1. In the final swim of his unparalleled career, Michael Phelps put his record Olympic medal tally a little further out of reach. Phelps' butterfly leg propelled the U.S. to a dominant victory the 400-meter individual medley, sending him into retirement with 22 medals and 18 golds. He leaves London with four golds and two silvers, not a bad haul considering he missed the podium in his first race.

2. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first woman to defend her 100 meters Olympic championship since Gail Devers did it in 1996. Fraser-Pryce edged world champ Carmelita Jeter of the United States, winning the race in a blistering 10.75 seconds. Six women ran under 11 seconds.

3. It was unrealistic to expect Team USA to outclass every opponent the way it did Nigeria on Thursday, but Saturday's 99-94 win over Lithuania was a bit too close for comfort. Lithuania, whose best player is NBA journeyman Linas Kleiza, actually led 84-82 with 5:50 to play on a bucket by Kleiza. Only a series of quick scores from LeBron James in the clutch prevented Lithuania from springing the upset.

4. How dominant was Serena Williams' 6-0, 6-1 annihilation of Maria Sharapova in Saturday's women's tennis gold medal match? When Sharapova won her lone game, the crowd at Wimbledon let out a large cheer and she pumped her fist in celebration. Williams' 63-minute demolition of Sharapova was a fitting finish to her march to her first Olympic singles gold medal. Not only did Williams not lose a set in six matches, she dropped just 17 games.

5. An ill-timed hamstring injury will prevent reigning Olympic 400 meters champion LaShawn Merritt from defending his title. Merritt developed a hitch in his stride midway through his qualifying heat Saturday, faded on the back stretch and pulled up with a look of anguish on his face. His absence makes Grenada's Kirani James the clear-cut favorite to win gold in the 400 meters. It also gives other contenders more hope of challenging the U.S. in the 4x400-meter relay, a race the Americans have traditionally dominated.

A dead heat in a sprint? Maybe a bit unusual. A dead heat in the women's triathlon? Simply stunning. Switzerland's Nicola Spirig and Sweden's Lisa Norden swam 1,500 meters, biked 26.7 miles and ran 10km on Saturday, yet 5.9 inches was all that separated them at the finish line. Judges awarded Spirig the gold and Norden the silver. (AP)

"Shaq on the free throw line today!!! My bad USA." — Kevin Love on his 3-for-8 shooting from the foul line against Lithuania on Saturday. Team USA won 99-94, but Love's uncharacteristically poor free throw shooting contributed to the game being far closer than expected. (Twitter)

Saturday's Gold Medal Moments for Team USA: Serena Williams, women's tennis singles; Bob and Mike Bryan, men's tennis doubles; Jamie Lynn Gray, women's 50-meter three-position rifle shooting; Men's 400 medley relay; Woman's 400 medley relay

U.S. Olympians with best chance at gold on Sunday: Sanya Richards-Ross, women's 400 meters; Serena and Venus Williams, women's tennis doubles

Ivet Lalova has a reputation as a fast girl… and that's OK with her.

The 28-year-old Bulgarian sprinter has made a name for herself as a phenom on the track. She's turning heads not just for her sprint times, but also her rock-hard abs and a belly-button tattoo that just seems to, well, draw the eye. Whether or not Lalova makes it to the podium in London, she's already earned a silver for her model good looks and those solid gams, at least according to the Mexican newspaper De10. The paper awarded her the title of second most beautiful female competitor at the London Games. So why not gold? I think I hear a protest coming.

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Oh, yeah. And she can run.  Lalova took top spot in the women's 100-meter sprint at the European Track and Field Championship last month. She came in fourth to just miss medaling in the 100-meter at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Now, with a spot secured for the 100 semifinals in London, she has a second shot at precious metal.

It almost didn't happen. A freak accident at a race in 2006 derailed Lalova's running career. She collided with another sprinter and broke her leg. Seven operations later, she could walk, but competitive running was questionable. She built herself back up to become an elite runner again. Now she's eyeing a place on the medal podium, and the world is eyeing her. Can you blame us, with her tattoo taunting us?

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LONDON — The U.S. men's water polo team's first loss was a humbling one. Serbia, picked by many to win gold in the London Games, physically punished the Americans and took advantage of numerous defensive breakdowns to win 11-6 on Saturday night in London.

"From every loss you learn a great deal. Especially a loss like this," said attacker Tony Azevedo.

"Everybody gets a chance to check themselves mentally, go home, and realize we just got our asses kicked."

That they did, and not just on the scoreboard. Serbia mugged U.S. players around the pool, specifically targeting center Ryan Bailey, who still managed to score twice in the loss.

Is Serbia a physical team?

"Yeah, for sure," said Azevedo.

Are they a dirty team?

"Well, you know, they're definitely the most physical. They take advantage of every knee and punch they can. But that's just how the game is now," he said.

So the U.S. was dominated by Serbia in the preliminary round. Yet why does this sound familiar and strangely encouraging?

In the 2008 Summer Games, the U.S. and Serbia were in the same group and met in preliminaries. Serbia won the match, 4-2.

The teams met again in the medal round. The U.S. rocked them, 10-5, en route to the silver medal.

"In Beijing, they kicked the [crap] out of us in the first game and then we beat them when it mattered," said Azevedo.

Did that history make it difficult for the Americans to put much weight into the prelim match?

"I thought we were pretty fired up coming into the game. That if we won this game, we get a much better matchup in the later rounds," Coach Terry Schroeder said. "I just hope we get another shot at them down the road."

As does Azevedo, who is convinced the U.S. is the better team.

"Most of [the loss] is us. Look, Serbia's a great team. They're clearly right now the favorite. But we play our game, we win that game," he said.

"We're know for not giving up counter goals. We gave up six counterattack goals today. That's unheard of."

Erick Barrondo won Guatemala's first-ever Olympic medal on Saturday with a silver in the 20 km racewalk. He switched to the sport after sustaining a knee injury running. Barrondo used the opportunity to plead for an end to violence in his country.

"It is well known that Guatemala has problems with guns and knives," said Barrondo. "I hope that this medal inspires the kids at home to put down guns and knives and pick up a pair of trainers instead. If they do that, I will be the happiest guy in the world."

[Photos: Parade of Nations]

Barrondo received a call of congratulations from Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina, who informed Barrondo that Guatemalans took to the streets to cheer his win. Now that Barrondo is a star in his country, he used his platform to encourage an end to violence. There's not a much better way for an Olympian to behave.

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While Real Madrid were training at UCLA, Jose Mourinho was gracious enough to teach a two-hour class entitled the "Mourinho Way" at the university. With help from his backroom staff and a powerpoint presentation, Mourinho imparted his wisdom upon 200 American coaches.

"There is not just one or two reasons [for his success]. There are a lot of factors and they must work in unison," he told his students. From RealMadrid.com:

From this point José Mourinho then covered essential topics such charismatic leadership, dividing and spreading the workload, intellectual stimulation, etc., all aspects that are "crucial for the evolution and success of the group". With regard to teamwork, the coach explored the topic in depth for some time, but not without making a joke or two along the way: "I'm not even the boss at home, that's my wife. How am I supposed to run my club? When everyone grows in the same direction and I can see they are doing so, I'm very happy and everything is much easier".

Those of you who could not attend this seminar are in luck, though. Since we have transcribed the key points Mourinho shared. Here's what he said...

"For all of you, trying to be special will not be easy. But for me it is very easy. I will tell you exactly how I do it because I know that even with these steps, none of you will be able to compare to me.

"Step 1: Take Ricardo Carvalho wherever you go. Moving to a new club? Take Ricardo Carvalho. Going to see a movie? Take Ricardo Carvalho. Appointment with the podiatrist? Take Ricardo Carvalho. Going to Inter? Don't take Ricardo Carvalho. This is the exception that makes the rule. Also, he hates veal milanese like Arsene Wenger hates spending money.

"Step 2: Engage in so many mind games that your toughest opponent decides to leave football entirely even though he is younger than you and has been extremely successful in a short amount of time with the club he loves more than all others. Good night, Pepper-plant.

"Step 3: Let Rafa Benitez swim in your wake. When Rafa takes over a club after you, what you did will suddenly look even better than it already was. This is the magic of Rafa. And he has more conspiracy theories than Mel Gibson character in the movie Conspiracy Theory.

"Step 4: Don't be afraid to poke people in the eye. Who knows. One day they could be manager of Barcelona. Best to instill a fear of your poke now."

"Step 5: Tell Pepe that all each of your opponents killed one of his pets when he was a child and that he must get his revenge. Step 5A: Laugh when he does it. Hahahahahahaha.

"Step 6: Are you Jose Mourinho? Of course not. Only I am Jose Mourinho and therefore only I am the Special One. So all of you should stop wasting your time and do something else. Go next door and take a cooking class. Make me something delicious to eat. But for the love of all that is good, do not make veal milanese because Ricardo Carvalho will freak out on you."

LONDON — The prophylactic profiles of the Olympic Village before the London Games revealed a record 150,000 free condoms would be available, which works out to 15 per athlete. (Then again, that's giving Ryan Lochte one share. We may need to recalculate.)

We've heard a lot about them, but haven't really seen piles of rubbers inside the Village. Which is why we value the photo reconnaissance of Australian BMX star Caroline Buchanan, who tweeted the following image (via the News Herald) on Saturday:

"For the gland downunder." Well, at least we were spared a "shrimp on the barbie" double entendre.

Buchanan's message with the tweet:

"Hahah the rumors are true! Olympic Village"

We couldn't help but notice that these are not Durex condoms, which was the company that donated the 150,000 Jimmies to the Olympic Village.

