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The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — Nothing to fear.

That’s how a few of the first U.S. athletes to arrive at the Sochi Games feel after getting their first look at an unprecedented security presence ringing the Olympics.

With militant groups threatening to attack during the next few weeks, security and the safety of competitors and visitors to the coastal area and in the nearby mountains that will host the events has become both heightened and inescapable.

Wednesday
Baseball
• LCC vs. Otero (DH), noon, Rodriguez Park
Basketball
• Robertson girls (A,B,C) at Pojoaque, 4 p.m., Jacona
Softball
• LCC at Lamar (DH), noon, Lamar, Colo.

Thursday
Basketball
• Robertson boys (A,B,C) at Pojoaque, 4 p.m., Jacona
• Valley Middle School boys at Cariños, 4 p.m., Española
Softball
• LCC at Lamar (DH), noon, Lamar, Colo.

Friday
Baseball

Host Robertson High landed just two wrestlers in the coveted Gold bracket finals of its own tournament over the weekend, but the Cardinals went two for two and solidified its hold on fifth place.

Rico Montoya extended his string of tournament championships — a run that dates back to last season — by pinning Capital’s Gilbert Mancha to win the Cardinal Classic’s 132-pound division on Saturday afternoon.

NEW YORK — Peyton Manning’s record-setting season earned him The Associated Press NFL MVP award Saturday night in a landslide. No other player has won more than three.

Denver’s record-setting quarterback, who threw for 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards in leading the Broncos to the AFC’s best record, earned 49 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. New England quarterback Tom Brady got the other vote.