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A look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels:___Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Thursday, at Los Angeles (9:07 p. Thomas Welsh Jersey .m.); Game 2, Friday, at Los Angeles (9:37 p.m.); Game 3, Sunday, at Kansas City (7:37 p.m.); x-Game 4, Monday, Oct. 6, at Kansas City (TBD); x-Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Los Angeles (TBD). (All games on TBS).x-if necessary.___Season Series: Tied 3-3.___Projected Lineup:Royals: SS Alcides Escobar (.285, 3 HRs, 50 RBIs, 31 SBs), RF Nori Aoki (.285, 1, 43, 17 SBs), CF Lorenzo Cain (.301, 5, 53, 28 SBs), 1B Eric Hosmer (.270, 9, 58), DH Billy Butler (.271, 9, 66), LF Alex Gordon (.266, 19, 74, 12 SBs), C Salvador Perez (.260, 19, 70), 2B Omar Infante (.252, 6, 66), 3B Mike Moustakas (.212, 15, 54).Angels: RF Kole Calhoun (.272, 17, 58, 5 SBs), CF Mike Trout (.287, 36, 111), 1B Albert Pujols (.272, 28, 105), 2B Howie Kendrick (.293, 7, 75), SS Erick Aybar (.278, 7, 68), 3B David Freese (.260, 10, 55), LF Josh Hamilton (.263, 10, 44, 89 games), DH C.J. Cron (.256, 11, 37), C Chris Iannetta (.252, 7, 43, .373 OBP).___Projected Rotation:Royals: LH Jason Vargas (11-10, 3.71, 128), RH Yordano Ventura (14-10, 3.20), RH James Shields (14-8, 3.21, 180).Angels: RH Jered Weaver (18-9, 3.59 ERA, 169 Ks), RH Matt Shoemaker (16-4, 3.04, 124), LH C.J. Wilson (13-10, 4.51, 151).___Relievers:Royals: RH Greg Holland (1-3, 1.44, 46/48 saves), RH Wade Davis (9-2, 1.00), RH Kelvin Herrera (4-3, 1.41), LH Brandon Finnegan (0-1, 1.29), RH Jason Frasor (3-0, 1.53), LH Francisley Bueno (0-0, 4.18), LH Scott Downs (0-2, 3.14), RH Aaron Crow (6-1, 4.12), LH Danny Duffy (9-12, 2.53 ERA, 113 Ks), RH Jeremy Guthrie (12-11, 4.13, 124).Angels: RH Huston Street (1-2, 1.71, 41/44 saves in San Diego and Los Angeles), RH Joe Smith (7-2, 1.81, 15/19 saves), RH Kevin Jepsen (0-2, 2.63, 75 Ks), RH Cory Rasmus (3-2, 2.57, 6 late-season starts), RH Jason Grilli (1-3, 3.48), RH Fernando Salas (5-0, 3.38) , LH Hector Santiago (6-9, 3.75, 108).___Matchups:The teams met only six times in the regular season, each taking two of three at home. ... They havent met since June 29, when the Royals beat Los Angeles 5-4 to knock the Angels 5 1-2 games behind Oakland in the AL West. The Angels won the division by 10 games. ... Los Angeles has won eight of their last 11 meetings, including six of eight in Kansas City. ... The Angels have won 15 of the last 18 season series against the Royals, going 70-38 since 2002. ... Angels ace Weaver has dominated nearly every hitter in the Royals lineup during their careers, allowing more than six hits to just one batter: former teammate Raul Ibanez. The 42-year-old slugger, 15 for 36 with four HRs against Weaver, was released by Los Angeles on June 21 and rejoined Kansas City nine days later.___Big Picture:Royals: After ending a 29-year post-season drought, the Royals continued their winning ways in the playoffs. They won the last three games of the 1985 World Series against St. Louis. So after their thrilling 9-8, 12-inning win over Oakland in Tuesday nights AL wild-card game, Kansas City has now won four straight playoff games. .... The Royals win with strong starting pitching, a stingy bullpen and daring on the basepaths. They swiped seven bags against the As, including one that helped set up the tying run in the 12th inning. ... The Royals burned through all of their shut-down relievers against Oakland a€” Brandon Finnegan, Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and closer Greg Holland. But with a day off Wednesday they should be rested and ready against Los Angeles.Angels: Los Angeles streaked through the final months of the regular season and finished with the majors best record at 98-64, earning home-field advantage throughout the post-season. ... The Angels are back in the post-season for the first time since 2009 with their sixth AL West title under manager Mike Scioscia. ... Los Angeles had the majors most productive offence in the lowest-scoring big league season since 1981, plating 773 runs with a deep, balanced offence led by likely AL MVP Mike Trout, who will make his first post-season appearance. ... Trout led the majors with 115 runs scored, 84 extra-base hits and 111 RBIs, becoming the Angels second RBI champion after current hitting coach Don Baylor, who did it in 1979.