st trophy.Either side of those matches this season, City has improved its consistency to sit second on the A-Leaggue table, ahead of Victory in third.dddddddd

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build.At the Olympics, she took it to extremes.The American shot putter waited until her last throw Friday night to knock off arguably the best woman to ever compete in the event -- two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand.Now, Carter has a gold medal, the first by an American woman in the event and just the second medal all-time. She joins an exclusive club that, until Friday, included only Earlene Brown, who won bronze at the 1960 Games.She also joins her father, longtime NFL defensive lineman Michael Carter, as an Olympic medalist. Michael Carter won silver in the shot put at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.Its not over til its over, said Michelle Carter, who has a fashion line called Shot Diva. I knew it was a good throw, but I didnt know how far it could be.Carters throw went 20.63 meters (67 feet, 8 inches) to overtake Adams and break her own American record. Adams had the final attempt of the evening but couldnt come close to equaling the mark. Anita Marton of Hungary was third.That was a big throw, said Adams, who was going for an unprecedented third straight Olympic title in the event. You can never underestimate anybody, especially Michelle. Shes one of these people that can pop out anything, especially in the last round.You have to expect the unexpected.This shouldnt have been unexpected. Carter won the title at world indoors in March on her last throw. She also won at U.S. trials a month ago on her last throw.Just something they practice, her father said.She has more, too, Michael Carter boasted. I said, If you do what I ask you to, you can throw far. How far is up to you.Im numb right now.Michael Carter was a defensive lineman for the?San Francisco 49ers?on three Super Bowl-winning teams. He said this doesnt compare with all those rings or even his own Olympic medal; its way better.Growing up, Michelle Carter didnt know her dad threw the shot, only that he played football.In seventh grade, Carter expressed a desire to try the shot put. At first, her dad was a little hesitant, thinking she was only trying to follow in his footsteps.She wasnt.He worked with her through a record-breaking high school career and thought his coaching days were done once she went to the University of Texas. But he was asked to help out, so he drove from Dallas to Austin -- some 340 miles roundtrip -- every two weeks to offer some guidance.Carter has blossomed into one of the worlds top throwers. She set the American outdoor record of 20.24 meters (66 feet, 5 inches) in 2013 and broke the nations indoor mark with a throw of 20.21 (66-3) to capture her world title in March.When healthy, Adams has been almost unbeatable in the event. Shes a star in New Zealand, though she might be only the second-best known of her 17 brothers and sisters outside of her country. Her youngest brother,?Steven Adams, is a center for the?Oklahoma City Thunder.It has been a tough road lately for Valerie Adams, who has had five surgeries over the past three seasons, including knee surgery this time a year ago that had her wondering whether she would be ready for the Olympics.She was but couldnt bring home a third straight Olympic title.Its a very hard thing to do and come away with, she said. I want New Zealand to know I threw my heart out there.I gave it my best shot. This is the best I came up with today. Its a little bit disappointing. Sean Bunting Womens Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Anthony Nelson Youth Jersey . 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Long-time Melbourne Victory lieutenant Leigh Broxham says the A-League powerhouse club will be doing it for their fans in Saturday nights Melbourne derby.Its been a year since Victory has tasted success in the Melbourne derby, and Broxham knows its the fans that are hurting the most.While its not quite the 1000 days that Western Sydney fans have been waiting for a Sydney derby success, a year is long enough.Players realise how much it means to the fans more and more as the games come ... its bragging rights, Broxham said on Wednesday morning.The more we play them and the way the derby develops, players know.If you cant get yourself up for this game, youre probably in the wrong game.The past two losses have been among the most painful for the navy blue side of Melbourne.A 4-1 smacking at Etihad Stadium in October - featuring that Tim Cahill wondergoal - announced Citys arrival as a title force and humiliated Victory.Novembers 2-0 defeat in the FFA Cup semi-final put paid to Victorys defence of that competition, and allowed City to lift the clubs first trophy.Either side of those matches this season, City has improved its consistency to sit second on the A-Leaggue table, ahead of Victory in third.ddddddddddddOn the field, it certainly feels as though the derby has turned in Citys favour.Broxham isnt buying it.He says assessments that Victory have been usurped by their cross-town rivals are overblown, even if its City that have been celebrating recent results.Every time we lose to them or weve had a bad result someone will come out and say the same thing. Ive learned over our time to worry about ourselves, he said.The past two results (against City) this season, theyre still the freshest.We want to rectify those.The last time we played them it was a competitive game, it could have gone either way. It wasnt to be but we took some positives out of that.Helping Victorys prospects is the likely availability of Marco Rojas.The New Zealand winger missed Victorys 3-0 away day success over Western Sydney last Saturday but has trained well to date and is in line to feature from the bench at AAMI Park.City has its own selection issue, with guest player Cahill declaring himself an unlikely starter. ' ' '