Olympic title to Belgiums Nafissat
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jessica Ennis-Hill is nearly certain that this was her last ever heptathlon -- and its tough. Norm Snead Jersey .Ennis-Hill wiped away tears after losing her Olympic title to Belgiums Nafissatou Thiam on Saturday by a very slim margin, but she wasnt crying about that.At first she called them happy tears because its another medal, but then acknowledged how hard it was going to be to give up and just how close she was to doing that.I think its a mix of thinking back to the last few years, she said. Im just so emotional and, yeah, Ive just got to make a decision as to whether this is my last heptathlon or not. Im so proud of what Ive achieved the last few years. Ive got to have a think.Judging by the emotion, it looks like it will end in Rio de Janeiro.She looks back on two world titles, and of course the delight of that Olympic gold medal four years ago at her home games in London, when she, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford delivered three golds for the home fans on what became known as Super Saturday.Farah retained his 10,000 meters title on Saturday in Rio, but Ennis-Hill had silver and Rutherford took bronze in the long jump.It would have been incredible (to all win gold again) and that was a really tall ask for all of us, Ennis-Hill said. But ... weve all produced medals again four years down the line.The 30-year-old Ennis-Hill, now a mother to two-year-old Reggie, missed out on retaining her title by around three seconds in the final event. Ennis-Hill needed to beat Thiam by 10 seconds in the 800 meters to clinch the gold.I was like `oh god thats so much, she said. But I just thought, Im going to run hard like I always do.She was only about seven seconds ahead at the end, with the 21-year-old Belgian keeping in touch to protect her lead and throw up a big, surprising result. Thiam delivered five personal bests on the way to the title, only six weeks after injuring her elbow.I knew she was going to run hard for that gold medal and not let slip those two days of amazing performances, Ennis-Hill said.There were no gripes about losing for Ennis, but a couple about the schedule. Late nights, then packing up, eating and preparing for the next day, she said she was working on between 4-5 hours sleep for the final day of the heptathlon.Still, its an Olympic silver medal, she said, and she had to enjoy it. More than anything because it could be the last time.I might not do this again, she said, wrapped in a British flag. It is just a really strange part of my career. Mike McGlinchey Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Frank Gore Jersey . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. http://www.custom49ersjersey.com/custom-ross-dwelley-jersey-large-2378d.html .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona.Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night. Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance. Henrik Lundqvist - 5 - Owned OV on Sunday, made two ten-bell saves on him. None bigger than the left pad save in the second period. Was in complete control of the game and you could feel he was unstoppable on Sunday. Braden Holtby - 4 - Someone has to lose. He was just as good as Lundqvist, but the lone goal which was a deflection where he had no chance on, was the difference. Big left pad save on Dorsett in the first which kept it scoreless. Needs to out-duel Lundqvist in Game 7 to get thrust into the next level of goaltending in the league, respect wise. James Reimer - 5 - Stole his second game in a row for the Leafs. Big saves at the right time and mentally tough enough to handle late charges have been impressive. No two better saves than a ddiving head-first save and then a right pad save -- both on Bergeron. Joe Montana Jersey. Tuukka Rask - 4 - Calm, cool and solid on Sunday. Had no chance on the Phaneuf deflection and fought for the rebound on Kessels goal. Has not been the problem for the Bruins, as the Leafs have pressed him and he has held them in. Save on Phaneufs one-timer in the second period shows how focused and locked-in he is in this series. It really has become a goalie battle these last few games. Jonas Hiller - 2 - His blocker side became a problem as the series progressed and the Wings exposed it. Game-winning goal shows why sometimes his butterfly early positioning can backfire. As he was going down, the puck is shot and he is late to react. Outplayed in the series by Howard when it counted. Jimmy Howard - 4 - Hung on as the Ducks pressed near the end with big saves on Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Got better as the series went on and out-dueled Hiller on all facets. ' ' '