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COLLEGE FOOTBALLNEW YORK -- Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is a Heisman Trophy finalist for the second consecutive season, joining Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers and Oklahoma teammates Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook.The award will be presented Saturday in New York.Watson finished third in last years voting, won by Alabama running back Derrick Henry.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Alabama senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy given annually to the nations best college defensive player. Allen was selected over four other finalists, including Crimson Tide teammate Reuben Foster.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Jeff Brohm is leaving Western Kentucky to take the head coaching job at Purdue.Brohm replaces Darrell Hazell, who was fired after winning just nine games in 3 1/2 seasons. Gerad Parker took over on an interim basis halfway through last season and went 0-6.Brohm, a former Louisville quarterback, went 30-10 in three seasons at Western Kentucky and has led the Hilltoppers to bowl bids all three seasons.BASEBALLSAN FRANCISCO -- Free-agent closer Mark Melancon and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a $62 million, four-year contract, pending a physical.Its the richest contract ever for a closer, topping Jonathan Papelbons $50 million, four-year deal with the Phillies from 2012-15, and the average annual value tops Mariano Riveras $15 million with the New York Yankees from 2011-12.Melancon gets a full no-trade clause and the chance to opt out after the first two years. The right-hander had 47 saves last season with Pittsburgh and Washington.LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers re-signed free-agent pitcher Rich Hill to a $48 million, three-year contract after he went 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts with the team he joined at the trade deadline.The 36-year-old left-hander was acquired from Oakland on Aug. 1. Hill went 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in three postseason starts for the NL West champion Dodgers. He has a 38-28 career record with a 4.10 ERA in 221 games over 12 major league seasons.Hill was 12-5 with a 2.12 ERA in 20 starts for the Dodgers and As last season.HOUSTON -- Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros finalized a $16 million, one-year contract.Beltran turns 40 in April. He hit a combined .295 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI last season for the New York Yankees and Texas. The switch-hitter split his time as a designated hitter and right fielder, playing 151 games.Beltran is a nine-time All-Star and has hit .323 with 16 homers and 41 RBI in 55 postseason games. He spent the last half of the 2004 season with the Astros and hit a postseason record-tying eight home runs.In 19 seasons, Beltran is a career .281 hitter with 421 home runs and 1,536 RBI.TORONTO -- The Blue Jays signed utilityman Steve Pearce to a two-year, $12.5 million contract, a move that could spell the end of Edwin Encarnacions tenure in Toronto. Pearce hit .288 with 13 home runs in 85 games for Tampa Bay and Baltimore last season.OXON HILL, Md. -- The Boston Red Sox exercised the 2018 option on manager John Farrells contract.Farrell won the World Series in his first season running the Red Sox in 2013 and led them back to the playoffs last season. He is 339-309 over four seasons in Boston.COLLEGE BASKETBALLReigning national champion Villanova is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 mens college basketball poll for the second time in school history.The Wildcats (8-0), who were No. 1 for three weeks in February last season, moved up one spot from last week with 57 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.UCLA (9-0), which beat No. 1 Kentucky 97-92 on Saturday, jumped from 11th to second with two first-place votes. Kentucky, which dropped to sixth, had been No. 1 for the past two weeks.WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALLUConn is back in a familiar spot, No. 1 in the poll.The Huskies (7-0) passed Notre Dame (8-0) for the top position in The Associated Press womens basketball poll, barely edging the Irish by two points. The rivals will face each other on Wednesday in South Bend, Indiana.PRO FOOTBALLLAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears placed quarterback Jay Cutler on injured reserve because of a season-ending right shoulder injury.PRO BASKETBALLCHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls suspended Rajon Rondo for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to conduct detrimental to the team.The 30-year-old point guard has been disciplined several times during his 11 NBA seasons.Chicago lost 112-110.CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have made other arrangements for players who do not want to stay at a New York hotel branded by President-elect Donald Trump.LeBron James and several teammates have decided not to stay at Trump Soho in lower Manhattan this week. The Cavs have booked rooms at the luxury hotel for two days -- the team will play the Knicks on Wednesday.SOCCERASUNCION, Paraguay -- The Brazilian club Chapecoense, which lost most of its players in a plane crash last week, has been awarded the Copa Sudamericana championship by the governing body of South American soccer.In a statement, CONMEBOL said it awarded the title as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal crash that leaves our sport in mourning.Nineteen of Chapecoenses players were killed in the crash just outside Medellin, Colombia, as the team headed to the first of two matches against Colombian club Atletico Nacional to determine the champion of the Copa Sudamericana -- Latin Americas No. 2 club tournament.As the winner, Chapecoense qualifies automatically for next seasons Copa Libertadores, the continents top tournament.GENEVA -- Sepp Blatter lost his appeal of a six-year ban by FIFA.The former FIFA president, banned for approving a $2 million payment to Michel Platini in 2011, said he will accept the decision. He could have pursued a further appeal at Switzerlands supreme court.AUTO RACINGPARIS -- The French Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2018 after a 10-year absence. The worlds oldest grand prix was first held in 1906 but was dropped from the calendar in 2008 because of financial issues.Nike Air Max 270 Outlet .