Hull City are in trouble.The Tigers (3-2-9) are only off the foot of the table thanks to Swansea Citys dire form, but its the nature of the clubs recent performances that truly highlights the nature of that perilous position.A run of matches against Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough is the sort that Hull need to take advantage of. But Monday nights 1-0 loss to Boro means that Hull mustered just a single point from those games.A week ago, the prospect of a game against Crystal Palace would have been reason for Hull to be optimistic that they could turn that run around. But Palace (4-2-8) ended a disastrous run of six straight defeats with an unexpected 3-0 victory over Southampton last weekend and will be coming into Saturdays game at the KCOM Stadium much-improved.Trust Palace to come into form when they come to play us, Hull defender Curtis Davies joked when looking ahead to Saturdays game.They had a good win against Southampton. But were on our patch, we need to start winning games and theres no better time than now. We dont ever doubt ourselves. We know home or away we can potentially do something, the way we start if we can get the crowd behind us it keeps us going. But at the moment we havent given them much to sing about.We need to start on the front foot. We need to get into Palace and stamp our authority on the game. Just a shot gets the crowd going. If we can start causing a threat from the start and creating problems for teams, well have more of a chance.Prior to last weekend, Palace had a worse record in the calendar year than any of the other 91 teams in the top four leagues of English football. But the nature of the victory over the Saints -- coupled with the clubs previous feats in avoiding relegation and reaching the FA Cup final -- have convinced Palace chairman Steve Parish to stick by the teams manager.Alan (Pardew) has a 41 percent win record at Palace, which is pretty astonishing, Parish said. Its a binary industry and you have to win football matches.We have to find the balance. Theres plenty right and we just need to fix the things that are wrong. If were in crisis then there are a lot of clubs in crisis. We need to get points on the board and everyone is behind Alan in doing that.Hes a positive force around the football club. If you look at the league, the top teams have gone on to a different level, but its very flat at the bottom.Pardews main selection issues will be up top, where he remains heavily reliant on striker Christian Benteke. Aside from the big Belgian, Palace have doubts over the fitness of Loic Remy and a host of players out injured, including forward Connor Wickham. Steve Mandanda, Jonathan Benteke and Pape Souare are also still unavailable.Hull have doubts over Shaun Maloney after his back strain, while Abel Hernandez, Will Keane and Alex Bruce remain out. Robb Nen Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Pat Rapp Jersey . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. https://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.us/ . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Moises Alou Jersey . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Tony Saunders Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. NICE, France -- French club Nice will pay a tribute to victims of the deadly attack in the Riviera city by playing in a white outfit with no sponsor logos for its season-opening game.The club will trade its traditional red-and-black colors for a white kit when it hosts Rennes in the French league on Aug. 14 -- a month after a truck attack in Nice killed 85 people on Bastille Day.As well as a minutes silence before kickoff, fans will be asked to remain silent when the players enter the pitch.An individual tribute will be paid to each of the 85 victims, Nice said in a stattement on Tuesday, with their names read aloud while young players from the club release white balloons.ddddddddddddNothing will ever be the same but we need to get back on our feet, the club said, asking all fans to also wear white.Nice said that all players and match officials will wear a white T-shirt during warmup. Nice match jerseys will feature a heart made of the names of the 85 dead and will be auctioned to raise funds for the victims. ' ' '