Which means it's entirely possible that Team Australia brought its own supply of prophylactics to the London Games. Which is just another reason we love the Aussies.

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Phil Davis and Wagner Prado's night ended quickly. Less than two minutes into their bout during the preliminary card of UFC on Fox 4, Davis hit Prado with an eye poke. When the fight doctor checked on Prado's eye, which was bleeding and swollen, Prado said he was seeing double. Though Prado protested, the bout was stopped and called a no-contest.

The ending of the bout was a disappointing way for Prado's UFC bout to end. His record is now 8-0-1. For Davis, it was his first fight after losing in a title contender fight against Rashad Evans in January.

American swimmer Michael Phelps swam his final Olympic race on Saturday, winning his 18th gold and 22nd overall medal with his United States teammates in the the 4x100 medley relay. Fourth-Place Medal pored through the history book to put the total in perspective and come up with 22 facts about Michael Phelps's 22 career Olympic medals.

1. Michael Phelps won his first Olympic medal in 2004. His 18 golds since the Athens Games would rank 12th overall for all nations, ahead of traditional Olympic powers like Romania, Poland, the Netherlands, Cuba, and Spain.

2. Speaking of the Spanish, with tennis powers, World Cup champions, and Tour de France winners, the nation is generally thought of as a world leader in athletics. Phelps has 10 more golds than Spain since 2004.

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3. With his six medals in London, Phelps would rank 13th in the overall medal count, tied with Netherlands, Ukraine, and 2016 host country Brazil.

4. Only eight countries have won as many golds in London as Phelps.

5. There have been 48 men's swimming events contested in the three Olympics since Phelps started winning golds. He's medaled in 22. That's 46 percent! Keep in mind he's only competed in 24.

6. We mentioned earlier this week (and others followed a few days later) that Phelps (population: 1) has as many medals as India (population: 1.24 billion). But that's low-hanging fruit. India isn't a country associated with athletics that don't involve wooden sticks. Argentina has produced famous soccer players (Maradona), Grand Slam tennis champions (Gabriela Sabatini, Juan Martin Del Potro), and NBA stars (Manu Ginobli), and has one less Olympic gold in its 112-year Olympic history.

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7. Kidding. The Indian thing is amazing. Per capita, the nation has won a medal for every .000000545455 citizens. Phelps has 22 medals for one.

8. Add the total golds won by Israel, Panama, Peru, Ghana, Philippines, Serbia, Portugal, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Croatia. They still don't approach Phelps's haul.

9. Phelps has as many gold medals (18) as any other Olympian in history has regular medals (Larisa Latynina, 18).

10. Latynina, Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz, and Paavo Nurmi have the second-most gold medals in history. They each have nine, half of Phelps's total. Read that again. He has DOUBLE the number his closest competitors have.

11. Eighty-one percent of Phelps's medals are gold. None of the next 20 Olympians with the highest medal counts have as good a percentage as that, and only Carl Lewis (nine golds in 10 medals) has a better ratio in the top 40.

12. The male swimmers with the next-highest career medal totals have exactly half of Phelps's total. Mark Spitz, Matt Biondi, and Ryan Lochte all have 11.

[Photos: U.S. medal winners]

13. Three female swimmers (Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, and Natalie Coughlin -- all American) have 12 overall medals. Their combined gold count is 15, three fewer than Phelps has.

14. More Spain bashing: Phelps has more gold medals in London than Spain has total medals.

15. Something Phelps isn't No. 1 in: Latynina has more gold medals in individual events than Phelps. He's won nine of his 22 in relay events. Latynina had 14 overall individual medals and four in team events.

16. He leads golds in the category of individual events: Phelps has 11, three ahead of early 20th-century track athlete Ray Ewry.

17. Phelps won six gold medals in Athens, eight golds in Beijing, and four in London. Those totals rank third, first, and 12th, respectively, on the list of most golds in an individual Games.

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18. If the list is for most overall medals won at a single Olympics, the 27-year-old ranks first (2008), second (2004), and ninth (2012).

19. No swimmer had ever won a gold medal in the same event in three consecutive Olympics. Phelps did it twice in London, going back-to-back-to-back in the 200 IM and 100 fly.

20. Phelps medaled 22 for 24 in Olympic finals. The only two events in which he failed to medal: the 200 fly in 2000 and the 400 IM last Sunday night in London. Overall, he swam 24 events, 51 races, and 9,900 meters overall in Olympic competition.

21. He set eight world records in Olympic competition and 39 overall in his career. Mark Spitz had the previous mark for most world records set (33).

22. The previous 21 facts lead to an incontrovertible final one: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian who has ever lived.

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It was a mixed bag of results for the bouts on the UFC on FOX 4 preliminary card, which aired live on Fuel TV prior to the main card broadcast on FOX, and in terms of action, the six bouts delivered.

