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RIO DE JANEIRO -- For some at the Rio Games, theres gold, silver and bronze.Or perhaps theres Golduck, Shellder and Bulbasaur.Pokemon Go -- which has been available in some parts of the world, including the United States, for about a month -- has just now arrived in the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro. Available this week in Brazil for the first time, not coincidentally on the eve of the Rio Olympics, the game involves players using their smartphones to track down the virtual creatures.Ive never run this much in my life, said Gabriela Alves, a Rio native who had her phone out and was collecting Pokeballs -- a key component to the game -- in downtown Rio on Thursday. Is this what Olympians feel like?Well, maybe its what some of them feel like.It was a cause of some lament among Olympians who arrived in Rio to find that Pokemon Go wasnt there to greet them. U.S. diver and 2012 silver medalist Abby Johnston tweeted that the worst thing about the Olympic village was how she couldnt find a way to play the game there. A few days later, that issue is solved.Some members of Germanys field hockey team said they caught a special Pokemon character in the athletes village, though it turned out that they were only posing for a photo with world No. 1 tennis player and fellow Olympian Novak Djokovic. And star mens Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura of Japan told media from his country that he racked up a $5,000 phone bill using so much data trying to play the game leading up to the Games.Its one of those things that pulls out the child in you, New Zealand rower and 2012 gold medalist Eric Murray said, revealing that hes an avid Pokemon Go fan. It was pretty cool because you go around and catch Pokemon, which is what they did in the cartoon, and its fun.The smattering of people inside the Olympic Park on Thursday could find some Pokestops (where you collect Pokeballs and other items) and Pokegyms (where players, after joining a team, can compete against others). When the Olympic action starts in earnest on Friday, it seems like a certainty that Pokemon Go will be part of the spectacle.But in parts of Rio, its already a very big deal.Pokemon! I started to play Pokemon yesterday, said Ronaldo Banto, who works in a Rio hotel and spent his free time Thursday morning running around with his phone playing the game. Now Im trying to find some Pokemons here. Im loving it.Banto was drawn to a park, given that the app was telling him activity could be found there. He met up with a few other people who were already there, and the group -- most of whom had never met previously -- spent a few minutes together reviewing notes and talking about the game.For others, its a new way to pass the time before seeing the Olympics.My kids downloaded it on my phone because they left theirs on the plane, so I guess I better learn now, said Michelle Birney of Los Angeles. Birney brought her two daughters to Rio for the Olympics to see soccer matches and family members.While she spoke, her two girls ran a cobblestone square, looking down at their phones and almost colliding with a man playing the same game.If Pokemon ever gets in the Olympics, maybe they have a shot, Birney said. Simon Mignolet Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. 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They had a really good year and no one talked about it, Cousins said.The Spurs, one of the least flashy teams in the NBA, have won six championships since 1999.Washington held its last workout that was open to the public Sunday in sweltering heat that approached triple digits, and Cousins declared the teams time in Virginias capital a productive 2+ to three weeks.They will have one more workout Monday before packing up and heading to their Ashburn, Virginia, headquarters.I think we got a lot of work done. We covered a lot of situations and got to see so many different players contribute and get a lot of experience and growth, Cousins said between Sundays morning walk-through and afternoon practice. It was a productive camp and hopefully we can finish strong here with the last couple of practices.The 27-year-old Cousins, declared the starter late in training camp last season, started all 16 regular-season games for the Redskins, throwing for 4,166 yards and 29 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He also led the team to a 9-7 record and the NFC East championship before Washington was beaten by Green Bay in a wild card playoff game.Cousins played just two series in the Redskins 23-17 loss to Atlanta in their preseason opener, and completed all five of his passes. The Redskins were otherwise sloppy, committing 14 penalties for 123 yards and struggling to get their running game untracked, but Cousins said hes confident the team will be able to move the football.Having a great defense, having a great running game, being able to control the line of scrimmage .dddddddddddd.. the fundamental principles of football that have always been there are very important, he said. Obviously there are ways around it. You can still throw the ball effectively, use quick game and other things, but youre going to be more consistent as a football team if you can control the line of scrimmage and run the football effectively.For the past four years, the Redskins featured Alfred Morris in their running game. When they opted not to re-sign him after last season, that left second-year back Matt Jones as the likely starter and lead ball carrier.This early in camp, the offense under third-year offensive coordinator Sean McVay is still a work in progress, but Cousins likes the direction the team is heading.Im very pleased with Sean and what hes doing with our offense, he said. Its so key as an offense to find an identity, find out what you do well, have a bread and butter, something you can hang your hat on, and I think we are starting to get there. Were starting to feel that with the players we have and Seans done a great job of just continuing to evolve the offense to our strengths and weaknesses.The real test, he knows, wont come until their regular season-opener on Sept. 12 against Pittsburgh.Were trying to be ready for Week One but also get in a rhythm and find some completions and convert some first downs and move the football and hopefully score points, just like we would in any other situation, he said. 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