Watch the commercial for the 2015 College Football Playoff starring Ohio State's coach.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "Repeat is not the conversation," Urban Meyer said Monday when a reporter dropped the word repeat in a question about this Ohio State football season.

Repeat is not the conversation. Talk of defending a title is the kind of thing that will shut down a line of questioning with some Ohio State players. The main goal of this offseason and preseason camp, according to many Buckeyes, is to ignore what happened last year.

That idea has even impressed some. Bruce Judson, a pledge to Ohio State's 2017 recruiting class, said he liked the Buckeyes acting like they hadn't just won a title.

"They came out fresh. Everyone stopped talking about it," Judson said. "It's like they don't even have their (rings) anymore."

Take that knowledge into this College Football Playoff commercial from ESPN featuring Meyer talking as some nightmare-inducing scenes of rival college mascots fill the screen.

"Get ready. They're gonna try to take what's ours," Meyer says.

Also, when you see the marching Harbaughs in the video:

 

Did anyone else think of this?

 

Get updates from today's practice and availability.

BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns are back at it on Saturday. Training camp continues as the team prepares to head to Rochester for joint practices with the Bills.

Practice is open to the public. However, all tickets for training camp practices have been distributed. Practice runs from 10:35 a.m. until 12:25 p.m. with coach and player availability after.

The high is expected to be 84 degrees with rain possible. Temperatures will start in the mid-70s during practice and hit low 80s by the time practice is over.

Get updates from Day 12 of camp here from Browns reporters Mary Kay Cabot and Tom Reed, among others. I'll also be tweeting updates throughout practice.

Tweets from https://twitter.com/clevelanddotcom/lists/browns-training-camp

The Cleveland Browns made a quarterback coach coach in hopes that Johnny Manziel would be held more accountable. Is it working?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Browns head coach Mike Pettine said one of the reasons he fired quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains was that Johnny Manziel wasn't held accountable last season.

"What we did not do a good enough job here [last year], not nearly a good enough job, is holding [Manziel] accountable, even when he wasn't the guy," Pettine told Sports Illustrated. "That's the main reason why I made the switch at the QB coach position."

Sounds like "we" became "him."

* Presumably the Browns are doing a better job of holding Manziel and other young players accountable. One way to do that might be not to start any of them in games with the playoffs still on the line.

The way the Browns did with Manziel against the Bengals at home last season. Pretty sure that decision was made above Loggains' pay scale.

* The Loggains-Manziel relationship was odd from the start. You know the history of "let's wreck this league." Beyond that, when Loggains spoke of Manziel it sounded like he was fawning over the Beatles, not talking about an undersized rookie.

* You hope the Browns have learned a lesson. They still come off a little too bent on propping up Manziel with talk of him having good "mental" days and pointing out that he called his own play in an exhibition game.

But if inside the building they're pushing for more, that's always more important than what's said outside the building. Unless a QB coach puts a player in the cross hairs by sharing a private message about tearing up the league.

Come to think of it, Loggains is lucky he didn't get replaced the day after the draft instead of what happened: Pettine making him wear a visor with the words "I'm a dummy."

* Marcus Mariota threw 186 consecutive training camp passes without an interception. Then in the span of nine plays against another team (Atlanta), he threw an interception and had a fumble returned for touchdown.

Mariota rallied to lead a scoring drive. Reporters will no doubt rally to once again overreact to what happens in practice.

* "Man, you all put so much stock in the 'no turnover camp' for him, we kind of thought it was funny," said backup quarterback Zach Mettenberger.

Glad we could lighten the mood.

* If Manziel ever goes 186 training camp throws without an interception, let's agree to not make a big deal out of it.

Beyond the commissioned statue I mean.

* Michael Jordan says he would've beaten LeBron James one-on-one. Jordan guessed correctly that James would not agree.

James says, "Oh, I take myself. For sure. I mean, I'm going to take myself verses anybody. I'll tell you one thing -- they're going to have to have a few wheelchairs and a couple ambulances there to get us off the floor."

I think he meant because they'd go after each other so hard, not because Jordan is 52.

* Based on what he's asking contract-wise from the Cavs, Tristan Thompson believes he could beat Jordan and LeBron one-on-two.

* Thompson is really just doing what any of us would attempt to do: trying to get the best possible compensation package after doing good work. (Don't get any ideas, You Said It contributors, about hiring Rich Paul or Mark Termini to help secure better YSI prizes. I said "good work.")

* James reiterated the importance of signing Thompson, saying he makes the Cavs a "more dangerous" team. But he also lauded the front office for doing "a great job."

I'll say it again. The two sides need each other too much not to get it done.

And now you're no doubt reminded why you come to this column for insight you can't find anywhere else.

* Jordan, by the way, is in court trying to protect his brand against defunct Dominick's Finer Foods, which ran his image with a steak coupon ad in 2009.

With Jordan going into the Hall of Fame, the ad included the line: "Michael Jordan ... You are a cut above."

Who could stand for such denigration?

* Brandon Weeden fumbled a snap in an exhibition game and then slapped at the ball instead of falling on it.

I miss that guy.

* Geno Smith can recover from a broken jaw suffered in a locker room fight with linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali. What will be harder to recover from is the fact that some teammates have privately said he had it coming.

* NFL scouts get hammered for missing on prospects. But according to USA Today, the scouting report on Enemkpali coming out of Louisiana Tech was dead on:

"Flashes shock and violence in his punch. ... Keeps battling to the quarterback."

* Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan immediately signed Enemkpali.

Because he's Rex Ryan.

* And because Rob Ryan wasn't in a position to beat him to it.

* Tiger Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship. That's three straight missed cuts in majors.

Whistling Straits wasn't his kind of course because it requires players to drive the ball straight to score. The problem is nobody knows what kind of course truly fits Woods right now in his current search for a repeatable and trustworthy swing.

You said Little Met. I didn't.

* J.J. Watt's training diet consists of 9,000 calories.

Or what sportswriters call Happy Hour.

With an injured left wrist that required surgery last August, Elliott guessed this week that he threw maybe one stiff-arm all of last season, no more than two. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Watch Ezekiel Elliott's highlights from high school and his highlights from Ohio State's playoff run last season and you see much of the same thing.

A recognition of a hole and the ability to slip through it quickly. Speed to pull away from defenders in a body that's also big enough to break tackles. An ability to put his foot in the ground and change direction on an outside run (though he reversed field against slower competition in high school more than he can now).

But there was something missing last season, something you see in two early runs in the high school video at the bottom of this story. 

No stiff-arms.

How can Elliott chase the Heisman Trophy, which is a guy throwing a stiff-arm, if he's not able to do it himself? Well, he can do it now.

* Could Elliott run for 3,000 yards? What?

With an injured left wrist that required surgery last August, Elliott guessed this week that he threw maybe one stiff-arm all of last season, no more than two.

"No deadly blows," Elliott said. "I didn't have the strength and it was painful."

That was a sacrifice in his game.

"That was probably my go-to move in high school, honestly," Elliott said.

So Elliott adjusted.

"Last year playing with one hand helped me develop my game a little bit differently," Elliott said. "The fact I wasn't able to use my hand as a weapon, I had to be creative with how to break tackles and how to torque my body different ways. I think last year I was able to develop those ways and this year I can add a little more to my repertoire."

