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BY DIC HUMPHREY FCD is currently in third place (5-2-4, 6 GOLF, ETC. 19 points) in the Western Conference and BY TOM WARD Texas Motor Speedway to serve as will travel to face Atlanta (3-7-2, 11 The remainder of FC Dallas' regular CORALES PUNTACANA polling site for 2020 Presidential election points) on Wednesday. 7 RESORT CHAMPIONSHIP • Lone Star Tower Clubhouse to serve season just got a lot clearer. BY PGATOUR.COM Precinct 4048 for Denton County, City of MLS and FC Dallas announced the rest DUSTIN JOHNSON PGA TOUR Fort Worth voters of its 2020 season which is set to end on 8 POTY Nov. 8. BY PGATOUR.COM The Lone Star Tower Condominium Clubhouse at Texas Motor Speedway will FCD will be facing several teams it has SEC WEEK PREDICTIONS already played this season, including 9 BY ROBERT CORTINEZ serve as a polling site for the 2020 United States presidential election on Nov. 3. Houston, Kansas City, and Minnesota. And BIG 12 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS for the first time ever, FCD will be facing 10 BY JOHN MOSS The clubhouse is located at 3565 Lone MLB will house NL teams at DFW's Star Circle in Fort Worth, just outside Turn new expansion team Inter Miami in late Four Seasons Resort, per sources SMU REPORT October at Toyota Stadium. 11 BY DIC HUMPHREY 2 of the speedway property. The polling By 105.3 The Fan site will be open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. FCD will again face Nashville SC for a The NBA "bubble'' concept is about to COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND regular season game on Oct. 20 in 12 NOTES "In anticipation of a very high voter be recreated by Major League Baseball, BY BO CARTER turnout for the presidential election, we Nashville. 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The Sox much momentum going in to the playoffs. have both experienced hitters and talented Houston is certainly disappointed that young hitters. They can score a lot of runs. Justin Verlander will not be back from The National League playoff picture is injury to pitch in the playoffs. Worse for still in limbo as only four of the eight play- the Astros is that Verlander will likely miss off berths have been claimed. The Dodgers most if not all the 2021 season after under- are the overwhelming favorite to go to the going Tommy John surgery. Zack Greinke World Series. They lead the Majors with and Lance McCullers, Jr. are the top two 40 wins going into the weekend and will Astro starters. If they get to a game three be the number one seed. Atlanta is the in the first round, Jose Urquiddy or East Division Champion and likely number Framber Valdez will be the choice. The two seed. The Cubs are in first place in the Astros offense has disappointed for most of Central and likely will win the Division the season, but they have good hitters.