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Comprar Nike Free 5.0 Baratas . -- Jack Del Rio seemed almost shocked as he walked into the news conference Tuesday and made his way past a growing group of TV cameras and reporters.I thought it would be thin today, Del Rio said, about nine hours after the Raiders arrived back in California following a 27-20 win over the Houston Texans in Mexico City.Del Rio should probably get used to the extra attention at this point -- even if some of the chatter is about potential stadium deals for the team.At 8-2, the Raiders have a one-game lead in the AFC West and are tied with the New England Patriots for the best record in the conference -- a remarkable turnaround for a team that lost its first 10 games two years ago and hasnt had a winning season since last making the playoffs in 2002.That was also the previous time Oakland had a four-game winning streak, which the Raiders matched by beating the Texans.Not that there is much time for celebrating.After arriving in California early Tuesday morning following a red-eye flight from Mexico City then spending an hour passing through customs, Del Rio and his staff turned their attention to this weeks game against Carolina.The short week also includes the Thanksgiving holiday, another hurdle for Del Rio and his staff.There are definitely challenges to recovering on the short week and traveling and playing at (a high) altitude and all those things, Del Rio said.We spent a lot of time in the offseason going through how were going to work the team and forecasting things that are coming, so its not like were just trying to decide today what were going to do. Weve got a plan in place ... and the guys have embraced it.Its hugely important for us to bounce back from what we just did and get prepared for whats next.Derek Carr threw a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter against Houston to lead the comeback, a growing trend for a quarterback that is getting some attention as a potential MVP candidate.In his two-plus seasons in the NFL, Carr has led the Raiders to nine game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime- including four times this season.It really comes down to the execution in those situations, Del Rio said. Hes done a great job of staying even-keel throughout the evening. Hes really been tremendously poised and composed and hes gone out and delivered for us.Not everything went well in Mexico City.Two weeks after piling up 218 rushing yards against Denver, the Raiders were limited to just 30 by the Texans.There were also a handful of dropped passes by wide receivers Michael Crabtree and Seth Roberts, and a defense that had considerable difficulty covering Texans tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz.All of that was a lot easier for Del Rio to take after Carrs game-winning touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 4:53 remaining.The Raiders then sealed the win a few moments later when running back Latavius Murray gained 6 yards on a fourth-and-1 play after Del Rio initially debated punting.You know youre putting yourself out there a little bit, but youre believing in your guys, and they delivered, Del Rio said. When you know youre putting yourself out there, and then they deliver, its satisfying.Game notes Del Rio was questioned about an announcement earlier in the day from Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf that a framework had been agreed to on a potential stadium deal to keep the team in Oakland. That doesnt have anything to do with us and the team right now, Del Rio said. ... Del Rio also said he spoke with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before Mondays game, but that the subject of suspended linebacker Aldon Smith did not come up. Smith has applied for reinstatement, but has yet to hear back from the league. ... Defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. has not yet been cleared to practice.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ;Baratas Nike Roshe Run Flyknit . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Nike Air Max 90 Para Hombre . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca.http://www.rosherunespana.es/air-force-1/air-force-1-low.html . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. RIO DE JANEIRO -- After almost two hours in the waters off Copacabana Beach, six men bore down on the finishing chute of Tuesdays Olympic 10-kilometer swim in a thrashing knot. World champion Jordan Wilimovsky of the U.S. was in the thick of it, aiming half-blindly toward the arch with the elevated touchpad.I knew Ferry would be good, Wilimovsky said, referring to Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands. The 22-year-old Northwestern University student paused. He won, right?At least 20 minutes had elapsed since the end of the race, but a water polo-style scramble for the podium, a controversial disqualification, and a photo finish took a while to sort out. Weertman found out he had beaten veteran Spiros Gianniotis of Greece via a call from a friend while riding up from the beach in an official golf cart. When Weertmans phone rang again, it was the prime minister of the Netherlands, who let the swimmer listen as other officials applauded in the background.I had a perfect finish, said Weertman, whose coach improvised a proxy for a touchpad at the end of a fishing pole and held it in front of him during training in the pool like a carrot so he could refine his technique.The Dutch reclaimed the sea over two days of open water competition at Fort Copacabana in calm conditions. Weertmans teammate, Sharon van Rouwendaal, won the womens race Monday ahead of a tumultuous battle for silver and bronze that also featured a disqualification at the finish. Wilimovsky and Haley Anderson were the top U.S. finishers, fifth respectively in the mens and womens races.And months of speculation and concern about pollution levels