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2B Daily News – Friday, August 3, 2012 LONDON (AP) — The U.S. team had scored 100 points by the middle of the third quarter. It was that kind of night for the Americans. They broke a few records, shattered others. They hardly missed. Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, making 10 of 12 3-pointers, and the Americans rewrote the Olympic record book with a scintillating shooting per- formance and 156-73 win Thursday night, an epic blowout that seemed to send a message to the rest of the men's GABBY (Continued from page 1B) Missy Parton, whose family tookDou- glas in after she moved to West Des Moines, Iowa, and now counts her as one of their own. "She inspires me," Hawkins said, referring to her champion. "To keep it together in that moment when it meant so much says a lot about her." When Douglas first told her mother US men beat Nigeria 156-73 in Olympic basketball PHELPS (Continued from page 1B) tournament field. Anthony set the U.S. Olympic mark for points in a game — in less than three quarters. The U.S. also set the Olympic record for points in a game and points in a half (78). The Ameri- cans bettered the U.S. records as well for 3-pointers (26), field goals (59) and field-goal percentage (71). Incredibly, they eclipsed the 100- point mark with 5 minutes left in the third. And when Andre Iguodala hit a 3- for a pep talk. Whatever he said worked, because she's been unflappable since she first took the floor in London. "It takes lots of suffering and hard- ship until you climb to the top," Karolyi said. "It depends on your character how you take those times." As she did in Tuesday night's team final, Douglas set the tone with the very first event, vault. she wanted to move to train with Chow, who coached Shawn Johnson, Hawkins was deadset against it. A single mother, she couldn't uproot her family, and there was no way she was going to allow her youngest child go off by her- self. But Douglas' two older sisters lob- bied on her behalf, giving their mother a list of reasons why Gabby should be allowed to move. The only reason to stay: They would miss her. The move was hard on Douglas, too. Though the Partons treat her like their fifth daughter and are now so close to Hawkins they may as well be related, Douglas missed her family and her dogs. As recently as January, she sec- ond-guessed her decision. But she also knew Chow and his wife, Li Zhuang, could get her where she wanted to go. "We had to work with her consisten- cy," said Martha Karolyi, coordinator of the U.S. women's team. "She had the skills. She had the lightness. She was flying all the time, but sometimes she would get out of control. But we worked on that, and it really helped that Chow has this very nice temper, that very calmly he was able to make the corrections and strongly spell out the expectations to her." Like 10 days ago. this year, going from someone who couldn't stay on a piece of equipment at last year's U.S. championships to beat- ing world champ Jordyn Wieber at last month's Olympic trials. She was now one of the favorites, and being in the spotlight became a little too much to take. Douglas has made a stunning rise Once again doing the difficult Ama- nar — a roundoff onto the takeoff board, back handspring onto the table and 2.5 twisting somersaults before landing — Douglas took a small hop to the left and then another, putting her dangerously close to the out-of-bounds line. She never looked down, but it was clear she knew how close she was, twisting her upper body to the left to absorb the momentum and keep her legs from moving. She stayed in place — and in bounds — and her 15.966 gave her a lead she never relinquished. Komova cut Douglas' lead in half on pointer with 4:37 left, the Americans had surpassed the previous Olympic record of 138 points set by Brazil against Egypt in 1988. When the record was announced to the mesmer- ized crowd, all the players seated on the U.S. bench got up and slapped hands with coach Mike Krzyzewski and his coaching staff. many records was The Beatles. "When we get hot, it's a big prob- lem," Kobe Bryant said. The last group in England with this somersault with such power the thud of her landing echoed throughout the O2 Arena. revealing with his emotions away from the pool. But, with just two days to go in his swimming career, there's a definite chink in the facade. really hit me emotionally," he said. "I know for my mom it's very emotional. I'm the last Phelps to come through. She's watched my sisters go through the sport and retire." Phelps has never been too She took a small hop forward on her dismount, but it hardly mattered. The look on her face said it all: Yeah, I got this. body, but I'm expecting something special tomorrow. I think he's going to go 50.5." Lochte went through the same warm-down routine in the diving pool as Phelps, trying to pull off an impres- sive double 31 minutes apart. He came up short in both races, fading to bronze in the 200 backstroke behind fel- low American Tyler Clary, then touching after Phelps in the medley. "I wanted to get all golds "She demonstrated she is an Olympic champion," Chow said. "She dealt with a tough job and I think she did very well." over Komova to more than three-tenths of a point going into the final rotation, floor exercise. Her score of 15.5 extended her lead uneven bars, where she looks more like a delicate hummingbird as she flies between the bars. Her routine is incred- ibly difficult, yet she delivers it with such lightness and style. She took a small hop on her dismount, but instant- ly camouflaged it by thrusting her hands into the air and turning to salute the judges. two of them after 2010 world champion Aliya Mustafina and American Aly Raisman fell out of the running after errors on balance beam. Though Chow told Douglas not to look at the scoreboard, she admitted she couldn't resist. A few times. "After vault," she said. "And bars. And beam. And floor." "She's not a good listener," Chow chimed in, smiling. Turns out knowing where she stood didn't hurt her performance. And so the gold came down to the When her score of 15.966 was announced, she nodded slightly as she zipped her warm-up jacket all the way to her chin. Next came balance beam, where Komova and Douglas have struggled. Komova's fall during team competition at last year's worlds hurt Russia's chance of catching the Americans;Dou- glas might have won the U.S. title if not for a fall on the second day of competi- tion. "I think she was a little bit scared of what's ahead of her. That's big pres- sure," Chow said. Known for his easy smile and warm personality, Chow pulled Douglas aside 49ERS (Continued from page 1B) transition for the former Giants. Jacobs and Manningham skipped New York's ring cer- emony in May and a visit to the White House in June because it conflicted with voluntary offseason 49ers workouts. Both said it would have been a ''slap in the face'' to their new teammates to fly cross-country and attend either event. On the field, the pair is trying to fill two of San Fran- cisco's biggest needs: a con- sistent wide receiver and a powerful, short-yardage run- ning back. ever, both were clutch. Most of Komo- va's tricks were landed with confidence, and her sheep jump — where she thrusts her head and arms back while kicking her feet behind her — was exquisite, the soles of her feet brushing her ponytail. With the stakes now higher than But Douglas did her one better. She brimmed with confidence as she whipped off a series of back hand- springs, landing as easily as she had during practice. She knocked out a front ly trying to shift the conver- sation around his 49ers team- mates. ''We don't talk about that because we know we could end up in that same sit- uation this year. We keep playing like we playing, you never know where we could end up at. I feel like we could have a really good team, and the sky's the limit.'' While Manningham's role has been defined, how Jacobs fits in a crowded run- ning back room is unclear. Manningham's presence has been a welcome addition to a reloaded receiver corps that includes Randy Moss and first-round pick A.J. Jenkins of Illinois along with returning wideouts Michael Crabtree, Kyle Williams and Ted Ginn Jr. The tight end- happy 49ers got little produc- tion in big games from their wide receivers last season, and Manningham has had a flair for rising to the occa- sion. Bowl selection, is the starter. Kendall Hunter and second- round pick LaMichael James are smaller, speedier backs more adept at catching pass- es. The 6-foot-4 Jacobs — who lost about 15 pounds to meet his offseason goal of dropping to about 260 pounds — will surely be counted on to take over in short-yardage situations. Gore, a three-time Pro Whether he ever returns to the 1,000-yard rusher who MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Manningham caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning with 8:34 remaining in regulation of the NFC title game. He had five more receptions for 73 yards in New York's 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, including an over-the-shoul- der 38-yard catch between two defenders, tip-toeing the sideline to start the game- winning, 88-yard touchdown drive. Just don't expect him to brag about either victory or flash that shiny Super Bowl ring in San Francisco's lock- er room anytime soon. ''I didn't have nothing to do with that, man,'' Man- ningham said, smiling, clear- QUAKES 13 5 5 44 45 28 Salt Lake 13 7 3 42 35 27 Seattle 9 5 7 34 27 22 Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28 Galaxy 10 10 3 33 39 35 Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21 Colorado 7 14 1 22 28 32 FC Dallas 5 11 7 22 25 31 Portland 5 12 4 19 19 36 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA New York 11 6 5 38 38 32 Houston 10 5 7 37 33 25 Kansas City 11 7 4 37 27 21 D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27 Chicago 9 7 5 32 23 23 Columbus 8 7 4 28 20 20 Montreal 8 13 3 27 33 43 Philadelphia 7 10 2 23 22 22 N. England 6 10 5 23 26 27 Toronto FC 5 12 4 19 24 38 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. —————————————————— Today's game New York at Houston, 5 p.m. Saturday's games Philadelphia at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Kansas City at New England, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 6 p.m. Sunday's games FC Dallas at Portland, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Seattle FC, 6 p.m. Douglas gets more air on her tum- bling passes than the NBA's Carmelo Anthony, whom she and her teammates met the other day, and she lands them without a wobble. Unlike most gym- nasts, who may as well use elevator music it matter so little, her "We Speak No Americano" is as big a part of her routine as any trick. Every pass is land- ed on a beat of the peppy techno music, and don't be surprised if kids at the clubs rip off her dance moves. She had the crowd clapping — even the hard-to-please Karolyi was moving and grooving — and she threw the judges more than one playful grin. "I love this routine," she said. "I can express myself." Her score of 15.033 meant Komova needed a 15.36 or better to win. When she didn't come close, Douglas grabbed herself another gold. The move, sacrifices, doubts, tears — all of it — had been worth it. "I don't ever recall anybody this quickly rising from an average good gymnast to a fantastic one," Karolyi said. "She's just so much a nice girl and so hardworking and dedicated. ... She just loves gymnastics and she really loves to be on the top." carried the Giants to the 2008 Super Bowl title appears unlikely. said he's at the point in his career where he just wants to win another Super Bowl. And with such a deep pool of running backs, he said play- ing time is not as much of a concern. Now 30 years old, Jacobs it takes,'' Jacobs said. ''They have gotten there, they were close last year. The same effort you gave last year, you give that effort this year. With me having two Super Bowls and coming in, it only makes other guys want one.'' ''These guys know what At least one of his new teammates can relate. Until the arrival of the two former Giants, center Jonathan Goodwin had been the veteran that 49ers players turned to about Super Bowl experience. Goodwin won a title with New Orleans in 2010, and he's happy no NCAA USA Today Top 25 Poll The USA Today Top 25 football coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2011 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and 2011 final ranking: Record Pts Pvs 13-1 1403 2 1. LSU (18) 2. Alabama (20) 12-1 1399 1 3. USCl (19) 4. Oklahoma (1) 10-3 1276 15 5. Oregon 6. Georgia 10-2 1388 — 12-2 1258 4 7. Florida State (1) 9-4 1055 23 8. Michigan 10-4 1061 20 11-2 1023 9 9. South Carolina 11-2 981 8 10. Arkansas 11-2 948 5 11.West Virginia 10-3 833 18 12. Wisconsin 11-3 743 11 13. Michigan State11-3 717 10 14. Clemson 10-4 598 22 15. Texas 16. Nebraska 17.TCU 18. Stanford 8-5 549 — 9-4 501 24 11-2 499 13 11-2 497 7 19. Oklahoma St. 12-1 476 3 20. Virginia Tech 11-3 461 17 21. Kansas State 10-3 398 16 22. Boise State 12-1 271 6 23. Florida 24. Notre Dame 8-5 166 — 25. Auburn 7-6 250 — 8-5 66 — Others receiving votes: Washington 64, Louisville 46, Georgia Tech 35, Cincinnati 32, Texas A&M 28, Baylor 23, Utah 22, Mississippi State 21, South Florida 12, N.C. State 11, BYU 10, Louisiana Tech 10, Virginia 9, Houston 7, Southern Mis- sissippi 6, UCF 5, Rutgers 