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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:- MIAMI -- The Marlins are having a public memorial service for pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a weekend boat crash along with two friends. The team says fans can gather along the west side of Marlins Park for the departure of a funeral motorcade at 2:16 p.m. Fernandez wore No. 16 on his jersey. SENT: 130 words, photo. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m. With: The Latest.- CHASKA, Minn. -- Phil Mickelson criticized another past U.S. captain in the Ryder Cup and opened the conversation about how much a captain can make a difference. SENT: 150 words. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 3 p.m. With The Latest.- CHASKA, Minn. -- Tiger Woods was reminded of his very different role in this Ryder Cup when he was told to step aside for the team photo. It was players only. Woods is one of the assistant captains. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 4 p.m.- LINCOLN, Neb. -- Gov. Pete Ricketts has agreed to meet with one of the Nebraska football players he criticized for kneeling during the national anthem at the Cornhuskers most recent game. SENT: 300 words, photos.- HOUSTON -- The Texans suffered a big blow to their defense when star J.J. Watt was placed on injured reserve with a back injury and is expected to be out until at least December. SENT: 130 words, photo. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.- Burficts back, just in time for the Bengals. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict has completed his three-game NFL suspension for repeated illegal hits. Cincinnati certainly hopes he returns with an edge to his game, but a controllable one. Well find out Thursday night. UPCOMING: 650 words, graphic by 4 p.m.- As October begins the real College Football Playoff contenders start to emerge. This weekend for the first time in 14 years, there are three games matching teams ranked in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 3 p.m.- TORONTO -- The Blue Jays take on Orioles and their ace Chris Tillman in a matchup of the top two AL wild-card teams. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Starts 7:07 p.m.- NEW YORK -- David Ortiz and the playoff-bound Red Sox get their second chance to clinch the AL East title at Yankee Stadium. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 7:05 p.m.- MIAMI -- The Mets Seth Lugo is scheduled to start the series finale against Jose Urena and the Marlins. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 7:10 p.m.- RENTON, Wash. -- With uncertainty about the health of starting quarterback Russell Wilson, the Seahawks may be turning to undrafted rookie Trevone Boykin in Sundays game against the New York Jets. UPCOMING: 550 words, photos. By 7:30 p.m.INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Luck spent part of his childhood in London, and routinely goes back there to vacation. On Sunday, he will be there on a business trip. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos by 6 p.m.- BEREA, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor was a one-man show last week at Miami, playing quarterback, wide receiver and even safety for the Browns. His all-around stats had not been seen in an NFL game since 1959. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.- TORONTO -- Instead of skating off the ice discouraged with a 3-1 loss, Team Europe appears to have had a confidence-boosting performance in Game 1 of the World Cup of Hockey finals. SENT: 600 words, photos.- WUHAN, China -- Angelique Kerber lost her first match as the No. 1-ranked player in a three-set defeat to Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Wuhan Open. SENT: 400 words, photos.- PARIS -- Despite the hack of personal medical information from some of the worlds leading athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency says its overall electronic database is safe. SENT: 500 words, photos.- WNBA conference semifinals open with Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks (Starts 10 p.m.); Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx (Starts 8 p.m.) Custom Soccer Shirts Black Friday . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Custom Shirts Discount . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. http://www.customcheapshirts.com/ . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. Authentic Custom Shirts .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Custom Shirts China .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. BATON ROUGE, La. -- Austin Howard passed for three touchdowns, Lenard Tillery ran for two more and Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 49-17 on Saturday night.Howard completed 22 of 28 passes for 292 yards without an interception and Tillery had 135 yards rushing on 19 carries. It was Tillerys third consecutive 100-yard game and his fifth this season. Willie Quinn finished with six catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns for Southern (4-2, 4-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference).Tillery scored on two 6-yard runs, and John West added another, as the Jaguars built a 21-77 lead heading into the second quarter.ddddddddddddamie Gillan kicked a 25-yard field goal to pull AUPB (1-6, 1-4) within 24-10 at the break, but Howard sandwiched touchdown passes of 11 and 27 yards to Quinn around a 14-yard scoring strike to Dontrell Brown and Southern led 42-10 with 10:14 to play.Southern had 515 total yards and a season-high 33 first downs.Willie Young had eight receptions for 118 yards including a 62-yard touchdown. ' ' '