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Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota is facing the coldest game hes ever played Sunday when Tennessee visits Kansas City, where the high is predicted to reach 19 degrees.Thats very chilly for a native of Hawaii and will be among the top five coldest games all-time for the Tennessee franchise.Im looking forward to it, Mariota said. Its going to be a fun atmosphere and cant wait to do it.Mariota said one of his last games at Oregon was played in temperatures in the 20s, but nothing like what the Titans will see Sunday. At least the sun will be out, with no snow in the forecast.The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 pick overall in 2015 and other star athletes took part in a Nike commercial last year showing Mariota and other NFL stars playing on a snow day.No, that commercial did not prepare Mariota to play in the cold .If you think bubbles and fake snow is going to get us ready for Sunday ... Mariota said with a laugh. No, but it was lot of fun to be able to do that. Nike did a fun event.All in all, well be ready for Sunday.---SCRAMBLING QB: New Miami Dolphins backup quarterback T.J. Yates said he spent 18 hours a day at his new job this week, taking only an occasional break for a six-hour nap while he learned the offense -- and the names of teammates.He didnt get a chance to meet his blockers until he stepped into the huddle at practice.I introduced myself to the offensive line on the first play, Yates said. I got in there: `Hi guys, how are you doing?Ill certainly learn names. Right now its just numbers.Yates is a sixth-year veteran with seven career starts, including one in the 2011 playoffs with Houston. He also has played for Atlanta.He signed Tuesday and will back up Matt Moore on Saturday night at the New York Jets, part of a shakeup at the position after starter Ryan Tannehill sprained his left knee last week.---CHEETAH SPEED: Opposing NFL teams are quickly recognizing the speed of Tyreek Hill , but Kansas Citys rookie wide receiver has known since he was 6 years old that hes faster than just about anyone else.My older cousins took me on this dirt road, he recalled this week, and there were wild dogs and it was crazy. My cousins are like, 12, and Im the youngest. The dogs came out and I outran everybody. I was scared; it was a wild thing. Everybody was running, but I was the first one back to the house.His family dubbed him Cheetah for his speed, and the nickname ultimately stuck.It still fits, too. Hills speed is a big reason hes scored on the ground, through the air and on punt and kickoff returns this season, the first rookie since Gale Sayers in 1965 to accomplish the feat.His punt return TD last week against Oakland earned him AFC special teams player of the week.---KAPS IMPACT: Colin Kaepernicks explanation of his decision to not stand for the national anthem before 49ers games has been chosen one of the 10 most impactful communications actions this year by Decker Communications.Nominations for positive or negative impactful communications were solicited by Decker, which provides communication strategies, training and actionable insights to executives and their staffs at Fortune 500 companies, to leading nonprofits and to startups. All nominations were vetted by an internal committee.Labeled The Knee Drop Heard `Round the World, Kaepernicks justification of his actions was listed 10th by Decker. The companys review of Kaepernicks TV interview:Are you going to make a point or make a difference? We all have an opportunity and a choice.Colin Kaepernick made a point, but he missed the opportunity to make a difference. He was not prepared to articulate his point of view, and he missed a massive opportunity to speak with passion and purpose. Of course people would want to know what he was doing.Its a lesson about what happens in any miscommunication: you mean one thing, and the audience absorbs another. While hes saying all the right things, his behaviors are defensive and sketchy.Other sports items on Decker Communications list were Vin Scullys goodbye speech at Dodger Stadium (No. 4), and Ryan Lochtes handling of his problems at the Rio Olympics (No. 7).---OFFSPRING: A sectional high school playoff game on Friday night in California figured to feature quite an array of celebrity fans in the stands.Cathedral Catholic High School, which is located in San Diego, was taking on St. Marys. Cathedrals quarterback is Tate Haynes, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Haynes. And the sons of four other NFL alums were also on the roster: John Lynchs son Jake; Rick Mirers son Morrison; John Carneys son JD; and Eric Allens son Jordan.---AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner and Teresa M. Walker, and Sports Writers Dave Skretta and Steven Wine contributed.For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLNFL Store Online . 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Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice.NBA FREE AGENCYOKLAHOMA CITY -- Free agent Kevin Durant met with the Golden State Warriors in the Hamptons.Durant, the top prize in this years free-agent class, met with the Warriors on Friday in the Hamptons. A person close to the situation said Warriors owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were among those present. