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CHICAGO -- Three days after he saved the National League Division Series, Clayton Kershaw will get his first look at the National League Championship Series when he starts for the Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.When last seen, Kershaw was getting the final two outs of the winner-take-all Game 5 of the NLDS at Washington. He threw just seven pitches, two days after throwing 110 in a Dodgers victory, and said the brief outing was more like a between-start bullpen ... sort of.Number of pitches wise, its pretty much the same, Kershaw said Saturday. The intensity might have been just a hair different.That is Kershaw at his sarcastic best, of course. He said he had fun with the rush of energy that came with closing out a series clincher, but is trying to distance himself from the memory quickly with the heavily favored Cubs up next.Kershaw feels that nobody remembers who finishes second, suggesting that his NLDS heroics will resonate more if he leads the Dodgers to a World Series title.In the Cubs, he will face a team he did not pitch against in the regular season, but one he knows well. He was the only Dodgers starter who did not pitch in the teams four-game series at Wrigley Field in the first half, and was on the disabled list when the Cubs came to Los Angeles in late August.He knows all about the Cubs offensive acumen, though, and was poring over scouting reports Friday evening, even before he was officially named the Game 2 starter.The Cubs lineup is pretty solid, obviously, Kershaw said. They have some guys in there that had some pretty amazing seasons. They are the best team in baseball for a reason.I think the one thing that stands out with their offense is the on-base percentages of those guys. They are constantly working counts, getting into good hitters counts, getting on base. And that is something that is difficult for a starting pitcher.Kershaw started two games of the NLDS, in addition to his appearance in relief in Game 5. The three-time Cy Young Award winner did not earn a decision in any NLDS game, but the Dodgers won all three games in which he appeared.Kershaw will follow Kenta Maeda, who lasted four innings and gave up three earned runs in the 8-4 loss in Game 1.?The Dodgers also announced Saturday that left-hander Rich Hill will start in Game 3 when the series shifts to Dodger Stadium. Hill started Games 2 and 5 of the NLDS, giving up five runs on nine hits over seven combined innings.A potential starter for Game 4 could be 20-year-old rookie Julio Urias, who became the youngest Dodgers pitcher to ever appear in a postseason game when he made a relief appearance in Game 5 of the NLDS. Lebron James Shoes For Cheap . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Cheap Lebrons From China . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. 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Topics this week include quarterbacks who could be on the market in the coming offseason and how the demands that come with being an NFL coach can take a toll.Quarterback market watchAs holiday shoppers make out their shopping lists, NFL teams already have theirs waiting, especially at the eclectic quarterback position, where teams have any number of ways in which they can spend their money.The list of quarterbacks who could or will be available in the coming offseason is of a much higher profile than in the past, but each quarterback comes with his own questions. Still, the following is a list of QBs that teams such as the Bears, Jets, 49ers and others will be sifting through:Tony Romo, Dallas CowboysThough Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has no plans to move on from Romo, many people around the league believe Dallas will end up doing so. If and when it happens, the return on Romo might not be as great as expected.?A random sampling of general managers revealed that Dallas could probably get back some sort of mid- to late-round conditional pick for Romo. One general manager predicted that Dallas would get back a fifth-round pick that could improve to a fourth, and another general manager projected the Cowboys could possibly get back a conditional mid-round pick for Romo, which provides a snapshot of the type of compensation the Cowboys could get should Jones decide to deal him. Plus, theres this: The Jones family and Romo are so close that they are expected to work together to find a comfortable landing spot for him. And when Romo selects the team that hed like to go play for, the team will be resistant to surrender any more than it has to, knowing that Romo has identified that franchise as the place he wants to continue his career.Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ersKaepernick is fully expected to void his contract after the season, allowing him to hit the market. Last offseason, the two teams that were most interested in him were Cleveland and Denver. After talking with the Browns, Kaepernick balked at going to Cleveland. As for Denver, the 49ers declined to pay about $4 million of Kaepernicks 2016 base salary, wiping out any chance that a deal would happen. But now Kaepernick can pick where he wants to go, and his decision will be among the offseasons most documented.Jay Cutler, Chicago BearsFor the first time during his Chicago career, Cutler has no more guaranteed money left on his deal. Should the Bears decide to trade or release him, theyll take only a $2 million salary-cap hit, but also will clear up an additional $13 million in salary-cap space. Many around the league believe Cutler wont return to Chicago next season, so the real question is where he will surface.Mike Glennon, Tampa Bay BuccaneersArguably the most attractive true unrestricted free-agent QB available, Glennons name has come up in trade conversations and intrigued other teams before. But now that his contract is coming up, hell be able to leave Tampa and go to the team that provides the best opportunity. Glennon is this years Brock Osweiler, a player who is trying to parlay limited playing time into a big-time contract.Kirk Cousins, Washington RedskinsIt will cost Washington a lot to re-sign Cousins, whos on an expiring contract, but it will cost the Redskins even more not to get a deal done. Playing on a franchise tag, Cousins has leverage over Washington. Either Washington re-signs him to a monster-sized deal, or its forced to put the franchise tag on him again to the tune of $23.943 million. Its hard to imagine that one of those things doesnt occur and that Washington allows Cousins to hit the free-agent market. But his cost is rising. As Cousins shouted last Sunday night, How you like me now?Johnny Manziel, free agentManziel would still welcome the chance to play football again one day. There have been players who have turned around their lives and careers, and Manziel would like to do the same. The question is whether hell get the chance. It could start in Canada, where he would get a chance to impress teams and try to earn another opportunity.-- Adam SchefterChallenges of coachingArizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians?health scare?early Monday wasnt his first, just as Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiaks earlier this season wasnt.Coaching has its tremendous benefits and blessings, but it also has its occupational hhazards.ddddddddddddIt isnt a new story. It just gets refreshed every time an incident becomes public during the season.Its a great job, but stress and the challenges to your lifestyle have something to do with it, no question, said Dan Reeves, a 23-year head coach who is now retired. Theres no way you can say its not stressful. You worry about your family, you worry about players, you worry about people affected in the building, you worry about your staff and their families, and you do worry about the fans. Why? Fans are invested in the team, and when things go badly you feel like youve let them down, too.Reeves endured heart problems when he was 46 and 54, the latter occurring in 1998, when he underwent quadruple bypass surgery in December. He missed all of two regular-season games and returned to guide the Atlanta Falcons to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. Its something that Tom Landry, who was his mentor as well as h