___Watch For:a€”HAMILTONS HEALTH: The Angels $125 million slugger missed 21 of the last 22 games with various upper-body injuries, but will return to left field for the post-season. Scioscia must figure out how much to use Hamiltons inconsistent bat, which didnt provide a homer at the Big A all season long. Hamilton will ease into his return, batting seventh instead of his usual cleanup spot.a€”SHORT ROTATION: Scioscia plans to use just three starting pitchers in the division series, gambling on short rest to shore up his injury-depleted rotation. Weaver pitches the opener, and rookie 16-game winner Shoemaker will take the mound in Game 2 after recovering from a strained oblique muscle. Inconsistent Wilson will start Game 3 in Kansas City, and Scioscia is confident Weaver can pitch well on three days rest in Game 4.a€”EXPERIENCE COUNTS: The Angels havent been to the post-season in a half-decade, but theyve got ample playoff experience on their roster. Pujols has two rings and that famed three-homer performance in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, while Freese was the MVP of the NLCS and the World Series with St. Louis just three years ago while setting the post-season record with 21 RBIs. Hamilton has appeared in three postseasons, while Weaver and Wilson have both pitched in the playoffs.a€”TROUTS TIME: The top young player in baseball is getting his first taste of October after an MVP-calibre regular season a€” even if it wasnt as statistically impressive as his first two major league campaigns. Trout grew up in New Jersey watching Derek Jeters post-season presence for the Yankees, and its time to see what he can do under the spotlight in Orange County.a€”ROYALS HANGOVER: Their epic, emotionally draining win over Oakland took 4 hours, 45 minutes. By the time they boarded a plane, flew to Los Angeles and checked into their hotel, the sun was probably rising Wednesday. Will the quick turnaround hamper them in the series opener and beyond?a€”MANAGERIAL MOVES: Royals manager Ned Yost made two highly questionable moves against Oakland, both of which backfired. He yanked Shields for rookie Ventura in the sixth inning, and that turned into a five-run outburst for Oakland. He also put on a bizarre delayed steal with lumbering DH Butler that resulted in the final out of the first inning.a€”KARMA, BABY: The Royals believe this is their time. They were counted out most of the season, languishing below .500 on July 22. 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The rainbow colours two Swedish athletes painted their fingernails in support of gays and lesbians sent a clear message and brought a swift rebuke from a Russian star, perhaps even a glimpse of whats to come at the Sochi Olympics. Speaking at the world championships, pole vault gold medallist Yelena Isinbayeva condemned homosexuality and criticized the Swedes for their gesture critical of Russias new anti-gay legislation. The law, which bans gay "propaganda," has drawn sharp criticism and led some Western activists to call for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in the Russian resort. Isinbayeva won her third world title Tuesday before a boisterous home crowd, and drew even louder cheers Thursday when she received her gold medal. But before accepting it, the woman who will serve as "mayor" of one of the Sochi Olympic villages spoke in favour of the anti-gay stance. "If we allow to promote and do all this stuff on the street, we are very afraid about our nation because we consider ourselves like normal, standard people," Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic champion, said in English. "We just live with boys with woman, woman with boys. "Everything must be fine. It comes from history. We never had any problems, these problems in Russia, and we dont want to have any in the future." Swedish high jumper Emma Green Tregaro, who won a bronze medal at the 2005 worlds, and sprinter Mao Hjelmer sported rainbow colours on their fingernails for events at Luzhniki Stadium, which also hosted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. "The first thing that happened when I came to Moscow and pulled my curtains aside was that I saw the rainbow and that felt a little ironic," Green Tregaro said in a video posted on the website of