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.Durant, the four-time scoring champion and 2014 MVP with the Oklahoma City Thunder, is scheduled to meet with the Miami Heat on Sunday. Media reports say he met with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday evening and will meet with the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.It makes sense for the Warriors to try to add Durant -- he averaged 30 points per game against them in this years Western Conference finals and torched them for a career-high 54 points in 2014.UNDATED -- Mike Conley and All-Stars Andre Drummond and DeMar DeRozan are staying put. So are Hassan Whiteside and Nicolas Batum.Dwight Howard, Joakim Noah and many more players are on the move -- and some are getting paid like they never could have imagined.Howard and Noah both returned to their hometowns, with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks hoping the former Defensive Players of the Year have plenty left to offer.Howard agreed to a three-year deal worth $70.5 million with the Hawks, with the Knicks gave Noah $72 million over four years.Kent Bazemore also re-signed with the Hawks for $70 million over four years, joining players such as Chandler Parsons, Evan Turner and Timofey Mozgov in cashing in during the first day of free agency -- and really, of a new era -- in the NBA.With revenues rising and the salary cap soaring right along with it, good players were being paid like All-Stars, while All-Stars were getting contracts that used to go only to superstars.PRO BASKETBALLNEW YORK -- O.J. Mayo was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the terms of the leagues anti-drug program, the first player to receive that punishment in a decade.The league said the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 draft out of USC is eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.Mayo, 28, spent the past three seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 7.8 points in 41 games last season, including 24 starts.According to rules of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program, information regarding the testing or treatment of a player cant be disclosed by the league, his team or the union. However, there are only a few violations that would lead to Mayos punishment.A player can be dismissed or disqualified from the NBA for testing positive for a drug of abuse, or if he is convicted of or pleads guilty to the use, possession or distribution of a drug of abuse.OLYMPICSKINGSTON, Jamaica -- Usain Bolts Olympic quest is in doubt after the sprint superstar left his countrys national championships with a hamstring injury shortly before he was going to run the 100-meter final.The national meet serves as the Olympic trials. Bolt had qualified for the 100-meter final on Friday night, and was scheduled to coompete in the 200-meter events Saturday and Sunday.ddddddddddddes not out of the Rio Games, but his status hinges now on how he does at a meet in London in three weeks. Bolt said he was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring tear -- the most mild sort -- and that the discomfort began presenting itself in his quarterfinal race on Thursday night.Bolt won Olympic gold in the 100 in both Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012. No one has ever won the 100-meter race at the Olympics three times.PRO FOOTBALLSAN FRANCISCO -- More than 1,500 former players claiming that NFL teams and their training staffs dispensed powerful drugs while misleading them about the health risks will get their day in court.Federal judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California denied a motion to dismiss the players lawsuit, allowing the discovery phase of the trial to begin.Alsup had dismissed a similar lawsuit in December 2014, in which former Chicago Bears great Richard Dent was the lead plaintiff among the dozen named. Alsup wrote that the collective bargaining agreement was the proper forum to resolve the players claims. That case is currently on appeal.The new lawsuit was filed in May 2015 in federal court in Baltimore and eventually transferred back to Alsup because it was closely related. The new class action, however, names each of the NFLs 32 teams individually and a new group of named plaintiffs -- 13 in all -- among them Cowboys Hall of Fame defensive back Mel Renfro and Etopia Evans, the widow of former Vikings and Ravens fullback Chuck Evans, who died of heart failure at age 41.BASEBALLNEW YORK -- The Boston Red Sox were banned from signing international amateur free agents for one year, a penalty assessed after Major League Baseball concluded the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer.MLB concluded the Red Sox and buscones -- local trainer/representatives of the players -- worked together to evade a $300,000 cap on signing bonuses to five Venezuelan prospects who were 16 at the time: right-hander Cesar Gonzalez, infielders Antonio Pinero and Eduardo Torrealba, and outfielders Albert Guaimaro and Simon Muzziotti.A person familiar with the investigation said the signing bonuses of those five were pooled with the bonuses of about 10 other players, and more than $300,000 was given to each of the five.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no public comments were authorized.PRO HOCKEYNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators filed a motion seeking to have the civil dispute between part-owner David Freeman and chairman Thomas Cigarran resolved by the league office rather than settled in court.The motion from Predators Holdings LLC and Cigarran says the proper forum for plaintiffs dispute is the arbitration proceeding before the NHL Commissioner.Freeman and Commodore Trust sued the team and Cigarran last week, saying the defendants breached their fiduciary obligations and contractual commitments to Freeman after he helped keep the franchise in Nashville. The plaintiffs are seeking $250 million. ' ' '