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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky came into the Rio Olympics facing enormous expectations.Some athletes mightve buckled under the pressure.She seemed to thrive on it.The 19-year-old from suburban Washington capped off one of the greatest performances in Olympic history with her fourth gold medal and second world record, shattering her own mark in the 800-meter freestyle Friday night.I just wanted to lay it all out there, Ledecky said.She certainly did that.And more.Ledecky and Debbie Meyers are now the only female swimmers to sweep the three longest freestyle races. Meyers took the 200, 400 and 800 at Mexico City in 1968.She also followed fellow swimmers Amy Van Dyken and Missy Franklin as the only American women to win as many as four golds in a single Olympics. Along with her individual golds, Ledecky also topped the podium with the 4x200 relay.I hit all my goals right on the nose this week, Ledecky said. Im just proud to be part of that history.Four years ago, she seemingly came out nowhere to capture gold as a 15-year-old at the London Games. Then, after her coach moved to the West Coast, Ledecky hooked up with Bruce Gemmell and never missed a beat.She called it a testament to the vision that Bruce and I had three years ago when we set these goals, and we werent going to stop until we met them.As was the case in the 400 free, where she also broke her own world record, Ledecky was merely racing the clock as she powered away from the field to touch in 8 minutes, 4.79 seconds, eclipsing the mark of 8:06.68 that she set at a grand prix meet in Texas back in January.The goal was 8:05 or better, she said.Naturally, she was better.Then, Ledecky played the waiting game, hanging on the rope for a while to let the rest of the field finish.Jazz Karlin finally touched in 8:16.17 to claim the silver, just ahead of Hungarys Boglarka Kapas grabbing the bronze in 8:16.37.Some 23 seconds after Ledecky touched the wall, the last of the eight finalists chugged to the end of the grueling race.Ledecky was barely breathing hard.On the medal stand, though, the emotions swept over her.She broke down in tears, relishing her accomplishments and surely thinking about all the work she put in to make it there.The Olympics are the pinnacle of our sport and I have to wait another four years to have that moment and I just wanted to enjoy it, Ledecky said. 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Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU running back Leonard Fournette can live with a lessened workload, if thats the way coach Les Miles wants it.It doesnt matter, Fournette said Monday when asked whether he wants as many carries as he can get this season. My main goal is to win the national championship.The No. 5 Tigers begin a highly anticipated season on Saturday against Wisconsin at Green Bays Lambeau Field. LSU has loads of talent and experience on both sides of the ball, led by Fournette, a junior running back and a leading Heisman Trophy candidate.Fournette rushed for 1,953 yards and 22 touchdowns last season -- eclipsing 200 yards in a single game three times. But he also carried the ball 300 times and looked a little worn down in November, when defenses were keying on him and he was twice held to fewer than 100 yards.This season, Miles envisions an offense that is more dynamic in the passing game and less reliant on Fournette, but he also expects that approach to benefit his star running back by making defenses less inclined to crowd the middle of the field, close to the line of scrimmage -- an area often referred to as the box, by coaches.Balance is a way to remove people from the box and allow us bigger plays, Miles said. So if we can do the job that we have planned to do throwing the football, then I think you will find that there will be less people in the box and then maybe more productivity out of less carries.Indeed, when Fournette lines up this season, hell do so with an experienced quarterback in junior Brandon Harris and accomplished receivers including junior Malachi Dupre and senior Travin Dural.Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst doesnt seem to think Miles is bluffing when he talks about potentially lessening Fournettes workload.Hes got some really good players around him, Chryst said.The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Fournette, whose rare combination of strength, nimble feet and explosive quickness allows him to either run over or dance around would-be tacklers, also could have a greater role as a receiver out of the backfield. That would allow Fournette to operate in space while reducing his exposure to punishing head-on collisions with linebackers toward the middle of the field.Harris recently noted that hell be more inclined to opt for short passes to running backs this season when coverage is good downfield because it has become apparent to him that a baack like Fournette can take a 5-yard pass and turn it into 85.ddddddddddddMiles said Fournettes workload will all depend on his conditioning and his health.Were not going to keep him on the field when hes tired, no matter what, Miles said.The coach also noted his team is stocked with maybe the finest tailback group that Ive been around, including sophomore Derrius Guice and junior Darrel Williams, who should be able to help LSU maintain a formidable ground game even when Fournettes getting rest.Fournette already has had one injury scare this month, albeit a minor one. He left a practice nearly two weeks ago with what Miles described as a slight ankle sprain. Miles said on Monday that Fournette now has no issue with his health and has practiced extremely well the past week.Im good, Fournette said. It was nothing too serious. It happens in football. ... Im 100 percent.Fournette said his approach to the game also has evolved, and he expects to be more effective whether hes carrying the ball or not.Im smarter than my previous years, Fournette said. Overall, I think Im a better leader.When hes not taking handoffs, Fournette said he still expects to be an asset by blocking, catching and overall just leading my team.When Fournette first arrived at LSU two seasons ago as the most coveted running back recruit in the nation, he talked about individual goals such as 1,000-yard seasons and Heisman contention. He said maturity has decreased his focus on personal accolades -- to an extent.Overall, those goals are still in the back of my mind, Fournette conceded, but added that he feels like team goals are far more important, particularly in light of the enjoyment a championship season could bring to fans in the Baton Rouge area who are in the midst of recovery from recent flooding.With everything thats going on with Louisiana I think the championship will help out a lot, said Fournette, who happened to be speaking 11 years to the day after he experienced Hurricane Katrina as a child in New Orleans. By us winning that, you dont know whose life you can change. ... You never know who you can inspire.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org---AP Sports Writer Genaro Armas in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this report. ' ' '