导出博客文章Kate Richardson-Walsh has been named Great Britains flag bearer for the closing
ceremony in Rio on Sunday.Richardson-Walsh was given the honour after captaining
the womens hockey team to gold, with Britain edging out the Netherlands in a
dramatic penalty shootout in the final.The ceremony at the Maracana will be a
chance for Britains athletes to celebrate a hugely successful Games in which
they beat the tally of medals won in London four years ago.Richardson-Walsh, who
was nominated by a panel led by Team GB chef de mission Mark England, said: I
feel incredibly proud to have been chosen. There are so many athletes here who
have achieved great things in Rio and Im incredibly surprised and excited to
carry the flag this evening.Im very aware of the magnitude of this honour having
been part of this magnificent team who have just excelled in so many ways and in
so many sports. There are so many fantastic multi-Olympians and multi-medallists
here I feel its such a huge honour for me and for hockey as a sport.The
36-year-old from Stockport has made a record 375 appearances for England and
Great Britain and has captained both for 13 years.She retired after Fridays
victory and will play domestically in the Netherlands with wife Helen
Richardson-Walsh, another member of Britains victorious team, also in her fourth
Olympics, next season.Ive had such a fantastic Games, she added. If you could
write a movie script with a fairytale ending then this would be it. However much
you talk about working hard and believing that your dreams will come true, when
it actually happens you still have to pinch yourself. Its just been an amazing
few weeks here.What the whole team has done here has been infectious. The
professionalism, attention to detail and real British spirit that every athlete
has brought to their performances has culminated in this record-breaking
achievement. Its just the most special and supportive place to be. I will
certainly miss it and hope it is an environment that will continue for many
Olympic Games to come.Team GB chef de mission Mark England said: To captain the
team to a first womens hockey gold is an incredible achievement and befits a
remarkable Games for Team GB here at Rio 2016. There is no one more fitting than
Kate to lead Team GB into the closing ceremony in what has been the greatest
British sporting triumph of all time.For 16 years Kate has been on this journey
with Team GB and has embodied the values and spirit of our Olympians throughout
her career both as a captain and an athlete. The success of her and her team
gripped the nation on Friday and no doubt inspired many to try to follow in her
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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. MIAMI -- Coach Jim
Larranaga wanted more assists and fewer turnovers from his Miami Hurricanes, and
they accomplished half of that assignment Saturday, which was enough to beat
Wofford.The Hurricanes tied their season high with 15 assists, which helped them
overcome 16 turnovers and win 74-57 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational.Those
statistics have been substandard this season while the young Hurricanes develop
cohension, Larranaga said.Almost every guy on the team has a new role from last
year, he said. We wanted to create more assists with fewer turnovers. We got the
assists; we still have too many turnovers.Junior JaQuan Newton totaled a
career-high nine assists to go with 15 points for the Hurricanes (6-2). Senior
forward Kamari Murphy had a career-high 14 points, often thanks to good passes
from the perimeter.This last week coach L emphasized ball movement and everybody
getting touches, Murphy said. We showed that today. My teammates did a great job
finding me off the rolls on the baseline so I could finish.Davon Reed added 13
points for Miami, and freshman Bruce Brown had 12 points and three steals while
playing 37 minutes.Another fine Hurricanes team, Wofford coach Mike Young said.
We had our moments and made them work and made them guard some things that maybe
they havent guarded this season. But coach Larranaga has another quality team.As
so oftentimes happens in games like this, the bigger, stronger athletes
ultimately get the best of you, and I thought thats what happened. Just not
enough good things to make it even more interesting.Cameron Jackson came off the
bench and had 16 points and four steals in 15 minutes for Wofford (2-6).Miami
shot 50 percent from the field, including 7 for 15 from 3-point range, and went
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going to get.RUNSThe Hurricanes raced to leads of 17-4 and 24-6. The margin was
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first seven minutes of the second half, allowing Wofford to close to within five
points. Dejan Vasiljevic and Brown then sank consecutive 3-pointers, and Miami
was never again threatened.We came out a little flat the second half, Newton
said. Coach L called a timeout and we had to regroup. Once we got ourselves
together and got the defensive stops that we needed, we just started running our
offense again.SMALL TURNOUTThe stands were mostly empty at the Miami Heats
arena, but the crowd did include Heat president Pat Riley and owner Micky
Arison. Announced attendance was 4,885.Illinois beat VCU 64-46 in the opening
game.BIG PICTUREWofford: They Terriers have lost to Louisiana State, Colorado
and Miami by a combined 54 points.Miami: The Hurricanes count rebounding as a
strength, and they outrebounded Wofford 35-24. Murphy had 10 and was chosen the
games most valuable player.UP NEXTWofford: The Terriers play host to Virginia
Wise on Tuesday.Miami: The Hurricanes, who play all six December games in South
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