GettyLONDON — Dagmara Wozniak's Round of 16 victory over Azza Besbes of Tunisia was literally painful — the American took Besbes' bell guard to her face, delaying the match as she recovered.

"She was coming very fast at me. I got the point, but she was still following through," she said. "I didn't feel dizzy or sick."

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In fact, she rallied after the incident to win the emotional match (as you can see in the photo above), leading to a quarterfinal bout against No. 2-ranked Sofya Velikaya, whom she had never beaten in three previous matches.

That quarterfinal led to a different kind of pain.

"She had a good plan. She stuck to it," said Wozniak through tears, the New Jersey native who was eliminated in the women's individual sabre quarterfinals, 15-13.

Ike Diogu gets undercut in the paint. Symbolism, you guys. (Getty Images)

To quite a few NBA followers, this one included, Ike Diogu's inability to hold down a consistent gig in that league is more than a little frustrating. Yes, the undersized power forward has his issues defensively -- and he probably should be trusted to helm a pass-first Princeton offense that asks big men to hit cutters all night -- but he remains pretty adept at two significant things -- scoring efficiently, and rebounding. And while working on Nigeria's team in the 2012 Olympics, the 28-year-old has kept that up in international play, leading his team to London with a masterful turn in the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament, and holding down the low post (no small feat, in international play) as Nigeria took down Tunisia earlier this week.

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The honeymoon away from that disappointing NBA career only lasted so long. Diogu's Nigerian team lost to Lithuania Tuesday. And he'll be asked to lead his group against Team USA Thursday, a squad that often features a man Diogu's size, in LeBron James, working as a point guard while critics harp about the "undersized" rotation. Diogu, in talking with the Arizona Republic's Dan Bickley, remains undeterred:

"I'm not intimidated or in awe of those guys," Diogu said. "I definitely know I can hold my own against anybody, and anybody who knows basketball knows that I can play at the highest level. The reason why I'm not in the NBA is not because of my skill set or skill level or not being able to play against those guys."

If there was any doubt about just how pervasive the "Fierce Five" women's gymnastics gold-medal-winning squad has been, consider this: The song NBC chose as the group's intro theme rocketed all the way from No. 80 to No. 1 in the iTunes charts in the three days since it debuted to a montage of the smiling and posing gymnasts on July 30.

As noted by Yahoo! Music and Entertainment Weekly, among other sources, "Home", the debut single by "American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips, reached the No. 1 download slot on iTunes on Aug. 1. The track's top spot followed a meteoric rise from a spot in the "80-something range" of iTunes when it was first used on NBC's prime-time broadcast of women's gymnastics. It had previously peaked at the No. 10 spot on the list after its original release on May 23.

[ Photos: US wins gymnastics gold ]

Phillips, who is currently touring on the "American Idol Live" circuit, had the song's rapid rise brought to his attention on Twitter, and posted a thank you tweet to his fans for purchasing so many copies of it.

Yet Phillips didn't acknowledge the people who are almost certainly behind the track's sudden mass popularity: the Fierce Five and producers at NBC.

As EW noted, NBC began using "Home" with its internal Olympics promotions during the U.S. Olympic trials, yet that appeared to have little -- if any -- effect on the song's download rate.

(Getty)Troy Dumais is the only American diver who has competed on four Olympic teams. But in every Olympics, the springboard diver's goal of a medal eluded him -- until Wednesday.

With synchronized partner Kristian Ipsen, Dumais earned the bronze medal in synchronized 3m springboard. The Chinese team of Yutong Luo and Kai Qin took gold, followed by the Russian pairing of Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

[ Photos: Olympic diving ]

Their fourth dive, a reverse 2 1/2 somersault with two twists, garnered their biggest scores with an average of 9.1. The rest of their scores hovered around 8.5, showing solid, but not risky dives.

Dumais first was on the U.S. team in 2000. He added synchronized diving to his repertoire in 2004 but came away with no hardware then or in 2008. The pairing with Ibsen, 12 years his junior, helped finally get him to the podium.

Getty ImagesLONDON — Brady Ellison, whose No. 1 ranking and amiable personality made him the face of American archery, was eliminated in the men's individual Round of 16 on Wednesday in one of the most stunning results for the U.S. at the London Games.

Taylor Worth of Australia defeated Ellison 7-1 in set points, tallying 112 points overall to 106 for the Glendale, Ariz., native. Worth, 21, was ranked No. 44 in the world entering the event.

Ellison's teammate Jacob Wukie also lost in the Round of 16, 6-2 to Beard Nesteng of Norway. (A guy from Norway named "Beard" … sometimes, life is just sublime.)

Jake Kaminski of the U.S. lost to Dan Olaru of Moldova in a Round of 16 shootout, leaving the U.S. with no archers in the semifinals at Lord's.

This was a crushing loss for Ellison, 23, who was caught in a wave of popularity for archery in the U.S., fueled by pop culture pushes like "The Hunger Games," "Brave" and "The Avengers." He appeared on ESPN's "Sports Science," shooting arrows through items

Ricky Berens was part of the gold-medal-winning relay Tuesday night that put Michael Phelps in the record books. It was the second gold medal of his career and his second overall medal in 2012. The race also completed Berens' program in London. So he and his 4x200 freestyle relay teammate Conor Dwyer went to celebrate.

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"We had a dinner date at McDonald's," Berens joked Wednesday morning on "Today." "We put so much pressure on this meet. We sacrifice so much for the Olympic Games. We eat so healthily and we try to do everything right. It's our time to relax. That McDonald's in the dining hall was just calling our names."

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LONDON — London Mayor Boris Johnson has been one of the Summer Games' most ardent supporters, playing the role of carnival barker to drum up support during the event's often-maligned coverage in the local press.

On Wednesday, Johnson decided to add a little stunt-work to his approach: Flying down a zip line at Victoria Park wearing his black suit, a hard hat and waving two Union Jacks.

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Instead, he became a living symbol for moderation of pub food consumption, getting stuck on the wire due to "lack of momentum" and hanging helplessly in the air:

The mayor dangled for several moments, asking for someone to throw him a rope to pull himself down the rest of the line.

From Reuters:

"We are glad the mayor is safe and can only apologise for keeping him hanging on the line," a BT spokesman said on behalf of the telecoms company who sponsored the event.

A spokeswoman for Johnson said the mayor remained unbowed. "Clearly

Tunisian basketball coach Adel Tlatli. (Getty Images)

This stern-looking fellow is Adel Tlatli, the coach of the Tunisian men's national basketball team. He's at the helm of perhaps the most successful run in the history of Tunisian men's basketball — his squad won gold at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for the first time in the nation's history, earning Tunisia the right to play in the men's basketball tournament at 2012 Summer Olympics in London, another national first. On Tuesday, Tlatli led Tunisia into a matchup with the United States, and while the U.S. won handily, Tlatli's players — especially young forward Makram Ben Romdhane — acquitted themselves well. It was a good day for Tunisian basketball.

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Except for the part where Tlatli hauled off and slapped one of his players across the face during a sideline huddle before the opening tip.

Because we don't expect this video (via the folks at Ride the Pine) to last very long, hit the jump for some screengrabs.