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National Sports Headlines: 10/7/20

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October 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills are the top four teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll. That’s the same as last week. All four teams are 4-0. The Baltimore Ravens slipped a spot to round out the top five. Next are the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 6 and the Tennessee Titans at No. 7. Those teams had been scheduled to play each other last week but the game was postponed because of the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Davis drained a game-clinching, 3-pointer with 39.5 seconds left as the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Miami Heat, 102-96 to take a three-games-to-one lead in the NBA Finals. LeBron James finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in helping L.A. bounce back from Sunday’s 115-104 loss to Miami.

LOs ANGELES (AP) — George Springer homered twice and the Houston Astros grabbed a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series by downing the Oakland Athletics, 5-2.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tampa Bay downed the New York Yankee 7-5, tying the AL Division Series at a game apiece. Rays pitchers compiled 18 strikeouts, with Tyler Glasnow setting a team-record with 10 while allowing four runs and just three hits over five innings.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves trailed 4-1 and 4-3 before erupting for six runs in the seventh inning of a 9-5 victory over the Miami Marlins in Game 1 of their NL Division Series.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers collected just four hits but took advantage of 10 walks to take Game 1 of their NL Division Series, 5-1 against San Diego.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman is keenly aware of the optics that come with his lucrative contract extension, which was announced Monday several months after it was concluded. He understands that there are still plenty of people struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he feels empathy for the hundreds of school employees still facing furloughs this fiscal year. But school officials also believe they have a winner in Klieman, and the importance of keeping him on the sideline outweighed any potential public backlash.