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AKRON, Ohio -- Dustin Johnson is not one for many words, and he really doesnt need to say much.The easy smile behind the beard says it all.If winning the U.S. Open champion wasnt enough, Johnson added his third World Golf Championship on Sunday, the first time he has won back to back.His U.S. Open title was popular because of the hard times he had to confront in the majors and the confusion he had to face from the USGA for not making up its mind about a penalty on the back nine at Oakmont. And because Johnson is simply fun to watch and be around.He was loose all week at Firestone.During the opening round Thursday, he checked a reporters phone for the score in the deciding game of the College World Series. His alma mater, Coastal Carolina, won the schools first national title. Does that lessen his chances to be alum of the year? Johnson laughed and said, Bro, I couldnt care less.He is the U.S. Open champion and couldnt be happier.Paulina Gretzky, his fiancee and the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, had to leave Friday and Johnson kept their 18-month-old son, Tatum, with him in Ohio (with help from a nanny). Cameras caught him after he closed with a 66 on the phone with her saying, I found him.I didnt know where they were, and Paulina was asking me where they were, he said. I was like, `I dont know, I just walked off the course.He had the boy in his arms and later was chasing after him while waiting to see if Jason Day or Scott Piercy could catch him.Johnson said they had planned to get married last fall until it didnt fit in the schedule, so perhaps the wedding will be later this year. Asked if it would be more extravagant as a U.S. Open champion, Johnson smiled and said, Dont matter to me. That bill is going to Wayne.But as easy as Johnson can make golf look, it still requires hard work.Even in the rain.Johnson finished his pro-am in the rain at Riviera in February when he made a sharp detour. Instead of going up the stairs to the clubhouse for lunch, he peeled to the right and headed to the practice range.He was off to a sluggish start to the year, particularly because of the amount of time he took off and how little he had played. More than rust, however, Johnson was bothered by how poorly he was hitting his wedges at Pebble Beach.Thats when he decided to change to something new -- at least to him.TrackMan has been one of the most effective tools at the highest level of golf, a device that uses radar technology to measure such things as spin rate, launch angle, ball speed, club speed, how far the ball carries and the angle of the face of the golf club when it strikes the ball. In short, it lets a player dial in every aspect of his game.Johnson wanted it only for his wedges.All I look at it is carry numbers, just so I have more of a feel when Im on the course and playing, Johnson said. I felt like that was one area I needed to improve on. I felt like I was good with it, but I was too streaky. One day Id be perfect, the next day ... not that I hit them bad, I just didnt hit them good enough.Now its perhaps the most underrated part of his game.Three years ago, Johnson was tied for 113th on the PGA Tour in approach shots from 50 to 125 yards.Now he is No. 1 on tour.Obviously, its working, Johnson said. So Im going to keep doing it.That wasnt the only change for Johnson, the 32-year-old American often considered to have the most athletic ability of any golfer.At some point late last year, he decided to move away from his natural right-to-left draw off the tee and go to a fade, a drastic change.I was tired of hitting hooks, he said with a grin. I feel like I hit a lot more fairways. Maybe the stats dont say it, but I feel like I do, so I think thats the important thing. I just dont feel like my misses are as bad.It was a big part at Firestone, especially in such firm conditions that made hitting the fairway even more difficult. And it helps to make putts, which is what Johnson felt was missing for so much of the year.But its more than just putting.I feel like tee to green, Ive been really solid all year, Johnson said. My wedges have improved a lot. Im getting a lot more opportunities when Im in the fairway and hitting my wedges closer than I have been. I just feel like the work Ive put in with the putter is finally paying off. But I mean, it still comes down to youve got to hit the shots so you can have those putts.Whatever the combination, its led to two weeks that have made Johnson a tough player to beat.Next stop: Royal Troon for the British Open. Stanley Johnson Jersey . 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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With an anemic offense and a depleted defense, the reigning Super Bowl champs find themselves in a peculiar position: looking up at both Oakland and Kansas City in the AFC West.The Broncos 6-3 record would be good enough to lead five other NFL divisions.Yet, their 30-20 loss at Oakland on Sunday night dropped them behind both the Raiders (7-2) and Chiefs (6-2) in the division theyve owned since Tim Tebow was running the read-option in Denver and not the bases in the desert.Theyre battered, too.Defensive end Derek Wolfe suffered a fractured right elbow, middle linebacker Brandon Marshall wasnt quite himself after returning from a pulled hamstring and cornerback Aqib Talib stayed home after getting a cortisone injection in his lower back.Talib said he was feeling better, but the Broncos might want to keep him out of next weekends game at New Orleans, too, so they can take advantage of the bye week and get him ready to return Nov. 27 against Kansas City.We know were in a decent position right now, defensive end Jared Crick said. By no means is the sky falling on us.The Broncos have lost three of five for the first time since the first month of the 2012 season when Peyton Manning was getting a feel for his new team and his post-surgical throwing arm.Theyll learn over the coming weeks whether their latest loss was a speedbump or something much bigger. But getting outgained on the ground 218 yards to 33 shows they were dominated in the trenches, the fulcrum of any football teams fortunes.Weve just got to find a way to stay on the damn field, coach Gary Kubiak said Monday.He didnt pin the blame on any one player, but did say the solution wasnt swapping quarterback Trevor Siemian, who took some more big hits, for backup Paxton Lynch.No, I feel really good about what Trevors doing, Kubiak said. But Trevors like any other player. Trevors got to get better. So, were looking at it as a group. Ive got to do a better job for Trevor and (quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp) and (offensive coordinator Rick Dennisonn) do.ddddddddddddUp front, weve got to do a better job and we can help Trevor running the ball. But hes making a lot of plays. He got us back in the game with a tremendous play to Jordan (Norwood), so hes doing some good things, Kubiak said. But like all of us, like I said, were looking to be more consistent.The only consistency the Broncos offense has displayed is a season-long trend of playing poorly in the first and third quarters.Heres how their scoring has broken down:First quarter: 16 points.Second quarter; 77 points:Third quarter: 20 points.Fourth quarter: 101 points.The first and third quarters are essentially scripted. Like all teams, the Broncos use their best plays, the ones theyve refined all week at practice, to start the game. Then, at halftime they make their adjustments and dig into the playbook to come out with a counter-punch.Exacerbating matters is that the Broncos have given up points on their first defensive series seven times in nine games, so theyre playing catch-up from the get-go.Yeah, its a concern, Kubiak said. Its a big concern.Kubiak insisted its not a matter of having the wrong players for the right scheme or vice versa.I think weve got the guys. We just need to stay focused on what were doing. I believe in our people. I believe in what were doing, Kubiak said. Its been good enough six times and not good enough three times. So, I stay focused on that. Theres a lot of football left to play. We just need to keep battling.Getting trounced in the trenches was a blow to the Broncos pride.I mean, you cant really wash it away because its on paper now. But at the end of the day, were not down on ourselves, defensive tackle Sylvester Williams said. Weve got to go out there and have a big week this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '