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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:- CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are headed to their second straight NLCS. This time, theyre hoping for a different result. The Cubs, with the best record in the majors and a championship drought dating to 1908, will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers or Washington Nationals, after scoring four runs in the ninth inning Tuesday to knock out the San Francisco Giants in a thrilling division series.- WASHINGTON -- After the Los Angeles Dodgers started Clayton Kershaw on short rest to stay alive in the NL Division Series, the Washington Nationals are glad to have Cy Young Award candidate Max Scherzer on the mound for Thursdays deciding Game 5 at home. A showdown with the Chicago Cubs is at stake.- Going on the road on a short week against a division rival is usually a challenge for most teams. For the Denver Broncos, it is extra difficult this week. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Broncos will be without head coach Gary Kubiak when they go on the road to face the reeling San Diego Chargers on Thursday night.- SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Making the switch at quarterback Blaine Gabbert to Colin Kaepernick wont dramatically change the offense for the San Francisco 49ers. The hope for the Niners is it will change results.- Big games for sure. But must wins? Far from it. If No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State are going to lose this season, this would be an excellent week to do so.- GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Southeastern Conference could have a record number of first-round picks in the 2017 NFL draft. Yes, its early and the big event is still six months away. But with mock drafts being updated weekly, its becoming clear that the SEC is loaded with top NFL talent. There might even be more than ever before.- CLEMSON, S.C. -- North Carolina State is looking to turn the Atlantic Coast Conference from a runaway into a free-for-all. Halfway through the season, powerhouse No. 3 Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC) is a heavy favorite for a second straight ACC title and berth in College Football Playoffs. But the Tigers path back, starting with North Carolina State (4-1, 1-0) on Saturday, is crowded with ACC speed bumps -- both in the Atlantic and Coastal divisions.- CHICAGO -- NHL MVP Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks take on Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues in the season opener for each team. St. Louis eliminated Chicago in seven games in the first round of the playoffs last season. Game starts 8 p.m.- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The defending Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks open the season against the rival Los Angeles Kings. Game starts 10:30 p.m.- ARLINGTON, Va. -- Itll sting a little bit for the Washington Capitals to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins raise the Stanley Cup banner to the rafters in their season opener Thursday night. The Capitals have been the visitors on banner night before, but this is different since the Penguins beat them in the playoffs on the way to the Cup.- New Orleans loses a game, and the Pelicans lose Anthony Davis as well. Davis sprains an ankle in a preseason loss to the Houston Rockets in China, though early indications suggest there isnt much cause for concern.- NAPA, Calif. -- Two weeks after a Ryder Cup victory where Phil Mickelson had the most at stake, he plays in the Safeway Open and tries to win something on his own. Buy Air Max 97 Australia . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Cheap Air Max 97 Sale . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. http://www.airmax97cheapaustralia.com/ .com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim for their third three-game winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the United Center. Cheap Air Max 97 Online . LUCIE, Fla. Air Max 97 Clearance . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Mexican fencer Paola Pliego has been cleared of alleged doping charges after a second test ordered by the International Fencing Federation revealed no presence of a prohibited substance. The initial test came back positive and she was banned from the Rio Olympics.According to a report by Mexican magazine Proceso, the IFF asked for a second test to find whether Pliego had actually taken modafinil -- a stimulant used to treat narcolepsy.Pliego was considered a medal contender for Rio after winning bronze in the team sabre competition in June at the Pan American Fencing Championships in Panama. She won bronze in the individual event in 2015.After testing positive after the Panama competition, Pliego gave an emotional press conference on July 31 denying she taken any banned substances.According to Mexicos National Control Laboratory -- which is under the National Physical Culture and Sports Commission (known as CONADE by its Spanish acronym) and accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency -- Pliegos first test had detected 540 nanograms of the substance in her system.A second test conducted by Hans Geyer, a doctor based in Cologne, Germany, came back negative for modafinil.ddddddddddddGeyer stated that a different method was needed to test for the substance, and WADA asked CONADE to send the original urine sample to his lab in Germany.I will not allow this cloud, which I want to leave behind, to end my sporting career, Pliego said in a statement released on her Twitter account. I will pick myself up and will fight to recover all that I lost and that was unjustifiably taken from me.My goal now is to only win an Olympic medal for Mexico and to give the country that I love and proudly represent that joy.The IFF notified Pliego of the result on Sept. 12 and decided to drop anti-doping sanctions against her.?Paola must wait 42 days from Sept. 12 because CONADE can appeal the findings.Pliego said during the July press conference that she suffers from asthma and takes the supplement manganese, which, if combined with modafinil, could have been fatal. ' ' '