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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:- Arnold Palmer charged across the golf course and into Americas living rooms with a go-for-broke style that made a country-club sport popular for the everyman. He was at ease with presidents and the public. He died at 87.- CHASKA, Minn. -- Flags were at half-staff at Hazeltine National for the Ryder Cup, where one of the biggest events in golf gives way to remembrance of Arnold Palmer.- MIAMI -- A grieving Marlins team plays for the first time since the boating death of Jose Fernandez. The 24-year-old ace had been scheduled to start Monday against the New York Mets. Game starts 7:10 p.m.- CHICAGO -- The death of Jose Fernandez is felt most acutely in baseballs growing Cuban community. There were 23 Cubans on opening-day major league rosters this year.- DETROIT -- Cy Young candidate Corey Kluber (18-9) starts for the Cleveland Indians, who can clinch their first AL Central title since 2007 with a win over the Detroit Tigers. Game starts 7 p.m.- TORONTO -- J.A. Happ (20-4) is on the mound for the Blue Jays, who play a New York Yankees team that has faded from the wild-card chase. Toronto leads the AL wild-card race by 1 1/2 games. Game starts 7:07 p.m.- NEW ORLEANS -- The winless New Orleans Saints host Atlanta on the 10th anniversary of the reopening of the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. The Falcons could take the early NFC South lead with a win. Game starts 8:30 p.m.- RENTON, Wash. -- First, it was Russell Wilsons ankle. Now, its his knee after the Seahawks quarterback was injured in Sundays win over San Francisco. Either way, the bye week cant get here soon enough for Seattle.- OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- So what if the three teams theyve defeated have just one win among them? The Baltimore Ravens are the only unbeaten team in the AFC North.- FRISCO, Texas -- Rookie Ezekiel Elliott has the Dallas Cowboys running again. And thats just what they hoped when they drafted him fourth overall.- MIAMI -- Chris Bosh has more than likely played his final game for Miami. The star forwards latest health setback apparently convinced the team that a return from bouts of blood clots is no longer feasible.- OAKLAND, Calif. -- After a record 73-win season that fell short of an NBA title, the Golden State Warriors begin anew with Kevin Durant joining two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.- LOS ANGELES -- Paul Pierce says this season with the Los Angeles Clippers will be his last. He turns 39 next month when the 10-time All-Star forward starts his 19th season.- BATON ROUGE, La. -- It didnt quite happen as Ed Orgeron might have envisioned, but his promotion to LSU head coach is the culmination of a lifelong dream for the Louisiana native.- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabamas backfield has been rolling right along with Damien Harris and freshman Joshua Jacobs. This all becomes less certain for the No. 1 Tide because of Harris sprained ankle.- MADISON, Wis. -- Now that No. 8 Wisconsin has dispatched of Michigan State, its hard-nosed defense must face an even bigger challenge at No. 4 Michigan.- TORONTO -- Mike Babcock scoffs at the notion that he simply shows up to coach the Canadians and they keep winning. His team plays Team Europe on Tuesday for the start of the best-of-three World Cup of Hockey finals. 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Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche have signed first-overall draft pick Nathan MacKinnon to a three-year, entry-level contract. MacKinnon is coming off a championship season where he led the Halifax Mooseheads to their first-ever Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title and first-ever Memorial Cup championship. He was named most valuable player of the 2013 Memorial Cup after recording a tournament-high 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in only four games, which included a hat trick and five points in the final against Portland. During the 2012-13 regular season, MacKinnon had 32 goals and 43 assists in 44 contests for Halifax, averaging 1.70 points-per-game. He finished tied for fourth on the Mooseheads in scoring and had a plus-40 rating. MaacKinnon went on to score 11 goals and add 22 assists in 17 playoff games as the Mooseheads won the QMJHL championship.dddddddddddd MacKinnon represented Canada at the 2013 world junior championship in Ufa, Russia. The six-foot, 182-pound centre appeared in all six of Canadas games at the tournament, posting one assist. "The signing of this first NHL contract represents for me another step towards becoming a professional hockey player," the Halifax native said. "I am excited and thrilled to have been drafted by the Avalanche, and I am already working very hard in order to be ready physically and mentally for training camp." MacKinnon was just the third 17-year-old drafted No. 1 overall in the last 26 years. ' ' '