Team USA women’s basketball wins 8th straight Olympic gold medal | Bucs’ Bowles encouraged by RBs | Dillon spins Logano on final lap and prevails in NASCAR OT at Richmond for 1st victory in 2 years

Team USA women’s basketball avoids huge upset vs. France to win 8th straight Olympic gold medal • Inside Stephen Curry’s flurry: How 4 shots sealed another gold for US in Olympic basketball

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Sentinel Sports Final Monday, August 12, 2024

Team USA women’s basketball wins 8th straight Olympic gold medal | Bucs’ Bowles encouraged by RBs | Dillon spins Logano on final lap and prevails in NASCAR OT at Richmond for 1st victory in 2 years A look at the winners and losers as curtain closes on memorable Olympic Games These Olympics worked at a time when the Olympic movement needed them to work: They were safe and accessible, and the backdrops were spectacular. Read more → Team USA women's basketball avoids huge upset vs. France to win 8th straight Olympic gold medal The United States stayed on top of the women's basketball world, achieving its eighth straight gold medal and 61st consecutive win overall. Read more → Inside Stephen Curry's flurry: How 4 shots sealed another gold for US in Olympic basketball The all-time 3-point king in NBA history found his touch 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. Read more → Peny Boone plus RJ Harvey could give UCF the best backfield in the country The Toledo transfer earned MAC Offensive Player of the Years after rushing for 1,400 yards last season. Led by RJ Harvey, Knights ranked fourth in the nation in rushing after averaging 228 yards per game. Only Liberty (293), Air Force (282), and West Virginia (229) averaged more. Read more → Bucs' Bowles encouraged by RBs The Bucs rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries, a 4.3-yard average. Read more → Chris Perkins: Here's what we've learned about Dolphins through the third week of training camp The Dolphins' joint practices with the Falcons told us a lot about Miami's starters, and the win over Atlanta in the preseason opener told us a lot about the Dolphins' reserves. Here are some more takeaways from Week 3 of Dolphins training camp. Read more → Former UCF star Joe Burnett steps down as Eustis coach Reached by the Sentinel via text Sunday evening, Burnett replied, "All is well, personal matter that led to the decision of stepping down. Tough decision, but a decision where my immediate family needed me." Read more → Mead hits tiebreaking sacrifice fly in 8th as Rays avoid 3-game sweep by Orioles The Rays stole a club-record-tying four bases during an inning in the eighth. Read more → Home run call is overturned as Padres fall just short of perfect trip with loss to Marlins After the Marlins scored five runs in the first two innings, the Padres battled back before a potential game-tying homer in the 9th gets reversed. Read more → Dillon spins Logano on final lap and prevails in OT at Richmond for 1st victory in 2 years The winner had just two top-10 finishes this year and entered the race ranked 32nd in the standings. Read more →

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