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J.R. Smith is one of the NBA's few remaining free agents. He's holding out for $15 million per year. Is he worth that kind of money to the Cavaliers?

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins say their $500 million stadium renovation will be completed as scheduled and in time for the team's final exhibition game Sept. 1.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Assistant coach Eric Studesville walked into the running backs room at the Denver Broncos' headquarters when the Super Bowl champs reported for their offseason program, scribbled the number 18 on the grease board and circled it.

Many players who made the NBA leap straight out of high school were ultimately deemed busts. These five guys, however, became legends.

MIAMI (AP) — Two people familiar with the deal say right-handers Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea have been traded by the San Diego Padres in a seven-player deal to the Miami Marlins, who were eager to shore up their rotation…

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Former New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks has joined the New Orleans Saints at training camp.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Oft-injured receiver Marqise Lee stayed healthy for one day in training camp.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan has been reinstated by the NFL after sitting out last season for his latest violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Every morning, three young sisters wake up together with their mom in one bed in a Brooklyn homeless shelter. Every afternoon, they train in a sport that they hope will put them on a path to…

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster has been played on the active-physically unable to perform list by the Miami Dolphins at the start of training camp.

The International Olympic Committee's medical and scientific director says a new test for gene doping will not be used at the Rio de Janeiro Games, although it will be used on Rio samples after the games once the procedure is…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

Bell will have four years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2016 season.

BEIJING (AP) — China issued a safety warning Friday to Chinese visiting Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics following a spate of thefts and armed robberies committed against its athletes, officials, members of the media and others.

One day before Favre is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, he will debut on SiriusXM with a special town hall style of show from Canton, Ohio. He will host a series of hour-long programs…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says its taekwondo team has been approved to compete at the Rio Olympics against the backdrop of the country's doping scandal.

OLYMPICS

BEIJING (AP) — China has issued a safety warning to Chinese visiting Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics following a spate of thefts and armed robberies committed against its athletes, officials, members of the media and others.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — They were used to running barefoot on baking ground. They were raw, untrained. All eager.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith went from starting quarterback to backup — again — the moment Ryan Fitzpatrick walked through the door — finally — with a new deal.