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Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell viewed bringing in Greg Hardy for a workout last week as a fact-finding mission rather than an attempt to bolster their pass rush.Caldwell said Monday that the Jaguars didnt intend to sign Hardy after his two-day workout last Wednesday and Thursday but wanted to see him on the field and meet with him so they would have enough information about the free-agent defensive end should they decide to pursue him in the future.It was really to find out more about him so we dont have any questions going into the season, Caldwell said. Theres no what-ifs for us right now. There could have been a what-if Week 3, Week 4 or into the preseason, but we kind of have our questions answered as to our game plan for him.... It was an opportunity for us -- heres a guy that was a franchise defensive end two years ago sitting out on the street -- to bring him in, work him out and try to find out the facts where hes at, the truth behind everything that surrounds him and just do our homework.Caldwell said the team spoke with Hardy about his domestic violence conviction and eventual dismissal as well as events that transpired last season while he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys. However, Caldwell said he wouldnt go into the specifics of what the team asked and Hardys responses.We brought him in and he did a workout, Caldwell said. Its not often you get your chance to put your hands on a player of that caliber to work him out. So well just see where its at. We have no imminent plans of signing him at this point, but it was good to get him in here and find out about him.Hardy, 27, has 40 sacks in six seasons, including six last season. The Cowboys did not renew his contract, and he went unsigned during free agency.Hardy was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating the NFLs personal conduct policy in connection with a 2014 domestic violence incident. He was accused of assaulting then-girlfriend Nicole Holder; he allegedly threw her into a bathtub and on a futon covered with guns and tried to choke her. A judge in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, found him guilty on charges of domestic violence in July 2014.Hardy denied the charges and said Holder was under the influence of alcohol and was angry because he told her to leave his home. He appealed the conviction, and the case was dismissed in February 2015 after prosecutors said they were unable to locate Holder. The prosecutors also said Holder had reached a settlement with Hardy.In addition, Hardy stirred controversy throughout the 2015 season with several comments, including saying he was going to come out guns blazing in his return to the field. Hardy also shoved an assistant coach and got into a shouting match on the sideline with Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant.Caldwell said he was aware of a potential public relations backlash if the team were to sign Hardy and said that decision would not be made lightly.Domestic violence is a serious issue, Caldwell said. Theres no place for it in the world, let alone the NFL. But I think for us, were going to do whats best for our team. We have 52 players that want to win. We have a coaching staff that wants to win as much as our fan base. 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But the contest did at least show that Diana Taurasi wasnt kidding the other day when she looked ahead to the U.S. teams chase for its sixth straight Olympic gold medal and said, We want to dominate the world. The sports world, I mean.Then Sundays game began and Taurasi drilled three of her four 3-pointers in the opening minutes to send the U.S. sprinting off to a 16-2 lead, and the rout was on. The U.S. team finished with seven scorers in double figures and broke its own single-game Olympic scoring record by seven points with a 121-56 win.The Americans 65-point margin of victory was also an Olympic record -- and it could have been worse. Long before the U.S. took a 65-21 into the half, the Brazilian crowd had adopted the smaller Senegalese team and cheered encouragement whenever it did manage to score. Later on, the fans even began booing the U.S. whenever it touched the ball.Next game: U.S. women versus Spain (Monday, 11 a.m. ET)It was a good start, Taurasi said afterward. We know its a long tournament. A long eight games, hopefully. Its good to get the jitters out ... I always say when the opening ceremony ends, thats when the business end starts.Other than the mild surprise of seeing center Brittney Griner in the starting lineup -- she hadnt started a game for the U.S. team during its four-game Olympic tour -- coach Geno Auriemma basically used this game as a soft rollout, a chance to let everyone get a little bit of playing time. All 12 U.S. women played and scoreed as the Americans shot 65 percent from the field.dddddddddddd Nearly two-thirds of their baskets were scored inside the paint.Things will get tougher starting Monday, when the U.S. comes right back to play Spain (10 a.m. ET). Auriemma had spoken for days leading up to Sundays game about how his team was so anxious to get started, he welcomed the idea of playing back-to-back games.Im glad, Auriemma said, because we need to be in game mode, and I think thats going to get us there.Senegal wasnt much of a reliable measuring stick, but the U.S. did show it has assembled a roster that should be able to play whichever kind of game it needs. Auriemma has the players to win a physical game, or a high-scoring one; this team can run-and-gun, shoot 3s and excel in half-court sets. Taurasi is still arguably the best player in the world, and Griner is its most intimidating shot-blocker.Taurasi, Tamika Catchings and Sue Bird are all playing in their fourth Olympic Games, so appreciate them while you can. Because reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donnes and Breanna Stewarts positions on this team signal a changing of the guard is coming soon.Just not quite yet.While Delle Donne called her first Olympic game fun, Taurasi was much harder to please, insisting, There are things we have to work on. Defensively, were still trying to straighten out [a few things].Offensively, she added, the teams timing and rhythm arent where shed like them to be.But Taurasi did get one wish of hers. The USA, which is now riding a 42-game winning streak in Olympic play, again looks like a world-beater. ' ' '