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A look at whats happening all around the majors Thursday:---A VIEW FROM THE TOPThe Cleveland Indians open a four-game series at Texas, with Josh Tomlin (11-7, 4.39 ERA) facing Rangers lefty Cole Hamels (13-4, 2.80). Both clubs lead their division -- the last time these teams met so late in a season with both in first place was 1999, according to STATS.DODGER DADDYRob Segedin is expected to return to the Dodgers for a game against San Francisco following a one-day paternity leave and a wild start to the week. The rookie hit his first major league homer on Monday in Cincinnati, then homered off Giants ace Madison Bumgarner on Tuesday before leaving in the eighth inning and rushing to the hospital to meet his wife, Robin, for the birth of their first child. Manager Dave Roberts had to convince Segedin to take the one day of paternity leave. Matt Moore seeks his first victory with the Giants since being acquired from Tampa Bay on Aug. 1.EMERGING ACEBlue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ (17-3, 3.05) goes for his 18th win in a game against the Angels. Happ is 11-0 with a 2.53 ERA in his past 12 starts and has emerged as one of the best free agent acquisitions of last offseason after signing a $36 million, three-year deal. Jered Weaver (8-11, 5.47) is up for Los Angeles.HEALED UPMariners lefty James Paxton (4-5, 3.53) is expected to come off the disabled list to pitch the opener of a series against the White Sox. Paxton took a line drive off his pitching elbow Aug. 7 and has been out since with a bruise. He threw 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball before being struck in a 3-1 win over the Angels.LUCKY MOUNDOrioles righty Ubaldo Jimenez will get his first start since July 28, facing NL East-leading Washington. Hell pitch in place of ace Chris Tillman, who was put on the 15-day disabled list with bursitis in his shoulder. Jimenez is 5-10 with a 6.94 ERA this year, but hes done especially well at Nationals Park -- 4-0 with a 0.92 ERA in four career starts. 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Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. (STATS) -- Chattanooga was picked to capture a fourth straight Southern Conference championship on Wednesday -- the favorite in both the preseason coaches and media polls at media day in Spartanburg, South Carolina.If Mocs coach Russ Huesman had his way, his players would never learn about it.With the SoCon expected to be particularly strong this season, Huesman wants his team to take on a certain identity.Emphasis on the word team.I want it to be about our football team, and not about how people predict us or about anybody else that is on our schedule. We have to take care of us, the eighth-year coach said. We have to prepare and practice and just worry about Chattanooga. Not worry about where we are ranked, not worry about what people are saying about us, good or bad. We need to just make it about our football team.Chattanooga shared the conference title with The Citadel last year. The Citadel, now coached by former offensive coordinator Brent Thompson, was picked second in the preseason polls.Both teams placed a conference-high 10 players on the coaches preseason all-conference team. Chattanooga defensive end Keionta Davis was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year, while Western Carolina running back Detrez Newsome gained offensive honors.VMI junior Al Cobb was the first-team selection at quarterback. Thats the position in which Chattanooga goes through its most important change. Jacob Huesman, the coachs son, has graduated after starting for the last four seasons and winning three consecutive SoCon offensive player of the year awards.Well, weve got 12 good seniors coming up that we feel are really good players and good leaders for us. I think all of those guys have stepped up, said Russ Huesman, whose team went 9-4 (6-1 SoCon) and