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:- LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers turn the spotlight on Vin Scully, honoring the 88-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster in a pregame ceremony. Sandy Koufax will be among the celebrities on hand. Ceremony starts 9:30 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta (17-7) starts for the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs, who can clinch home-field advantage for the postseason with a win over St. Louis and a loss by Washington. Game starts 2:20 p.m.- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The more assets the Patriots lose this season, the better they seem to play. Not even one of the NFLs top defenses could slow a New England team that has barely missed a beat while off to a 3-0 start.- MIAMI -- Chris Bosh has failed his physical, meaning the Miami Heat will not clear him for training camp next week and casting serious doubt on his playing future, the AP is told.- GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Phil Jackson made a risky move when he traded for injury-prone Derrick Rose. Now the Knicks face the possibility of their point guards involvement in a rape trial in California during his first preseason with the team.- If youre watching a college football game this weekend, get comfortable -- it could take awhile. Major NCAA games last about 20 minute longer than NFL games. The reason? Length of halftime and different clock rules.- SALT LAKE CITY -- In Friday nights lone Top 25 college football game, No. 24 Utah hosts USC in its Pac-12 opener. The Trojans are trying to avoid a 1/3 start for the first time since 2001. Game starts 9 p.m.- Preview stories on four key college games Saturday: No. 8 Michigan State-No. 11 Wisconsin; No. 10 Texas A&M-No. 17 Arkansas; No. 12 Georgia-No. 23 Mississippi; and No. 14 Tennessee-No. 19 Florida.- ATLANTA -- Dustin Johnson is part of a three-way tie for the lead going into the second round of the Tour Championship. The U.S. Open champion is joined at the top by Hideki Matsuyama and Kevin Chappell.- ATLANTA -- The U.S. Ryder Cup team is sending mixed signals by waiting until five days before the matches to make the last captains pick.- LOUDON, N.H. -- The NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship shifts into New Hampshire for the second race of the playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. clinched a berth in the round of 12 by winning last week at Chicagoland.- TORONTO -- Led by Team North America, the return of the World Cup of Hockey is delivering on the NHLs promise of quality play. 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