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LeBron James already locked up his immediate future this offseason, signing a three-year, $100 million extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Wednesday, he provided a glimpse of what his post-playing plans could look like.I feel like my brain, as far as the game of basketball, is unique, James said, appearing as a guest on the Open Run podcast, a show that recently partnered with the multimedia platform Uninterrupted, a company which James co-founded.I would love to continue to give my knowledge to the game. I would love to be a part of a franchise -- if not at the top. ... My dream is to actually own a team. I dont need to [be] fully hands-on. If Im fortunate enough to own a team, then Ill going to hire the best GM and president that I can. But I feel like I got a good eye for not only talent, because we all see a lot of talent, but the things that make the talent. The chemistry, what type of guy he is, his work ethic, his passion, the basketball I.Q. side of things. Because talent only goes so far.Even with the price of NBA teams on the rise after ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion in 2014, owning a team is an achievable aspiration for James. Counting the extension he signed this summer, James will have earned more than $270 million in player salary in his career. He also inked a lifetime contract extension with Nike last year worth more than $1 billion, according to his business partner Maverick Carter. Also, his annual income from endorsements, Nike included, totaled north of $50 million, according to Forbes.Michael Jordan is the only former NBA player that currently serves as the principal owner of a team. (Jordan owns the Charlotte Hornets.) Last season James said he was always kind of watching, Jordans run as a businessman for inspiration but stopped short of outright declaring that he intended to own a team. I mean, Ive positioned myself for a long time for whatever I want to do, if I want it, he said at the time.James referred to Jordan earlier this summer in a story reported by Sports Illustrateds Lee Jenkins, in which he told a group of campers what drives him as he enters into the 14th year of his storied career.My motivation, James said, is this ghost Im chasing. The ghost played in Chicago.Jordan, with six championships, six Finals MVP awards, five regular-season MVPs and the fourth-most points in NBA history, is widely considered to be the best basketball player of all time.James, with three championships, three Finals MVP awards, four regular-season MVPs and the 11th most points in history (and counting), also acknowledged his pursuit of Jordan on the podcast.I have to continue to stay focused on the job at hand for my guys. And for me to start thinking too much about what my legacy is, what this does for my legacy and things of that nature, it would be a disservice to my 14 guys who busted their ass for the last nine months to help us get to this point, James told co-hosts Jesse Williams and Stefan Marolachakis when asked what he thought when the Cavs were down 3-1 in the Finals before their dramatic comeback.But it does creep into the mind. I am a guy who is a perfectionist and wants to be the greatest of all time. So that creeps into my mind, but not where it oversteps what the main thing is.In the nearly 90-minute podcast, James touched on a variety of topics, revealing that he was watching the Eddie Murphy Raw stand-up special in the middle of the night after Game 4 of the Finals when he sent a group text message to his teammates, readying them for an improbable comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors to take the title.As for the Warriors, without specifically mentioning Kevin Durant, James offered his opinion about star players coming together to join the same team. James once joined Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, and now Durant has similarly joined his star power with that of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green for Golden State.You look at Fortune 500 companies and you look at great CEOs, they dont go hire a CFO thats [considered] 50th on the chain, James said. They go hire the No. 1 guy. They go hire the No. 1 guy. 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Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland.CHICAGO -- The Tampa Bay Rays helped White Sox pitcher Chris Sale match his best record, and they moved a step closer to one of their worst records in years.The Rays managed to hit the ball off Sale on Tuesday night, but couldnt match Chicagos explosive offense, falling 13-6 for their fifth straight defeat, allowing Sale (17-9) to match his career-best win total.The Rays have five games left in the season, and would need to win two of those to avoid their worst record since the 2007 season when they were 66-96.They will play two more against the White Sox, before finishing out the season with a three-game series at Texas.Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb (1-2) allowed eight runs and eight hits in three innings. But it was just Cobbs fifth start after coming back from Tommy John surgery following an injury that had kept him out since 2014, and Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said he was pleased with another step in a long comeback process for the pitcher.Its part of the lumps and growing pains of coming back, Cash said. Its been a long road back but ... him being healthy, thats what were most concerned about.Cobb said it obviously wasnt a good start, but had a similar outlook.I walked off the mound, felt a little upset about it, then got down in the dugout and realized Im healthy, and looked back on the entire journey of it, and feel fortunate to be in the situation Im in, he said. I think with an offseason, starting from scratch, building back up, getting rid of some bad habits, Ill get there.Cobbs ERA swelled to 8.59. The right-hander has given up 15 runs over 4 1/3 innings in his last two starts.Sale, on the other hand, finished the year in top form as he matched his best record since 2012, when he was 17-8. Sale started the season on a tear, but Tuesdays win was just his third since July 2.Sale allowed eight hits and three runs in seven innings, and struck out seven, retiring the last seven batters in Chicagos fourth straight win.I feel as good now as I ever have on a baseball field, physically, Sale said.ddddddddddddI think this year was the best overall, feeling strong at the end and still having more in the tank.The lefty had received three runs or fewer in eight of his last 12 starts, but run support was no issue this time.The White Sox hit Cobb right away, getting three runs in the first before they even made an out, culminating with Melky Cabreras two-run homer.Leury Garcia added a three-run shot in the third for the Sox. Garcia also tripled when Mikie Mahtook misplayed his liner to center in a two-run second. Tim Anderson added three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth off Chase Whitley, the 204th allowed by Tampa Bay this season.In all, the White Sox had 14 hits, eight for extra bases, as they again avoided clinching their fourth straight losing season.Ex-White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez had a two-run single in the second and Curt Casali led off the fourth with a homer for the Rays, who have scored 11 runs in five games.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (wrist) missed his second straight game since getting hit by a pitch. Kiermaier said there was still pain when swinging. Hopefully, another day will help, he said. ... Nick Franklin (hamstring) remained sidelined.White Sox: Eaton (hip) started for the first time since crashing into the wall while making a catch Friday in Cleveland. Im not going to give up a double for not feeling great, Eaton said of his hard-charging style. If its the wall we have here, I play the next day. It just happened that the wall was really hard.SALES NUMBERSSale, a five-time All-Star, has thrown a career-high 221 2/3 innings this season.QUERECUTOS FIRSTTampa Bay 2B Juniel Querecutos two-run triple in the ninth off Matt Albers was his first major league hit.UP NEXTRays rookie LHP Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65 ERA) makes his last start of the season Wednesday night against White Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 3.83). ' ' '