Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Jennifer Kessy and April Ross
in straight sets Wednesday night to capture their third straight Olympic beach
volleyball gold, winning the all-American final if not with ease, then
certainly with the command of having been there before. Taking control of the
match somewhere near the middle of the first set, May- Treanor and Walsh
Jennings went on to win 21-16, 21-16, finishing the last match they will ever
play together in 36 minutes. May-Treanor, who celebrated a 35th birthday here,
is retiring but Walsh Jennings, who will turn 34 next week and has two sons
with beach volleyball player Casey Jennings, is not walking away.

The United States will meet Argentina in the semifinals of the men's Olympic
basketball tournament for the third straight Olympics after taking down
Australia, 119-86, on Wednesday. LeBron James had a triple-double with 11
points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the Americans, who will do battle with
the Argentines on Friday. Argentina won gold in 2004 at Athens, but the U.S.
avenged that loss four years ago in Beijing while winning gold. Kobe Bryant
ended with 20 points for the United States, which finished a perfect 5-0 in
Group A during the preliminary round, including a 29-point win over Argentina,
which advanced with an 82-77 win over Brazil.