Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- LOS ANGELES -- Jon Lester takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs against rookie Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of a tied NLCS. Lester won Game 1, allowing one run in six innings. Game starts 8:08 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- This sports year in Cleveland has been like no other. First, the Cavaliers ended the citys championship drought after 52 years. Now, the Indians are in the World Series for the first time since 1997.- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The NCAA accuses Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.- GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers, trying to get their passing game going with Aaron Rodgers, play the Bears in the NFLs oldest rivalry. Green Bay (3-2) faces a Chicago team that is 1-5 and coming off two tough losses. Game starts 8:25 p.m.- HOUSTON -- As much as Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis wishes otherwise, a decision on whether to allow his team to move to Las Vegas isnt likely to come soon. Thats not to say it wont happen.- MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx try to win back-to-back titles and match the WNBA record with their fourth championship, when they host the Los Angeles Sparks in the decisive Game 5 of the finals. Game starts 8 p.m.- BOISE, Idaho -- In the only Top 25 college football game Thursday night, No. 14 Boise State plays BYU. Game starts 10:15 p.m.- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Texas A&M quarterback Trevor Knight was a redshirt freshman for Oklahoma when he picked apart Alabamas defense in the 2013 Sugar Bowl. He faces the top-ranked Tide on Saturday.- The Cleveland Cavaliers know what it feels like to enter the season as Eastern Conference favorites. They begin this one with an entirely unfamiliar label -- defending champions.- PITTSBURGH -- The Penguins and Sharks meet four months removed from Pittsburghs victory over San Jose in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. The Penguins are off to a 2-1-1 start while the Sharks are 3-1. Game starts 7 p.m.- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Why arent more SEC basketball teams in the mens NCAA Tournament? The conferences coaches count the reasons: weak scheduling, backlash for football dominance, poor recruiting, coaching turnover.- NYON, Switzerland -- The Champions League final could be taken outside Europe, the new president of the European soccers governing body tells the AP.- SOELDEN, Austria -- Lara Gut, the first overall World Cup champion from Switzerland in more than two decades, begins her title defense Saturday. U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin could be her closest challenger. Colorado Rockies Gear . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. Fake Rockies Jerseys . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/ .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. Colorado Rockies Shirts . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Rockies Jerseys 2020 .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. CHICAGO -- Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu is active for their game against the Chicago Bulls after being sidelined by a left calf injury.Coach Terry Stotts says Aminu will be restricted to around 20 minutes Monday night depending on how it goes.Aminu starrted the first eight games of the season before he got hurt Nov.dddddddddddd 8 against Phoenix. He is averaging 6.4 points and 6.6 rebounds. ' ' '