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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- If locals hoped to get under Hope Solos skin by heckling the goalkeeper during much of the United States Olympic opener against New Zealand, they chose the wrong material. Hank Aaron Jersey Large .The chants of Zika that by the end of the game rang out loudly each time Solo kicked the ball were by most reckonings payback for what some fans perceived as the player maligning their country in social media posts showcasing the veritable arsenal of mosquito repellant that she brought to Brazil. But Solo, who previously apologized for any offense given, shrugged off the jeers.The fans got some entertainment. She got yet another clean sheet.If they really wanted to irk her, they should have questioned her workload.Few matters predictably elicit an icy response from Solo like a question, however well-intentioned, that she interprets as an implication that low save totals, or even scarce touches in some games, equals a light workload. She bristled at such a query after her 100th international shutout a month ago against South Africa, and after first diplomatically defusing the subject of the heckling Wednesday night, she again took umbrage at a familiar line of questioning.A lot of my shutouts have been very intense games, with a lot of shots on goal, so please dont take away from that, Solo said. But I will say shots on goal, its not the only stat that a goalkeeper should be judged by. Theres crosses, theres the kicking game, theres organizing the defense, theres positioning.Ive said it my entire career, that I hate stats. ... It really doesnt tell the whole story.The story of that career will presumably reach its 200th chapter when the United States plays France on Saturday (4 p.m. ET), and Solo should become the first goalkeeper to reach 200 appearances. It is a game of unusual stakes so early in the tournament. The winner, if there is one, becomes the prohibitive favorite to win Group G and face a third-place team in a quarterfinal. The team that finishes second in the group will play a quarterfinal against the winner of Group F, which without writing off Canada, could well be world No. 2 Germany.France is the rare opponent that cedes little if anything to the United States either physically or technically. It keeps putting itself on the brink of something special in major tournaments -- the semifinals in the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics and a quarterfinal exit in the 2015 World Cup in which it arguably outplayed Germany but yielded in a penalty shootout.The stumbling point has been an inability to turn laudable possession into corresponding goals.And the best way to prolong that streak is to stop the chances before they happen.She organizes everything, co-captain Becky Sauerbrunn said of Solos effect on the U.S. defense. Any time Im out of step, shell let me know and Ill have to correct it, or Im going to hear it again and again and again. She demands perfection, and shell let us know when its not perfect. I think the sheer amount of shutouts shes gotten, its a testament to her and how she can organize us. Its just wonderful to play with someone behind there that demands that from the people in front of her. And I respect the hell out of her.An outside back more often out of earshot, especially in front of the kind of large and noisy crowds that flocked to the World Cup a year ago, Meghan Klingenberg nonetheless echoed Sauerbrunns sentiments on organizational skills.She also noted the second part of the résumé.She makes big saves when we need her to, Klingenberg said. When [stuff] hits the fan and we break down at the end, she makes big saves.Go back and watch some of the goalkeeping gaffes in the opening round of the mens and womens competition here to appreciate the value of that.The nature of the U.S. teams stay in Brazil could be in the hands of someone whose visit was once a question mark.In February, Solo told Sports Illustrated that if the Olympics were at hand, she wouldnt go because of concerns about the Zika virus. In explaining the evolution of that thought process, she said this week that she and husband Jerramy Stevens consulted three infectious disease doctors to educate themselves on the risks involved in traveling to the country most associated with the virus (although it has now spread as far as the mainland United States, with a recent outbreak in Miami determined to have originated there).We got to the point where we asked enough questions -- we prepared ourselves as best as possible, Solo said. And we got to a level of being as comfortable as we possibly can be. Im here now. I am very happy and proud to be here. As I said, we havent been to Rio yet; I have no idea what to expect in Rio. But it has been beautiful here. Its been beautiful.She went on to suggest the U.S. media was culpable for scaremongering and being unduly harsh on the Brazilian people in the Olympic buildup. It is never without some merit to point out the modern medias penchant for hyperbole, so point taken. At the same time, a prominent athlete going public with the idea that she wouldnt, based on the evidence she had at the time, go to the Olympics is the kind of thing that is going to generate coverage and feed the hyperbole.She can pass a couple of quarters our way, but she cant pass the whole buck.That quite possibly the best keeper who