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.). Buy Nike Shoes Online Nz . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. Cheap Nike Shoes Online Nz . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. http://www.discountnikeshoesnz.com/ . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. 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Western Sydney goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne admits the Wanderers have a bone to pick with defending premiers Adelaide in their A-League grand final rematch on Friday.The Wanderers return to Adelaide for the first time since being edged 3-1 by the Reds in the leagues decider last year to finish runners-up for the third time in four years.Coupled with last weeks disastrous derby defeat to Sydney FC, Redmayne, who wore the gloves in the grand final defeat in May, says the team have a statement to make this weekend.(Weve) got a bit of a point to prove, Redmayne said on Tuesday.Its still a sour note, the grand final. But collectively weve just got to stick together, make those one, two percenters better, and make it count on the weekend.The Wanderers will be without Spanish import Aritz Borda following his automatic one-game suspension for his red card against the Sky Blues.However, they do get skippper Nikolai Topor-Stanley back as a key inclusion in a defensive line that conceded four second-half goals against their bitter rivals.ddddddddddddopors a rock at the back. Hes a welcome inclusion to the squad, Redmayne said.The 27-year-old also had a message for supporters who light flares at games after another incident at ANZ Stadium last weekend.Football Federation Australia on Monday issued the club with a show-cause notice that extended threats of a three-point deduction for fan misbehaviour until the end of the season.We dont support that in any way. Its sad that a select few bring down the name for the best part of 62,000. Its disappointing. We dont support it, he said.Thats what we work towards every single week. Itd be hugely disappointing to lose points. ' ' '