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A home run: US turns in record-setting medal day at worlds

compete right now.’ Awesome to see
It began with the hammer throw, Team USA sweep.”
where Brooke Andersen took gold
and Janee’ Kassanavoid won bronze. With their big-medal haul Sunday,
the Americans now have six golds
That was a warmup act for the night and 14 total medals. The next most
session, where seven medals piled up is three medals each by Ethiopia,
in a span of about 10 minutes. Poland, China and Jamaica, which
swept the women’s 100 to close out
The women’s pole vaulters led the the night.
run with Katie Nageotte and Sandi
Morris finishing 1-2. Moments lat- “It says how amazing it is being on
er — and following a delay as Allen home soil and at Hayward Field,”
unsuccessfully pleaded his case to Nageotte said of the show turned in
officials to remain the race — Grant by the Americans. “‘Hayward Mag-
Holloway defended his hurdles title, ic’ is real. ... Just seeing how many
with Trey Cunningham close behind people were qualifying for semis, and
in second. then for finals, and then medaling,
you watch it and it’s inspiring.”
Around the same time, the shot put-
(AP) — Except for a single, barely day. The speedster-slash-receiver will ters wrapped up a podium sweep with Nageotte tried to keep track of it all
perceptible flinch, this would’ve now take his talents to the football two-time Olympic champion Ryan even as she competed. It wasn’t easy.
been a Perfect 10 for the U.S. field, where he’ll attempt to make the Crouser taking gold, Joe Kovacs earn-
track and field team. roster for the Philadelphia Eagles. It ing silver and Josh Awotunde finish- “Everything has been so much fun,”
was hardly the way he wanted to fin- ing with bronze. she said. “It’s really fun especially
As it ended up, the Americans still ish at worlds. when you know the people in (the
won nine medals on home turf Sun- All this came an evening after Fred events).”
day at world championships in what “Track and field is so difficult because Kerley, Marvin Bracy and Trayvon
will go down as one of the most you train the whole year for one com- Bromell swept the 100. It got Crous- Allen seemed like a lock to add to the
memorable days for the red, white petition that lasts 12, 13 seconds and er thinking of what was possible in medal run. But he left too fast accord-
and blue in its long, successful histo- that’s that,” said Allen, whose training his event. ing to the sensors. His reaction time
ry. It was the best single medal day for camp with the Eagles starts July 26. was 0.099 in the final, which earned
a nation at worlds, according to meet “I’ll learn from it and I’ll make sure I “My heart rate was probably like at him the red card. It was only a frac-
organizers. just react not as fast next time.” 120, 130,” he said of watching the tion less than his reaction time in the
men’s 100. “I probably shouldn’t semifinal round, which was 0.101.
Hurdler Devon Allen’s false start Allen’s disappointment hardly have watched it because I had trouble But rules are rules and a reaction time
kept the U.S. from a possible sweep spoiled a day in which the recording calming back down. I had to make – measured by sensors in the starting
in the 110-meter final and what of the “Star-Spangled Banner” got a mental note to take a few deep pistol and on the blocks – of less than
could’ve been the 10th medal of the worn out. breaths and be like, ‘I don’t have to 0.1 is considered a false start.

Healthy James Harden vows return to ‘top of my game’

(AP) — James Harden panoramic views stretching
is vowing a return to his to downtown LA, Harden is
high-scoring form after eager to put the past behind.
battling a lingering ham-
string injury that created “I’m looking to have an un-
rare doubt for the three- believable season,” he said
time NBA scoring cham- Sunday. “I don’t want to just
pion over the last two sea- go out there and be running
sons. around and not being ef-
ficient and looking old out
He expects similar big things there. I still want to be really,
from the Philadelphia 76ers really, really good.”
after taking less salary in his
contract this season to help Harden declined his $47.4
the team improve and chase million player option with
the championship he still the 76ers for next season and
seeks. instead agreed to a new two-
year deal that will pay him
Harden injured the ham- $32 million in 2022-23. It
string playing for the Brook- includes a player option for
lyn Nets in the 2020-21 sea- the second season. The deal
son. The first serious injury isn’t yet finalized and Harden
of his 13-year career was “a didn’t address the negotia-
wake-up call” that had Hard- tions.
en thinking about life outside champion Joel Embiid. trying to accomplish, what pieces this summer, so now
of basketball. However, the 10-time All- I’m trying to accomplish in- it’s time for us to go do the
Star confirmed to The Asso- “Taking less money this year dividually, that this is what hard work,” Harden said.
Finally healthy again, he’s ciated Press that he made the to sign as many players as we I’m about.”
spending the summer in his decision to allow the 76ers needed to help us contend Harden averaged 22 points
hometown of Los Angeles. the flexibility they needed and be the last team standing The Sixers signed free agents this season for Brooklyn and
Relaxing barefoot in a fully to go after other players. If was very, very important to P.J. Tucker and Danuel Philadelphia, lowest since he
furnished, nine-bedroom, he hadn’t declined the op- me,” Harden said. “I wanted House. Harden previously became a starter in the 2012-
14-bathroom rented man- tion, the team would have to show the organization, the played with both in Houston. 13 season. He turns 33 in Au-
sion perched on a hillside been hard-pressed to bolster Sixers fans and everybody gust.
above Beverly Hills with its roster led by NBA scoring else who supports what we’re “We got some really good