ever played womens soccer reaches an unequaled milestone in this manner is perfectly in keeping with the whole story of her career. It could have come in a forgotten friendly. Instead it will come in a defining game of these Olympics, against an opponent that might well be one goal away from a floodgate of championships opening.And it comes against the backdrop of headlines that whether overblown, as in the heckling here or her comments after being replaced in the 2007 World Cup, or legitimate, as in the domestic violence case that preceded last years World Cup, find her -- or vice versa -- with more regularity than shots.It isnt as simple as counting saves. There is always so much more to the story of a truly complex figure.I think there is a lot of negativity out there sometimes, Solo said, prophetically, before the opener. So I feel like Im always just trying to push forward and take another step towards a highlight in my career. I think thats just the way I handle things. I just keep looking for the next feather in my cap, so to speak. But more or less, I just want to win another tournament.I think going along with trying to win this Olympics, I will be reaching my 200th cap and who knows what else. The desire to win has allowed me to reach these other accomplishments.This much is clear.Saturday is the kind of game her team wouldnt want to play without Solo in goal.Then again, there are a lot of those games. John Smoltz Jersey .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Custom Braves Jersey China . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom...arge-1767z.html . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Its not like Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen is boring or above showing emotion on the football field.Far from it, as evidenced by his self-described first two years of having fun in college and occasional outbursts following disappointing play this season.In the huddle, though, the junior is about at stale as it gets. Theres no pre-snap cutting up like the Razorbacks became accustomed to when Allens older brother, Brandon, was the quarterback. No fiery speeches before a do-or-die play.Brandon had more personality in the huddle, left tackle Dan Skipper said. Brandon was a little funnier, he would always crack a joke. Austin just kind of looks at everyone and is like, `All right, and goes about it.Whatever Austin Allens preferred method, just about no one with the No. 17 Razorbacks (5-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) is going to argue with his results at this point -- particularly in late-game situations.Allen is one of the SECs top quarterbacks in his first season as a starter and hes been ever better when Arkansas has needed him the most. Three times already, the junior has led the Razorbacks on game-winning drives in either the fourth quarter or overtime.His latest late-game exploits came during Arkansas 34-30 win over No. 23 Mississippi last week, a game in which the Razorbacks trailed with less than five minutes remaining before earning their third straight victory over the Rebels.Never give up on that kid, because he is going to stay in that pocket until the last second, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. Hes going to get out of the pocket, hes going to do whatever he has to do.Allen was 4-of-5 passing for 35 yards on Arkansas game-winning drive, including a 10-yard completion to Keon Hatcher on a fourth-and-4 at midfield.Even his teammates couldnt tell a difference in Allen during the series, or before the critical pass to Hatcher.Nothing really changess about the guy from practice to warmups to in the game, from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, Skipper said. Tom Glavine Jersey Large. Hes the same guy. I think thats whats cool about him, he doesnt freak out at all.Allen was not only not freaking out on the key fourth down, he was already in damage-control mode in case the Razorbacks didnt convert -- keenly aware there was still enough time for another offensive possession.If that sounds like unusual big-picture thinking, its with good reason. Allen is the son of Bobby Allen, a former Arkansas assistant who now is in charge of the programs high school and NFL relations.You dont want to make the moment too big, Austin Allen said. You just tell the guys were going to go down and score, and thats what were going to do, and they all buy into it.Allens first taste of comeback success this season came in the opener, a 21-20 win over Louisiana Tech . The Razorbacks trailed 20-14 early in the fourth quarter, only to watch their first-time starter complete 5 of 6 passes -- including the game-winning touchdown -- for 43 yards on the final drive.He followed that a week later with an even more timely series of big plays in a double-overtime win over TCU , completing 6 of 7 passes for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns after Arkansas fell behind 28-20 in the fourth quarter. He added a game-winning touchdown run in the second overtime, and hell try to lead the Razorbacks back to .500 in the SEC this weekend when they travel to No. 21 Auburn (4-2, 2-1).Hes a tough guy, hes made a lot of bigtime throws under duress, Tigers coach Gus Malzahn said. He doesnt look like first-year starter. He looks like hes been around a long time and played a long time.---AP Sports Writer John Zenor in Auburn, Ala., contributed to this report. ' ' '