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EUGENE, Ore. -- The first thing Alysia Montano thought was, Get up. Get up.By the time she finally did, everyone else was gone.The 800-meter runner who has been victimized more than once by the unseemly side of her sport got the cruelest break of all at U.S. Track and Field Trials.Cheated out of medal after medal by Russians who were later found to have been doping -- including at the London Olympics four years ago -- Montano saw her chance at an Olympic victory come up painfully short when she tripped over a competitors feet while lining up her last charge in Monday nights final.It doesnt really settle in in that moment where youre thinking, `This is it, Montano said about the split second when she hooked shoes with Brenda Martinez, who was stumbling after making contact with the leader and eventual runner-up, Ajee Wilson. And then, you get up and theyre really far away. Your heart breaks.Montano did get up. She jogged a bit, then stopped, fell to her knees and began to wail as she kicked her foot to the ground in disgust. She got up again and ran to the finish line, then collapsed to her knees, put her head on the ground, looked skyward, clutched her right hand to her heart and let out a primal wail.All of a sudden, they came around the corner and she wasnt there, said her husband, Louis, who was watching from the side with their daughter, Linnea, who turns 2 next month. It was heartbreaking.Officials reviewed the tape and deemed the smashup a result of incidental contact. They did not disqualify anyone. Asked if she would protest, Montano replied: What good would that do me?If anyone would know, it would be her.The woman who showed her devotion to the sport by running on this track two years ago when she was eight months pregnant made herself the poster child for all athletes whove been robbed over the past several years by what investigators say is a state-sponsored Russian system that encourages doping among the countrys athletes.Montano finished either fourth or fifth at 2011 and 2013 world championships, and at the London Olympics, behind Russians who were later found to have cheated. She may get medals for those races someday.She will not get one this year, and the fact that the sports governing body, the IAAF, has called for the Russian track team to be banned from the Rio Games comes as small consolation for her.Eight years of my life as a professional runner, and my entire professional career has been a farce, basically, the 30-year-old said. Now, people are saying Russians arent running in the Olympics, but theyre missing the whole point. The IAAF is a corrupt institution and its still running the games.She tried to set all that anger aside coming into trials, knowing she would have no platform, no way to get her fair due, if she didnt perform over three days of racing in Eugene this week.She cruised into the final and, for 600 meters, everything looked fine. Boxed on the inside in years past, she did what shed been practicing all spring -- moving out to Lane 3 to stay out of trouble and make her final push. She was vying for third place when the contact started.I saw tripping. Brenda start to trip and Alysia start to fall, said Kate Grace, who picked an inside route and coasted past the trouble for the victory.And Montano saw some dreams slip away.Theres a lot of healing, she said, that has to happen beyond this race.Other happenings at Day 4 of Olympic Trials:WANT FRIES WITH THAT?: Less than two years ago, Boris Berian was flipping burgers at a fast-food restaurant. In less than two months, hell be running at the Olympics. Berian finished second in the 800-meter final behind Clayton Murphy to secure his spot in Rio. Its been a long journey for the 23-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Last month, he didnt even know if hed compete here because of a lawsuit filed by his former sponsor, Nike, over what kind of gear he wears. Nike dropped the lawsuit and Berian made it.LUCKY 11th: They dont give any medals for 11th place. Javelin thrower Sean Furey didnt care. In his case, 11th was good enough to make the Olympics. Because Furey was one of only three throwers in the final who had reached the Olympic qualifying standard, he earned a spot on the team. So did fourth-place finisher Sam Crouser and, yes, the winner, Cyrus Hostetler.BROKEN DREAMS: Pole vaulter Joey Uhles chances for an Olympic spot all but ended when his pole broke on his first attempt. The pole smacked him on the kneecap and, though he lined up to jump again, he wasnt quite the same. It messes with your mind a bit, throws you off your balance, he said.RUPP ROMP: Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat and Lopez Lomong all made it through qualifying at 5,000 meters. If Rupp qualifies at 5K, hell have to decide between that distance and the marathon. Hes already qualified for the 10K and plans on competing in that event.QUOTABLE: Its an unfortunate circumstance, and now I have to try to find some solace. -- Montano.Adidas Eqt Deutschland .