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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Von Miller and the rest of the Super Bowl champs report to training camp on Wednesday. The rookies got a 48-hour head start to begin making their mark.Denvers draft class and college free agents reported to the UC Health Center on Monday and went through their first workouts.Its definitely nice to refresh, said Connor McGovern, a fifth-round guard from Missouri known already for his monster weight room workouts.You can watch as much film, do as many steps, work out as much as you can in the offseason. But theres nothing like being in the building kind of getting your feet wet, hearing the quarterback say the plays, hear the cadence. So, itll definitely be nice to get a couple days back in the swing of that.I think itll definitely help and Im definitely happy for that.McGovern said hell be glad to finally put the pads on this weekend because its easier to fend off defensive linemen when theres something to grab other than the defenders shirts.Putting on the pads is something veterans often dread, knowing their bodies wont feel as good as they do now until after the season is over.For rookies, it represents the first real chance to make a good impression.Im excited to get started, to finally put the pads on and showcase what I can do and showcase that I can help this team, said safety Will Parks, a sixth-round pick from Arizona. Im just ready to get out there and get after it.Wearing pads is one thing, lugging them around is quite another.Fourth-round pick Devontae Booker raised eyebrows in the offseason when the former Utah running back said he wasnt here to carry veterans pads but to take one of their roster spots.Safety Justin Simmons of Boston College who was selected a round ahead of Booker, said he respects the veterans and the tradition of rookies carrying their pads off the field but he does see Bookers point.Youre a rookie. You do what every rookie had to do in the past, thats the way I look at it, Simmons said. In the grand scheme of things, though, you are here to take someones job.The rookies all say theyre blessed to join a Super Bowl champion, but they also had to watch as their colleagues visited the White House last month and then received their diamond-encrusted rings.Simmons called it great motivation.It was awesome to (watch), but in the back of my mind, its like wow, what an opportunity we have to be able to repeat that and for not only myself, but the rest of the rookies to be in that spot next year, Simmons said.The Broncos first full-squad workout is Thursday, which will mark Millers first practice since he led Denvers 24-10 win over Carolina on Feb. 8. Miller skipped the entire offseason program while his agent and the Broncos haggled over a long-term contract he signed last week.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton Cheap Asics Online . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. Asics Shoes Sale Ireland . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. http://www.cheapasicsireland.com/ . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Wholesale Asics Ireland . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. Asics Shoes Deals . Clarkson had been dealing with an elbow injury in early January and will be out of action for at least one week. He has three goals and five assists through 36 games with the Leafs this season. CHICAGO -- Jon Lester is all set for Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night. The rest of the Chicago Cubs rotation depends on the health of Kyle Hendricks.Hendricks left Game 2 of the Division Series against San Francisco when a comebacker went off his right forearm in the fourth inning. He had a bullpen session Thursday, and the Cubs are waiting to see how he feels before confirming the major league ERA leader for Game 2 on Sunday night.Just find out where Kyle is. Just making sure that hes healthy, manager Joe Maddon said. He threw today. You always wait a little bit to find out if theres any after-effect of that and then you make your determination. But thats about it, just health.Hendricks is coming off a breakout season, going 16-8 with a 2.13 ERA this year that included a 9-2 record and 1.32 ERA in 15 home games.Assuming Hendricks comes through the bullpen session just fine, he likely would be followed by Jake Arrieta in Game 3 and then John Lackey. The four playoff starters combined for 64 of Chicagos major league-leading 103 wins this season, and it sounds as if the Cubs feel they will be OK no matter how it shakes out.I have a lot of faith in our guys. Theyve been doing it all year, Maddon said on a brisk day at Wrigley Field. Theyre absolutely rested going into this moment, so I feel very strongly about our starting pitching.The only major question for Chicago is its NLCS roster. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals played Game 5 of their NL Division Series on Thursday night, and the winner could affect how many pitchers the Cubs carry for the next round.We debated 11 pitchers versus 12 a lot before that last series, and Im sure thatll be the same debate, general manager Jed Hoyer said. Whhich way we end up going Im not sure.dddddddddddd There was parts of the last series that pushed for both, really. There were moments that you were glad you had the extra position player. There were moments you wanted the extra pitcher.Chicago was nearly pushed to a decisive Game 5 by San Francisco, but the Cubs rallied for four runs in the ninth inning of their series-clinching 6-5 victory on Tuesday night. Asked how much he had watched that ninth inning, a chuckling Hoyer responded a lot.It was great. I thought the purpose of our guys at-bats was really wonderful, Hoyer said. They all had a plan.Before that rally, the Cubs had been mostly shut down by Giants pitching. They hit just .200 for the series, and their pitchers drove in six of their 17 runs. Anthony Rizzo, one of the top contenders for NL MVP, and starting shortstop Addison Russell each went 1 for 15 in the first round.We look at it as `Ws and losses. Thats how we all look at it, right fielder Jason Heyward said. We all understand its not going to happen every time at the plate. We understand sometimes youre going to face good pitching.The Cubs also made it to the NLCS last year and then managed just eight runs and 21 hits in a sweep by the New York Mets. But they are hoping momentum from the rally against the Giants, their experience from last year and home-field advantage will lead to a different result this time around.I do have a lot of faith in our guys, Maddon said. Id like to believe that just getting to this next moment might chill everybody out even a little bit more.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '