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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Usain Bolt finally got his party started at the Olympics on Saturday. He put his finger to his lips to ask for quiet at the starting block, rubbed his closely shaved head, crouched down for the start, then grinded through an opening round in the 100 that was routine as making the bed.Its always to win, he said. Thats what Im here for.He did just that in a first-round heat that was, typically, entertaining, given the low-pressure semi-sprint that it was.The two-time defending gold medalist got his customary slow start and lumbered out of the blocks -- seventh out of eight in his heat. He trailed heading into the final 25 meters, then glanced to his left and measured up Andrew Fisher, a Jamaican who competes for Bahrain and was a body length ahead of him, three lanes over.Not a problem. Bolt put it into third gear -- hes got more for later -- and cruised past Fisher to win the heat in 10.07 seconds.Fisher also made it through to the semifinals, and was anything but upset.You know that when youre in line with him, youre in front of others, Fisher said.Typical of an opening day in the 100, there were no real surprises.Justin Gatlin, considered the biggest threat to derail Bolts quest for nine total Olympic golds, won his heat easily and finished with the days best time, 10.01 seconds.Went out there and executed my race in the first round, the American sprinter said. Cruised to the finish line.Bolts Jamaican buddy, Yohan Blake, made it through easily, as did Americans Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre.Theres going to be some stacked semifinals, but its good, Bolt said of the three races that precede Sunday nights main event. It gets you running and gets you up to speed to go out and run the final.Bolt is a 1-2 favorite to take his unprecedented third straight Olympic title in the 100. His chances of doing that would seem to have as much to do with his own health as they do with Gatlin or anyone else lining up against him. Bolt pulled out of his national championships last month with a sore hamstring. Though earlier in the week he conceded he wished hed had more real races under his belt this year, on Saturday he said hes in good form.I felt OK. It wasnt the best start. Felt kind of sluggish. Its the fact that its the morning, said Bolt, who was called to the line at 12:42 p.m. Im not used to running this early at any championship.He saves his best for prime time, and the rest of the field left the stadium with a bit more than 24 hours to ponder what has not been possible: Beating Bolt at the Olympics.Once hes in a tight position, he might tense up, said the veteran sprinter, Churandy Martina. 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At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Were still a few weeks away from the release of Madden NFL 17, but we have the final player ratings to chew on until then. Here are the players who landed the top ratings at each position.For a separate breakdown of the players who scored 99 overall ratings this year, click here.Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers (96)Best sub-category:?Throw power (98)Rodgers was the lone quarterback last season with a 99 overall rating. His slight dip in Madden NFL 17 comes after posting his lowest completion rate for a full NFL season (60.7 percent). The Packers didnt put his rocket arm to much use in 2015; Rodgers threw more passes at or behind the line of scrimmage than ever before (28.5 percent, 32nd out of 35 qualifiers).?Next-closest QBs: Tom Brady and Cam Newton (94)Running back: LeVeon Bell (94)Best sub-category: Carrying (99)A running back built for 2016, Bell is formidable in the open field -- 97 rating in juke move; 95s in both agility and elusiveness. During the 24-game stretch from the start of the 2014 season through Bells Week 8 injury last year, the Steelers RB gained 207 more yards from scrimmage than the next-closest player (DeMarco Murray).Next-closest RB: Adrian Peterson (91)Wide receiver: Antonio Brown (97)Best sub-category: Catching (99)Brown has more than earned his 99-catch rating. Since 2013, he has been targeted an NFL-high 536 times and dropped exactly 13 passes. For comparison, Brandon Marshall has been targeted 98 fewer times during that span and dropped 10 more passes.?Next-closest WR: Julio Jones (96)Tight end: Rob Gronkowski (99)Best sub-category: Catch in traffic (98)Tom Brady would give Gronk a 999 overall rating if he could. Since 2011, when Gronkowski is on the field, Bradys stats read: 4.25 TD/INT ratio, 73.1 Total QBR, 7.85 yards