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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:- CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer didnt get out of the first inning of his last start when his pinkie wouldnt stop bleeding. The right-hander will try to give the Indians a 2-0 lead in the World Series as they host the Chicago Cubs, blanked in their first Series game since 1945. Game starts 7:08 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred talks before Game 2.- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Survivors and first responders of the Pulse nightclub shooting will be honored before the Orlando Magics season opener, and the 49 victims of the mass shooting will be remembered in an elaborate pregame tribute.- FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Dak Prescott and Philadelphias Carson Wentz enjoyed a week together at the Senior Bowl, likely not considering they might soon be rival rookie quarterbacks starting a key NFC East game. Through distinctly different circumstances, they will meet Sunday night.- Pro Picks is slumping. The last two weeks, weve looked like the Browns, which means lots of losses. Maybe Week 8 will bring us some prosperity.- Ohio State fans need to root for Michigan. Seriously. The Buckeyes loss last Saturday to Penn State has created this somewhat uncomfortable situation for their fans to have to root for their most intense rival for tiebreaker purposes in the Big Ten East.- With Baylor and West Virginia still undefeated before the first CFP rankings, there could still be playoff hopes for the Big 12. And could there be a potential path for two-loss Oklahoma to get back in contention for a return to the playoff?- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Across the Southeastern Conference, players like Alabamas Eddie Jackson weigh the benefits and risks of leaving school early after each season. And theres not always a right or wrong answer to whether they should stay or go, even with hindsight.- Four ACC teams rank 8th to 11th nationally in FBS total defense with Clemson, Louisville and Virginia Tech ranked and thinking about winning the conference. Several other schools have been impressive as well, helping to show the conference is about more than dynamic quarterbacks such as Louisvilles Lamar Jackson and Clemsons Deshaun Watson.- Season previews for mens basketball teams in the Big 12, Pac-12.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a four-year Final Four drought, the Atlantic Coast Conference is building off a strong two-year run of postseason success that includes winning one national title, playing for another and posting three Final Four teams. Now its up to the league to prove it can keep that roll going, including when it comes to deepening its roster of NCAA Tournament bids.- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Yes, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took a 29-point beating at home on opening night at the hands of Kawhi Leonard and San Antonio. And it might be the best start the Warriors could have asked for as they find themselves before hitting the road where they certainly will now be villains instead of fan favorites.- SHANGHAI -- The eve of the final World Golf Championship of the year was a reminder to Rory McIlroy that golf is up for grabs, different from the days when Tiger Woods ruled these WGC events -- and golf.- SINGAPORE -- Svetlana Kuznetsova closes in on a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Finals, beating Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Kuznetsova will qualify if Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Garbine Muguruza in the second match. 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He increased repetitions in practice. He had guys shoot while tired and winded and with some team accountability at stake. He even considered bringing in a sports psychologist.I didnt want it to become more mental than it already was, White said Tuesday.So he waited until the offseason.Over the summer, White brought in renowned sports psychologist Spencer Wood to work with the Gators.If you can train your mind, use different methods to understand how to stay in that place -- whatever that place is for you or whatever that trigger word is for you -- or get you back into that place of calm, or confident, those type things, I think it can help you with the rest of your game as well, said White, whos in his second season in Gainesville.So far, its made a noticeable difference for Florida (2-0), which plays St. Bonaventure (1-0) in Lakeland on Thursday night.After ranking 323rd (out of 346 NCAA teams) from the foul line last season, shooting a meager 64.7 percent, Florida is up to 78.6 percent so far this season. Two games are hardly enough of a sample size to make White a believer, but he wants to think there is improvement.You hope that moving forward we can be in the same mindset, White said. Im not sure its fixed. I dont want to sit here and think were a great free throw shooting team. But what weve seen the first two games is what weve been in practice. You want that to continue, of course. Our guys are in a pretty good place.White said feedback was positive, especially from center John Egbunu, point guard Kasey Hill and forward Justin Leon. Egbunu (53.2 percent), Hill (53.8) and Leon (46.2) were among Floridas worst foul shooters last season. All three are above 70 percent through two games.ddddddddddddLeon said Wood worked with players to find their hype meter on a scale of 1 to 10, telling them they needed to play defense at a more frantic pace than offense, especially at the line.He gave me a lot of different breathing patterns, Leon added. So thats really been working for me. ... Its good to see it impact the game. That means the stuff weve been doing is working, and it shows weve taken the time to put the effort in the gym.Woods resume includes a number of college and professional teams. He worked with the Gators previously, getting invited by former Florida coach Billy Donovan before the 2010 season and helping that team deal with the psychological aspects of trying to get back to the NCAA tournament after a two-year absence. The Gators, led by Chandler Parsons, Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker, returned to the tournament.White blamed free throw shooting for his team missing the NCAA tournament last season. The Gators blew several leads, failing to put teams away late from the line, and had double-digit misses in 10 games.The Gators look considerably more confident this season. If not for newcomer Canyon Barry missing three of his first four underhanded free throws in the opener because of nerves, the Gators would have shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in both games.Very nice, very nice, White said. Knock on wood we continue shooting it this way. We have in practice. We just hope we continue to see that carry over. You can see it [in] their body languages, a little more confident at the foul line. ... Its a big factor for us. It kept up out of the NCAA tournament last year, single-handedly, and hopefully this year we continue shooting like this. ' ' '