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Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Information revisits the worst bad beats from the weekends gambling action.?Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and pick percentages are via Wunderdog Sports.FridayStanford Cardinal at Washington HuskiesClosing line over/under:?46.5It wouldnt be a football weekend without at least one bad beat from a Pac-12 game. On Friday night, the spread was never in doubt, as Washington led from start to finish. But the problem for the 26 percent of bettors on the under was that the Huskies didnt slow down.After Stanford scored its first points late in the third quarter, Washington led 30-6. The Huskies proceeded to go on a nearly 10-minute drive, capped by a Jake Browning to Aaron Fuller touchdown pass with just over five minutes left (in Washingtons fourth time converting a third down on the drive).Trailing 37-6, Stanford got the ball back but went three-and-out and punted back to Washington. Five plays later, the Huskies faced a third down at Stanfords 25-yard line, and were a first down away from being able to run out the clock. Lavon Coleman got that first down and more, as he scored a touchdown with 1:38 left that pushed the total over.Final score: Washington 44, Stanford 6 (Game goes over)SaturdaySan Jose State Spartans at New Mexico LobosClosing line:?New Mexico -10.5New Mexico entered the fourth quarter with a 41-20 lead, and was covering the 10.5-point spread by a couple of scores. The majority appeared to be on the right side, as 75 percent of the action was on the Lobos.Early in the fourth, San Jose States Deontae Cooper scored two touchdowns in a three-minute span to cut the New Mexico lead to seven. With less than three minutes left, the Lobos stretched their lead to 14 when Richard McQuarley scored from six yards out.Those who bet New Mexico needed one more stop, but they wouldnt get it. San Jose State scored with 31 seconds left, and lost by just 7 points after outscoring the Lobos, 21-7, in the final quarter.Final score:?New Mexico 48, San Jose State 41 (San Jose State covers)Louisville Cardinals at Clemson TigersClosing over/under: 32 in 1st HalfNo college football game this weekend had more action on it than this top-5 showdown in Clemson. In what turned out to be a thrilling finish, bettors who took the first half under might have called it a night at halftime.After all the hype about Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson, these two teams played a scoreless first quarter. You were sitting pretty if you had under 32 in the first half. After Louisvilles Jeremy Smith scored the games first touchdown early in the second quarter, and there wasnt another score until less than eight minutes left in the first half.But then the scores kept coming. Clemson scored 21 points in a four-minute span and led 21-7. Louisvilles Blanton Creque added a field goal, and the score was 21-10 with less than a minute left. With the first half under seconds away from winning, Clemson took 32 seconds to drive 73 yards in four plays, and scored its fourth touchdown in the final 7:48 of the half.Halftime score:?Clemson 28, Louisville 10 (Total goes over)SundayCleveland Browns at Washington RedskinsClosing line:?Redskins -7.5This marked the seventh time the Redskins were favored with Kirk Cousins as their starting quarterback. Before Sunday, Washington was 0-6 ATS in those games, having lost outright four times. This game looked to be following that same script, as the Browns led 20-17 entering the final quarter.Cleveland couldnt get out of its own way, however, and turned it over on three consecutive possessions after taking the lead. Washington took advantage, scoring 14 points off those turnovers.The Browns, who led with less than 11 minutes left and outgained the Redskins for the game, still ended up losing by double-digits. Cleveland is the only winless team left in the NFL this season.Final score:?Redskins 31, Browns 20 (Redskins cover)New Orleans Saints at San Diego ChargersClosing line: Chargers -4The Chargers had covered in six of their past seven games dating back to last season, and were minutes away from another ATS win.Leading 34-21 with possession and less than seven minutes to go, San Diego just needed to hold onto the ball -- but that turned out to be harder said than done. Melvin Gordon had the ball stripped and the Saints recovered. Four plays later, Drew Brees and Michael Thomas hooked up for a touchdown on fourth down, cutting the San Diego lead to 34-28. On the Chargers next offensive play, Travis Benjamin fumbled and New Orleans recovered it again. 