. Moses turns 39 on Saturday.Azevedo failed to score against Montenegro, and Moses allowed a tiebreaking goal in the first on a shot he probably should have stopped.Today, the ball didnt go in for me, Azevedo said.Montenegro rebounded from a 6-5 loss to Italy on Wednesday, clinching a spot in the next

Riot Games reputation took a hit Monday when company founder and CEO Marc Tryndamere Merrill responded to a video post on Reddit that featured Team SoloMid owner Andy Dinh criticizing several of the companys decisions on the game and its esports program.Hopped into a thread re: Esports comp & patch timing: https://t.co/A3nN5SzKfI- Marc Merrill (@MarcMerrill) August 22, 2016In the past, Riot Games communication and open dialogue via its public relations department were reasons for its good standing with the community. This, however, was a miss.Dinh, arguably the team owner most credited for spearheading the competitive scene, was notably upset in the video when asked about the timings of patches and the overall makeup of the Riots esports program. But Merrills response was less focused on the timing concerns and more pointed toward teams investments and priorities.Just in case someone didnt read Tryndameres original comment, here you have both side by side. pic.twitter.com/hywCFhy5K5- Rulo Mercury (@RuloMercury) August 22, 2016Even with the edited version, Merrills words remained sharp. More concerning was the apparent disconnect in Merrills understanding that organizations with top LCS teams benefit more with investments that stem away from League of Legends. As evident to other team owners, like Mike Rufail of Team EnVyUs, the idea of branching out is a popular one:I think it should be noted that not all organizations in LCS benefit mostly from their LCS teams. A few native orgs seem to, however.- Mike Rufail (@hastr0) August 22, 2016Several key players and prominent personalities in the esports industry spoke up and provided their thoughts on the issue. The main critics pointed out that this was a public relations disaster, but that this subject has been brewing between Riot Games and team owners for quite some time. As for the defendants, its a wait-and-see approach; dont criticize everything when it comes out.Some responses were notably pointed.Lets be clear: LoL doesnt make teams money in the post-VC world. Merrill is vomiting a line told to him by the Riot eSports department.- MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) August 23, 2016RIOT is the one company that always had the vision to make it a spectator sport that will last decades. Not so sure about that one anymore.- Marcel Feldkamp (@MarcelFeldkamp) August 22, 2016Riot now has an opinion on where you spend the money you make from LoL. Imagine letting someone talk to you like that.- Thorin (@Thooorin) August 22, 2016Others were more tempered.Its going to be interesting to see what comes our of the current discussion between Riot and some team owners. A lot to learn.- Carlos - ocelote (@CarlosR) August 23, 2016We complain when executives dont tell us what they think, and then we complain when they tell us what they think and we disagree ;[- Kwanghee Woo (@SaintSnorlax) August 22, 2016Really sad the way Merrill framed Regi in his comment. Youre talking about someone who helped build your game into a popular esport.- Empyre (@NaserAlNaqi) August 22, 2016And some offered solutions or alternative takes and responses.If Riot wants teams to invest in LoL alone, they need to open more revenue streams. Teams arent making millions on LoL. They could though.- Bryce Blum (@esportslaw) August 22, 2016Also, this whole thing is a case study in why Riot has only ever gotten more careful about what they say and how and when they say it.- Skyen (@TBSkyen) August 22, 2016Riot has a history of locking those involved in LoL esports into a closed ecosystem to keep them reliant and unaware of their real value.- CLG Lazarus (@RisenLazarus) August 23, 2016Of course, everyone is waiting on Reginalds take on everything.Thought about the situation. I have a lot to say..... I will be sharing my thoughts at 10am PST.- Andy Dinh (@TSMReginald) August 23, 2016Response to MarcRead: https://t.co/RLMbdRfc0Z— Andy Dinh (@TSMReginald) August 23, 2016 Nike Just Do It Pas Cher Home . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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Thats about all the Americans can do with whats left of their time at the Olympics.The United States won silver in Beijing, but slipped to eighth in London and will fare even worse in Rio de Janeiro after losing 8-5 to Montenegro on Friday, eliminating any chance of making the quarterfinals. Every time the U.S. pushed for the advantage, Montenegro answered, and an unusual brutality call on Alex Roelse made life even more difficult for the Americans.Hungary, Greece, Spain and defending champion Croatia also won on the fourth day of the competition, sharpening the picture for the next round. Greece handed Brazil its first loss with a 9-4 victory and moved into a tie with the host country for the Group A lead.Serbia rallied for a 10-8 win over Australia in the final match, giving the world champions their first victory of the Olympics. A win Sunday against Japan, and Serbia is into the quarterfinals.Real, 100 percent relief. ... We prove first to ourselves, then to everyone else that we are still a great team, Serbia captain Zivko Gocic said.All thats left for the U.S. is one more preliminary game Sunday against Italy, which lost 10-7 to Croatia and is tied with the London gold medalists and Spain for the Group B lead with six points apiece. France and Japan also have been eliminated from quarterfinal contention.U.S. coach Dejan Udovicic, who took over the program in May 2013, provided no indication that he would treat the finale any differently, but he could give more time to Thomas Dunstan and Ben Hallock to help with the growth process for the teenagers.We knew that every game would be tough for us before we come here, Udovicic said. We are the youngest in here. We are fighting like lions here, you know, and we will do the same last game.Hallock, a 6-foot-6 center, and Dunstan, a 6-4 attacker, just faced off in Californias top high school division last November, with Dunstan helping Mater Dei beat Hallock and Harvard-Westlake 9-8 for the state championship. Hallock got a good look in the second period against Montenegro, but was unable to convert a backhand try.Next up for Hallock is Stanford in the fall, and Dunstan is committed to Southern California.ddddddddddddI think its pretty impressive to have two athletes who can compete at this level at the age of 18, said Harvard-Westlake coach Brian Flacks, who traveled to Rio to watch Hallock play. Hopefully in 2020 in Japan it leads to a medal.While Hallock and Dunstan look like the future of U.S. water polo, it looks as if captain Tony Azevedo, goaltender Merrill Moses and defender Jesse Smith are on their way out. The 34-year-old Azevedo is playing in his fifth Olympics, a record for USA Water Polo, and its the fourth games for Smith, 33. Moses turns 39 on Saturday.Azevedo failed to score against Montenegro, and Moses allowed a tiebreaking goal in the first on a shot he probably should have stopped.Today, the ball didnt go in for me, Azevedo said.Montenegro rebounded from a 6-5 loss to Italy on Wednesday, clinching a spot in the next round. It can improve its positioning for the quarterfinals with a victory over Spain in their Group B finale.Darko Brguljan scored two goals and Milos Scepanovic made 13 saves. Uros Cuckovic put the U.S. away with a man-up goal with 10 seconds remaining.Scepanovic was fantastic today, Montenegro coach Vladimir Gojkovic said. I hope so stay until the end of the championship.Montenegro had a 4-3 lead when Roelse received a brutality penalty early in the fourth, resulting in a four-minute exclusion and also shelving the defender for the matchup with Italy. U.S. assistant Jack Kocur also was thrown out and will not be able to coach in the finale.Mladan Janovic then scored with the man advantage, giving Montenegro a 5-3 lead with 7:18 remaining. The Americans twice pulled within one goal down the stretch, but were never able to make up the difference.Nothing, not one thing went on out of the water, they called a brutality. Its really amazing to me, Azevedo said.Also Friday, Gabor Kis scored five times to lead Hungary to a runaway 17-7 victory over Japan. Gonzalo Echenique Saglietti had three goals as Spain cruised to a 10-4 win against France.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '