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Alexey Shved scored 25 points and recorded seven assists as Russia beat Argentina 81-77 and claimed the bronze medal in mens basketball at the London 2012 Olympic Games.Shved took over in crunchtime as Russia picked up their first Olympic medal in mens basketball."This is one of the best moments of my life. When you come to the Olympic Games and win a medal, not every athlete can do this," Shved said. "Right now, Ive done this, and I dont understand it. I need some time, maybe one hour or two hours (for it to sink in)."In the first half, the Russians shot over 50 per cent and appeared to be in control when Kirilenko made a pair of layups four minutes before the break to push Russias lead to 33-27. But just as they did throughout the game, Argentina closed on a run and Russias lead was just two at halftime.Despite an having an aging squad, Argentine coach Julio Lamas played 35-year-old point guard Pablo Prigioni the entire first half which would prove to be his sides undoing.Over most of the third quarter, the song remained the same as Russia exploited their size advantage to once again surge in front 61-50 with just 1:04 to play. Argentina continued to fire away from long range and had runs of their own. The South American side closed the quarter with a 7-0 run to cut the gap to four. Argentinas strong play continued in the fourth quarter as they tied the score at 62 with seven minutes to play. It was a dogfight going forward as Russia and Argentina would stay close the rest of the way with Shved taking over for Russia, while Manu Ginobili would run things for Argentina. With 43 seconds to play, Ginobili drove right, ducked under the basket, finishing with a lefthanded circus shot to put Argentina in front. It appeared as though the Argentines had the momentum to finish off Russia, but Shved was hot. He continuously exploited Prigionis aging, tired legs in the fourth quarter. With 37 seconds to play he countered Ginobilis magical drive with a long-range bomb that finished off Argentina."It was a difficult shot because if I miss we are dead," Shved said.A missed three-pointer from Argentinas Andres Nocioni was followed with a big steal by Shved off Delfino as the Russian pitched the ball to Vitaly Fridzon who closed the scoring with an open lay-up."They were better than us. We had the chance, but they played better in the last minutes," said Argentina forward Luis Scola who finished with 11 points and six rebounds. "We can get angry about the last play because it was a foul, but we didnt lose the game in that ball. We lost it before."Ginobili finished with 21 points in a losing effort while Nocioni totaled 16.Andrei Kirilenko, Shveds teammate with the Minnesota Timberwolves, helped thee Russian cause with 20 points and eight rebounds despite playing with a calf injury. Cheap Jerseys free shipping . Middaugh had never played third on a full-time basis and didnt know if his back and legs would stand up to the grind of regular sweeping that the position demands. wholesale nfl jerseys . Scott Frandsen of Kelowna, B.C., and Victorias David Calder won their mens pair semifinal in a time of six minutes 21.51 seconds. Britain was second in 6:23.08 and Italy third in 6:27. http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/ . Awarding the 2014 game to the Minnesota Twins and Target Field, it turns out, was one of the easier decisions Selig has made. "This is the right thing to do and this is the right place to do it," Selig said Wednesday in making the official announcement. wholesale jerseys China . 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Having broken German great Gerd Muellers 40-year-old record for most goals in a year on Sunday, Messi added to his tally in the 11th minute by tapping into an empty net from David Villas pass. Pedro Rodriguez controlled the ball in midfield and delivered a perfectly weighted long pass to the flank for Villa to cross. As goalkeeper Mikel Saizar fell to the ground, Messi tapped the ball in off the underside of the crossbar. Messi received a cross from Alexis Sanchez to beat Saizar and score his 21st double of 2012 in the 74th. The Argentina forward has now scored two goals in each of the last seven matches he has started. The 20,000 fans who filled Cordobas Municipal del Arcangel stadium cheered Messi as he came on the field. Cordoba began by launching aggressive runs deep into Barcelonas half, and goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto was forced to leap athletically to tip out a powerful shot by Lopez Garai in the ffifth minute.dddddddddddd. 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