Elliott has been talking about the yards he left on the field last year because of his wrist injury since last December, since before the College Football Playoff. Since then, steps have been taken, including a second surgery on his left wrist after the season, his clearance from the surgery in May and his return to bench-pressing in July.

"I had to start from scratch. I started benching like 95 pounds," Elliott said.

He said the strength has returned. The flexibility in bending his wrist is what is still on its way back, and Elliott said that may never fully return. If it doesn't, how would it affect him?

"It wouldn't," Elliott said.

So in 2015 Elliott will be able to carry the ball in either hand, while last season he was restricted to the right. And when the ball is in his right hand, he can put that left hand to work.

Deadly blows. You might finally catch that Heisman candidate in a mid-game Heisman pose.

Inians rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor, hitting .375 in August, is ranked No.4.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Here's the latest update on the AL Rookie of the Year watch. Numbers is parenthesis represent a player's previous ranking.

No. 1. SS Carlos Correa, Astros (No. 4): The Astros are holding on to first place in the AL West and Correa is one of the reasons. He is second among AL rookies in homers and tied for first in RBI.

No. 2. CF Billy Burns, Athletics (5): The switch-hitting Burns leads AL rookies in batting average, hits and stolen bases. He's second in runs.

No. 3. RHP Nate Karns, Rays (3): Karns leads AL rookies with 23 starts, 130 innings pitched and 125 strikeouts. He's second in wins with seven.

No. 4. SS Francisco Lindor, Indians: The Tribe's No.1 pick in 2011 gets better every day. He's hitting .375 (18-for-48) in August.

No. 5: RHP Roberto Ozuna, Blue Jays: During Toronto's current surge in the AL East, Osuna has gone 6-for-6 in save opportunities. He has nine saves in his last 15 games.

No. 6: LHP Chasen Shreve, Yankees: The Yankees acquired Shreve from Atlanta and he's become an important part of their bullpen. Shreve, who can handle lefties and righties, is 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA in his last 30 games.

No. 7. OF Steven Souza, Rays (1): Souza hasn't played since Aug. 1 because of a broken left hand. He still leads all AL rookies with 15 homers and is fourth with 34 RBI.

No. 8. OF Eddie Rosario, Twins: Rosario leads AL rookies with eight triples and is tied for first in extra-base hits. Defensively, he leads AL rookies with nine outfield assists.

No.9. OF Preston Tucker, Astros: The left-handed Tucker has been erratic at the plate, but that's understandable for a rookie. He hit .189 in June and jumped to .314 with six homers in July.

No. 10. RHP Carson Smith, Mariners: Smith has hit a speed bump since the All-Star break with three losses, but he's also converted six of his seven save chances since the break.

Others in the conversation: Giovanny Urshela, Delino DeShields (8), Mark Canha (7), Aaron Sanchez (10), Lance McCullers (6), Trevor May and Carlos Rodon.

Next week: NL Cy Young candidates.

Meet Benedictine RB Dontez Rash in this index of content.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Welcome to a gateway to lots of content about Benedictine football star Dontez Rash, including pictures and videos.

Rash is among dozens of Northeast Ohio football players with his own personalized cleveland.com player page rolling out through Aug. 27. His page will be updated by Northeast Ohio Media Group reporters throughout his career with all the latest news on his college recruiting and high school performance.

The 50 player pages are rolling out one per day, Monday through Saturday, through the season openers on Aug. 27. Check out the latest post with links to all the player pages that have been published to date.

Check out the photo gallery above, and look for the slideshow to be updated throughout the season.

Below is a compilation of content about Rash by NEOMG reporters, as well as other media outlets in the region and state and the national recruiting services. Look for it to grow rapidly when the season begins.

Bookmark this page and check back often for the latest on Rash. The most recent content appears first.

About Rash:

Benedictine's Dontez Rash is team's latest weapon (News Herald)

Benedictine running back Dontez Rash looking to 'restore the roar,' carry Bengals offense to state title (cleveland.com)

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When isn't a hit just a hit? When it it not only costs Corey Kluber a no-hitter, but leaves the ballpark for a home run as Twins first baseman Joe Mauer did Friday night against Kluber at Target Field. Watch video

MINNEAPOLIS -- The question was put to Corey Kluber on Friday night. If he had to lose a no-hitter, would it be on a 425-foot home run or just another 20-hopper through the middle?

The question needed context.

In the fourth inning of Friday's 6-1 victory by the Indians over the Twins, Kluber's bid for a no-hitter was denied by Joe Mauer's 425-foot homer to the upper deck at Target Field. In one way, it wasn't that dramatic, because it came the fourth inning. The tension of a potential no-no had hardly started to build.

In another way, it stung even more because Kluber retired the last 16 batters after Mauer's homer as he completed the first one-hitter of his career.

"A hit is a hit," said Kluber. "But hold on a minute. I guess I'd rather give up a single because then they don't score."

Kluber's last two starts have been against the Twins. Each time he's thrown a complete game, allowing a total of two runs on four hits in 18 innings. There have been 17 strikeouts and two walks as well.

Mauer ended Kluber's no-hit hopes in each. He did it with a two-out single in the seventh inning Sunday at Progressive Field. Friday night, well, you know what happened when Mauer ran into Kluber's hanging cut fastball on a 2-1 count.

In his career, Kluber has done a good job against Mauer, holding him to a .235 (8-for-34) average. His last two meetings with the former AL MVP could have gone better.

"He's just a good hitter," said Kluber. "He took advantage of a mistake tonight. I threw a bad pitch. He's a really good hitter and he made me pay."

Now for some questions and answers:

Did Kluber change anything because he was facing the Twins for the second time in as many starts?

"Not really. If it hadn't gone well, then I think you change stuff. But I think we had a good game plan based on last time. It all comes down to executing pitches."

Manager Terry Francona

How good was Kluber?

"He was so good. Facing the team you faced five days ago is never easy. He was in command the whole time. It shows you when we score some runs, he can put it in overdrive.

"He hung a breaking ball to Mauer and he hit the home run. Miguel Sano (Twins DH) was the next hitter. Klubes hung a breaking ball to him and he fouled it. You could see Klubes hitting himself on the thigh and after that he didn't hang anything.

"He attacked the strike zone with a lot of good pitches."

What is behind Kluber's second-half surge?

"It seems to be a trend, thankfully, that as you get into the season, he gets stronger. I know last year was his first full season, but toward the end of the year he was stronger than he was at the beginning.

"It looks like now he's trending that way again. That's a tribute to his work ethic."

Was rookie third baseman Giovanny Urshela's 420-foot two-run homer in the second inning a sign of things to come?

"He's a young kid and he hasn't had a chance to play all year because of his injuries (knee and back). So I think there are some days when his body feels better than others. Tonight you saw the life in his bat. That ball jumped off his bat.

"The more he can have a normal year, (I think) you're going to see an even better offensive player."

What kind of hitter is outfielder Abraham Almonte showing himself to be?

"He's got really good hitter's hands. You're starting to see some teams start throwing him off-speed stuff. But when he stays back enough, and uses his hands like he did tonight, that ball jumped off his bat."

Explanation: Almonte tripled in the second inning and doubled in the fifth against the Twins.

Shortstop Francisco Lindor

What is it like playing behind Kluber when he's locked in?

"It's great, man. You know he's going to get a lot of outs quick. The game moves by really quickly. He's so good and so professional out there that it makes me want to do everything right for him."

You've played with Urshela in the minors for a while. Is the kind of power he showed Friday something you've seen?

"I told him after he hit the homer, "That's you.' He's doing his thing now. He's going to take off, I believe in that."

Cleveland Gladiators lose 47-35, ending their Arena Football League season

BRADLEY SCHLEGEL

Special to The Plain Dealer

PHILADELPHIA -- The Cleveland Gladiators were knocked out of the Arena Football League playoffs Saturday night, losing for a fourth time this year to the Philadephia Soul, 47-35.

Gladiators quarterback Shane Austin said after the game that so many losses to the Soul was not a surprise.

"Philadelphia is a good organization, and they have some real good players," he said. "They are having one of their best seasons. You have to give them credit."

Soul quarterback Dan Raudabaugh threw for four touchdowns, and LaRico Stevenson and Dwayne Hollis had two interceptions each to lead the host Soul to the comfortable win in the first round of the playoffs.

Hollis' second interception, which he returned 31 yards for a touchdown, staked his team to a 47-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia scored 31 consecutive points to overcome an eight-point deficit as the Gladiators lost for the sixth time in their last seven games. Cleveland ended its season 8-11.

Joe Goosby recovered an onside kick in the second quarter and linebacker Beau Bell recorded two of three sacks for the Soul, who improved to 10-0 at home this season and will host next weekend's American Conference title game. They are 16-3 on the year.

Austin said he hopes the Soul win the AFL title. Gladiators head coach Steven Thonn said, "I have to say Philadelphia is just better than us. They have stayed healthy and kept the same team together all season."

Austin completed 15 of 32 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns, but threw three interceptions. Collin Taylor caught 13 passes for 137 yards and three scores for Cleveland. Dominick Goodman added two TD receptions for the visitors, who led 14-6 in the first quarter.

The advantage quickly evaporated. The Soul registered points on five straight  possessions to secure a berth in the next round. They utilized Goosby's recovery on the ensuing kickoff and two interceptions to lead 30-14 at halftime.

Raudabaugh and receiver Shaun Kauleinamoku responded to a Taylor touchdown  reception, hooking up on Philadelphia's next play from scrimmage for a 37-yard scoring play to spark the rally.

Goosby's recovery set up a nine-play, 22-yard drive, which Tommy Ferbert capped with a 26-yard field goal midway through the second quarter. An illegal contact penalty called against Cleveland defensive back Dominic Jones on fourth down extended the drive.

Stevenson's interception near midfield set up Tommy Taggart's one-yard touchdown run, staking the Soul to a 23-14 advantage.

Thonn described the turnover as the game's turning point.

"The next possession after the onside kick was big," Thonn said. "We still had the lead, and we didn't take advantage."

An interception by Hollis set up the final score of the first half, a one-yard run by Taggart.

Taylor caught a 22-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter to bring the Gladiators within 37-21. They cut the deficit to 47-35 on Chris Dieker's three-yard scoring pass to Goodman with one minute remaining to cap the scoring.

Dieker entered the contest at quarterback in the fourth quarter. He completed 9 of 11 passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

The Gladiators made it the the Arena league's championship game last year.

With six straight 3s on his card, Jason Day looked determined as ever Saturday to finally get that first major.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- With six straight 3s on his card, Jason Day looked determined as ever Saturday to finally get that first major. He had a 6-under 66 and built a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship, the third straight major he has at least a share of the lead going into the final round.

One look at the leaderboard at the name right behind him -- Jordan Spieth -- made it clear it won't be easy.

Spieth was five shots behind and had two holes to play when he capped off a stunning charge along the back nine at Whistling Straits with six birdies over his last eight holes, including three in a row at the end that gave him a 7-under 65 to get into the final group.

"Very pleased to have a chance to win another major," Spieth said.

He is trying to join Tiger Woods (2000) and Ben Hogan (1953) as the only players to win three majors in one year, and Spieth hopes to rely on his experience of having already won the Masters and U.S. Open this year.

Day showed plenty of moxie, though.

After making a double bogey that cut his lead to one shot, and then failing to birdie the par-5 16th, he poured in a 25-foot birdie putt and pumped both arms to show how much it meant.

"One more day left," Day said before heading off to the practice range before the sun set on this wild day along Lake Michigan. "I got to keep pushing forward, keep grinding, keep doing the best I can out there and see how it goes tomorrow."

Saturday featured abundant sunshine and endless action, starting in the dead calm of the morning when Matt Jones finished the storm-delayed second round with two birdies for a two-shot lead. In the hunt at a major for the first time, Jones kept his cool even when his drive landed in a hospitality tent left of the ninth fairway and he chose to play off the blue carpet, over the white fence and just off the green.

But he imploded at the end, dropping four shots over the last four holes for a 73.

Day looked like he was headed that direction. One moment it looked as though the 27-year-old Australian was pulling away. The next minute he was pulling himself together.

He played a six-hole stretch around the turn in 6 under, which included a 15-foot eagle at No. 11 for his first lead of the round. When he stuffed another approach close on the 14th hole for birdie, he was 16 under.

One swing changed everything.

He tugged a 5-iron into a bunker left of the 15th green and was surprised by the amount of sand. The first shot didn't make it up the slope and rolled back into the sand, and Day wound up with a double bogey right about the time Spieth shifted into another gear.

Spieth was trying to stay close enough to have a chance on Sunday. The volunteers were slow to post Day's double bogey on the large leaderboard on the 18th green, which Spieth couldn't help but notice as he lined up his 7-foot putt.

"I saw Jason was at 16 under and I said, 'You've got to be kidding me. When is he going to slow down?'" Spieth said. "I saw that he was 16 under with four holes to go, thinking he could get to 17 (under pretty easily). I need to make this to have a chance within four of the lead. And then I think he's dropped a couple of shots since then. But I did all I could do to finish off the round."

Day did his part, even after failing to make birdie on the par-5 16th. Instead of getting down, he hit 4-iron into 25 feet on the 17th hole and rolled in the birdie.

He was at 15-under 201.

This was hardly a two-man race. Branden Grace of South Africa, tied for the lead with three holes to play in the U.S. Open when he hit a tee shot out-of-bounds onto the train tracks at Chambers Bay, holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 18th hole for a 64 to finish three shots behind.

"It's another chance," Grace said. "This is what we all play for. We all play to give ourselves the opportunity to get close to a major championship and we're all here."

Justin Rose also was three shots behind, even with a double bogey on the fourth hole for the second straight day. Rose also missed the 18th and made bogey, giving him one more shot he just make up against Day.

Still in the mix was Martin Kaymer, who had a 65 and was four shots behind. Kaymer won the PGA at Whistling Straits five years ago.

Day already has two wins this year and plenty of heartache in the majors. He was in a four-way tie for the lead at Chambers Bay while coping with vertigo symptoms, and he faded on the last day. A month ago, he needed birdie on the last hole at St. Andrews to get into a playoff at the British Open, and it stopped just short.

"It's just all been trending in the right direction," he said Saturday morning after finishing his second round.

___

AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson wrote this report.

Check out how the teams around the state rank in the OATCCC state boys and girls cross country preseason poll.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here is the preseason Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches poll with first place votes in parenthesis.

