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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant started his free agency tour in a familiar place.Durant met with the Thunder on Thursday, hours before he officially hit the market.Video from Fox 25 in Oklahoma City shows Durant arriving at Chesapeake Energy Arena and being greeted by general manager Sam Presti.Durant still hasnt made it clear whether hes going to stay with the Thunder or chase a title elsewhere.The NBA has been anticipating Durants decision for more than a year, as rarely does such an accomplished player become a free agent in his prime. The 2014 MVP and four-time scoring champion led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012, and to the Western Conference finals in four of the past six years -- and hes only 27. He recovered from a broken bone in his right foot that cost him much of last season to post one of the best years of his career.Staying with Oklahoma City makes sense for Durant. The Thunder had a 3-1 lead on the Warriors before losing the next three games. Durant and the Thunders young core could make a move in the West, provided that the youngest emerging stars -- Steven Adams and Enes Kanter -- continue to improve at their rapid pace. The Thunder made a draft night trade and sent forward Serge Ibaka to Orlando for guard Victor Oladipo, forward Ersan Ilyasova and draft pick Domantas Sabonis, strengthening the teams depth and shoring up a question mark at shooting guard.But Durant will have strong suitors, as reports say he will meet with Golden State, San Antonio, Miami, Boston and the Clippers in the coming days.Durant can maximize his earning potential by re-signing a contract with the Thunder that allows him to become a free agent again next year, then signing a longer deal when the salary cap takes another big jump. The Thunder will be able to pay him the most in the long term.Shortly after the season ended, Durant spoke as though hed be back.Are we going to work on our game and come back even better, or are we going to be excited about what we did? Durant said. Be complacent, or are we going to want more? I think thats the next step for us all -- thinking of how we can all be better.Durant said he would limit outside influences before making his choice.Ive got to just hear from me and hear what I want, and talk to myself on what I need and how I can make this thing work for myself, and just try to be a little selfish, he said. Obviously, Im going to have some advice, but also, I want to make the decision thats best for me.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. Mike Clevinger Indians Jersey . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. 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STANFORD, Calif. -- David Shaw has decided to bench Ryan Burns and instead start Keller Chryst as quarterback in an attempt to jump-start Stanfords staggering offense.We should be able to score points with the personnel we have on the offensive side, said Shaw, whose team features star running back Christian McCaffrey. Thats the bottom line here.The 4-3 Cardinal havent been scoring. A year after leading the entire Power 5 in offensive points per drive, Stanford has scored only one non-garbage-time touchdown in four games on its way to ranking No. 126 of 128 FBS teams in points per game.Shaw emphasized that the decision to bench Burns was particularly difficult because the Cardinals entire offense is at fault for the malaise. The line has struggled to consistently open running holes -- the Cardinal have failed to average three yards per carry in three of their past four games -- and the team has already allowed more sacks (21) than it did throughout all of 2015.It would be really easy if it was just the quarterback, Shaw said. If we were running for 250 yards a game, and the quarterback had all day to throw, and our wide receivers were making phenomenal catches, it would be really easy. ... Thats why you feel really bad for Ryan. You wont find a more improved player over the last calendar year.Burns played his worst game of the year in Saturdays 10-5 loss to Colorado, throwing thrree interceptions and posting a season-low QBR of 17.dddddddddddd. He has thrown for 1,058 yards, five touchdowns and seven picks on the season.Even when Burns was announced as Stanfords starting quarterback before the opener, Shaw said that Chryst would play. The redshirt sophomore has seen action off the bench in six of the Cardinals seven games. Chryst has completed 7 of 18 passes for 63 yards. Stanford only used him to run the ball against Colorado.Shaw implied that Stanford will no longer rotate quarterbacks.As of right now, Keller is going to play, he said. Ryan will back him up and stay ready.The Cardinal will travel to face 2-5 Arizona, which is winless in conference play. Theyll take on the Wildcats on Saturday night with a new starting quarterback, and theyll also be without a starting cornerback.Shaw announced that Alijah Holder will miss the rest of the season with the shoulder injury that first shelved him several weeks ago. Holder returned to the Cardinals lineup against Colorado and played for one half, but then exited the game.We just cant get it right, Shaw said. So were gonna have to keep him out ... Its so unfortunate, because he and Quenton Meeks were an incredible tandem.Shaw said that Holder should be healthy for spring practice. ' ' '