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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Michael Phelps didnt have much time to savor his double gold-medal night.He was back at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday, getting started on his bid to win the 200-meter individual medley for the fourth straight time.After five hours of sleep, Phelps said he actually felt rather fresh for the afternoon preliminaries. He cruised through his heat with the third-fastest time overall, 1 minute, 58.41 seconds, which trailed only American teammate Ryan Lochte (1:57.38) and Germanys Philip Heintz (1:57.59).It really wasnt that bad, said Phelps, who won both the 200 butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay late Tuesday night. Ive been able to put my body through things like this over the years. Hopefully I can keep it rolling one more time.The 31-year-old Phelps moved on to the evening semifinals, carrying on his bid to become a four-time champion in an event he first won at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 200 IM is one of two races that Phelps can win for the fourth straight time, along with the still-to-come 100 butterfly.Phelps said hes been texting with former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis, talking about the right way to end his career. Lewis closed out with a Super Bowl victory.Leaving everything in the pool one last time is what Im going to do, Phelps said. If thats good enough to win, well see.The Americans also led preliminaries of the womens 4x200 freestyle relay with a group that, in a bit of a surprise, included Missy Franklin.Even though she finished second at the U.S. Olympic trials, which normally wouldve meant giving her the afternoon off along with expected anchor Katie Ledecky, Franklins poor form prompted the coaches to rest Leah Smith instead.Anytime I can be on a relay -- whether its morning, night, in practice, whatever it is -- it means the absolute world to me, said Franklin, who didnt even qualify for the final of the 200 freestyle and has only one individual event left after the relay. We got out there and did our job. We needed to get them a good lane tonight. We know our coaches are going to make the decision putting our best foot forward.With Ledecky and Smith assured on being on the team for the final, that left two available spots. Allison Schmitt, competing in what is likely the final event of her career, clearly earned one of them with a blistering split time of 1:55.95.Franklin (1:57.03) and Melanie Margalis (1:57.04) were essentially even, though Franklins experience and resume as a five-time medalist at the 2012 London Games would seemingly give her an edge for the fourth position. Cierra Runge was the slowest of the group, 1:57.75.I want whats best for this team, Franklin said. If thats not including me, then thats what I want. If thats including me, then thats what I want. I want whats best for us and best for our country, no matter what.In other events Wednesday afternoon, world-record holder Cate Campbell of Australia was top qualifier in the 100 freestyle with an Olympic-record time of 52.78. Simone Manuel of the United States took the second spot, followed by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and defending Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.Another American, Abbey Weitzeil, advanced with the seventh-fastest time. So did Campbells younger sister, reigning world champion Bronte, in the eighth spot.Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark set the pace in the womens 200 breaststroke, which provides another chance for American Lilly King and Russias Yulia Efimova to carry on their rivalry. This one doesnt figure to be as dramatic as their showdown in the 100 breast.King, who beat Efimova for the gold in the shorter race after calling out the Russians doping history, is not nearly as dominant in the longer race. She barely qualified for the semifinals with the 15th-best time. 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Junior Lomomba added 15 points and Que Johnson 13.EKU led 35-24 at halftime with Gists 3-pointer giving EKU a 12-point lead with 12:14 left. The lead stayed in double figures, reaching a high of 24.This was EKUs first trip to the Colonels home since 2007. Cheap NFL T-shirts Discount Jerseys Wholesale NFL Gear Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping China Jerseys Cheap Stitched Jerseys NFL Jerseys China Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic ' ' '

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