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RIO DE JANEIRO - With a sweep of his feet, super heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce tried to charm the locals as he closed in on Olympic gold.The British fighter - and one-time cheerleader -- usually celebrates with a backflip but he wanted to acknowledge the Brazilian culture and his end-of-fight Ginga move, a fundamental feature of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art, showed how much thought he had put into his Games adventure.Joyce had just beaten Uzbekistans Bakhodir Jalolov by a unanimous decision, winning all three rounds and securing a guaranteed bronze medal in the process.The 30-year-old has his sights firmly set on gold, though, as the late starter seeks to follow in the path of former sparring partner Anthony Joshua and make it big as a professional after the Games.I have got the full set of medals now, said Joyce, who is Commonwealth and European champion, and took bronze at last years world championships. Its just about turning that to gold now.People look to the gold medallist, its the highest thing you can achieve in open boxing.Joyce is not an average boxer; he has a fine art degree and has led a colourful life. Joshua calls him a beast but his post-fight dance showed how much more there is to him.Its a cultural celebration, capoeira, and in Rio its good to broadcast another of my talents, he said. I added the Ginga to make sure everyone knew what it was.What if he won gold - would the backflip return? Yes. Save the best fireworks for the end.Joyce was the leading male fighter among Britains 12-strong squad when it was named and his two wins will have buoyed the camp after a tricky start to the competition.His quarterfinal victory meant a third medal success for Team GB after Nicola Adams had won at the same stage in the womens flyweight division earlier on Tuesday.Joshua Buatsis bronze was the third British medal, meaning the sports minimum pre-Olympics target has been met. However, he lost the chance to upgrade his light heavyweight bronze before Joshua went on at Rio Centro 6 and the only other British medal hope is Savannah Marshall, who could secure a middleweight bronze against the Netherlands Nouchka Fontijn on Wednesday.For boxing to really join the Team GB medal party, Joyce and Adams need to make their finals. Even then, the success of other sports would cast a shadow over anything less than gold and the outside chance of Marshall joining them with a first or second place might be needed.Im disappointed but a bronze medal surpasses all expectations, light-heavyweight Buatsi said. I was aiming for gold and nothing else but coming out no one expected a medal. I did the hard work and I gave it my best shot.Britains boxers have had some tough draws and building momentum and a feelgood factor was difficult with the marquee fighters, Joyce and Adams, being given late starts in their competitions.Adams said she felt a bit of ring rust going into her quarterfinal, having been given a bye to that stage. And Joyce said he had been running around the Olympic Village like a madman, and even balancing his 6-feet-5-inch frame on a folding Brompton bike to get around.Time in the athletes village has followed a period at the Team GB training camp in Belo Horizonte for the boxers and if the squads remaining stars dont shine a little more brightly, the wisdom of their early arrival in Brazil may come in for questioning. Under Armour Factory Outlet Uk . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Under Armour Shoes Uk Sale . 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Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Under Armour Sale Clearance Uk . PETERSBURG, Fla. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell got exactly the kind of performance he insists on from his reserves.Ive never been a starter guy, Pikiell said after Rutgers defeated Niagara 78-65 on Sunday in the Scarlet Knight Showcase. I like the finishers. Thats important to me. The way I coach, you gotta be ready.Nigel Johnson led the reserves, equaling a career high with 20 points in helping Rutgers go 4-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Knights bench outscored Niagara 42-3.Other non-starter contributors were Mike Williams (12 points), CJ Gettys (eight points and eight rebounds), Eugene Omoruyi (six points, four rebounds and two assists) and Candido Sanders (four blocks).With Rutgers trailing 42-41, Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 14:32 remaining for the third and final lead change. The Knights scored 16 straight for a 57-42 lead, and opened their biggest advantage at 70-51.After we went on that run we created a little distance in our lead, Johnson said. I felt like we did a good job closing the game and that was what we were focused on.Matt Scott had 30 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Purple Eagles, who are 0-4 for the first time since starting with six straight losses in the 1989-90 season. Kahlil Dukes had 12 points and Marvin Prochet 11.If youre around (Scott) every day, you just watch how hes blossoming, Niagara coach Chris Casey said. Its fun to watch. Hes blossoming as a player, as a person, as a student. His work ethic is off the charts.BIG PICTURENiagara: The Purple Eagles held a 65-44 advantage in bench points in the first three games. The Eagles blocked nine shots, which equaled their combined total in the first three games.Rutgers: Pikiell became the first Scarlet Knights mens ccoach to begin his tenure 4-0 and Rutgers defense has been a major reason.dddddddddddd Rutgers has allowed an average of 61.7 points per game and opponents are shooting 36.3 percent (84 of 231) against the Knights. Rutgers blocked 11 Purple Eagles shots. Rutgers has won four straight for the first time since 2012-13 when it won five in a row in December.PURPLE POSITIVESCollins felt his young team did some things out of character during Rutgers decisive run, but was still happy with the way it continues to battle. I thought our guys competed extremely hard, I thought we did some very good things in the game, and weve got to use this to build on, move forward onto the next game.DOWNPLAYING STARTEntering Sundays game, the record of Rutgers first four opponents was a combined 2-9. To Pikiells credit, he is not getting carried away with his start. Asked the significance of 4-0, the coach said Nothing. We have to start working for the next game, these guys know we have a long week ahead of us.TECHNICALITIESThere were four technical fouls called, three on Rutgers with two of them on point guard Corey Sanders, who was ejected with 7:01 left.WELCOME TO NJThe Purple Hawks made their first appearance at Rutgers. Niagara won the only other meeting between the two, 73-61, on Dec. 18, 1969.UP NEXTNiagara: After three straight on the road, the Purple Eagles have their first home game since opening-night when they host Drexel on Wednesday.Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights host North Texas Wednesday and will attempt to start 5-0 for the first time since 2000-01, when they opened the season with six straight home games. ' ' '