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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- NEW YORK -- U.S. swimmer James Feigen apologized for the serious distraction he and three teammates caused at a gas station during the Rio Olympics, saying he omitted facts in his statement to police. SENT: 250 words, photos.- The Southern California teams of the mid-2000s were part of one of the finest college football dynasties ever seen. Arguably the sports coolest as well. In the 80-year history of The Associated Press college football poll, no team has had a longer uninterrupted run at No. 1 than coach Pete Carrolls Trojans. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 2 p.m.- FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- So much more is at stake than $69 million in prize and bonus money during the FedEx Cup. The Barclays is the first postseason event, the start of deciding Ryder Cup teams and who gets voted player of the year. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 4 p.m.- NEW YORK -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal say they plan to play doubles together when the Laver Cup debuts next year. With a combined 31 major titles, Federer and Nadal have committed to the inaugural event, which is an attempt to create a tennis version of golfs Ryder Cup. SENT: 130 words.- Madison Keys is ranked in the top 10 in the world, a Grand Slam semifinalist who just played for an Olympic bronze medal and has earned career prize money of well over $4 million. At 21, she feels both young and wise. SENT: 740 words, photos.- FRISCO, Texas -- Cowboys rookie QB Dak Prescott shrugs off skeptics who suggest his impressive start is in meaningless preseason games against basic defenses. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 5 p.m.- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick has repeated throughout training camp that the priority at quarterback has been getting Jimmy Garoppolo ready for the regular-season. Fridays third preseason game at Carolina is as close to a dry run as the third-year quarterback will get. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 6 p.m.- SEATTLE -- Former Japanese league teammates Masahiro Tanaka and Hisashi Iwakuma face off when the Yankees visit the Mariners. Theyve already pitched against each other once this season, when Tanakas Yankees got a 4-3 victory in New York in April. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 3:40 p.m.- TAMPA, Fla. -- Red Sox righty Rick Porcello (17-3, 3.22) can become the majors first 18-game winner when Boston plays at Tampa Bay. Porcello already has a career high for victories and is tied with Torontos J.A. Happ for the majors lead. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 7:10 p.m.- In this era of up-tempo offenses, quarterbacks have more and more responsibilities, which puts them at risk of sustaining the type of injury that can alter a teams season in a matter of moments. Ohio States 2014 national title and the rash of early-season quarterback injuries across the nation last year emphasize the necessity of having an effective backup plan. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 7 p.m.- FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State already has a national reputation with five straight Football Championship Subdivision titles and regular appearances on ESPNs popular pregame show. So why do they need to schedule top-tier programs like Oregon, Iowa and Colorado? Theres more than the payday involved. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Tom Owen Jersey . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Willie McGinest Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. http://www.custompatriotsjersey.com/custom-leo-nomellini-jersey-large-1281f.html . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Larry Allen Jersey . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. Matt Cassel Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx were backed into a corner after a Game 1 loss on their home floor to the star-studded Los Angeles Sparks.No time to panic for this battle-tested group. The defending champions know just how to respond.Maya Moore had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Lynx even the WNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 79-60 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night.This team bounces back well. We cant stay down for too long, Moore said. And Im a part of that. I wanted to bring that energy and thats what I took on myself personally today.Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 15 boards and Minnesota held Los Angeles to 32.9 percent shooting to bounce back from a last-second loss in Game 1. Seimone Augustus scored 14 points and Minnesota dominated on the glass, 46-32, to pull away.We played like this game was more important to them than it was to us and thats unfortunate, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. You dont get these opportunities often, so you have to play like you might not get this game back.Nneka Ogwumike had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Sparks, who head back home for the next two games in the best-of-five series. Candace Parker was quiet with six points on 3-for-12 shooting and the Sparks missed 17 of 20 3-pointers.The Lynx are trying to become the first back-to-back champions in the league since the Sparks repeated in 2002. A win in this series would also give Minnesota its fourth championship, which would tie the Lynx with the Houston Comets for most in league history.Last year the Lynx lost Game 1 at Target Center to the Indiana Fever, but rebounded to win that series in five games. But they know they face an even more capable challenger this year.We know what we needed to do, Augustus said. We watched the entire footage from Game 1 and saw where we made mistakes.Neither team led by more than five points during an air-tight Game 1 that Los Angeles won at the buzzer on a jumper from Alana Beard. The first 16 minutes of Game 2 were just as competitive, but Moore and the Lynx seized control in the final four minutes of the second quarter.After going scoreless in the firstt half of Game 1, Moore got rolling during a 17-3 blitz to close the period.dddddddddddd She hit two 3s and a layup, then picked Parkers pocket and heaved a three-quarter length outlet to a streaking Lindsay Whalen for a three-point play and a 37-25 lead.Moore had 12 points in the first half and the Lynx took much better care of the ball after coughing it up 11 times in the first half of Game 1.The Sparks made things interesting with a 14-0 run in the third quarter that made the score 44-41, but Augustus and Moore took over in the fourth to turn back the charge.I think it had a lot to do with our effort, Ogwumike said. Not to say that we dont want it. But you get tired and muddled and youre not focusing on what youre doing, a lot of times confusion can seep in. And I think thats what happened.MVP DISAPPEARS: Ogwumike, the league MVP, scored just two points in the final period, and took just six shots in the entire game. Its a hard job. (Our post players) made it look easy, but its not, Moore said. Shes such an explosive player.REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE: The Lynx parlayed their edge on the glass into a 17-7 advantage in second-chance points. They shot a pedestrian 45 percent from the field, but had 13 offensive rebounds to create more opportunities. When the ball went up on the glass and a shot was taken on either end, they outworked us, Agler said.QUOTABLE: Now I know how Shaq felt in the NBA, -- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the physical play on Fowles in the paint.RECORD RATING: The WNBA instituted a new playoff format this year that seeded teams based on record, not geography. It resulted in the two best teams during the regular season meeting in the finals despite both playing in the Western Conference. Game 1 drew an average audience of 597,000, the most-watched Game 1 ever on ABC, the network announced on Tuesday. It peaked with 693,000 viewers and was the most-watched Game 1 since 1998 broadcast across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.UP NEXT: Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles. ' ' '