www.dailypostathenian.com B2 | DAILY POST-ATHENIAN SPORTS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021 ON TV NBA FINALS 9 p.m. .......... Gm4: Phoenix at Milwaukee ........................................ ABC WNBA 7 p.m............ All-Star Game: Team USA vs. Team WNBA ............ESPN CYCLING 6 a.m Thur. UCI: Tour de France, Stage 18..................................NBCSN GOLF 3 p.m. .......... LPGA: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, First Rd ...TGC 4 a.m. Thur The British Open, First Rd ..............................................TGC RUGBY 6 p.m. .......... IRU: South Africa A vs. British and Irish (Taped) NBCSN MEN’S SOCCER: CONCACAF GOLD CUP 7:30 p.m...... Trinidad & Tobago vs. El Salvador, Group A ...............FS1 10 p.m. ........ Guatemala vs. Mexico, Group A .....................................FS1 SPORTS CLIPS Meet the Cherokees Media Night July 29 The Meet the Cherokees Media Night will take place 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at McMinn County High School’s Cherokee Stadium. This is an opportunity to meet the 2021 middle and high school football Chero- kees. Food and drinks will be available, and families, sponsors, government officials and McMinn County Schools and Athens City Schools faculty and staff are all welcome to attend. CHASE STEVENS | LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Team USA’s Bam Adebayo (13) dunks the ball in front of Argentina’s Marcos Delia during the first half of an exhibition on Tues- day in Las Vegas. TWU Baseball Kids Camp starts July 26 The Tennessee Wesleyan Baseball Kids Camp will take place July 26-30, 9 a.m.-noon each day, at Athens Insurance Stadium. The camp is for ages 6-13, and cost of the camp is $100. To register, contact Zack Sterner Finally making it look easy at [email protected]. McMinn season tickets for sale Thursday Season tickets for McMinn County High School foot- Team USA bounces back, tops Argentina in tune-up ball will be sold 5-7 p.m. Thursday under the awning of Cherokee Stadium. BY TIM REYNOLD AP Basketball Writer Ex-coach accused of expensing $10K in gas USA Basketball finally made it look NASHVILLE — The Tennessee comptroller’s office easy again. says a former middle school teacher who also was an Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each assistant baseball coach has been indicted on charges scored 17 points and the Americans that he expensed more than $10,100 in gas for his per- took control from the outset, beat- sonal car. ing Argentina 108-80 in Las Vegas According to the comptroller’s investigation, the for- on Tuesday to avoid what would mer Unicoi County Middle School teacher and coach have been the first three-game los- used the department fuel card at least 169 times to gas up his personal car without permission from June 2015 TEAM USA TUNE-UPS until early October 2020, including in South Carolina and Florida. US 108, Argentina 80 The investigation report says the former teacher AUSTRALIA 91, US 83 was authorized through the coaching position at the NIGERIA 90, US 87 Northeast Tennessee school to buy diesel fuel for a school vehicle. ing streak in this era of NBA players The former teacher was indicted July 9 on one count being able to represent USA Basket- of theft over $10,000, the report says. ball on the international stage. The comptroller’s office says school officials have Zach LaVine scored 15 points for the CHASE STEVENS | LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL indicated they have corrected an issue with not ade- U.S., which lost its first two games Argentina’s Luis Scola (4) drives the ball against team USA’s Bam Adebayo (13) dur- quately reviewing monthly fuel invoices. in Las Vegas to Nigeria and Austra- ing an exhibition Tuesday in Las Vegas. lia. The Americans shot 51%, scored 33 first-quarter points to get off and lose three in a row with NBA players the time,” Durant said in a televised Ohio coaches fired for pizza incident file suit running and beat Argentina for the for the first time. If those thoughts halftime interview. “But if we contin- CANTON, Ohio — Six Ohio high school football 10th consecutive time since a loss at existed, they didn’t last long. ue to guard the way we are, it’ll start coaches who were fired when a father complained his the 2004 Athens Olympics. “Our biggest thing is we have to to turn for us on offense. ... When son was forced to eat a pork-based pepperoni pizza in “It was better,” U.S. coach Gregg realize it’s not the NBA and Coach we keep the ball in front and we get violation of his religious beliefs have sued the parent, Popovich said. “Bit by bit, every day, Pop keeps