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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. 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Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. https://www.cheapducks.com/ . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Todd Ewen Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Brendan Guhle Jersey .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win.CHICAGO -- Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau got a loud ovation during pregame introductions before his first game back in Chicago, and his Timberwolves made it a triumphant return.Zach LaVine scored 24 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23 and Minnesota rallied to beat the Bulls 99-94 on Tuesday night.The Timberwolves wiped out a 21-point deficit and got Thibodeau a victory in his first game in Chicago since the Bulls fired him in an acrimonious split in 2015.There were far more great times than there were real problem times, Thibodeau said. In the end, it didnt end great, but most of the time things were good. Im proud of what our team did. I loved being here and thats how I look at it.Gorgui Dieng and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 16 points, and the Timberwolves snapped a four-game losing streak.Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 27 points, and Robin Lopez added 14. But the Bulls continued a pattern of letdowns against losing teams, this time falling to one that came in tied for the NBAs worst record. And, of course, they lost to their former coach.There wasnt really any emotions, it was just about trying to get a win, Chicagos Taj Gibson said. Trying to keep them down. Thats a struggling team.That wasnt what the Timberwolves expected when they hired Thibodeau. After all, the Bulls went 255-139 and made the playoffs in all five of his seasons, including a run to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals with MVP Derrick Rose leading the way.I know what these guys are doing in there, Thibodeau said. I know what Im doing in there. And thats all that matters. If were doing each and everything you can do every day, thats all that matter.BIG RALLYThe Timberwolves looked like they were going to get blown out, down 38-22 after the first quarter and trailing by 21 in the second. Instead, they closed the half on a 22-5 run to pull within four.Minnesota was leading 91-87 in the games closing minutes when Butler threw down an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Dwyane Wade in transition and nailed a fadeaway jumper off a steal to tie it with 1:34 remaining.ddddddddddddWiggins then hit a pullup jumper and LaVine scored on a reverse layup to make it 95-91 with 52 seconds left.Wade picked up two technical fouls and was ejected with 14.1 seconds left after his driving layup was blocked by LaVine. Butler also got called for a foul on the play.It all led to Ricky Rubio hitting two technical free throws and LaVine making two foul shots to make it 99-91, sealing the win for Minnesota.It was frustration and I told the truth, so I got kicked out, Wade said.QUOTABLEI feel like were good enough to have those results. Weve been in every game. We were winning or really close throughout almost every game that weve played, so it shows that record could be flipped. There are a lot of games we should have won. -- LaVine on the Timberwolves expectations.TIP-INSTimberwolves: The Timberwolves had allowed at least 100 points in nine straight games. ... The 38 points were the most the Timberwolves allowed in the first quarter this season. That also matched a season high for any quarter. ... Nemanja Bjelica played nine minutes after missing the previous two games because of a sore right ankle.Bulls: Chicago is 5-6 against teams with losing records. ... G Rajon Rondo sat out the game because of a sprained right ankle after landing awkwardly near the end of practice on Monday. ... Coach Fred Hoiberg said G Michael Carter-Williams has a pretty important doctors appointment on Friday that could determine if he returns from left wrist and left knee injuries next week. He has been sidelined since Oct. 31.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Houston on Saturday.Bulls: Visit Milwaukee on Thursday. ' ' '