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NEW YORK -- Sports Illustrated magazine has chosen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell to receive its Muhammad Ali Legacy Award for their athletic careers and social activism.The Hall-of-Fame trio led notable African-American athletes in support of the late heavyweight great and Louisville native at the so-called Ali Summit in Cleveland in 1967. Ali fought induction into the U.S. Army as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War.Abdul-Jabbar and Brown were among celebrities and dignitaries at Alis memorial service following his death in June at age 74.The men will be honored Dec. 12 in New York. Abdul-Jabbar said Wednesday in a release the award means I am honoring his legacy as a man who defied conventions and courageously risked life and career to making America a land of freedom, equal opportunity and social justice.The award, given since 2008, recognizes sportsmanship, leadership, philanthropy and social justice efforts. It was renamed for Ali last year. Andrew Miller . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Cheap Custom Cardinals Jersey . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-ramon-urias-jersey-large-1451q.html . PAUL, Minn. Cheap Cardinals Jerseys . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. Whitey Herzog . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. 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:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Five days before the opening of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach holds a news conference that is expected to be dominated by the Russian doping scandal and the final preparations for South Americas first games. News conference underway.- SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- The third round of the rain-delayed PGA Championship is finally over and second-round co-leader Jimmy Walker holds a one-shot lead over defending champion Jason Day.- CLEVELAND -- Serious about winning it all this season, the Cleveland Indians acquire left-handed reliever Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees in exchange for four players.- CLEVELAND -- A person familiar with the situation says Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy has blocked his proposed trade to the Cleveland Indians.- HOUSTON -- He was the first player Jerry Colangelo ever spoke to about joining a new U.S. national team program and now hes the last one still standing. Carmelo Anthony may never win an NBA title, but hes on the verge of becoming mens basketballs most decorated Olympian and seemingly securing his spot in the Hall of Fame.- NEW YORK -- The US Olympic womens team plays its final exhibition game when the Americans take on rival Australia at Madison Square Garden.ddddddddddddGame starts 4 p.m.- TORONTO -- The Blue Jays and Orioles play for first place in the AL East. Toronto won the first two games of this three-game series to take a half-game lead over Baltimore and give the Orioles five straight losses since ending a five-game winning streak. Game starts 1:07 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Mariners ace Felix Hernandez (5-4, 3.45) hopes to get back on track in a primetime game against the Cubs. Left-hander Brian Matusz will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to start for Chicago, giving Kyle Hendricks and the rest of Chicagos rotation an extra day of rest. Game starts 8:08 p.m.- LONG POND, Pa. -- With heavy rain hitting the track, Pocono Raceway hopes to avoid its second Monday race of the season. Martin Truex Jr. sits on the pole for the 400-mile race. Race starts 1:15 p.m.- OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist gets a chance to avenge the only loss of his career when he meets up with Preakness winner Exaggerator and four others in the $1 million Haskell Invitational. Post time 5:49 p.m. ' ' '