RIO DE JANEIRO -- A whole lot of speed, sweat and world records later, the pecking order of the Olympic womens team pursuit podium remained the same as four years ago.Defending champion Great Britain reconfirmed its supremacy on Saturday over the U.S. team led by veteran Sarah Hammer in the gold medal final in a world record time of 4 minutes 10.236 seconds. The gap was a decisive 2.214 seconds -- the third new standard of the day and fourth of the competition overall.Ive never been part of a team that feels so seamless, said animated English rider Laura Trott of the effort by Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell-Shand and herself. Trotts third gold medal, along with team pursuit and omnium championships from London 2012, made her the most successful female British Olympian in history.Trott said she knew a world record was in the cards after the team notched a 4:13 in its holding camp, but she described the championship ride as shockingly easy.Just felt like we rode round, she said.Hammer and a trio of young and immensely talented American riders -- Jennifer Valente, 21, of San Diego; Kelly Catlin, 20, of Arden Hills, Minnesota; and Chloe Dygert, 19, of Brownsburg, Indiana -- pulled off an upset at the world championships in London in March, but they knew Great Britain would be formidable in Rio.Look, we were going for gold, but obviously Im still so proud of the team and what weve accomplished, said Hammer, who won her first individual world championship 10 years ago.Were kind of the little team that could, going up against the big machine, said Hammer, who will turn 33 in a few days. Thats how the U.S. rolls. Were the underdogs; thats what motivates us. We came close, we tried to push them, but they were the better team.Hammer said she hasnt decided how much longer shell compete but that she definitely wont extend her career another four years.She has more racing to do in Rio in another event in which shes had considerable success: the omnium -- track cyclings arduous two-day multidiscipline equivalent of the pentathlon -- on Monday and Tuesday. Hammer won the omnium silver medal at London 2012.Whenever Hammer decides to bow out, shell leave a more-than-solid foundation for the future.In March, still fresh off the world title, Hammer commended the U.S. coaching staff for scouting more specialized, power-oriented athletes, rather than simply converting time trial specialists.It may look fluid and beautiful to a spectator watching, but it is raw and tough when were out there, Hammer told ESPN.com then. We are going superfast, millimeters apart from each other; one mistake and its over. I know theres tons of athletes out there. When Im done, hopefully theyll continue this flow.Indeed, head U.S. Olympic track coach Andy Sparks said he has never seen a young rider take to the track as naturally as Dygert, whose main challenge might be to decide how to channel her talent without overextending herself. Youre never going to have to worry about complacency with her, Sparks said a few months ago.Dygert swept the world junior time trial and road race titles in Richmond, Virginia, last year, attacking out of a breakaway on the final circuit in the latter to solo home. She wants to try to continue to balance road and track. Cant is not in my vocabulary, Dygert said matter-of-factly.Canada won the bronze medal on Saturday with a time of 4:14.627 to retain the bronze medal it won four years ago.Team GB set a new world record in Thursdays qualifying round, then topped a new mark by the U.S. team on Saturday morning.Trott noted that there was some skepticism when the womens format was changed to match the mens for these Summer Games, expanding the teams to four riders apiece and extending the distance to 4,000 meters.People worried we couldnt get four [world-class] riders, because there arent as many women in cycling, she said. But to come here and see a field like this is pretty incredible. Jeff Bagwell Jersey Large . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Astros Jerseys China . 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The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tennessee fought back in the fourth quarter, but the team fell 67-63 on Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum.Virginia Tech led by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Vols cut the deficit to three with 1:17 remaining in the game on two free throws by Jaime Nared. Mercedes Russell recorded one of her three rejections with 55.6 seconds remaining as she knocked it back off Chanette Hicks to give the Lady Vols possession.Diamond DeShields hit Russell on a screen-and-roll to cut the deficit to 62-61. However, the Hokies regained a three-point lead as Chanette Hicks went into the lane and made a layup while being fouled. Hicks missed the free throw, to keep the game at one possession with 29.9 seconds remaining.Nared drove into the lane, but couldnt convert a layup amidst contact, and the Lady Vols were forced to foul. Hicks made two free throws to seal the game.Russell finished with 17 points and season highs with 14 rebounds and three blocks. DeShields and Nared each finished a rebound shy of a double-double as DeShields had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Nared fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Jordan Reynolds finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.Hicks led the Hokies with 24 points, five rebounds and eight steals. Regan Magarity finished 16 points and Sidney Cook scored 14 points and added 12 rebounds.The Lady Vols opened up the game with a Nared layup, but the Hokies rattled off eight straight points on their way to taking an 18-10 lead after the first quarter.Tennessee made a run during the second period as Mercedes Russell made her impact during a 13-3 Tennessee run. Russell had four points and two rebounds in the spurt. Meme Jackson hit a three pointer to bring the score to 25-24 and the Lady Vols retook the lead after DeShields stole the ball and passed ahead for a fastbreak layup by Jaime Nared.The third quarter opened as a tight affair, Russell converted a three pointt-play with 3:27 remaining in the frame to tie the game, but Virginia Tech scored seven consecutive points, six of those on layups by Regan Magarity.dddddddddddd. Virginia Tech was able to push their lead to 11 by the end of the third.After the Hokies scored the first bucket of the fourth quarter to push their lead to 13, the Lady Vols responded with a 9-0 run, with four of those coming from Jordan Reynolds to get back into the game, but the team wasnt able to finish it out.The Lady Vols will return to the court on Wednesday, Nov. 30 as they take on Tennessee State at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network +/WatchESPN. The Lady Vols are 4-0 all-time against Tennessee State with the last victory coming in 2014 as the #4 Lady Vols defeated the Tigers 97-46.Double-Double BrigadeMercedes Russell recorded her fourth double-double in five games so far this season with 17 points and 14 rebounds.Russell recorded her 14th career double-double which moves her into a tie for 21st place all-time on Tennessees career double-double chart. She is tied with Shelia Collins (1981-85), Pashen Thompsen (1993-97) and Vonda Ward (1991-95).Jaime Nared recorded her second consecutive double-double as she finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It is Nareds third career double-double and second of the year.Block PartyRussell recorded three blocks, she is now ranked 10th on the schools all-time career blocks list as she passed Chamique Holdsclaw.The Lady Vols blocked six shots in the first half of the game vs. Virginia Tech which was more than they had blocked in any of their previous four games in 2016. The teams season high was four in the win over James Madison.Tennessee finished with 10 blocks, led by three from Russell, and two from DeShields and Reynolds.Jordan Reynolds finished with two blocks, tying a career high that she last set against Alabama on Jan. 31, 2016. ' ' '