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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Winning a gold medal in soccer, and not worrying about anything else, is no longer good enough in Brazil with the country holding the Olympics.The country wants to win as many events as it can and finish in the top 10 in the number of overall medals won.A tall order for a country with little Olympic history like Brazil -- but something the host nation thinks is attainable.Of course, soccer is a passion in Brazil, Adriana Bahar, the sports planning general manager for the BOC, told The Associated Press. But now we want to focus on the 41 other disciplines in the Olympics.Countries always get a medal bounce as the Olympic host. China got one in Beijing, Britain in London, and now its Brazils turn to rise.Brazil has won three medals through six full days of competition. Thats one short of what Michael Phelps has claimed on his own, but still a source of pride for the country.Rafaela Silva won gold in judo, Felipe Wu took silver in shooting and Mayra Aguiar has bronze in judo.Despite the early success, the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have yet to catch on across the sprawling metropolitan area of 12 million.Stadiums for basketball and judo have been full. But many venues have been lightly attended, particularly in sports unfamiliar to Brazilians. The opening day of golf appeared to have more rules officials in the gallery than fans.This could change if Brazil starts winning medals to generate a groundswell of interest -- even in the citys impoverished favelas, which are distant from most of the venues, and economically even farther away.Its always good for a home nation to win medals, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said. Its always goes down well. We hope they do, but the competition doesnt always go how you might hope it would.Soccer defines Brazil, particularly when it comes to the World Cup. But soccer matters less in the Olympics, where Brazil has never won gold.Its more important to win a lot of medals than simply one gold medal in soccer, Brazilian fan Anderson Silveira said, cheering at tennis match on Thursday at the Olympic Park. Id give up a soccer gold medal for doing well and showing we are good in many things.Bahar declined to guess how many medals it will take to finish in the top 10. A good guess is 25, which is 50 percent more than Brazil won in London.As Brazils ambitions have swollen, so has its team with 465 members this time -- almost twice as many as London and Beijing. This is partly because as the host nation, Brazil qualifies automatically for most events. Its also hired 56 foreign coaches to handle the crunch.Brazil has usually done well in volleyball, beach volleyball, judo and sailing. Its picked up a few medals in swimming, track and field, and equestrian events. The idea is to contend in more -- handball, gymnastics, boxing, tennis, canoe sprint and archery.Were working to win medals in places we havent before, and then hold what we have, Bahar said. This is a serious moment for everyone. Its a unique moment, but we hope its not the end. We hope its just one milestone as we establish ourselves.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP .His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade Wholesale Custom Devils Shirts . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Cheap Custom Devils Jersey . 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DALLAS -- The Mavericks have yet to receive definitive word on Devin Harris injury to his troublesome left foot, but they are bracing for the point guard to miss extended time, ensuring that Seth Curry will have a significant role to start the regular season.Harris, who was limited during training camp while recovering from his second major surgery on a toe in his left foot, injured the foot again when the orthotic in his shoe broke during Dallas final preseason game. He was being medically evaluated during Mondays practice, and coach Rick Carlisle said Harris is very doubtful for Wednesdays regular-season opener against the Indiana Pacers.Curry, who signed a two-year, $5.9 million contract with Dallas in July, might have been in the Mavs rotation regardless after leading the team in preseason scoring with 10.7 points per game. Harris injury provides more opportunity for Curry, the son of longtime NBA sharpshooter Dell and younger brother of two-time MVP Stephen Curry.I feel hes an improving defender, and offensively he can cause a lot of problems for the defense, Carlisle said. He can shoot, he can drive it, he can make plays and has vision of the floor. There was no doubt he was going to figure into this season prominnently in some form or fashion.dddddddddddd Pending Devins situation, were going to really need him.This represents the best chance for Curry, 26, to prove that he can be a reliable NBA rotation player. He has played a total of 48 games in brief stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings, with the vast majority of his action coming last season in Sacramento.Curry played sporadically for the Kings until late in the season. He scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games, including four 20-point performances, and averaged 16.4 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 48.9 percent from 3-point range in April.I always had that confidence every time I stepped on the floor, Curry said. Even last year when I was getting limited minutes, I felt like I could contribute and help the team win. I feel like Ive gotten better over the past couple of years, and I feel pretty good heading into this season and being able to contribute. ... Im going to try to come in and be aggressive with my minutes and be somebody that coach can trust on the floor. ' ' '