BOYS

DIVISION I

1. St. Ignatius 180 (12); 2. Mason 160; 3. Sycamore 148; 4. Olentangy Orange 144; 5. Louisville 132; 6. Thomas Worthington 130; 7. Dublin Coffman 118; 8. Medina 90; 9. Hilliard Bradley 76; 10t. Lancaster 60; 10t. St. Xavier 60; 12. Hudson 50; 13. Kenston 38; 14. Hilliard Davidson 30; 15. Hilliard Darby 12; 16. Ashland 8; 17t. Olentangy Liberty 2; and 17t. Austintown Fitch 2.

DIVISION II

1t. Sheridan 171 (6); 1t. Tippecanoe 171 (6); 3. Lexington 143; 4. Bay 124; 5. Otsego 105; 6. Woodridge 92; 7. (Springfield) Shawnee 91; 8. Defiance 88; 9. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 83; 10. Unioto 81; 11. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 52; 12. St. Vincent St. Mary 41; 13. Carroll 39; 14t. Indian Valley 33; 14t. Marlington 33; 16. Maumee 27; 17. Perkins 22; 18t. Buckeye 10; 18t. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 10; 20. Eaton 9; 21. Napoleon 8; 22. Wauseon 5; 23t. Chagrin Falls 1; and 23t. (Fairview Park) Fairview 1.

DIVISION III

1. Maplewood 180 (12); 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 164; 3. McDonald 140; 4. Fredericktown 124; 5. Anna 112; 6. Liberty Center 90; 7. Summit Country Day 87; 8. Russia 86; 9. Colonel Crawford 68; 10. Minster 58; 11. (Leesburg) Fairfield 52; 12. Garaway 45; 13. St. Henry 42; 14. Smithville 33; 15. Lincolnview 30; 16. Seneca East 21; 17. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 19; 18. Botkins 13; 19t. Carey 12; 19t. (Sherwood) Fairview 12; 21t. Fairfield Christian Academy 10; 21t. Independence 10; 23. New Bremen 9; 24t. Mount Gilead 7; 24t. New London 7; 26. Archbold 4; 27. Mapleton 3; and 28. Fort Loramie 2.

GIRLS

DIVISION I

1. Centerville 174 (6); 2. Mason 160 (6); 3. Perrysburg 154; 4. Hilliard Davidson 142; 5. Beavercreek 112; 6. Olentangy Liberty 106; 7. Troy 102; 8. Lakota West 78; 9. Olentangy 54; 10. Thomas Worthington 52; 11. North Royalton 48; 12. Dublin Jerome 44; 13. Miamisburg 36; 14t. Upper Arlington 32; 14t. Dublin Coffman 32; 16. GlenOak 26; 17. (Cincinnati) St. Ursula Academy 24; 18t. Sylvania Northview 20; 18t. Turpin 20; 20. Brunswick 18; and 21. Dublin Scioto 6.

DIVISION II

1. Lexington 180 (12); 2. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 168; 3. (Springfield) Shawnee 151; 4. St. Vincent St. Mary 137; 5. Woodridge 135; 6. Archbishop Alter 128; 7. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 104; 8. Chagrin Falls 95; 9. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 69; 10. Bay 58; 11. Morgan 47; 12. Tippecanoe 42; 13. Perkins 36; 14 Oakwood 35; 15. Carrollton 21; 16. Athens 15; 17. Eaton 5; 18t. Crestwood 3; 18t. South Range 3; 18t. Versailles 3; 21t. Bowling Green 2; 21t. Liberty Union 2; and 23. Cambridge 1.

DIVISION III

1. Minster 167 (5); 2. McDonald 163 (4); 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 144 (3); 4. Garaway 132; 5. Liberty Center 127; 6. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 126; 7. Russia 117; 8. Xenia Christian 81; 9. (Reedsville) Eastern 59; 10. St. Henry 50; 11. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 47; 12. Mount Gilead 35; 13. Fredericktown 30; 14. St. Mary Central Catholic 29; 15t. Columbus Academy 28; 15t. Northmor 28; 17. Columbus School for Girls 17; 18. North Baltimore 14; 19. Reassigned by OHSAA after voting 13; 20. New London 11; 21. Fort Loramie 6; 22. Independence 4; 23t. Caldwell 3; 23t. Columbus Grove 3; 23t. Twin Valley South 3; and 23t. West Liberty Salem 3.

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A look at some of the top headlines from the high school sports staff on Saturday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here are five of Saturday’s cleveland.com high school sports stories that are worth another look:

1. Benedictine's Dontez Rash latest in series of NCAA football recruiting player pages on 50 local prospects (videos, photos)

For this edition of cleveland.com's summer-long series of interactive and multimedia football player profile pages covering NCAA recruiting and high school careers, we take a look at Benedictine's Dontez Rash.

Dontez Rash, Benedictine: Photos and index of content on football standout (updated throughout career) http://t.co/9icLXmcMXP

— NEOMG HS sportsstaff (@NEOvarsity) August 15, 2015

2. How Brecksville, Highland football looked during first scrimmage at North Gateway Tire Field

Suburban League rivals Brecksville and Highland football played a preseason scrimmage at Highland's newly opened North Gateway Tire Field on Saturday.

See how @BBHFootball, @HHShornetFB football looked during first scrimmage at new field: http://t.co/z9kzMUEegv#NEOvarsity

— Robert Rozboril (@rrozboril) August 15, 2015

3. Watch video of state champion Benedictine football vs. STVM in preseason scrimmage

Benedictine and STVM, who have combined for three football state titles in the past three seasons, met Saturday in a preseason scrimmage.

13 http://t.co/kECGiuabV9 high school football Preseason Top 25 teams in 6 seconds. #NEOvarsityhttps://t.co/4xS1CNS81K

— Scott Patsko (@ScottPatsko) August 15, 2015

4. OATCCC state boys and girls cross country preseason poll for the week of Aug. 15, 2015

Check out how the teams around the state rank in the OATCCC state boys and girls cross country preseason poll.

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Josh Tomlin's quality start in his MLB season's debut was not enough as Cleveland Indians lost to Minnesota Twins, 4-1, Saturday night.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Right-hander Tyler Duffey allowed one hit in six scoreless innings and Eddie Rosario and Chris Herrmann hit back-to-back homers as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, Saturday night at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Tribe shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-3 with a walk, an error and a spectacular defensive play.

The Indians slipped to 54-61; the Twins improved to 58-58.

Here is a capsule look at the game after a DVR review of the Fox SportsTime Ohio telecast:

Welcome back: Tribe right-hander Josh Tomlin, making his season's debut in the majors after April shoulder surgery, allowed two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked none and struck out five.

Adjusting for bad umpiring, Tomlin allowed one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Left fielder Rosario, a left-handed batter, led off the fifth inning with an improbable homer. He swatted at an 0-2 fastball (89 mph) that was letter-high and inside and shot it into the right-field seats for the game's first run.

Fox SportsTime Ohio analyst Rick Manning said: "I can't believe he hit it. I can see if it were a low pitch; not one like that.''

Fox SportsTime Ohio play-by-play voice Matt Underwood said: "It's crazy that he even swung at that pitch.''

Catcher Chris Herrmann, a lefty, rallied from a 1-2 count to crush a 3-2 hanger (82) into the right-field seats.

