THE 2 EVENTS1 mens tournament1 womens tournamentTHE FORMATEach tournament features 12 teams, split into 2 groups in the opening round. The top 4 in each group advance to the knock-out stage: quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Classification matches and a bronze medal game determine the final tournament rankings.MILESTONES130-200 ADAccording to the drawings of a Roman doctor, Greeks and Romans play a game similar to handball.1904Danish fencer and shooter Holger Nielsen develops an early set of rules for handbold.1919German sports teacher Karl Schelenz draws up the first set of rules for modern handball, played 11-a-side on a large pitch.193611-a-side handball makes its Olympic debut, and Germany win on home soil.1938The first world championships are held for 7-a-side and 11-a-side teams. Germany win both titles.1957A first European club competition, the European Champions Cup, is created.1960s7-a-side becomes the predominant form of the game, as 11-a-side is gradually phased out.1972The Olympics return to Germany, in Munich, and 7-a-side handball is included in the programme.1976Womens handball is introduced at the Montreal Games.2004The Danish womens team win an unprecedented third Olympic title.STARSAndrey Lavrov (USSR/CIS/Russia)Widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. He won 3 Olympic gold medals, with the USSR (1988), the CIS (1992) and Russia (2000). He also won 2 world championships in 1993 and 1997, and the European championships in 1996.Jackson Richardson (France)With his flowing dreadlocks, the Reunion Islander came to symbolise French flair in the 1990s. World champion in 1995 and 2001, 2nd in 1993 and 3rd in 1997, 2003 and 2005, he also won Olympic bronze in 1992. Voted world player of the year in 1995, the centre half also won all of the European trophies.Magnus Wislander (Sweden)A centre half who became a pivot, Wislander won two world titles (1990, 1999) and four European crowns (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002). Olympic gold eluded him, though, as Sweden took the silver medal on 3 occasions (1992, 1996, 2000). He scored over 1,000 goals during a magnificent career, and was later voted the best player of the 20th century.Custom USA Womens Soccer Jerseys . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Adrianna Franch Jersey . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. http://www.officialsocceruswntshop.com/lindsey-horan-usa-jersey/ . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Rose Lavelle Jersey . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Ashlyn Harris Jersey . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds.HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Hasaan Klugh ran for a touchdown and capped a 21-point second quarter with an 18-yard pass to T.L. Ford II as Charlotte rallied past Southern Mississippi, 38-27 on Saturday.Klugh capped an 80-yard, three-play drive in the first quarter with a 7-yard scamper for a touchdown, but the Golden Eagles answered with a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes by Nick Mullens to take a 14-7 lead.The 49ers (4-5, 3-2 Conference USA) responded with a pair of long touchdown drives in the second quarter. Robert Wasshington capped a 75-yard, six-play drive with a 58-yard burst to the end zone and Chris Montgomery capped a 99-yard, 12-play drive with a 9-yard burst.ddddddddddddJuwan Foggie blocked a Southern Miss punt in the end zone and Ed Rolle recovered for a touchdown to put Charlotte up 38-14.Mullens was 19 of 25 for 249 yards and two touchdowns for Southern Miss (5-4, 3-2), but was picked off twice. ' ' '