• In the first fight of the evening, flyweight scrapper John Moraga utilized his well-credentialed wrestling chops to prevent jiu-jitsu specialist Ulysses "Useless" Gomez from bringing the fight to the ground, and once Moraga found his groove on the feet, he lit Gomez up with a storm of short punches and elbows against the cage.  Gomez crumbled under the onslaught, giving Moraga the win via knockout at 3:46 of the first round.

• In featherweight action, dueling judoka Manvel Gamburyan and Michihiro Omigawa took turns blasting each other in the striking exchanges — Gamburyan dinging the Japanese fighter with a flying knee, a well-timed high-kick, and various punches, Omigawa tagging the Armenian with a torrent of jabs and crosses.  But the TUF 5 runner-up found success with his takedowns, and though Omigawa was usually back up in an instant, points were scored.  When time ran out, the judges gave Gamburyan the well-deserved unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

• Heavyweight Brit Oli Thompson may have had the advantage in terms of muscle, but fellow UK product Phil De Fries seemed unfazed.  Rocking Thompson in the first with a decent portion of fist-salad, De Fries established early on just how dangerous he could be, and when he began mixing in an aggressive ground assault, for Thompson things went from bad to worse.  The ending sequence came when De Fries got his foe down, secured back-control and applied a face crank; Thompson tapped out at 4:16 of Round Two.

• Featherweight Josh Grispi needed a win in his return bout against jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya, but he made the mistake of playing the Brazilian's game and it cost him.  From takedown to guard pass to North/South choke submission, it was all Yahya, and Grispi was forced to tap out at 3:15 of the first round.

• The light-heavyweight contest between wrestler Phil Davis and Brazilian Muay Thai specialist Wagner Prado ended in the most unsatisfying way possible.  In one of the first full-fledged striking exchanges on the feet, Davis accidentally put his fingers in Prado's eye.  Prado was instantly in pain, and the blood around his eye was enough for the doctor to call it.  The bout was rendered a "no decision" at 1:28 of Round One.

• The "main event" of the preliminary card, which saw ultra-tough featherweights Cole Miller and Nam Phan throw down, did not disappoint in terms of pace and violence.  Eschewing their vast collective jiu-jitsu experience for the opportunity to stand and box, Miller and Phan battered each other relentlessly for all three rounds.  In the first, Phan quickly overcame Miller's sizeable reach advantage to repeatedly land a vicious left hook to the chin. But Miller made adjustments by the time Round Two rolled around, and his straight rights began knocking Phan's head back over and over again.  The final frame saw no abatement in the dogfight, and when time ran out, the judges gave the split decision to Phan (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

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Swimming is behind us. Michael Phelps is done. But one of the Olympics' best events is right around the corner on Sunday when Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, and Yohan Blake expect to compete for the title of world's fastest man in the 100-meter final (4:50 p.m. ET). If you're hard-core fan, semifinals take place at 2:45 p.m. ET.

The All-England Club will see another juicy final when Roger Federer and Brit favorite Andy Murray take Centre Court for the gold medal match (9 a.m. ET) in a Wimbledon finals rematch. Will the home court advantage give Murray a chance to finally break through in a final against one of the world's top-ranked players? Earlier, Serena Williams will have another shot at gold paired with sister Venus in the women's doubles final at 7 a.m. ET.

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After a break, gymnasts are back in action for individual event medals. Men compete in floor exercise (9 a.m. ET) and pommel horse (10:41 a.m. ET), while U.S. high-flier McKayla Maroney takes the air in the women's vault finals at 9:50 a.m. ET.

There's plenty of track and field medal action on Sunday as attention shifts away from the pool. The women's marathon starts early (6 a.m. ET), the women's triple jump final starts at 2:35 p.m. ET, the men's hammer throw crowns a champion at 3:50 p.m. ET, and the women's 400-meter final starts at 4:10 p.m. ET. Then there's the most bizarre event in track, the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase (4:25 p.m. ET), where people act like horses for Olympic gold. And while not a medal event, double-amputee Oscar Pistorius is a must-watch in the 400-meter semifinal at 3:40 p.m. ET.

The U.S. women continue their quest for gold in basketball in preliminary play against China at 11: 45 a.m. ET.

The rest of Sunday's medal action takes place in badminton at 8 a.m. ET (men's singles) and 9:15 a.m. ET (men's doubles), diving, where Americans Christina Loukas and Cassidy Krug compete in the 3-meter springboard final (2 p.m. ET), and fencing, where after a full day of action, a men's foil team will be crowned champion at 2:15 p.m. ET.

If you can't find what you want on TV, search online for the live NBC feed. Enjoy your Sunday on the couch.

