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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:- CLEVELAND -- The World Series opens Tuesday night between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, two longtime losers trying to end droughts spanning generations.- CLEVELAND -- Jason Kipnis grew up outside Chicago and dreamed about one day helping the Cubs finally win a championship. Clevelands second baseman made it to the World Series, and now dreams give way to a reality check.- Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt writes in a column for the AP that while the long years without titles for the Cubs and Indians preoccupy fans, the dry spells wont affect the players.- The NBA season opens Tuesday night. With a super team, the worlds best player, stars in markets around the country, rivalries aplenty and a global audience with unparalleled access, this could be one compelling year.- The run-up to the NBA season has been dominated by talk about issues that many of the leagues African-American players confront daily. The league also has many players from outside the U.S., some unsure where they stand.- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Durant prepares for his debut with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against San Antonio.- DENVER -- The Texans play the Broncos, a Monday night game between 4-2 teams in which Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler returns to Denver and coach Gary Kubiak is back after another health scare. Game starts 8:30 p.m.- Lets not write off the NFL, no matter what declining TV ratings say. Still, Week 7 consisted mainly of one long day of tedious, bad football that showcased various problems with the state of the game.- NEW YORK -- Coach Todd Bowles and the New York Jets are in a quarterback quandary. Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched, but then had to take over after Geno Smith injured his right knee in a victory over Baltimore. Now what?- RENTON, Wash. -- The first tie in Seahawks history was an affirmation that Seattles defense can withstand the most difficult conditions. The game also underlined worries about the offensive line and an inconsistent offense.- What is a better loss? Getting beaten up by Alabama or letting one slip away at Penn State? 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BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Mercedes dominated the opening practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton beat Nico Rosberg to the fastest time by 0.237s.The Mercedes drivers both set their times during seven-lap runs on supers-soft tyres and Hamiltons best effort was a huge 1.644s quicker than Ferraris Sebastian Vettel using the same compound tyre. Red Bull may be able to close the gap when it sends its drivers out on super-soft tyres in second practice after sticking to softs in the morning, but even the advantage of softer rubber does not account for the gaping 1.827s gap between Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo.Kimi Raikkonen set his fast lap on super-soft tyres late in the session after spending a long time in the garage while his mechanics worked on the car. However, his quick lap ended with an untidy slide through the final corner, which cost him time compared to the Red Bulls and his teammate Vettel.McLaren looks set for a competitive weekend after finishing first practice as the best of the rest behind the top three teams. Fernando Alonso set a late time on super-soft tyres to beat Jenson Button to seventh place by 0.026s. The times of the two McLaren drivers were made all the more impressive by the team opting not to run the faster super-soft tyre throughout the sesssion.ddddddddddddlonso was clearly pushing hard at times and spun in the final corner midway through the session as well as running wide twice at Turn 4 as he attempted to lower his lap time. He was not alone in exploring the run offs, with Vettel also spinning and Charles Leclerc, driving for Haas during FP1 in place of Esteban Gutierrez, finding the small gravel trap at the Turns 6 and 7 chicane.Romain Grosjean was ninth fastest using the super-soft tyres ahead of the two Force Indias, which set their fastest times on softs. Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz also set their best efforts on soft tyres before Marcus Ericsson in 15th was the next driver on the timesheets to make use of the super-softs to set his fastest