LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, September 13, 2012...Nats 2-Mets 0 (Nationals are now 8.5 games in 1st place)...O's 3-Rays 2 (O's are tied with Yankees for 1st)...Notre Dame to join ACC (date and specifics still to be worked out)...RGlll NFL offensive player of the week and on the cover of SI (oh no, the SI cover jinx)...Golfer Arnold Palmer to get Congressional Gold Medal