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Super Saturday was all that and a bag of chips (with fish) as Great Britain jumped up the total medal count standings. The home team won six medals on Saturday and now has the third most in the 2012 London Games, behind only the U.S. and China.

Great Britain's gold medal count now stands at 14 after Mohamed Farah became the first British runner ever to win the gold in the men's 10,000 meters. Jessica Ennis added to Britain's gold medal haul with a heptathlon victory, as did Greg Rutherford with his win in the men's long jump.

Most of the attention on Saturday, however, was focused on the last day of swimming competitions at the Aquatics Centre. As was expected, Team USA's Michael Phelps cemented his place as the greatest Olympian of all time, winning his 18th gold medal with a win in the 4x100-meter medley relay along with teammates Matthew Grevers, Brendan Hansen, and Nathan Adrian.

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On the women's side, Americans Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, and Allison Schmitt won the women's 4x100-meter medley relay race in world-record time of 3:52.05, beating out Australia and Japan.

Yang Sun gave China another gold medal with his world-record time of 14:31.02 in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle final.

Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo set an Olympic record with a 24.05 in the women's 50-meter freestyle final to win the gold. France's Florent Manaudou swam a 21.34 to win the men's 50-meter freestyle final and brought France's gold medal count to 8.

The gold medal match in women's singles between Russia's Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams of the United States wasn't much of a match as Williams cruised to victory defeating Sharapova with ease 6-0, 6-1. Shortly after crushing Sharapova's gold medal hopes, Williams suited up again with sister Venus and handled business in the women's doubles semifinals against Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. The Williams sisters will face Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka on Sunday morning for the gold medal.

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In badminton action, Xuerui Li defeated fellow countrywoman Yihan Wang of China to win the gold in women's singles. China's Qing Tian and Yunlei Zhao defeated Reika Kakiiwa and Mizuki Fujii of Japan in the women's doubles gold medal match.

Britain's Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell won the women's team pursuit gold in cycling, defeating Team USA's Lauren Tamayo, Dotsie Bausch, and Sarah Hammer.

Farah of Great Britain dominated the men's 10,000 meters to win the gold in a time of 27:30.42. Team USA's Galen Rupp took the silver medal almost catching up to Farah in the final 100 meters and finishing only .5 second behind with a time of 27:30.90.

In the men's 20k race walk, China's Ding Chen set a new Olympic record finishing in 1:18:46, 10 seconds ahead of silver medal winner Erick Barrondo, who scored Guatemala's first medal in any Olympic sport.

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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce raced out to the lead in the women's 100-meter final and never looked back, finishing first with a time of 10.75. Crossing the finish line just .03 second later was the USA's Carmelita Jeter, who won the silver medal in 10.78.

In the women's discus throw, Sandra Perkovic of Croatia took first place with a high mark of 226' 8 7/8". Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova's high mark of 221' 7 3/4" was enough to earn her a silver medal.

Great Britain's Greg Rutherford took the gold in the men's long jump with a 27' 3 1/4" jump. Australia's Mitchell Watt grabbed silver with 26' 9 1/4", and Team USA's Will Claye brought home the bronze with a 26' 7 3/4" mark.

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Xiaojuan Luo, Yujie Sun, Na Li of China won the women's epee team gold medal match in fencing against Korea's Injeong Choi, Hyojung Jung, and A Lam Shin.

Canada's Rosannagh Maclennan had more bounce to the ounce and scored 57.305 in the women's trampoline final, enough to earn her a gold medal. Shanshan Huang and Wenna He, both from China, took home the silver and the bronze, respectively.

Plenty of rowing took place on Super Saturday with four gold medals up for grabs. Miroslava Knapkova of the Czech Republic took the gold in the women's single sculls finals, followed by Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen and Australia's Kim Crow.

The lightweight women's double sculls final was won by Great Britain's Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland over China's Wenyi Huang and Dongxiang Xu.

In the men's four without coxswain final, the Great Britain team of Alex Gregory, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, and Pete Reed won Britain's sixth gold medal of the day, defeating Australia by nearly two seconds. Team USA's Scott Gault, Charles Cole, Henrik Rummel, and Glenn Ochal won the bronze. In the lightweight men's double sculls final, Denmark's Rasmus Quist and Mads Rasmussen squeaked by Great Britain's Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase to win the gold by .6 second.

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Shooting had two gold medals up for grabs as Jamie Lynn Gray of the United States added another gold to the U.S.'s medal count with an Olympic record-setting win in the women's 50m rifle three positions competition. Serbia's Ivana Maksimovic took home the silver. In the women's trap event, Italy's Jessica Rossi won the gold over Slovakia's Zuzana Stefecekova, who won silver, and Delphine Reau of France, who took home the bronze medal.

Super Saturday ended with the U.S. on top of the overall medal count with 54 followed by China's 53 and Great Britain's 29. The U.S. also leads in the gold medal count with 26, China is second with 25, and Great Britain rounds out the top three with a total of 14 gold medals.

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Recently, New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie caused a fracas in the team's locker room by suggesting that he might be the team's second-best receiver. By the time the Jets' training camp is over, Cromartie might be correct by default. An already paper-thin receiver corps was dealt another blow when Santonio Holmes suffered what appeared to be a serious rib injury in Saturday's scrimmage.

On the play, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Cromartie made a clean tackle on Holmes, and that's most likely when it happened.

"I don't know if Santonio broke a rib or not, but the fact that it was sticking out was probably an indicator," Jets coach Rex Ryan said after practice. "He's a tough guy, but I don't think he's going to be running out there tomorrow or the next day,"

Any injury to Holmes is a bad thing right now for a couple of reasons -- first, the Jets' receiver corps is already seriously banged up. The team went into Saturday's scrimmage with four totally healthy receivers outside of Holmes in their alleged 12-man group. Several players have suffered through hamstring injuries and conditioning issues, and rookie Stephen Hill was probably the most talented receiver on the active roster alongside Holmes.

Now, for whatever amount of time Holmes will be out, the pressure will be on Hill to now only perform, but to stay healthy enough to field a multiple receiver group.

The second reason Holmes' injury is a problem is that, to say the least, the Jets' offense has been struggling mightily through training camp. Reading the Twitter feeds of any reporter covering the team is like reading through an LSU practice report -- there are far too many "1 for 10, two interceptions" reports about Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow.

"Man, that's tough," linebacker Aaron Maybin said of Holmes' injury. "We definitely had some injury problems at that position. Anytime that somebody goes down, one of the things that Rex preaches is the next man up. You have to be ready to step in and fill the void when somebody goes down. He's somebody that we definitely count on a lot. Like I said, we're looking forward to somebody stepping up and picking up the slack until he gets back."

If there's anybody left to pick up the slack, that would be nice. Maybe Cromartie and Tebow could comprise Jets Wideouts 2.0?

UFC president Dana White said the next light heavyweight title shot would go to the light heavyweight who was the most impressive among the main event and co-main event at UFC on Fox 3. Was Lyoto Machida's knockout of Ryan Bader impressive enough? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Two and a half years ago, Mike Swick left the Octagon plagued by medical issues and a shadow of his former self.  But the TUF 1 veteran that entered the cage tonight at UFC on FOX 4 seemed to be every bit the exciting fighter he once was — and he was more than capable when it came to sealing the deal for the win.

From the outset, the bout between Swick and DaMarques Johnson was a showcase of explosive brutality, with "Quick" cracking Johnson with a right hand that forced the TUF 9 runner-up to consider the wisdom of engaging in any slugfests.  Again and again that right hand landed, but Johnson mixed things up by taking the fight to the ground.  There, he was on top, raining down punishment and attempting submissions while Swick struggled to survive.

Swick, however, was a man determined, and when Round Two began, he caught one of Johnson's kicks, threw him down, and dropped a bomb — another right hand — square on Johnson's jaw.  The TUF 9er was out cold at the 1:20 mark of the second round.

With the win, Swick answered a ton of questions in terms of whether or not he could return to form.  He also proved one very important thing: Despite a two-and-a-half year layoff, Mike Swick doesn't know the meaning of the phrase "ring rust".

All week long, Greg Vara will be at the Champions Tour 3M Championship, bringing content from TPC Twin Cities. You can follow Greg on Twitter right here.

The grind of the PGA TOUR journeyman is well documented. Most fans of the sport can tell you the significance of the top-125 and what it means to secure your "card" for the next season. As any player outside the to-125 can attest, it's not where you want to be. A trip to Q-School in December is your only saving grace at that point.

Unbeknownst to many golf fans, a similar system is in place on the Champions Tour. Just like the other tours, the over-50 crowd needs to perform well, or else.

David Peoples is all too aware of how the system works. He spent the better part of a week last November trying to improve his status on the Champions Tour for the 2012 season, to no avail. His 21^st-place finish at Q-School left him on the outside looking in for many events this season and entering this week, he'd only teed it up nine times out of a possible 16 events. As the 1^st alternate this week, his inclusion in the 3M Championship field was made possible only by the withdrawal of Russ Cochran earlier in the week.

Such is the life of a journeyman golfer. One day you are winning on the PGA TOUR as Peoples did in 1991 and 1992, and the next you are scrapping and clawing just for a spot in the field of a Champions Tour event.

That could all change with one more solid round on Sunday though. Peoples put himself in a great spot to win this week after he carded a remarkable 62 on Saturday, a number that he couldn't quite believe himself. Prior to the start of his press conference, Peoples quipped, "I'm still asleep here, probably going to wake up soon" and later he referred to the way he played as a "dream round".

