Update on the latest sports
APOLYMPICS-NEWS
US loses to France 83-76, ending 25-game Olympic win streak
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Games have resumed just a few hours after the U.S. men’s basketball team ended a 25-game Olympic winning streak.
Evan Fournier’s 3-pointer with just under a minute left put France ahead to stay in an 83-76 win over the Americans. Fournier had 28 points for France, while fellow NBA veteran Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) scored 14.
Jrue (jroo) Holiday had a team-high 18 points for the U.S., one day after arriving in Japan.
The Americans can reach the quarterfinals if they win their next two games. If they lose one, they might not even finish in the top eight of the 12-team tournament.
In other news from the Olympics:
— The U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s bid for a third straight Olympic title got off to a rocky start. The four-woman group led by reigning champion Simone Biles finished second to the Russian team in qualifying. That’s the first time the Americans have failed to lead at the end of any major event in more than a decade. Biles topped the all-round with a total of 57.731 points but lacked her usual precision, making significant mistakes in three events.
— Lee Kiefer earned the third gold medal for the United States by beating defending champion Inna Deriglazova of Russia 15-13 in the women’s foil final.
— Anastasija Zolotic won the United States’ first gold medal in women’s taekwondo by beating Russian athlete Tatiana Minina 25-17 to claim the featherweight division title.
— Amanda Chidester hit a game-ending, two-run single in the eighth inning, Monica Abbott struck out 13 and the United States beat Australia 2-1 to clinch a berth in the Olympic softball gold medal game against Japan. They play Japan on Monday in a game that will only determine which team bats last in Tuesday’s gold medal game.
— Golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm became the best-known athletes to drop out of the Tokyo Games after testing positive for COVID-19. Reed. Rahm was flagged for COVID-19 for the second time in two months.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Red Sox end Germán’s no-hit bid in 8th, storm past Yanks
UNDATED (AP) — It was another comeback victory for the Boston Red Sox and another punch to the gut for the New York Yankees bullpen.
The Red Sox broke up Domingo Germán’s (hehr-MAHNZ’) no-hit bid to spark a five-run eighth in their 32nd comeback win of the season, 5-4 over the Yankees.
German’s afternoon ended when Alex Verdugo (vur-DOO’-goh) led off the eighth with a double, igniting a string of five straight hits. Hunter Renfroe and Kiké Hernández delivered RBI doubles, Kevin Plawecki (plah-WEH’-kee) drove in the tying run with a grounder and Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) lifted a sacrifice fly. The fly ball allowed the Bosox to take three of four in the weekend series.
The rally occurred after the Yanks carried a 4-0 lead into the eighth.
Boston regained sole possession of the AL East lead, one game ahead of Tampa Bay.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Indians had dropped 11 straight to Tampa Bay before Bobby Bradley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Cleveland’s comeback in a 3-2 win over the Rays. The Indians managed just one run in seven innings against Tampa Bay starter Ryan Yarbrough before rallying in the eighth off reliever Matt Wisler.
— Abraham Toro smacked a two-run homer and Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) allowed five hits over six-plus innings as the Astros handed the Rangers their 12th consecutive loss, 3-1. Greinke left with the bases loaded in the seventh before Cristian Javier got out of the jam without allowing a run.
— Kyle Seager hit a two-out, two-run single as part of the Mariners’ four-run third that carried them to a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Gonzales allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to help Seattle get within 1 1/2 games of Oakland for the second AL wild card.
— The Angels posted a 6-2 win over the Twins behind Shohei Ohtani’s (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-neez) major league-leading 35th home run, a tiebreaking blast in the sixth inning. Max Stassi had three hits and drove in three runs to help Los Angeles overcome back-to-back homers by Max Kepler and Brent Rooker.
— Daniel Lynch pitched eight scoreless innings for his first major league win as the Royals downed the Tigers, 6-1. Jorge Soler (soh-LEHR’) homered twice and Salvador Perez added a three-run blast in Kansas City’s fifth consecutive victory.
— Ryan McKenna scored on a sharp grounder by Ramon Urías (oo-REE’-uhs) for the winning run to give the Orioles a 5-4 victory and a three-game sweep of the Nationals. Trey Mancini, Maikel Franco and McKenna hit solo homers for Baltimore, which improved to 1-51 when trailing after eight innings.
— Pete Alonso smacked his fifth home run since the All-Star break and pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil furnished a tiebreaking, two-run double while the Mets scored four in the sixth to beat the Blue Jays, 5-4 and take the three-game set. Rich Hill looked good in his first start as a Met, leaving with a 1-0 lead and the bases loaded in the sixth before Seth Lugo allowed all three runs to score. The win keeps New York atop the NL East by four games over Philadelphia.
— The Phillies gained a split of their four-game set with the Braves as Aaron Nola allowed four hits with nine strikeouts over 8 2/3s to lead Philadelphia past Atlanta, 3-2. Jean Segura and Ronald Torreyes (toh-RAY’-uhs) both had solo homers to support Nola, who was lifted after Austin Riley went deep for Atlanta with two out in the ninth.
— The Cardinals avoided a three-game sweep by erupting for seven runs in the fourth inning of a 10-6 win at Cincinnati. The big rally was highlighted by Harrison Bader’s three-run homer and Dylan Carlson’s two-run blast. Tyler O’Neill slammed a first-inning, two-run homer off Sonny Gray, who was torched for a career-high eight runs over 3 1/3 innings.
— Kris Bryant and David Bote (BOH’-tee) blasted two-run homers and Anthony Rizzo supplied a solo shot as the Cubs topped the Diamondbacks, 5-1. Trevor Williams struck out six and allowed five hits with no walks over 6 1/3 innings, his first scoreless outing this season.
— LaMonte (lah-MAHNT’) Wade Jr. homered twice and the Giants avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the Pirates, 6-1. Wilmer Flores and Thairo Estrada also went deep for San Francisco, which owns the majors’ best record at 62-37.
— Chris Taylor added a pair of home runs before Will Smith provided a tiebreaking blast in the eighth inning to send the Dodgers past the Rockies, 3-2. The Los Angeles bullpen worked five scoreless innings as the Dodgers stayed two games behind the NL West-leading Giants.
— Deven Marrero and Brian Anderson homered off Yu Darvish as the Marlins battered the Padres, 9-3 to gain a four-game split. Darvish was reached for four runs over five innings, leaving him 0-3 with a 7.32 ERA in his last four starts.
MLB-PADRES-PIRATES TRADE
Padres get Frazier from Bucs
UNDATED (AP) — The Padres just bolstered their middle infield while trying to stay in the NL West race.
San Diego has acquired All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier from the Pirates for three prospects. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the deal who also says Pittsburgh is sending approximately $1.4 million to the Padres in the deal. The trade is pending a physical.
Frazier was the National League starter in the All-Star Game. He leads the majors with 125 hits and is batting .324.
Pittsburgh is receiving infielder Tucupita Marcano, outfielder Jack Suwinski and right-hander Michell Miliano in the trade.
Also around the majors:
— The Dodgers have placed All-Star right fielder Mookie Betts on the 10-day injured list with right hip inflammation. Betts last started on July 17 at Colorado and last appeared in a game Monday when he made a pinch-hit appearance against the Giants.
— Jake Reed switched teams while his wife, Janie, is with the U.S. softball team at the Olympics. The 28-year-old reliever was claimed off waivers by the Rays from the Dodgers and optioned to Triple-A Durham.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS-SEC
Texas, Oklahoma ready to take next step toward SEC
UNDATED (AP) — Texas and Oklahoma could move closer to membership in the Southeastern Conference within 24 hours.
According to multiple reports, the first and very significant formal step of the process could come as soon as Monday. That’s when the two schools are expected to inform the Big 12 they will not renew the contractual agreement that binds conference members until 2025.
The schools would likely negotiate an early exit that could cost the schools more than $100 million. But with the rich SEC on the horizon, the schools could leave the Big 12 early and change conferences in time for the 2022 college football season.
PGA-3M OPEN
Champ’s the champ
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Cameron Champ fended off dehydration and crisply putted his way to a 5-under 66, winning the 3M Open by two strokes for his third career victory.
The 26-year-old Champ had five birdies in a bogey-free round to finish at 15-under 269 at TPC Twin Cities. Louis Oosthuizen (OOST’-hay-zehn), Jhonattan Vegas and Charl Schwartzel tied for second.
GOLF-SENIOR BRITISH OPEN
Dodd wins Senior British Open with last-hole birdie
SUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Stephen Dodd birdied the final hole to win the Senior British Open by one stroke.
The 55-year-old Welshman held off challenges from Miguel Angel Jimenez (AHN’-hehl hee-MEHN’-ehz) and Darren Clarke to secure his first major title on Sunday.
Dodd closed with a 2-under 68 at Sunningdale for a four-day total of 13-under 267.
LPGA-EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Lee wins her 1st major after beating Lee6 in playoff
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Australian golfer Minjee Lee has won a sudden death playoff against overnight leader Jeongeun Lee6 to clinch the Evian Championship for her first major title.
Lee6 had to take a drop shot when her second shot on the first extra playoff hole flew into a pond, while Lee’s superb second attempt landed near the flag. Lee6 ended with a bogey to give the 25-year-old Lee three putts for victory and a sixth LPGA title.
Teenage American Yealimi Noh finished third at 17 under when she missed a birdie chance on the 18th.
The day’s best round went to Ireland’s Leona Maguire. Her 10-under 61 tied the lowest round ever by a female or male in a major.
NFL-TEXANS-WATSON
AP source: Watson plans to report to Houston Texans camp
HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson plans to report to training camp with the Houston Texans, according to a person familiar with his thinking.
The person told The Associated Press that the quarterback still wants to be traded and is reporting solely to avoid being fined. Watson would have faced fines of $50,000 a day if he didn’t report.
Watson led the NFL in yards passing last season and signed a four-year, $156 million contract extension with the Texans last offseason. But he became unhappy with the direction of the team and requested a trade in January. His future was further clouded in March after 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that he sexually assaulted or harassed them.
NHL-MOVES
Red Wings re-sign Marc Staal; Canucks to buy out Virtanen
UNDATED (AP) — Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal is staying put in Detroit, while Jake Virtanen (vur-TAN’-ehn) is about to leave the Vancouver Canucks.
The Red Wings announced reaching an agreement with Staal, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press it’s a one-year deal worth $2 million.
The Canucks have placed Virtanen and will buy out a player who has often underperformed during his six seasons with the team. Virtanen was placed on leave on May 1 after being accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a women four years earlier.
