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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - New team. Same old brash and bold Rex Ryan.The Buffalo Bills new coach opened his inaugural news conference with the team Wednesday by tapping the microphone and saying: Is this thing on? Because its getting ready to be on.Outlining his objectives, Ryan said the job is his last chance to prove himself. He vowed to build the Bills into a bully and said he has an additional chip on his shoulder after being fired by the New York Jets.Yes, its personal, he said, about being fired. Its embarrassing.Despite having a grudge against the Jets, Ryan maintained the New England Patriots remain the AFC East team he wants to beat the most.Though he stopped short of guaranteeing Buffalo winning a Super Bowl, Ryan did guarantee winning a championship as being his sole pursuit.Were not afraid of it, Ryan said. My message to the players is get ready. Were going to be playing games in January and so forth. Were going to build a bully and were going to see if youre going to play us for 60 minutes.The entertaining, provocative front comes as the Bills search for relevance and under new owners Terry and Kim Pegula, who bought the team in October. Though coming off a 9-7 season, which matched Buffalos best finish in 10 years, the team still missed the playoffs to extend the NFLs longest active drought to 15 seasons.Ryan spent six seasons with the Jets, where he went 50-52, including 4-2 in the playoffs. He was fired along with general manager John Idzik following a 4-12 finish.He replaces second-year coach Doug Marrone, who surprised the Bills by opting out of his contract on Dec. 31.Ryan made a veiled reference to Marrones departure by saying: This football team deserves a loyal coach.Terry Pegula shares Ryans confidence and aggressive approach.We want the Buffalo Bills to be a nightmare to play against, he said.After interviewing 12 candidates, Pegula hired someone with previous head-coaching experience to take over a team he considers on the verge of being a contender.Ryans background is on defence. He inherits a unit that has been among the NFLs most aggressive over the past two years. Last season, Buffalo finished fourth in yards allowed, led the league with 54 sacks and produced three Pro Bowl linemen.Many members of Ryans defensive staff with the Jets are expected to fill vacancies in Buffalo. That includes Dennis Thurman taking over as co-ordinator to succeed Jim Schwartz, whose contract was terminated by the Bills on Tuesday.Ryan intends to retain Bills defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson. The Bills announced special teams co-ordinator Danny Crossman is staying.Ryans biggest challenge is on offence, and a unit that finished 26th in yards gained.Kyle Orton, who replaced second-year starter EJ Manuel five games into the season, said he intends to retire, leaving Manuel as the only experienced quarterback currently on the Bills roster.Ryan said he and his staff — including newly hired offensive co-ordinator Greg Roman — are beginning to evaluate the roster and its too early to make any determination.Ryan and Roman share a run-first-philosophy.Ryan is no stranger to Buffalo. His father, Buddy Ryan, previously served as the University at Buffalos defensive co-ordinator in the 1960s.Rex Ryan and his two brothers spent their teen years in Toronto, a two-hour drive from Buffalo. Ryan avidly followed the Bills because many games were broadcast across Southern Ontario.He listed off many former Bills greats from the 1960s and 70s, including fullback Cookie Gilchrist, Hall of Fame offensive guard Billy Shaw, and an offensive line dubbed The Electric Company, which paved the way for O.J. Simpson.Ryan spent his first day getting a literal taste of Buffalo after flying into town Tuesday morning.He had a beer with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly at bar near Ralph Wilson Stadium. Later, he was in a suite to watch the Pegulas other team, the NHLs Sabres, retire former star goalie Dominik Haseks No. 39 before losing to the Detroit Red Wings.Ryan grew up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, but noted hes changing allegiances.If Bruce Gamble was still in the net for the Leafs, maybe Id be a Leafs guy, Ryan said, referring to the goalie who played in Toronto in the late 1960s and early 70s. But Im a Sabre all the way.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Allen Iverson Grizzlies Jersey . Buffalos defensive co-ordinator had his second interview with Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the Browns plans told The Associated Press. Dillon Brooks Grizzlies Jersey . "[People] keep asking that question and its not a legit question because we dont have that right, we havent arrived yet," Casey responded. "Weve got to take each game at a time, each possession at a time and look at it that way. http://www.grizzliesbasketballpro.info/L...izzlies-Jersey/. -- Top-seed Shahar Peer and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the inaugural WTA Citi Open. Jaren Jackson Jr. Grizzlies Jersey . The CFL unveiled its 2014 schedule Wednesday and the Redblacks will play their first-ever regular-season game in Winnipeg against the Blue Bombers on July 3. Dillon Brooks Jersey . Serbia captain Bogdan Obradovic said his team will include 9th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic and 27th-ranked Viktor Troicki as he decided to let the top-ranked Djokovic rest.Scotlands Catriona Matthew achieved her goal when it was confirmed that she would be part of Britains Olympic golf team, and she believes she has a good chance to win in Rio next month. The 2009 Ricoh Womens British Open winner will join Charley Hull and major champions Justin Rose and Danny Willett to represent Great Britain at the 2016 edition of the Olympic Games.Rose and Willett will compete for golfs first gold medal in over a century in a 72-hole stroke-play event from August 11-14, while Matthew and Hull will compete in the womens version of the event a few days later at the Olympic Golf Course from August 17-20Its been a goal of mine all year to try and make the Olympics, Matthew told Sky Sports News HQ. So to have finally been finalised there on Sunday and be in is fantastic. I think Ive got a pretty good chance, Ive been playing well this year and Ive had some good finishes. Charley Hull, who finished tied-second at the ANA Inspiration, is the youngest member of the team at just 20 years old All the top women are going so its going to be tough competition but if you can get your putter hot you never know.The return of golf as an Olympic sport has been marred with controversy as all four of the top male golfers in the world pulled out due to concerns over the Zika virus, but for Matthew and the rest of the most successful females in the game, that wasnt an issue. Justin Rose says it is disappointing to see many of the worlds top golfers pull out of the Rio Olympics Im older, Ive had my family so I didnt think the zika was a huge problem for me, she said.ddddddddddddYou know obviously its everyones personal opinion, I think youve got to respect the people who are going.Rory McIlroy cited Zika as the reason for his withdrawal from the games and drew both criticism and accusations of letting the game down from the Ladies European Tour chief executive Ivan Khodabakhsh. While McIlroy admitted he may not even watch the Olympic golf tournaments, 46-year-old Matthew is hopeful that golfs return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 will help to grow the game in countries that dont already have high numbers of participation. Jordan Spieth and Jason Day are two of the worlds best golfers to have withdrawn from the Olympics She said: Its going to be a great week and there are going to be two gold medal winners. For countries like us where golfs already played it wont make a huge difference but for other countries I think it will make a difference.A sport being in the Olympics gets more government funding and different things so hopefully it will grow the game in parts of the world where its not really played yet. Also See: Team GB golf team announced McIlroy: No Olympic regret ' ' '