Entering the final round, Peoples holds a three-stroke advantage over his nearest competitor Eduardo Romero and the significance of tomorrow's round is not lost on him. Asked what a win would mean on Sunday Peoples responded, "I'm not fully exempt out here… a win would be incredible, that's what all of us out here want to do".

There's one difference though between Peoples and most of the players on the Champions Tour. While everyone wants to win, Peoples needs to, just to continue playing.

NASCAR needed a good old fashioned helmet throw and Todd Bodine obliged during Sunday's Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono.

While trying to chase down leader James Buescher after a restart, Bodine made contact with Nelson Piquet Jr. on the Long Pond Straight off of turn one and crashed hard into the tire barrier. After climbing out of his car, Bodine chucked his helmet toward's Piquet's truck as he drove by under caution... and missed.

Upon further review of the instant replay, well, it's hard to see how Bodine's anger is appropriate. He moved to the inside while he wasn't clear of Piquet's truck. When he emerged from the infield care center, he didn't repent for the helmet toss.

"I'll take the blame for that whole thing just because I should have known better than to trust an idiot to do the right thing," Bodine said. "You know, I pulled down to draft off of James and I should have known Nelson wasn't smart enough to pull over with me and sidedraft me."

"If it was the last lap of the race I can see that — he thinks he owes me one anyway from Kansas, I think it was. But it's a shame, we had a good truck."

Strong words, even though the anger looks to be misplaced. If Piquet had read Bodine's mind and pulled to the inside as well, he might have taken out Bodine's teammate Timothy Peters, who was to the inside of Piquet. How smart would that have been?

Anyway, we got a helmet toss, even if it didn't hit the bullseye. Huzzah!

It's rare when every bout on a UFC main card is spectacular, but the stars aligned perfectly for UFC on FOX 4.  Mike Swick returned to knock someone's lights out, Joe Lauzon nailed another submission, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Brandon Vera had an absolute slobberknocker, and Lyoto Machida put Ryan Bader to sleep.  And at the end of it all, UFC president Dana White announced who of the four main card light-heavyweights had earned their shot at the belt.

• In his first bout back after a lengthy hiatus, TUF 1 veteran Swick absorbed a world of hurt at the hands of DaMarques Johnson, and then delivered it right back ten-fold.  In the opening seconds, "Quick" plastered Johnson with a right hand — his best weapon — and though Johnson took it, the TUF 9 veteran wisely sought his fortunes on the ground.  There, Johnson was large and in charge, pounding on Swick from above and forcing him on the defensive.  Then came Round Two, which saw Swick catch a Johnson kick, throw him down, and land another crushing right square on Johnson's jaw.  Johnson was out cold.  The official time of the knockout was 1:20 of the second round.

• Not to be outdone by Swick and Johnson's thriller of an opener, lightweights Lauzon and Jamie Varner went at it in a nonstop back-and-forth melee.  Utilizing his always-crisp boxing, former WEC champ Varner peppered the ace grappler with punches to the face and body, prompting Lauzon to constantly cover up.  But Varner lost steam with each passing minute, so the latter portions of the rounds had Lauzon finding back-control or mount and threatening with subs.  Varner changed things up in the third round by going for takedowns — a ploy that provided Lauzon with the perfect opportunity to sweep him, out-scramble him, and eventually trap him in a triangle choke.  Varner tapped out at 2:44 of Round Three.

• The biggest mistake you can make when fighting former light-heavyweight champ Machida is to take the bait on any one of the traps he lays.  Unfortunately, that's exactly what TUF winner Bader did.  Throughout the first round of their co-main event bout, Bader struggled to find an opening on the elusive karate man, while Machida established his range with kicks and waited patiently like a spider in a web.  In Round Two, Bader leaped forward looking to punch and he was stuck — or, more accurately, struck.  It was a short right that did it, and Bader was unconscious.  The official time of the knockout was 1:32 of the second round.

• Anyone who thought Vera was going to be a pushover for Shogun has to be eating a lot of crow right now, as the "Truth" took it to the Brazilian at every turn, and lasted deep into the fourth round against the legendary fighter.  Vera began the bout by planting a kick to Shogun's midsection, and from then on, it was clear that Vera was unafraid to stand and trade.  But the former PRIDE FC and UFC champ sought the takedown frequently, and when he was successful, he did his best to batter Vera from top position.  Did Shogun win rounds?  He did, but it was by no means a blow out, and whenever the action returned to the feet, Vera nailed him with elbows, punches, knees and kicks.  The end came at 4:09 in Round Four, in a sequence that had Shogun penetrating Vera's defenses with his fists and dropping the Truth against the cage, thereby giving him the victory via TKO.

Who was more impressive — Machida or Shogun?  For his knockout of Bader, Dana White chose Machida, and now the "Dragon" gets the next crack at the UFC light-heavyweight belt.

An emotional Michael Phelps was on the verge of tears during a poolside interview after the final race of his Olympic career and told a halting story that ended with a non sequitur.

