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DENVER -- Jason Motte smacked his glove and then screamed into it as he walked off the mound chomping his gum.This was fun, he said.Only a reliever would think that after escaping a major jam.Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the fifth, Colorados bullpen stranded the tying run on third in two straight innings and the Rockies held off Tampa Bay 7-4 on Monday night, extending the Rays road skid to 11 in a row.Storys 22nd homer of the season gave the Rockies a 5-1 lead. The bullpen made it hold up to make a winner out of Tyler Anderson (2-3), who ran into trouble in the seventh and surrendered three of his four runs.Reliever Adam Ottavino got two outs in the seventh with the tying run on third. Motte allowed a leadoff triple to Evan Longoria in the eighth before striking out the side.Adrenaline is kind of what drives me, Motte said. I love those situations, not that I want to go out there and do it every single time.Ottavino looked like his old self in his most meaningful performance since being activated from the 60-day DL on July 5. He missed most of last season after Tommy John surgery.We were able to do a good job, Ottavino said. Motte did a great job behind me. That was the story of the game.No arguments from the Rays.Weve got to find a way to get those guys in, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. The guys know that. Theyre doing everything they could to get the big hit, the big fly ball, it just didnt happen. I think you saw Motte dial it up there.The Rockies added two runs in the eighth and Carlos Estevez closed it out in the ninth for his sixth save.Drew Smyly (2-11) had another rough outing, surrendering five runs in five innings to remain winless over his last 10 starts.I didnt pitch very well today, Smyly said.Tampa Bays 11th straight road loss is the third-longest streak in team history. The club record is 13 in a row in 2002.Storys homer gave the Rockies a four-run cushion, which appeared more than enough for Anderson. The lefty surrendered an RBI triple to Longoria in the first inning -- after a 32-minute rain delay before first pitch -- but settled in until the wheels came off in the seventh. In the inning, Tim Beckham had an RBI triple, followed by a run-scoring single by Luke Maile and an RBI double from Nick Franklin.Exit, Anderson. Enter, Ottavino.With a runner on third, Ottavino struck out Logan Forsythe and got Kevin Kiermaier to ground out and end the threat.Then, it was Mottes turn. After Longoria lined a triple to the deep center, Motte struck out former Rockies outfielder Corey Dickerson swinging, followed by Logan Morrison and Steven Souza Jr. on called third strikes.Unbelievable, said Anderson, who allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings for his second straight win. If you want to win games, you have a bullpen like that.That was pretty special tonight.TRAINERS ROOMRays: INF Steve Pearce (strained right hamstring) is expected to be activated from the DL on Tuesday. ... RHP Chase Whitley threw a scoreless inning for Class A Charlotte on Monday in his first game since Tommy John surgery early last season. In the same contest, RHP Brad Boxberger (oblique) allowed a homer in an inning of work.Rockies: OF Gerardo Parras sprained left ankle felt a little stiff, after a recent workout in Atlanta, MGR Walt Weiss said. He didnt have a setback, want to make that clear, Weiss added.FAMILIAR FACESDickerson never really got to say goodbye to his Colorado teammates after he was traded to Tampa Bay on Jan. 28 for reliever Jake McGee. So Dickerson wandered over the Rockies way Monday.It was pretty good to say, `Whats up? and be able to see old faces, said Dickerson, who didnt start. Im pretty close to all of them. 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Clay Matthews Super Bowl Jersey . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Bart Starr Super Bowl Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Twenty years ago, the 1996 Olympic team became the first U.S. womens gymnastics team to win Olympic gold. Dubbed The Magnificent 7, Dominique Moceanu, at age 14, was the youngest member of the team -- and is still the youngest Olympic champion in U.S. gymnastics history. Moceanu has been outspoken about both her positive and negative experiences in the sport, even detailing alleged instances of abuse from her coaches, Bela and Martha Karolyi, in a 2013 memoir titled Off Balance. We caught up with Moceanu to find out what she remembers best from Atlanta, what shes up to now -- and to get her thoughts on the current national team training program.My life has changed so much from that 14-year-old little girl at the Olympic Games. I released a New York Times best-selling memoir; I got married in 2006; I have two beautiful children that came a year and two years after. I also started a jewelry business that I love, and I do motivational speaking. I want to spread the message that even if bad things have happened to you -- and Ive had many things that have tested me through my life -- you can still be a good person. You can still speak your truths, even if others disagree.I feel like I found my voice in the past 20 years. Im now my honest self and being who I choose to be, not who others want me to be. In gymnastics we were always told who to be, what to eat, how to look, what were supposed to say -- and that doesnt really allow a person to evolve. It stunts you socially. Im past that now.Being a mom has been my No. 1 job and my favorite job. Carmen is 8 years old, and Vincent is 7. Carmen is our artist, and she thinks differently than most other people -- shes really into abstract art. Its pretty cool. Vincent is our baby. He is our little gymnast. I may be biased, but I try to remove myself as his mom and judge him based on other kids his age, and hes truly a child prodigy. Even more than I was, in a lot of ways. I look at him, and hes basically got the whole package. Hes got the determination, the will to win, the fighter instinct and the belief in himself.He says, I want to win more medals than you, Mom. I tell him, OK, one gold medal is hard, but go for it. Im all for you accomplishing big things, as big as your imagination can take you. Theres enough people in life who are going to shut their dreams down, so Im going to tell my children what they can do.If it was my daughter, it would give me pause to have her go into gymnastics seriously. But I feel like its a different world on the mens side. Its more self-driven. And my son loves it so much that I have no choice. I marvel at how much he loves it, and I think maybe he can experience the true joys of the sport because we can protect him. And we wont let people be cruel to him -- his mom and dad know better.Just like Tiger Woods dad saw it for him, and Serena and Venus Williams dad saw it for them, we see that potential for Vincent. Its nerve-wracking, but its exciting. But right now, hes just a kid. I dont get too nervous when I watch him, because if he messes up, it doesnt matter. There is time enoough for that.dddddddddddd I try to let the coaches do their thing. Im not afraid to speak up, but I try not to do it.I have concerns about the national training camp system that the elite gymnasts go through now.?Its too taxing on both the body and the mind, and its a lot of pressure. And Im not saying we dont need some of that, but doing it every month is too much.Now, the national team staff will argue that the U.S. has been so successful, but right now, the U.S. can be successful anyway;?no one else in the world is competing with us. That argument kind of falls flat.Its not the magic of one person directing the camps and picking the teams. Its the sharing of ideas, and the fact that all of the other countries have collapsed and those coaches have come to the United States and shared their knowledge. Weve evolved. Those are the reasons were succeeding.I do like some things: Its good for the girls to build camaraderie and team spirit and get to know one another. We didnt have that opportunity in 1996, so I think thats good.I imagine [Nastia Liukins father and coach] Valeri Liukin is going to step into Marthas national team coordinator position. I think hes the logical conclusion to be next in line. He understands what these camps are about, so I believe there is a way that he can make it work.Id love to see a woman in that position, because I do like the female empowerment aspect, and I think a woman can offer something that perhaps a man cannot as far as understanding how the body matures and develops. Thats not necessarily the national team coordinators job, but if you do care about these kids, you care about every aspect of their lives. And thats just how I think about it. But I think Valeri would be a realistic option and that it makes sense.When I look back at Atlanta, some of my favorite memories have nothing to do with gymnastics. Meeting the Dream Team in basketball and having them want our autographs -- I thought that was so cool. And then when Shaquille ONeal lifted me up. I couldnt believe how tall they were.Also when Bruce Willis and Demi Moore threw a party for us at Planet Hollywood. We got escorted into it. I had just watched G.I. Jane that year, so I loved her. I thought she was the coolest tough girl. I told her I wanted to be like her.The 1996 team accomplished something that radically transformed gymnastics in the United States. Gymnasts and coaches began to believe that the U.S. could actually do this, and win the Olympics. Now they say, We definitely can win, and I think in a lot of ways we paved the way for that. To be a part of history -- to be a part of the first womens team to win Olympic gold ... the further distant I get, the more inspired I get by the remarkable women on my team. We had so much depth and diversity on our team, and women who went on to become doctors and lawyers and businesswomen. And when I look back, its hard to believe how young I was. Its almost hard to believe it happened. ' ' '