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RIO DE JANEIRO -- After making his Olympics debut by running in the mens 400-meter prelims one week ago, LSU senior Fitzroy Dunkley added the title of Olympic Silver Medalist to his name when he ran third leg on Jamaicas 4x400-meter relay team that finished runner-up to the United States in Saturdays final at the Olympic Stadium.Dunkley split 44.82 seconds on the third leg as he teamed with Peter Matthews (45.5), Nathon Allen (44.0) and Javon Francis (43.78) to become LSU Track & Fields 13th Olympic medalist in history.Jamaica was running third behind the United States and Botswana when Dunkley took the baton from Allen at the second exchange, and he handed off to Francis firmly in medal contention in third position at the final exchange. Francis surged passed Botswanas Gaone Leaname Maotoanong on the homestretch and crossed the finish line in second place for the silver medal behind Team USAs winning 2:57.30 for gold.Bahamas, the reigning Olympic Gold Medalists from London four years ago, returned to the medal podium with a run of 2:58.49 to edge Belgiums 2:58.52 for the bronze, while Botswana slipped to fifth place in 2:59.06. Cuba trailed in sixth place with a time of 2:59.53, followed by Poland in seventh place at 3:00.50 and Brazil in eighth place at 3:03.28.Dunkleys silver-medal-winning performance in his first Olympic Games caps an outstanding senior season on the track as he also ran on LSUs 4x400-meter relay team that swept NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor titles during the 2016 season. He was also the NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist in the 400-meter dash as one of the nations elite quartermilers throughout the campaign.LSUs athletes have now won 17 medals all-time at the Olympic Games as Dunkley is the 13th different athlete to ascend the medal podium at the modern Olympics dating back to Glenn Slats Hardin in 1932.Hardin was a two-time Olympic medalist as the worlds leading 400-meter hurdler in the early 20th century as he secured a silver medal in Los Angeles in 1932 and gold medal in Berlin in 1936. It would be 52 years before another LSU Track & Field athlete would step onto the medal podium when Sheila Echols won a gold medal in the womens 4x100-meter relay in Seoul, South Korea in 1988. LSU also featured Olympic Gold Medalists in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996 as American Esther Jones and Canadian Glenroy Gilbert, respectively, both won 4x100-meter relay titles.The Athens Olympics in 2004 proved to be the programs most successful with five athletes winning six total medals. Derrick Brew and Kelly Willie both won gold medals as members of Team USAs winning 4x400 relay, while Brew also won bronze in the mens 400 meters. John Moffitt struck silver for the United States in the long jump, while Nadia Davy and Ronetta Smith won bronze for Jamaica in the womens 4x400 relay.Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago has won more Olympic medals than any LSU Track & Field athlete in history as a three-time silver medalist, including runner-up finishes for the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay in his debut in Beijing in 2008 followed by a defense of his countrys silver medal in the sprint relay in London in 2012.Samantha Henry-Robinson also won a silver medal for Jamaica in the womens 4x100-meter relay and Ade Alleyne-Forte won a bronze medal for Trinidad & Tobago in the mens 4x400-meter relay in London four years ago. LSUs athletes have now won six gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals all-time at the Olympic Games.Cheap Yeezys Fake . 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The slight (hes listed as 5-foot-10, 175 pounds) center has points in six of eight games, and head coach Dave Hakstol continues to show confidence in the 24th-overall pick from 2015, moving him up the lineup and expanding his ice time.NotJohn Gibson, G, Anaheim DucksSometimes its easy to think of Gibson as a grizzled veteran in spite of the fact the 39th-overall pick in 2011 is just 23. But after hiccups to start his career, the highly touted goalie is now in a position where he has to step up for the Ducks. With backup Jonathan Bernier?out with an injury, Gibson has to prove hes got the goods and consistency to lead a talented team like the Ducks.dddddddddddd Gibson started slowly but has gone 3-0-1 in his past four appearances. 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In the absence of those players, the Panthers will be looking for their leaders to fill the void. And although former rookie of the year Ekblad leads the team in average ice time at 24:12, playing mostly against opposing teams top offensive units, he has struggled on the offensive side of the puck. Ekblad, 20, has one goal and zero assists, his lone score coming on the power play. The Panther power play, by the way, is 22nd in the league.Young Guns ShowdownTroy Stecher, D,?Vancouver Canucks vs. Connor McDavid, C,?Edmonton Oilers, Friday, 10 p.m. ETMuch is expected from defenseman Stecher, 22, after an outstanding training camp, and hell get a chance to earn his keep in a prominent role as he gets just his second NHL start Friday, likely playing against the NHLs leading scorer. Coach Willie Desjardins told reporters in Vancouver that Stecher, who signed as a free agent with the hometown Canucks after three years at the University of North Dakota, will likely be paired with veteran Alexander Edler?against the Oilers top offensive unit, led by McDavid. A solid showing Friday would put Stecher in line for a repeat performance Saturday against?Alex Ovechkin?and the Washington Capitals. ' ' '