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A tearful Anna Meares has ended her Olympic title defence and possibly her decorated cycling career.Australias flagbearer has finished 10th in the womens sprint, the event she won in London, but leaves Rio with a bronze medal from the keirin.When she lost her second-round repechage on Monday, consigning her to a ride-off for ninth to 12th, Meares tearfully hugged riders, coaches and staff from Australia and rival countries.After four Games, Meares has not yet made a decision on her future but is likely to call an end to an Olympic career that has brought two gold, a silver and three bronze medals.Meanwhile, Australias teams keep crashing out of the Olympics, with womens water polo and hockey both knocked out in quarter finals on Monday.The water polo women suffered Australias second penalty shootout heartbreak in Rio, following the soccer teams dramatic loss to Brazil last week.Australia and Hungary were locked at 8-8 at fulltime, but the Hungarians won the shootout 5-4 after Australian captain Bronwen Knox missed her shot.The Hockeyroos have followed the men out of the Games in the quarter-finals, going down 4-2 to arch rival New Zealand.Its very disappointing for our girls considering we played some really good hockey but when it comes down to these games, youve got to be at your best or you get punished, skipper Madonna Blyth said.Australias guaranteed sailing medal on Monday was put on hold when the final race of the Laser was cancelled due to a lack of wind.Tom Burton goes into the medal race in second place, 10 points behind Tonci Stipanovic, but needs to finish five places ahead of the Croatian to snatch the gold.Australias 49er sailors Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have put themselves back into medal contention, climbing to third overall after three good races on Monday.But, at 33 points behind New Zealand leaders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, the best they could hope for is silver.Australians Madeline Heiner-Hills and Genevieve LaCaze both finished in the top 10 in the womens 3000m steeplechase.The first Australians to reach an Olympic final in the event, Heiner-Hills finished seventh and LaCaze was ninth.Australia has been stuck on six gold medals for two days and sits in ninth place on the medals table. Vans Old Skool Ireland Online .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Vans Old Skool Ireland Sale . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. http://www.saleoldskoolireland.com/ . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. Vans Old Skool Ireland . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Vans Old Skool Clearance .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. MADISON, Wis. -- The Heisman Trophy campaign for LSUs Leonard Fournette begins Saturday at Lambeau Field.It could also be the start of yet another make-or-break year for coach Les Miles, with the fifth-ranked Tigers holding national title hopes.Wisconsin is poised to play spoiler in the marquee season opener at the home of the NFLs Green Bay Packers.One of the things you always find in your first game is an accurate indicator of who you are at that point, and where you have to go, Badgers coach Paul Chryst said.A victory over LSU could give Wisconsin a huge confidence boost to start a season with a brutal schedule. The Tigers are just an appetizer with Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State still awaiting the Badgers -- and thats just within the first six games of the year.To have a shot at beating LSU, Wisconsin must slow down Fournette , the 6-foot-1, 235-pound bruiser who ran for 22 touchdowns and a single-season school record 1,953 yards last season.Weve got to swarm. Weve got to be relentless, Wisconsin linebacker Jack Cichy said. Just play fast and play relentless.It sounds like what LSU faces nearly every week in the SEC.But with so much at stake this fall, Miles likes the intensity in his players.I think this team wants more, said Miles, entering his 12th season as head coach. I think this team is a little bit more focused than other clubs that Ive had.Some other things to watch and notes for Saturdays game:DERIVING INSPIRATIONThe flooding this summer in Baton Rouge provided perspective for the Tigers. Many players are from Louisiana and some have relatives or friends who were displaced by flood waters. Miles also has experience coaching in the wake of natural disasters. His first season at LSU was 2005, when the double blow of hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated communities along the Gulf Coast.With everything thats going on right now in Louisiana, and what we went through, LSU football, I think, and what the team thinks, will help the community out, no matter what theyre going through, just to bring their hopes up high, Fournette said.The Wisconsin football equipment truck was also bringing donations of backpacks, school supplies and bottled sports drinks to Green Bay too give to to LSU equipment staffers at Lambeau.ddddddddddddLSU would then take the donations back to Louisiana.GETTING DEFENSIVEThe Tigers have unique insight on Wisconsin . LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda held the same position the previous three seasons in Madison, where the Badgers had one of the top units in the nation. Arandas linebacker-led defenses were known for flexibility and unique blitz packages.We have a good scouting report on these guys. We know who the strong points in the defense are, LSU guard Will Clapp said.BIEGEL AND THE `BACKERSSenior Wisconsin linebacker Vince Biegel is known for his wild hairstyles as much as his pass-rushing prowess. Once again, linebacker is the strength of the Wisconsin defense, including Jack Cichy, who had sacks on three straight plays in the Holiday Bowl against Southern California. Hell start inside with Chris Orr in the 3-4 defense, with T.J. Watt -- NFL star J.J. Watts brother -- bookending Biegel on the outside.LSU QBBrandon Harris is looking to back up his comments about being a more mature and developed quarterback as he goes into his junior season and second season as full-time starter. Harris has said that hes expanded his arsenal of throws, and has worked to get better at making short, quick passes to play-making running backs or receivers who have the potential to make short throws into long gains, rather than trying to force intermediate and longer throws.WISCONSIN QBSenior Bart Houston is making his first career start at the home of his namesake, former Packers QB and Hall of Famer Bart Starr. Houston won a training camp competition with redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook. He has the benefit of having worked already for a full season with the offensive-minded Chryst, entering his second year as head coach. But as debuts go, it doesnt get much tougher than facing an LSU defense led by Aranda.---AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana contributed to this story.---Online: AP College Football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org/---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '