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Australias Olympic sailors have continued to fly the flag for the nation with two teams, Mat Belcher and Will Ryan in the mens 470, and Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen in the 49er class, collecting silver medals on Day 13.With these two results seven of 11 Australian sailors will leave Rio with medals in their kitbag - a strike rate of about 64 per cent.We only had 11 athletes here and seven of us medalled, sailor Mat Belcher said after collecting the silver medal.We had 13 athletes [sailors] in London. And eight of us medalled.Belcher hailed his silver medal with Ryan as a triumph of Australian spirit.We overcame adversity but we passed those tests, Belcher said.And we fought in good Aussie spirit. We didnt give up. We fought all the way to the end to gain those extra metres and it was enough to get the silver.One test came in the 470 medal race when Ryan fell into the polluted waters at Marina da Gloria.I just slipped and fell straight in, said Ryan, a silver medallist at his first Olympics.Obviously Matty pulled me back out of the water one-handed really quickly and got me back in the boat and back into it.Belcher joked his instinctive action had ulterior motives.I was worried about the water quality, he said.Australian sailors claimed one gold and three silvers in Rios polluted waters.In London four years ago, Australian sailors won three gold and one silver.But Belcher isnt about to crow about sailing being the number one Australian sport at the Olympics. I dont know where we are with the sports, he said.But it makes me proud, really proud, to be part of this team.Belchers silver medal follows gold in the 470 at the London Games four years ago.Its a fantastic achievement for us, Belcher said.Its disappointing we didnt win - we came here to win. But to come away with silver is a great achievement.Outteridge and Jensens 49er silver medal follows their gold medal in the same event at Londons Games.I think there was always that moment in our heads where it could slip out of our control, Outteridge said.And to be honest, on that course, nothing is in your control.But probably 30 seconds out of the start when we were ahead of the two guys we needed to beat relaxed the nerves a bit, and then it was going about three tricky laps of that course.Belcher hailed rigorous selection processes for the success of the team, saying sailors were not selected, regardless of whether they had reached qualifying standards, if team management did not believe they could medal or at the very least finish in the top 10.He also noted that sailing bosses first visited Rio before the London Games to suss out the course and conditions.Its our 10th time to Rio, Belcher said.We have really invested a lot of time to get an understanding of these conditions. Nike Odyssey React Sale . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Nike Air Presto Wholesale . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. http://www.nikereactsale.com/epic-react-flyknit-shoes.html . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Nike React Element 55 For Sale . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Nike Air More Uptempo China .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks have waived cornerback Tharold Simon, a former fifth-round draft pick who has struggled with injuries.Seattle also signed cornerback Neiko Thorpe, who appeared in 28 games over the past two seasons with Oakland. Thorpe had been given a second-round restricted free agent tender in the spring, but was among the final cuts by the Raiders at the conclusion of training camp. Thorpe was briefly with the Colts last week before getting cut.Simon had gotten high praise for his improvement during training camp but his entire careerr has been slowed by various injuries.ddddddddddddSeattle also waived rookie fullback Tani Tupou and signed veteran Will Tukuafu.The Seahawks did not add a quarterback to the active roster, another sign that Russell Wilson is expected to play Sunday at Los Angeles. Quarterback Jake Heaps, who was with Seattle in training camp, was signed to the practice squad.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '