so I think he would fit into any club he goes to, Burgess said. He has

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Each quarter begins with pure, unbridled speed, a furious dash from the mouth of the goal to the middle of the pool while your opponent comes barreling at you from the opposite direction. At stake is the most valuable commodity in water polo: possession of the ball.While players have all sorts of tricks for winning the sprints, they all agree on one thing: Practice makes perfect.Pushing off the wall is way better, U.S. driver Rachael Fattal said. But (you) try to get momentum, so if you can get momentum its not too bad. Its definitely something you have to work on.U.S. coach Adam Krikorian lets his players decide who takes the sprints -- They know better than I do, he said -- and it worked out quite well in an 11-6 victory over Hungary on Saturday, concluding a 3-0 run through group play for the defending Olympic champions. The Americans had the ball at the beginning of each quarter, with Fattal taking two sprints, Hungary jumping early on one and the U.S. winning a jump ball after a tie-up in the fourth.Fattal said captain Maggie Steffens lines up next to her for the sprints and helps her watch the referees.I only look at one. Maggies telling me what the other ref behind me is doing, Fattal said. So when she puts her hand up I know that my persons going to put their hand up and get ready to go, but I just go as fast as I can. I put my head down and hold my breath and I go.Standing nearby, Steffens pointed right back to Fattal.Shes a competitor, Steffens said.Timing the starting whistle is a big key -- If you start little bit later, you dont have a chance, said Zivko Gocic, the captain of Serbias mens team -- but you also have to get up to full speed as quickly as possible -- without the benefit of starting blocks or a wall.Its pretty tough, Australia driver Keesja Gofers said. Its always nice to do sprints off the wall, when you get a nice push-off. But we do work a lot on our breaststroke and egg beater (kicks), so were used to starting from nothing and like changing speeds.Gofers and Rowie Webster scored two goals apiece to help Australia beat Brazil 10-3 to finish second in Group A behind unbeaten Italy. Australia will face Hungary in Mondays first quarterfinal when the tournament shifts to the Olympic Aquatics Stadium for the next round.Also Saturday, Laura Lopez Ventosa scored four times as Spain pulled away from China for a 12-8 victory, and Roberta Bianconi had three goals in Italys 10-5 win against Russia. Spain and Russia meet in Mondays quarters, and Italy takes on China.Next up for the United States is Brazil, which has dropped each of the three meetings between the countries this year by a combined score of 55-7.The U.S. got a preview of what it likely will see more and more the rest of the way when Hungary tried a physical approach against the speedy Americans. But Steffens scored four times and Maddie Musselman had three goals to send the U.S. to its 19th straight victory.Thats what we need to be ready for, Krikorian said. I think Id be shocked if teams dont come out and play real more physical with us. Everyones looking for an edge and trying to find a way to gain an advantage and obviously thats one way to play.Steffens leads the tournament with 10 goals after scoring 21 times during the United States march to its first Olympic gold. The Stanford star seems to have picked up right where she left off in London.Shes a captain for a reason, Krikorian said. Obviously an excellent player, but Id say an even better leader, and someone that we can kind of count on to play with intelligence and play with intensity all the time. Thats exactly what you want out of your leader.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenapAir Jordan 1 Retro For Sale . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. Jordan 1 For Sale Cheap . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. http://www.saleairjordan1.com/jordan-1-retro-pinnacle.html . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Air Jordan 1 Clearance .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Air Jordan 1 Retro Sale . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw.South Sydney captain Greg Inglis says hed welcome a move to bring Robbie Farah to Redfern.Farah has been linked to Souths after falling out with Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor and being dropped to reserve grade.Souths have struggled at hooker since Issac Lukes off-season move to the Warriors and regular No.9 Cameron McInnes has been axed for Damien Cook for Saturday nights match against Melbourne.He (Farah) is a high quality player, Inglis said on Wednesday.He has represented his state and his country. We have a No.9 here in Cam, but if we do pursue Robbie I think it would be great for this club.It was a stance supported by Souths England international George Burgess.He is a rep player so I think he would fit into any club he goes to, Burgess said. He has a lot of skills.Farah has also been linked to a move to Cronulla, where hooker Michael Ennis will retire at seasons end and a move to strugggling St George Illawarra has also been mentioned.ddddddddddddCurrent Dragons No.9 Mitch Rein is off contract with the club and is in protracted contract negotiations.Farah has again been named in reserve grade this week by the Tigers.Inglis returns from a three-match suspension for his shoulder charge on Josh Dugan in State of Origin three for Saturdays match with his former club Melbourne at AAMI Park.Souths were thumped 54-4 last week by Canberra.It is possession and our defence - if we fix those things up we can put our best foot forward for the rest of the season, Inglis said.Melbourne are a great side, they have been for years.They have certainly shown that they are the team to beat (for the premiership) but Cronulla are playing outstanding football as well. ' ' '