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France’s Rudy Gobert reacts
during a quarterfinal match
against United States for the
FIBA Basketball World Cup in
Dongguan in southern China’s
Guangdong province on McIlroy wins 3rd PGA
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.
France defeated United States
89-79. Tour player of the year
Associated Press
A shocker:

U.S. beaten

by France

89-79 in

World Cup

quarters

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
DONGGUAN, China (AP) —
No gold.
No medal. No more win-
ning streak.
The U.S. reign atop inter-
national basketball has
ended — this time, thwart-
ed by France at the World
Cup.
For the first time since 2006,
the U.S. sent NBA players
to a major international
tournament and won’t win
gold. Evan Fournier scored
22 points, Rudy Gobert had
21 points and 16 rebounds
and France beat the U.S.
89-79 in the World Cup This is a July 19, 2019, file photo showing Northern
quarterfinals on Wednes- Ireland’s Rory McIlroy smiling on the first green
day, rallying from a seven-
point fourth-quarter deficit during the second round of the British Open Golf
to pull off the upset. Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern
“Any loss hurts,” U.S. coach Ireland.
Gregg Popovich said. Associated Press
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