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The group of five young women Karolyi will lead into Rio Olympic Arena on Tuesday night for the Olympic team final is perhaps her greatest creation, and a fitting tribute to all she has built before she heads into retirement.Judging by their showing during qualifying -- when the U.S. posted the top score by a staggering 10 points -- the question may be not if the Americans will win the gold but by how much. Yet its in keeping with the Karolyi Way that all that dominance was met with only a small smile and a reminder that their work is not yet finished.I always tell the girls, were competing against ourselves, Karolyi, 73, said in her distinct Eastern European accent. We dont want to beat this or that. But we want to come as close as possible to perfection.No team, perhaps in any sport, comes as close to it as the U.S. womens program.Looking back, this is exactly what Martha and husband Bela Karolyi had in mind when they defected from Romania in 1981 after helping Nadia Comaneci reach perfection in Montreal during the 1976 games.That was the goal, to build something which works for USA and not try to install a copy of the Romanian system, Karolyi said. I think that was the key because you cannot copy an original.Though the Karolyis and USA Gymnastics enjoyed periods of success in the 1980s and `90s -- helping Mary Lou Retton become the first American woman to win the Olympic title in 1984 and reaching the top of the podium with the Magnificent Seven in Atlanta in 1996 -- it wasnt until Martha took over the program in 2001 when Belas contract was not renewed after a disappointing showing at the Sydney Olympics that the U.S. finally took flight. The proof lies in the 88 world championship and Olympic medals the Americans have captured during her tenure, a number that could be near 100 by closing ceremonies in Rio.She turned the sprawling ranch she and Bela own on the border of the Sam Houston National Forest about an hour north of Houston into an incubator. Where the national team was once a nominal description for a group of factions that came together only for international events, she created a sense of cohesion.Everyone was very combative and competitive, said Rhonda Faehn, who trained under the Karolyis in the `80s and now serves as the senior vice president of the womens program. We were expected to compete as a team overseas and youre still an individual. Its an incredible byproduct of what she has set in place.Team members and their coaches visit the ranch regularly to receive specialized instruction and produce a true sense of camaraderie. The athletes become roommates during camp, staying in comfortable -- if rustic -- suites where cell reception can be spotty at best.Its almost like camping out, said Laurie Hernandez, at 16 the youngest member of Team USA in Rio.dddddddddddd Theres camels and horses and there are bunk beds. We get very close when were there.Its the same for the coaches, who gather after hours to play cards with Martha or hang out at Belas lodge. Theres just one rule: keep the shop talk to a minimum. That time away to decompress helps them stay primed for what happens when they get back to work, a process that feels collaborative rather than competitive.Now there are a lot of coaches I could call and say `Hey, Im having trouble with this skill, do you have any ideas to help out, said Olympic national team coach Aimee Boorman, who is also the personal coach of three-time world champion Simone Biles. Its been an emotional support and a technical support ... and its Martha. She knows what shes doing.Each session begins with the athletes lining up according to height, tallest on the left, shortest on the right. Then a brief pep talk from Karolyi. No wasted time with pleasantries.Very short, to the point, this is how she works, Bela Karolyi said of his wife of over 50 years. Two or three things to work on, then go.And go they do. Training sessions are quiet and intense. There is no wasted movement. While coaches line each apparatus, Karolyi will wander about, offering advice where she sees fit. If the way its delivered occasionally comes across as a little cold, thats not her problem.She is a very intimidating lady, Biles said. Shell tell you how it is. She wants you to succeed. She never wants you to look back and say `I could have given it more.Karolyi stopped measuring the U.S. against the rest of the world long ago. They havent lost a major international meet in six years and are the model of efficiency when theyre on the road. During podium training -- a dress rehearsal on the event floor held before the meet -- the Americans do a couple of sets on each apparatus and then theyre done while their competitors continue to tinker.We used to say that we win our meets in the training gym because all of the other countries sit and watch us train and we dont watch them train, said three-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman. You focus on yourself and your teammates and thats the best you can possibly do.The Americans best typically ends in gold. For the women Karolyi coaches, there is something nearly as valuable: a pinch on the back of the neck.To get that was huge, Faehn said. Bela was all bear hugs but Martha, shes the only one you always wanted to please.There will be a few more to go around in Rio but the next chapter for Karolyi and the empire she built beckons. The Karolyis will officially hand over the keys to the training facilities at the ranch to USA Gymnastics later this month. Then the search for her successor will begin in earnest while she travels back to Romania to spend time with family.Its a decision shes at peace with, even if the idea of her walking out of her house one morning during a training camp and going for a walk instead of the gym seems unfathomable.Its hard to replace her, said longtime friend and coach Mihai Brestyan. It will be the hardest job because of the shoes to fill. ' ' '