RIO DE JANEIRO -- The pole vault world-record holder was banned. The hometown favorite didnt make it through qualifying.It was all perfectly set up for Jenn Suhr to win another Olympic gold medal.It didnt happen.The American couldnt overcome a respiratory infection that left her dizzy, coughing up blood earlier in the day and throwing up twice near the pole vault area during the competition.Suhr ended up tied for seventh Friday in an event won by Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece. Sandi Morris of the United States finished with silver and Eliza McCartney of New Zealand wound up with bronze.I feel horrible, said Suhr, who captured Olympic gold four years ago in London and silver at the 2008 Beijing Games. Im actually getting concerned. Its going on Day 10, and I feel worse today.Her next stop: home to New York get treatment for this mysterious illness.They think its respiratory and now in the lungs, Suhr said. This morning I was coughing up blood. Its getting scary.I just want to get out of here and go home and figure it out.Just when the path to another gold medal appeared wide open, too.Suhrs top competitor was supposed to be Yelena Isinbayeva, the world-record holder who has been banned from the Games, along with dozens of other Russians, because of a doping investigation. Isinbayeva called it quits Friday as she focuses on a new career in sports politics and even mulls over an offer to lead the Russian track and field team.Also missing from the field was Fabiana Murer, the Brazilian who was expected to get in the mix for a medal but didnt make it out of qualifying.Its such a crappy feeling to know youve worked four years for this and for this to happen, Suhr said. Its embarrassing, too.Early on, Suhr thought she felt OK enough to compete. While warming up, she was clearing the bar at 4.90 meters, which wouldve won this competition. It didnt carry over into the final. Stefanidi and Morris both cleared the same height -- 4.85 -- but Stefanidi had fewer misses.I was like, Im on, Suhr said. After warm-ups, everything shut down. My muscles -- Ive never had them shake.Morris said she could tell her teammate didnt feel well.She just looked pretty dreary. I dont know how else to say it, Morris said. She just didnt look energetic. I really feel for her. Its just an unfortunate circumstance to get sick at this time. Laurent Depoitre Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. 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But at the same time, thats what Im asked to do. You just go out there and play and try to capitalize on your opportunities.He said he doesnt know how many opportunities hell have Sunday against his former team, the Buffalo Bills.A not so super Mario endured a disappointing season with the Bills last year, when he complained about his role and seemed disinterested. They let him go, and he signed a $17 million, two-year deal with Miami.Williams is not keen to talk about how things ended in Buffalo.Nah, no, because Im here, Im in Miami, he said. 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I still have a lot of friendship and communication with those guys, so Im sure itll be interesting.Said Bills coach Rex Ryan: I would expect him to be very motivated, just like well be.Buffalo (4-2) is traditionally a tough matchup for the Dolphins (2-4), whose biggest challenge will be to contain LeSean McCoy. Hes on pace to rush for more than 1,500 yards.Obviously hes a great athlete, Williams said. He makes plays all over the field. The biggest thing is the more hats to the ball, the better chance that you have to minimize the damage. Youre not going to stop an athlete like that completely.The Bills lead the NFL in rushing, while the Dolphins rank next to last in run defense. Williams hasnt helped much, making only eight tackles all season.He has one sack, raising his career total to 97. 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