Wacha did not walk another batter and yielded five

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Daniel Dias likes being mentioned in the same sentence as Michael Phelps.Some Paralympians may feel diminished -- even offended -- by using an Olympian as a reference to help illustrate their excellence.Not Dias.If people keep comparing me with Michael Phelps, I will be even more honored, said the 28-year-old Brazilian. That will show that I left some legacy for Paralympic swimming.Phelps won 23 gold medals and 28 medals overall, making him the most decorated Olympian in history.Dias, likewise, is about to shatter records and approach Phelps numbers.He won his first gold medal on Thursday in the S5 200-meter freestyle, the first of his nine events. That gave him 11 gold medals and 16 overall through three Paralympic Games.Australian Matthew Cowdrey has won 23 medals, the most for a male swimmer, with 13 of them gold -- a mark Dias seems likely to pass.Dias can also surpass the record for the most gold medals won by any male athlete. Swedish shooter Jonas Jakobsson, who has competed in the Paralympics since 1980, has won 17 gold medals, and his 27 overall medals are also the most by any male athlete. The 51-year-old could increase those totals with three more shooting events in the coming week.Dias, from Sao Paolo, was born with a partially formed left hand, and his right arm stops at the elbow. He was also born without a right leg below the knee.Craig Spence, the spokesman for the Paralympics, was at the pool Thursday night and said Dias victory was the most memorable thing he had seen in sports.He said it surpassed a football match he saw last year, when Flamengo was playing at the famous Maracana stadium.When Flamengo scored a goal, Id never heard such noise in a stadium, Spence said. But Daniel Dias winning gold exceeded a Flamengo victory in the Maracana.Dias could be the face of the Paralympics, a home-country hero who can drive ticket sales and interest. A frequent presence at football matches in Sao Paulo and as a motivational speaker, the swimmer could be a role model not just for athletes, but all Brazilians.Additional success at the Paralympics could also increase Dias number of sponsors. Nearly 10 brands make him one of the few Brazilian Paralympians that can live off his sporting success.The swimmers training regime is so special that he spent weeks practicing in Spain to focus for the 11 days of competition.Dias admits there is a lot of pressure for him to deliver nine more medals.I do feel the pressure, but that will be compensated for by the support of the crowd and my family, he said.What Dias believes will be his most emotional moment of the Paralympics will be sharing a relay on Saturday with the man who inspired him. Six-time gold medalist Clodoaldo Silva is competing in his last Paralympics, and Dias wants him to leave in style.I only began because I saw Clodoaldo swimming on TV, Dias said. I didnt even know people like me could swim, could do any sport at all. Adidas Superstar White Wholesale . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Cheap Adidas Superstar Shoes . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. http://www.wholesalefashionsuperstar.com/cheap-adidas-superstar-black.html . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Adidas Superstar Cheapest Price . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Adidas Superstar Black Wholesale . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2.Kings Lynn Stars host the Poole Pirates at the Adrian Flux Arena on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm. Both teams currently occupy play-off positions at this early stage of the season after positive starts to the new Elite League campaign.Kings Lynn will be without captain Rory Schlein due to a shoulder injury but have booked Belle Vues Scott Nicholls to guest. The Norfolk outfit will also be missing German Kai Huckenbeck who is ill and Nikolaj Busk-Jacobsen deputises in his place. Take a look at one of the memorable moments of 2015 for the Pirates as Maciej Janowski came out oon top of a superb battle with Matej Zagar Poole have wasted no time in making a team change this season, replacing the struggling captain Davey Watt with Pirates favourite Bjarne Pedersen earlier this week .dddddddddddd The Dane will make his 2016 debut on Wednesday but the champions will be without star reserve Kyle Newman who has a groin injury and Stuart Robson will guest in his place. Exciting teenager Robert Lambert will feature in the line-up for Kings Lynn The two sides produced a stunning clash on Sky Sports last season, with Robert Lamberts last heat heroics giving the Stars a one-point win.Kings Lynn: Niels-Kristian Iversen, Nikolaj Busk-Jacobsen, Mads Korneliussen (c), Robert Lambert, Scott Nicholls (guest), Lewis Rose, Carl Wilkinson.Poole: Hans Andersen (c), Krzysztof Buczkowski, Chris Holder, Brady Kurtz, Bjarne Pedersen, Adam Ellis, Stuart Robson (guest). Get a Sky Sports Day Pass Dont miss Kings Lynn v Poole. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡6.99. No contract. Also See: Bet on Speedway with Sky Bet ' ' '