in the waters off Fort Copacabana took a back seat on race day, as athletes and officials had predicted. Testing done by both governmental and independent entities, including The Associated Press, showed the venue did not have the same level of bacteria and viruses as garbage-engorged Guanabara Bay or the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. One swimmer mentioned a stray plastic bag. None said the water betrayed any smell, taste or other worrying characteristic.Organizers got lucky with the lack of wind and rain, which could have upped the chances of poor water quality due to urban runoff.Of course, the worst water-borne agents can be invisible, and only the next days and weeks will tell whether any athletes will fall ill. Many, including the U.S. swimmers, took prophylactic doses of antibiotics and probiotics. We took every precaution we could, said U.S. open water coach Catherine Vogt. The USOC and USA Swimming prepared us for the worst possible outcome. We came down [to Rio] in January, and that helped.The water quality in Barcelona [for world championships] in 2013 was probably worse than it was here.A different definition of foul and fair arose as the race built to its conclusion.Australias Jarrod Poort surged away from the rest of the pack and soloed in front for three of the 2.5-kilometer laps, extending his lead to more than a minute at one point before the rest of the field reeled him in.Weertman was the first to overhaul Poort, closely followed by a small group of men including Wilimovsky, who eventually duked it out at the finish. British swimmer Jack Burnell was infuriated at being disqualified for his second yellow warning flag. The first was delivered early in the race a couple minutes after he scrapped with another swimmer, and the second was imposed in the chaotic final seconds.Burnell said 2012 10k gold medalist Ous Mellouli of Tunisia -- who declared this race would be his last -- slowed him by grabbing one of his legs in the chute and hanging on for several strokes. I had to turn around to get [Mellouli] off, Burnell told reporters. What am I meant to do? We are all at top speed and I am stopped dead.The results first showed Burnell thirdd, then fifth, then nowhere. Nike Air Force 1 Low Baratas. When officials reviewed footage of the finish after a British appeal, there was no visual evidence of a hold by Mellouli, who has been based in Southern California since his college days at USC. But the video did show Burnell punching him, according to chief referee Sid Cassidy of the United States.Medal standings also remained in question until midafternoon Tuesday. Weertman and Gianniotis finished with identical times of 1:52.59, but the Greek veteran was bumped into second place by officials who ruled he had missed the touchpad by a fraction with one hand before hitting it with the other. The Greek team asked officials to reconsider, but withdrew their protest after viewing the video.I acknowledge the frustration of the swimmers, but I believe we got [the rulings] right, Cassidy said.One logistical issue affected race preparations, including the way swimmers entered the water. The athletes originally were supposed to dive off a floating dock, but it broke free from its mooring in blustery weather over the weekend and washed up on the beach. Organizers worked with local authorities to secure another pontoon positioned further from shore for the coaches to monitor, feed and hydrate their athletes during the races.Both the women and men entered the water from the beach and lined up for the official start in 7-foot-deep water.Theres always last minute changes with open water, so were used to going with the flow, Anderson said. When they changed the start, we said, Lets not freak out about it, lets adapt.American Sean Ryan, the Club Wolverine swimmer who joined Wilimovsky at last years world championships in qualifying for Rio, was briefly bewildered when a DSQ appeared next to his name in the official results.I was like, did I miss a buoy, or what? a relieved Ryan said after Vogt informed him it was a timing system error. Ryan, a mechanical engineering major at the University of Michigan who has accepted a job with Detroit Diesel, finished 14th.Sean and Jordan did an amazing job, said Wilimovskys coach, Dave Kelsheimer. It was an extremely physical race with a lot of contact. As the level of open water swimming continues to rise and it becomes more popular, people are going to get a lot more competitive. Obviously, the challenge is for the officials to be able to monitor that, and theyve done a pretty good job of doing that.For the most part, the guys at the top are good pool swimmers. The days of this being an adventure sport are passing.But Vogt said theres no substitute for actual open water experience, which she believed was a factor in the 2016 all-European podium. This year, this Olympic Games, this course, even though we had relatively flat seas, still went to the people that are savvy racers, she said. European countries have a lot more opportunities to swim, and thats something that does benefit their athletes.You have to learn in the races, because going up and down a pool on a black line, fast, does not win a medal on Copacabana Beach.An armada of kayaks and motorized craft accompanied the swimmers on the course, dwarfing their forms and sometimes obscuring the spectators view from the beach, but Vogt was happy to see them. The late Fran Crippen, an American who won gold at Copacabana at the 2007 Pan American Games and drowned at a race in the United Arab Emirates three years later due to heat and organizational safety lapses on the course, was very much on Vogts mind.I know everyone is so concerned about water quality, and thats super-important, said Vogt, who was the coach for that 2007 Pan Am team. Its just as important to have eyes on every single athlete here. 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