Phelps seemed to get emotional while listening to his three teammates speak unprompted about what it meant to be in a pool with the greatest swimmer alive. Brendan Hansen, the American team captain and breaststroke medalist, spoke fondly of Phelps and mentioned how Phelps has had so much impact in the sport that it allows 30-year-old guys like him to keep swimming. As you watched Phelps during Hansen's words, he looked emotional.

[ Video: One last medal for Phelps ]

Then NBC's Andrea Kremer turned to the all-time Olympic medal leader to ask what he thought his legacy would be:

"One thing that was crazy before I was warming up today, I said to [coach] Bob [Bowman], the one person I've looked up for so many years is the greatest basketball player to ever live and Bob and I have able to do everything to be where we are today."

That -- that makes no sense. Who's the greatest basketball player? Why did you mention him to Bob? And is Muggsy Bogues in London? All so confusing.

But you can't blame Phelps for being a little out of it. Dude had just won his 22nd gold medal and finished the greatest Olympic run in history. Of course there were some mixed emotions.

Phelps later clarified he was speaking about Michael Jordan. He and Bob were able to share in the moment of "we got here" -- where "here" is becoming the best swimmer ever -- together. They are swimming's Jordan.

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Time again for another NASCAR live chat! Come hang with us at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday to talk Pocono, Watkins Glen and whatever else may be on your mind. See you here!

The groupings for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship are set. With so many notable names playing together, we figured it made sense to highlight five groupings you should keep an eye on this week. There's a good chance a couple of these guys could be in contention for the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday afternoon. (To see all of the tee times, click here.)

Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jim Furyk (Thursday, 8:10 a.m. EST / Friday, 1:20 p.m.) — Dustin Johnson is the only member of this group without a major championship, but he may be the most intriguing name of the bunch. For the South Carolina native, this week's PGA Championship represents a home game of sorts for the 28-year-old. He won earlier this year at the FedEx St. Jude and has two top-20 finishes in his last two starts. McIlroy could be turning the corner after posting his first top-5 finish since May. And Furyk? Well, we probably should just let him be after what transpired on Sunday at the Bridgestone. Usually he'd be a great pick in this spot -- accurate off the tee, solid ball-striker -- but it's tough go back to the well after his second final-round mishap in the last couple months.

Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods (Thursday, 8:30 a.m. / Friday, 1:40 p.m.) — Thanks to Keegan Bradley's win, TNT doesn't have to worry about showing showing shot-after-shot of Tiger Woods' round. They can use Bradley's strong play as an excuse! While Kaymer, Woods and Bradley are obviously some of the biggest names in the field at Kiawah, only Bradley managed to make the weekend last year at Atlanta Athletic Club, after Woods and Kaymer missed the cut. Woods comes into the tournament off back-to-back top-10 finishes for the first time since 2009. Kaymer, on the other hand, hasn't posted a top-10 since the Maybank Malaysian Open back in April. How do you say "yuck" in German?

Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia (Thursday, 1:10 p.m. / Friday, 8 a.m.) — Like a number of guys in this week's field, Mahan has something extra on the line: Locking up an automatic spot on the Ryder Cup team. Despite having two wins this year, he's currently ninth in the standings and needs a big week to leapfrog Mickelson and ensure he doesn't have to wait around for Davis Love III to announce his name as a captain's pick. Adam Scott, like Furyk, is off-limits this week. The Aussie talked up his major chances Firestone, but failed to get anything going. Scott may disagree, but it will likely take some time before we see him in contention at another major. And then there's Sergio Garcia, who has two top-3 finishes in his last six PGA Championship starts. He always seems to be on the first page of the leader board at some point during the week.

Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Ernie Els (Thursday, 1:20 p.m. / Friday, 8:10 a.m.) — Just call this the "One Ernie and two new dads" pairing. Webb and Bubba both have new kiddos at home, while Ernie ... well, he's finally coming around to the idea that he's a four-time major champion. Webb Simpson has the game to contend at Kiawah; however, he's spent a month away from the sport waiting for the birth of his second child. Just like Bubba Watson coming off an extended break following his Masters win, it's difficult to see him being much of a factor. Bubba, on the other hand, found something over the last couple of weeks -- two consecutive top-25 finishes -- and could be a serious contender if the driver behaves.

Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III (Thursday, 1:40 p.m. / 8:30 a.m.) — Padraig Harrington gets a prime seat for Phil Mickelson's dress rehearsal ahead of the Ryder Cup, after the PGA of America decided to add current American Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III to the group. It wouldn't be a huge deal, except Mickelson is on the verge of missing out on a automatic berth if he stumbles this week. Good or bad, Love will get to witness for the Mickelson Show. Assuming he doesn't like what he sees, he could pass on Mickelson as a captain's pick and go with someone who's in form. This group promises to be incredibly awkward.