ne, medaled at the last four Olympics, won two World Cups and seven Champions Trophies.Meanwhile, the mens team, Los Leones, played in relative

RIO DE JANEIRO -- When the question has been Argentina plus field hockey, the answer has usually been Las Leonas.The Lionesses, the national womens team.Featuring the great Luciana Aymar, the women in this century, alone, medaled at the last four Olympics, won two World Cups and seven Champions Trophies.Meanwhile, the mens team, Los Leones, played in relative obscurity. Even when they achieved their best international result, a bronze at the 2014 World Cup, the women won bronze, too.But no more are they in the shadow of the women, who play in the quarterfinals on Monday.The men reached the semifinals for the first time in 11 Olympics on Sunday by beating Spain 2-1, and will have two attempts at a medal from Tuesday. The winning goal against Spain came just 68 seconds from the end, a penalty stroke by veteran defender Juan Gilardi.Their joy was unrestrained at the Olympic Hockey Stadium, as they jumped in a huddle or leaped into each others arms. Some went to console the Spaniards, who were spread across the turf in tears.This is a reward for all Argentine hockey, coach Carlos Retegui said. Those guys in Argentina shirts played with heart, and this is a prize for work, work, and more work, for teamwork, for commitment, patience, execution, and intelligence in their play.The men have always been good -- making the Olympics says so -- but just not good enough to play for medals.After a roller-coaster run through the pool stage, highlighted by four goals to draw with Germany, the defending two-time champion, Los Leones proved the 2014 World Cup result was no fluke.The difference is maturity, especially in the last three years. The side features five players with more than 200 international appearances, and five more with more than 150. Falling behind on the scoreboard doesnt faze them because their leadership has seen it all. They have options up their short sleeves.This team never surrenders, Retegui said.Defender Gonzalo Peillat, who scored his team-leading seventh goal from a penalty corner, said the team had high expectations.We are a team with the ambition to keep winning, and thats what shows every time we go on the field, Peillat said. If we want to be champions, we want to meet the best.Hector Rondon Jersey .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. Collin McHugh Jersey .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. https://www.cheapastros.com/1323o-framber-valdez-jersey-astros.html . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. 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I think the competition committee needs to spend a lot more time thinking about [it].The idea of reviewing pass interference calls is polarizing ?and has been a non-starter in rules discussions. The competition committee has made it clear that it doesnt want judgment calls in replay.However, the Canadian Football League has been reviewing pass interference calls for the past three years now with the intent of being able to correct the obvious, egregious mistakes -- including one in the fourth quarter of the 2015 Grey Cup game.The Saints were able to beat the Carolina Panthers 41-38 on Sunday despite a controversial pass interference call against safety Kenny Vaccaro in the end zone on a fourth down in the third quarter. Payton said after the game that he wished he could have thrown a challenge flag -- and he stood by the comment on Monday.The Falcons, meanwhile, werent so lucky. Their final offensive play in a 26-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks was a controversial non-call against Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who appeared to hook the arm of receiver Julio Jones.Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he expected the competition committee to discuss making pass interference calls eligible for replay in the offseason.Its something that the league has certainly considered in the past; which plays are, which plays arent. I think the topic is there because the penalty is so big, at times, he said. Im certain it will be something that the competition committee will look into. Theyve certainly discussed it before. But as far as where we will go, its something to discuss in the offseason.I dont have an opinion on that matter right now. But what I do think as we go through it, lets look at the evidence,, talk to the competition committee, and come up with a group approach.ddddddddddddJones on Sunday said he thought it should have been pass interference -- though he said he saw no reason to plead with the officials in case the situation arises again.Thats not my job, Jones said. If they make the call, they make the call. If they dont, they dont. Thats not me to coach them up on officiating the game. The only thing I can do is go out there and do my job. ...It was just a missed call. Its over with. Its done. Were on to the next right now.Sherman and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, meanwhile, brushed off the significance of the no-call.Sherman said Sunday that he thought the officials were letting both sides get away with contact.So it was just one of those games. They let us play, said Sherman, who was asked if he thought he got away with one. No, I feel like we won the ballgame.Carroll added, That happens all the time and it was no big deal at all on his weekly radio show Monday with Brock and Salk on 710 ESPN Seattle.Its a jump ball, and Sherms hand was on his arm. That happens all the time. Every play theres stuff going on, Carroll said. Imagine what its like on a Hail Mary play when theres five guys on defense back there, and theres three or four guys on offense. Theres all kinds of bumping and shoving and stuff. They have to determine it. So thats not a big deal at all.But I understand when we look the way we look and you guys sit here for four hours this morning, thats the kind of stuff you talk about. Could they have called it? Yeah, they could. They dont call those calls in any other time either, so pretty incidental.Carroll expanded further that there is a lot of leeway in the officials calls on those plays, because some arm battling is allowed as long as its away from the body and you dont grab the guy and hold onto him and pull him away.Its just very, very difficult. Its always going to be difficult, Carroll said.ESPN reporters Vaughn McClure and Sheil Kapadia contributed to this report. ' ' '