Tomlin should have struck out Herrmann with a 1-2 curve on the inner third at the knees, but plate umpire Sam Holbrook missed the call. Herrmann spit on a 2-2 curve in the dirt, then pounced on what appeared to be a cut piece that floated instead of cut.

The Twins made it 4-0 in the eighth on Brian Dozier's two-run homer off Bryan Shaw. The Tribe's run came in the ninth, when Roberto Perez singled to drive in Carlos Santana.

Defensive gems: With a runner on third and two outs in the Minnesota fourth, Torii Hunter hit a dribbler toward third. Giovanny Urshela charged, fielded with the barehand and threw out Hunter to prevent a run.

With a runner on first and one out in the Minnesota sixth, Lindor dived to field Trevor Plouffe's smash in the hole. Lindor hopped to his feet and triggered a 6-4-3 double play.

(Lindor's error occurred when he threw low to first on a routine grounder by Joe Mauer leading off the fourth.)

Too good: Duffey, making his second MLB start after a rocky debut at Toronto, did not allow a hit until Lindor doubled with one out in the sixth. Duffey finished with five walks and seven strikeouts.

The Indians were powerless against Duffey's breaking pitch, which came from moderate cross-fire action and featured good depth. Duffy did an excellent job of teasing at the knees with the pitch and snapping it into the dirt.

Duffy and three relievers combined to hold the Tribe to four hits -- two singles and two doubles.

The Twins' staff benefitted greatly from facing a lineup that was missing Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley, who are injured. 

Here is the outcome of the plate appearances against Duffy:  

First inning

(L) Jose Ramirez -- called strikeout (2-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Ramirez got a raw deal from Holbrook: The 82-mph pitch was outside.

Manning said: "It's a backdoor breaking ball....It looked like it wrapped around the plate, but, close enough that he gets the call. Good pitch.''

Manning, a terrific analyst, is a former MLB position player. He would have been upset that the pitch was called a strike on him. Ramirez deserved better from Holbrook.

(L) Francisco Lindor -- walk (3-0 fastball outside).

(R) Yan Gomes -- fielder's choice 5-4 (0-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Twins narrowly miss turning double play.

(L) Carlos Santana -- pop to third (1-1 fastball).

Skinny: Santana missed a pitch (91) to hit.

Second inning

(R) Giovanny Urshela --  (3-1 fastball up and in).

(L) Abraham Almonte -- 0-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Nasty down and in.

(R) Roberto Perez -- swinging strikeout (2-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Nasty down and away. Fastball foul set it up.

(L) Lonnie Chisenhall -- pop to third (0-0 fastball).

Skinny: Chisenhall tied up by pitch (91) on inner third.

Third inning

(R) Mike Aviles -- swinging strikeout (0-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Nasty in dirt. Fastball foul set it up.

(L) Jose Ramirez -- grounder to first (1-0 fastball).

Skinny: Quality plate appearance resulted in an out because of Joe Mauer's diving stop to his right.

(L) Francisco Lindor -- grounder to third (1-2 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Lindor, in protect mode, lined a backdoor pitch (81) toward Trevor Plouffe, who made a slick pick of the short hop. Lindor's hustle turned it into a close play.  Pitch wrapped around plate, but Lindor was forced to swing because of Holbrook's call against Ramirez in first inning.

Fourth inning

(R) Yan Gomes -- swinging strikeout (3-2 breaking pitch in dirt).

Skinny: Duffey continued subtracting getting the strikeout at 78 mph.

Underwood said: "Rick, why can't they lay off the breaking ball?''

Manning said: "I don't know....When he gets to two strikes, he's getting guys to expand their zones.''

(L) Carlos Santana -- grounder to first (1-1 fastball).

(R) Giovanny Urshela -- walk (3-1 fastball down and away).

(L) Abraham Almonte -- grounder to first (0-1 breaking pitch).

Skinny: Mauer, having held on Urshela, fielded the chopper with dive to his right at cut of grass.

Fifth inning

(R) Roberto Perez -- swinging strikeout (1-2 fastball).

Skinny: On previous pitch, Perez missed a breaking pitch to hit and fouled. It served to set up the heater above the belt.

(L) Lonnie Chisenhall -- walk (3-0 fastball low).

(R) Mike Aviles -- GIDP 5-4-3 (1-1 fastball).

Skinny: Aviles chopped a pitch (89) with sink.

Duffey at 70 pitches.

Sixth inning

(L) Jose Ramirez -- grounder to second (3-2 fastball).

(L) Francisco Lindor -- double to right-center (2-2 fastball).

Skinny: Lindor put a good swing on a pitch (91) down and in. First Cleveland hit.

(R) Yan Gomes -- swinging strikeout (1-2 breaking pitch in dirt).

Skinny: Gomes flailed at another hook (81).

(L) Carlos Santana -- walk (3-1 fastball inside).

Skinny: Good discipline by Santana to lay off close pitch.

(R) Giovanny Urshela -- grounder to short (0-1 fastball).

Skinny: Urshela missed a pitch (90) to hit: over plate above the knees.

(Casey Fien relieved to begin seventh inning.)

Indians jack-of-all-trades Mike Aviles has been swinging the bat better after getting a cortisone shot in his left wrist.

MINNEAPOLIS --Some quick hits from the Indians and manager Terry Francona on Saturday at Target Field.

Sore wrist: Francona told reporters Saturday that utility man Mike Aviles has been playing with a sore left wrist for the last few weeks.

"He's been dealing with it for two to three weeks and it's hurt his batting average," said Francona. "He didn't say anything, but I knew about it."

Aviles had three hits in Friday's 6-1 victory over the Twins. He went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 4-1 loss.

"He got an injection in the wrist about 10 days ago," said Francona. "You can see a little more life in his swing now."

Aviles was hitting .225 (48-for-213) after Saturday's game.

Testing, testing: Michael Brantley (left shoulder) missed his second straight game Saturday and he is expected to miss Sunday's series finale against the Twins as well.

"He's getting treatment," said Francona. "I doubt very much he'll play Sunday. I think the best thing he could do would be swing the bat Sunday because I don't want him to go cold turkey into a game."

Brantley had an MRI and a cortisone injection in his left shoulder.

Testing, testing II: Jason Kipnis (right shoulder) played catch again Saturday. He was also running the bases about an hour before game time. That's one of the last things a player does before coming off the disabled list

"Kip is doing great," said Francona. "I think he's eligible to come off the DL on Monday. I don't know if that's when he'll come off or not, but he's obviously really close."

The Indians open a three-game series in Boston on Monday night.

Francona wants to have Kipnis and Brantley DH before they take their regular positions on the field.

"We're going to have to figure out how to manage that," said Francona.

Asked if the strong play of Jose Ramirez, who replaced Kipnis in the leadoff spot and at second base, has created a roster problem, Francona said, "That will never be a problem when a guy plays too well. He's done some really good things."

Roster movement: The Indians recalled Josh Tomlin from Class AAA Columbus and activated outfielder Ryan Raburn from the bereavement list before Saturday night's game with the Twins.

Right-hander Shawn Armstrong and untility man Zach Walters were optioned to Columbus to make room

Finally: Right-hander Cody Anderson (left oblique) will meet the team in Boston on Monday and throw a bullpen session. Tomlin started Saturday night in place of Anderson.

