andere Teams » Bundy (7-5, 3.71) get

Luke Patience and Chris Grube will begin their 470 sailing campaign on Wednesday afternoon with genuine gold-medal hopes, but just making it to the Marina da Gloria start line can be considered an achievement of some note.It is only nine months since London 2012 silver medallist Patience had his involvement in the Rio Games thrown into doubt by the sobering news that crew mate Elliot Willis had been diagnosed with bowel cancer.The pair had enjoyed great success since teaming up early in 2014, following up European Championship gold with a silver medal at the Rio test event.Willis illness, and the timing of his diagnosis, gave Patience a dilemma -- quickly find a new partner or give up on their Olympic dream altogether.It was really tough to make the decision because I couldnt not feel guilty, he told ESPN. The time I stepped back in the boat for the first time after him being diagnosed I just felt guilty the whole time.Hes at home struggling and dare I say it, Im doing what I love to do -- Im enjoying myself in a boat. But thats the exact reason why I needed to get back in.What a waste it would be, because thats all Elliot would want to be doing, is being back in a boat. So, it would be an insult to him if I wasnt back in, charging on. But it was still a really difficult call.Ultimately, Patience made the decision to get back on the water and teamed up with Grube, a sailor he knew well having raced alongside him as the pair made their way up the British ranks around a decade earlier.After the initial period of time feeling guilty about being in a boat and wondering what I should do, I quite quickly came round and thought Of course I still want to go to the Games, of course I still want to do this, Patience continued. It would be emotion that would say otherwise, the logic was that I was hell bent on it.Teaming up with Chris we sat down and we had a plan of, Right, well put everything weve got at this and lets get on that start line and be competitive on that start line.Grube, one half of the team the Scot had beaten to Olympic qualification in 2012, had a desire to make the most of his unexpected opportunity and continue the work started by Willis.He was required to make sacrifices having agreed to swap a 49er for the 470 boat, though, not least with his weight. The 31-year-olds most pressing assignment was to lose 10kg in order to meet the lighter crew weight.Its so emotional, my feelings to do with what happened to Elliot because were all part of the British sailing team, and were all really good mates, Grube said. It is hard. Also on the other hand, this is an awesome opportunity for me to prove myself and Im going to grasp that with both hands and hopefully do Elliot and the country proud.The Grube-Patience partnership has certainly made an encouraging start, with the pair securing fifth place at Februarys world championships, barely two months after teaming up.But if the results followed quickly, they were a consequence of hard work and sleepless nights. The pair have had to constantly tinker with their set-up, something that will have continued in Rio.Patience and Grube did arrive in Brazil refreshed having taken six days off on the eve of their departure, but even that holiday was taken with a degree of hesitation.?Were so hard working, Grube said. We have a hard work ethic. We just made sure we were quite focused on the things that we needed to be.Patience added: If youre staring four years in the eye, its quite daunting, its a long time. But we werent, we were looking each other in the eye and saying We have seven months and it will come whether were ready or not, the Games will come.It breathes this wonderful air of passion, and the work ethic goes through the roof as theres no time to waste. Its actually quite inspiring, almost liberating, that you just have to charge on. You just have to charge on, you cant procrastinate too long.The British pair will begin their quest for gold ranked third in the world, and it is poignant that on the World Sailing website, Willis name is listed alongside Grubes as Patiences crew.If they can repeat the latters success of four years ago -- or even go one better -- on the testing waters of Rio then it may not feel wholly adequate to only receive two medals.I mustnt doubt the fact that there are two individuals -- myself and Chris -- who are going to be in the boat and are going to be on the start line, and more than anything we just want to give it every inch that weve got and make sure that we do it slightly better than everyone else, Patience said.That is the forefront of our motivation and passion. And with what has gone on with Elliot there is an extra bit of a push that otherwise we wouldnt have had.Really weve collected three individuals skill sets and work and put them into a two-man boat.So, with that in mind will three minds prove better than two?Weve come back a much stronger pairing than we ever were before having had experiences [in other boats], Grube said. Now were a team that can dominate and can get results. I dont just want to go to the Games to get the t-shirt. We want to come back having won.Patience confidently added: I see no reason why we couldnt win the Games. CJ Wilson Jersey .com) - Christian Ponder will get another chance to prove himself for the Minnesota Vikings, with head coach Leslie Frazier announcing Wednesday that the struggling quarterback will start this weekends game against the Green Bay Packers. Lee Smith Angels Jersey . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. https://www.cheapangels.com/1173j-andrew-bailey-jersey-angels.html . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Don Baylor Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Michael Hermosillo Jersey . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles playoff hopes are fading a bit while the New York Yankees are trying to pull back into the postseason race, and both will have a chance to help their causes when they meet in the opener of a three-game series Friday at Camden Yards.Baltimore (72-61) lost four of its last six games and slipped four games behind first place Toronto in the American League East. The Orioles also are tied with Detroit for the final wild-card spot with the Yankees (69-63) sitting 2 1/2 games behind them.New York has been making a move with a bunch of young players doing well, led by catcher Gary Sanchez. Hes the rookie whos already banged out 11 homers and 21 RBI in just 25 games and posted an impressive .374 batting average as the kids are leading the way after the Yankees unloaded a bunch of high-priced veterans at the trade deadline.Its definitely a nice feeling when youre doing well, and at the same time, the team is doing well, Sanchez said through an interpreter to MLB.com. Were right there in the fight; its even better. If we keep winning games, well have a good chance of making the playoffs.New Yorks big question is if the young players can continue to play well in the pressure-packed final 30 games after taking two of three in Kansas City. Theyll have to do it against the American League East, as will the Orioles, as both teams play most of their schedules in the division in the last month.On Friday, Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.71) gets the start for the Orioles, who dropped two of three to Toronto this week. The right-hander has pitched very well siince joining the rotation in mid-July although running into trouble in two of the last three starts, including last Saturdays outing versus New York.dddddddddddd Thats when Bundy allowed five runs on seven hits in four innings and took the loss.The Yankees send Chad Green (2-3, 4.09) to the mound. Baltimore touched him up for four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings last Saturday but got a no-decision in the win.The Orioles made several moves on Wednesday to try and improve their outfield depth and give them speed and defensive help. They began having problems out there when utility outfielder Joey Rickard went on the DL on July 22 (retroactive to the day before) due to a thumb injury.Losing him was costly, manager Buck Showalter said earlier this week. It hurt the teams versatility in the outfield, and that situation worsened when center fielder Adam Jones strained his hamstring and has been out since last Friday.Showalter said Wednesday that theyre hoping Jones can return on FridayThe Orioles also acquired outfielders Drew Stubbs (waivers from Texas) and Michael Bourn (trade from Arizona), which gives them that extra help in the outfield, especially if Jones needs more time to recover.But the Orioles, whove been slipping since the All-Star break, know that the time for winning is now.Its big from here on out, pitcher Yovani Gallardo said. All these games are real important for us, and we just have to figure out a way to get it done. ' ' '