MINNEAPOLIS -- Rules required the Minnesota Twins to send a player to the All-Star game despite their worst-in-the-majors record. Shirt Vincent Kompany .Eduardo Nunez was nonetheless a deserving candidate.Nunez was selected Tuesday as a reserve for the American League team at next weeks game in San Diego. The 29-year-old erstwhile New York Yankees prospect and utility-man-turned-leadoff-man has flourished in his first season as a regular, making him the easy pick for AL manager Ned Yost. Nunezs versatility further strengthened his candidacy.Im really excited about that, Nunez said. Especially when youve been the bench guy, now to go to the All-Star game, its why your dream comes true.General manager Terry Ryan and manager Paul Molitor broke the news to Nunez in front of the team before a game against Oakland that started more than 2 1/2 hours late because of rain.Honestly I never thought about that because I didnt want it to be on my mind, and then if I find out Im not going Id be like, `Oh my God, so disappointed, Nunez said. But I just tried to play hard, and after like a few days ago I started thinking about that.The Twins started the year with Eduardo Escobar at shortstop, but Escobar and third baseman Trevor Plouffe missed time with injuries. Nunez hit so well that Molitor had no choice but to leave him in the lineup.Acquired by the Twins from the Yankees early in the 2014 season, Nunez was once considered the eventual replacement for Derek Jeter in New York. His shining moment, as it turned out, came a couple of years later.Nunez entered Tuesday batting .315 with 42 runs, 11 home runs, 34 RBI and 19 stolen bases with an .820 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, all career highs at the seasons midpoint.From start to finish, Ryan said, Nunez has been our most consistent guy.Down the hall at Target Field, As catcher Stephen Vogt learned he will be representing his team at the midsummer event for a second straight year. Not unlike Nunez, Vogt was hardly on an All-Star track a few years ago.Acquired from Tampa Bay in 2013 after going 0 for 25 to start his major league career with the Rays, Vogt was up and down between Oakland and Triple-A Sacramento for two seasons before a big first half in 2015 that landed him on the team. He hit .308 with 13 homers and 53 RBI over his first 70 games.This year, Vogt was batting .267 with six home runs and 24 RBI in 68 games for the injury-ravaged As, so he didnt expect to be picked again. But the All-Star break gathering planned by the extended Vogt family near their hometown of Visalia, California, will have to be called off. Vogt broke the news to his brother as he was driving west with his family.I said, `Hey, whats the cancellation policy on that cabin? They were going to turn south and drive a little bit further, Vogt said. So Im blown away. Im honored, and I cant stop smiling. Shirt Marouane Fellaini .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Shirt Michy Batshuayi .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. http://www.voetbalshirtwinkelbelgie.be/voetbalshirt-nacer-chadli.html . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- CHICAGO -- Right after the Chicago Cubs reached the World Series for the first time since 1945, the focus shifted all the way across the country to Arizona, where Kyle Schwarber is making an impressive comeback from major left knee surgery. Can he get ready in time for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night in Cleveland?- CLEVELAND -- In any other year, against any other team, the Indians would be the sentimental choice in the World Series. Not against the lovable Chicago Cubs. But the underdog role is fine with the Indians, who werent expected to beat Boston or Toronto and now have to take down the NL Champs to end a 68-year-old title drought.- CHICAGO -Grown men didnt weep. Maybe because anyone old enough to actually remember the last time the Chicago Cubs made it to the World Series would be at least 71 and know enough to stay home instead of parking himself in the middle of the pandemonium that engulfed Wrigley Field late Saturday. Not so 78-year-old Billy Williams, a Cubs Hall of Famer. An AP Sports Column.- PHILADELPHIA -- Sam Bradford returns to Philadelphia with the unbeaten Vikings (5-0) to face Carson Wentz and the Eagles (3-2). Shirt Youri Tielemans. Game starts 1 p.m.- GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Seattle Seahawks look to solidify their hold on first place in the NFC West and the Arizona Cardinals try to climb within a half-game of first place in a matchup of teams that have dominated the division in recent years. Game starts 8:30 p.m.- The AP releases its weekly Top 25 college football poll at 2 p.m.- Folos to various Top 25 college football games.- TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Four drivers will be eliminated from NASCARs playoffs at Talladega Superspeedway. Its a must-win race for Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott. Race starts 2:20 p.m.- AUSTIN, Texas -- If Lewis Hamilton is going to make a charge for the Formula One championship, it has to start at the U.S. Grand Prix, where he starts from pole position. Mercedes teammate and championship points leader Nico Rosberg starts at No. 2. Race starts 3 p.m.- SOELDEN, Austria -- Alexis Pinturault carries his outstanding giant slalom form from last year into the new World Cup campaign, dominating the season opener to leave his rivals in awe. Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap NFL T-shirts Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Discount Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '