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Saturday.Leading 21-19 entering the fourth quarter, Alcorn State (2-3, 2-2 Southwestern Conference) scored 21 unanswered to clos
Saturday.Leading 21-19 entering the fourth quarter, Alcorn State (2-3, 2-2 Southwestern Conference) scored 21 unanswered to clos
in Team 13.08.2019 12:41von x123 •

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- This was not supposed to be part of the story reigning Olympic champion Gabby Douglas had in mind when she set her sights on Rio.A revelation in London four years ago, Douglas figured her bid for another shot at glory would be easy. Hard to blame her considering the way she so effortlessly reached the top of the podium in 2012, a soaring victory that made her a crossover star.I came back and said, `Yes, this is going to be cake, Douglas said.For a stretch last fall and this spring, it was. A silver medal in the all-around at the 2015 world championships showed her return was hardly just vanity run amok. Her professional effort while capturing events in New Jersey and Italy in March stirred inevitable comparisons to her sprint to Olympic gold.Yet sometime over the last month, the momentum stalled. The Douglas that hopped off the beam in frustration during the first night of Olympic Trials on Friday hardly looked like she was having a good time. Her all-around total of 58.550 puts her seventh heading into Sundays finale, when the five-woman team expected to dominate the Summer Games will be announced.Douglas described her effort as just OK when she knows much more is required. While the Olympic spot that once seemed automatic is still well within reach, the 20-year-old acknowledges the pressure has gotten to her. She figured she would have no trouble handling it when she returned to competition in March 2015.I think theres more expectations now than there were before, she said. Ive just got to go out there and just do it, not just shy away and test the water. Ive got to dive in.That wasnt a problem earlier in her career, when her fearlessness made her seem impervious to the stage. But after a so-so effort at national championships in St. Louis two weeks ago -- when her fourth-place finish was well behind Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez and Aly Raisman -- Douglas decided to tweak her coaching situation. She made Christian Gallardo her primary coach, a role Kittia Carpenter had been filling since Douglas began training at Buckeye Gymnastics in Columbus, Ohio, two years ago.Douglas emphasized the decision was pragmatic, not personal. Gymnasts are allowed one coach on the event floor at the Olympics, and Gallardo -- who had been splitting the duties with Carpenter -- seemed a more natural fit to handle various responsibilities like spotting her during routines.Many of Douglas peers on the national team, though, are still training with coaches theyve been with since turning their first back handspring. Douglas has become a bit of a nomad over the last six years, moving from Virginia Beach to Iowa to California then back to Iowa before starting fresh in Columbus. The fact shes prospered despite near constant change is a testament to her talent, which seems to thrive when the stakes are raised.Thats what happened in 2012. Its what happened last October, when she shook off lethargic training to finish a strong second to Biles at worlds. Douglas thought it would happen at nationals and trials too. And it hasnt. At least not yet.I would be, `No, Im fine. I can do this. When competition rolls around, I got it, she said. The performances were OK. I was too relaxed. I got too far behind.Douglas believes shes spent too much time focusing on the wrong thing, unable to completely block out the noise that seems to follow her wherever she goes. When she appeared too serious during national championships, social media lit up with criticism. In some ways, the detractors werent wrong.I lost the joy, she said. I forgot what it means to go out and have fun, and its catching up.Douglas presents a complex challenge for national team coordinator Martha Karolyi, who seems intent on giving Douglas every opportunity to get right. Two weeks after saying its how athletes are doing now -- and not their gaudy resumes -- that matters most in picking the team, Karolyi clarified her standards when pressed about Douglas lingering sluggishness.We look for the potential and you look for the fact of what you see what the girls were able to do in the past also, Karolyi said.Karolyi gave Douglas a brief pep talk as they walked off the floor Friday, one Douglas needed badly.I was kind of crushed after, and when she came over, she was like, `OK, everythings good, Douglas said. Im just going to go on to Sunday and bang it out.Probably a good idea if she wants to erase any lingering doubt in Karolyis mind.The sloppy ending to her otherwise steady performance Friday, when she wobbled near the end of her beam routine and was unable to save it before jumping to the floor in frustration, left her visibly shaken. The girl whose life has literally become a reality show -- Douglas Family Gold just wrapped its first season on the Oxygen Network -- is hoping for one more dash of the magic that once came so naturally.I dont want to finish like this, Douglas said. I dont want to finish with St. Louis being not good and trials being OK. I really want to finish on a high note and not let myself go down. Nike Pegasus 33 Homme Noir . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Nike Shox NZ . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. http://www.airvapormax.fr/nike-air-vapormax-homme-chaussures-noir-anthracite-orange-317.html .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Nike VaporMax Pour Homme Noir et Blanc .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Nike Shox Nz Homme . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Lenorris Footman accounted for five touchdowns -- three rushing and two passing -- and Alcorn State broke open a close game late to beat Alabama A&M 42-19 on Saturday.Leading 21-19 entering the fourth quarter, Alcorn State (2-3, 2-2 Southwestern Conference) scored 21 unanswered to close the game. Footman threw a 20-yard score to Jaborian McKenzie with 12:46 left, before adding a 1-yard touchdown run about 4 1/2 minutes later and a 4-yard TD run with 3:14 remaining.Footman threw for 132 yards with two inteerceptions.dddddddddddd He ran 10 times for 122 yards.Alabama A&M (1-5, 1-4) led just once, when DeAngelo Balla threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Dorsey with 29 seconds left before halftime to make it 16-14.Balla had 181 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions.The Braves have won six of their last seven SWAC road games dating to last year when they finished 5-0 on the road. ' ' '

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