finished ninth in the final STATS FCS Top 25 last season.A lot of it comes from the quarterback. Alejandro (Bennifield, the new starter) has stepped up big. His leadership role, his work ethic and how he has handled himself has been excellent. Ive seen a lot of leadership come from him in this offseason. I think Alejandro is going to be a really good leader for us, but, obviously, the 12 seniors are the guys.The Mocs surround Bennifield with a veteran offense, including All-America lineman Corey Levin and workhorse running back Derrick Craine. The defense will feature linebacker Nakevion Leslie and safety Lucas Webb in addition to Davis.It is a deep, deep year in the league, Russ Huesman said. There are a bunch of teams that if they end up Southern Conference champions at the end of the year, it would not shock me.When I filled out the preseason poll, it was extremely hard. There are so many quality teams. We learned that last year. We tied for the league title with The Citadel and I think every one of our games was a battle. We lose to Mercer and beat Wofford on a last-season field goal. We understand that this league is strong and deep.dddddddddddd. If you dont come to play, you will lose a football game.---=SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLLS=Head Coaches Poll=(Coaches not permitted to vote for their team)1. Chattanooga (7 first-place votes), 63 points2. The Citadel (1), 523. Samford (1), 504. Western Carolina, 415. Mercer, 386. Wofford, 337. Furman, 248. VMI, 149. East Tennessee State, 14---=Media Poll=1. Chattanooga (26), 2502. The Citadel (2), 2083. Western Carolina, 1794. Mercer, 1485. Samford, 1476. Wofford, 1367. Furman, 1028. VMI, 629. East Tennessee State, 28---=SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON TEAM=(Coaches not permitted to vote for their players)Offensive Player of the Year -- Detrez Newsome, RB, Western CarolinaDefensive Player of the Year -- Keionta Davis, DE, Chattanooga---=First Team Offense=QB -- Al Cobb, VMI, Jr.RB -- Derrick Craine, Chattanooga, Sr.RB -- Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina, Jr.OL -- Isaiah Pinson, The Citadel, Jr.OL -- Brett Niederreither, Mercer, Sr.OL -- Armando Bonheur, Samford, Sr.OL -- Corey Levin, Chattanooga, Sr.OL -- Jacob Revis, Chattanooga, Jr.OL -- Anton Wahrby, Wofford, Sr.TE -- Tyler Sexton, Western Carolina, Sr.WR -- Karel Hamilton, Samford, Sr.WR -- Aaron Sanders, VMI, Sr.---=First Team Defense=DL -- Joe Crochet, The Citadel, Sr.DL -- Ahmad Gooden, Samford, So.DL -- Keionta Davis, Chattanooga, Sr.DL -- Miles Brown, Wofford, So.LB -- Tevin Floyd, The Citadel, Sr.LB -- Nakevion Leslie, Chattanooga, Sr.LB -- Tyson Dickson, Western Carolina, Sr.LB -- Daniel Riddle, Western Carolina, Jr.DB -- Dee Delaney, The Citadel, Jr.DB -- Trey Robinson, Furman, Sr.DB -- Jamerson Blount, Samford, Sr.DB -- Lucas Webb, Chattanooga, Jr.---=First Team Specialists=PK -- Henrique Ribeiro, Chattanooga, Sr.P -- Ian Berryman, Western Carolina, So.RS -- Dane Forlines, VMI, Sr.--=Second Team Offense=QB -- Devlin Hodges, Samford, So.RB -- Tyler Renew, The Citadel, Sr.RB -- Lorenzo Long, Wofford, Sr.OL -- Ryan Bednar, The Citadel, Sr.OL -- Josh Cardiello, Chattanooga, Jr.OL -- Andrew Lewis, VMI, Sr.OL -- Nathan Dalton, Western Carolina, So.OL -- Dequan Miller, Wofford, Sr.TE -- Sam Walker, Mercer, So.WR -- Kelvin McKnight, Samford, So.WR -- Spearman Robinson, Western Carolina, Sr.---=Second Team Defense=DL -- Tosin Aquebor, Mercer, Sr.DL -- Isaiah Buehler, Mercer, So.DL -- Xavier Forrest, Samford, Jr.DL -- Vantrel McMillan, Chattanooga, Sr.LB -- Carl Rider, Furman, Sr.LB -- Ryan Francis, VMI, Jr.LB -- Dylan Weigel, VMI, So.DB -- Cedric Nettles, Chattanooga, Sr.DB -- Fred Payne, Western Carolina, Sr.DB -- Malik Diggs, The Citadel, Sr.DB -- Trey Morgan, Western Carolina, Sr.---=Second Team Specialists=PK -- Logan Howard, Western Carolina, So.P -- Austin Barnard, Samford, Jr.RS -- Chandler Curtis, Mercer, Jr. ' ' '