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EUGENE, Ore. -- Army reservist Sam Kendricks now gets to represent his country in a whole new way.On the Fourth of July, the second lieutenant captured the pole vault crown with a U.S. track and field trials record jump that earned him an Olympic spot for Rio. He proudly waved his red, white and blue flag -- with a little extra vigor.I love to have the colors [of the flag] in my hands, Kendricks said. Im lucky and Im very thankful for the grace to befall on me that I get to do this and compete for my country.My commitment to my country comes first and foremost.It was a big day for the armed forces in the pole vault, with U.S. Air Force star Cale Simmons taking second. Logan Cunningham was third.There were two other Air Force members in the field: Dylan Bell and Joey Uhle, who had a mishap with his pole when it snapped in the middle of one of his jumps. Uhle didnt clear a height.It messes with your mind a bit, throws you off your balance, Uhle said.Kendricks was proud of his fellow servicemen.All great jumpers and serving their country on two fronts, Kendricks said.The 23-year-old certainly didnt disappoint, as he cleared 19 feet, 4 3/4 inches (5.91 meters) to break the trials record set by Tim Mack in 2004. It just so happened that Mack was on the sideline encouraging Kendricks to top his mark.Later, Mack placed the gold medal around Kendricks neck.The meet record was a byproduct of a lot of great jumping, Kendricks said. I was lucky enough to have a coach who had a plan.For that, he gave thanks to his dad, who doubles as his coach. They hugged after he won.That was our goal: Come out here and jump the bars like we did in practice, said Kendricks, a two-time NCAA champion at Mississippi who still trains in Oxford.This was quite a contrast to four years ago at trials, when Kendricks showed up in Eugene ready to compete but didnt. He boarded the plane with a spot in the field, but when he landed, he was informed that, through some late additions, he was out.Kendricks scrambled to buy a ticket and watched from the stands.I saw it as a blessing. It really allowed me to have a hard goal, not to be on the bubble again, Kendricks said. An easy goal to set but not necessarily easy to obtain when you dont know what the future looks like. I made that promise, made stronger by the fact I had to watch from the sidelines.He was the clear favorite in this event, especially after he took second at the world indoor championships four months ago. Whats more, he had the second-best vault in the world this season, trailing only Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie of France.The fans had his back, too.Theres that thunder in your heart when you hear the crowd behind you, especially when you look around, Kendricks said. Its funny, when you look to the left, you hear them right there in your ear, and then you look to your right and hear that clap, you get that double heartbeat action.It made me feel like everyone was behind me, and thats what I love about the pole vault. We get to be out there all day, and you can really feel the crowd get behind you. Wholesale Fake Yeezys . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Fake Yeezy 500 . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. http://www.fakeyeezysforsale.com/fake-yeezy-powerphase/ . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Fake Yeezys Online . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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They contributed 29 points and 13 assists in the Pistons home opener on Friday, a 108-82 thumping of the Orlando Magic.Detroit (1-1) will try to keep the good vibes going on Sunday when it faces the Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) at The Palace.Smith was thrust into the starting lineup when Reggie Jackson was diagnosed with knee tendinitis during training camp. Jackson is expected to miss approximately 20 games.Smith is playing for his 10th organization, while Udrih is wearing his eighth different uniform.Hes been able to get a lot of good looks and as a team, weve been able to really jell together and build our chemistry, forwad Tobias Harris said of Smith, who was signed as a free agent in July.We talk to him a lot, especially the guys in the starting five, about where we like the ball and where we are, just adapting to his game, his pace. Thats been going a long way for us and it showed (Friday). He was aggressive, he was playing like himself and thats what we need from him, just that consistent effort.The Pistons, a playoff team last season, dropped their opener in Toronto on Wednesday by 18 points. They recovered quickly in their home opener, leading by 23 points at halftime.We know what it takes to win, center Andre Drummond said. We had that taste of success last year and we know how hard we need to play in order to be a great team.dddddddddddd That wasnt the team we showed against Toronto. That was the team of previous years -- two, three years ago. Weve got to come out with the same energy we had (against Orlando).Milwaukee has the disadvantage of playing the second part of a back-to-back set. The Bucks pulled out a 110-108 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.Forward John Hensons buzzer-beating tip-in was the game winner after the Bucks gave away a six-point lead in the final minute.We just had to fight, he said on the Fox Sports TV interview after the fact. We made some bad plays at the end, didnt talk on defense, but we live to fight another day. Weve got to get better.Bucks coach Jason Kidd is trying to sort through his rotation. He has Miles Plumlee starting ahead of Greg Monroe at center. The training-camp trade of Michael Carter-Williams has moved Matthew Delladova, signed as a free agent, into the starting backcourt.Swingman Tony Snell, who was acquired from Chicago for Carter-Williams, scored six points in 21 minutes in his Milwaukee debut Saturday. He missed Milwaukees opening-night loss to Charlotte with a sprained left ankle.The Bucks defense needs to tighten up. They allowed 44.8 percent shooting to the Hornets and 44 percent to the Nets.When you look back two years ago, no matter what defensive scheme we were in, we played hard, Kidd said.The Pistons took three out of four meetings with the Bucks last season. ' ' '