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Australia have claimed the inaugural womens rugby sevens gold medal on day three of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with a 24-17 victory over New Zealand in the final in Rio.The Australians entered the womens competition as raging gold medal favourites and they didnt disappoint -- stretching the countys gold medal tally to four.Star guards Matthew Dellavedova and Patty Mills combined for 49 points in a 95-80 win over Serbia on Monday as Australia took a giant stride towards a top-two group finish in the Olympic mens basketball competition.The Boomers will now meet the all-conquering United States on Thursday and are confident of challenging the world champions.In the swimming pool, Australia have suffered two devastating defeats with Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm both missing a medal in their respective 100m backstroke finals.Larkin and Seebohm, pool deck partners, went into the meet as hot race favourites having each completed the 100m-200m backstroke double at the 2015 world championships in Kazan, Russia, but they suffered double disappointment after each lead at the turn.Larkin finished fourth behind winner Ryan Murphy of the United States, while Seebohm slumped to seventh in her race.The Rio Olympics will be Alicia Coutts swimming farewell but she could go out in style after qualifying sixth-fastest for the 200m individual medley semi-finals.Coutts, who won five medals at the London Games, matching Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould for most medals by an Australian at one Olympics, was second in her heat.Just knowing that I have got nothing to lose, Im here to give it everything I have got and after this event I have other things to look forward to.Emma McKeon and Bronte Barratt are through to the womens 200m freestyle final after touching the wall in second and fourth in the first semi while Grant Irvine clocked the fourth best time ahead of the mens 200m butterfly semis.A last-gasp shot and four goals from Richie Campbell helped Australia snatch a 9-9 draw in their clash with water polo powerhouse Hungary.Samantha Stosur has marched into the third round of the womens singles with a straight sets win at the Olympic tennis centre.The top-seeded Australian eliminated Japans Misaki Doi 6-3 6-4. Stosur will next face German second seed and Wimbledon finalist Angelique Kerber.John Millman has blown a massive chance to join Stosur in the third round of the Olympic tennis singles, almost toppling fourth seed Kei Nishikori. The Australian was beaten?7-6 (7-4) 6-4, but does leave Rio as the first player in Olympic history to win a match?6-0 6-0 -- after his round one drubbing of?Lithuanian Ricardis Berankis.Jessica Fox has progressed to the semi-finals of the K1 canoe slalom after finishing second in her qualification runs at the Rio Olympics.Foxs penalty-free second run gave her a score of 99.51, leaving her just behind fastest qualifier Stefanie Horn (99.07) from Italy at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro on Monday.Australias mens four is also into Wednesdays semi-finals as they moved a step closer to toppling Britains dominance of the event when they posted the fastest time in Tuesdays heats.Australia sits in the box seat for double equestrian gold with one round left of the three day eventing at the Rio Games with Chris Burton leading the individual rankings and Australia on top of the teams event with the show jumping to finish off the competition.In rowing, the Australian mens four have moved a step closer to reviving the Oarsome Foursome tag after posting the fastest heat time at Lagoa Stadium.Veteran Australian rower Kerry Hore had to be consoled by her teammates as the devastation of missing the womens quad scull Olympic final set in.The Australians missed the medal race by a heart-breaking 0.06 seconds, bringing an end to four-time Olympian Hores rowing career.Hore broke down in tears during the post-race interview with her teammates supporting the sobbing Tasmanian.This wasnt how I pictured finishing up, the 35-year-old said.Australian sailor Ashley Stoddart has finished eighth in her first race in the Laser Radial in Rio.Adam Vella has admitted the controversy around the selection of Australias male trap shooters played a part in their disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics.Three-time Olympian Vella confirmed his Games career was over after finishing 12th while teammate Mitchell Iles was 26th.Meanwhile, Australia is last in Pool B in womens hockey after the Hockeyroos suffered a 2-1 loss to the USA following their opening defeat against Great Britain. 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BALTIMORE -- There once was a time when Ray Lewis served as the centerpiece of the best defense in the NFL.That role is now being played by Zachary Orr, the Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker and leading tackler on a unit ranked No. 1 in the league.Though the names have changed, the philosophy behind the Ravens defense remains the same.So does its effectiveness.The current edition of the Baltimore defense is not yet worthy of being compared some of the great ones of the past, most notably the 2000 version, which set a record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game season before winning the Super Bowl.But entering Monday nights game against the New England Patriots, the Ravens (7-5) are in the mix for the AFC North title on the strength of a defense that has limited the opposition to an NFL-low 73.8 yards rushing per game.Theyre the first-rated defense in the league, so no one has done a better job over the course of the season than them, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said.They dont give you anything easy. You have to earn it. They do a good mix with their scheme and also with their personnel.The plan hasnt changed much since Lewis arrived in Baltimore in 1996. While the tackles jammed the front of the line, Lewis honed in on the guy with the ball. In case of a pass, safety Ed Reed had Lewis back.Tony Siragusa, Haloti Ngata, Kelly Gregg and several others played front man for Lewis, who retired after Baltimore beat San Francisco in the 2012 Super Bowl.This season, the 335-pound Brandon Williams is paving the way for Orr.He is in the middle of the defense, outside linebacker Terrell Suggs said. That is the heart of it, if you ask me.For a long time around here, we had the great Ray Lewis, but nobody ever really mentioned Kelly Gregg and the dominance that he had. Our middle linebacker and our nose guards, thats pretty much the source of our defense.Dean Pees has followed the practice of former Ravens defensive coordinators Marvvin Lewis and Rex Ryan in utilizing that sound strategy.ddddddddddddWith Williams up front, Orr in the middle and three-time Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle in the back end, Baltimore has allowed only 17.3 points per game.We know how we want to play fundamentally, Pees said. You just have to play that way.Now in his fifth season as Ravens defensive coordinator, Pees knows how to put together a unit and make it work.Were sitting at the top of the league right now because of the things hes been doing, cornerback Jimmy Smith said.Last weeks 38-6 rout of Miami was one of those rare afternoons when both the offense and defense were clicking in unison. If the offense continues to improve, so will the defense.Ill tell you this: Our defense is going to look even better if -- and when -- our offense goes out and puts up points, Smith said, because we can start playing the defense where we can get after a lot of guys, pin our ears back, get sacks and a lot more turnovers.The Baltimore offense should be tested by the Patriots, who in turn know theyll have to be at their best to score on the Ravens.Asked what concerned him most about the Baltimore defense, New England coach Bill Belichick said, Pretty much everything. Tough to run against, very good on third down, dont give up a lot of points, turn the ball over.You just cant be sloppy around this defense. You have to take good care of the football and youve got to be physical with them. Theyve got some big, strong guys up front.Its been that way for a long, long time. Just ask Orr, who entered the weekend tied for fourth in the NFL with 112 tackles.I have great players around me that have allowed me to flourish in this system, Orr said. Its probably the best situation I could be in.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '