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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. A full Olympic Digest has been sent. All times EDT:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Michael Phelps goes for his fifth gold medal of the Rio Olympics in the 100-meter butterfly, while Katie Ledecky is a huge favorite to wrap up her games with a fourth gold in the 800 freestyle. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Finals start 9 p.m.- NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to play his final game for the New York Yankees, who plan to release the 41-year-old, 14-time All-Star after the game. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Ceremony starts 6:50 p.m. Game starts 7:30 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pushed hard by Australia in its previous game, the U.S. Olympic mens basketball team looks to move to 4-0 in pool play when it plays Serbia. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 6 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Track and field begins, with a world record by Ethiopias Almaz Ayana in the womens 10,000. Medals also are up for grabs in the mens 20K race walk and womens shot put. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Night session starts 8:30 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Stray bullets flying at venues, muggings, suspicious packages, a shattered bus window and an Olympic security officer shot dead in a favela. All of which has unnerved some Olympic visitors and athletes in Rio even as Brazilians take it all in stride and say the crime-ridden streets of the city seem more secure. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 6 p.m.- NFL preseason games: Vikings-Bengals (7 p.m.); Dolphins-Giants (7 p.m.); Lions-Steelers (7 p.m.); Browns-Packers (8 p.m.); Raiders-Cardinals (10 p.m.)- Previews of all teams in the SEC, ACC, Pac-12, Big Ten conferences. SENT: 600 words, photos.- Conference previews for the MAC, Sun Belt, American Athletic and C-USA conferences. Each preview has been SENT: 700 words, photos.- WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Indians catching prospect Francisco Mejia is approaching Joe DiMaggio status with his hitting streak. At 48 games, Mejia of the Single-A Lynchburg Hillcats has the longest hitting streak since 1954. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 12 p.m.- PHILADELPHIA -- OK, rook, go out there in the two-minute drill and show us what you can do in your first NFL action. That was Carson Wentzs initial introduction to a pro football game. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos, by 7 p.m.- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Second round of the US Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.- SILVIS, Ill. -- Andrew Loupe topped the leaderboard entering the second day of the PGA Tours rain-delayed John Deere Classic. UPCOMING: 500 words by 9 p.m. Cheap Shoes Ireland From China . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Cheap Shoes Ireland . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. http://www.shoesoutletireland.com/ . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Discount Shoes Ireland . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Wholesale Shoes Ireland . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Stanford marching band has been temporarily suspended through next spring after a panel found repeated violations of school policies.The punishment announced Friday comes after the band was barred from performing at away games during the 2015-16 season for violating policies on sexual harassment, alcohol, controlled substances and hazing.Stanford University officiials tell the Mercury News (http://bayareane.dddddddddddd.ws/2gMyGm9) the band will be reconstituted under a new music director.The band was booed off the field during the Rose Bowl halftime show earlier this year after offending some fans with its performance. ' ' '