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COLINE.BRALEY—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS United States forward Christen Press, second from right, is congratulated by Crystal Dunn (16) Kelley O'Hara, second from le , and Allie Long, right. ByTalesAzzoni TheAssociatedPress BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL Anewera opens for the U.S. women's soccer team at the Olympic Games when a generation of younger players seeks to continue the global domination established at last year's World Cup. Bidding to add Olympic gold to World Cup success, the U.S. will have 11 Olympic newcomers on its roster whenitopensagainstNewZealandon Wednesday at the Mineirao Stadium. It will be the team's first major competition since the retirement of players such as Abby Wambach and Lauren Holiday following last year's triumph in Canada. "Of course we had some gigantic losses, some players that have been around the game for quite some time, and they are irreplaceable, re- ally," veteran goalkeeper Hope Solo said. "But we have something differ- ent and I don't think anybody has seen the U.S. team as we are right now. Nobody knows what to expect, with our younger players, with our new talent, with our formation. So I think it's going to be exciting." Seeking a fourth straight Olympic gold, the Americans are also with- out Christine Rampone because of injury, while Sydney Leroux and Amy Rodriguez are pregnant. Two other key players, captain Carli Lloyd and midfielder Megan Rapinoe are com- ing to Brazil recovering from health problems. Rapinoe is not expected to play in the early games. "There's been a little bit of a change in the roster, but it's good," Lloyd said. "I think we have about 11 players who are competing in their first Olympics, which is a huge turn- around, but I also think that those players bring experience, they've been around this team, they've earned quite a few a caps with the team and are doing very well. So I think that, mixed in with us old folks, we will be all right." OLYMPICS USwomen'ssoccerputtotest Retirements,injurieshavechangedthelookoftheteamroster By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group PHILADELPHIA If Tuesday night represented the Giants' opening curtain with the cast that will take them down the pennant stretch … Well, closing down the theater isn't an option. Eduardo Nuñez, the player who ostensibly will re- place third baseman Matt Duffy, committed an error that opened the door for four unearned runs. New left-handed reliever Will Smith entered a tie game in the eighth inning and took the loss. All that aside, it is hard to earn ovations and accolades when your main star has a wretched night. And Madison Bumgarner strug- gled through one of the worst starts in his career during the Gi- ants' 13-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. It was not the way the Giants envisioned starting a nine-game road trip down the Eastern Sea- board after battening down their roster prior to Monday's non- waiver trade deadline. They came back from a 6-0 deficit only to see their modest, two-game win streak snapped. NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS FALL HARD AGAINST PHILLIES Error, bad pitching seal SF loss PHOTOS BY DERIK HAMILTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday in Philadelphia. PHILLIES13,GIANTS8 Up Next: Giants at Philadelphia When: Wednesday, 4:05 p.m. TV/Radio: CSN/680 AM THESCORE By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. Since the first Top 20 in 1936, 1,103 polls have been taken and 164 schools have been ranked. Minnesota was the first No. 1 in 1936. Western Kentucky was the last team to make its poll debut (in the final poll of the 2015 sea- son). In between, Muhlenburg, NYU and Colorado College have made appearances. To determine an all-time Top 100 for the first time, the AP counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (2 points) to acknowl- edge elite programs and gave a big bonus for AP championships won (10 points). The results are here and below: No.1OhioState (1,112 points) Total appearances: 852, 77.24 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 105. Championships: Five (last 2014). Bestfulldecade:1970sappeared in 92.57 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s ap- peared in 55.68 percent of polls. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ohio State at the top of AP's all-time Top 100 rankings By Noah Trister The Associated Press After 18 trades on deadline day, baseball probably deserves a chance to take a deep breath. That calm period may not last for long. Teams had until 4 p.m. EDT on Monday to make trades with- out waivers, and it was the bus- iest deadline day since at least 1995, according to Major League Baseball. In a sense, the deadline marks the unofficial start of each season's pennant races. From now on, it's hard for any team to make a major move, so the contenders will have to hope the rosters they have are good enough. Some of the biggest trades were made by teams already in first place, like Texas, Cleveland and San Francisco. But the Los Ange- les Dodgers and New York Mets, who are trying to come from be- hind in their divisions, were also active. Nowthefocusturnstotheafter- math — and how all these moves will affect the postseason chase. Here are a few things to watch as the dust settles following Mon- day's deadline: GOING FOR IT This year's biggest buyers were the Texas Rangers, who have the American League's best record and added two of the top prizes on the trade market. The Rangers acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from Milwau- kee and outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Yankees. Texas also got Brewers closer Jeremy Jeffress. The Rangers had to send two former first- round draft picks to Milwaukee, but with Houston within striking distance in the AL West, Texas de- cided to be aggressive. The Astros were 10 games be- hind Texas on July 29, but the def- icit is now 5 games. Houston had a fairly quiet trade deadline and will now have to try to chase down the revamped Rangers. RIVALS The Los Angeles Dodg- ers are two games behind San Francisco in the NL West, but they added left-hander Rich Hill and outfielder Josh Reddick in a deal with Oakland. The Giants weren't about to stand pat, ac- quiring left-hander Matt Moore from Tampa Bay. The Dodgers still have their share of drama hanging over them in the form of Clayton Ker- shaw's injury problems and Yas- iel Puig's situation, but Hill and Reddick will have a chance to give them a boost. BASEBALL How deadline deals could shape seasons MARK DUNCAN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oklahoma's Uwe von Schamann (10) and Bud Herbert (33) jump for joy a er Schamann's field goal in the last few seconds won the game for Sooners, 29-28, over Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. FOOTBALL PAGE 2 DEALS PAGE 2 SOCCER PAGE 2 Philadelphia Phillies' Maikel Franco, right, points to the crowd a er hitting a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday in Philadelphia. GIANTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, August 3, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1