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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers turn the spotlight on Vin Scully, honoring the 88-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster in a pregame ceremony. Sandy Koufax will be among the celebrities on hand. Ceremony starts 9:30 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta (17-7) starts for the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs, who can clinch home-field advantage for the postseason with a win over St. Louis and a loss by Washington. Game starts 2:20 p.m.- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The more assets the Patriots lose this season, the better they seem to play. Not even one of the NFLs top defenses could slow a New England team that has barely missed a beat while off to a 3-0 start.- MIAMI -- Chris Bosh has failed his physical, meaning the Miami Heat will not clear him for training camp next week and casting serious doubt on his playing future, the AP is told.- GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Phil Jackson made a risky move when he traded for injury-prone Derrick Rose. Now the Knicks face the possibility of their point guards involvement in a rape trial in California during his first preseason with the team.- If youre watching a college football game this weekend, get comfortable -- it could take awhile. Major NCAA games last about 20 minute longer than NFL games. The reason? Length of halftime and different clock rules.- SALT LAKE CITY -- In Friday nights lone Top 25 college football game, No. 24 Utah hosts USC in its Pac-12 opener. The Trojans are trying to avoid a 1/3 start for the first time since 2001. Game starts 9 p.m.- Preview stories on four key college games Saturday: No. 8 Michigan State-No. 11 Wisconsin; No. 10 Texas A&M-No. 17 Arkansas; No. 12 Georgia-No. 23 Mississippi; and No. 14 Tennessee-No. 19 Florida.- ATLANTA -- Dustin Johnson is part of a three-way tie for the lead going into the second round of the Tour Championship. The U.S. Open champion is joined at the top by Hideki Matsuyama and Kevin Chappell.- ATLANTA -- The U.S. Ryder Cup team is sending mixed signals by waiting until five days before the matches to make the last captains pick.- LOUDON, N.H. -- The NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship shifts into New Hampshire for the second race of the playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. clinched a berth in the round of 12 by winning last week at Chicagoland.- TORONTO -- Led by Team North America, the return of the World Cup of Hockey is delivering on the NHLs promise of quality play. North America and the U.S. are out, with Canada, Russia, Sweden and Team Europe reaching the semifinals.- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks open training camp hoping they can go one step farther this season and win that elusive Stanley Cup. ... With stories on selected NHL camps.- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Olympic Committee and the sports it oversees are behind the curve when it comes to placing women and minorities in key positions. First to point out the flaws: CEO Scott Blackmun. Vapormax Pas Cher Chine . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. Vapormax Plus Homme Solde . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. http://www.vapormaxpascher.be/air-max-vapormax-97-pas-cher.html . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Vapormax Off White Fausse . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Nike Vapormax Destockage . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. MONTREAL -- Didier Drogba broke out with a hat trick to lead the Montreal Impact to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.The 38-year-old Ivorian striker hadnt scored since May 28. He returned last week after missing three games with a thigh injury.Ignacio Piatti returned after sitting out a one-game suspension to score a goaal and add two assists.ddddddddddddRecent signing Matteo Mancuso, who went in for Drogba in the 79th minute, got his first MLS goal in added time.Montreal improved to 7-5-8.Chris Pontius scored for Philadelphia (8-7-6). ' ' '