Now if the 21-year-old, switch-hitting shortstop would only move his feet on routine grounders everything would be fine. Watch video

MINNEAPOLIS - For years manager Terry Francona has watched hot-shot rookies come to the big leagues in a rush of oohs and aahs.

"I don't care who it is," said Francona. "With every young player we've all seen the hype, the hype, the hype. Then they get here and you realize there's something they struggle with and once the league finds that out, this can be a cruel place."

Francisco Lindor played his 53^rd game in the big leagues Saturday night in the Indians 4-1 loss to the Twins at Target Field. Francona is still waiting to see if the opposition can find a way inside the 21-year-old shortstop's game.

To be honest, he's seeing just the opposite.

"You're seeing him, as he's seeing what they're doing to him, getting better," said Francona. "That is really exciting."

When Francona watches Lindor play, the backdrop isn't always sunshine and balloons. Francona won't let that happen.

Right after the All-Star break, without provocation, he criticized Lindor for not running hard on ground balls.

"Now he runs to first base like he's riding a jet," said Francona.

And there is the on going plotline about Lindor's feet.

In the sixth inning Saturday night, Lindor started a double play that should be put in a time capsule and opened in 100 years to explain how the position should be played. Trevor Plouffe, with Miguel Sano on first and one out, sent a liner to the hole at short.

Lindor dove to his right and caught the ball on the short hop. He righted himself and threw to Jose Ramirez, who made the turn at second to complete the double play.

Francona loved the play, but he wasn't ready to present Lindor with a Gold Glove. The guys who win Gold Glove make the routine plays first.

"Athletically, he's capable of doing that," said Francona. "And it's certainly exciting to watch those plays. I'll brag more about him when he moves his feet on the routine (plays) because those are every bit as important.

"But I admit, it's a play not a lot of guys can make."

Twins first baseman Joe Mauer started the third inning with a grounder to Lindor. He made a bad throw and the ball skipped past Carlos Santana at first for a two-base error.

It's not the first time Francona has talked about Lindor not moving his feet because he thinks he has a strong enough arm to get himself out of any jam.

"He just needed to move his feet and not let that happen," said Francona.

Lindor called it a mental mistake.

"I caught it, but I didn't keep my feet moving as fast as I wanted to," he said. "A mental error, that's what it was."

On the double play, Lindor said he was anticipating that Plouffe would hit it to his right.

"He hit it and as soon as I dove I knew I had a chance, but I didn't feel it in the glove because of the impact (with the ground)," said Lindor. "I looked in my glove and I had it. After that I just stood up and threw it."

Saturday night Lindor had two of the Tribe's four hits. He ended right-hander Tyler Duffey's no-hitter with a one-out double in the sixth inning.

Lindor hit .211 (12-for-57) with five RBI in June. He hit .295 (31-for-105) with four homers and 14 RBI in July. In August, he's hitting .392 (20-for-51) with five RBI.

Defensively, according to FanGraphs.com, Lindor leads all AL shortstops in defensive runs saved with six.

"I work to have success," said Lindor. "I understand that it's not going to happen every day. I just have to continue to do whatever it takes to keep me in the lineup and to show the team and Francona that I'm doing everything in my power to help the Indians win."

Lindor is hitting .296 (63-for-213) with five homers and 24 RBI overall. Those are good numbers for a rookie who wasn't recalled from Class AAA Columbus until June 14. The way he's reached them makes it even better.

"I'm thrilled about it," said Francona.

The Indians can't afford to waste another season of well-pitched games with a pop-gun offense.

MINNEAPOLIS - It hasn't always been pretty, but overall the Indians pitching has been good this season. The starting rotation, especially, has had its moments.

The Indians have thrown five individual/combined one-hitters this season. Since 1914, according to baseball-reference.com, the 1914 White Sox and the 1964 Baltimore Orioles are the only other teams to allow one or fewer hits in that many games in one season.

Friday night Corey Kluber turned in the only individual one-hitter of the season for the Indians in a 6-1 win over the Twins. The other four have been combined efforts.

To refresh the memory here are the four other games:

April 9 at Minute Maid Park: Trevor Bauer, Kyle Crockett and Scott Atchison took a no-hitter into the ninth against Houston in the third game of the season. Nick Hagadone started the ninth with a 3-0 lead, but gave up a one-out homer to Jed Lowrie for the Astros only hit and run of the game.

May 13 at Progressive Field: Kluber lost his no-hitter with two out in the seventh inning on a single by St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta. Kluber retired the next four batters before making way for Cody Allen in the ninth, who retired the Cardinals in order.

Kluber struck out 18 batters in eight innings in the 2-0 victory.

July 1 at Tropicana Field: Carlos Carrasco needed one more strike to pitch the first no-hitter by an Indian since 1981. He lost it when Joey Butler lined a 0-2 pitch into right field in the ninth for Tampa Bay's only hit of the game.

Austin Adams finished the 8-1 victory.

July 31 at O.co Coliseum: Danny Salazar allowed one hit in eight innings against the A's in a 2-1 victory. The hit came in the third as Salazar retired the last 16 batters he faced. Allen pitched the ninth.

Besides one-hitters, the Indians have had 10 games in which they've allowed two or fewer hits and 14 where they've allowed three or fewer hits.

The point being that the Indians have had a lot of well pitched games this season, while being backed by one of the worst offenses in the game. Since the core of the rotation - Kluber, Carrasco, Salazar and Bauer - is young and under control what are the Indians and ownership going to do this winter to make sure another year of well-pitched games doesn't go to waste?

They need offense and no one should be fooled by what has been going on lately with a recast roster. It's been fun to watch, but it's basically extended spring training.

There are good hitters on this team. Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley have been productive despite injuries. The emergence of rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor at the top of the order has been encouraging. Yan Gomes had trouble bouncing back from his April knee injury, but in 2014 he showed what he could do when healthy. The season seemed to get away from Carlos Santana, but he's hit for power in the past.

Still, it's not enough.

This season has shown that whatever the Indians consider to be the core of their offense it isn't good enough to compete with Kansas City in the AL Central. Center field and right field are wide open despite the recent showings of Abraham Almonte and Lonnie Chisenhall.

The Indians have interesting players in Chisenhall, Almonte, Jose Ramirez, Mike Aviles, Ryan Raburn, Jerry Sands, Chris Johnson and Giovanny Urshela. But if there is one player who can drive an offense in that group, he's well disguised.

GM Chris Antonetti and ownership have to find a way to improve the offense and they have to do it while retaining the pitching they already have. That is going to take some doing.

See a season preview for Solon football, including top players, newcomers to watch, schedule, stats and more.

SOLON, Ohio – The cleveland.com high school football Preseason Top 25 countdown continues today with the unveiling of Northeast Ohio's No. 12 team, the Solon Comets.

Check cleveland.com/hssports daily as the Top 25 is revealed one team per day, leading up to the announcement of the area's top-ranked team on Aug. 27.

PREVIOUSLY: No. 25 Madison, No. 24 Elyria, No. 23 Wadsworth, No. 22 Highland, No. 21 North Olmsted, No. 20 Cleveland Heights, No. 19 Hudson, No. 18 Lorain, No. 17 Nordonia, No. 16 Maple Heights, No. 15 Brecksville, No. 14 St. Vincent-St. Mary and No. 13 Archbishop Hoban. 

Here is more on Solon’s football team as it enters the 2015 season, which begins at home against Aurora on Aug. 28.

