RIO DE JANEIRO -- The moment felt as historic as it gets in womens golf.Stacy Lewis won the Womens British Open at St. Andrews with a birdie-birdie finish, the last one set up by a classic links shot when she used a putter from 40 yards short of the green to get through the famous Valley of Sin.She was beaming as she posed with the trophy on the 18th green at the Home of Golf.And that was the last she saw of it.They take your picture, and then they take it from you, and you get a three-quarter sized replica in the mail, Lewis said Tuesday morning.She laughed at the memory from 2013, and there was a point behind it as Lewis prepared for what she considers the biggest opportunity of her career.Olympic medals are forever.After you win a medal, what do you do? You take it home with you, Lewis said. You dont ever have to give it back.One week of golfs most excellent Olympic adventure hasnt solved the question that has lingered over the sport even before it was allowed back into the Olympic family, at least through the Tokyo Games in 2020.Is it the pinnacle of sport? Is Olympic gold more valuable than Augusta green?That no longer seems relevant.Justin Rose was in the best position to provide an answer because he now has one of each -- the silver U.S. Open trophy from Merion in 2013, an Olympic gold medal from his victory Sunday at Olympic Golf Course that came down to the very last shot.There is no comparison, and there doesnt need to be.I think they should live in separate columns and different worlds, Rose said. Obviously, major championships right now have all the history. But I feel like this was an opportunity not to be missed. I feel like it resonated far wider than maybe my U.S. Open victory.Golf careers are not defined by the Olympics. Not yet. Probably not ever.It was not part of the Olympic program when Bobby Jones was feted with a ticker-tape parade in New York for his impregnable quadrilateral of winning the British Open, British Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in 1930. There was no talk of Olympic gold when Arnold Palmer cked up the notion of the modern Grand Slam in 1960, or when Jack Nicklaus set the gold standard in golf with his 18 professional majors.Thats t much history to catch.Golf has been its own tiny village, and it was invited into a much larger world of sport in Rio, where all athletes are respected equally.If anything, golfers had to earn their place.Padraig Harrington couldnt wait to see table tennis when he arrived at the Olympics, and he was asked if he considered table tennis players to be athletes.Ive never questioned whether a table tennis player is an athlete. I believe they are. Fantastic athletes, he said. I would even put them before golf. You dont see t many overweight, smoking table tennis players.Rose didnt show up at Olympic Golf Course, work on his putting and chipping, post the lowest score over 72 holes and go home with the golden prize. He tk in the full Olympic experience. He felt part of the British nation of athletes and wanted to do his part. He was among five British athletes to win gold on Sunday. His appeal went beyond golf, beyond sport, to an Olympic audience that reaches all corners of the globe.So many other Olympians dont have the Masters or the PGA Championship to lk forward to next year. One mistake, one false start, one slip and the next chance at glory is four years.Thats made golfers appreciate what they have.We should never complain again, two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson said. Were always going to complain about three-putts, but we should never complain about what we have and what we dont have and all these things. Were so blessed. When you lk at these other countries, and these athletes that train for years -- not just hours, years -- and they got 30 seconds or they got a minute or they got under ten seconds. And I get to show up at Augusta every year from now on because I won there.So its humbling, for sure, he said. This is the greatest thing Ive ever done.And he didnt even leave with a medal.Rose did, and his biggest dilemma is what to do with his Olympic gold.Maybe Ill get a little mannequin with a podium jacket for it, he said.He only knew he didnt have to give it back. st.com/" target="_blank">Adidas Ultra Bst Wholesale . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. st.com/" target="_blank">Adidas Ultra Bst Clearance Sale . LOUIS -- St. st.com/" target="_blank">http://www.cheapauthenticultrabst.com/ . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. st.com/" target="_blank">Adidas Ultra Bst Cheap Sale . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. st.com/" target="_blank">Adidas Ultra Bst Clearance . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. As the Indian hockey team gear up to face Pakistan in their third Asian Champions Trophy final on Sunday, ESPN brings you a lowdown of their performance in the tournament thus far.India vs. Japan: 10-2. Indias scoreline against Japan in the opener was apt testimony of their dominance among Asian nations. Ranked sixth in the world, the only Asian country in the top 10, India treated the Japanese side like a bunch of schl boys, scoring goals by the minute. With six goals from set pieces, Rupinder Pal Singh left the Japanese reeling before Ramandeep Singh, who was called in to replace an injured SV Sunil, scored a brace to add insult to injury. Affan Yousuf and Talwinder Singh scored a goal apiece to complete Japans humiliation and sound out the rest of the field over the torrid time they had in store.India vs. Korea: Falling behind 1-0 in the first quarter, India had Sreejesh to the rescue, pulling off a number of saves and avoiding them further ignominy. Scoring through a reverse drive, Lalit Upadhyay helped India equalize in the 33rd minute to hold on to a 1-1 draw.India vs. Pakistan: In what was the most-awaited face-off, India staved off early Pakistan raids before Pardeep Mor scored his maiden international goal in 13 appearances to hand India the lead in the 11th minute. Though Pakistan tk charge through strikes thereafter to move up 2-1, two goals in two minutes from India changed the complexion of the match irreversibly. Rupinder Pals successful conversion of Indias only penalty corner in the 43rd minute was followed by Ramandeeps incredible finish from a counter-attack to complete a come-from-behind 3-2 win.India vs. China:Another dominant show. Another day of annihilation by India. It was 4-0 at half time in favour of India. But Oltmans boys werent done yet. With Sreejesh nursing an ankle injury, reserve goalkeeper Akash Chikte tk his pplace under the bar for the match.dddddddddddd Five minutes into the third quarter and Nikkin Thimmaiah made it 5-0. Completing a 9-0 decimation of the Chinese, India showed just why theyre the big boys in Asia.India vs Malaysia:With the crowd behind them, Malaysia gave India some anxious moments before the 10-man visitors walked away with a 2-1 win. Chikte, featuring in his second match of the tournament in place of Sreejesh, put up a noteworthy show, his positioning on penalty corners near-perfect. India-Malaysia encounters have traditionally been close with most of them being decided on one goal difference and four out of five of them being won by India. With less than 40 seconds on the clock, Chikte lunged to deflect the ball from Malaysias penalty corner away with his right glove. Lavishing praise on Chikte after the match, Sreejesh said, I was really happy to see the goalkeeper save the last penalty corner. He showed his quality and he was the game maker.India vs. Korea (semifinal): Returning to the side after being laid low by an ankle injury for two matches, Sreejesh showed just what makes him special and possibly indispensable. Pulling off a remarkable save in South Koreas last attempt in the penalty shtout, Sreejesh saw India through to a 5-4 win and a passage into the final. Talwinder Singh gave India the initial lead in the 15th minute before the Koreans equalised through open play and went ahead 2-1 from a penalty stroke conversion. Ramandeeps equaliser in the 55th minute helped India force a shtout. Logging home five successful strikes in the shtout, top-ranked India had Sreejesh to thank for padding away the ball off Lee Dae-Yeols strike to remain unbeaten and make their third final of the tournament. ' ' '