RIO DE JANEIRO -- The sun went down, and so did the mood at the Copacabana Olympic beach volleyball venue.Then Alison stomped onto the sand.The 6-foot-8 Brazilian known as Mammoth waved his arms and clapped his hands to encourage the hometown fans cheering their favorites into the gold medal match with a three-set victory over the Netherlands on Tuesday.Taking the court after the top-seeded Brazilian women lost their semifinal to Germany, Alison and Bruno beat Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen 21-17, 21-23, 16-14. Alison had a beastly 12 blocks in the match -- five in the third set alone, including one to give Brazil a match point at 14-13.When it was over, he dropped face-first into the sand, then stepped over the 3-foot-high courtside boundary like it was a street curb to high-five his supporters. Bruno slapped alternately at a television camera and his own chest in celebration.The fans are the third player. They make us try our best, make us do better, Alison said. All the focus is to get the gold medal for Brazil.Alison and Bruno will play Italy, a 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 winner over Russia Tuesday night, for the Olympic championship. Russia will play the Netherlands for the bronze.Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross played in the late semifinal against Brazils other womens team, Agatha and Barbara, for a spot in the gold medal match.The day started poorly for the hometown fans, when Germany quieted the Copacabana crowd and eliminated Brazils No. 1-seeded womens team, Talita and Larissa, in straight sets. With the 21-18, 21-12 victory, Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst clinched Germanys first-ever Olympic medal in womens beach volleyball.I think it will take some time to realize what we did here, Ludwig said. We had some tough times, and now were in the final!The German men won the gold medal in London. But to match the feat in Rio, the women will have to beat the defending world champions -- or a three-time gold medalist in Walsh Jennings.Brazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach.I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people, Talita said. Tony Gonzalez Jersey . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. John Cominsky Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.thefaclonsshoponline.com/Youth-Deion-Sanders-Falcons-Jersey/ . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. 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Geoff Ogilvy will carry a two-stroke lead heading into Sundays final round of the Australian Open, but he has a raft of big names including American superstar Jordan Spieth on his tail.Ogilvy expressed surprise after firing the low round of the tournament, a brilliant, unblemished eight-under-par 64 at Royal Sydney on Saturday.The former US Open champion is 11-under, with Spieth lurking ominously two shots back after grinding out a third-round 68 despite a shaky start.Two-time champion Aaron Baddeley is also at nine-under after carding a 67, as is Ryan Fox (70) in his bid to become the first New Zealander in more than a century to lift the Stonehaven Cup.In-form veteran Rod Pampling is three off the pace after a rollercoaster round of 70 vaulted the 47-year-old into contention for his maiden national championship.Adam Scott is a further shot back at seven under after salvaging a 71 with two late birdies.Ogilvy made the most of the favourable early morning conditions to go out in a red-hot six-under 30 courtesy of birdies at the first, second, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth holes.He didnt grab another birdie until the par-five 16th, where he moved into the outright lead.The 2010 Open champion iced his round with a stunnning approach on the 18th for a tap-in birdie three.ddddddddddddTo be honest, I didnt really see 64 on the first tee, Ogilvy said.But after going out so well on the front nine I kind of started seeing a score like that. Its always a nice feeling. Im back in the mix.This mornings big mover was unheralded Australian Jake Higginbottom who capitalised on an early tee time, shooting six-under-par 66 to be six-under for the tournament.The 23-year-old from Charlestown opened his account with a birdie on the first hole, before mixing five birdies and an eagle with two bogeys to sign for a 66.It was actually pretty breezy this morning, said Higginbottom, who won the 2012 New Zealand Open as an amateur.I played well. They call it moving day for a reason and its always nice being in contention.Nitties (74), along with Higginbottom (66), Jason Scrivener (69) and 20-year-old Lucas Herbert (71) all share sixth place with Scott.Two-time former champion Robert Allenby (68), teenage amateur Min Woo Lee (71) and fellow young gun Cameron Smith (68) are not out of it at six under and five in arrears of Ogilvy. ' ' '