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Marseille's new American owner, Frank McCourt, is moving quickly to make the ailing club competitive again.

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Justin Thomas had a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the CIMB Classic, staying within striking distance of the tournament record he set in winning the title here last year.

CHICAGO (AP) Fred Washington has been surrounded by numbers and cities for decades. Seasons full of ones and twos and zeroes. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Milwaukee, too.

The lefty continued his postseason dominance Thursday in Game 5 of the NLCS.

Wild Thing is warming up for the Indians.

Jon Lester pitched seven sharp innings, Addison Russell hit a tiebreaking homer and the Chicago Cubs moved one win from their first World Series trip in 71 years by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Thursday.

Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner in the third period Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Buffalo Sabres 2-1.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Marcus Peters has duped just about every quarterback he has faced into throwing an interception to him, whether it was Peyton Manning a year ago or Derek Carr just last weekend.

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions looked like they were headed down a familiar, disappointing path.

Alec Martinez, who saw one apparent goal disallowed, scored 1:20 into overtime as Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Thursday night.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery emerged as playmakers in the second half and the Green Bay Packers beat the offensively challenged Chicago Bears 26-10 on Thursday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The decision to pull the franchise tag offer on All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman appears to have backfired on general manager Dave Gettleman and the Carolina Panthers.

Victor Rask scored his third goal of the season to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game in a strong start to the season, defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Thursday night.

Carey Price eased back into action with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Eric Staal signed with the Minnesota Wild ready to prove his skills hadn't diminished despite slipping to 13 goals in 83 games last season.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Ezekiel Elliott had star potential the moment he was drafted by the Cowboys, a high pick at running back with the benefit of perhaps the NFL's best offensive line.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Chicago Bears have Pernell McPhee back at linebacker Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers.

Josh Brown's future with the New York Giants and possibly the NFL is in jeopardy after police released journal entries and emails in which the placekicker admitted that he repeatedly verbally and physically abused his former wife.