THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012 B3 THE ADVOCATE-MESSENGER WWW.AMNEWS.COM OLYMPICS Le Clos, McCoughtry, Phelps U.S. rout Turkey top By The Associated Press BOX SCORE LONDON — Angel Mc- UNITED STATES 89, TURKEY 58 Coughtry and the U.S. UNITED STATES L.Whalen 5-8 4-5 14, S.Augustus 4-8 1-1 9, heats Olympic women’s team’s S.Bird 3-5 0-0 8, M.Moore 2-5 1-2 5, A.Mc- depth wore down Turkey. Coughtry 4-6 10-11 18, A.Jones 4-6 0-0 8, T.Catchings 0-2 0-0 0, S.Cash 1-2 0-0 2, By BETH HARRIS McCoughtry scored 18 D.Taurasi 2-6 2-2 7, T.Charles 7-14 2-2 16, points and Tina Charles C.Parker 1-7 0-0 2, Totals 33-69 20-23 89 AP Sports Writer added 16 to help the Amer- TURKEY E.Palazoglu 2-3 2-2 7, Y.Dalgalar 0-1 2-2 2, LONDON — Chad le Clos icans beat the Turkey 89-58 B.Vardarli 4-9 0-0 11, N.Kartaltepe 2-5 1-2 6, still has Michael Phelps’ Wednesday night. T.Canitez 1-4 0-0 2, E.Tuncluer 3-8 0-0 7, Turkey entered the game I.Alben 1-6 0-0 2, N.Yilmaz 1-6 0-0 2, K.Hol- number. ingsvorth 5-13 1-2 11, Y.Horasan 1-6 0-0 2, Le Clos was the fastest undefeated and were ex- S.Ivegin 2-5 0-0 6, B.Caglar 0-3 0-0 0, Totals pected to give the Ameri- 22-69 6-8 58 qualifier in the 100-meter Halftime—United States 41, Turkey 26. 3-Point butterfly preliminaries at cans their toughest test in goals—United States 3-13 (L.Whalen 0-1, the London Olympics the Olympics so far. The S.Bird 2-4, M.Moore 0-2, A.McCoughtry 0-2, Turks had looked impres- D.Taurasi 1-4) Turkey 8-21 (E.Palazoglu 1-1, today, with Phelps second Y.Dalgalar 0-1, B.Vardarli 3-7, N.Kartaltepe 1- after rallying from last at the sive in their first Olympic 4, T.Canitez 0-1, E.Tuncluer 1-2, I.Alben 0-1, turn in the final morning appearance and said they S.Ivegin 2-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds— weren’t intimidated by the United States 53 (L.Whalen 7, A.McCoughtry 7, swim of his storied career. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong T.Charles 7) Turkey 30 (K.Holingsvorth 8). As- Rebecca Adlington of Kerri Jennngs Walsh, right, reacts Wednesday after making a shot against Austria's Doris Schwaiger and top-ranked team in the sists—United States 18 (S.Bird 4) Turkey 12 Stefanie Schwaiger during Walsh and Misty May-Treanor’s 17-21, 21-8, 15-10 win. world despite the U.S. win- (B.Vardarli 3, I.Alben 3). Total Fouls—United Britain topped the 800 States 14 Turkey 21. freestyle heats in 8 minutes, ning its first two games by 21.78 seconds, with the an average of 38.5 points. crowd cheering its loudest The Turks stayed close in ‘08, Tayshaun Prince gave for the defending Olympic U.S. women move on for a while. They had an us eight points in an abbre- champion. U.S. teammates early one-point lead in the viated role that were huge Missy Franklin and Eliza- first quarter before Mc- for us, because LeBron and beth Beisel qualified 1-2 in Coughtry helped the Amer- Kobe had two quick fouls in beach volleyball icans build a 15-point each in that game. the 200 backstroke. advantage by the half. “And you know if you Le Clos outtouched nings, who was playing with gave them too much time to BY JIMMY GOLEN Turkey didn’t waiver, don’t give these guys that Phelps to win the 200 fly on an eye infection that is ex- second-guess themselves. AP Sports Writer coming within 50-45 in the level of experience over an Tuesday, when Phelps be- pected to stay with her “You think of every third quarter before Mc- extended period of time, came the most decorated through the end of the match as a final, almost,” LONDON — One streak Coughtry and the reserves then they may not be ready Olympian ever. The Ameri- Olympics. “I woke up this Gibb said. “It’s not as cool is over. e unbeaten streak put the game away. for those moments, so that’s can came back after silver in morning looking like Rocky when you lose.” continues for two-time de- Her three-point play what we’re trying to do.” the 200 to help the U.S. win Balboa, but it’s better now.” Also Wednesday, five- fending Olympic beach vol- started a 13-2 run. On the With that in mind, the 4x200 free relay and Despite the blemish on time