5, FIU 3, Mis- souri 3, Tennessee 3, Northern Illinois 2, Texas Tech 1. longer being the only one getting peppered with such questions. Even with a ring, Good- win said he hasn't spoken to either of his new teammates about last season's loss. Count Goodwin among those still bitter about the NFC title game. ''That was one of the more disappointing things for me,'' Goodwin said. ''Last year, I thought these guys came in and accepted me and did a great job of working. It's something I want this group to experi- ence. That's something we're going to keep striving for. everybody here will have that experience.'' OLYMPICS Medals Table 91 of 302 total medal events Nation China USA Germany G S B Tot 18 11 5 34 18 9 10 37 South Korea 7 2 5 14 France Britain 6 4 6 16 5 6 4 15 4 8 5 17 North Korea 4 0 1 5 Russia Italy 3 5 8 16 3 5 2 10 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 South Africa 3 0 0 3 Japan Netherlands 2 1 3 6 Hungary Ukraine Australia Romania Brazil New Zealand 1 0 2 3 Slovenia Georgia Lithuania 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 Mexico Canada Colombia Cuba Sweden Belarus Denmark Indonesia Mongolia Norway Spain Poland Taiwan Thailand Slovakia 0 3 1 4 0 2 5 7 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 Czech Republic 0 1 0 1 Egypt 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 Azerbaijan 0 0 1 1 Belgium Greece India Moldova Qatar Serbia Singapore 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 2 6 11 19 2 1 2 5 2 0 4 6 1 7 3 11 1 3 2 6 1 1 2 4 ''Hopefully, one day Angels A's Seattle East Division New York Baltimore He's starting to look as human out of the water as he seems superhuman in it. "To be able to win the gold medal and be the first to threepeat, it means some- thing," said Phelps, whose first gold in London was swimming the anchor on the 4x200 freestyle relay. "It's pretty special and something that I'm very happy for." So a farewell games that started as a bit of a disap- pointment is definitely look- ing up. He's now won two golds and two silvers in five races — not the eight golds in China, but a more-than-fit- ting capper to a brilliant career that still has two more races to go: the 100 butterfly Friday and the 4x100 med- ley relay Saturday. Lochte settled for silver in 1:54.90, having split with Phelps in their two head-to- head races in London. Hun- gary's Laszlo Cseh took the bronze, well behind the Americans in 1:56.22. "Ryan and I have had a lot of great races," Phelps said. "He has brought the best out of me many times." Ever the competitor, Phelps had hoped to go even faster, looking to not just win gold but take down Lochte's world record of 1:54.00 from last year's world champi- onships. "I wanted to push the first 100 as much as I could just to kind of see what would happen,"Phelps said. "Some- body told me with like 25 to go I was under world-record pace, so it was kind of frus- trating I fell a little short." When Phelps was done with Lochte, he hopped out of the pool and dashed to the nearby diving well to warm down, preparing for a semifi- nal of the 100 fly. He was the top qualifier in that one at 50.86 — more than a half- second ahead of South African Chad le Clos, who upset Phelps in the 200 fly, and setting up an additional rematch with Milorad Cavic, the outspoken Serbian who still seems to think he got to the wall first when he lost to Phelps by a hundredth of a second four years ago. Cavic is talking a differ- ent game now. anyone else — has a chance against Phelps in the last individual race of his Olympic career. He doesn't think he — or in my events, but you know it didn't happen," Lochte said. "I'm going to have to live with that and move on and learn from it. Try not to make the same mistakes in the next four years. "For the most part," he insisted, "I'm pretty satis- fied." keep swimming through Rio in 2016, shook hands with his rival before crawling out of the pool for the last time at these games. In a symbolic gesture, he tossed his cap and goggles into the crowd, his work done. His final tally: two golds, two silvers, one bronze and a fourth- place finish — impressive, but undoubtedly shy of what he had predicted would be "my time." Lochte, who intends to Phelps. days. This time still belongs the At least for a couple more Rebecca Soni made quite a splash, too, on a night dom- inated by the Phelps-Lochte showdown. Tearing through the water in her favorite pink suit, Soni set her second world record in as many days to defend her Olympic title in the 200 breaststroke. She finished in 2:19.59, breaking her own mark of 2:20.00 set in the semifinals. Soni broke into a big smile when she saw the time, racing the clock more than she was anyone in the water. Japan's Satomi Suzuki took silver, more than a second behind at 2:20.72, while Russia's Yulia Efimova claimed bronze in 2:20.92. "I'm so happy," Soni said. "I can't believe I did it." Ranomi Kromowidjojo carried on the Dutch tradi- tion of producing top sprint- ers and prevented a red, white and blue sweep of the night, taking the 100 freestyle in an Olympic- record 53.00. Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus claimed the silver in 53.38, while the bronze went to China's Tang Yi in 53.44. American teenager Missy Franklin got off to a terrible start — she was last at the turn — and couldn't rally. She finished fifth, two-tenths off the podium. The other U.S. swimmer, Jessica Hardy, finished last in the eight-woman field. MLB "Phelps is out of our league," Cavic said. "It's not fair that I'm talking for every- MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB 60 43 .583 — 57 48 .543 4 56 48 .538 4.5 50 57 .467 12 WL Pct GB 61 43 .587 — 55 50 .524 6.5 Tampa Bay 55 50 .524 6.5 Boston Toronto 53 53 .500 9 51 53 .490 10 Central Division Chicago Detroit WL Pct GB 57 47 .548 — 55 50 .524 2.5 Cleveland 50 54 .481 7 Minnesota 45 60 .429 12.5 Kansas City 43 60 .417 13.5 —————————————————— Thursday's results Toronto at Oakland, late Minnesota 5, Boston 0 Cleveland at Kansas City, late L.A. Angels at Texas, late Today's games Toronto (Cecil 2-4) at Oakland (Blackley 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 7-9) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Seattle (Millwood 4-8) at New York (Sabathia 10-3), 4:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 4-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 7-7), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Duensing 2-6) at Boston (Doubront 10-5), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Greinke 0-1) at Chicago (Humber 5-5), 5:10 p.m. Texas (M.Harrison 12-6) at Kansas City (Guthrie 0-2), 5:10 p.m. Saturday's games Toronto at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Seattle at N.Y.Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Texas at Kansas City, 3:10 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Sunday's games Toronto at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Seattle at N.Y.Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 10:40 a.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago, 11:10 a.m. Texas at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. West Division GIANTS Dodgers Arizona Padres Colorado East Division Washington 62 42 .596 — Atlanta New York Miami WL Pct GB 59 45 .567 3 52 54 .491 11 48 56 .462 14 Philadelphia 47 58 .448 15.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 64 41 .610 — Pittsburgh 60 44 .577 3.5 St. Louis Milwaukee 48 56 .462 15.5 Chicago Houston 56 48 .538 7.5 43 60 .417 20 35 71 .330 29.5 —————————————————— Thursday's results N.Y. Mets 9, San Francisco 1 Cincinnati 9, San Diego 4 Washington 3, Philadelphia 0 Miami at Atlanta, late St. Louis at Colorado, late Today's games San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-5) at Colorado (J.Sanchez 0-2), 5:40 p.m. Miami (Jo.Johnson 6-7) at Washington (Lannan 1-0), 1:05 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-8) at Philadelphia (Blanton 8-9), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 7-9) at Cincinnati (Latos 9-3), 4:10 p.m. Houston (Galarraga 0-0) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 10-4), 4:35 p.m. Miami (Hand 0-0) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 13-5), 4:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 3-7) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-4), 5:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 14-2) at San Diego (Richard 7-11), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 6-9), 7:10 p.m. Saturday's games San Francisco at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 5:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m. Sunday's games San Francisco at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. Houston at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Miami at Washington, 10:35 a.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:05 p.m. National League WL Pct GB 56 49 .533 — 56 50 .528 .5 54 51 .514 2 44 63 .411 13 37 65 .363 17.5