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OMAHA, Neb. -- The youngsters are turning the U.S. Olympic trials into a coming out party.Nathan Adrian crashed their good times by winning the 100-meter freestyle Thursday night, earning a trip to Rio to defend the title he won four years ago.The 27-year-old sprinter who trains at California touched in 47.72 seconds, beating second-place Caeleb Dressel by just over a half-second. Dressel made his first Olympic team at 19, the youngest swimmer in the final.Last time it was old guys, like me, and now its young guys, so I guess Im just bucking the trend a little bit, Adrian said.Not to be left out was Anthony Ervin, who finished fourth and made his third Olympics at 35. Jason Lezak was 36 when he swam at the 2008 Beijing Games.I might be an old man, but Im younger than most of you, Ervin teased reporters. Being around these younger people kind of makes me feel young.Ervin tied for gold in the 50 free with teammate Gary Hall Jr. at the 2000 Sydney Games. He drifted away from the sport for over a decade, selling his gold medal and donating the proceeds to charity, before rekindling his desire. He finished fifth in the 50 in London.Bent over and gasping for air after the race, Ervin couldnt stop smiling while struggling to gather his thoughts.Right now Im just feeling my body, he said. Im not going to celebrate too much yet. Theres a lot of work to be done between now and Rio because the rest of the world is badass, and we want to be bad, too.No swimmer has won back-to-back 100 free titles since Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands in 2000 and 2004.Adrian and Ervin used to train together at Cal before Ervin moved to North Carolina this year.Its always good to have Tony around, Adrian said. Nick Van Exel Jersey . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Kyle Kuzma Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. http://www.lakersteamofficial.com/Kyle-Kuzma-Lakers-Jersey/ . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Tyson Chandler Lakers Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Robert Horry Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain.MIAMI -- Jason Kidd is interested in the Brooklyn Nets coaching position and plans to talk to the team this week, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday. Kidd led the Nets to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002-03 as a player and is interested in replacing P.J. Carlesimo, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team is not discussing its search. The recently retired point guards interest was first reported by Yahoo Sports. The 40-year-old Kidd ended his career last week after a season with the Knicks, his 19th in the NBA. He is second on the career list in assists and steals, and is the Nets franchise leader in most playoff statistical categories. Kidd, a two-time Olympic gold medallist , has long been considered one of the NBAs smartest players, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he would be capable of handling the transition to coaching. "Well, you know, I think of course its an individual thing, but when youve played in the league as long as Jason has and playyed for a number of coaches, hes pretty much seen everything that the NBA can offer.dddddddddddd So he does have experience," Popovich said before Game 2 of the finals. Popovich tried to sign Kidd away from the Nets a decade ago, believing he could help mentor point guard Tony Parker. "If hes crazy enough to want to be a head coach in the league, I wish him all the best," Popovich said. "But he certainly has the intuitive skills to know whats going on out there. Obviously, he would be able to have relationships with the players that hes had with his coaches throughout." Kidd had two years left on his contract when he retired after a difficult post-season. He played 6 1/2 years for the Nets when they were based in New Jersey and is friendly with Nets point guard Deron Williams. Carlesimo led the Nets to a 49-33 record after replacing the fired Avery Johnson in December. The Nets told him he wouldnt be retained after losing to Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. ' ' '