They smiled, they waved, they danced, they took selfies and front and centre was Australian cycling legend Anna Meares.Australias Olympic team made a rousing entrance at the opening ceremony, with the beaming two-time gold medallist leading the way.Dressed stylishly in pin-striped blazers, the contingent of 100 or so athletes and officials soaked in every moment in a slow lap around the Maracana stadium.The majority of Australias 421-strong team were back in the Olympic Village, resting ahead of early competition.But that mattered little to those able to take part.Meares said leading the Australian team was an amazing experience.Coming through the tunnel I could see the lights and the colour and the crowd and then the team did an `Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Meares told AAP.I just turned to Kitty (Chiller) and said thank you.Australias Olympic team tweeted it was the ultimate honour (for the) ultimate champion.While tennis star Daria Gavrilova described the march as the best experience ever.They were among an impressive group of Australian women who took part, including London 2012 silver medallist in canoe slalom, Jessica Fox and Beijing bronze medal diver Melissa Wu.Among the Aussie men, basketballer Cameron Bairstow simply tweeted a picture with his arms spread wide and Rugby Sevens captain Ed Jenkins described it as an incredible experience.Memories for a lifetime, he said.The march of athletes came mid-way through the spectacular ceremony driven by a pulsating Samba beat, that invited the world to join the party.Low-tech in comparison to London and Beijing it no-less delighted the 50,000 strong crowd who swayed to its infectious vibe.A similar beat also backed another rowdy group of Australian athletes who had their own unofficial march earlier on Friday, taking to Ipanema Beach in their official uniforms where they attracted a crowd of appreciate locals.Weve just got a 15-minute window to come out and wear the uniform on opening ceremony night, road cyclist Rachel Neylan said.Rio are really putting on a show so far.Rower Will Lockwood said it was fantastic to get out and see some of the city.Its such a good vibe, just Rio turning it on along the beach, its been awesome, he said. Marcell Ozuna . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Mark McGwire . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-michael-wacha-jersey-large-771q.html . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. Dizzy Dean . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. Lou Brock .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Tom Brady started his 262nd career game on Sunday (including playoffs), and as has become commonplace over the past 16 seasons, he left the field with his team on top. Add up all of Bradys wins, and youll now get 201, more than any other quarterback in the history of the NFL, surpassing Peyton Mannings NFL record of 200.?How did he do it? Lets dive into the numbers.The quarterbacks he beat the mostBrady has collected more than one-fifth of his victories -- 43 of 201, or 21 percent -- against six opposing quarterbacks. That includes 11 victories against Peyton Manning, four more than Brady has claimed against any other starter. Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger are on the list as fellow AFC starters with great staying power. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Chad Pennington and Mark Sanchez appear as current/former AFC East rivals.Andrew Luck just missed the cutoff for appearing on this list; Brady is 5-0 against Lucks teams. That makes Luck and Rivers a combined 0-11 against Brady. Their cumulative record against all other QBs? 145-96 (.602).The teams he beat the mostBrady has a 68-19 starting record against the AFC East, including 26-3 against the Buffalo Bills. Those records are phenomenal, but Brady has not necessarily padded his victory total by beating up on weak division rivals. He has done better against the NFC North (.875), AFC South (.846), NFC South (.813) and AFC North (.800) than he has done against his own division (.782).The 26-3 mark against the Bills is still remarkable, especially when considering that one of the three defeats carries an asterisk. Buffalos victory over the Patriots to close out the 2014 regular season came when New England removed Brady at halftime to rest for the playoffs. Fitzpatrick and Drew Bledsoe are the only Bills starters to beat a Brady-led Patriots team that was actually trying to win the game. Brady tossed four picks in each of those defeats.Bradys success in high-scoring gamesNFL teams have won just 23.6 percent of the time since 2001 when they gave up 21-plus points. Bradys 66-50 record in these higher-scoring games equates to a .569 winning percentage -- a whopping 2.4 times better than the league average. No other QB with 50 games played since 2001 has won even half of those tough-to-win games. Brady remains on top as the scoring bar climbs even higher.dddddddddddd He is a league-best 20-29 (.408) when the other team scores 28-plus points, far above the .151 league average.Mile High has not been his friendBradys 6-9 starting record against the Broncos is his only losing record against an opponent. That includes 1-6 from 2001 to 2009, but the venue could be more important than timing in the series. Brady is 4-2 at home against the Broncos and 2-7 when playing in Denver. That includes 2-0 at home against Manning and 0-3 on the road against him. Brady has a .500 record against five teams -- Giants (3-3), Packers (2-2), Seahawks (2-2), 49ers (1-1) and Cardinals (1-1) -- and a winning record against the remaining 26 franchises.Dominant no matter the locationBradys road winning percentage (.675) is better than the home record for a long list of prominent quarterbacks over the same span, including Brett Favre (.674), Rivers (.652), Cam Newton (.625), Drew Brees (.622), Tony Romo (.606) and Kurt Warner (.596).Bradys home winning percentage (.857) is the highest, by far, of any quarterback with at least 50 home starts since 2001. Peyton Manning is next at .772. Seattles Russell Wilson could be a long-term threat. He has a home winning percentage of .878?in 41 games (36-5).Postseason prowessBrady has more postseason victories since 2001 than Peyton Manning (14) and Aaron Rodgers (seven) combined -- and hes tied for the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history by a quarterback (four). Bradys postseason winning percentage (.710) trails only Eli Mannings .727 among quarterbacks with at least 10 postseason starts over that span.Comeback kingTied or trailing by eight points or fewer in the fourth quarter or overtime? Brady is your man. His 50-43 record and .538 winning percentage in these situations leads the league since 2001, among players with at least 50 total games played. Quarterbacks, on average, win about one-third of these games.Brady remains on top even in more desperate situations, having posted a 20-41 record (.328) when trailing by nine to 20 points after halftime. Wilson (.313) and Luck (.276) are next, followed by Romo (.256) and Peyton Manning (.246). ' ' '