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad.USA Basketball assistant coach Monty Williams has been told he has a job waiting for him with the San Antonio Spurs?next season, and he is expected to accept, according to league sources.Sources told ESPN that Williams -- who left the Oklahoma City Thunders bench in February after the tragic death of his wife, Ingrid -- has been urged by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to take as much of a role with the organization as he feels comfortable for the 2016-17 campaign.The specifics of what role Williams would fill and how much time he could commit have not yet been determined, but sources say San Antonio has opened the door to either a coaching and player-development role or a front-office position (or a hybrid), depending on what he prefers.One source close to Williams told ESPN that the 44-year-old absolutely intends to be a head coach in the league again after his expected stint with the Spurs. The source also said numerous teams, including Oklahoma City, have made similar offers to Williams for next season.Williams in-laws live in San Antonio and have been assisting him with the couples five children in the wake of Ingrid Williams death after a Feb. 9 collision in which a car crossed over onto the wrong side of the road and struck her vehicle head-on.The children also have been traveling with Williams during Team USAs domestic stops on the road to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team has played exhibition games in Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Oakland, California; and Chicago entering the final warm-up game in Houston against Nigeria on Monday.The start of USA Basketballs preparations for the Rio Olympics on July 18 in Las Vegas marked Williams return to the sport after five months away in the wake of the accident. In a SportsCenter interview with Hannah Storm that aired Friday, Williams said hes so juiced up and ready to get back into it again.Ive only had peace about a few things, Williams told Storm. I knew I had to take care of my kids and stop coaching, but also knew that I wanted to be a part of USA Basketball, because its a once-in-a-lifetime thing.I cant wait to get back and start coaching. I wouldnt even think that if I didnt know, one, my wife would want me to. My kids talk about it all the time. And there have been some things that have happened in my life lately that have allowed me to get that back.Last season was Williams first as the lead assistant in Oklahoma City under Thunder coach Billly Donovan.dddddddddddd Williams previously posted a record of 173-221 in five seasons as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. After the Thunders seven-game exit to Golden State in the Western Conference finals this postseason, Donovan confirmed that Williams would not be returning to the Thunder bench.Williams got his start in coaching under Popovich as a Spurs intern in 2004-05 before making his debut as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers.Reflecting on the accident that claimed his wifes life, Williams told Storm, I got the call that nobody wants to get. And I knew when I was talking to my daughter, because she answered the phone, I knew at that moment that my life was going to change. I cant explain it, but I knew that everything was going to be different. I didnt know what was going on at the hospital; I just knew that my life was going to change. I dont know why, I cant explain it. I just felt that in my heart like this phone call was different.Its one of those things you never get rid of. You never forget where you were. You never forget what you were doing. Its the phone call you dont want anybody to ever get. Certainly [it] couldve broken me to the point of quitting. But God and his graciousness has given me the strength and good people to help us go forward.Williams also said during the interview that he still tries to communicate with his wife as a means of coping with the grief.Yeah, I still text her, and its not like I know shes going to answer -- I know shes not going to answer -- but its just part of what I do. Ill go outside at night and Ill just look up in the sky and just start talking to her, he said. When youve been with somebody for 26 years and married for 20, you would have to just be around us to know what we were like. So I find myself doing everything that I can that I knew she would do.Especially with the kids, because she was the one I could bounce my life off of and she wasnt afraid to tell me the truth. The reality is we live in a world thats filled with stuff, and quitting is not an option. Its just life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just whatever it is, a step, an inch. You just gotta keep moving forward.ESPNs Ramona Shelburne and Saad Yousuf of ESPN Radio in Dallas (103.3 FM) contributed to this report. ' ' '