Olympian Natalie leyball gold medalists Kerri Americans’ next possession Krzyzewski gave plenty of earn his 19th career medal. their record, the Americans Cook and Australian part- Walsh Jennings and Misty she missed a 3-pointer, but time to his subs on Tuesday Now they’re on course for won their pool and advance ner Tasmin Hinchley were May-Treanor. hustled for the offensive re- in a 110-63 victory over a rematch. to the knockout round as a eliminated from the The Americans lost the bound and found Maya Tunisia. Iguodala’s 20 min- Le Clos won his heat in No. 1 seed. They won’t Olympics with a 21-16, 18- first set of their preliminary Moore for an easy lay-in. utes were one more than 51.54 seconds, although he know their opponent until a 21, 15-11 loss to Marketa round match against Austria Next up for the U.S. on James played, while Bryant doesn’t think he can beat draw after Thursday night’s Slukova and Kristyna Kolo- on Wednesday night — the Friday is the Czech Repub- got on the floor for just 9 Phelps again. matches. cova of the Czech Republic. first time they’ve lost a set in lic, which beat Croatia 89-70 minutes, half the time Love “It’s too short for me I “Now it’s a whole new Cook, who is retiring from three Olympics. But after the for its first win. After play- received while tying for the think,” he said. “It will be a tournament,” May-Treanor international play, was in 21-17 loss in the first, they ing, practicing or traveling team lead with 16 points. completely different race. said. tears after the match. came back to win the sec- for the last 18 days the The bench even started These guys will be a lot Earlier Wednesday, “The Olympics is the ond by a dominating 21-8 Americans will take today the second half, Krzyzewski quicker than this morning. I Americans Jake Gibb and greatest thing on earth,” she and took the third 15-10 to off. insisting that was his plan hope I can swim the fast remain unbeaten in this and Sean Rosenthal beat Latvia said. “I’m proud to be a part time which will get me in Reserves may see more all along and not that he every other trip to the to bounce back from their of it. I’m sad and I’m disap- time for U.S. men was angry with the first unit. the final.” only loss of the tournament pointed, but I’m proud that Olympic Games. While teams such as He will probably do plenty Phelps took his heat in and advance. The No. 2 U.S. I left everything out there.” “I was furious,” Walsh Jen- Nigeria want to test them- of tinkering today against 51.72 as he tries to become men’s team beat Aleksandrs In other men’s beach vol- nings said afterward. “It’s selves against LeBron James the Nigerians. the first male swimmer to Samoilovs and Ruslans leyball play on Wednesday, still with me. I want to go to and Kobe Bryant, they may Even without playing win the same event in three Sorokins 21-10, 21-16 to fin- Martin Spinnangr and Tar- the practice court and fix it.” have to settle for Kevin Love their best basketball, the consecutive Olympics. ish atop their pool; they jei Viken Skarlund of Nor- The Americans won and Andre Iguodala. Americans are big and bad Phelps was last coming off were in danger of being way beat Steve Grotowski seven straight matches in U.S. Olympic men’s bas- as advertised — romping the 50-meter wall before eliminated after losing to and John Garcia-Thompson Athens and again in Beijing ketball coach Mike through their first two gradually picking off every- Poland and falling to 1-1. of Britain, 22-20, 21-13. The to collect a pair of gold Krzyzewski already knows games at the London one in the field to touch “It’s hard to sit on it for hosts finished pool play 0-3 medals without ever losing a what his superstars can do, Olympics by an average of first. two days,” Rosenthal said. and did not win a set, com- single set. They won also and doesn’t need to be re- 37 points. Also moving on to the “Normally we’d be out there ing closest on Wednesday their first two matches in minded in the kind of But is that reason to be evening semifinals was in a few hours.” before the final point of the London in straight sets.