The Denver Broncos have placed their exclusive franchise tag on Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller. That guarantees the star pass rusher a salary of $14.129m for 2016. General manager John Elway had hoped to get a deal done with Millers agent by Tuesday so he wouldnt have to use the franchise tag but the sides have so far been unable to agree a long-term deal.Designating Von as our franchise player gives us the time to continue working toward a long-term agreement, Elway said in a statement.Weve had productive talks with Vons representation, and well continue those discussions with the goal of making sure Von remains a Bronco well into the future. Super Bowl MVP Von Miller of the Denver Broncos celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy The move means no other team can negotiate with Miller, who led Denvers destructive defense to a 24-10 victory over Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl last month.The Broncos have until July 15 to work out a contract extension with Miller otherwise he will play out the season under the franchise tag and become eligible for free agency again after the 2016 season.Miller probably views the six-year, $101m contract ($52.5m guaranteed) the Kansas City Chiefs gave Justin Houston last summer as his floor and may have his eyes on something closer to the six-year, $114m ($60m guaranteed) contract Ndamukong Suh signed with the Miami Dolphins.The 26-year-old had 11 sacks, 35 tackles and four forced fumbles en route to his fourth Pro Bowl selection in 2015. He has 60 career regular-season sacks through his first five seasons in the NFL. Also See: AFC North: In Focus AFC South: In Focus AFC West: In Focus AFC East: In Focus Babe Herman Jersey Large .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. Custom Babe Herman Jersey . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. http://www.customdodgersjersey.com/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Authentic Custom Dodgers Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Custom Dodgers T-shirts . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. NEW YORK -- The term next man up is most often associated with the NFL. But the injury-plagued New York Mets are winning with the mantra as they pursue a National League wild-card berth.The next next man up is left-hander Sean Gilmartin, who tries to nudge New York closer to the playoffs when he makes his first start of the season Saturday night in the third contest of a four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.The Mets won the first two games of the series including Friday, when they used six pitchers to piece together a 10-5 victory.New York (82-72) moved one game ahead of the San Francisco Giants (81-73) in the race for the NLs first wild card by virtue of Giants 7-2 loss to the San Diego Padres late Friday night.The St. Louis Cardinals, who lost 5-0 to the Chicago Cubs earlier Friday, are a half-game behind the Giants.Gilmartin is taking the rotation spot usually occupied by ace right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who was supposed to start Saturday but was pushed back at least a couple days because of a bout with strep throat.Gilmartin made 18 starts this season at Triple-A Las Vegas, but has not pitched more than two innings or thrown as many as 20 pitches since he was recalled by the Mets on Aug. 25.Got to turn to Sean Gilmartin (and) say Hey look, youve got to step up, heres your chance, Mets manager Terry Collins said.Syndergaards illness is the latest roadbloock encountered by the Mets, who expected right-hander Jacob deGrom (right elbow) and left-hander Steven Matz (left shoulder) to return to the rotation this week but instead learned they are done for the season.ddddddddddddThe Mets have three rookies in their rotation -- Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo and Gabriel Ynoa, the latter of whom started Friday in place of Matz and allowed two runs in two innings.Youre numb to it now, its happened so much, Collins said of the constant upheaval.The Phillies, meanwhile, send rookie right-hander Alec Asher to the mound as Philadelphia (69-85) looks for the consistency it lacked the previous two nights. The Mets came back from ninth- and 11th-inning deficits to win Thursdays series opener 9-8 and trailed 3-1 after four innings Friday.The next step is for all these guys to get better, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. Thats how you win. Youve got to have consistency.Gilmartin is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 10 career appearances against the Phillies, who were the opponent for his lone previous career start last Oct. 1. He took the loss after giving up two runs over five innings in Philadelphias 3-2 victory.Asher gave up five runs over a career-low two-thirds of an inning in his lone previous start against the Mets last Sept. 30. ' ' '