3 keys for qualifying for playoffs

1. Build on experience: A popular refrain of Comets coach Jim McQuaide last season was that his team was young. The thinking was that any lumps taken last season would pay off down the road. Welcome to down the road. The Comets return 12 players who started on one of both sides of the ball in 2014. Players such as QB Johnny Mooney, RB Melvin Jackson, WR/DB Jake McCurry and RB/DB Gil Barksdale were at the core of last season’s playoff team. Now the Comets want to build on that.

2. Fill holes on defense: Defense was the Comets’ strength last season. Opponents scored more than 17 points just four times. Graduation took All-Ohio defenders Tyree Seals and John Sensibaugh, leaving questions on the defensive line and at linebacker.

3. Navigate the new conference: The Greater Cleveland Conference is perhaps the strongest in Northeast Ohio. Featuring the remnants of the Northeast Ohio Conference, the Comets schedule includes familiar faces in Mentor, Strongsville and Brunswick, along with Elyria and Euclid. While there are many computers points to be had in such a conference, it’s also the kind that can swallow up a good team.   

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OHSAA division, region: Division I, Region 1.

Conference: Greater Cleveland Conference.

2014 record: 6-5.

Coach: Jim McQuaide.

Coach’s record at school: 101-37.

Coach’s career record: 177-99.

Returning starters: 

Gil Barksdale, RB/DB, Sr., 5-10, 180.

Zach Beder, OG/DE, Jr., 5-11, 200.

Chris Glaser, OT/DE, Jr., 6-3, 220.

Tim Harmody, WR/LB, Sr., 6-2, 185.

Melvin Jackson, RB/LB, Jr., 5-11, 180.

Zack Lesko, TE/LB, Sr., 6-2, 190.

Jake McCurry, DB/WR, Jr., 6-0, 170.

John Mooney, QB, Sr., 5-11, 170.

Andy Piks, OT, DE, Sr., 6-3, 190.

David Sebuke, K/P, Sr., 6-0, 190.

Darryl Sinclair, DB/WR, Jr., 5-8, 160.

Nate Westerich, C/DT, Jr., 5-10, 240.

Other key players:

Joe Bubonics, QB/FS, Jr., 5-8, 155.

Kelan Eichelberger, WR/DB, Sr., 5-7, 160.

Jacob Gross, OT/DT, Jr., 6-2, 225.

James Miller, FB/DT, Sr., 5-10, 205.

Anthony Zavarella, WB/DB, Jr., 5-8, 150.

Scouting report

Strengths: The Comets’ offense should be improved due to experience gained last season. The hope is that the experience will shine through in the Comets’ toughest games.

Concerns: Defensively, Seals and Sensibaugh were dominant at times for the Comets the last couple years. Finding players to fill those holes won’t be easy.

Key stats from 2014: Mooney was 102-of-189 passing for 1,112 yards, 13 TDs and four INTs. Jackson had 212 carries for 913 yards and eight TDs. McCurry had 34 catches for 446 yards and five TDs, and also three INTs on defense. Lesko had 70 tackles.

Bottom line: Solon has qualified for the playoffs the last two years. That, coupled with the amount of sophomores and juniors at key spots last season, bodes will for 2015. Offensively, the Comets are in good hands. Defensively, new leaders need to emerge.

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If the postseason started today, three teams from the NL Central would make the playoffs -- St. Louis with the best record in baseball followed by the wild-card Pirates and Cubs.

MINNEAPOLIS - For a while people kept said saying that the Cubs were a year or two ahead of schedule because they had so many young players. Now they appear to be right on schedule.

The Cubs went into Saturday night's game against the White Sox on an eight-game winning streak. They might not be able to catch the Cardinals in the NL Central, but they're putting plenty of pressure on the second-place Pirates.

In fact, if the season ended today three of the NL's five postseason teams would come from the NL Central. The first-place Cardinals have the best record in baseball, while the Pirates and Cubs reside comfortably in the two wild card spots.

In this week's power rankings, manager Joe Maddon's Cubs have moved into the No.4 spot. It's the highest they've been ranked this season.

The Cubs started this run with a four-game sweep of Giants earlier this month to move them into the second wild card spot.

If the Cubs make the postseason, it would be their first appearance since 2008. They have not won a World Series since 1908.

In the American League, the Blue Jays have been on a similar run. They had won nine straight to take over first place in the AL East before losing to the Yankees on Friday night.

The Blue Jays, who own the AL's top wild card spot, have not been to the postseason since 1993. They won the World Series that year.

Here are this week's power rankings. All stats are through Friday.

No.1. St. Louis Cardinals.

Last week: No.1.

Record: 74-41.

What gives: The Cardinals are 7-6 against the Pirates and 9-4 against the Cubs in the NL Central.

No.2. Pittsburgh Pirates.

Last week: No.2.

Record: 67-46.

What gives: The Pirates are 21-29 in the NL Central.

No. 3. Kansas City Royals.

Last week: No.3

Record: 69-46.

What gives: Johnny Cueto, in his home debut at Kauffman Stadium, threw a four-hit shutout against the Tigers on Monday night.

No. 4. Chicago Cubs.

Last week: No. 7.

Record: 66-48.

What gives: The Cubs are 29-22 in the NL Central.

No. 5. Los Angeles Dodgers.

Last week: No. 6.

Record: 65-51.

What gives: Zach Greinke leads the NL with a 1.59 ERA, while teammate Clayton Kershaw leads in strikeouts with 205.

No. 6. Toronto Blue Jays.

Last week: No. 8.

Record: 64-53.

What gives: Toronto is 13-2 with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in the lineup.

No. 7. New York Yankees.

Last week: No. 4.

Record: 63-51.

What gives: Andrew Miller's streak of 24 straight saves ended Tuesday night against the Indians. He's 2-for-2 since the blown save.

No. 8. New York Mets.

Last week: No. 9.

Record: 63-53.

What gives: Right-hander Noah Syndergaar leads NL rookies with 111 strikeouts.

No. 9. Houston Astros.

Last week: No. 5.

Record: 63-53.

What gives: They've lost seven of their last 10 games.

No. 10. Los Angeles Angels.

Last week: No. 11.

Record: 60-55.

What gives: The Angels, who have lost six of their last 10 games, are clinging to second wild card spot.

No. 11. San Francisco Giants (No.10).

What gives: When Tim Hudson rejoins the Giants from a rehab assignment, it will probably be as a reliever. He's recovered from a right shoulder strain.

No. 12. Baltimore Orioles (No. 14).

What gives: Chris Davis is hitting .333 with 15 homers and 36 RBI since the All-Star break.

No. 13. Texas Rangers (No. 15).

What gives: On Friday night, rookie Delino DeShields homered, stole a base, walked and was hit by a pitch in a 5-3 win over the Rays. The homer was his first in 258 big-league at-bats.

No. 14. Washington Nationals (No. 13).

What gives: The Nationals are 9-19 since the All-Star break.

No. 15. Minnesota Twins (No. 12).

What gives: Rookie outfielder Eddie Rosario has 10 outfield assists this season. Two of them came against the Indians on Friday night.

No. 16. Tampa Bay Rays (No.17).

What gives: The Rays are 7-2 in August. It's the second best record in the AL next to Toronto's 11-2 mark.

No. 17. Arizona Diamondbacks. (No.16).

