导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- Adam Krikorian leaned over for a moment, trying desperately to
keep his emotions in check. U.S. womens water polo captain Maggie Steffens then
walked up, put her hand on his back and offered a consoling smile.Steffens and
company were right behind their grieving coach, all day long.Krikorian returned
to the pool deck Tuesday for his first game since his brothers sudden death last
week, and the U.S. made life easy on him with a dominant 11-4 victory over
Spain.Steffens, Courtney Mathewson and Kiley Neushul scored two goals apiece,
and Ashleigh Johnson had 11 saves while becoming the first black woman to play
water polo for the United States in the Olympics.The victory came on the
four-year anniversary of one of the biggest moments of Krikorians coaching
career, an 8-5 win for the United States against Spain in the gold-medal match
in London. But that joy seemed like a long time ago as Krikorian choked back
tears while describing his unexpected trip home to be with his family.Leaving
the village was one of the hardest things to do, because you leave your team and
your family here, he said. Arriving back at home was probably the hardest thing
to do, just to see the family for the first time, and then leaving again, home,
where your family is.Blake Krikorian, a Silicon Valley businessman and the
co-founder of pioneering video streaming device Slingbox, died Wednesday at 48.
San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault told the San Francisco Chronicle that
Krikorian had gone paddle boarding in the San Francisco Bay Area and was found
lying next to his car in the parking lot. It appears he died of natural
causes.Adam Krikorian met with his team before practice on Thursday morning, and
then left for California. He returned in time for practice on Monday
morning.When he walked on the pool deck we were practicing and the minute we
saw, like, the top of his head we all just started cheering and waving to him
and we were just really excited to have him back, Steffens said. We didnt miss a
beat with him gone, but its always nice to know familys all together and we have
our family together now and were ready to play.Krikorian, a former coach and
player at UCLA, grew more emotional when asked about the support of his players.
The London gold was the first-ever for U.S. womens water polo, and the
tight-knit team is favored to win again in Rio de Janeiro.Their smiles and their
love for each other and being here and experiencing it has lifted me up, he
said.The United States never trailed against Spain, with Neushul scoring the
first two goals and Johnson taking over from there in a commanding performance
in her Olympic debut. The Princeton goaltender said she was really nervous
before the game, but it was hard to tell.I felt good with the defense in front
of me, she said. I felt like everyone was really stepping up their game and
playing how we wanted to play and set the tone for the tournament.This is only
the fifth Olympics for womens water polo, but the significance of breaking the
color barrier for the U.S. team was not lost on Johnson.I dont really think
about it a lot, but it feels great to be an example for other black people to
try the sport and pursue higher levels of the sport, she said.Also Tuesday on
the first day for womens water polo, Hungary edged China 13-11, Italy beat
Brazil 9-3 and Australia rolled to a 14-4 victory over Russia. It was Brazils
Olympic debut in the sport.
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Brandon Dawkins ran toward the sideline, where his momentum
carried him an additional five yards into Miss Arizona. The Arizona quarterback
ended up going down from the collision, landing right on top of Tommy Lynn
Calhoun.Turned out to be one of the best tackles of the night against a Wildcats
ball carrier.Arizona turned the Territorial Cup into a walkover, running
through, past and around Arizona State while racking up a school-record 511
yards rushing in a 56-35 victory over the rival Sun Devils Friday night.The
holes were there all day long and we took advantage of it, Dawkins said.Arizona
coach Rich Rodriguez promised a new wrinkle for the Wildcats biggest rival. No
one expected what he came up with: Ditching the no-huddle.Working almost
exclusively out of a huddle, Arizona (3-9, 1-8 Pac-12) reeled off one big play
after another, starting with Dawkins 71-yard touchdown run on the games third
play.The Wildcats kept running away from the Sun Devils, finishing with three
players over 100 yards rushing for the first time since 1993.Dawkins was the
catalyst, his run/pass ability keeping Arizona State off-balance while finishing
with 183 yards rushing and two touchdowns, 77 yards and another score
passing.Samajie Grant, a receiver pressed into running back duties due to
injuries, had 176 yards and three touchdowns. Zach Green added 126 yards and two
touchdowns for the Wildcats, who didnt throw a pass in the second half while
ending an eight-game losing streak.It doesnt make up for a tough season, but its
a great night, Rodriguez said.Arizona State (5-7, 2-7) came into the game with
the nations worst pass defense for the second straight season, only to get
burned by the run in the biggest game on its schedule.Thanks to missed tackles
and assignments in the run game, the Sun Devils likely will not play in a bowl
game for the first time in five seasons under coach Todd Graham.Manny Wilkins
threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns for the Sun Devils.This was the worst
performance weve had since weve been here, Graham said. That was embarrassing.
We let our university down.dddddddddddd.The Sun Devils and Wildcats labored
through the first 11 games of the season, fighting injuries and breakdowns to
set up the first Territorial Cup with two losing since 2003.The 90th Duel in the
Desert certainly got off to a wild start with a first quarter that included a
long TD run, three turnovers -- one returned for a TD -- and a badly-missed
field goal by the NCAAs career leader.Dawkins opened the second quarter on a
10-yard, tackling-breaking run, then found Nate Phillips , who was left
uncovered on a screen and raced 64 yards for a touchdown. Greens 1-yard TD run
put Arizona up 21.Arizona State made a game of it for a little while, pulling
within 28-21 on Kalen Ballages 2-yard run in the third quarter.Then Arizona ran
away with it.Going exclusively to the run, the Wildcats stretched the lead
behind Grant and Green.Grant scored on a 9-yard run in the third quarter, Green
on a 1-yarder. Grant added a 2-yard TD run to start the fourth and went 63 yards
for a score to cap the runaway.We just absolutely didnt show up defensively and
gave up one big play after another, Graham said.THE TAKEAWAYArizona State
battled injuries all season, but so did Arizona. Ending the season with a loss
like this to their biggest rival will not go over well with Sun Devils
fans.Arizona had a disappointing season, but putting up a performance like this
against its rival will go a long way to washing away some of the bad
taste.DAWKINS AND MISS ARIZONADawkins immediately apologized after running over
Miss Arizona , did it again during an in-game interview with her on ESPN and was
still apologetic after the game.I owe her one, he said. She wants to go to
dinner, Ill take her any time.UP NEXTArizona States season will likely end
without a bowl game for the first time since 2010. The Sun Devils can still
technically get a bid if not enough six-win teams qualify, but it appears to be
a longshot.Arizonas season since 2004 is over. ' ' '
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