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MOSCOW -- Russia is confident that most of its Olympic team will be able to compete in Rio de Janeiro, but the countrys efforts to reinstate banned athletes are a mixed bag.Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Friday told local media that 272 of the countrys athletes had been approved by international sports federations, out of an original team of 387. Mutko added that the number could rise.More than 100 Russian athletes have been excluded by sports federations, including a blanket ban on the track and field team and more than 30 rejected under new International Olympic Committee rules.After the World Anti-Doping Agency accused the Russian government of directing a vast doping cover-up, the IOC said it would not allow Russians to compete in Rio if they had previously been banned for doping, were implicated in the alleged cover-up or had not been tested often enough internationally.Most federations have not excluded Russians on the basis of a lack of testing, but rowing is the exception, having barred 19 Russians, most for insufficient tests. Testing in Russia does not count under IOC rules because of the repeated allegations made against Russias drug testing agency and national lab, both of which have been suspended.An appeal is being prepared against World Rowings decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Russian Rowing Federation head Veniamin But told The Associated Press. That could send the 19 to Rio days before the Games start, if the case is heard and approved in time.Theyre now in Portugal, But said. Theyre training, and theyre ready to go.World Rowings approval process left just six rowers eligible to compete for Rio, meaning Russia could compete in only one event, the mens four. 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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tight end Rob Gronkowski left the first day of joint practices between the Patriots and Bears on Monday with an apparent lower-body issue.Gronkowski made awkward cut while running a route during 7-on-7 drills. He grimaced after the play and paused briefly before jogging back gingerly to rejoin his teammates.He was then led back to the locker room by a trainer and did not return.Hopefully hes all right, and well see what it is, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said.Monday was the first of three joint practices the teams will have in advance of Thursdays preseason matchup.New Englands gregarious big man and a fixture in New Englands offense, Gronkowski was absent from the practice field during the majority of organized team activities in June. He didnt play in last weeks preseason opener against New Orleans.A prolonged absence for him would be another setback to a Patriots team that will be without starting quarterback Tom Brady for the first four regular-season games while he serves his Deflategate punishment.Later in the day tempers flared between Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler and Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery, leading to an extended shoving match.It intensified into about a 30-second scrum after teammates intervened.Both Butler and Jeffery were ejected from practice as part of an earlier agreement between New England coach Bill Belichick and Chicago coach John Fox.Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said the incident involving Jeffery was indicative of his intense nature.He enjoys stuff like this, Cutler said. Hes a competitor. He likes games. He likes big moments. He wants the ball in thosee types of situations.dddddddddddd Hes not gonna back down from guys. Hes gonna go up and make the catch. If you get in his face, hes not gonna take it lightly.A shorter incident occurred toward the end of the workout between Patriots lineman Nate Solder and Chicago linebacker Lamarr Houston.But Fox said he isnt worried about the issues spilling over into other practices.At some point you kind of have to manage your emotions and the closer you get to real games, the more important that is, he said. Its kind of part to the process and you just try to make sure it doesnt happen in games.The Patriots did get some welcome news on the injury front as receiver Malcolm Mitchell returned to practice after sustaining a left elbow injury in the second quarter of New Englands preseason win over the Saints.Mitchell was in full pads and wore a brace on the elbow Monday. 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