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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Tuesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- SAN FRANCISCO -- John Lackey is on the mound for the Chicago Cubs, who try again to reach the NL Championship Series after losing 6-5 in 13 innings to the Giants in Game 3. Game starts 8:40 p.m.- LOS ANGELES -- The Washington Nationals, yet to win a postseason series, can make the NLCS with a Game 4 victory over Los Angeles. Game 1 winner Clayton Kershaw starts for the Dodgers on short rest. Game starts 5:05 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Terry Francona has made all the right moves this season for the Indians. Clevelands manager was never better than during a three-game sweep of Boston that sends the Indians into the ALCS for the first time since 2007.- BOSTON -- After providing so many huge hits for the Red Sox, winning three World Series titles and becoming a beloved figure in Boston, David Ortiz closes his 20-year career with the Fenway Park chanting Thank you, Pa-pi!- ATLANTA -- Brian Snitker will return as manager of the Braves in 2017. Atlanta finished last in the NL East but won 20 of its final 30 games.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- They made it to the Super Bowl last season. Now everything is fast unraveling for the Carolina Panthers, who are 1-4 and in danger of not making the playoffs.- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos, coming off their first loss, are without coach Gary Kubiak but hoping quarterback Trevor Siemian, tight end Virgil Green and tackle Donald Stephenson can play Thursday night at San Diego.- PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles tackle Lane Johnson is suspended for 10 games for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. This is his second suspension and one more would cost him two years.- CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The Penguins raise their fourth Stanley Cup banner Thursday night at their season opener, but theyll do it without Sidney Crosby. The two-time MVP again has a concussion and is out indefinitely.- Connor McDavid dazzled during the World Cup of Hockey and reminded people he might be one of the best players in the NHL at just 19. His season with the Edmonton Oilers begins Wednesday night.- The challenge for Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson as he chases the Heisman Trophy is to maintain front-runner status while playing games that will not be drawing much attention.- MINNEAPOLIS -- The Los Angeles Sparks play the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Los Angeles won the opener of the best-of-five series 78-76. Game starts 8 p.m.- ROME -- Romes bid for the 2024 Olympics is over, with Italys Olympic committee yielding because of staunch opposition from the citys mayor and city council. Three candidates remain: Los Angeles; Paris; Budapest, Hungary.- MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin says exemptions for banned drugs for therapeutic reasons give an unfair advantage. The Russian president suggests that athletes who use them should be excluded from major competitions.- CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Joel Berry II might have been North Carolinas best guard for the final month or so of last season. Now hes the guy in charge in the backcourt for a team with aspirations of making it back to the Final Four. . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. NASSAU, Bahamas -- Comparisons to legends are rarely fair, and comparisons to a legend that dominated this weeks news cycle and handed over the trophy as tournament host are even less so.And yet, there was Hideki Matsuyama, just minutes removed from winning the Hero World Challenge for his fourth worldwide title in his past five starts, trying to deflect any comparison to the winning ways Tiger Woods once brought to the game.Im not even close to being mentioned in the same sentence as Tiger, he acknowledged through an interpreter, but I am working hard and hopefully, little by little, Ill get better and better.Lets not lose the plot here: Matsuyama isnt the next Woods, wont be the next Woods and shouldnt be held to the standard of serving as the next Woods. That goes not only for him, but each of the games elite 20-something players -- from Rory McIlroy to Jordan Spieth to Jason Day.Its noteworthy, though, that Matsuyama has joined those players and others on the list of guys who can at least put on a pretty strong Tiger impersonation on any given week.He entered Sundays round leading by a whopping 7 strokes, and while many observers will only recall Woods dominance during his prime years, there were plenty of occasions when he simply played final-round defense, parlaying a wide 54-hole margin into a victory that looked relatively close on the final leaderboard, but not on the course.Matsuyama isnt that type of finisher -- nobody is -- which might explain his final-round, 1-over 73 that relied on a brilliant chip shot from behind the 18th green to save par in order to secure the 2-stroke triumph over Henrik Stenson.Already a three-time PGA Tour champion at age 24, including last months WGC-HSBC Champions tournament -- Matsuyama is learning to win right before our eyes.It undoubtedly has something to do with an increased comfort level while playing on the U.S.-based circuit. Ever since a 27th-place finish as an amateur at the Masters Tournament five years ago, Matsuyama has often been followed by a large media contingent from his native Japan. Even without a language barrier, hes preternaturally shy, previously unaccustomed to being the centeer of attention.ddddddddddddAs one Japanese reporter said during his Memorial Tournament victory two years ago, He doesnt speak much English, but he doesnt speak much Japanese, either.There has been a learning curve in living in that spotlight.When I first turned pro and came to the PGA Tour, the Japanese media would ask me questions after every round, whether I played good or bad, he said. At first, it was difficult for me and I felt a lot of pressure, but then I learned that talking with the media is just part of my job as a professional golfer. Once I realized that, it became easier and I didnt feel that pressure.His responses to questions about himself and the state of his game are much like those of any other elite-level golfer these days. He doesnt allow much, but says all the right things.On perhaps already being the greatest golfer from Japan: Theres been some great golfers in Japan. Just to name a few, Jumbo Ozaki, Isao Aoki, Shigeki Maruyama, Tsuneyuki Nakajima. And to be able to follow in their footsteps is a great honor. And then to come to the PGA Tour and learn from really the best golfers in the world, its really helped my game. Im grateful for all of their help. But to answer your question, Im not the greatest golfer from Japan.On whether he expected to win so many events in such a short time: Im very surprised at these last five events and I just hope I can keep it going.On trying to win his first major championship: Starting next week, all my focus and preparation will be for the Masters. Hopefully, along the way I can play well on the PGA Tour, but the Masters is my next goal.Matsuyama told a little story after his Sunday win, too. The first time he ever watched Woods was that 1997 Masters victory. He was 5 years old then, and he videotaped the broadcast so he could watch it over and over.Hes certainly not the next Tiger Woods. Nobody is. But the way Matsuyama has been winning -- and the way he won this tournament on Sunday -- certainly served as a reminder of the guy who handed him the trophy. ' ' ' |
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