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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Monday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- The phrase locker-room talk has entered the vocabulary of the presidential campaign. Who knows better of such things than pro athletes themselves? Some of them are telling Donald Trump to cut it out.- Three MLB playoff games, with Cleveland and Chicago in position to sweep their division series: Indians (up 2-0) at Red Sox (6:08 p.m.); Cubs (up 2-0) at Giants (9:38 p.m.); and Nationals (tied 1-1) at Dodgers (4:08 p.m.).- WASHINGTON -- Managers arent always saving their best for last in these playoffs. Closers have taken the mound for five-out saves and are entering even as early as the fifth inning.- The AP releases its Top 25 college football rankings. The poll is coming out one day later than usual because of a game delayed by Hurricane Matthew. For release at 12:30 p.m.- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama is racking up sacks, scoring defensive touchdowns galore and leading the nation in run defense. The Tide is also giving up a fair amount of passing yards -- perhaps the price for its attacking style.- CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson is halfway through the season without a blemish. The Tigers know there is still much to do as they go for a second straight ACC title and trip to the College Football Playoffs.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Derek Anderson starts at quarterback in place of injured Cam Newton for the Panthers when they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carolina has lost two straight. Game starts 8:30 p.m.- OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens, coming off a 16-10 loss to Washington, fire Marc Trestman as offensive coordinator and replace him with quarterbacks coach Marty Mornhingweg.- EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The early return on the emergency trade that Minnesota made for quarterback Sam Bradford couldnt have been better. The Vikings enter their bye week at 5-0 and the NFLs only unbeaten team.- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos have big questions entering a short work week. Will coach Gary Kubiak be OK after being taken to the hospital? Will Trevor Siemians bruised shoulder be better by Thursday nights game at San Diego?- Sidney Crosby tops any list of NHL players to watch this season, which starts Tuesday. Also keep an eye on youngsters Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews and potential free agents Brent Burns and Ben Bishop.- CONCORD, N.C. -- NASCAR did the best it possibly could after a nearly washed-out weekend in Charlotte. The playoff race is tight, and Jimmie Johnson suddenly has a record-tying seventh championship in reach.- MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at home last year before going on to win their third championship. They face a stiffer test this time, down 1-0 to a Los Angeles Sparks team loaded with stars.- GENEVA -- The Netherlands faces France to highlight a nine-game schedule of World Cup qualifying in Europe. Portugal plays at the Faeroe Islands, which is unbeaten and looking to copy North Atlantic neighbor Icelands recent surge. Fake Diamondbacks Jerseys . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. Arizona Diamondbacks Pro Shop . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. Diamondbacks Jerseys China . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Custom Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker.CHICAGO -- Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season. The Bears say the number will be retired at halftime of their Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Dec. 9, a fitting tribute for a player who revolutionized the tight end position with his passs-catching ability and later coached the 1985 team to the Super Bowl championship.dddddddddddd In a statement, he calls it "a tremendous honour" and says hes "very humbled by it." Chairman George McCaskey says Ditka "embodies the spirit of everything the Bears are about." ' ' '