per attempt. Without Gronk on the field, Bradys numbers take a dive: 2.07 TD/INT ratio, 56.6 Total QBR, 6.81 yards per attempt. Translation: Gronk makes a pretty big difference to one of the best QBs in football.?Next-closest TEs:?Greg Olsen?and Delanie Walker (93)Offensive tackle: Tyron Smith (98)Best sub-categories: Run blocking and pass blocking (98)Smith has been Dallas full-time left tackle for the past four seasons, and during the span, the Cowboys have averaged 3.37 yards per carry before?contact when running toward Smiths side. Thats 28 percent better than the Cowboys YPCBC on rushes to all other directions (2.63).Next-closest OT: Joe Thomas (96)Guard: Marshal Yanda (97)Best sub-category: Toughness (99)Lets start with this: Over the past three seasons, Yanda has missed exactly 16 of the Ravens 3,194 offensive snaps, while playing almost exclusively at right guard. The results match the consistency: Baltimore gained an NFL-high 1,476 yards when running that direction. No wonder Madden NFL 17 gave Yanda a 98 run-blocking rating.?Next-closest OG: Zack Martin (92)Center: Travis Frederick (91)Best sub-category:?Impact blocking and run-block strength (99)Since drafting Frederick in the 2013 first round, the Cowboys have scored a touchdown on every 18 rushes up the middle. That ranks second overall. Frederick is one of only two centers since the merger to make the Pro Bowl twice in his first three seasons.Next-closest OCs: Maurkice Pouncey and Weston Richburg (88)Defensive end: J.J. WWatt (99)Best sub-category: Power moves (99)Of all the amazing stats with Watt -- and there are plenty to choose from -- this might be the best: He has won three Defensive Player of the Year awards in his first five seasons.dddddddddddd Only one other player, Lawrence Taylor, ever won that many in his entire career. The only surprise is that Watt didnt score 99s in more of the sub-categories.?Next-closest DE: Jurrell Casey (93)Defensive tackle: Aaron Donald (98)Best sub-categories: Block shedding and power moves (98)At the 2014 NFL combine, Donald wowed with 35 reps on the bench press. Thats tied for the most among defensive tackles in the past three years. It was a precursor of things to come: Donald has spent his first two seasons wrecking NFL offenses with his raw power from the interior, racking up 20 total sacks.Next-closest DT: Geno Atkins (94)Outsider linebacker: Von Miller (99)Best sub-categories: Finesse moves and pursuit (98)If youre ranking the NFLs biggest size-speed freaks, the 250-pound Miller -- who ran a 4.53 40 at the NFL combine -- would have to be near the top of the list. Miller unleashed that athleticism when it mattered most last season, disrupting opposing QBs on 6.4 percent of dropbacks in the Broncos final two games. For some context, J.J. Watt led the league with a disrupted dropback percentage of 4.3 in 2015.Next-closest OLB: Justin Houston (97)Middle linebacker: Luke Kuechly (99)Best sub-categories: Stamina and toughness (99)Madden NFL 17 doesnt have a consistency rating, but if it did, Kuechly would surely score 99. In his four NFL seasons, he has ranked first, fourth, fourth and eighth in tackles per game. Those numbers almost make Kuechlys 98 tackling rating seem too low. His 21 passes defensed and 11 interceptions lead all linebackers since 2012, thanks in large part to his awareness in coverage (98 rating).Next-closest MLBs: Derrick Johnson and Brandon Marshall (90)Cornerback: Josh Norman (94)Best sub-categories: Injury and zone coverage (97)Think these ratings dont matter to players? Think again. The Cardinals Patrick Peterson voiced his displeasure on Twitter when he found out Norman scored the No. 1 CB spot. And Norman predictably trolled Peterson for finishing fourth with a 91 rating. Normans 97 rating in zone coverage was the highest among all CBs and will be more fodder for Peterson, who prides himself on being a shutdown man-to-man corner.Next-closest CB: Chris Harris Jr. (93)Safety: Tyrann Mathieu (96)Best sub-category: Man coverage (96)One caveat here: Mathieu played less than 12 percent of his snaps at safety last season, compared to 68 percent at cornerback. But the league -- and the video game -- still lists the Honey Badger as a safety, so thats where well put him. For someone who checks in at 5-foot-9 and 186 pounds, Mathieu sure likes to mix it up in the run game (5.71 solo tackles per game in 2015, third among DBs). Hes severely underrated in the toughness category (85 rating), but Madden NFL 17 rewarded Mathieus five-interception season with high marks in both zone and man coverage (96 and 95, respectively).?Next-closest safety: Harrison Smith (94) ' ' '