In last scheduled Olympic game, U.S. BEIJING - It wasn't the last Olympic baseball game. That one, Cuba vs. Davey Johnson's team prevailed, 8-4 over Japan, to win a bronze medal. Matt LaPorta of Port Charlotte, Fla., Matt Brown of Bellevue, Wash., and Jason Donald of Fresno, Calif., hit home runs. Brett Anderson of Stillwater, Okla., was the winning pitcher, striking out six in seven innings. In the four Olympics in which baseball was a medal sport, the United States managed to win one gold, under Tommy Lasorda in 2000. 11:21 p.m. (Friday) Mary McConneloug of Fairfax, Calif., and Georgia Gould of Baltimore finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in women's mountain biking. 11:34 p.m. David Boudia of Noblesville, Ind., was fifth and Thomas Finchum of Indianapolis seventh in the semifinals of platform diving. 1:01 a.m. Lionel Messi showed why he is one of the world's best soccer players, his exquisite through ball setting up Angel de Maria for the only goal in Argentina's victor...
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