WEDNESDAY IN ATLANTA : TODAY'S BEST BETS.FAREWELL PLUNGE: Janet Evans Janet Elizabeth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. Born in Placentia, California, Evans started competitive swimming as a child. By the age of 11 she was setting National Age Group records in the longer events. will try to match Bonnie Blair's U.S. women's mark of five Olympic gold medals today in what will likely be the final swim of her career, the 800-meter finals. UNBEATENS MEET: The U.S. women's soccer team may be without its best player, Mia Hamm (ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling ), when it plays China today. Both teams are undefeated and untied. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Chart Photo: (1-2--color) HIGHLIGHTS & LOWLIGHTS (1---c olor) SPIKED: Terry Liskevych believed his U.S. Olympic women's volleyball players were ready for a full-throttle effort against China. He was wrong. Outplayed and outhustled from the start, the Americans woke up too late and wound up losing a 15-8, 15-2, 12-15, 15-12 decision to the spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. , improved Chinese before a crowd of 15,100 in the Omni Coliseum. ``I'm a little concerned,'' Liskevych said. Page 3. (2--color) SAME STORY: The Dream Team stuck to its modus operandi [Latin, Method of working.] A term used by law enforcement authorities to describe the particular manner in which a crime is committed. The term modus operandi is most commonly used in criminal cases. It is sometimes referred to by its initials, M.O. : underwhelming un·der·whelm tr.v. un·der·whelmed, un·der·whelm·ing, un·der·whelms To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress: in the first half, dominant in the second, victorious in the end. The pattern was on display for the third straight game against Lithuania, which stayed close for 23 minutes despite the absence of Sarunas Marciulionis and the extended playing time given to its scrubs. Inevitably, of course, the Americans pulled away and had their highest point total of the tournament in a 104-82 victory. Page 3. Chart: MEDAL COUNT |
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