nds 146-17 win over Bluefield State been an official contest, Maryland would have smashed the NCAAs Division I record for margin of victory in a womens game --

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The planning committee responsible for Friday nights opening ceremony for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics held a long, detailed, occasionally hilarious news conference Thursday to detail what fans can expect from what is traditionally one of the most anticipated, spectacular moments of the Games. Don Chaney Jersey . Among the things they said:1. The committee members laughed and denied a reporters question about whether they were pressured after rehearsals Sunday night to scratch a comedy sketch in which Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen (wife of New England quarterback Tom Brady) was/wasnt involved in a Girl from Ipanema bit in which she was/wasnt mugged on the beach? (Muggings are a serious problem in Rio.) They said such a sketch was never planned.2. The committee refused to say how deep the opening ceremony budget cuts went, or even what the final cost ended up being. But Daniela Thomas, one planner, did say the cancellation of promised renovations to Maracana Stadium forced them to MacGyver their way through planning -- a surprise reference to the American TV show that drew laughter. (The Urban Slang dictionary says MacGyvering is when you take something and make it something it shouldnt be, but it almost works perfect. This is not a sacrifice, Thomas quickly added. MacGyvering rocks! Thomas did seem to contradict herself moments later, however, when she described how the planners studied the more exorbitantly funded efforts of previous opening ceremonies in Athens, Beijing and London. My colleagues and I, we cried. In fear, Thomas joked.3. The committee members said they could not corroborate Brazilian soccer great Peles claim in published reports that he will light the Olympic cauldron. But several stressed they certainly didnt want to call the great Pele a liar either.4. Dame Judi Dench will be the only non-Brazilian performing in the ceremony. She agreed to film the reading of a poem along with Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro, who will attend in person. The two actresses and other notable entertainment figures such as musician Gilberto Gil will all perform pro bono.5. Because of limitations to the budget and Maracana Stadium, which has no track oval rimming the field and entry doors that are only two meters high, the ceremony will feature no floats from Rios famous Carnival. Organizers said plans for a four-meter high stage were also slashed because it would eliminate too many good (read: expensive) seats. So organizers couldnt plan any hydraulic machinery or aerial displays as part of the show. They confessed they also bought some of the inexpensive shoes and 50,000 yards of fabric the performers will wear at a cut-rate supplier in Rio. But they insisted they are still wildly enthusiastic about what theyve devised for the expected TV audience of 3.5 billion and 50,000 spectators and athletes who will sardine into the stadium Friday night. Beijings opening ceremony was muscular, London was smart, ours is going to be cool, promised Brazilian film director Fernando Meirelles, whose credits include City of God. Steve Francis Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Hakeem Olajuwon Jersey . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. https://www.cheaprocketsonline.com/277z-...ey-rockets.html . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. Maryland, ranked sixth in the Associated Press preseason womens basketball poll, defeated its Division II opponent by 129 points in an exhibition game on Wednesday night.?Had Marylands 146-17 win over Bluefield State been an official contest, Maryland would have smashed the NCAAs Division I record for margin of victory in a womens game -- 102 points, established in Gramblings 139-37 win over Jarvis Christian College on Feb. 12, 1986.Bluefield State did not score in the second half of the preseason exhibition contest in College Park, Maryland. The Terps amassed a 774-17 lead at halftime, made 64 percent of their shots in the game and forced 51 turnovers. Lewis Lloyd Jersey. . Bluefield State finished 0-for-20 in the second half.I thought tonight was a good tuneup for us, said Maryland coach Brenda Frese, per the teams website. We have so many new players between our freshmen and Ieshia Small.We played with a lot of enthusiasm and played really hard. A lot of great things, and we got rid of those jitters. ' ' '