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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- CHICAGO -- The Cubs can go to their first World Series since 1945 with a Game 6 victory over the Dodgers in the NLCS. Kyle Hendricks starts for Chicago against Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw. Game starts 8 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Just 22 and in only his second full season in the majors, Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor gets to showcase his immense talent in the World Series.- Three key college football games: No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama (3:30 p.m.); No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Auburn (6 p.m.); and No. 23 Mississippi at No. 25 LSU (9 p.m.).- The Minnesota Vikings, the NFLs last undefeated team, will have ex-Eagle Sam Bradford at quarterback when they play at Philadelphia on Sunday. Philadelphia has lost two straight since its bye.- TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Drivers jockey for a strong starting position for the final race of the second round of NASCARs playoffs. Four drivers will be eliminated from the Chase field during Talladega qualifying. Qualifying starts 4 p.m.- AUSTIN, Texas -- Formula One, looking to build more U.S. interest, will likely sell more than 250,000 tickets this weekend. But many fans are there for reasons other than F1 -- they want to hear Usher and Taylor Swift.- SOELDEN, Austria -- Lara Gut of Switzerland begins defense of her overall World Cup title by dominating the season-opening giant slalom. U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin finishes second for the second straight year.- SINGAPORE -- Madison Keys is ranked No. 7 and the first American apart from Serena and Venus Williams to earn a berth at the WTA Finals in more than a decade. The season-ending tournament begins next week.- BEIJING -- Marcello Lippi, who coached Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, is hired as Chinas national coach. The move underlines Chinas commitment to becoming a force in world soccer.- AMMAN, Jordan -- FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the U-17 Womens World Cup in Jordan shows that the sport is not only confined to some parts of the world. Air Max 95 Store . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Air Force 1 Outlet Store . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. http://www.discountaustraliashoes.com/cheap-vans-fake.html . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Discount Air Max 90 Australia . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Air Max 97 Australia . PAUL, Minn. Ravens franchise kicker Justin Tucker has grown frustrated enough with negotiations that he is vowing not to re-sign with Baltimore after this season if the two sides do not have a long-term deal in place by Fridays 4 p.m. ET deadline.Justins disillusioned with the process right now and the Ravens position with him on his contract, Tuckers agent, Rob Roche, said Thursday. If we dont get a long-term deal done by Friday, Justin will not entertain offers from [the] Ravens after the season.There was hope of progress recently. However, that hope dissipated Thursday, when the Ravens provided Tucker with an offer that actually paid him less than their prior offers and less than Mason Crosby of the Packers.The franchise tag for kickers this season is $4.5 million, which Tucker would be playing for if the two sides are unable to get a long-term deal done by Friday. But based on how events go between now and Fridays 4 p.m. ET deadline, it could turn out to be the last year Tucker is contractually tied to Baltimore. The Ravens could keep Tucker in 2017 if they sign him again. A second tag would roughly cost the Ravens $5.4 million.Tucker, the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history, received the Ravens franchise tag Feb. 26 and signed it March 4.Baltimore has a history of using the tag to extend negotiations. Before Tucker, the past four pllayers (cornerback Chris McAlister in 2003, linebacker Terrell Suggs in 08, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata in 11, running back Ray Rice in 12) tagged by Baltimore signed long-term deals after receiving the tag.dddddddddddducker, 26, has converted 87.8 percent of his career field goals, which ranks second to only Dallas Dan Bailey (90.6 percent) in NFL history. Tuckers 130 field goals and 529 points since entering the NFL in 2012 are second only to the Patriots Stephen Gostkowski (135 field goals, 618 points) in that span. However, Tucker is coming off the roughest season of his four-year career, converting a personal-low 82.5 percent of his field goals.He had a decisive kick in overtime or with no time remaining in regulation in three of the Ravens five wins last season. He also connected on 12 of his last 13 field goals (92.3 percent), and his touchback percentage on kickoffs (85.1 percent) was second in the NFL.Tucker, who went undrafted, never received a signing bonus as a rookie and made minimums in 2012 ($390,000), 13 ($480,000) and 14 ($570,000). He was a restricted free agent last season who got a second-round tender at $2.356 million.ESPN Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley contributed to this report. ' ' '