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Dani Samuels was ruing a huge opportunity missed after finishing an agonising 44 centimetres short of a womens discus medal at the Rio Olympics.Samuels started Tuesdays final well and finished it slightly better, with her sixth throw of 64.90m leaving her in fourth spot, narrowly behind bronze medallist Denia Caballero from Cuba (65.34m).Croatian powerhouse Sandra Perkovic had only one legal throw of 69.21m, but it proved enough to give her a second straight Olympic title.Fourth for Samuels was clearly her best performance at a global championships since she became the youngest-ever discus world champion at the age of 21 back in 2009.But that was proving scant consolation.Ive come ninth and 11th at my previous Olympics and now fourth and now I think about it, those positions all suck, she said.Ninth you just missed the top eight and fourth you just missed the medals.I guess Ill have to come back for (the 2020 Tokyo Olympics) because this is the only medal I dont have.After showing nerves of steel in wet conditions on Monday night to nail a big qualifier on her last throw, Samuels carried the momentum into the opening round of the final, only to get bogged down in the middle rounds.I know I was in the shape to throw a lot further than 64 but it comes down to who performs on the day and I fell short, she said.Middle-distance runner Ryan Gregson, pole vaulter Alana Boyd and all three entrants in the womens 5000m all performed well on Tuesday.Gregson eased through his 1500m heat in second spot and looks right on track to qualify for his first major final.Gregson was checked with 200 metres to run but had the speed to run five wide down the home straight, crossing the line in three minutes 39.13 seconds behind 2008 Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion Asbel Kiprop from Kenya.That was a big step forwards and it felt great, he said.I just thought Id be patient. 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A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference has fined Louisville and Virginia Tech $25,000 each after reviewing the findings of a Wake Forest investigation that concluded a former Demon Deacons assistant coach-turned-broadcaster leaked game plans to opponents.Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement Saturday that he is deeply disturbed something like this would occur.The league said its review and follow-up discussions with the schools indicated that game plan information for four of Wake Forests games was provided to three schools over a three-year period from 2014-16 -- Virginia Tech in 2014, Louisville in 2016 and Army in both 2014 and 16.Wake Forest beat both the Hokies (6-3 in double overtime) and Army (24-21) in 2014. Army beat the Demon Deacons 21-13 on Oct. 29 -- two weeks before a trip to Louisville in which they lost 44-12 and began to suspect a security breach.The announcement came four days after former Wake Forest assistant and radio analyst Tommy Elrod was fired after the school determined he shared or attempted to share inside information.Sportsmanship and ethical values are at the core of competitive integrity, Swofford said, and in these instances, those were missing.The ACC says the amounts of the fines are the highest allowed by the leagues bylaws. The announcement came a day after Louisville said co-offensive coordinator Lonnie Galloway was suspended for the Citrus Bowl following its internal review, and the ACC said in its statement that it is fully supportive of that suspension.An Army spokesman also said Saturday that it will investigate its role in the scandal, with Superintendent Lt.ddddddddddddGen. Robert Caslen ordering athletic director Boo Corrigan to open an investigation that will be conducted by a U.S. Army officer.Elrod has not returned phone calls or text messages, and his lawyer -- former Wake Forest player James Quander -- has declined to comment ever since the school released its findings.Wake Forest began its review after documents related to its game plan for the Louisville game on Nov. 12 were discovered at the Cardinals stadium.Coach Dave Clawson revealed four days later that school officials were investigating a possible security breach and Wake Forest announced its findings Tuesday night -- absolving the current staff and players and pinning the blame solely on Elrod, a former player in the 1990s and assistant under Jim Grobe who went into broadcasting when he was not retained during the coaching change to Clawson following the 2013 season.Academy spokesman Matt Faulkner confirmed Armys involvement Wednesday night but did not have any additional details.A day later, Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock said a former unidentified Hokies assistant was provided with some game plan information before their game in 2014 but that retired coach Frank Beamer had no knowledge of it and the assistant was not retained when Justin Fuente replaced him after last season.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '