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SPORTS Friday 6 September 2019

Deceunink -Quick’s Team Philippe Gilbert of Belgium
celebrates after winning the stage during the 12th stage
between Circuito de Navarra- Los Arcos and Bilbao, 171,4
kilometers (106,50miles), of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race
that finishes in Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday, Sept.5, 2019.
Associated Press
Gilbert wins Vuelta

stage in Bilbao, Roglic United States’ Brook Lopez holds back Japan’s Kosuke Takeuchi during a Group E match for the

keeps red jersey FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on Thursday, Sept.
5, 2019.
Associated Press
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — now has 10 stage wins in World Cup
Philippe Gilbert made a Grand Tour races. “There
solo charge to win the have been dozens and Continued from Page 17 joyed one yet in six games the U.S. was down to 10
12th stage of the Spanish dozens of attacks. It was against international com- healthy players and two of
Vuelta in Basque Coun- incredible. I must have Harrison Barnes scored 14 petition this summer. The its four Boston Celtics. ... The
try on Thursday, while Pri- attacked 20 times my- points while Joe Harris and biggest victory margin be- Americans were flying to
moz Roglic finished in the self. It was really intense Donovan Mitchell each fore Thursday was 21 in the Shenzhen after the game.
peloton to hold on to the and painful.” Roglic suc- had 10 for the Americans World Cup opener against 3 FOR 3
leader’s red jersey. Gil- cessfully fended off an (3-0), who are bidding for the Czech Republic, and This tournament marks the
bert broke away near the attack by Colombian an unprecedented third the U.S. came into the 36th different Olympics,
end to comfortably take Miguel Ángel López to fin- consecutive World Cup group finale with a plus-59 World Cup or world cham-
the victory in the 171-ki- ish safely in the peloton, title. The 45 points allowed scoring differential in four pionships appearance for
lometer (106-mile) stage which crossed the line were the fewest yielded by exhibitions and two World USA Basketball.
that finished in Bilbao. The more than three minutes any team in the first round Cup games. The Americans have now
Belgian rider from team after Gilbert. “The team of this World Cup, the This one, two days after the started 3-0 in those events
Deceuninck-Quick Step was very strong and did 53-point margin was the Americans needed late- 34 times, going 106-2 over-
finished three seconds a great job to keep me third-biggest so far in the game heroics to beat Tur- all in their opening three
ahead of Spaniards Alex in a good position in the tournament and Mitchell key 93-92 in overtime, was matchups of those compe-
Aranburu and Fernando climb so nobody gained thought it was the best de- drama-free. titions. And this is the 19th
Barceló. “It was a long time on me,” said Roglic, fense the Americans have “I think we’ve got a lot of time in those 36 tourna-
fight to get in the break- a former ski jumper from played this summer. room for improvement,” ments where the U.S. aver-
away,” said Gilbert, who Slovenia.q “From the jump, I think for Brown said. age victory margin in the
the full 40 minutes,” Mitch- TIP-INS first three games was 25
Team New Zealand reveals foiling ell said. “We’ve had games Japan: The Japanese points or more.
mono-hull for America’s Cup where we played 30 min- missed their first six shots, BIGGEST MARGINS
utes of great defense or 35 and went 5:48 without a The only victory margins
and kind of let up a little bit. field goal until center Nick bigger than the one the
AUCKLAND, New Zealand tect their technology from I think for a whole game, to Fazekas rattled in a short U.S. enjoyed Thursday so
(AP) — America’s Cup de- the prying eyes of oppo- really lock in and set a tone, jumper. ... Japan doesn’t far in this tournament: Ser-
fending champions Team nents, in this case the four it was really impressive.” play the U.S. often, and bia’s 59-point win over the
New Zealand has revealed teams which will challenge Yudai Baba scored 18 for when the matchup hap- Philippines and Lithuania’s
its revolutionary foiling for the Cup from March Japan (0-3), which will play pens it’s one-sided. The 54-point win over Senegal.
mono-hull, showing off the 2021. “The spies are about in classification games Americans are 3-0 against POP ON RUI
sleek sailboat a day ahead to become very busy,” the the rest of the way. Rui Japan in the Olympics, win- Hachimura worked out
of its official launch. team said on its Facebook Hachimura, Japan’s best ning by a combined 183 for Popovich and the San
Painted in the team’s col- page. player and the No. 9 draft points (98-40 in 1956, 125-66 Antonio Spurs before the
ors of red, gray and black, As defender, Team New pick this year by the Wash- in 1960 and 99-33 in 1972). draft, and left a positive
the hull is low-slung, de- Zealand was allowed to ington Wizards, was held to The teams hadn’t previous- impression on the U.S. and
signed to be aerodynamic choose the type of sailboat four points on 2 for 8 shoot- ly met in World Cup play. Spurs coach. “He knows
as it rides above the water in which it would defend ing. U.S.: The Americans held a what he can do, puts him-
on foils which hang down- the title it won from Team “I’ve got no excuse,” said 58-33 rebounding edge. ... self in position to be suc-
wards from its mid-section. USA in foiling multi-hulls in Japan guard Yuta Wata- Harris replaced Jayson Ta- cessful and score, plays D,
The hull is around 66 feet 2017. It chose to move to nabe, who scored nine tum in the starting lineup. rebounds, runs the floor,”
in length, and 16 feet at its an unprecedented class of points. “This is the way we Tatum is out with a sprained Popovich said. “He’s got
widest point, tapering to mono-hulls, stretching the are right now.” left ankle and isn’t sched- an all-around game. His
an 8-foot long bowsprit. It limits of sailing technology. A U.S. program that is ac- uled to be reevaluated confidence is growing and
will have a crew of 11. Italian challenger Prada is customed to blowout wins, again until Monday. ... Mar- he’ll be a fine player, obvi-
America’s Cup teams take due to unveil its first sailboat particularly when it has cus Smart (left quad strain) ously, and have a very long
extraordinary steps to pro- early next week.q NBA players, hadn’t en- also missed the game, so career.”q