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EUGENE, Ore. -- Its a sport built on speed, and at U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Saturday, sprinters wasted no time drawing conclusions about Usain Bolts summertime itinerary.The consensus: Hell be in Rio.For the second straight day, the Jamaican sprinters hamstring was Topic No. 1 in the track world. If Bolt is seriously hurt, the entire Olympics will take on a new perspective, whether its Bolt at less-than-full strength or -- still unthinkable at this point -- absent altogether.Not that anyone going through preliminary rounds in Eugene was worried about that.Crazy stuff always happens in an Olympic year, said Bolts main challenger, Justin Gatlin, who cruised through his 100-meter preliminary in a time of 10.03 seconds. Like anyone else, you have to see whats going to happen. But cmon. Were going to see his face in Rio one way or another.Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers and Trayvon Bromell all advanced easily through the first round of the 100 on a sunny, 83-degree day that produced little in the way of top-line surprises.Meanwhile, a continent away in Kingston, few clues emerged the day after Bolt, the 29-year-old world-record holder, pulled out of his national championships, posting a picture of himself on Twitter with electrical-stimulation pads stuck to his hamstring and the message: Starting the recovery process right away.What is known is that Jamaicas rules are much less restrictive than those in the United States, which allow the top three finishers in each event to qualify, with no exceptions for injuries or past performances.Per Jamaicas rules, Bolt can earn his spot in the 100 and 200 if he can show hes fit enough; that judgment call has to be made by July 18, when Olympic rosters are due.I feel like its a cop-out. He should run like anybody else, said Rodgers, the 2009 U.S. champion at 100 meters. But at the end of the day, hes Bolt. Hes the Olympic champ, hes the world champ. Until someone beats him, puts him in his place, hes going to do what he wants to do.Indeed, there was more eye-rolling than genuine concern among the U.S. sprinters, who feel like theyve seen this before.In 2012, Bolt ran at Jamaicas nationals, but finished second to Yohan Blake in both the 100 and 200, not far removed from a minor car crash and dealing with some leg issues. Bolt was injured in the lead-up to world championships last year, but nonetheless edged Gatlin in the 100 and blew by him in the 200.Now, this.Its a tradition, said Gay, who once was Bolts main challenger.Gatlin said years ago, he might have heard about an injury to Bolt and thought I hit the lottery. What did the injury do to his thought process this time?Nothing, Gatlin said. Being a veteran, you cant let that change you.Gatlin didnt want to get sucked into a conversation of whether hed like to see Bolt at his best when he gets to Brazil later in the summer. The Americans still have to get through two more rounds of the 100 on Sunday to secure their spot on the Olympic team.Its a format theyve long dealt with and accept, even if it adds some strain, coming only six weeks before the games begin.If I was Bolt in Jamaica, Id probably pull out, too, said Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist at 200 meters, who now coaches American sprinter Jeneba Tarmoh. I know my training isnt up to where I want it to be, so Id let them race and Ill just go home and train. I know theyre going to put me on the team. You cant do that here. If you could, Im sure thered be a lot of people whod pull out.Other headlines from Day 2 at Olympic Trials:FELIX THROUGH: Allyson Felix again gritted her way through the 400-meter heats, finishing second to Francena McCorory in a time of 50.31. Its not an ideal situation for me, Felix said of the injured right ankle that has hampered her preparation for the 200-400 double. Im happy to keep moving on.BUSY DAY: World long-jump champion Tianna Bartoletta had a busier day than most. She was also entered in the womens 100 meters, and the events were scheduled simultaneously. She qualified for the Olympics in the long jump and moved easily through the first round of the 100. Bartoletta petitioned to have the schedule changed, but to no avail. We changed the practices so I would go from the runway to the sprint, back to the runway, she said. Even though the pressure of being at the Olympic trials was higher, my body was actually used to doing that.HALFWAY HOME: World-record holder Ashton Eaton made it safely through the first five events of the decathlon. He has 4,561 points, which is not a record pace, but is an 83-point advantage over second-place Jeremy Taiwo. Olympic silver medalist Trey Hardee ran his 400 meters in 1 minute, 12.49 seconds, more than 36 seconds off the pace, to drop into 17th place. Hes been dealing with a hamstring injury, on top of a foot injury, that had him on the couch for the 10 days before trials. He said hed return for Sundays events.HUDDLE UP: Molly Huddle ran hard to the line to win the womens 10K by more than 4 seconds over Emily Infeld. Huddle finished in 31:41.62. Last year at world championships, Huddle slowed up and raised her hands to celebrate with about a step left, which allowed Infeld to shoulder past her for the bronze medal.DISCUS QUALIFIERS: Whitney Ashley, Shelbi Vaughan and Kelsey Card all qualified for the Olympics in the discus throw. Ashley won the event with a throw of 204 feet, 2 inches.Chicago Bulls Gear . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. Bulls Jerseys 2019 . 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Cincinnati (5-8-1) had its club-record streak of five playoff seasons snapped.They lost in the first round each season, and still havent won a playoff game since the 1990 season, the sixth-longest stretch of futility in NFL history.Were so used to the past five years of going to the playoffs every year, defensive tackle Domata Peko said. Its the first time we havent in a long time, and it hurts. It really hurts me.How they faded hurt the most.The Bengals matched the club record with 12 wins last season, only to lose at home to Pittsburgh in the opening round of the playoffs.Jeremy Hills fumble and penalties on Vontaze Burfict and Adam Pacman Jones moved the Steelers in range for the winning field goal in the final seconds, one of the biggest meltdowns in playoff history.They melted down again in the second half on Sunday.After scoring on their first four possessions for a 20-9 halftime lead, they managed only 38 yards in the second half. They had more penalties (seven) than first downs (four).Chris Boswell tied the club record with six field goals for Pittsburghs first 15 pooints, and the Bengals drew penalties on four consecutive plays -- including Pat Sims personal foul -- that set up Ben Roethlisbergers decisive touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.ddddddddddddurfict and Jones got flagged again during the game -- the linebacker for tackling Roethlisberger after he got rid of the ball, and the cornerback for taunting. The Bengals were left fuming.They let Pittsburgh do whatever they wanted to, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said. They shouldve been calling stuff on them, too.The Bengals had one take-that moment while building the lead. Hill scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, saw a Terrible Towel that a fan had thrown onto the field, picked it up and tried to tear it. Unable to do that, he threw it to the ground again.It was just lying there, Hill said. Spur of the moment.The Bengals were good at finishing off games last season, until they met Pittsburgh in the playoffs. Theyve been unable to do it this season, preventing them from reaching the playoffs.We just havent been able to find the finishing touches, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. We just havent found what it takes there at the end.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '