in multiple promotions, but the UFC does not promote a female weight class above 135. To this point, the highest weight the UFC has been willing to offer Justino is a 140-pound catchweight.According to UFC officials, Justino weighed in, clothed, at 156 pounds on Tuesday morning. Thats over the UFCs recommendation of a check-in weight, which is within 8 percent of contracted weight. The UFC said its monitoring Justinos health as a result. Lockhart assured ESPN.com via text, Everything is where it needs to be.Justino, 31, told ESPN.com the addition of birth control pills made her feel heavier during fight preparations, which has her visibly stressed this week.In my last UFC fight, I had a hard time making 140, Justino said. Then this camp, something different happened. George Lockhart gave me birth control and said it would help me to cut weight. All my camp, I trained really hard. I trained double because I feel my body was different. And then this makes me really nervous. The difference is the birth control.UFC vice president of health and performance Jeff Novitzky told ESPN.com, The health and safety of our athletes comes first and foremost, so our team in Brazil will be monitoring the situation closely and staying in constant communication with Cris and her team.It all begs the question why Justino is fighting at 140 pounds at all. A reasonable answer is the UFC might still hold some desire to book her at 135. For a long time, that was the caveat for a proposed superfight between Justino and former UFC champion Ronda Rousey. The UFC and Rousey repeeatedly said that matchup would have to take place at 135 pounds with a title on the line.ddddddddddddJustino, however, has shut down cutting any lower than 140. Money talks, so you can never completely rule out something in this sport -- but within the last year, Justino has taken a pretty concrete stance against ever fighting at 135.I already said 135 is off the table, Justino said. They know I cannot make 135. Its too hard for me, and everybody who saw me when I cut to 140 knows. Its not healthy. Im not looking to be the champion at 135 -- I just want to make a superfight.Another potential issue, however, is finding a legitimate opponent to fight Justino at 145 pounds. UFC bantamweight Leslie Smith agreed to fight at 140 pounds for Justinos promotional debut in May, and she weighed in only at 139 pounds.Lansberg (6-1) told ESPN.com she has fought the majority of her MMA career at 135 pounds and intends to continue at that weight following this weekend. She believes she was pegged as Justinos opponent because she has fought at higher weights previously during an extended Muay Thai career.I did expect a call from the UFC sooner or later, but I did not expect Cyborg to be the first fight, Lansberg said. I think my Muay Thai career is why they wanted me to fight at 140. Its hard for them to find an opponent for her, and somebody with my background, who has had more than 80 Muay Thai fights, Im a good opponent for her. After this fight, Ill be back at 135.UFC president Dana White recently said the promotion still has no plans in the near future of adding Justinos 145-pound weight class. Justino provided a similar outlook when asked about that possibility, responding, I really dont know.Its a situation the UFC and Justino are hopefully able to resolve, regardless of what happens this weekend. As it stands, booking Justino to non-title, 140-pound catchweight bouts against seemingly inferior opponents isnt taking us anywhere. As nice as it is to simply see her fighting in the UFC, it would be nicer to see her in a narrative that has to do with something other than weight. ' ' '