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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer (20-8) starts for the Washington Nationals against the Dodgers in a win-or-go-home Game 5 to decide their NL Division Series. Los Angeles goes with Rich Hill. Game starts 8:08 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- The Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians await Friday nights start of the ALCS. They met seven times during the season, games marked by all sorts of drama.- CHICAGO -- Longtime Cubs fans understand the fear of failure. But their young fans know little of the torment of billy goat curses and botched plays. They are simply confident a World Series title is within reach.- PITTSBURGH -- The Penguins will raise their fourth Stanley Cup banner before their season opener against the Washington Capitals. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely with a concussion. Game starts 8 p.m.- BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Canadiens and Sabres meet in a season opener in which two key players are sidelined. Montreal goaltender Carey Price has the flu; Buffalo center Jack Eichel has a sprained ankle.- SAN DIEGO -- With Gary Kubiak ordered to stay home because of his migraine condition, Joe DeCamillis will coach the Denver Broncos (4-1) against Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers (1-4). Game starts 8:25 p.m.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Panthers hope Cam Newton will practice again Thursday and be ready for Sundays game against New Orleans after missing last weeks game with a concussion.- HOUSTON -- Jadeveon Clowney, the top pick in the 2014 draft, has shaken off two years of injuries to become one of the Houston Texans most consistent players this season.- NAPA, Calif. -- Phil Mickelson plays a domestic event in the fall for the first time in nearly a decade when a new PGA Tour season begins at the Safeway Open. Tiger Woods withdrew Monday, saying his game was vulnerable.- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville coach Bobby Petrino isnt concerned about possible rust during a bye week. His No. 7 Cardinals play a home game Friday night against Duke.- Only two Big Ten players rank among the top 25 rushers in the nation, yet five teams from the conference are running for more than 200 yards a game and the leagues rushing average is up significantly.- MANCHESTER, England -- Tyson Furys woes since becoming heavyweight champion escalate when the British fighter relinquishes his titles, and his license is suspended over drug use and medical issues.- LOS ANGELES -- The Sparks return to Los Angeles tied 1-1 with the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. But theyll need a better effort from Candace Parker on Friday in Game 3 of the best-of-five series.- LAWRENCE, Kan. -- With its core back from last years Big 12 title team and the arrival of potential No. 1 draft pick Josh Jackson, Kansas has its eye on its first national basketball title since 2008.- LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky awaits a new basketball season and is overflowing with frontline talent and an outstanding freshman class highlighted by Bam Adebayo and Sacha Killeya-Jones.Air Max Sneakers On Sale .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Cheap Air Max 90 Free Shipping . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. http://www.airmaxsneakersonsale.com/cheap-air-max-270.html . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Cheap Air Max 200 Mens . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. Cheap Air Max 720 Mens . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club.It was a dramatic opening Sunday in the NFL, but perhaps the most entertaining game of the day happened in New Orleans. There, the Oakland Raiders scored a touchdown with 47 seconds left to put them down by one -- and went for the two-point conversion.I was thinking that were here to win; lets win it right now, coach Jack Del Rio said.Win his team did, beating the New Orleans Saints 35-34. But Del Rio surely would have come under consideration had Derek Carrs pass to Michael Crabtree been incomplete. So we ask ...As Stats & Info pointed out, in this instance ESPNs win probability model estimated the Raiders would have had a 51 percent chance to win if they kicked the extra point, and only 44 percent going for two.dddddddddddd That said, Stats & Info also mentioned that the Raiders had made a two-point conversion earlier in the quarter, and might have seen vulnerability in the Saints defense.Per Stats & Info, the Raiders are the first team to score a go-ahead two-point conversion in the final minute of the fourth quarter since the Broncos did it against the San Diego Chargers in Week 2 of the 2008 season. ' ' '