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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Hes a self-proclaimed miserable sod but five-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny now sits among a pantheon of knights and will find it increasingly hard to live in his comfort zone of flying under the radar.Kenny put together a stunning display of tactics and pace to beat his Great Britain teammate and Olympics Village flatmate Callum Skinner to individual sprint gold in the Rio Olympics Velodrome over two races on Sunday.Sir Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic champion, was watching on from the stands in the velodrome, aware that on Tuesday a win in the keirin will see Kenny join him as Britains Olympic medal record holder.Kennys storming showing in the sprint, his second gold of the Games alongside Thursdays mens team sprint, now sits him second on the list alongside Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Bradley Wiggins on five but it is yet to sink in for Kenny.It is strange, to see him [Hoy] up there and his big head sticking out. People keep saying I have won five but I dont feel any different from the other day when I only had three, Kenny said. Its not sunk in yet.Ive still got the keirin to go. I probably wont let it sink in. Ill go back, relax as much as possible and hopefully give myself the best chance possible.Kenny, the only man not to be knighted but now mentioned in the same breath as Redgrave and Wiggins, will be looking to add another on Tuesday. History awaits but he doesnt expect it to lead to an influx of sponsorship money, nor will it change him as an individual.He recently said on BBC news he didnt have a personal sponsor because he couldnt compete with other pretty athletes from a marketing point of view. He doesnt expect this to change, but it doesnt bother the new five-time Olympics champion a jot.I wasnt meant to be moaning [on the news] its just a fact of life Ive come to live with, Kenny said. Im not very marketable which is fine, I cant help being a miserable sod.Ive just accepted that. I like flying under the radar a little bit and getting on with what I like doing which is racing.He did risk a smile though and the sheer joy at having taken another gold was written large over his face but there is a team feeling to this triumph for Kenny.Skinner, who was part of the gold-medal winning mens sprint team, chased him hard. The silver is a remarkable return for Skinner, who was unbeaten in Rio until he faced Kenny in what was his first individual Olympics or World Championship final.He is five years younger than Kenny and the five-time Olympic champion is predicting big things for him, but is now turning attention to Tuesdays keirin.I am really hit and miss, Kenny added. I could get a medal or bomb out in the first round. I need to focus on recovery and in the morning of the keirin I want to get stuck in.Despite the modesty, Kenny will fancy his chances of adding an incredible sixth gold to his tally. With his double gold sitting alongside the mens and womens team pursuit the two silvers and bronze from Chris Froome, they are on target to meet UK Sports upper target of 10 medals for Rio. Great Britain looks set to continue ruling the track.To what we did in Beijing, then in London and now here, pushing for it again is really special. Its the whole set up and it gives us all the opportunities and I feel really lucky to be part of this era and to be going through this amazing set of games were having.Bert Blyleven Angels Jersey . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. Bobby Knoop Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. https://www.cheapangels.com/113j-vladimir-guerrero-jersey-angels.html . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. 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Seven of them, to be exact.Crawford became the first major leaguer in 41 years to get seven hits in a game, finally putting the San Francisco Giants ahead to stay with an RBI single in the 14th inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins.A great performance, said Giants bench coach Ron Wotus, who filled in as manager after Bruce Bochy was hospitalized with an illness.Bochy picked a heck of a day to take off.The previous player to get seven hits in a game was Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rennie Stennett on Sept. 16, 1975, at the Chicago Cubs. He did it in nine innings, the only big leaguer to accomplish that feat since before 1900.It doesnt happen very often that you get eight at-bats in a game so I figured it didnt happen a whole lot, but you dont think about stuff like that when youre playing, Crawford said.The San Francisco shortstop, who entered in a 6-for-36 slide, raised his batting average 13 points to .278. He tripled, doubled and had five singles in eight at-bats, tying the NL record for hits in a game.I got a couple to drop in and squeak past and then I hit a few balls hard, too, that found holes, Crawford said. I felt good.The seven hits set a franchise mark.Its crazy to me, Crawford said. The history of the Giants with all of the great players that have come through, you would think that somebody pushed across seven hits in one day, but its pretty crazy to be in pretty small company.Crawfords hits came off six different pitchers.What do you have to do to get that guy out? I dont know, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. We didnt figure it out today. Hes a tough out right now and obviously, when youre getting seven hits, youre feeling pretty good about yourself. So Im sure this whole series, its not going to be fun trying to get him out.The only major league player besides Stennett to get seven hits in a nine-inning game was Wilbert Robinson for the old Baltimore Orioles of the National League in 1892.Johnny Burnett holds the major league mark for an extra-inning game with nine hits for Cleveland in a 1932 contest that lasted 18 innings.George Kontos (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory.Relievers dont get measured on wins and losses for the most part, but to be out there in a game like that and be able to throw the final pitch and stamp my name on a win like that -- it was just a gutsy, gritty game, Kontos said.The Giants were without Bochy, admitted to a Miami hospital in the morning after feeling ill. He was to be monitored overnight and is expected back on the bench Tuesday night.San Francisco went 66 for 21 with runners in scoring position and left 18 on base in a game that took 5 hours, 34 minutes -- the longest of the season for both teams.ddddddddddddExhausting, Crawford said. Im tired right now.Andrew Cashner, Miamis scheduled starter for Friday, entered in the top of the 14th to face Crawford with two on and he lined a single to center field that scored Brandon Belt for an 8-7 lead.I try to take every at-bat separate whether Im 0 for 4 with four strikeouts or 6 for 7, Crawford said. I was just trying to get the runner in any way I could.Christian Yelich homered and tied a career high with four RBI for the Marlins. Martin Prado also went deep and drove in two runs. They hit back-to-back homers in the fifth.San Francisco threatened in the 13th when Crawford hit a one-out triple off Dustin McGowan (1-3). After the second out, Mattingly intentionally walked two batters to get to the pitchers spot in the order.The Giants were out of position players, leaving ace pitcher Madison Bumgarner, a .183 hitter with legitimate power, to pinch-hit with the bases loaded. He struck out to end the inning.The Marlins took a 5-1 lead into the seventh behind a solid outing from Jose Fernandez, who allowed one run in six innings.The Giants scored five times in the seventh off three relievers and started the inning with six consecutive hits on their way to a 6-5 lead.Miami responded with Yelichs two-run single. Crawfords single in the eighth tied it at 7.We bounced back, Mattingly said. They bounced back and from there it was crazy after that.Giants starter Johnny Cueto allowed five runs in five innings.WAY TO GO, ICHIROMarlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki received a standing ovation before his pinch-hit appearance in the sixth after getting his 3,000th career hit Sunday in Colorado. Suzuki tipped his helmet in appreciation before grounding out in his only at-bat.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: OF Hunter Pence fouled a ball off his eye on Saturday. He was given a day off Sunday and was back in the lineup Monday. Hes fine, Wotus said.Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (ankle) has taken a break from his rehab stint, citing soreness, but could return to the big league club on this homestand, which ends Sunday. Were hopeful, but its probably a 50-50 thing, Mattingly said.UP NEXTGiants: LHP Matt Moore (7-7, 4.04 ERA overall) makes his second start with the Giants on Tuesday after being acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay.Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (8-8, 4.05) is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his last three starts. ' ' '