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NEW YORK -- No Manning. No Brady, for the first four games. No clear-cut favorite in the AFC.With the regular season about to kick off, its anybodys guess wholl be the conferences representative at the Super Bowl in Houston in February.The defending champion Denver Broncos will try to become the first team to repeat since New England in 2004-05. But they wont have the retired Peyton Manning leading the way. Or even Brock Osweiler, who bolted from the Broncos and headed to Houston.Instead, Gary Kubiak and the Broncos have been trying to sort out a quarterback mix that includes veteran Mark Sanchez, 2015 seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian and rookie Paxton Lynch, the teams first-rounder this year.You want to see the other guy succeed, you want to see the team succeed, Sanchez said. So, whatever it takes to win, thats what well try to do.While their quarterback situation might be a big question mark, the Broncos know theyve got one of the leagues best defenses back, especially with the return of Super Bowl MVP Von Miller.If were like last year, our team didnt worry about the other side of the ball, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said. They worried about how well they played. Thats what we want to do. We have to outplay the other teams defense. If they hold our team to not much, then we hold them to less. Thats the way we play the game.New England knows who its quarterback will be at the start of the season. Jimmy Garoppolo steps in for the suspended Tom Brady, wholl have to sit four games as a result of his role in the Deflategate scandal.That might make the Patriots stranglehold on the AFC East appear looser after winning the division the last seven years. Well, not so fast on writing off Bill Belichicks bunch.Belichick is Belichick, Buffalo safety Corey Graham said. Hes one of the best, so when its all said and done, you know hes going to get those guys prepared and make sure theyre ready to go.Pittsburgh might have as good a chance to win the AFC crown as anyone, especially if Ben Roethlisberger remains healthy. The Steelers went 10-6 and won a playoff game last season despite a down year for their playmaking quarterback because of injuries.Wide receiver Antonio Brown, among the most dynamic offensive player in the league, broke his own franchise records by catching 136 passes for 1,834 yards. Running back LeVeon Bell is back from torn knee ligaments and should provide a boost, but will be suspended the first three games of the regular season for missing multiple drug tests.The Steelers will also have to contend with AFC North rivals Cincinnati, which has made the postseason five straight years.Quarterback Andy Dalton is recovered from a broken thumb that kept him out of the Bengals first-round playoff loss to the Steelers. He was having a breakout season when he got hurt last December, setting a team record with a passer rating of 106.3. But Marvin Lewis offense will have a different look this season with coordinator Hue Jackson leaving to become Clevelands head coach and wide receivers Marvin Jones (Lions) and Mohamed Sanu (Falcons) signing elsewhere as free agents.The AFC South could be a toss-up, with Andrew Luck back from an inconsistent and injury-plagued season for Indianapolis. Houston has a new quarterback in Osweiler and running back in Lamar Miller, but star defensive end J.J. Watt is still recovering from back surgery. Jacksonville is coming off a 5-11 year, but showed promise with quarterback Blake Bortles breakthrough season with receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns, who combined for 24 touchdown catches.Any stumbles by Denver might create an opening in the AFC West for Kansas City, which was a win away from the AFC title game despite not having running back Jamaal Charles for most of the season because of a torn knee ligament.Oakland also appears to be a team on the rise, led by quarterback Derek Carr. The Raiders could get off to a good start because they face just one playoff team from last season (Kansas City) in their first eight games.I believe we have a chance to be better, Broncos general manager John Elway said. Theres no question that the Raiders are better, the Chargers and Kansas City are going to be better, so that what makes it tough. Our division is one of the top divisions in the league now. Its going to be a battle within and thats why every game is going to count.(Corrects to Jacksonville going 5-11 last season)---AP Sports Writer John Wawrow contributed.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLSergio Aguero Jersey .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Fernando Gago Argentina Jersey . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. http://www.argentinasoccerauthentic.com/Facundo-Roncaglia-Copa-America-Jersey/ . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. 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Morgan, who is currently in Australia for a spell at the Big Bash for Sydney Thunder, has been recalled to captain the limited-overs squads in India next month. Hales has also been included with Ben Duckett, who made two half-centuries in the one-day series win over Bangladesh, losing his place.I wasnt comfortable travelling because of security concerns and I weighed up the question would I be able to perform as a captain and as a player given the security concerns in Bangladesh? Morgan said. Im still comfortable with it. It is something I considered before confirming my decision to the ECB. I tried to imagine all the different circumstances and didnt feel comfortable enough in my mind to go and be able to perform.I have had a great deal of support, everyone who I trust in a tight-knit circle has supported me, everyone within the game that I trust has supported me, players ex and current who I lean on for big decisions. Its been really good, it was a difficult deecision to make and I dont think a lot of people would have made it but I am certainly happy with the decision that I have made.ddddddddddddShortly before Morgan confirmed his decision not to tour he cited being involved in previous security scares in both Bangladesh, when he played domestic cricket 2013-14, and India, during the 2010 IPL, as a factor that was weighing heavily on his mind. He has since returned to India on both international and IPL duty but explained that his concerns over Bangladesh also stemmed from the fact that England were the first western team to tour there since the attacks in Dhaka on July 1.I think one thing that had changed from 2010 in India was that other teams had travelled there and security had increased, also since then there had been no terrorist attacks or sightings or threats in regard to either a tournament or a national team, he said. I think going to Bangladesh and being the first western team to travel there since the terrorist attack and the fact that Australia had pulled out even before the terrorist attack happened, was another reason.Englands three-match one-day series begins in Pune on January 15 and is followed by a three-match T20 series. The first half of 2017 is entirely one-day focused for England with a short tour to West Indies followed by series against Ireland and South Africa in May ahead of the Champions Trophy. ' ' '