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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Olympic hurdler Kristi Castlin used the occasion of her bronze-medal performance to speak out about gun violence. Jace Sternberger Womens Jersey .Castlins father was killed when she was 12 by someone who broke into the hotel he managed and demanded money. She also attended Virginia Tech at the time of the 2007 massacre there that killed nearly three dozen people.After a race in which she, Nia Ali and Brianna Rollins completed a first-ever American sweep of the medals in the 100-meter hurdles, Castlin used her platform to discuss a topic that has affected her deeply.Ive been around a lot of gun violence in my life, Castlin said. Not just Americans, but all over the world, were always touched by gun violence, always touched by tragedy. It feels good to be an example, not just for Americans but families all over the world.Ali has been affected by gun violence too.In 2009, Alis father, Aleem, a supervisor in the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, walked up to a car and shot his ex-girlfriend to death, then killed himself.Nia Ali found out what happened over the phone from her uncle.It was just a shock, disbelief. Almost surreal, Ali said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. It took me a while to process.She took some time off from track to focus on what was important -- family, school, friends and building relationships.My family is really supportive. Theyre my backbone and keep me going, said Ali, a psychology major while at USC. It was definitely a test to what I could really handle -- what my purpose in life would be. Darnell Savage Jr. Jersey . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. Paul Hornung Womens Jersey . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. http://www.shoptheofficialpackers.com/El...Packers-Jersey/ . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. Patna Pirates began their home leg in style as they beat Bengaluru Bulls 31-25 to move up to third in the table. Pardeep Narwal scored eight raid points and Kuldeep Singh was solid in defence for Pirates, as they remained unbeaten in the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League. Bulls second defeat of the season pushed them down to fourth place with 19 points from six games.Pirates key raider Narwal opened his account in the seventh minute to give his team a 5-3 lead. Reduced to two men, Bulls were staring at their first all out but Pawan Kumar scored two points and Rohit Kumar forced a super tackle as the visitors forced a three-point advantage.?However, in the 13th minute, Pirates inflicted their first all out to lead 12-9. Rohit scored three raid points for Bulls in the first half and Pawan scored five raid points. For Pirates, Rajesh Mondal and Narwal scored five and four raiid points respectively in the first half. Elgton Jenkins Jersey. In the last minute of the first half, Bulls made two more empty raids as they trailed 12-15 going into the break.In the second half, Narwal took his personal tally to seven points as he scored two points in the 25th minute to give Pirates a 19-14 lead. Pawan then scored with a crucial raid in the 29th minute.Bulls managed to cut the lead to a single point in the 32nd minute and left Pirates staring at an all-out, but Abolfazel scored with a super raid and collected three points to give Pirates a 24-20 lead.The momentum in their favour, Pirates made a super tackle in the 35th minute to open a six-point gap and a third super tackle in the 39th minute then gave them an unassailable eight-point lead.? ' ' '

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