Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:- CHICAGO -- Baseballs MVP winners are announced. Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve are the AL finalists. In the NL, its Kris Bryant, Daniel Murphy and Corey Seager. AL about 6:15 p.m., NL about 6:45 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball concludes two days of owners meetings. The top item on the agenda is the collective bargaining agreement, which expires Dec. 1.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Saints and Panthers look to put rough losses behind them when they meet in an NFC South game. Drew Brees pounded Carolina last month for 465 yards and four touchdowns. Game starts 8:25 p.m.- INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joins Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke for the groundbreaking on the teams new stadium and entertainment district.- FRISCO, Texas -- Dez Bryant says he couldnt have played a day after his fathers death without his teammates support. Team chemistry is part of the reason this is becoming a special season for the Dallas Cowboys.- GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The ACC, SEC and Pac-12 are experimenting with collaborative instant replay in which officials at league headquarters assist stadium crews with reviews during games.- Its tempting for playoff contenders to run up lopsided victories to impress the College Football Playoff committee. But the committee insists it doesnt take margin of victory into consideration when compiling rankings.- HOUSTON -- No. 3 Louisville (9-1) and Heisman Trophy favorite Lamar Jackson try to improve their playoff chances with a victory over Houston. Game starts 8 p.m.- PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State coach Mike Leach gets called a lot of things: inquisitive, outspoken, ingenious, odd. Leachs quirks often mask his ability to build a program that is now ranked No. 20.- STORRS, Conn. -- The third-ranked UConn put their 76-game winning streak on the line when they host No. 2 Baylor in an early showdown in womens college basketball. Game starts 7:30 p.m.- LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The No. 7 Xavier men open play in the Tire Pros Invitational against Missouri at Disney World. The Muskeeters won this tournament last year. Game starts 1:30 p.m.- HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Carl Edwards is no fan of social media, but hell jump aboard if he wins his first NASCAR championship Sunday. Edwards lost the 2011 title on a tiebreaker and has a shot in the season finale at redemption.- LONDON -- Novak Djokovic beats David Goffin at the ATP finals to finish group play undefeated. The Serb is eyeing a record-tying sixth title at this season-ending tournament and looking to regain the No. 1 ranking from Andy Murray.- BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Much like last spring, the Lightning will have to make do without Steven Stamkos. The Tampa Bay captain is sidelined indefinitely after tearing a ligament in his right knee.- ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- The final PGA Tour event of the year begins at Sea Island, with defending champion Kevin Kisner and tournament host Davis Love III in the field at the RSM Classic.- NAPLES, Fla. -- Top-ranked Lydia Ko needs to win the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship to secure player of the year honors. Otherwise, that prize goes to budding star Ariya Jutanugarn. They open play Thursday. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Samaje-Perine-Jersey/ . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Ziggy-Hood-Jersey/ . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/T-Shirts/ .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Trent-Murphy-Jersey/ . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Zach-Brown-Jersey/ . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed a three-year extension of Monzas deal to host the Italian Grand Prix, ensuring the historic race remains on the calendar until at least 2019.The future of the race had been in doubt after drawn-out negotiations between Ecclestone and the president of Italys motorsport federation Angelo Sticchi Damiani this year. It is the first time the Automobile Club dItalia had taken charge of negotiations with Ecclestone and they were made to sweat as the F1 CEO threatened to move the race to Imola or drop it completely.However, the ACI stood firm and insisted it was Monza or nothing, leading to the three-year extension that was announced on Friday. 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