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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:- College football games of note Friday: No. 6 Washington at No. 23 Washington State (3:30 p.m.); No. 17 Nebraska at Iowa (3:30 p.m.); No. 18 Houston at Memphis (noon); No. 20 Boise State at Air Force (3:30 p.m.).- Top-five college football games Saturday: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Auburn; No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Michigan; No. 4 Clemson vs. South Carolina.- ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys already have 10 wins for only the second time since their last Super Bowl title 21 seasons ago.- DETROIT -- With so many games coming down to the wire, the Lions are fortunate to have kicker Matt Prater. Detroit has won six of seven and leads the NFC North.- PITTSBURGH -- Two wins in five days have given the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) hope their four-game midseason swoon is behind them.- LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors go for their 10th straight win when they face the Los Angeles Lakers for the third time in three weeks and the second time in three days. Game starts 10:30 p.m.- BOSTON -- The San Antonio Spurs, winners of seven straight and leading the Southwest Division, play a Boston Celtics team that has won three in a row and is tied for first in the Atlantic Division. Game starts 1 p.m.- PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- In the only mens college basketball game involving two ranked teams, No. 10 Louisville meets No. 20 Baylor in the title game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Game starts 3:30 p.m.- ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatia, led by Marin Cilic, and an Argentine team powered by Juan Martin del Potro begin the best-of-five Davis Cup final. Croatia is going for its second Davis Cup title, Argentina its first.- LONDON -- Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are now exposing the games dark secrets.- Even though George McPhee ran the Washington Capitals for 17 years, NHL general managers have no idea how hell build the Vegas Golden Knights through an expansion draft. McPhee only hints he wont take bad contracts.- TOKYO -- Manny Pacquiao says his next bout will be in April or May provided it fits his schedule as a senator in the Philippines. He would like a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.- MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Danish team of Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen leads after second round of World Cup of Golf. Ricky Fowler and Jimmy Walker of the U.S. are among those five shots back. Custom Royals Jerseys . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. 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DENVER -- Kenneth Faried was animated about losing his spot in the Denver Nuggets starting lineup earlier in the season.He looks to have a hold on it now.Faried had a season-high 20 points and 15 rebounds, Wilson Chandler also had a season-high with 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Nuggets won for the first time at home this season, 120-104 over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.Thats my spot, Faried said of his third straight start. I dont like people taking my spot. I didnt take kindly to that -- Coach knew that, my teammates knew that. I was outspoken about it, I was really upset.When I came out of my starting spot it kind of gave me a wake-up call that `Hey, you need to get back to who you are.The Nuggets got back to their winning ways at home, too.Danilo Gallinari had 18 points for Denver, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Jameer Nelson added 17 points and Emmanuel Mudiay had 15.The banged-up Nuggets played their second straight game without starting shooting guard Gary Harris. Hes expected to be out until mid-December with a foot injury.We need every win we can get right now, Chandler said. Close games, blowouts, no matter how we can get them we need to win.Brandon Knight scored a season-high 32 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 24 before he was ejected with 17.8 left after receiving his second technical foul. The Suns have lost five of six.Tyson Chandler returned to the Suns starting lineup after missing the last four games because of his mothers death. He had five points and five rebounds in 21 minutes.We are 3-9, Knight said. Our goal was to be a playoff team, so we have a lot (of major) issues.The Suns never led, but cut a 20-point deficit to seven in the fourth quarter before Denver pulled away.Malone singled out Faried as a key reason the Nuggets held on and ennded their recent slump.ddddddddddddHe has been amazing with his energy and game-changing type of plays, Malone said.The Nuggets built an early double-digit lead with a pair of 8-0 runs. They led 12-4 thanks in part to a Mudiays jumper and layup, then pushed it to 25-10 on the back of five straight points from Chandler and a 3-pointer from Nelson. Gallinari hit a 20-foot jumper to push it to 63-43 early in the third.Knight rallied Phoenix with 10 points in the fourth, and Jared Dudleys 3 cut the lead to 100-93 with 6:18 left.TIP-INSSuns: Booker cut it to 89-76 at the end of the third when grabbed an offensive rebound and hit an off-balance 17-foot jumper at the buzzer. .. Phoenix was outrebounded 49-35.Nuggets: G Will Barton (ankle) missed his eighth straight game. ... The Nuggets waived little-used F/C Jarnell Stokes and signed F Alonzo Gee, who was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this season. The seven-year veteran had one assist in four minutes. In the past Ive always admired him from afar, Malone said before the game. I like his approach.BOOKER EJECTEDAfter he was fouled by Faried late in the game, Booker received his second technical. He lined up for a free throw anyways, before the official pointed him off the court.I didnt know I was ejected, he said. It was my first ejection, its something new.NO TURNOVERSThe Nuggets have struggled to take care of the ball through their first 10 games, so Mudiays zero turnovers on Wednesday was reason enough for praise.Thank the lord, he said. Its about time I had no turnovers.UP NEXTSuns: Continue a six-game trip at Indiana on Friday night.Nuggets: Continue a four-game homestand against Toronto on Friday night. ' ' '