Kobe Bryant made six straight 3-pointers in the second half, LeBron James finished with a triple-double, and the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team advanced to the semifinals with a 119-86 victory over Australia on Wednesday night.

LONDON (AP) — Misty May-Treanor danced on the sand and then off it, taking a victory lap around the court before leaving Horse Guards Parade with Kerri Walsh Jennings as three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists.

BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Beltre had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Texas blew a late four-run lead and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9 Wednesday.

Denied twice on the world’s biggest stage, Allyson Felix won the Olympic gold medal she’s been yearning for, taking the 200 meters Wednesday night to fill in the last, and biggest, hole in her otherwise stellar resume.