the Swedish newspaper Expressen. "Then I had a suggestion from a friend on Instagram that maybe I could paint my nails in the colours of the rainbow and that felt like a simple, small thing that maybe could trigger some thoughts." Isinbayeva said it was wrong for the Swedes to make such a statement while competing in Russia. "Its unrespectful to our country. Its unrespectful to our citizens because we are Russians. Maybe we are different from European people and other people from different lands," Isinbayeva told reporters. "We have our home and everyone has to respect (it). When we arrive to different countries, we try to follow their rules." Russias new law does not explicitly ban participation in gay pride parades or promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality online, but anyone wearing a rainbow flag on the street or writing about gay relationships on Facebook, for instance, could be accused of propagandizing. The IOC and FIFA have asked the Russian government for more clarification. It remains unclear if the new law will be enforced during the Sochi Olympics or World Cup. The IAAF, the sports governing body, said the opinions of all athletes should be respected. "The IAAF constitution underlines our commitment to principle of nondiscriminaation in terms of religious, political or sexual orientation," IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told The Associated Press. Allen Iverson Nuggets Jersey. "Allied to this is our belief in free expression as a basic human right, which means we must respect the opinions of both Green Tregaro and Isinbayeva." The International Olympic Committee declined to comment. "You will understand that at this stage we cannot comment on reported opinions/comments," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said. American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds was shocked by Isinbayevas comments. Symmonds won a silver medal in the 800 metres at about the same time that Isinbayeva won her pole vault title. "Oh, my god. I cant believe she said that. Its bad," Symmonds told the AP. "For Yelena to come out and say we are normal, standard Russian citizens -- Im paraphrasing here -- and we dont stand for that. "I want to say to Yelena, You understand a very large portion of your citizens here are gay and lesbian people. They are standard people, too. They were created this way. For you to tell them that theyre not normal and standard, thats what were taking an issue with. Thats why we have to continue to demonstrate and to speak out against the ignorance that shes showing." Symmonds said he dedicated his silver medal to his gay and lesbian friends, as he said he would in a blog entry for "Runners World" before the championships began. "While I was here, I wanted to focus on athletics. I wanted to win a medal. That was my job," Symmonds said. "Now that Im done doing that job, if theres something I can do, if this gives me a platform to voice my opinion and speak out about the atrocities that Ive seen here, thats what Id like to do." Isinbayeva has set 28 world records and won seven major titles, including gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, but she said this week that she plans to take a break from the sport to have a baby. She was part of the team that helped Russia win the right to host the 2018 World Cup. Asked by Russian TV if she had any intentions of becoming a politician, Isinbayeva said: "I have blabbed so much today and, as usual, everything was turned upside down." Fans cheered when Isinbayeva entered the stadium to receive her gold medal and roared their approval when she stood on the top step of the podium, thrusting her arms in the air and jumping with glee. IAAF treasurer Valentin Balakhnichev of Russia put the gold medal around her neck and kissed her cheeks, and when the Russian anthem began, Isinbayeva started singing but soon broke down, burying her face in her hands. She quickly regained her composure and kissed her medal while the anthem played on. Before posing with American silver medallist Jenn Suhr and Cuban bronze medallist Yarisley Silva, Isinbayeva dried her eyes and checked her fingertips for smeared makeup. She was all smiles in the ensuing photos, and then addressed the adoring crowd, speaking into a microphone as her image flashed on giant screens. ' ' '