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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Usain Bolt bid goodbye with another gold medal. Ryan Lochte apologized on Instagram.Bolt won his ninth Olympic medal Friday night, anchoring the Jamaicans winning 4x100 relay team in what he has insisted will be his last Olympic race.Bolt, who has won the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay gold medals at Beijing, London and now Rio, crossed in 37.27 seconds. Japan set an Asian record to take the silver in 37.60, holding off the third-place Americans by 0.02.But the U.S. was disqualified for a pass outside the exchange lane and the bronze went instead to Canada, something the Americans didnt realize until they were trotting around the track draped in flags and smiles.Bolt completed his triple-triple after Allyson Felix won her record fifth Olympic gold medal when the Americans -- who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest -- won Fridays final in 41.01 seconds.These Rio Games will be remembered for Bolts dominance -- and Lochtes deception.Breaking his silence Friday, Lochte said he was sorry for his behavior surrounding an early-morning incident at a gas station that in many ways has become the defining moment in Rio.Brazilian police say Lochte was lying when he said he and three other swimmers were robbed.Lochte said he should have been up front about the matter all along but maintained a gun was pointed at him by a stranger and that the swimmers were forced to pay money to leave the gas station. Police said the swimmers had vandalized the gas station.The embarrassing imbroglio offended the Olympic hosts and overshadowed the U.S. swimmers dominance in Rio, relegating to the margins Michael Phelps medal haul in his own Olympic farewell.The U.S. mens basketball team was pushed once again by Spain before prevailing 82-76 Friday to earn a shot at a third straight gold medal.Led by Pau Gasols 23 points, the silver medalist in both Beijing and London made it tough on the Americans for the third straight Olympics but again couldnt upset the worlds No. 1 team.The U.S. will face Serbia, which rolled over Australia 87-61 , on Sunday before the Rio Games close and the world looks ahead to the Tokyo Games in 2020.Other highlights from Day 14 of the Rio Games:GOLF GOLD : At the Olympic Golf Course, Inbee Park will take a two-stroke lead into Saturdays final round after keeping her composure in strong wind and making two late birdies to regain the lead and post a 1-under 70. Lydia Ko, a 19-year-old Kiwi and the No. 1 player in womens golf put herself in contention thanks to the first hole-in-one of her career. Also two shots back in the final group is Gerina Piller.WRESTLING UPSET: Defending Olympic and world champion Jordan Burroughs was stunned in the quarterfinals of mens freestyle wrestling. It was the third international loss for Burroughs, who won gold in London in 2012 and whose charismatic, social media-friendly persona has made him the face of wrestling in the U.S.SNACK ATTACK : Talk about the shoddy construction or the filthy water. Just dont rip on Brazilians favorite snack, called Biscoito Globo. Residents of Rio de Janeiro have been irked by bad review of the stuffy, puffy treats. Just like they took offense to Hope Solos tweets about the Zika virus. Also annoying locals have been comments about why coffee cups and mens swimsuits are so small here.---AP Summer Games website: http://summergames.ap.org---Follow AP Sports Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapletonWholesale NHL Jerseys . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. Cheap NHL Jerseys . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. http://www.jerseysnhlfromchina.us/ . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Cheap Jerseys . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. 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I was really happy with the way our team grew into the first half and then the second half we just exploded. What a tremendous performance from Casie Ramsier.Casie Ramsiers three-goal performance was the first hat trick in a match since 2011. With all three goals coming in the final 45 minutes of play, the senior became the first Auburn player to record a hat trick in a half since 2000.Ashton Brock, Kristen Dodson, Bri Folds, Haley Gerken and Brooke Ramsier all were able to connect with Casie Ramsier as they each registered an assist in the 90-minute tilt.In the first half, Auburn built up a bevy of chances as the game moved along.Nine minutes into the match, Kristen Dodson found the open space and blasted a shot that narrowly missed the frame. In the 33rd minute, Courtney Schell sent in a curling effort from just outside the box that the opposing goalkeeper was able to collect.Neither team was able to score before the intermission, but the Tigers held a decisive 15-3 advantage in shots oveer the Volunteers (11-9-1).ddddddddddddRight out of the break, Auburn found its footing. Casie Ramsier took a service from Folds and flicked it over the keeper to put the No. 2 seed ahead 1-0 just two minutes into the half.Six minutes later, Casie Ramsier took a layoff from Dodson and scorched the back of the net on a one-timer to double the lead at 2-0. That goal in the 54th minute gave the Dallas, Texas native her 34th career goal, elevating her to second all-time on the programs career scoring list.Tennessee responded in the 56th minute when a through ball up the middle was finished at the near post to cut the deficit to one.The Tigers added another in the 73rd minute when a feed from Brooke Ramsier found Casie Ramsier at the top of the box and the senior sliced it across the face of goal, finding the side netting.Auburn held on in the final moments and took the result, 3-1.There were some great passes from my teammates and I was able to get on the end of them, stated Casie Ramsier. I was just ready, knowing my teammates can get me the ball. I was just happy to see [the shots] go into the back of the net.Casie Ramsiers second goal of the match served as the eventual match-winner and gave the senior a program record with her 12th career game-winning goal.Auburn moves on to the semifinals and will play No. 3 seed Arkansas Friday night at 6 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on the SEC Network.Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys [T. The match will be televised on the SEC eball Jerseys[/url] ' ' '