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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Alev Kelters Olympics were over, so she and her U.S. womens rugby teammates could finally go out for some celebratory passionfruit caipirinhas.Oh, and to party with Matthew McConaughey.True story: After finishing fifth at the Rio de Janeiro Games, the rugby team had gone through its post-Olympics debriefing meeting and headed to a hotel bar to enjoy a few glasses of Brazils national drink. And in walked McConaughey, who was spotted at rugby matches earlier in the weeks. He posed with players for some pictures, said a few encouraging words and even told the team the origin of his signature all right, all right, all right saying from the movie Dazed and Confused.I think well remember that one, Kelter said.Such can be the life for those whose Olympics end long before the flame goes out on Aug. 21. Its a rare time with no early morning workouts, no training sessions, no challenge to block out distractions and try to stay as sharp as possible for the enormity of Olympic competition. Instead, they get to eat whatever, drink whatever, stay up as late as they want.Or if theyre lucky, have fruity drinks with Academy Award winners.Slept in until 10:30 this morning, Kelter said Wednesday. Cant remember the last time I did that.It makes for an interesting dichotomy in the athletes village, where many of the 10,500 or so competitors in the Rio Games are staying. Some are already done and are staying for a few extra days; others dont compete for another week or even more in some cases, so the vibe changes as the games go along.While many there are still trying to keep a sharp focus, others are in vacation mode.Im not jealous of everyone else because they get to let loose, U.S. womens taekwondo athlete Jackie Galloway said. This is what Ive been working toward for four years. The accumulation of all of my hard work has been leading up to Aug. 20 when I step out on the mat for the first time. So thats really all Im focused on. For me it isnt as hard as you might think.Five-time taekwondo Olympian Steven Lopez says hes remembered times at past games when hes heard the in-village celebrations of athletes who are done, and wished he could take part in those since his competitions are typically in the final days of the competition. Teammate Stephen Lambdin said he doesnt expect things to get too far out of hand.Honestly, 99.9 percent of athletes are super-respectful of everybody, Lambdin said. At 10 p.m., its pretty much silent throughout the village. Im sure thatll change a little bit as more people finish ... but for the most part, nobodys going to run up to your room and start banging on the door at 2 oclock in the morning.The U.S. Olympic Committee has some tickets available to certain events if athletes so desire to watch, and theres plenty of sightseeing to do. In some cases the end-of-competition schedule also allows time for family reunions of sorts, catching up on time lost to training and flying around the world to get ready for the games.Fencer Jason Pryor didnt medal, and to his parents, that didnt matter in the least.Now we celebrate, said his mother Brenda, who was spending Wednesday with her son before heading back to the U.S.Theres also the element of athletes who have long breaks between events.Golfs Julieta Granada carried the flag for Paraguay in the opening ceremony, then returned to Orlando, Florida, for a week of practice before her competition in Rio next week. British diver Tom Daley already has a Rio medal and still has an individual competition left on his Olympic schedule, but that isnt until Aug. 19. So hes moving elsewhere, in large part to avoid the village frivolity.Get away from everything, give my head a little bit of a rest and my body more of a rest, said Daley, wholl move back to the village in a few days.Kelter is bouncing back and forth between the village, where she still has a room for a few more days, and where her family is staying. Shes looking forward to experiencing the beaches and Brazils culture, plans on cheering for other U.S. athletes in trampoline, basketball, soccer and swimming events, and will be in Rio through the closing ceremony.Its been an emotional roller-coaster, Kelter said. The last two days we played, our team came together more than weve ever seen. We showed America and we showed the world that Americans can play rugby. It wasnt the result we wanted, but we did something incredible and now we can enjoy it. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/T-Shirts/ . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Deion-Sanders-Jersey/ . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Logan-Paulsen-Jersey/ . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Dwight-Clark-Jersey/ . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Kyle-Juszczyk-Jersey/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. PITTSBURGH -- A two-goal deficit was no big deal for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Phil Kessel and company responded with one big finish.Kessel scored twice, including one of Pittsburghs four goals in the third, and the Penguins rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday night.You just have to stick with it in games like this, Kessel said. We did and we got rewarded.The defending Stanley Cup champions trailed 3-1 entering the third, but scored three times in the first 11 minutes of the period. Matt Cullen tacked on his fifth goal of the season when he was hauled down on his way to an empty net with 41 seconds remaining.Nick Bonino and Justin Schultz also scored in the third, helping Pittsburgh win back-to-back games for the first time in a month. Marc-Andre Fleury had 28 saves in his second straight start.Nobody panicked, Fleury said. We were down in the game, but we had a good talk before the third. We have a team that can come back and we did it again.Detroit had recorded at least a point in five straight games. Henrik Zetterberg scored his 314th career goal, matching Pavel Datsyuk for seventh in team history, and Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen got the other goals for the Red Wings.Detroit goaltender Jared Coreau stopped 32 shots in his NHL debut. Coreau was poised early, making a sprawling save on Sidney Crosby in the first five minutes and later denying Evgeni Malkin on a breakaway, but he struggled in the final period.In the third, when they scored the second one, we started to panic a little bit instead of playing with poise and staying calm, Zetterberg said.Boninos goal was his second in as many games, and Schultz has two goals and four points in his last three. Malkin had two assists, extending his point streak to a season-high five games.Bonino started thee comeback with his third goal at 2:05 of the third.dddddddddddd Schultz tied it at 3 at 6:28, beating Coreau with a shot from the point. Kessel then put Pittsburgh ahead to stay when he got a pass from Carl Hagelin and beat Coreau from the top of the crease.We just had to keep working and sticking to our game, Kessel said. We believe in each other here.Pittsburgh is the healthiest it has been the entire season. The Penguins activated forward Chris Kunitz from injured reserve Saturday morning after he missed six games with a lower-body injury.The Red Wings, on the other hand, played without seven regulars because of injuries. The group, which includes Darren Helm and Jimmy Howard, has accounted for 36 man games lost in the last three weeks.Forward Justin Abdelkader was placed on injured reserve Saturday morning after suffering a knee injury Thursday against Florida. He had four points in six games prior to his injury.We had a decent amount of chances, really throughout the game, and even in the third period, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. In the end, we didnt execute good enough to win.Game notes Red Wings D Niklas Kronwall played in his 750th game. ... Pittsburgh scratched Tom Kuhnhackl to make room for Kunitz in the lineup. Rookie Jake Guentzel also sat for a second straight game. ... 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