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LAS VEGAS -- Unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and challenger Andre Ward, the former super middleweight world champion, stood face to face and icily stared at each other, seemingly ready to fight right there moments after making weight Friday inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena.?Kovalev, set to make his ninth title defense, and Ward, in his third fight since moving up to the light heavyweight division, both weighed in at the division limit of 175 pounds.The largely pro-Ward crowd cheered wildly in anticipation of the impending fisticuffs, which will take place Saturday (HBO PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at T-Mobile Arena.The 33-year-old Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), a Russia native living in Los Angeles, and Ward (30-0, 15 KOs), 32, of Oakland, California, are universally ranked among the top five boxers in the world pound-for-pound, and many believe the winner will be worthy of taking over the No. 1 position from junior bantamweight titlist Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez.I am very happy to be here. I will disappoint you, Kovalev said on an open mic to the Ward fans, eliciting booing. [Saturday] will be a really great fight.Nicknamed Krusher for his lights-out power, Kovalev said he did not care that he is the betting underdog in the fight, which will mark the first appearance on pay-per-view for both of them.I dont care at all, Kovalev said. [Saturday] we will find out whos the best. I will crush him. I will knock him out. Thats my goal.The fighters have sniped at each other throughout the buildup, and Kovalev promoter Main Events and Ward promoter Roc Nation Sports do not get along at all, making it a difficult promotion.Its simple. He dont like me, and I dont like him, Ward said. Hes the champion, so I respect him as a champion. Im trying to become a two-division world champion, and Im not leaving Las Vegas without those [three] belts. I believe [Saturday] night will be the best performance youve ever seen from me. I believe great fighters rise to the occasion, and thats what Ill do.Dallas junior welterweight Maurice Hooker (21-0-2, 16 KOs) and former lightweight titleholder Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 KOs), of Colombia, who meet in the co-feature, both came in under the 140-pound limit for their 10-round bout. Hooker was 139 pounds; Perez was 137.5.Former light heavyweight title challenger Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs), a Malawi native who lost a decision to Kovalev in July, and 2012 Ukrainian Olympic bronze medalist Oleksandr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 KOs) both weighed in at 174.75 pounds, a quarter-pound under the limit, for their 10-rounder.Former middleweight title challenger Curtis Stevens (28-5, 21 KOs), of Brooklyn, New York, weighed 157.5 pounds, and James De La Rosa (23-4, 13 KOs), of Harlingen, Texas, was 159.75 for their 10-round fight at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds.Super middleweight Claressa Shields, the 21-year-old from Flint, Michigan, who won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in August at the Rio Games, weighed in at 167 pounds for her four-round pro debut against Franchon Crews, 29, of Baltimore. Crews, a standout amateur despite losing multiple times to Shields, weighed in at the division limit of 168 pounds for what also will be her professional debut.Also, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the purses for the card. Ward will earn a career high -- by far -- of $5 million. Kovalevs minimum purse is $2 million, but he stands to make millions more because his deal with Main Events gives him a percentage of the profits from the event.Hookers purse is $75,000; Perezs $25,000. Chilemba will make $150,000; Gvozdyk $100,000. Stevens will be paid $42,500; De La Rosa will get $22,500. Shields will earn $50,000; Crews is being paid $10,000. Seattle Mariners Pro Shop . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Mariners Jerseys 2020 . 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The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Brock Osweilers 5-2 record as Denvers starter earned him a $72 million contract in Houston. Trevor Siemian went 6-1 in his first seven starts for the Broncos, garnering both criticism and kudos.Siemian threw a pick-6 against San Diego last weekend, his first interception since Sept. 18, but the Broncos prevailed 27-19 largely because the Chargers dropped four other passes that went right to them.While acknowledging that Siemians O-line didnt do him any favors and his ground game didnt help him much, coach Gary Kubiak called out his quarterback earlier this week, saying his decision-making needs to get better.On Wednesday, Kubiak tallied the votes and announced after practice that Siemians teammates had named him offensive co-captain.Thats pretty cool, to be such a young guy and in his first year of playing, Kubiak said. It tells him that they want him to lead them, regardless of what year hes in. So, he needs to continue to do that and push forward and weve got to help him.Siemian joins seventh-year wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, the longest-tenured Bronco, as offensive co-captain.It means a lot to me, to first of all be a part of this locker room, and then to know some guys think of me in that light, Siemian said. So, its a huge honor to me. Im really excited to be a part of this thing.While Siemian is settling into an expanded leadership role, his play has flat-lined after a stellar first month as Peyton Mannings surprise successor. And the Broncos desperately need him to rediscover that mojo over a daunting second-half schedule that features a single home game in November (Chiefs), December (Patriots) and January (Raiders).Siemian, the 250th overall draft pick in 2015, out-dueled top overall picks Cam Newton, Andrew Luck and Jameis Winston in his first month, but he bruised his left shoulder against Tampa Bay and missed the second half.The injury kept him out against Atlanta a week later. With rookie Paxton Lynch at quarterback, the Broncos lost to Atlanta. Four days later, a still sore Siemian was back under center and clearly compromised in Denvers loss at San Diego.Siemian looked much better 11 days later in a win over Houston and he won the rematch against the Chargers on Sunday -- but he can thank his defense for hitting PPhilip Rivers 17 times, deflecting 13 of his passes and picking off three others.ddddddddddddiemian was 20 of 38 for 276 yards with no touchdowns, a pick-6, a strip-sack and a season-worst 65.2 QB rating.I wasnt seeing things right, Siemian said.Opponents now have plenty of film to break down Siemians strengths and shortcomings, tendencies and trends.Up next is Oakland in a renewed rivalry between 6-2 teams trying to keep up with the New England Patriots for supremacy in the AFC.Hes a good young quarterback and seems to have command of the offense and Kubes is not afraid to let him throw it, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. Theyre opening games throwing the ball a bunch, so I think hes been a nice -- I dont know if you call it a pleasant surprise or not -- they probably knew what they had, but obviously there was a lot of discussion of who was going to be their quarterback. And hes come in and done a nice job for them.The Raiders proved to be the toughest team for both Manning and Osweiler last year when the Broncos were marching toward their Super Bowl title. Neither one found the end zone against Oakland.In Week 5, the Broncos won 16-10 at Oakland when cornerback Chris Harris Jr. returned an interception 74 yards for Denvers only TD as Manning was picked off twice and sacked twice.In Week 13, the Raiders rallied for a 15-12 win in Denver despite being held to 126 yards because the Broncos fumbled twice in the red zone and Osweiler was sacked five times by Khalil Mack.You certainly have to be aware of where hes at, Siemian said of Mack. And (Bruce) Irvin on the other edge is pretty good, too. So, were going to have our hands full.Game notes CB Bradley Roby was named AFC defensive player of the week after recording seven tackles, two pass breakups and a pick-6 while starting for Aqib Talib (back). The honor comes a week after he was named the NFLPA community MVP for his efforts to empower kids through academic and social outreach programs.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '