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Daly Cherry-Evans can remember it clear as day.Slumped in last spot for most of last season, Manly had picked themselves up off the canvas to string together four wins on the trot and make a miraculous late push for the NRL finals.But their hopes vanished when they were upset by a struggling Parramatta side on their own turf.We just looked one week ahead, Cherry-Evans said on Thursday.I remember real clearly. We had Parramatta at Brookie Oval and we had the Roosters, who were going really well at the time, the week after.To put simply, we just didnt give the Eels the respect they deserved and they beat us. That was our finals race over.This years Sea Eagles are in almost the same predicament, sitting precariously in 12th spot but facing last-placed Newcastle at home on Sunday riding high on a three-game winning run.Just three weeks ago they were dead and buried on the back of a seven-game losing streak, but now they are four points out of the top eight with six regular season games remaining.Its very similar to last season, the way its played out, Cherry-Evans agreed.Weve dug ourselves a very big hole to get out of but were under no illusions that we still have a lot of work to do to put ourselves into finals contention, let alone play finals football.The Sea Eagles No.7 insisted they would not make the same mistake again and were looking no further than the Knights.Theyre a very young side but I know with youth you get a lot of enthusiasm and you get a lot of excitement, he said.They have a lot of players that arent really established in the NRL but are trying to make a name for themselves through good football.So we need to make sure that we have our guard up and we pay them the respect they deserve. S Well Bouteille Paris . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. swell Gourde . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. http://www.swellbouteille.fr/ . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. swell Bouteille France . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Bouteille SWell Marbre . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Shortly after the Denver Broncos began training camp Thursday with Jay Zs On To The Next One blaring over the loudspeakers, their safeties and cornerbacks donned actual blinders.Its about focusing on one thing at a time and focusing on what youre supposed to be focused on, safety T.J. Ward said. Youre supposed to be reading the quarterback and supposed to have your eyes on the receiver. Just training your eyes.Defensive backs coach Joe Woods wanted his guys to see what was in front of them and not be distracted by anything in the periphery.It was an especially timely initiative given coach Gary Kubiaks opening-of-camp message to put Super Bowl 50 behind them and focus solely on what lies ahead.I told them were not defending anything; were chasing the next one, Kubiak said.Quarterback Trevor Siemian took the admonition to heart, declaring last year was a heck of a ride. But that teams dead, so to speak.Dead? No, theres still a few of them out here, Kubiak said. But I think thats the big thing is that its over, its gone, its a new group.One thats embarking on a new journey with eyes wide open and staring straight ahead like all those DBs.It was apparently easier for players to put the Super Bowl in the rearview than it was for Broncos fans to let it go.The crowd, which was quite a bit smaller minus Peyton Manning as the marquee attraction, serenaded star linebacker Von Miller with chants of MVP! MVP! when he emerged on the field for warmups.Miller was in uniform for the first time since being named the games most valuable player after leading Denver past Carolina 24-10 on Feb. 8.He eased his way into action after missing the offseason because of a contract stalemate.Linebacker DeMarcus Ware (back) and cornerback Aqib Talib (leg) were held out but did some light jogging and are expected back soon.The biggest question facing the champs is who will succeed Manning, who retired in March, 48 hours before his backup, Brock Osweiler, signed with Houston.Mark Sanchez started Thursday and looked sharper than Siemian, a second-year pro who has the most experience in Kubiaks offense.It was a great start, Sancheez said, but its only a start.ddddddddddddRookie Paxton Lynch was inconsistent, overthrowing at times as he continues to make the leap from the spread he operated at Memphis to Kubiaks West Coast offense.One of the requirements for winning the QB job is taking care of the football -- much like, yes, last year, when stellar defense fueled Denvers title run.GM John Elway and Kubiak have both said they expect to be better on offense this season regardless of whos under center. They have a refurbished O-line to go with reinforcements in the backfield and at tight end.The good thing is the system hasnt changed and we have a year under our belt with that, running back C.J. Anderson said. The talent hasnt changed. We still have the same talent -- minus 18 -- and the same playmakers.One of them is wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who said his agent and the Broncos are still going back and forth in contract talks long after Miller and linebacker Brandon Marshall signed their deals over the summer.Its not frustrating. Its actually a blessing, said Sanders. Were talking millions and millions of dollars that I can earn just by the game that I love.Sanders has back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, 11 100-yard games, 15 touchdowns and 26 catches of 25 or more yards since joining the Broncos as a free agent in 2014.I said it from Day 1: Im not trying to break the bank. I want to be here, Sanders said. But I also want a fair deal and I want a fair deal for the production Ive been putting out, so well see how it goes.Game notes The Broncos waived TE Manasseh Garner (non-football illness) and signed TE John Phillips, an eighth-year pro who spent the last three seasons with the Chargers. ... Kubiak is allowing veterans to sleep in their own beds this summer but if theyre tardy theyll have to report to the team hotel for the remainder of training camp.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '