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CHICAGO -- Jon Lester carries the 108-year hopes of the Chicago Cubs to the mound for Game 5 of the World Series.In their 177th game of the season, the Cubs are in a win-or-go home situation for the first time, trailing the Cleveland Indians 3-1 in the best-of-seven World Series.Cubs manager Joe Maddon gives the ball to his most pressure-proven pitcher with the season on the line at Wrigley Field on Sunday night.Lester has a 1.69 ERA in the 2016 playoffs with 21 strikeouts and five walks. His rich postseason resume includes 20 games (18 starts), 2.60 ERA and 8-7 record.I dont think you can really take it any different than any other start, whether youre tied or whether youre down or up, Lester said. I think you have to have the same mindset going into it. Its hard enough to pitch this time of year or play this time of year and be successful. I think if youre down 3-1 and youre going in there saying you have to do this, you have to do that to try to stay alive, I think youve kind of already been beaten, you know? Youre not worried about the right thing.The Indians can clinch the franchises third championship Sunday and end their own 67-year drought, the longest in the American League.Clevelands offense created traffic on the bases Saturday for the second consecutive game and bashed two home runs, but the Indians are being anchored by amazing pitching.While Andrew Miller looked relatively human in allowing a Dexter Fowler home run -- snapping a 16-inning scoreless streak -- Corey Kluber went six to win for the second time in four games and set up swagger-filled righ-hander Trevor Bauer to start Sundays potential clincher.The atmosphere on Chicagos North Side has been electric, but the Indians hushed Wrigley with seven runs Saturday. Bauer said he looks forward to the historical challenge before him.The best part of it is hearing them all leave silent, Bauer said.The Cubs beat Bauer in Game 2 and got on the board in the first inning. Terry Francona said he did not considering going with another starter in Game 5.Trevors been a really good pitcher for us for four years, Francona said. If we thought that the finger was getting in the way, I understand it. But hes come so far and battled this thing so much that I think his better game is ahead of him.Lester said he will put extra emphasis on getting ahead of hitters, even if he has to show more than he wants the Indians to see, because of his Game 1 first inning misfortune. A walk, hit batter -- when ahead in the count 0-2 -- and a hit cost Lester the lead.That was the game. Anytime youve got a guy like Kluber going against you, you cant give up much. Then come to find out just how locked in he was, Lester said, reliving Game 1. So like I said, I dont mind giving up hits and giving up homers. Its the walks and the hit-by-pitch that really haunt me in that first inning. So you cant give up free base runners, especially this time of year. You just give them more opportunities to see you. You have to make more pitches.Entering Game 4, the Indians were batting. 202 in the World Series. Francona said the approach at the plate will not change, but the results are adding up. The sparkplug for Cleveland has been shortstop Francisco Lindor, who is approaching Sandy Alomars postseason team record of 20 hits.But depth of the lineup, according to Maddon and Lester, is the real story when it comes to stopping the Indians.You have a lot of contact in that lineup. So that puts pressure on your defense when youre able to do that, Lester said. When you dont strike out a lot, that puts pressure on your defense, and makes you continually execute pitches. And I think thats where they wear the starting pitcher down and get to that bullpen early.Maddon boiled down the edge to two factors: Lesters experience and getting on the board first. The Cubs went up 1-0 in Game 4 and lost, but it was the first time the team crossing the plate first didnt get a win in the LCS and World Series.To have a guy in Jon thats been-there-done-that kind of a guy, and hes been very successful, been a World Series champion, he knows what the feeling is like, he knows what it takes, Maddon said. So its definitely comforting to the rest of the group for tomorrow.So the big thing again is to grab the lead somehow. Grab the lead, hold onto the lead. You dont want to try to fight from behind on these guys because that trilogy (relievers Miller, Bryan Shaw and closer Cody Allen) and theyre throwing out there is pretty good.Francona has consistently programmed a winning formula for Cleveland. Hes 11-1 all-time in the World Series and one win shy of his third ring, Clevelands first since 1948. Franconas magic touch at the lever, from the mix-and-match lineup to uncanny feel for his bullpen, was on display in both wins at Wrigley. Just dont expect him to say as much, preferring to credit his players and support staff.The thing that helps me a ton is the cooperation we get with our players is phenomenal because we do some things -- weve done a few things that are a little out of the box this series, last series, and they handle it, Francona said. Im not sure you can always do that with every player and have it work.Adidas Nmd Deutschland .