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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. A full Olympic Digest has been sent. All times EDT:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint at the Olympics, a Brazilian police official tells the AP. SENT: 800 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video by 4 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Usain Bolt goes in the 200-meter final in search of his eighth Olympic gold medal. Maybe a world record, too. A victory would give him unprecedented gold medals in the 100 and 200 at the last three Olympics. Also, medals in mens 1,500 and decathlon and womens 400 hurdles. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. 200 final starts 10:30 p.m.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The U.S. might be without point guard Sue Bird because of a sprained knee when it faces France in the semifinals of womens basketball. The Americans have won 47 consecutive matches and are one victory from reaching a sixth straight gold-medal game. UPCOMING 600 words, photos. Starts 7 p.m.- NEW ORLEANS -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states. SENT: 400 words, photos.- CANTON, Ohio -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame is offering refunds to fans who bought tickets to its canceled preseason game this month. The hall will reimburse fans for the face value of their tickets, fees and one-night hotel accommodations.- HOUSTON -- Baseball owners were expected to approve a controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by John Stanton. UPCOMING: 700 words. Developing from 2 p.m. news conference.- SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants ace Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.11) pitches the series opener against Jacob deGrom (7-5, 2.30) and the Mets. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 10:15 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Robert Griffin III makes his home debut after being named Clevelands starting quarterback as the Browns host the Falcons in a preseason game. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Starts 8 p.m.- Other preseason games: Eagles-Steelers, 7 p.m.; Bengals-Lions, 7:30 p.m.; Raiders-Packers, 8 p.m.; Bear-Patriots, 8 p.m.; Vikings-Seahawks, 10 p.m.- GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Past winners Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed enter as favorites at the Wyndham Championship, the final regular-season event before the PGA Tours playoffs. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 8 p.m.- MASON, Ohio -- Angelique Kerber tries to take another step toward unseating Serena Williams as the worlds No. 1 player on Thursday. Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal also try to advance in the mens bracket. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 5 p.m.; update after evening matches.- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart will retire next summer after a tumultuous tenure that included consolidation of the mens and womens athletic departments and the settlement of a Title IX lawsuit. SENT: 800 words, photos. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m. following news conference. Yu Darvish Jersey .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Willson Contreras Cubs Jersey . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. http://www.cubsauthentic.com/cubs-willson-contreras-jersey/ . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Jose Quintana Cubs Jersey . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Daniel Descalso Cubs Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Team Sweden is devilishly clever. Its players exude a quiet, calm confidence. There are plenty of reasons to believe that Sweden -- considered a perennial powerhouse among European teams -- will win the World Cup of Hockey. Its team is loaded with talent, depth, experience and goaltending. Pride is a major factor for Sweden, and its players have said time and again how badly they want to win this best-on-best tournament.How Team Sweden could winIt starts with?Henrik Lundqvist. The 34-year-old goalie has not played in a game since April 23, when he gave up six goals on 23 shots and was pulled after two periods in the?New York Rangers 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins?in the series-clinching Game 5 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He took time during the summer to reflect and refocus his efforts to prepare to represent his country at the World Cup with the hope it will be a springboard to the regular season with the Rangers.Besides Lundqvist, Sweden has the best overall defense corps in the tournament. The blue line of Victor Hedman, Anton Stralman, Erik Karlsson, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mattias Ekholm and Hampus Lindholm has the ability to dominate the opposition in every part of the game. Those players will also help offensively and can shut down any opposing offense in this tournament.The top forward line of Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Loui Eriksson has been outstanding. Beyond that trio, opponents also have to deal with Filip Forsberg, Nicklas Backstrom and Patric Hornqvist as a second line. Depth and puck possession are key for Sweden, whose special teams, especially the power-play unit, are major weapons. Karlsson will basically quarterback both unnits from the point, and the Sedins, Eriksson and Larsson will join him to make up the first power-play unit.ddddddddddddHow Team Sweden could loseIf Sweden does lose, it will be at the hands of an extremely talented team. Opponents will try to limit the Swedes puck-possession time. If Sweden doesnt have the puck, or cant get it -- or if Lundqvist isnt sharp -- that could be its downfall. With that in mind, the Swedes focused on winning faceoffs during the pretournament, so quickly gaining possession of the drop will be key.Health is, of course, a factor for every team, but Sweden cant afford to lose anyone else. Before training camp, captain Henrik Zetterberg, goalie Robin Lehner, defenseman Niklas Kronwall and forward Alexander Steen?all bowed out of the World Cup. Forward Rickard Rakell was recently scratched from the roster because of an unspecified illness. Despite all that, Sweden begins the tournament in good shape.What to watch for: To win big, Swedes must think smallSince this best-on-best tournament is being played on the smaller North American ice surface, goals will be at a premium. Most goals should come from the dirty areas in front of the net, so Sweden spent a lot of time during camp working on small-area games. That forces quick decisions with the puck and the Swedes want that to become second nature, because teams will attempt to push them around in those areas. Keep an eye on young forwards Forsberg and Jak