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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sun Yang of China wont be defending his Olympic title in the mens 1,500-meter freestyle.Sun finished 16th in Fridays preliminaries and only the top eight advanced to the final on Saturday, the last day of swimming at the Rio Olympics.Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy had the fastest time of 14 minutes, 44.51 seconds. He won the world title last year when Sun failed to appear on the blocks for the start of the grueling race.Sun heard rumors that he wouldnt compete Friday, but he showed up and was clocked in 15:01.97.I actually think even if I finished in 16 or 17 minutes, as long as I did it, that would be encouragement for myself, he said through a translator.Sun said he had been sick after winning the 200 free on Monday and also hasnt swum the 1,500 often in the last few years.Connor Jaeger of the United States was second in 14:45.74. American Jordan Wilimovsky, who also qualified in open water swimming, was third at 14:48.47.Mack Horton of Australia was fourth. He called Sun a drug cheat after beating the Chinese to win the 400 free.It really doesnt matter if he is there or not, Horton said of Sun missing out.Another former 1,500 champion also failed to advance. Ous Mellouli of Tunisia, who won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finished 21st. He will compete in the 10-kilometer open water race next week at Copacabana Beach.This is the Olympics of upsets, Wilimovsky said.A day after becoming the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic gold, Simone Manuel of the United States was back in the pool for the 50 free. She was all business in advancing out of the preliminaries with the 11th-fastest time of 24.71 seconds.Pernille Blume of Denmark was the top qualifier in 24.23. Also reaching the semifinals were sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell of Australia, defending Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands, American Abbey Weitzeil, and 39-year-old Therese Alshammar of Sweden.Manuel shared the 100 free title with 16-year-old Canadian Penny Oleksiak, who didnt enter the shorter sprint.Chinas Chen Xinyi withdrew after testing positive for a banned substance.Britain topped the qualifying heats for the mens 4x100 medley relay. Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Duncan Scott were clocked in 3 minutes, 30.47 seconds.The U.S. team of David Plummer, Kevin Cordes, Tom Shields and Caeleb Dressel were second fastest in 3:31.83. Michael Phelps will join the team for the final on Saturday in the last race of his record-setting career.Also moving into the final was host country Brazil, ensuring fans at the Olympic Aquatics Center will be cheering loudly.The United States blew away the field in the womens 4x100 medley relay heats.Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelci Worrell and Abbey Weitzeil qualified fastest in 3:54.67 -- 2.13 seconds ahead of second-place Canada. In the final on Saturday, Manuel is expected to be part of the U.S. team.The Canadians were timed in 3:56.80, followed by Denmark in 3:56.98. Custom San Diego Padres Jerseys Padres Jerseys China .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. https://www.cheappadresjerseys.us/ . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. 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You want to be in meaningful games in December, and you just want to win, because winning feels real good.Its a new sensation in these parts, with the Dolphins (9-5) now assured of their first winning season since 2008 following Saturday nights 34-13 drubbing of the New York Jets .But the Dolphins are focused on a more ambitious achievement -- making the playoffs. They can end a seven-season playoff drought by sweeping their final two regular-season games, and could even clinch next weekend.The more you win, the more pressure the next game is, Bushrod said. Saturday was a big game for us, but it wont be the biggest. I dont want that to be the biggest game we play. I want us to keep finding a way to win, because thats what good teams do.With eight victories in the past nine games, the Dolphins are clearly better than in recent years, and the weeks to come will help determine how good they are. They play Saturday at Buffalo and then conclude the regular season Jan. 1 against New England.Miami regained control of its fate Sunday when Denver lost to New England . The Dolphins moved ahead of the Broncos (8-6) in the race for the final AFC wild-card spot, and will clinch a berth next weekend if they win and Denver loses at Kansas City.Nobody preaches one week at a time more than first-year coach Adam Gase, and when asked if he allows himself even a moment to be excited about his teams success, he stuck with a response so familiar he considered it not even worth quoting.I think you know what my answer is going to be, Gase said. Its wasting paper and the internet. But that has been a great thing our players have embraced: Focus on what were doing right now.We pllay until somebody tells us not to.dddddddddddd We just need to stick with that mantra.The Jets sure couldnt stop them. The Dolphins completed their first sweep of their division rivals since 2009 as Matt Moore threw a career-high four touchdown passes in his first start since 2011.I think I got a good pulse of the guys and how they were feeling, and even if I didnt, I would probably fake it, Moore said. But I felt really good, and I knew the guys felt good.They looked good, too. Kenny Stills had a reception covering at least 50 yards for the third time this year. Jarvis Landry turned a short pass into a 66-yard touchdown and surpassed 1,000 yards for the season, and Jay Ajayi became a 1,000-yard rusher.On defense, Cameron Wake had a strip sack and his first career interception, and Tony Lippett added two interceptions, while Walt Aikens scored on special teams for the second week in a row.With quarterback Ryan Tannehill sidelined by a knee injury, the Dolphins found a way to compensate, as theyve done with season-ending injuries to their best defensive back (Reshad Jones) and best offensive lineman (Mike Pouncey).Once again, somebody goes down, and everybody rallies and steps up their game, Gase said. You dont hear our guys putting their head down and being upset. Its that rallying cry of next man up.As a reward, most of the Dolphins have a shot at the first playoff game of their career.This is an amazing feeling to be in the position that we are in, Landry said. I cant remember in past years how many Dolphins teams were above .500 at this point in the year. So for us to be where we are is a testament to the hard work weve put in.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '