Knight redirected a point shot by Schleper behind Labonté. The Canadi

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, theres a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic prowess: an Olympic medal won by track star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin. The medal -- being auctioned online -- recalls both the Nazi propaganda myths that Owens busted with his world record-setting 100-yard dash, and the American segregation that he came home to when he returned to the U.S. after the Games, which Adolf Hitler had orchestrated to showcase his ideas of Aryan supremacism. "Almost singlehandedly, Owens obliterated Hitlers plans," SCP Auctions partner Dan Imler said. "Youve got an African American, son of a sharecropper, grandson of slaves who overcame these incredible circumstances and delivered a performance for the ages." Owens won gold in the 100- and 200-metres, the 400 relay and the long jump. But when he returned from the Berlin Games, he struggled to provide for his family. His job options were limited by segregation and because he decided to return home instead of going on tour with the U.S. Olympic Team, he was stripped of his amateur athletic status. "When they came back, the U.S. was just as it was when he left -- segregated. Even though he came back an Olympic hero, he wasnt offered opportunities that Olympic heroes of today are offered," said his daughter, Marlene Owens Rankin, 74, of Chicago. "We lived well, a middle class life. We didnt want for much. But like many black men of that era, he struggled to provide for his family." Owens gave one of his four Olympic gold medals to dancer and movie star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, another supremely talented African-American whose career was hemmed in by limited roles for black men, Imler said. Robinson befriended Owens after the athlete return from the Olympics. "They formed a friendship and also a professional relationship. Bojangles helped Owens get work in the entertainment field," Imler said. "Owens gave him this medal out of gratitude and as a token of their friendship." Owens worked for a short time as a band leader but eventually returned to his hometown of Cleveland where he worked for the parks department and eventually found his way into public speaking, his daughter said. "The black community revered him for what he had accomplished," she said. "Had it been an even playing field, my father and Bojangles would have been super-stars." The medal comes from the estate of Robinsons widow. The Robinson family declined to comment but Imler said they plan to use the proceeds to pay college tuition and contribute to charity. SCP Auctions confirmed that the medal is genuine. The whereabouts of the other three original gold medals is unknown. "We just hope that its purchased by an institution where the public could have access to it, a museum or something like that," his daughter said. The auction closes on Dec. 7. Boston Red Sox Pro Shop . 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Canada used three third-period goals to rally and beat Team USA 3-2 Wednesday in an Olympic womens hockey preliminary match at Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. Meghan Agosta-Marciano celebrated her 27th birthday with two goals, while Hayley Wickenheiser added her second goal of the tournament. "I didnt go out there thinking Im going to score on my birthday," said Agosta-Marciano. "I scored a hat trick at the Torino Olympics in 2006 [on her 19th birthday], but this is a different Olympics with a different team. Theyre all so special. The emotion of scoring doesnt get any better." Hilary Knight and Anne Schleper replied with goals for the U.S. The game lived up to the advanced hype of womens two hockey superpowers put on a thrilling display. It went right down to the wire. Both goaltenders were outstanding. Canadas Charline Labonté made 25 saves, and American Jessie Vetter stopped 28 pucks. Canada snapped a four-game losing streak to the Americans and finished Group A with a perfect 3-0 record. "[The win] felt so good," Labonté told CBC. "Weve been struggling a little bit in the past couple of games against them. Weve worked really hard to readjust and become a better team. They came out really strong as expected so Im really glad that we came up with the win." Both teams advaanced to the semifinals.dddddddddddd The U.S. finally broke the scoreless deadlock with only 2:26 left in the second period. With the Americans on the power play, Knight redirected a point shot by Schleper behind Labonté. The Canadians replied with a power-play goal of their own at 2:21 into the third period. Wickenheiser fed a beautiful back-hand pass to Agosta-Marciano, who buried a one-timer past Vetter. Canada took a 2-1 lead more than a minute later after some confusion. Vetter stopped Wickenheisers initial shot, but the puck slid under her and across the goal-line as American forward Alex Carpenter tried to tuck the rebound back to her goaltender. The goal was reviewed and confirmed. "There was a whistle and thats why a lot of our girls stopped playing. I mean, in the U.S., we play to the whistle," said Knight. "I dont know if they have audio on the tape but I heard a whistle." Showing her speed, Agosta-Marciano scored the eventual winning goal with less than six minutes remaining in the third. The 27-year-old grabbed a loose puck at her own blue-line and raced in on a breakaway before beating Vetter. Schleper made things interesting following her blast by Labonté with 1:05 remaining, but Canada killed off a too-many-men on the ice penalty in the final minute for the victory. ' ' '