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Name: John Vandermolen (registered ESPN member) Current City: Grand Rapids, MI Winning Streak: W31, overall 40-7-2 (.851) How they won: Streak of 31 won finished atop the leaderboard in June.=============Winners Questionnaire=============Hometown: Grand Rapids, MIOccupation: Professional Streaker Favorite sports to watch: Curling Favorite sports to play: Solitaire Favorite teams: ratiopharm Ulm, BSC Young Boys, Niger National Team Favorite athletes: Lance Armstrong Greatest sports moments (playing): Beating Oregon Trail playing as a Teacher starting in August and not buying any bullets. My whole family died of dysentery but I made it. Greatest sports moments (watching): One time I watched like 4 straight hours of sports fails on YouTube. It was pretty great. I didnt have to get up to do anything, just sat there and watched TV. Favorite Bands: Reba McEntire, Ashley Simpson, Boyz II Men, Hilary Duff, Nickelback Favorite Movie: Herbie: Fully Loaded Favorite TV Show: QVC Favorite Books: The Science of Making Friends (w/DVD): Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults, by Elizabeth Laugeson Favorite Video Game: SkiFree Favorite Websites: hamsterdance.com, altavista.com, macatawabank.com Favorite ESPN Personality: Catherine Crier, Thoroughbred Analyst, 2004-2004=============Can you take us through the final week of the month and the emotions you were experiencing when you had clinched the winSo many emotions. Final week was the classic 6 stages of a SFTC winner: anxious, laughter, weeping, joy, unbelief, and acceptance. Also being flush with cash. I guess its 7 stages.You pushed the pace once you hit W20, did you feel the pressure of trying to catch the leaders or why make so many picks? You cant be concerned with what everyone else is doing. Thats a rookie move. SM was throwing up good picks, I was just taking advantage. Fun fact of the day: I never watched a single game or match live that I picked. Hopefully this cements my legacy as a first ballot SFTC Hall of Famer.We have to talk about the Radwanska match that you got a push on. What were your thoughts when it first pushed and then the next day, realizing she had actually lost that match? Push. Of. The. Year. But lets be honest, theres no way Radwanska would ever have lost that if they didnt start and stop playing 200 times. Clearly she stayed up too late watching Save The Last Dance and didnt get enough sleep for the continuation of the match the next day.Was your goal to win the Stash or did you go in focusing on trying to secure the $25,000 first?I dont understand the question. Did I try to win the most amount of money I could? Yes. I just played until I lost. My ultimate goal in SFTC is to cultivate my registered ESPN member brand, by interacting with, and informing the streakers on the message board (shout out to my degenerate friends). Winning is just icing on the cake. A very rich cake. Haha, do you get it.Was there any particular match during your streak that made you more nervous than any other?Every W is my baby and I was a little nervous for every one. However, the most memorable moment for me was the one I didnt pick. Middle of the month, I selected Stenson with like a W20, and he had to shoot 29 or under or something, I dont even remember the prop. All signs pointed this to be an easy green. Maybe even easiest since Obama. Something seemed off though- I was rushing it and didnt need the W at this point. So with roughly 45 seconds before it locked, I unpicked it. Moments later, the Chipotle that Stenson had earlier caught up to him, and he carded some obscene number like 33 or something. Fist pump.What was your strategy in making picks? Did anyone else help you make them?My strategy was simple- title chase = title defense. I was going to keep picking the same way I had always picked whether it was W1 or W9000, and I wasnt going to slow down if I was in the lead. I wanted to demoralize the competition. I wanted the month to be over weeks in advance. It also helped that a crap ton of leaderboard crashes happened on picks I didnt take. Fine, thats like 90% of the reason I won.What initially got you into playing Streak for the Cash?I was googling get rich quick ideas that require only an Associates degree in 2013 and I wasnt getting any results. Down on my luck, I began to peruse ESPN, and I noticed a gentlemen who could benchpress 600 pounds while only weighing 170 pounds. Trainers seemed to hate him. I went to click on the link, but because of my excitement, I missed and accidentally hit a SFTC ad. The rest is history.What do you plan on using the money towards?First of all, wow, Im humbled to be the next Streak Master. Thats how it works right? Im super excited to rule over all the degenerate streakers with unlimited power, as is tradition. My mod usage will see no end and it will be ruthless. To your question, I plan on doing a couple things: First, I plan on winning the Sta$h another 29 times so that I can book a private concert with Taylor Swift (she has a customary $1 million booking fee). Second, Im going to buy LiveFyre. Third, Im going to travel to Japan so that I can buy a Zima, because it was discontinued in the United States before I turned 21 and Japan is the only country that still sells it and Ive always wanted to try it. Jason Witten Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Brock Marion Jersey . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. 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BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil started its quest for an Olympic gold medal in mens soccer with a disappointing 0-0 draw against South Africa, a result that prompted loud jeers by some of the home fans.Despite an attack led by Barcelona striker Neymar and talented youngsters Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol, Brazil was not able to find the net at the packed Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.Gabriel Jesus, newly signed by Manchester City, had the games best chance in the 69th minute but missed an open net with a close-range shot that struck the post.I have the obligation to score that goal, he said. Im not used to missing those chances. Im disappointed. I wont be able to sleep tonight because of that one.Neymar and Gabigol threatened a few times but also couldnt score.We had the best chances but the ball didnt go in, Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said. And we also have to give credit to South Africa, which has a very determined team and made it difficult for us to impose our game.South Africa played a man down from the 59th after defender Mothobi Mvala earned a second yellow card for a hard foul on Brazil right back Zeca.In the other Group A match in Brasilia, Iraq and Denmark also played to a scoreless draw, leaving all four teams tied.Brazil plays Iraq on Sunday, also in Brasilia, while South Africa faces Denmark.In Rio de Janeiro, Portugal defeated two-time Olympic champion Argentina 2-0 with goals by Paciencia in the 66th and Pite in the 84th in front of 45,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium, the vast majority cheering for Portugal. Earlier, Honduras defeated Algeria 3-2 in the other Group D game in Rio.In the jungle city of Manaus, Colombia and Sweden drew 2-2 in Group B. The Colombians got on the board with Teo Gutierrez in the 17th but allowed the Swedes to move ahead with goals by Mikael Ishak in the 43rd and Astrit Ajdarevic in the 62nd. Colombias equalizer came from a 75th-minute penalty kick converted by Dorlan Pabon.Nigeria found strenght to defeat Japan 5-4 in the heat of Manaus only about six hours after arriving in the city. The team had its trip to Brazil delayed by aa mix-up at an airport.ddddddddddddMidfielder Oghenekaro Etebo scored four goals for the 1996 Olympic champions. The thrilling match at the Arena Amazonia was tied 2-2 by the 13th minute, but Nigeria eventually pulled away before Japan scored twice late.In Group C, defending champion Mexico drew 2-2 with Germany despite twice having the lead in the northeastern city of Salvador. Oribe Peralta scored Mexicos first goal, and Germanys 78th-minute equalizer came from 2014 World Cup champion Matthias Ginter. In the other group game, South Korea routed Fiji 8-0. In its eighth straight Olympics, South Korea scored seven of its goals after the 60th minute. Three goals came in a two-minute span.The Olympic gold is the only major trophy Brazil hasnt won in soccer. The countrys team has won the silver medal three times, including four years ago in London, when Neymar was in a squad that lost the final to Mexico.Brazil controlled possession but wasnt able to create many significant chances until late in the second half. South Africa, playing at the Olympics for the first time since 2000, also came close several times.The Olympics is Brazils first tournament since the senior team was embarrassed at the Copa America after failing to advance past the group stage of the continental competition. Neymar skipped that tournament to be able to play at the Rio Games.Brazil also finished second at the Olympic tournament in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul, the second time with a team that included Romario and Bebeto. The five-time World Cup champions won the bronze in 1996 in Atlanta with striker Ronaldo, and in 2008 in Beijing with playmaker Ronaldinho.South Africa defeated Brazil 3-1 in the group stage of the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Brazils under-23 squad beat South Africa by the same score in an Olympic warmup earlier this year.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '