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NEW YORK -- Mark McGwire is getting another swing at the Hall of Fame.The former slugger who admitted using steroids joins Bud Selig, George Steinbrenner and seven others on the Todays Game Era ballot to be considered for election to Cooperstown in December.The announcement was made Monday by the Baseball Hall of Fame. The ballot is part of changes to the election process announced by the Halls board of directors in July. It includes five players, three executives and two managers who made their biggest impact from 1988 on.Its flattering. Its fantastic. I mean, thank you, McGwire told The Associated Press in a phone interview. Its very flattering to have another opportunity to possibly get into the Hall of Fame. Its exciting.McGwire said hed heard of the committee, but didnt think his name would come up for a long time.I didnt know it was going to be this year, considering last year was my last year on the (writers) ballot. Its very flattering.Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, Davey Johnson, Lou Piniella and John Schuerholz round out the class of 2017 candidates on the new ballot.All are alive except for Steinbrenner, the bombastic and successful owner of the New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010.Selig served as baseballs acting commissioner from September 1992 to July 1998 and then as commissioner until January 2015. He oversaw an era of immense change that included expansion, wild cards and interleague play.It is Seligs first appearance on a Hall of Fame ballot, and the third for Steinbrenner. He fell short on 2010 and 2013 Expansion Era ballots.Voting is Dec. 5 during the winter meetings in Maryland. To be enshrined, candidates must receive votes on at least 75 percent of the ballots cast by the 16-member Todays Game Era Committee.Those voters, appointed by the Hall of Fame board, will be announced this fall.McGwire ranks 11th on the career list with 583 home runs. Tainted by performance-enhancing drugs, however, he never came close to getting elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America and dropped off that ballot this year after his 10th and final chance.Numbers-wise, what Ive done, I truly believe they are Hall of Fame-worthy. For what I did hitting home runs, 583, Im the only guy in history averaging one in every 10 at-bats, he said. If you look at how many games and at-bats I did it in, it was a lot less than most guys in the Hall of Fame. Im proud of that. I truly believe I was born a home run hitter.Yet McGwire, who spent this past season as bench coach for the San Diego Padres, never received more than 23.7 percent of the vote from the BBWAA -- far short of the 75 percent required for election. He garnered 12.3 percent in his last appearance.He was asked whether he thinks his steroids admission and subsequent apology will sway this particular committee.Its obviously up to them. Theyre obviously up to speed with that. The writers felt the way they did. I truly respect how they felt. I did admit to it, and you know, theres nothing else I can say. I did what I did and I apologized for doing what I did, McGwire said.The Era Committee process provides an avenue for Hall of Fame consideration to managers, umpires and executives, as well as players retired for more than 15 seasons -- like McGwire. Todays Game Era was one of four Eras Committees outlined in July when the Hall detailed its latest set of election changes.Finalists on the ballot revealed Monday were selected by the Historical Overview Committee appointed by the BBWAA, made up of 11 veteran historians.Any candidates elected Dec. 5 would be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 30 next year along with any players voted in by the BBWAA. Those results will be announced Jan. 18, 2017.---AP Sports Writer Bernie Wilson in San Diego contributed to this report. Air Force 1 España . 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MUNICH -- Bayern Munich dispelled any doubts about its commitment by ending a three-match winless run with a comfortable 4-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday.Bayern wobbled briefly after PSV had cut the deficit to 2-1 but quickly restored its dominance to extend its Champions League home record of 14 consecutive wins. PSV lost after a 21-match unbeaten run away from home in all competitions.Thomas Mueller opened the scoring in the 13th, Joshua Kimmich doubled the lead in the 21st, before Luciano Narsingh pulled one back for the visiting team in the 43rd with its first shot at goal.Robert Lewandowski scored in the 59th, just as PSV seemed to be making a comeback and Arjen Robben got the insurance in the 84th.Bayern now has six points in Group D, while Atletico Madrid, which won 1-0 in Rostov, has nine. PSV and FC Rostov are both one point each.The win puts Bayern back on course for a place in the last 16 following its defeat at Madrid. After that loss, Bayern drew its next two Bundesliga matches, leading club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to question the players attitude.Carlo Ancelottis team quickly seized control and nearly monopolized possession in the first half. But Bayerns defense showed some weaknesses when PSV stepped up the pace after its goal.We played with high intensity from the start, Ancelotti said. It was a good reaction, although we had some problems at the end of the first half and at the start of the second. But we took the match very seriously and professionally.With critics saying he had given his players too much freedom, Ancelotti took them to a hotel the night before the match for the first time before a home game.ddddddddddddMueller opened the scoring after Robbens quickly taken corner, before PSVs defense had the time to settle. Robben played the ball to Mueller at the near post, his first attempt was stopped by Jeroen Zoet, but Mueller got the rebound, moved the ball to his left foot and fired into the roof of the net.Kimmich doubled the lead after another run down the left by David Alaba. His cross was deflected by Joshua Brenet and Kimmich at far post headed from close range for his seventh goal of the season and third in the Champions League.Earlier, another cross from Alaba hit Hector Moreno and bounced off the post.PSV got back into the match briefly after its counterattacking goal. Gaston Pereiro sent a through ball for Narsingh, who unleashed a fierce shot. Manuel Neuer got his finger tips on the ball but could not prevent it from bouncing inside of the far post into the net.Lewandowski shot wide after good pass from Thiago Alcantara at the start of the second half and Luuk de Jong went close for PSV with a header.Pereiro then had a volley shot saved by Neuer, while Zoet foiled Kimmich.Bayern ended PSVs hopes when Lewandowski made it 3-1. Robben shook off two players, cut inside from the right and shot on target. Zoet could only parry the shot and Lewandowski pounced to head in. Lewandowski has 15 goals in his last 14 games for club and country.Mueller then shot straight at Zoet, who also stopped an effort by Robben.De Jong tussled with Mats Hummels in the 69th but did not get a penalty call. ' ' '