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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:- CHICAGO -- Party on, Chicago. The Cubs celebrate their first division title since they also won the NL Central in 2008. They clinched when St. Louis lost at San Francisco late Thursday night, but they plan to toast the crown after Fridays game against Milwaukee. By Jay Cohen. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.- CANTON, Ohio -- The inclusion of former NFL safety and convicted rapist Darren Sharper on this years list of Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees has created a national outcry. SENT: 300 words. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State supporters and former players begin a two-day salute to mark the late Joe Paternos first game, an anniversary that comes with controversy because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 5 p.m. Updates from 7 p.m. event with former players.- RALEIGH, N.C. -- Now that North Carolina has lost its NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference championship events for this year, some other states face potential challenges in the organizations fight for discrimination-free environments. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.- SONOMA, Calif. -- Team Penske has yet another shot at the IndyCar championship -- the title that seems to slip away more times than the organization can lock one up. But this time, its a given: Either Simon Pagenaud of Will Power will win the championship for Penske in Sundays season finale. UPCOMING. 700 words, photos by 8 p.m.- JOLIET, Ill. -- Asked what drivers worry him as he seeks a second straight Sprint Cup title, Kyle Busch named Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. Both belong to smaller teams that get engines from major ones, and its starting to bug the big boys. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 7 p.m.- LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- President Vladimir Putin says that while Russia disapproves of the hack of medical files of Olympic athletes, their findings should attract public attention. SENT: 200 words.- ARLINGTON, Texas -- Canelo Alvarez gears up for his fight against Liam Smith while battling accusations that hes ducking Gennady Golovkin. The fight is Saturday night at the $1.2 billion home of the NFLs Dallas Cowboys. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 6 p.m.- NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 14 Oklahoma hosts No. 3 Ohio State in a game that could have major playoff implications. OSUs J.T. Barrett and OUs Baker Mayfield square off in duel of Heisman contenders. UPCOMING: 550 words, photos.- OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze says beating Alabama isnt just about having a great plan or possessing physical talent. The coach said players have to believe they can win the game. And when it comes to that, the Rebels should be just fine considering theyve won two straight over the Tide. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.- LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska coach Mike Riley didnt expect to see Oregon again once he left Oregon State. But he will Saturday, and he welcomes the challenge to measure his Cornhuskers progress against the No. 22 Ducks. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No. 10 Louisville knows a lot is at stake when it hosts No. 2 Florida State in Saturdays ACC showdown. The winner has a chance to seize early control of the Atlantic Division, and the Cardinals hope to boost their championship prospects. UPCOMING. 700 words, photos.- The Minnesota Vikings are getting settled in their new home, with the first regular-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday night against rival Green Bay, and theyre expecting the $1.1 billion translucent building to be a significant advantage for them with 66,000 roaring fans packing the place all fall. The roof is expected to amplify the crowd noise just as much as the old Metrodome, if not more. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 2 p.m.- Heading into the second full week of the fantasy football season, its important to not overreact too much to the opening games. One full slate is not enough to establish pure trends yet. Heres what to watch and plan for in Week 2. SENT: 900 words, photos.- PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and Tom Watson open play in the PGA Tour Champions Nature Valley First Tee Open. UPCOMING: 400 words by 11 p.m.- EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- South Koreans In Gee Chun and Sung Hyun Park share the lead entering the second round of the Evian Championship. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Shoes Canada Online Cheap . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Shoes Canada Free Shipping . 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Felix Hernandez surrendered a grand slam in his shortest outing of the season when the fading Seattle Mariners needed their ace to end a losing streak.Now theyll go home looking to stay in the AL wild-card race after a three-game sweep by Texas essentially ended their hopes of winning the AL West.Weve just got to go out there and play with everybody and show people who we are, Hernandez said after giving up Carlos Gomezs grand slam in the Rangers 14-1 romp Wednesday. Weve got some good pitching here to win games. Just got to have fun.The Mariners, losers of five straight and now 11 1/2 behind the Rangers in the AL West, will be at least four games back in the wild card when they face the Los Angeles Angels on Friday to start a homestand that includes four more games with Texas.The Mariners went 1-6 on a trip that started at the Chicago White Sox after finishing a homestand with two straight losses to the Yankees.We have bounced back all year, manager Scott Servais said. We need to pick it up, no doubt. Its been a rough trip. Guys are down a little bit and rightfully so. Off day tomorrow, well come back and bring the energy that we need to have to get out and play.Rougned Odor followed his game-ending shot Tuesday night with two more homers Wednesday, giving him a team-leading 27 for the season.Odor tied a career high with five RBI and Adrian Beltre and Ryan Rua also homered as the Rangers tied their season high with five homers. Texas (80-54) moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with a fifth straight win going into a three-game home series against second-place Houston.The Rangers matched the 1999 and 2012 Texas teams as the fastest to reach 80 wins.So far the body of work speaks for itself, Texas manager Jeff Banister said. We still have some work to do.Martin Perez (9-10) pitched six shutout innings despite giving up seven hits and three walks. Kyle Seager hit his 25th homer for Seattlle in the eighth against Tony Barnette.ddddddddddddernandez (9-5) matched a season high by allowing six runs, coming out after four innings in his first loss since May 27. He was trying to finish 5-0 in August.Gomez hit a soaring fly ball about a dozen rows above the 14-foot wall in left field for his second grand slam this season and a 6-0 lead in the fourth. The other slam also was against Seattle on July 17 when he was still with Astros.Odor had a two-run shot for a 10-0 lead in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. On Tuesday, his two-run homer in the ninth gave Texas an 8-7 win.Beltres 25th homer of the season was a two-run shot in the fifth.CAMINERO EJECTIONSeattle reliever Arquimedes Caminero was ejected after hitting Texas Elvis Andrus with a pitch in the seventh. Caminero hit Andrus in the ribs with a high 98 mph fastball two batters after allowing Odors two-run homer. In the second inning, Andrus ran into Mariners first baseman Dae-Ho Lee while running out a groundball. Andrus tried to apologize, but Lee, who had three hits, didnt look pleased.Caminero was ejected May 24 while with Pittsburgh after hitting two Arizona batters in the head.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: DH Nelson Cruz missed his second straight game with a nerve issue in his left hand that affects his grip on the bat. Servais said he was responding to medication and should be in the lineup Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners are off Thursday. ... Servais said he expects LHP James Paxton to make his next start after he ripped a fingernail Tuesday.UP NEXTBoth teams are off Thursday. Seattle LHP Ariel Miranda (1-1, 4.98 ERA) will open a home series against the Angels on Friday night. Texas RHP A.J. Griffin (6-3, 4.39) gets the opener of a home series against Houston, which has won 10 of 12. ' ' '