USA's Eller shoots down gold medal

Glenn Eller celebrates as he wins gold in the men's double trap shooting competition Tuesday. By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY BEIJING — Olympic champion Glenn Eller says enlisting in the U.S. Army is the best thing that could have happened to his gold medal aspirations. Eller, who is from Katy, Texas, set an Olympic record, hitting 190 of 200 clay targets on his way to winning the men's double trap competition Tuesday. THE COUNT: View country medals GOING FOR GOLD BLOG: Eller "was just hoping to medal" PHOTO GALLERY: Moments from the Olympics "People talked to me about (joining the Army) for a long time," he said. "I was like, 'Nah, nah, nah. I'm doing good. I'm fine on my own.' " But Eller, 26, discovered he was even better when working alongside world class marksmen, such as teammate Jeffrey Holguin, who finished fourth... [read full story]