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Three years ago, the wrestling community was forced to contemplate life without the Olympics.Now back on the program, the worlds oldest sport is hoping that the Rio Games can be a showcase for everything thats changed since then.The IOCs surprising decision to leave wrestling out of the Olympics after one final appearance in 2016 turned out to be the proverbial kick in the pants the sport suddenly realize it needed.Wrestling quickly mobilized by restructuring its once-woeful international leadership, implementing new rules to emphasize scoring and embracing gender equity by adding two new womens weight classes.The IOC took notice, returning wrestling to the Olympic roster just eight months after kicking the sport out in 2013.Here are some of the key story lines to follow as wrestling gets ready to celebrate its resurgence in Rio:---MEDAL FAVORITEAmerican Jordan Burroughs might just be the best wrestler in the world.Hes hoping to remove any doubt when competition begins Aug. 14 in Rio.Burroughs burst onto the international scene in 2011, winning a world title just six months after leaving the University of Nebraska. He went on to win gold in Rio and two more world championships, and Burroughs is the clear favorite in the 74 kilogram freestyle division.It isnt just Burroughss talent thats made him a star. His electric wrestling style and his charismatic persona have made him one of the faces of the American team -- at a time when the sport desperately needs a cross-over star.---RETURNING STARSWomens wrestling has only been in the Olympics since 2004.Japans Kaori Icho and Saori Yoshida have dominated the sport as thoroughly as any athletes in the world since then.Icho and Yoshida each won Olympic gold medals in 2004, 2008 and 2012 and should be favored to make it four straight in Rio.Icho, a 10-time world champion, lost her first match in 13 years earlier this season -- though largely because of an injured neck. Shes expected to be healthy for the Olympic meet.Yoshida is the most decorated athlete in the history of freestyle wrestling and was ranked first at 53 kilograms in United World Wrestlings most recent rankings. But American Helen Maroulis, the worlds best at 55 kilograms, could give Yoshida her biggest Olympic challenge yet.---GRAYS DAY?An American woman has never won a gold medal in wrestling.It would be a major surprise if Adeline Gray doesnt break through in Brazil.Gray, 25, has already won three world championships -- including in 2014 and 2015. She also went unbeaten in a startup pro wrestling league in India, won the Olympic test event ahead of the Rio Games and cruised to first at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Gray will enter the Rio meet on a 37-match win streak against a field that doesnt look as imposing as some of the other divisions.----THE FIELDRussia, the worlds best wrestling team until proven otherwise, went largely unscathed following doping charges that rocked their nation. Sixteen of the 17 wrestlers who qualified for Rio will get to do so -- and the biggest challenger to Burroughs in the argument over the worlds top wrestler would likely be 20-year-old Russian sensation Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Hes already won two world championships at 86 kilograms freestyle. ...Kyle Snyder became the youngest world champion in U.S. history in 2015 and held off 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner to earn a spot on the team headed to Rio. Hell be among the favorites at 97 kilograms.---RULES CHANGESThe biggest changes newcomers to the sport will likely notice will be aesthetic. The mats have been changed to a darker shade of blue with an orange ring around the circle, so fans can better differentiate scoring moves. Countries have also been given the chance to design their uniforms around their national flags, rather than stick to the classic blue and red singlets that often made it tough to tell which wrestler was which. And, perhaps most importantly, there will be just two three-minute periods, and the scoring will be cumulative in an effort to encourage wrestlers to keep attacking rather than simply sit on a lead. Swell Spectrum Water Bottle .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. Swell Traveller NZ . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. http://www.swellwaterbottlenz.com/swell-bottle-wood-collection.html . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Swell Bottle NZ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Swell Water Bottle Clearance . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- As welcomed as the bye week is in the NFL for the rare in-season opportunity for healing and rest, that hole in the schedule can be a momentum-halter too.The Minnesota Vikings returned from their brief vacation with the best antidote on the market for post-break complacency: an unbeaten record.Man, this might have been one of the best practices that Ive ever had in the NFL coming off a bye, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said. Normally you feel a little sluggish, guys are not moving around, and you forget little things and make crazy mistakes. But today we were locked in, focused and flying around, having fun.Of course, sharp workouts during the week dont mean automatic victories. An unlucky bounce in the game at Philadelphia on Sunday is all it would take to snap that turnover-free streak by the offense and bring the perfect record crashing down with it.Everybodys going to want to knock the undefeated team off. Were undefeated, so we know thats going to happen, Munnerlyn said. We have to play a little tougher, and teams are going to come at us a little bit more.Coach Mike Zimmer has rarely missed an opportunity to remind his players of the imprudence of becoming comfortable. So there was no mystery whether his post-practice message to the team Monday included an exhortation to continue striving for improvement. To reporters, Zimmer cited more consistent fulfillment of pass coverage assignments by the defense and eliminating lost-yardage plays by the offense.I talked to them about making sure when you come back that you dont come out here and pull muscles, get some workouts in, watch some tape, Zimmer said. They did a good job in meetings today. For the most part, they did a good job in practice as far as being on point with things..ddddddddddddThere were a couple things I had to mention to them that we need to do better today, but I think overall, these guys are pretty focused most of the time.As inconsequential as an October practice will be in the scope of their 2016 season, the Vikings showed their coach at least another sign of their potential to be one of those special teams that fit and work together just right.Today was important to see these guys come out here and where they were, Zimmer said. My first year, when Id give them some time off theyd come back and forget everything they had learned. Today it wasnt like that.The only known negative development during the week was the arrest of practice squad offensive lineman Isame Faciane on suspicion of drunken driving. Faciane wasnt on the field Monday, and Zimmer made it sound like he wont be there again, at least in Minnesota.Its disappointing, Zimmer said, and thats one of the things that Im trying to get rid of around here, making sure that our fans are being represented in the right way. It was stupid, and well see.In brighter news, quarterback Taylor Heinicke has been cleared to return to practice on Wednesday. Hes been on the non-football injury reserve list since the start of training camp, the result of severed tendons in his left foot from an ill-fated kick of a glass door attempting to help a locked-out friend enter his apartment.Once he takes the field, the Vikings will have up to three weeks to decide whether to add him to the active roster as a third quarterback this season.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '