AP Sports Summary for Sunday, August 11th, 2024:
USOPC says it will appeal decision forcing US gymnast Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympic officials say they are appealing the decision that American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. The Court of Arbitration for Sport had ruled that her score was changed improperly. The International Olympic Committee announced Sunday that it was reallocating the bronze from the women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday night it would respect the court's decision and elevate Barbosu to third. The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had vaulted Chiles onto the podium.
Inside the Stephen Curry flurry: How 4 shots sealed another gold for the US in Olympic basketball
PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry had only five 3-pointers in his first four games of the Olympics combined. The shot just wasn't falling. And then came the medal round. The all-time 3-point king in NBA history found his stroke in the nick of time for the Americans, making 17 3-pointers in the last two games against Serbia and France to help lead the U.S. to its fifth consecutive gold medal. The last four of those came in the final 2:46 of the gold-medal game — a staggering display that anyone who watched will be hard-pressed to forget.
US women on cusp of record 8th consecutive gold medal in basketball with only France standing in way
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball team isn't focused on its record Olympic winning streak or the history the team would make with one more victory. The Americans are simply concentrating on beating France and winning the gold medal at the Paris Games. With a victory on Sunday, the U.S. women's legacy would stretch to 61 consecutive wins in Olympic contests and a record eight straight gold medals. That would break a tie with the U.S. men's program that won seven in a row from 1936-68. A victory would give Diana Taurasi a sixth consecutive gold medal, making her the most decorated basketball player in Olympic history, breaking a tie with longtime teammate Sue Bird, who won five.
Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling
PARIS (AP) — During the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports. They've plunged into the party like Léon Marchand parting the waters for his four swimming golds. Now, they're saying "au revoir" — see you again — as the Games drew to a close Sunday. After the 100-year wait since Paris' last Games, no one can say when France's capital and the Olympics will next embrace. But they're both emerging changed — in some ways for the better — from their summer romance. As well as hitting high notes, Paris also experienced lows.
Chiefs WR Marquise Brown 'will miss some time' after dislocating a clavicle in 26-13 loss at Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was taken to a local hospital with a dislocated clavicle, a potentially significant setback for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Brown, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract in March, landed awkwardly on his shoulder following an 11-yard reception on the opening play of a 26-13 preseason loss at Jacksonville. Coach Andy Reid says "he'll miss some time." Reid says it's the same injury — a sternoclavicular joint dislocation — that sidelined former Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill for four games early in 2019. Coincidentally, Hill was injured on the same field in the regular-season opener that year.
After another gold medal, the US men's basketball program will now catch its breath
PARIS (AP) — Grant Hill will be back for another stint as managing director of the U.S. senior men's national basketball team. That means he'll be overseeing the teams that will compete in the 2027 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. And there's a lot of work to do between now and then, but in the short term the program will now catch its collective breath. A fifth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics allows the Americans to take a bit of a break before gearing up for the future.
Golden Steph: Curry's late barrage seals another Olympic men's basketball title, as US beats France
PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. It was the fifth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. — and the 17th in 20 all-time appearances for the Americans at the games.
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte leaves game with left ankle contusion
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte left Saturday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a left ankle contusion. Philadelphia catcher Garrett Stubbs lined a hit off third baseman Eugenio Suárez's glove and stretched it into a double. Stubbs' head-first slide landed him on the back of Marte's left leg as the fielder was on his knee, and he fell to the ground in pain. He eventually left the field under his own power with a trainer and was replaced by Kevin Newman.
USWNT wins its fifth Olympic gold medal in women's soccer with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in final
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women's soccer team has won its fifth Olympic gold medal by beating Brazil 1-0 in the final at the Paris Games. Mallory Swanson's early second-half goal secured the win and closed out an undefeated run to the title in the team's first international campaign under new coach Emma Hayes. The Americans hadn't won Olympic gold since the 2012 London Games. The result is more heartbreak for Brazil and star Marta. The six-time world player of the year has never won a Women's World Cup or an Olympics. This is expected to be her last major international tournament. It was the third victory for the United States over Brazil in an Olympic final.
American relay teams win 2 golds in the last events of a dominant Olympic track meet for the US
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The American men eked out a relay win in the 4x400 meters just 15 minutes before a star-studded U.S. women's team dominated the field Saturday night. Those were the final two golds of an Olympic track meet dominated by the United States. America won 14 golds and 34 overall medals. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas - the gold medalists in the 400 hurdles and 200 meters - handed a 30-meter lead to Alexis Holmes, who didn't lose any ground. The 34 medals were the most for the U.S. at a non-boycotted Games since the early 20th century, when there were more events and fewer countries. The 14 golds are the most in a non-boycotted Olympics since 1968.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the latest scores from today's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
L-A Angels at Washington 11:35 a.m.
Detroit at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Seattle 7:10 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston at Boston 1:35 p.m.
Texas at N-Y Yankees 1:35 p.m.
Oakland at Toronto 1:37 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay 1:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota 2:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego at Miami 1:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Colorado 3:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L-A Dodgers 4:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Denver at Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Rams 4:30 p.m.
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