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PRO BASKETBALLWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama saluted the Cleveland Cavaliers for rallying to beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, giving the city its first pro sports title since 1964.Obama hosted the Cavs on the South Lawn of the White House, squeezing in another sports champion before he leaves office.Obama singled out several players for praise, but particularly focused on LeBron James, who won the Most Valuable Player award during the championship series.DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets filed a protest with the NBA over a call in the final second of a 108-107 loss in Memphis on Tuesday.The ball appeared to go off a Grizzlies player with 0.7 seconds remaining, but the ruling on the floor and a video review awarded possession to Memphis. Marc Gasol hit the game-winning shot on a tip-in.The Nuggets said the NBA released its final 2-minute officiating report and acknowledged an incorrect possession call. Denver coach Michael Malone says the best-case scenario would be to replay the last seven-tenths.The odds of that, though, are slim and none, Malone said.But its not without precedent. Atlanta and Miami replayed the final 51.9 seconds of their disputed game during the 2007-08 season.PRO FOOTBALLRENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman confirmed he was fined by the NFL for his hit on Buffalo kicker Dan Carpenter in Mondays game against the Bills.Sherman said he will not appeal the $9,115 fine. He was not penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play.BASEBALLATLANTA -- Former NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey and the Atlanta Braves agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract, adding a 42-year-old knuckleballer to a thin rotation as the team moves into a new ballpark.Dickeys agreement is subject to a successful physical. He would become the first of the 158 major league free agents to switch teams this offseason.Dickey had a career-high 20 wins in 2012, his final season with the New York Mets. He won the Cy Young Award and then was traded. The right-hander spent the last four years with the Toronto Blue Jays, going 10-15 with a 4.46 ERA in 2016.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Holliday became baseballs final free agent this offseason, formally leaving the St. Louis Cardinals when he and the team agreed to waive a provision in his contract that would have guaranteed his 2017 salary if he finishes among the top 10 in NL MVP voting.The 36-year-old outfielder certainly will not finish among the top 10 when voting is announced Nov. 17, so the move makes him a free agent one week earlier. He hit .246 with 20 homers and 62 RBI in 110 games, missing substantial time after his left thumb was broken when he was hit by a pitch on Aug. 11.At the start of the seasons last weekend, the Cardinals said they planned to decline Hollidays $17 million option for 2017. The seven-time All-Star still gets a $2 million buyout.SOCCERSAN JOSE, Calif. -- Christen Press had her fourth career hat trick by the 38th minute, Alex Morgan added two goals, and the U.S. womens national team routed Romania 8-1.NEW YORK -- Seattle forward Jordan Morris was voted Major League Soccers Rookie of the Year after scoring 12 goals in his first professional season.The 21-year-old made his national team debut two years ago while still at Stanford.Morris received an average of 45 percent of the vote in balloting by players, media and club management.He will miss Fridays World Cup qualifier against Mexico because of a hamstring injury.BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Memories of the biggest humiliation in Brazilian football and the return of Lionel Messi to Argentina were not enough to stop the five-time World Cup champions from beating their archrivals 3-0 in South American qualifying for the World Cup.There were no Brazilians in tears this time, unlike at the World Cup in 2014.The victory over Argentina extended Brazils successful streak under new coach Tite to five matches, giving the qualification leaders 24 points from 11 matches. Argentina has 16.GOLFPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Chris Kirk shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.Kirk had four birdies on each nine in his bogey-free round on Mayakobas Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. Ben Crane, Camilo Villegas and Gary Woodland were tied for second.MEXICO CITY -- Carlota Ciganda birdied three of the last six holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Sarah Jane Smith in the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational.Ciganda had a bogey-free opening round at Club de Golf Mexico. The Spaniard won last month in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour title.SUN CITY, South Africa -- Henrik Stenson shot a 3-under 69 in the Nedbank Golf Challenge, leaving the Swede a stroke back in his bid to wrap up the Race to Dubai title with a victory Sunday.Englands Ross Fisher, Chiles Felipe Aguilar and South Koreas Jeunghun Wang shot 68 at Gary Player Country Club.AUTO RACINGCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR driver Brian Scott plans to retire after next weeks season finale to spend more time with his family.Scott is 28 and has been racing at NASCARs national level since 2007. He has two young children.Albertsons Companies, Scotts longtime sponsor, said it would terminate its NASCAR program after the season. However, Richard Petty Motorsports plans to field the No. 44 that Scott drove with a new sponsor and another driver.Ultra Boost Uncaged Canada . 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They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display.(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays look to remain the hottest team in the American League as they take on the Texas Rangers in the final chapter of a four-game series at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Toronto won its fourth game in a row overall on Saturday and will be looking to achieve its first five-game winning streak since July of 2011 after its 6-1 victory on Saturday. The Blue Jays are now on the verge of their first four- game sweep of the Rangers in Arlington in the clubs 36-year history. Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus each slugged two-run homers to power Toronto to its game three win. Jose Bautista had gone hitless in eight plate appearances before going 2-for-4 to end his slump. The defending NL Cy Young Award-winning R.A. Dickey improved to 6-8 on the season as he surrendered just one run on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. Lind has gone 4-for-8 with three runs scored and the same number of RBI over his last two games to improve his batting average to .343. Rasmus has scored four times, homered twice and driven in five during that span. "To have a good year, everybody has to be contributing," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Now our pitching is starting to come together as well, and you have to ride that and play good baseball." Chien-Ming Wang is set to make his second start of the season after leaving much to be desired on Tuesday. The 33-yearr-old from Taiwan was granted a no- decision after allowing five earned runs on 10 hits over 7 1/3 innings against the White Sox.ddddddddddddAlthough his stat line was subpar, most of the damage came courtesy of a few mistakes that allowed Adam Dunn and Conor Gillaspie to go yard. The Rangers will turn the ball over to Derek Holland as they try to avoid their first six-game slide since April 2010. Holland gave up only three earned runs during the course of his three starts prior to his last outing, but the southpaw was pulled after only 4 1/3 innings against Cleveland on Tuesday. The Indians scored four runs and hit safely nine times, which resulted in Hollands third loss of 2013. Texas couldnt come up with the clutch hits it needed to compete on Saturday as it went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus and Lance Berkman all went hitless, finishing with a combined total of 11 left on base. "Its just simple baseball," manager Ron Washington said. "We need to get some base hits with runners in scoring position. We just havent been able to do that. Its not one part of the lineup, its up and down the lineup. The Rangers have gone 3-for-27 with runners in scoring position during their current skid and had a 14th consecutive game with 10 hits or less, the clubs longest stretch since going 15 straight to begin the 1988 season. ' ' '