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Mat Belcher?and Will Ryan returned from Rio de Janeiro with, perhaps, the strangest memory of any athlete at the Olympic Games; even Ryan Lochte.The silver medal winners in the mens 470 two-person dinghy, behind Croatias Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic, saw a dead dog wearing a football jumper during the competition in Guanabara Bay.Were not sure if it was the losing team or the winning team, Belcher told ESPN.The photos of couches in the water and pollution taking over the bay showed the substance behind the never-ending stories concerning the quality of the water hosting the sailing events off Marina da Glória, but Belcher and Taylor were unfazed.The water obviously wasnt great, there was two main concerns. One was the general quality of the water and the other component was the debris and rubbish that was in the water that really can have a direct impact on the race, Belcher said.On our first trip over we saw a 5m dead whale floating along inside the bay, so that was a bit different.Away from the pollution, reports of robberies, both real and fake, and the disappointing return of the Australian team, Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller attracted more press than perhaps even she wanted - much of it critical. Boomers star Andrew Bogut has fired up again this week, but Belcher and Ryan are unabashed fans of Chiller, saying she did an amazing job.Its pretty difficult for her at the moment but she really cared and gave us athletes great support. She created an amazing environment and it was a privilege to have her lead us. Unfortunately the press and some of the things that are coming out of it dont reflect what it was like to be a part of that time. I really think shes done an amazing job.Having spent the vast majority of their lives sailing and living on boats, the duo are looking forward to taking time off before seeing what the future holds.We both feel we can be better and we really enjoy it so well give it some time to rest and have a look at what opportunities are around, Ryan said.Belcher, a gold medal winner with Malcolm Page at London 2012, meanwhile, said we both feel we can be better and we really enjoy it, but well give it some time to rest and then see what the future holds.Coach Victor Kovalenko has stated that Rio will be his last Olympic campaign, but Ryan will do what he can to get the team back together for another gold medal tilt.Mats easy; I can just bribe him with a few coffees. But Victor could take some more time to come around.The door for Tokyo hasnt been closed, even Belcher is leaving questions open.You might see us again in four years. 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LOS ANGELES -- A three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday could go a long way for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they get ready to embark on a 10-game road swing.After an off-day Thursday, Los Angeles opens a three-game set against former manager Don Mattingly and the Miami Marlins, who posted a four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium earlier this season. The Dodgers follow that by visiting the New York Yankees for three games (Sept. 12-14) before capping their trip with a four-game series in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks (Sept. 15-18).The Dodgers will play 17 straight games before getting another day off.Manager Dave Roberts acknowledged how taxing the run of contests can be on his starting rotation and his bullpen. However, Roberts is confident his club, which currently leads the San Francisco Giants by four games in the National League West, can weather whatever the baseball Gods can throw at them.It helps to have a bunch of arms out there, said Roberts, referring to the September call-ups that allowed him to expand his pitching staff to 18. The start that Kenta (Maeda) gave us (Monday) was certainly big. But now its a lot easier to mix and match guys and kind of be really mindful of their usage. Were in a good place but after that weve got (17) straight games. But weve got some numbers.Rookie pitcher Brock Stewart (0-2, 7.94 ERA) will start Wednesdays game against the Diamondbacks. Stewart will continue a Dodgers trend of using their young arms to start games in large part due to injuries.ddddddddddddWednesday) we have another rookie that were going to have to look at on film and figure out a way to beat him. Weve got to get one game in this series, Arizona manager Chip Hale said.The Dodgers are starting four consecutive rookies for the second week in a row. Jose De Leon performed Sunday, Maeda worked Monday and Ross Stripling did the honors Tuesday. All three won.From Aug. 27-31, Los Angeles started Julio Urias, Stewart, Maeda and Stripling.It was the first time the club started first-year pitchers in four straight games since Sept. 8-10, 1952, when the club went with Ken Lehman, Bill Loes, Ray Moore and Johnny Rutherford.Stewart, who will be facing the Diamondbacks for the first time, will oppose Arizonas Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.36 ERA).Stewart made his last start for the Dodgers on Aug. 28, when he limited the Chicago Cubs to two hits with a career-high eight strikeouts in five scoreless innings but did not factor into the decision in a 1-0 Los Angeles win.Ray also received a non-decision in his last outing on Sept. 2, when the Colorado Rockies tagged him for six runs (five earned) on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.Ray is 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA in six career starts against the Dodgers. Ray beat the Dodgers the last time he faced them on July 17, striking out seven on a four-hitter in seven shutout innings. ' ' '