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Clearance Nike Air Max 270 . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal. https://www.cheapnikeairmax270china.us/ .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Nike Air Max 270 From China .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Fake Nike Air Max 270 . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.LOS ANGELES -- Keep the champagne on ice and the ski goggles on the shelf. The Dodgers were left waiting to clinch their fourth consecutive NL West title.They certainly did their part.Clayton Kershaw scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings, Josh Reddick slugged a grand slam in the seventh and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 14-1 on Saturday night to reduce its magic number to one with its fourth straight win.The Dodgers just didnt get any help from the Padres.San Diego rallied from 6-0 down but then lost at home to San Francisco 9-6 in 10 innings. The final outs were shown on the video board at Dodger Stadium, with fans booing when the Giants won.They gave us a lot of hope there, Kershaw said of the Padres comeback. But well wait until tomorrow.Los Angeles is on the brink of becoming the first team to win four straight NL West titles. The last NL club to claim four division titles in a row was the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the NL East from 2007-11.The Dodgers can wrap up the title Sunday with a victory in Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scullys final home game before he retires next weekend.Its always sweeter to clinch at home, rookie manager Dave Roberts said, adding it would be only fitting with Scully watching from his fifth-floor booth.Kershaw (12-3) struck out six and walked none to improve to 8-1 at home. The left-hander has been solid since coming off the disabled list after a herniated disk last month.Physically, I feel really good, he said. Just a little bit inconsistent with some things, sliders that didnt quite get where I wanted to go.Chad Bettis (13-8) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, struck out three and walked four. The right-hander has been having one of his best seasons, with career highs in wins, starts (31) and innings (179 1/3), but he struggled from the second inning on and fell to 6-6 on the road.It was pretty embarrassing, Bettis said. I tried to set the tone early but my pitches were coming back over the plate.The Dodgers led 4-0 in the second on Joc Pedersons two-run single, a fielders choice groundout by Corey Seager and Justin Turners RBI single. Turner reached base five times, going 3 for 3, with two runs and two walks.Los Angeles tacked on two runs in the fourth to make it 6-0. Pederson scored on left fielder Ryan Raburns error and Turner singled to drive in his second run.Reddick, who went 3 for 4, added an RBI single in the sixth and Adrian Gonnzalez had a two-run single in the seventh, extending the lead to 10-0.dddddddddddd Reddicks grand slam came with two outs in the seventh, making it 14-0.Rookie Pat Valaika, from nearby Valencia, hit his first major league homer in the eighth off Jesse Chavez for Colorados run.There is thunder in that bat, Colorado manager Walt Weiss said.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers: LHP Rich Hill was scratched from his Sunday start out of concern for a blister that forced him to miss a month earlier in the season and caused him to leave a perfect game after seven innings on Sept. 11. Hell be replaced by RHP Brandon McCarthy. Hill will start either next Saturday or Sunday at San Francisco. ... LHP Scott Kazmir is receiving treatment for rib and chest spasms that forced him out of Saturday nights game after one inning. The team doesnt know if or when he will make another start. ... Kershaw will start either Friday or Saturday at San Francisco.CATCHING FIREReddick is red-hot this month, batting .397 with five doubles, two homers and eight RBI in eight games after struggling last month.August was a mixture of bad luck and bad swings, he said.KERSHAW AT THE PLATEKnown as a good hitter, Kershaw helped himself with a two-out RBI single in the fifth, extended the Dodgers lead to 7-0.OOPSRockies catcher Tony Wolters lost track of how many outs there were in the sixth. With Adrian Gonzalez at bat, Justin Turner took off for second base. Gonzalez struck out swinging, Wolters stood up and started walking off the field only to have Turner steal second with two outs. The Dodgers went on to score a run before the inning ended.TRANSISTOR TIMESome Dodgers fans brought radios to the game in a throwback salute to Scully, who credits the transistor as the single greatest break of his 67-year career. In 1958, when the Dodgers moved west and played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, fans toted radios to hear Scully describe the players and action that was too far away to see well in the vast stadium.UP NEXTRockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (5-6, 3.58 ERA) makes his seventh start on the road, where he is 0-4 with a 5.10 ERA. The rookie has beaten the Dodgers twice this season, but hasnt won that second victory over them on Aug. 31.Dodgers: McCarthy (2-2, 3.63) comes off a month-long stint on the disabled list with right hip stiffness. ' ' '