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With its top players deciding to forgo the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Australia announced its mens golf team of Scott Hend and Marcus Fraser on Wednesday. The countrys most successful womens player, Karrie Webb, was missing the games for a different reason -- she failed to qualify.Jason Day and Marc Leishman (concerns over Zika virus) and Adam Scott (scheduling issue) said they wouldnt play in Rio, leaving the 81st-ranked Hend and No. 86 Fraser to play in golfs s return to the Olympics after 112 years.Minjee Lee (No. 14) and Su Oh (No. 41) will play on the womens team for Australia, leaving Webb, a seven-time LPGA major winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member, on the sidelines after her ranking of 58 failed to see her qualify.Those selected jumped at the opportunity provided to become their countrys first golfing Olympians.To play in the Olympics is a dream come true, said Fraser. Obviously, with golf being back for the first time in over 100 years, it is pretty amazing, and its going to be a great week and I cant wait to represent our great country.?Hend, who will turn 43 during the final round of the 72-hole stroke play event, is embracing the Olympics as a new experience in his long career.Ill go to Brazil and represent Australia the best way that I can, said Hend. Ive never been to Brazil, and while Ive competed in Mexico and Panama, Im looking forward to pulling on the green and gold, as it will be something different.Lee, 20, is the highest ranked of the Australians at world No.14, having already won two LPGA Tour titles inside her first two seasons as a pro.I cant wait to represent Australia in the Olympics and think it is the highest honor that you can ever have, Lee said.Just being among all the amazing athletes will be pretty cool, and the atmosphere of the Olympics will be a special thing.Oh, also 20, edged out golf great Webb for the second Australian womens team berth on ranking, after claiming second and eighth placings on the LPGA Tour in the past couple of months.When my parents brought my big sister, my little brother and me to Australia when I was 8 years old, I didnt even play golf, Oh said. 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He embodies this football team, linebacker Chad Greenway said, and we obviously respond to him.Inheriting in 2014 a defense that yielded the most points and the second-most yards in the league the season before, Zimmer helped raise those rankings to 11th and 14th in his first year. The Vikings finished 7-9 while learning his aggressive, creative scheme.In 2015, they were fifth and 13th respectively, while stepping in front of favorite and four-time defending division champion Green Bay to win the NFC North at 11-5.Now their 5-0 record is the only perfect mark in the NFL. Theyve surrendered a league-low 12.6 points per game and are fourth in yards allowed, having beaten three playoff teams from last season (Green Bay, Carolina, Houston) and the last two league MVP award winners (Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton). All this despite the absence of several key players that poked a big hole in that championship goal.I dont think our team ever thought of us as kind of being written off. Maybe other people did, but I dont think our team did, Zimmer said after the Vikings sailed into their bye week on the strength of a 31-13 victory over Houston .No team is ever immune to injuries, and plenty of Super Bowl winners have survived the loss of multiple starters over the course of a 16-game schedule and the playoffs. Thats not a novel feat in this brutal sport.Few outfits are as well-built as this edition of the Vikings is, though, to withstand such an early onslaught. The franchise quarterback (Teddy Bridgewater), the reigning NFL rushing leader (Adrian Peterson), both starting offensive tackles (Matt Kalil and Andre Smith) and a starting defensive tackle (Sharrif Floyd), all former first-round draft picks, are recovering from surgeries after suffering long-term injuries. Floyd is expected back this year, and perhaps Peterson, but the depth of the roster and the resilience of the players have been tested hard.We know the show must go on no matter what, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said, adding: Coach ZZimmer let us know that no one is going to feel sorry for us in this league.ddddddddddddThat next-man-up, one-week-at-a-time mentality is coach speak, but its a real factor in this strong start.Thats one of the things that I really appreciate about this team and these guys. When they come in here to the building, they grind in the meeting rooms, they listen to the things that I tell them, they study, Zimmer said. There are still a lot of things we have to clean up and get better at, but they try. When they come out to practice, they have fun, but they really work, too. So I think all of this is about just a singleness, a purposefulness at hand.The trade general manager Rick Spielman made for Sam Bradford gave the players an emotional lift four days after Bridgewater went down, but the boost Bradford has provided the offense has been just as big. He has attempted 125 passes without an interception, displaying the quick release, confident touch and strong arm befitting the first overall pick in the 2010 draft. The offense has run 310 plays without a turnover.They keep coming into the games and figuring out a way to get it done, defensive end Brian Robison said. Sam Bradford is playing lights out. That O-line, with the guys that theyve had to shuffle and everything else like that, theyre putting their heart out each and every day. I really cant say enough for those guys.Since the 12-team playoffs format was adopted in 1990, nearly 90 percent (44 of 49) of the clubs that began 5-0 have qualified for the postseason. The Vikings were one of the unfortunate five, when a 6-0 start in 2003 became 9-7. None of the current coaches or players was around then, but this snake-bitten fan base sure remembers that year, along with all the other promising teams that finished with a crushing defeat.The depth of the offensive line, and thus its ability to keep Bradford healthy, is a significant concern. So is the mindset of kicker Blair Walsh, who has had more than his share of misses after the 27-yard field goal that went wide left in January against Seattle to keep the Vikings from advancing in the playoffs.Theyre at least well-equipped to endure the next setback, no matter how the season turns out. Zimmer wouldnt have it any other way.Its all about keeping the blinders on, defensive end Everson Griffen said, and keep on grinding. If we do that, were going to be a hard team to beat.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '