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RIO DE JANEIRO -- When Hans Struzyna began his University of Washington rowing career, he and his freshman teammates were required to learn two things right off the bat. One, the words to the school fight song, Bow Down to Washington. Two, they needed to memorize the names of each member of the 1936 Huskies crew that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.Don Hume, Joe Rantz, George Hunt, Jim McMillin, John White, Gordon Adam, Chuck Day, Roger Morris and Bobby Moch.It was drilled into us pretty early that this is a really important part of our legacy, Struzyna said. We dont forget where we come from. As an individual rower, youre not necessarily anything special, youre part of the legacy, part of the tradition, part of the timeline, and you have to make that part really exceptional.Struzyna is doing that. He is one of four Washington alumni on the U.S. mens eight crew for the Rio Games, along with Rob Munn, Sam Dommer and coxswain Sam Ojserkis. Former Washington freshman coach Luke McGee is the U.S. mens eight coach.Those four UW alumni arent alone. There are four former Huskies rowing in the various U.S. womens boats, plus another four on the Canadian teams. That makes 12 Washington rowers in Rio.While rowing is often known as an Ivy League sport, the Huskies have won 19 national collegiate mens championships -- the most by any school since 1923 -- and 11 womens titles.More notably, 86 Huskies will have rowed at least once in the Olympics, winning 42 medals, 23 of them gold. Include those from the boycotted 1980 Games, as well as alternates, and the number of UW rowers on a U.S. Olympic team is 100.Furthermore, the famous George Pocock, who designed and built so many top rowing shells, was based in Seattle and was a prime ally with the Washington crew. He was the boatman for the U.S. crew teams in 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956.Former Washington coaches Al Ulbrickson and Bob Ernst each guided U.S. teams to gold at the Olympics. Ernst coached the U.S. women who won gold in 1984, and Ulbrickson coached UW and U.S. teams to three Olympics, winning gold in the eight man in 1936 and bronze in the coxed four man at the 1952 Games.While other schools have won Olympic medals -- California won three in the mens eight (1928, 1932 and 1948) -- the 1936 UW team is now the most famous due in large part to Daniel James Browns The Boys in the Boat. The book was a nationwide bestseller when it was published in 2013 (and still is in Seattle bookstores), is in the process of becoming a major motion picture and inspired a recent PBS documentary, The Boys of 36.Its interesting because the 36 crew obviously happened a lot of years ago, and the sport has evolved in so many ways since then, Struzyna said. So, at first glance, you think, Thats great, but how does it apply to 2008? Or 2016? But when you dig into it a little bit, thats when you remember those are the roots you came from, and you dont want to forget about it.What Ive been inspired by is the grit and the rawness those guys had. And the ability they had to come up in this sport that was basically ruled by the East Coast, Ivy League and Cal and to have this faith in themselves and one another that they could face these guys and beat them.Germany was expected to win gold in the mens eight at the 1936 Olympics, having won five previous rowing races in those Games. Adolph Hitler was on hand for the six-team final race, watching from the terrace behind Ulbricksons wife. She told documentary maker Lenny ODonnell in the 1980s: I sat 30 feet away from Hitler. Id have shot him if I would have known what he was up to.The Washington mens eight didnt fire a bullet, but they upset Hitler, just as Jesse Owens did against the German sprinters and long jumpers. Despite rowing in a lane where wind resistance was strongest, the UW/U.S. team performed impressively, roaring from behind to beat the Germans, who settled for bronze, and the silver medal-winning Italians.The shell the 1936 team rowed to gold in Berlin also hangs in the Huskies shell house. When Struzyna saw it for the first time, he thought: Are you kidding me? Did they actually row that?It looked like it was about to fall apart. And then it was, Oh, crap. They actually rowed that. he said. Thats where my head went. Then it was, This is really cool. This is part of our history. Not some random piece of history. I will always remember my father taking me to my first Husky football game in 1979, when the 1936 Washington rowers were honored on the field. He pointed to them and told me what they accomplished and how special it was.How will the U.S, rowers fare in Rio? The U.S. women have won gold the past two Olympics, and silver in 2004, with Huskies in all three of those boats. They also had the fastest time during Mondays qualifying heats, so expect more success from them. The men have a good chance to medal as well, and also advanced in Mondays heat with the days fourth fastest time.And if they win gold like their forebears in 1936, perhaps the four Huskies in the boat will celebrate by not only listening to The Star-Spangled Banner during the medal ceremony, but also by singing the Husky fight song.Mighty are the men who wear the purple and the gold.Air Force 1 Herre Norge . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. Air Force 1 Norge . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. http://www.airforce1norge.com/air-force-1-07-norge.html . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. 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Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training.LOS ANGELES -- Although the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings have one of the NHLs liveliest rivalries, the ice has been tilted decidedly toward the north in the past 14 months.Particularly when the clubs meet down south at Staples Center, where the Sharks have made themselves at home.Logan Couture had two goals and an assist, Ryan Carpenter scored his first NHL goal and San Jose extended its recent mastery over the Kings with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.Kevin Labanc also scored and Martin Jones made 26 saves against his former team in the Pacific Division-leading Sharks fifth win in six games. Couture and Carpenter scored 30 seconds apart in the final minute of the first period, and Los Angeles couldnt recover from that defensive lapse.Anytime we play LA, theres no speeches needed, San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. We know its going to be a hard game, and our guys respond to the challenge.They also make themselves at home in downtown Los Angeles. The Sharks won at Staples Center for the sixth consecutive time, including three playoff victories last spring.San Jose ousted the Kings in the first round on the way to the Stanley Cup Final, and the Sharks control over their oldest rival has continued this fall with two regular season victories.They play tough in this building, Couture said. They come out with energy. Theyre physical. Theyre big. Theyre strong. Theyre difficult to play against, (but) this is how we played last year down the stretch and into the playoffs. We get up on teams, (and) its tough for teams to come back. We defend well, and (Jones) makes big saves and we walk out with the win.Couture, who sharply criticized the Kings and Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Drew Doughty last year after their playoff series ended, added an empty-net goal. He has only two multipoint games this year -- and both were against the Kings.Doughty tried andd failed to keep Coutures late clearance from settling in the Kings empty net.ddddddddddddI saw the replay and got a little chuckle out of it, Couture said. Hes a special player, a guy I see all the time in the summer. Its always fun to play the best players in the world, and its fun we get to play him all the time.Dustin Brown scored for the Kings, whose five-game winning streak ended with another frustrating night against their upstate rivals. Peter Budaj stopped 20 shots in Los Angeles first home loss in seven games since Nov. 1.We know theyre a good team, Gaborik said. It was a tight game out there at times, but they had a few odd-man rushes which we normally dont give up. Hopefully our game will get better and better.After Labanc converted Coutures pass on a 2-on-1 break to open the scoring, Couture got his team-leading eighth goal in the final minute of the Sharks three-goal first period.Carpenter, an AHL All-Star last season while leading San Joses top affiliate in scoring, found the net in his fourth NHL game over two seasons -- although Budaj probably should have stopped the shot between his legs.Joel Ward had two assists in the sequence for the Sharks.Brown finally got the Kings on the board early in the second period, roofing a rebound of Gaboriks shot during a power play for his fourth goal.Game notesGaborik played his second game of the season and got his first regular season point since Feb. 12. He missed Los Angeles first 21 games with a broken foot. ... San Jose beat Los Angeles 2-1 on opening night at the Shark Tank. ... Los Angeles had the previous three days off. D Matt Greene returned to the lineup and Tom Gilbert was scratched.UP NEXTSharks: Host Canadiens on Friday night.Kings: At Coyotes on Thursday night. ' ' '