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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tyreek Hill has proven he can outrun just about anybody in the NFL.If only he could outrun his past, too.The rookie wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs has been a breakout star this season, evidenced by his performance Sunday night in Denver. Hill had nine catches for 52 yards and the tying touchdown, ran right around the Broncos Von Miller for another score and even returned a free kick for an early TD that helped Kansas City to a crucial overtime victory.It was hardly a surprise Wednesday when the NFL announced that Hill, a controversial fifth-round pick in Aprils draft, was chosen the AFC offensive player of the week.Tribute to the kid, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. Im probably more proud of him for what hes doing off the field than on the field, but its well deserved. The award is well deserved.You see, all of Hills success -- and by extension, the Chiefs success -- has generated conflicting feelings among fans in Kansas City familiar with the diminutive speedsters backstory.Some are ready to forgive. Very few seem to have forgotten.Hill was an emerging star at Oklahoma State when he was arrested for domestic violence two years ago. He wound up pleading guilty to abusing and strangling his pregnant girlfriend, and Cowboys coach Mike Gundy kicked him out of the program -- a decision by turns easy and hard to make.Easy because of the egregious nature of the crime, hard because of Hills vast talent.Tyreek put himself in a bad situation, Gundy said, but during his time here at Oklahoma State, he was never an issue. That was the only incident that he ever had, so thats why I felt really bad for him. But hes certainly a big-time player and could have made a huge difference on that team.Instead, he was forced to rehabilitate his image -- and himself -- at West Alabama, where he juggled school and football with counseling sessions and other court-mandated service work.In one season at the out-of-the-way Division II school in Livingston, 60 miles from Tuscaloosa but a million miles from playing for the Crimson Tide, Hill hardly put up the kind of numbers that portend NFL greatness. He ran for a modest 237 yards and a touchdown, caught 27 passes for 444 yards and three scores, and returned two punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns.But the Chiefs knew his world-class speed -- he won two medals running sprints at the world junior championships -- could be a difference maker. So in an age of heightened sensitivity in the NFL when it comes to domestic violence, they spent a draft pick on him when most teams were unwilling. Then they faced the backlash of a fan base that still recalls the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide of a few years ago.Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said front-office executives spent time with coaches at Oklahoma State and West Alabama, Hills family members and friends, and even the Oklahoma prosecutor who handled his case. They came away convinced that he was on the right path.He came in here with the incident, obviously, and hes handled himself in a good way, Reid said. There havent been any issues, which has been positive, and hes had some things hes had to do for the incident and he doesnt miss anything. He does everything hes supposed to do.Hill said that includes classes and therapy sessions, where he can get things off his chest, but he declined to discuss specifics. He also said he is supporting the victim and his child.I make sure I do those things in order to be a better person, Hill said before Wednesdays practice. Im real dedicated. Im going to stick to it so I can be a better man, a better citizen for the community and a better father for my son.Indeed, Hill has done nothing off the field to make the Chiefs regret the decision.Hes done plenty on it to make it look like a wise move.Obviously hes a big part of what were doing, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. Hes had more on his plate but hes handled it really well.Game notes WR Jeremy Maclin (groin) and LB Dee Ford (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, though Reid wasnt sure whether they will play Sunday in Atlanta. ... DE Jaye Howard (hip) and DT Dontari Poe (back spasms) remained out of practice.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Yeezy 700 Italia . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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The leagues overall grade of A was its eighth in row as the NBA scored higher than other professional sports league in all three categories.Reports are also issued on the NFL, MLB, MLS, WNBA and college sports.The NBA has been the leaders in pretty much both areas since weve been doing the report card and they are still ahead of everybody even in gender, said Richard Lapchick, who authors the Racial and Gender Report Card released by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. The NFL had a C-plus last year and MLB had a C-plus. MLS is the only one close with a B but they only had 80.1 points as opposed to the 83.7 the NBA has got. College sport was the worst of all with 78.8 points with a C-plus.Even in maintaining the best stands, the NBA did some dips in diversity hiring practices with the biggest coming in gender hiring. The NBA went from a B-plus grade in gender hiring in 2015 to a B this year with drops coming at the team levels and senior leadership positions. In 2015, the NBA scored 88 points but this year only received 83.7 points on the report card.Women comprised 39.6 percent of all professionals in the NBA league offices in this past season, which was slightly down from 40.9 percent in 20015.dddddddddddd But women continued to hold just a small percentage of team vice president positions, comprising just 21.5 percent of the team vice president titles. Still, there were five women who served as team presidents/CEO during the 2015-16 season, which is the highest of any mens professional sport.The fact there was sort of slippage with the NBA, not only was the grade low but there was actually a decline in the grade is definitely an area of concern, Lapchick said of the overall dip in gender hiring. I think its particularly an area of concern at the team level and senior leadership positions.The NBA, which is the first sports league to have two minorities as majority owners, also had small losses in the number of head coaches and general managers of color this year. The number of general managers went from six in 2014-15 to just four this past season. The head coaching ranks were comprised of 30 percent of men of color, as opposed to 33.3 percent at the end of the 2014-15 season.This past season began with nine head coaches of color but while some minority coaches lost their jobs during the season that number remained at nine at the end of the season.The NBA has gotten it for a long time, including the general manager position, although this year they were down at the general manager position, Lapchick said. They have been far and away the leader of all of the sports in those areas. ' ' '