re-emphasizing that every stops and rebounds, then we pretty his attorney, school officials and others for defama- I hope.” single day,” Beal said. “It’s way more much can play with a clean slate on tion. Damian Lillard scored 13 points physical. Guys are smarter. These the offensive side of the ball.” The plaintiffs are former Canton McKinley head and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 guys have been playing together for DOUBLING UP: The U.S. Olympic coach Marcus Wattley and five assistants, according points, five assists and five rebounds five-, 10-plus years. So they have the women’s team begins taking the stage to The Canton Repository. for the U.S. experience and the chemistry and in Las Vegas today, starting with the The lawsuit filed Monday in Stark County said the Luis Scola, set to play in the Olym- we’re trying to develop that in a short WNBA All-Star Game. The U.S. men player chose to remove pepperoni and cheese and eat pics for a fifth time, scored 16 points period of time.” and women both play Australia on the pizza instead of chicken nuggets when disciplined in 19 minutes for Argentina. Nico- It was 15-4 USA before the game Friday, before the men close their on May 24 for off-the-field behavior. Teammates ran las Laprovittola scored 13, Facundo was even 3 1/2 minutes old, the lead Las Vegas stay on Sunday against laps for 20 minutes while carrying 45-pound weights Campazzo had 12 and Gabriel Deck was as much as 17 later in the open- Spain and the women play Nigeria. as the teen sat in the middle of the gym and ate the added 10. ing quarter — the biggest leads for The teams fly to Tokyo on Monday. pizza. “It’s not a big deal,” Argentina’s the Americans in the first two games POP TALK: Popovich is friends with The coaches were unaware at the time that eating Luca Vildoza said. “It’s only a loss.” were 10 against Nigeria and 11 against Hernandez, and the two have spoken pork violated the player’s Hebrew Israelite religious The U.S. played with only eight Australia — and the outcome was often during their stay in Las Vegas, beliefs, the complaint said. members of the Olympic team. Jay- never really in doubt. and Hernandez said “today was a spe- The player’s father, Kenny Walker, said his 17-year- son Tatum was held out with right “The USA played great,” Argentina cial day” as he coached against one of old son was disciplined for missing a voluntary work- knee soreness and will be day-to-day coach Sergio Hernandez said. “They his idols. Argentina assistant coaches out because of a shoulder injury. going forward, USA Basketball said. played more aggressive defense than Silvio Santander and Maxi Seigorman Canton schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert suspend- The Americans also will be with- they had the last two games.” have joined some of those postgame ed the coaches with pay on May 26. out Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday The Americans held a 58-42 lead at chats in Vegas with Popovich as well. The school board fired them from their coaching and Devin Booker until at least this the half when Durant beat the buzzer “Pop is a teacher for everyone. And positions a week later. Three coaches were fired from weekend because of the NBA Finals. with an 18-footer, a shot that Dray- an inspiration,” Argentine officials their school jobs on June 24 while Wattley was sus- The back-to-back losses to start the mond Green was celebrating before wrote on the team’s Twitter account pended without pay from his administrative position U.S. team’s stay in Las Vegas raised the the ball even swished through the net. while posting a photo of one of the as a school athletic liaison. He faces a termination possibility that the Americans might “We’re not going to make shots all get-togethers. hearing. AUTO RACING 18 Riley Herbst 0.8 19 1, Brendon Todd, 75.19%. 2, Ryan Moore, England. States; Lee Westwood, England; Martin 8:48 a.m.-3:47 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, 19 Brett Moffitt 0.8 19 73.29%. 3, Brian Stuard, 72.97%. 4, Chez 1:46 a.m.-6:47 a.m. — Chan Kim, United Kaymer, Germany. United States; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; NASCAR LAPS LED PERC 20 Jason White 0.6 1 Reavie, 72.90%. 5, Ryan Armour, 72.57%. States; Justin Harding, South Africa; Hao- 5:20 a.m.-10:21 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, United Benjamin Hebert, France. CUP SERIES 21 Colby Howard 0.4 9 6, Abraham Ancer, 71.32%. 7, David Hearn, tong Li, China. States; Will Zalatoris, United States; Justin 9:04 a.m.-4:03 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, No. Driver PCT. LAPS 22 Tommy Joe Martins 0.4 10 70.90%.