RIO DE JANEIRO -- Kerri Walsh Jennings beat the Chinese in Beijing, winning one of her three Olympic beach volleyball gold medals in 2008 in front of a crowd rooting hard for the hometown opponents.That doesnt come close to what she can expect when the 2016 tournament begins on Saturday at Rio de Janeiros Copacabana Beach.The fact that were in one of the Meccas of beach volleyball -- beach volleyballs second to football there -- thats nuts. Its going to be awesome, Walsh Jennings said recently as she prepared to attend her fifth Olympic Games. The whole tournaments going to be intense.A five-time Olympian with three gold medals, Walsh Jennings is rarely an underdog when she steps on the sand. But with a new partner, the remnants of a shoulder injury and an advancing age -- shes 37 -- Walsh Jennings could be facing her toughest challenge yet.Two Brazilian pairs enter the tournament as the top two seeds, including Agatha and Barbara, who are the defending world champions. The women on Brazils other team, Larissa and Talita, have won Olympic medals, though not together.I want to beat the best. I want to be in the gold medal match playing against the best, said Walsh Jennings, who is now teamed with April Ross after Misty May-Treanor retired. I dont care what country theyre from. But yeah, the dream is to play the best. The past couple of years Brazil has certainly been the best, but Im prepared mentally to play anybody.Beach volleyball is a lifestyle in Brazil, and Copacabana Beach has been called the sports spiritual home.Outside the competition venue, locals play before dipping into the ocean to cool off. A few blocks from the temporary stadium, the International Volleyball Federation cut the ribbon on a Volleyball House -- a renovated school that will be used during the Olympics as a meeting place and then turned back over to the school when the games are over.On Friday, as organizers prepared for the start of the competition, fans were lining up for tickets outside the venue.So when the matches begin Saturday, the venue is expected to be filled with locals who know and love the sport -- and want to see the hometown players win.That does make it exciting, to have the crowd for the team youre playing, Ross said during one of the tournaments leading to the Olympics. It makes you feel like the bad guy a little bit. But thats fun. I think I look forward to that.Not everyone thinks the crowd will work in the Brazilians favor, though.Lauren Fendrick, who partners with Brooke Sweat on the other U.S. team, wondered whether the expectations to win at home would be too much for the Brazilians.Its going to be a lot of pressure on everybody, she said. But its an opportunity to show what youve been working toward all season, all career. Cheap Wholesale Jordan 3 Shoes . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. Cheap Air Jordan 3 From China . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. http://www.cheapairjordan3.com/ . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. Cheap Air Jordan 3 Wholesale China . 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The Orioles are locked in a duel for the top spot in the AL East and competing for, at worst, one of the two wild cards.Tampa Bay went up 4-0 in the second inning and fell behind 5-4 in the eighth before nearly pulling even in the ninth against Baltimores perfect closer, Zach Britton.With two outs, Mike Mahtook singled off the second base bag. Alexei Ramirez followed with a liner to left, and Mahtook wheeled toward home. The relay from Michael Bourn to third baseman Manny Machado to catcher Matt Wieters easily beat him there.I knew it was going to be close, just based on the way Alexi hit the ball, Mahtook said. Left-field line, it wasnt like he had super long way to run for it. I was on the move, he made a good play, and they were able to get me.Evan Longoria hit his career-high 34th homer and Richie Shaffer also connected for the last-place Rays.Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings and struck out four to increase his AL-leading total to 221. The 18-game loser also avoided setting a franchise record for losses in a season.Cant say Im pleased with the way things went, the right-hander said. We lost the game.Archer was replaced after giving up successive one-out singles in the seventh. Danny Farquhar hit Adam Jones with a pitch to load the bases for Hyun Soo Kim, who hit a deep liner to center. Kevin Kiermaier leaped with his back to the 7-foot wall, grasped the ball and brought it back onto the field before it popped from his glove.Thats a grand slam with any other center fielder, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.Kim was limited to an RBI single, and Farquhar struck out Machado and Davis.But Baltimore would not be denied in the eighth against wild reliever Brad Boxberger (4-2).Two walks and a hit batter loadded the bases for J.ddddddddddddJ. Hardy, who tied it with an infield single. Bourn followed with a fly ball to left field, and pinch-runner Nolan Reimold easily scored as the throw was cut off.Brad Brach (9-3) worked the eighth and Britton escaped with his 44th save in 44 tries.If we get to where were looking for, Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez said, its one of those games that you can point out: What was the game that made the difference?Longoria homered off Ubaldo Jimenez with a man on in the first inning and Shaffer went deep in the second for a 4-0 lead.Pedro Alvarez hit his 21st home run in the second for Baltimore and Chris Davis delivered No. 38 in the fourth. Davis also struck out twice and has 201 for the year.Baltimores Mark Trumbo, the major league home run leader with 42, was sidelined with back spasms. It was only the second game hes missed this season.OUT IN LEFT FIELDBrad Miller usually plays shortstop or first base for the Rays. 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