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Adidas Nmd r2 Kaufen . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. 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The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan brought more than gaudy numbers night after night for 19 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.Fittingly, while the Spurs retired Duncans No. 21 on Sunday night, those stats rarely came up.I dont even want to talk about rebounds or points and all that sort of things, coach Gregg Popovich said. This individual made it possible for everybody that we brought in to be a part of this culture and be a part of the program.Duncans jersey was raised to the AT&T Center rafters in a ceremony following a 113-100 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. His number now hangs not far from banners celebrating the five NBA championships he and the Spurs won during his career.Ive gotten just an amazing response and just an overwhelming amount of love from these guys of what I meant to them, Duncan said during a five-minute speech. It doesnt even explain how much they meant to me. I got so much more from you guys, from my teammates, than they can explain that they got from me. I know that.With his son, daughter and girlfriend by his side, Duncan listened and laughed as Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili ribbed and praised their longtime teammate.Ginobili and Parker teased Duncan about his attire after he chose to wear black slacks and a sports coat instead of his normal jeans and a T-shirt. Duncan was clearly out of his comfort level, and it had nothing to do with the suit. The Virgin Islands native spent his career avoiding the spotlight, and the retirement ceremony put him squarely in it.Duncan was left speechless at points by cheers and shouts of we love you! He pounded his heart with the microphone as the crowd roared.The ceremony even left him and Popovich -- two guarded fixtures during San Antonios two-decade run of dominance -- fighting back tears.Thank you coach Pop for being more than a coach, Duncan said, pausing to choke back emotions, for being like a father to me. Thank you.Duncan became the eighth player to have his jersey number retired by the Spurs, joining James Silas, George Gervin, Johnny Moore and former teammates David Robinson, Sean Elliott, Avery Johnson and Bruce Bowen.dddddddddddd.This stretch for the Spurs of 25 years of excellence, Tim is at the center of the whole thing, Robinson said. I dont know that theres another athlete thats as appreciated by a city as Tim.Duncan helped lead San Antonio to its only NBA championships and was twice named league MVP. As dominant as he was in the regular season, Duncan was at his best in the postseason. He averaged 20.6 points, 11.4 points, 2.3 blocks and 3.0 assists in the playoffs and has the most career double-doubles in the postseason with 164.It was his work off the court that made him so beloved by Popovich and teammates.Ginobili recalled being devastated after he turned the ball over on a game-winning attempt in a loss in Game 3 of the 2006 playoffs against the Sacramento Kings.Ginobili locked himself in his hotel room and refused to answer the phone even though it was continually ringing. After hanging up twice and pulling the cord out of the wall, Ginobili was stunned to hear a second phone go off in the bathroom.By the fifth time, I go pick it up, I said `What? Ginobili said. And it was `Nanuuuuu. Thats what he called me. `Nanu, he said, `Whats up buddy? `What TD? I dont want to talk to anybody. He said, `Come on, come with me. Come with me. He started insisting and insisting and insisting and you dont say no to Timmy. He invited me to dinner. We talked for hours, we talked about computers, cars, TV shows. My mental state shifted and I had a way better night.The Spurs won that series in six games thanks in part to the message Duncan delivered: were all in this together.Thats the way it was for Duncan and the Spurs from the day he was taken first overall in the 1997 draft, according to Popovich.I can honestly say to Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, who have passed, Popovich said, that that man right there is exactly the same person now as he was when he walked in the door. ' ' '