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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:- CHASKA, Minn. -- The United States tries to avoid its longest losing streak when the Ryder Cup begins at Hazeltine against a European team with six rookies. The U.S. has lost eight of the last Ryder Cups.- Wild-card races: AL: Orioles (at Yankees); Blue Jays (at Red Sox); Tigers (at Braves); Mariners (vs. Athletics). NL: Mets (at Phillies); Cardinals (vs. Pirates); Giants (vs. Dodgers).- SAN DIEGO -- Dick Enbergs broadcasting career has spanned five decades and included pretty much every big event there was. Now 81, he will retire after calling his final game for the San Diego Padres on Sunday in Arizona.- SEATTLE -- In Friday nights lone game involving the Top 25, No. 7 Stanford plays, with the winner immediately becoming the favorite in the Pac-12 North.- Stories on three key college football games Saturday: No. 3 Louisville at No. 5 Clemson; No. 8 Wisconsin at No. 4 Michigan; and No. 11 Tennessee at No. 25 Georgia.- COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Southern Conference will keep four league championships in North Carolina despite the NCAA and the ACC withdrawing championships because of the state law restricting rights of LGBT people.- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two men who helped integrate college basketball are back at Vanderbilt to discuss their uneasy journey at a school with a sometimes painful history.- CINCINNATI -- The defense got better with linebacker Vontaze Burfict back. Now the Bengals (2-2) need to fix their problems on offense, which start with their inability to get much when theyre close to the goal line.- DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase shook up his lineup for Thursdays game at Cincinnati and still lost. So now what?- DOVER, Del. -- Jimmie Johnson knows how quickly a Chase spot can slip away. He lost his at Dover last year and hopes to avoid a repeat at the track this weekend.- NHL conference previews: The Capitals, Penguins, Lightning and Panthers look to be the class of the East. In the West, a slew of teams -- notably the Sharks -- have a shot at making the Stanley Cup finals.- TORONTO -- The World Cup of Hockey will be return, without a doubt, after a 12-year break. It is much less certain whether NHL players will be participating in the 2018 Olympics.- SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After years of searching for a new home, the Sacramento Kings are set to open a new venue that raises the bar of what an arena can be.- Game 2 of two WNBA conference finals: Phoenix at Minnesota (8 p.m.) and Chicago at Los Angeles (10 p.m.).Fake USA Soccer Jerseys . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. USA Soccer Jerseys 2019 . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/ . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. Stitched USA Soccer Jerseys . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. USA Soccer Shirts . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off.TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The only title Alabama likely has on the line this week is of the statewide variety, and thats typically more than enough.The top-ranked Crimson Tide enters Saturdays Iron Bowl against No. 16 Auburn with its spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game already reserved. Since the only other unbeaten team in the Top 25 is No. 14 Western Michigan, a win probably isnt even mandatory to make the playoffs.That doesnt diminish the games meaning to Tide players and fans.It might have been cool to look at from the outside, but from the inside its still going to be a highly contested game and definitely a lot on the line for both teams, Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen said. Its still an important game for us.This one seemed destined to have the Western Division title and playoff hopes potentially on the line for both teams, just like the 2013 game the Tigers won on a 109-yard return of a missed field goal. Auburns loss to Georgia two weeks ago diminished the big-picture stakes somewhat.The game between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan has clearly usurped the pre-eminent role in terms of national title implications.Alabamas just trying to remain above the fray that has swept up every other Power-5 conference contender along the way with at least one loss. The Tide, meanwhile, has skated along to 23 consecutive wins.Alabama (11-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 1 CFP) enters the week as a 17-1/2-point favorite over the Tigers (8-3, 5-2, No. 15), who may be without injured quarterback Sean White and tailback Kamryn Pettway.The next one for `Bama is against No. 13 Florida in Atlanta for the SEC title.Thats for folks outside tthe team to talk about, mostly.ddddddddddddWe dont really worry about hype too much, Alabama tailback Damien Harris said. We just worry about doing whatever we have to do to be the better team.The Tide might have gotten jolted awake after a game against FCS Chattanooga that was still 14-3 after 40 minutes before winding up a 31-3 victory . It left coach Nick Saban telling a TV interviewer at halftime that he was embarrassed by the performance.Even a defense that hasnt given up a touchdown in nine-plus quarters was disappointed with its effort.We didnt play good that last game, linebacker Ryan Anderson said. It felt like we gave up 21 points last game. I was embarrassed.Center Bradley Bozeman called the performance kind of a wake-up call for us.Thats not typically needed leading up to the Alabama-Auburn game.Game notesOffensive linemen Korren Kirven and Cam Robinson are better than w