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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three-time World Cup champion Pele says he was invited to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, but sponsorship deals could stop him from performing the prestigious task.Speaking at an event in Rio, Pele said he was invited to light the cauldron by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Rio 2016 organizing committee chairman Carlos Arthur Nuzman.Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee, did not confirm the information, saying the identity of the person lighting the cauldron was supposed to be a surprise.Pele, 75, said he has a commitment to a sponsor that would make him travel on Friday, the day of the Opening Ceremony. The Brazilian said Nuzman invited him in person and Bach called him to do the same.I need to solve the travel issue. It is an international commitment with an English company. But I would love to (light the cauldron), Pele said. If I manage to change (the travel plans), I would like to have the honor to light it.Almost two weeks ago Pele held the Olympic flame in Santos, the city in the outskirts of Sao Paulo where he started his football career. He never took part in the Games.In 2004, Pele carried the Athens Games torch in Rio and wept as he did it. At the time, he said that one of the few regrets of his successful career was to never have played at the Olympic Games.Brazilian media reported in recent weeks that three retirees were the favorites to light the cauldron at the Maracana stadium on Friday: Pele, sailor Torben Grael and tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Grael carried the flame on Wednesday. Kuerten refused to do it because of sponsorship deals. Dick Allen Jersey . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Bryce Harper Jersey .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. https://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.us/1477n-jimmy-foxx-jersey-phillies.html .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem. Custom Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Tug McGraw Jersey .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. The Atlanta Braves are bulking up their rotation with a pair of 40-somethings.On the heels of signing 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, the Braves have now reached agreement on a contract with Bartolo Colon, sources confirmed to ESPN. The one-year deal is for $12.5 million, a source told ESPNs Jim Bowden, and the agreement was first reported by MLB.com.An official announcement is not expected until late next week.Colon, 43, could become the all-time winningest Latin American-born pitcher next season. He has a career 232-162 record over 19 major league seasons. The win total ranks third all time among Latin American-born pitchers, trailing only Nicaraguan Dennis Martinez (245) and fellow Dominican Juan Marichal (243).The last major league team to have two pitchers 42 or older start 10 or more games was the 1990?Texas Rangers, with Nolan Ryan and Charlie Hough.Colon went 15-8 with a 3.43 ERA with the New York Mets this past season, and he had the most wins (44) of any Mets pitcher since the beginning of the 2014 season. Wildly popular for his colorful at-bats, Colon also became the oldest player in MLB history to produce his first career home run whhen he took James Shields deep in San Diego on May 7.ddddddddddddolon and Dickey will bolster a shaky rotation that didnt produce anyone with double-figure wins this past season but does feature two-time All-Star Julio Teheran and hard-throwing Mike Foltynewicz, who led the team with a 9-5 record.The Braves also have re-signed Josh Collmenter, who will likely join young pitchers Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair and Tyrell Jenkins in competing for the fifth starter spot.Atlanta is coming off a last-place finish in the NL East but showed promise down the stretch after acquiring slugger Matt Kemp from the Padres. Kemp teamed with first baseman Freddie Freeman to provide a 1-2 punch in the middle of the batting order.The Braves went 50-47 after an 18-46 start, including 12 wins in their final 14 games. General manager John Coppolella made it clear he expects to be a playoff contender next season when the team moves from Turner Field to its new $622 million stadium in suburban Cobb County.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '