Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- Colin Kaepernicks ongoing protest against social injustices has opened discussion and debate on a national level. For high schools across the country, where a host of football players have joined the San Francisco quarterback by kneeling during the national anthem, the issue is much more personal and complicated.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cam Newton is expected to address his health after taking a beating in the season opener and give his thoughts on whether hes treated like other QBs in the NFL when it comes to being protected by officials.- So you think this is easy? Heres what Pro Picks was up against on opening weekend: road teams going 9-7, nine teams trailing in the fourth quarter before winning.- Oklahoma and Mississippi entered this season with legitimate College Football Playoff hopes. Facing virtual must-win games in September, the Rebels and Sooners could exit this trying to convince themselves that two losses isnt too many.- The Big 12 had three teams that got into November last season undefeated, and four more that made it until October without losing. Only two weekends into 2016, only three teams are without a loss.- There are six undefeated teams in the Southeastern Conference, eight in the Top 25 and most have not played a conference game. Yet, early in the season it feels like theres an even wider gap than usual separating defending national champion Alabama from the rest of the league. That theory will be put to the test this week when No. 1 Alabama visits No. 19 Ole Miss, the one team that seems to have the Crimson Tides number.- NEW YORK -- Clayton Kershaw (11-3) makes his first career start at Yankee Stadium when the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers wrap up their series against playoff-contending New York. Michael Pineda (6-11) goes for the Yankees. Game starts 4:05 p.m.- BOSTON -- The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox jockey for playoff position when they play the finale of a three-game series. Rick Porcello (20-3) aims to add to his major league-high victory total when AL East-leading Boston faces Kevin Gausman (7-10) and Baltimore.- Pittsburgh Penguin teammates Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will be on opposite sides when Crosby and Team Canada face Malkin and Team Russia in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition. Game starts 7 p.m.- With the World Cup of Hockey a few days away, most teams are settling on their starting goaltenders. Jonathan Quick earned the job for the U.S., Carey Price is a no-doubter for Canada and Team North America is keeping things secret.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- He jokes about being unable to shake hands. Thats about all he cant do. Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but hes among the worlds best archers, holding a long-distance record for all archers -- able-bodied and otherwise. 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(STATS) -- Since taking over the Cal Poly program in 2009, Tim Walsh has experienced his share of losses.One defeat, however, haunts him.Fresh off a second consecutive victory over a top-10 opponent and in the STATS FCS Top 25 for the first time this season, the Mustangs look to avoid a letdown and avenge last seasons loss to North Dakota in Saturdays visit to the Alerus Center.Cal Poly (3-1, 1-0 Big Sky) may have been one of the FCS more underrated teams a week ago, but it will no longer be sneaking up on anyone as the 16-ranked team. After winning 38-31 at then-No. 9 South Dakota State on Sept. 17, the Mustangs knocked off then-No. 6 Montana 42-41 in a back-and-forth-thriller last weekend. It was the third straight victory for Cal Poly since losing to Nevada of the Mountain West Conference in overtime.The FCS top rushing team each of the last two seasons is once again atop the division at 362.8 yards per game. Junior fullback Joe Protheroe is the No. 1 option, leading the FCS with 557 yards rushing -- an average of 6.0 per carry -- while quarterback Dano Graves is at 328 and 5.4. Kori Garcia has run for 285 yards and his average of 6.6 per carry is second only to teammate Kyle Lewis (145 yards, 6.9 average) among those in the FCS with at least 20 attempts.They got a number of guys that can hurt you, UND coach Bubba Schweigert said. You really cant key on one guy.Running the triple option, its no secret the Mustangs like to keep the ball on the ground, but they were still bottled up by North Dakota last season. The Fighting Hawks limited Cal Poly to 153 rushing yards on 48 attempts while scoring the games first 35 points en route to a 45-21 victory in the 2015 finale.To be honest with you, it will be a game Ill remember for the rest of my life because it was one of the worst games one of my teams has ever played was against them last year, Walsh said. I want to get that feeling out and I want to get it against North Dakota.UND (2-2, 1-0) held the Mustangs to their fewest run yards since their 2011 opener at San Diego State and 131 less than their second-worst rushing performance of 2015, which came against a much more imposing opponent in Arizona State.Noorth Dakota is a different beast, Walsh said.dddddddddddd. They came in here and beat us up in every way a year ago. They outcoached us, they outplayed us, they outschemed us, they outdid us in every single way last time we played them.They also beat them at their own game, as John Santiago had 117 of the Fighting Hawks 219 rushing yards and scored three times.Santiago, who ran for 1,459 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2015 to receive STATS second-team All-America honors, has gained 367 on the ground this season but isnt the only back Cal Poly needs to worry about.Fellow sophomore Brady Oliveira was named the Big Sky offensive player of the week after rushing for a career-high 171 yards in last Saturdays 17-15 win at Montana State. He scored on a 60-yard run with 2:27 to play and is averaging 5.9 yards per attempt on the season.They have a great one-two punch and whoevers rolling they feel like they can play, Walsh said. We saw enough of Santiago last year and I saw enough of Oliveira this past weekend watching him play against Montana State on film, so weve got our work cut out for us.Establishing their own ground game is also a top priority for the Mustangs against a formidable North Dakota defense.The Fighting Hawks rank second in the Big Sky in rush defense, allowing an average of 113.8, and are limiting opponents to an average of 3.0 yards per carry -- 15th-best in the FCS.While Graves will repeatedly hand the ball to either Protheroe, Garcia or Lewis, or just take it himself, defenses cant ignore the pass.Graves attempted just 10 throws last week but three of them went for scores, notching TD strikes of 16, 39 and 55 yards. Five of his six TD passes on the season have been for more than 25 yards and hes averaging 12.4 yards per attempt -- the highest in the FCS among those with at least 40 attempts.Theyve added a real solid passing game to their attack, which has always been there but theyre so efficient with it, Schweigert said.This will be the Fighting Hawks 100th game at the Alerus Center, where theyre 9-3 under Schweigert. ' ' '