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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- CHICAGO -- The Dodgers and Cubs return to Wrigley Field for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series after a wild opener Saturday night. Ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw goes for Los Angeles, while Chicago gives the ball to major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks. Game starts 8:08 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Nobody buys a ticket to watch managers manage. So if Major League Baseball was in a charitable mood, refund checks would already be in the mail for the 42,000-plus fans who packed Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs Joe Maddon and Dave Roberts, his Dodgers counterpart, turn a game into a checkers match. An AP Sports column.- TORONTO -- The AL Championship Series could be a short one if the Toronto Blue Jays dont start hitting. Toronto has failed to take advantage of a Cleveland rotation weakened by injuries, but the Blue Jays will have another chance in Game 3 on Monday night when the Indians are expected to send Trevor Bauer to the mound.- The AP releases its weekly Top 25 college football poll at 2 p.m.- Folos to various Top 25 college football games.- SEATTLE -- The Atlanta Falcons, with the best offense in the NFL, face the Seattle Seahawks and their top-ranked defense in a matchup of early NFC contenders. Game starts 4:25 p.m.- GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Dallas Cowboys and rookie quarterback Dak Prescott look to keep rolling when they visit Green Bay. The Packers league-best run defense will be tested by Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott. Game starts 4:25 p.m.- ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Colin Kaepernick makes his debut as the 49ers starter when San Francisco travels to play the Buffalo Bills, who are on a three-game roll. 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An early-camp injury ultimately doomed his chance of sticking on the roster at a position where the club is thin.Brown, who signed a one-year, $965,000 contract with the Patriots in March, was competing for a backup spot behind LeGarrette Blount and Dion Lewis, the latter of whom will open the season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list as he will undergo a second surgery on his left knee.Brown had pulled up in the fifth practice of training camp -- members of the athletic training staff appeared to be checking his hamstring -- and hadnt been a full participant in practice since. He didnt play in the teams first two preseason games.Brown entered the NFL as a first-round draft choice of the IIndianapolis Colts, playing five years with them before spending the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the San Diego Chargers.ddddddddddddBy releasing him, the Patriots thin their ranks at a position that was already short on depth. Blount is the top power option, while third-year man James White projects to step in for Lewis as the top passing back until his return. The team also has Brandon Bolden (5th year), Tyler Gaffney (3rd year), Joey Iosefa (2nd year) and undrafted rookie D.J. Foster at running back.In addition to releasing Brown, the Patriots also informed defensive tackle Frank Kearse and cornerback E.J. Biggers of their releases. Both were long shots to make the roster. ' ' '