What gives: Cleanup hitter David Peralta has 20 RBI in his last 17 games for the Diamondbacks.

No. 18. Detroit Tigers (No.18).

What gives: Miguel Cabrera returned to the Tigers lineup Friday for the first time since July 3 when he injured a calf muscle. He went 0-for-3.

No. 19. Seattle Mariners (No. 21).

What gives: After Hisashi Iwakuma threw a no-hitter Wednesday against Baltimore, Mariners' pitchers allowed 37 runs on 47 hits in the next two games against Boston.

No. 20. Indians (No.23).

What gives: The Indians just completed a 4-2 homestand in which they took two out of three from the Yankees. They've recorded seven straight games of 10 or more hits.

No. 21. Chicago White Sox. (No.19).

What gives: The White Sox kept Jeff Samardzija at the July 31^st trading deadline. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. He leads the AL in earned runs allowed, while allowing the second most hits in the league.

No. 22. San Diego Padres (No.20).

What gives: When Matt Kemp hit for the cycle Friday, it was a first for Kemp and the Padres. It was the fourth cycle hit this season.

No. 23. Atlanta Braves (No.22).

What gives: Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn are a combined 3-for-35 since the Braves acquired them from the Indians on Aug. 7.

No. 24. Boston Red Sox (No. 24).

What gives: The Red Sox have used rookie starting pitchers in 13 of their last 24 games going back to July 20.

No. 25. Oakland Athletics (No. 25).

What gives: Oakland right-hander Sonny Gray's batting average against of .198 is the lowest in the American League.

No. 26. Milwaukee Brewers (No. 27).

What gives: The Brewers have committed the most errors (86) and thrown the most wild pitches (50) in the NL this year.

No. 27. Cincinnati Reds (No.26).

What gives: The Reds are 4-10 in extra-inning games.

No. 28. Philadelphia Phillies (No.28).

What gives: Aaron Harang and Milwaukee's Kyle Lohse are tied for the NL lead with 13 loses each.

No. 29. Colorado Rockies (No. 29).

What gives: The Rockies are 5-20 in games when they face a left-handed starter. No other NL team has lost that many games started by lefties.

No. 30. Miami Marlins. (No. 30).

What gives: Ichiro Suzuki on Friday singled for the 4,191 hit of his professional career. It was Suzuki's 2,913 hit in the big leagues. The rest are from his career in Japan.

Jason Day has a two-shot lead over Jordan Spieth heading into Sunday's final round of the 2015 PGA Championship.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 2015 PGA Championship fourth round is Sunday at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Below are our live leaderboard, TV schedule, links to live streaming, tee times with and notable pairings, news and weather. Also, find updates on third-round leader Jason Day and the rest of the field, including a charging Jordan Spieth.

Day shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to get to 15-under and a two-shot lead, the third straight major he has had at least a share of the lead going into the final round.

But Spieth, winner of the Masters and U.S. Open, finished his round with six birdies over his last eight holes, including the last three, to finish with a 7-under 65 to stand alone in second place. Justin Rose is another shot back.

Day and Spieth will tee off at 2:45.

2015 PGA Championship TV schedule:

• Today: TNT, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. CBS 2-7 p.m.

Live streaming: PGA.com and Watch TNT.

Pairings, tee times: Click here for pairings and tee times for today's Final Round.

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Tiger's tales: Tiger Woods has been a record setter since he turned professional in 1996 and won his first major in less than a year.

As outstanding as Woods has been over the years, his career has remained in neutral since he has been in a slump in recent years.

Woods reached a new level on Saturday during the PGA Championship. For the first time in his career, Woods has missed four cuts in a season. And he has played his last seven rounds in major championships over par --  a career first.

Woods shot 75-73 for a two-round total of 148 (4-over par) in the PGA Championship.

PGA Championship links

• Rory McIlroy has plenty of work to do to reach PGA leaders (USAToday).
• Jason Day leads PGA Championship, but how long will it last (Journal-Sentinel)?
• Analysis on how the PGA Championship is a fight to the finish (Bleacher Report).
• How much money will the PGA Championship winner earn (NJ.com)?
• Club pro pays emotional tribute at PGA Championship (ESPN).
• Phil Mickelson has more fun at Whistling Straits (ESPN).
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Follow the live scoring link and updates for the 2015 NASCAR Pure Michigan 400 Sunday as Kyle Busch tries to stay among the top 20 in points to make The Chase at the end of the season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The second NASCAR race of the season at Michigan International Speedway is Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network, and you can follow the live scoring and get race updates here.

Once again, the starting grid has Tony Stewart in the top five. The question is, can he be there at the finish?

This will be the last Michigan race for Jeff Gordon and based on his qualifying effort, he has much work to do to get a top 10 finish, much less his first win of the campaign in his season of retirement.

Then there is Kyle Busch, who has finally climbed to No. 30 in the standings, a place he needs to remain to make The Chase for the title at the end of the season.

At the top of the standings, Kevin Harvick keeps going about his No. 1 business, comfortably defending his championship, and potentially on his way to another.

PURE MICHIGAN 400

Site: Brooklyn, Michigan.
Schedule:  Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network, 2-5:30 p.m.).
Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).
Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Jeff Gordon raced to the third of his four 2014 victories.
Last week: Joey Logano won at Watkins Glen to complete a weekend Xfinity-Cup sweep and give Roger Penske his first Cup victory at the road course. Kyle Busch was second.
Who is hot: Actually, Tony Stewart has raced pretty well in recent weeks and is now within range of passing teammate Danica Patrick in the standings by the end of the season.
Driver to watch: Considering the current team dynamics, and what the future may or may not hold, it will be interesting to watch the on-track action between Stewart and Patrick down the stretch of the season.
Did you know: Kyle Busch has won four of the last seven races? He's 30th in the standings in 11 races since returning from a broken right leg and left foot. He must be in the top 30 after the regular-season finale at Richmond to qualify for the 16-driver Chase. ... Jimmie Johnson is tied with Busch for the series victory lead with four. ... Kurt Busch won the rain-shortened race at the Michigan track in June.
Next race: Irwin Tools Night Race, Aug. 22, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee.

The Browns new unofficial depth chart doesn't offer much in way of changes.

BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns second unofficial depth chart of the preseason is out and it remains mostly unchanged from a week ago. In fact, you have to dig pretty deep to find any significant changes from the depth chart released on August 9.

Terrelle Pryor makes his first real appearance, replacing the recently released Rodney Smith as one of the No. 3 wide receivers. Rookie running back Luke Lundy is the No. 1 fullback ahead of fellow rookie Malcolm Johnson at fullback. Lundy is working his way back from a concussion and Johnson is currently injured.

At quarterback, Josh McCown remains No. 1 with Johnny Manziel behind him. Thad Lewis remains listed third, just like last week, though Connor Shaw entered the game before Lewis on Thursday night against Washington.

Defensively, there's little movement to note. Billy Winn, who was back on the practice field on Saturday, moved back up the depth chart to the third team. Christian Kirksey remains listed ahead of Craig Roberts at the WILL. Justin Gilbert continues to benefit from the injury to Pierre Desir, as he's listed as Joe Haden's backup.

Take a look at the complete depth chart below. And remember, this is all unofficial. Check out last week's depth chart here.

The latest, unofficial Cleveland Browns depth chart.Courtesy Cleveland Browns