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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Super Bowl MVP Von Miller practiced both pirouettes and patience this offseason.While his dance moves didnt earn him the title on Dancing With The Stars, Millers stare-down in contract negotiations paid off Friday when he signed a six-year, $114.5 million deadline deal with the Denver Broncos that includes $70 million guaranteed.Thats almost double the guaranteed money the Broncos were offering him in June.Miller received $23 million at signing and will earn $61 million over the first eight months of the blockbuster deal that makes him the highest-paid player outside of quarterbacks in NFL history.Miller thanked team owner Pat Bowlen, president and CEO Joe Ellis, general manager John Elway and coach Gary Kubiak for making this possible.Im also thankful for the way my teammates and our fans have supported me, Miller said in a statement. Im excited for the future and ready to get back to work.Miller and agent Joby Branion parlayed patience into a record-breaking deal in terms of overall value and guarantees. Last month, Millers camp rejected the $38.5 million the Broncos offered in guarantees, and Miller threatened to sit out the season barring a long-term deal.Elway bolstered the offer over the last week and now the man who almost single-handedly destroyed Carolinas championship dreams will lead Denvers title defense that begins Sept. 8 against those Panthers.Im happy that both sides were able to broker a deal that works for both sides, Branion said. Thats the mark of a good negotiation. The Broncos are happy to have Von back and Vons happy to be back.Miller was in Utah on Friday for an appearance with Whitney Carson, his partner on Dancing With The Stars, and Elway was overseas.Congrats (at)Millerlite40! Excited for what the future holds for you & our team, Elway tweeted. Proud of everyone for getting it done.The cornerstone of the leagues best defense accepted the Broncos blockbuster offer two hours before Fridays deadline, tweeting a photo of himself in his orange No. 58 jersey with the caption For Life.Both the overall value of the deal and the guaranteed money are records for nonquarterbacks. The only player with more guaranteed money is Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, the leagues highest-paid player. The six-year, $140 million contract Luck signed last month includes $75 million fully guaranteed.The next few years will determine whether Millers deal is a win-win in Denver. But its already a huge victory for the versatile outside linebacker who has 60 career sacks in five seasons.This contract checks off all the boxes for Miller -- the biggest overall deal for a non-QB in league history, most guaranteed money for an NFL defensive player and a benchmark contract that raises the bar for the next superstar.In June, Millers camp agreed to the parameters of the Broncos six-year offer that slightly exceeded the $114.375 million Miamis Ndamukong Suh received in 2015 in becoming the leagues highest-paid defender. But they asked for millions more in guarantees.Fletcher Cox quickly established a new floor for Miller with his $63.3 million in guarantees, and Lucks deal raised the ceiling for Miller, the star of Super Bowl 50.After Elway put his exclusive franchise tag on him, Miller skipped the Broncos offseason program, joining his teammates only for their White House visit and ring ceremony. But Miller stayed in tip-top shape, in part by doing all that dancing on ABCs prime-time hit show.Miller, the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, has 60 career sacks and has bounced back from a 2013 season that was derailed by a suspension and a knee injury that sidelined him for the Broncos Super Bowl loss to Seattle.Miller predicted peaceful contract negotiations 12 hours after spearheading Denvers 24-10 win over Carolina in this years Super Bowl. But things got thorny last month after details of Denvers June 7 offer became public. Miller cropped Elway from a photo on his Instagram account and then said there was no way hed play this season on the franchise tag.The two of them patched up their differences as talks reignited and the man Elway has called the best player hes ever seen will be back in uniform when the Broncos report to 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 Puma Clearance Sale . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Puma Sneakers Australia . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. http://www.wholesalepumaaustralia.com/ . 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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles are finally returning home Tuesday, but theyll have to face the Boston Red Sox in the first game of an important two-game American League East series at Camden Yards.Baltimore returns to town after going 5-5 on a long, three-city, 10-game trip that took the team to series against the White Sox, As and Giants.The Orioles (66-51) ended the trip with a stunning 8-7 victory over San Francisco on Sunday, rallying from an early six-run deficit to win in the ninth on Jonathan Schoops two-out, three-run homer.The Orioles have an American League-best 39-17 home record, and 11 of their final 16 games this month are in Baltimore, something theyll likely look forward to.Baltimore had an off-day Monday after the long trip, and manager Buck Showalter said the team could need a few days to become re-settled to life back at home.Itll take two or three days for guys to get back acclimated to the time zone, but Bostons not going to feel sorry for us, Showalter said in the Baltimore Sun. Theyre trying to accomplish the same thing we are. But we knew it was going to be a challenging road trip, and guys competed all the way through it, and were still engaged in a competition. We havent heard friendly voices in quite a while.The Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays are tied for first in the American League East, with Boston one game back in third.Boston (65-52) is coming off of a 3-2 victory in a make-up game at Cleveland Monday.Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.17 ERA) will start for the Orioles versus Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.43) in Tuesdays 7:05 p.m. game. Gallardo has found more success recently and suffered a hard-luck loss in Oakland in his last start, throwing well but losing 1-0 last Wednesday.ddddddddddddRodriguez, a former Oriole prospect, has pitched much better lately but still is winless in his last five starts. The left-hander gave up one run on just three hits in seven innings last Thursday against the Yankees but came away with a no-decision.The Red Sox are going to the second city of an 11-game road trip. Theyll head to Detroit and Tampa Bay after Baltimore and are aware of what these games mean.Its definitely really important, Boston outfielder Mookie Betts said. Were playing against some division guys and somebody were in a race with, so its going to be tough. Theyre really good teams, but were a good team, too.The Red Sox, like the Orioles and Blue Jays, have gone on a number of good runs this season. Boston appears to be on one again, having won four straight games to stay in the three-team battle for the American League East lead.In Mondays win over Cleveland, retiring slugger David Ortiz crushed a long home run that helped the Red Sox to another crucial victory.Every win matters, Ortiz said on MLB.com. We are in August right now, and we have to go for it. Any game you win, thats what matters to us.On Monday, the Red Sox called up infielders Marco Hernandez and Deven Marrero along with pitcher Heath Hembree. They also had put right-hander Steven Wright on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 8, due to a shoulder strain. First baseman Hanley Ramirez got placed on the bereavement list on Monday.The day before, Boston sent pitcher Roenis Elias back to Triple-A Pawtucket. ' ' '