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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Kim Rhode stood at the base of the Olympic podium, unsure of what to do with her hands. She tugged at the bottom of her shirt, adjusted the sleeve, dropped her arms to the sides.Scanning the crowd, she locked on to a mop-haired boy sitting on a mans shoulders, waving wildly at her. A huge smile flashed across Rhodes face as she waved back.The pain, the heartbreak, the emotional toll -- all that Rhode had been through the four years since London was worth it for this moment.Italian shooter Diana Bacosi had gold. Rhode had something more precious: Her son, Carter, was there watching as she made Olympic history.Rhode captured bronze in womens skeet at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Friday, becoming the first woman and second athlete overall to earn an individual medal in six straight Olympics.Just very emotional, to have my son up there watching me and hearing him yell, Mommy, its truly amazing, the American said, eyes welling as she spoke.Bacosi earned gold by hitting 15 of 16 targets in the gold-medal match to defeat Italian teammate Chiara Cainero.But Rhode was the center of attention as she wrapped up a record that started with her double trap gold medal as a precocious 17-year-old kid at the 1996 Atlanta Games.Rhode joins Italian luger Armin Zoeggeler as the only athletes to earn medals in six straight Olympics. Rhodes six medals are most all-time for a female shooter.Kimberly is great; she is the best womens shooter, Cainero said. It was an honor to be here when she made history.After Atlanta, Rhode racked up medals as she went along in successive Olympics: bronze in Sydney, gold in Athens, silver in Beijing, gold again in London.Pain and anguish followed Rhode once the London Games ended.She competed there before enduring a difficult pregnancy, one in which she was practically bedridden the final four months. The complications continued after Carter was born in 2013 and was exacerbated by emergency gallbladder surgery six weeks later.Rhode had an arduous recovery, unable to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds -- her gun and son each weighed more -- or do much of anything without pain for months.The problems kept coming.Rhode had six friends who died after London. Her husband, Mike Harryman, was hospitalized twice with diverticulitis, a condition that affects the colon. Her father broke his leg just before she left for the world championships.Rhode fought through the physical and emotional pain, gradually building up her stamina; first with a few shots a day, eventually close to the 1,000 rounds she went through before the health issues.Rhode arrived in Rio with the shooting world -- and beyond -- eyeing her quest for history.She made it through qualifying easily. Once in the semifinals, Rhode needed a shootout with Wei Meng of China and American teammate Morgan Craft to reach the bronze-medal match. She made it through, keeping her quest for history alive.There was still some drama left.Rhode and Wei both hit 15 targets in the bronze-medal round, and Rhodes hopes seemed to be dashed when she missed a target on the first round of the shoot-off. Wei missed right behind her.Rhode kept her focus and kept hitting targets. When Wei missed another on her fourth round, Rhode pumped her fist, raised her arms in the air and looked toward her family in the crowd.Every emotion hits you at once, said Rhode, who is already planning to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games. You want to run, scream, cry and you just dont know which one to do first. It doesnt matter if its the gold, silver or the bronze. Its the journey and my journey this time was very, very challenging and as you can tell, very emotional. Im still emotional. Buy Asics Shoes Cheap . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Asics Shoes Clearance Sale . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.cheapasics.net/ . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Cheap Wholesale Asics . 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And that was before having to watch Carlos Rodon tie an AL record by striking out the first seven Twins and Tim Anderson flirt with the cycle for the White Sox.I think a lot of people are looking for a chance to kind of put this one to rest, he said.Hours later, after the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-3 victory Friday night, the Twins had their most losses since the franchise moved to Minnesota: 103.You kind of get what you deserve, a subdued Molitor said.The Twins couldnt hit Rodon to start and couldnt get Anderson out while fuming at his home run celebration. Its the most losses for the franchise since the Washington Senators went 50-104 in 1949. The Twins, who moved to Minnesota in 1960, are 57-103 with two games left.Thats tough to swallow, right-hander Tyler Duffey said. But its part of the game, part of learning and part of getting better.Duffey (9-12) gave up five runs in two-plus innings to ensure Minnesota wont have a 10-game winner in their miserable season.Rodon quickly set the tone for Minnesotas dubious night that topped the 102-loss Twins of 1982.The 23-year-old lefty fanned Brian Dozier, Jorge Polanco and Robbie Grossman on sliders in the first. He got Miguel Sano on a fastball, Kennys Vargas on a changeup and saw Eduardo Escobar chase a slider in the dirt in the second.When John Ryan Murphy was caught looking at a 97 mph fastball to lead off the third, Rodon tied the AL record for strikeouts to start a game set by Joe Cowley of the White Sox on May 28, 1986, at Texas.Youve just got to throw strikes, go right at them, Rodon said.Logan Schafers ensuing double left Rodon one strikeout shy of the major league record to start a game shared by the Astros Jim Deshaies and the Mets Jacob deGrom.Rodons strikeout streak was 10 when figuring in the final three hitters he faced while fanning 11 in a victory Sunday at Cleveland. The last pitcher to strike out 10 in a row was Eric Gagne of the Dodgers over four ggames in May 2003.ddddddddddddDuffey gave up six hits while getting six outs. Omar Narvaez hit his first career homer in the fourth off Pat Dean as the White Sox built a 7-0 lead.Anderson, a rookie, finished a double shy of the cycle and irritated Duffey after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning.I mean he backpedaled out of the box. Stood there and enjoyed it, Duffey said. Its just one of those things. Its one thing to hit a homer. I gave up a 500-foot homer to Nelson Cruz and he jogs around the bases.Ryan ORourke threw behind Anderson in the eighth and both benches were warned. Anderson then grounded to third to end his chances at the cycle. He tripled and scored in the first and singled in the sixth.I wanted to hit a double. I did it in Double-A, Anderson said. When everything is clicking for you, I feel real great.Rodon (9-10) was dominant until a 31-pitch sixth inning when he gave up three runs -- two earned -- to end his night. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out 10 in Chicagos sixth win in seven games.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: 1B Joe Mauer (quadriceps) remained out. ... Molitor said veteran C Kurt Suzuki has taken a beating and wont catch again this season. Suzuki is in the last year of his contract. Its probably been as awkward a month for him as anybody in that clubhouse when youre potentially playing out into your free agency as a catcher in your early 30s, Molitor said.White Sox: Tests showed 2B Tyler Saladino has a herniated disk. He had an epidural Monday and doesnt believe hell need surgery. It was kind of crippling for a little bit, he said.DOZIER BACKReturning from his first off day since May 24, Dozier extended his slump to 1 for 32 before singling and scoring in the sixth. He remained at 42 homers and 99 RBI.UP NEXTWhite Sox RHP James Shields (6-18, 5.82 ERA) closes a tough season Saturday night against Twins LHP Hector Santiago (12-10, 4.87). ' ' '