Top-ranked U.S. women lose in volleyball semis

RIO DE JANEIRO – Members of Serbia's women's volleyball team cried in triumph Thursday after the biggest win in their program's history.

It came by way of a 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13 victory over the top-ranked United States, guaranteeing Serbia's first women's volleyball medal.

"Right now, this loss is deeply disappointing. It cuts deep," U.S. coach Karch Kiraly said.

U.S. star Foluke Akinradewo was sidelined by an apparent left knee injury late in the opening set after beginning the match brilliantly.

The Americans led 12-10 in the fifth set.

Helen Maroulis of Rockville, Md., upset the woman widely considered to be the greatest female wrestler of all time to take a gold medal in women's freestyle in the 53-kilogram weight class.

Maroulis, a first-time Olympian, took down three-time defending gold medalist Saori Yoshida of Japan 4-1.

Stacy Lewis made 11 birdies to match the low score at Olympic Golf Course with an 8-under 63, putting her right in the mix for a gold medal at the halfway point of women's golf.

The American was one shot behind Inbee Park of South Korea, who shot her second straight 66.

Aditi Ashok of India, only 18 and the world's 462nd-ranked player, is only four shots behind.

Jessica Parratto, daughter of Mike and Amy Parratto of Apple Valley, finished 10th in the women's 10-meter platform diving finals.

Parratto was in third place through two rounds, but misses on her third- and fourth-round dives dropped her out of the medal hunt.

Parratto, 22, advanced to a world-level final for the first time in her career after finishing second in the morning semifinals.

• U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson reached the Olympic bantamweight final after Russian semifinal opponent Vladimir Nikitin was ruled out with an injury. That means Stevenson will become the first American man since 2004 to win gold or silver.

• Alistair Brownlee of Britain successfully defended his gold medal in the men's triathlon. His brother Jonathan took silver.

• India, the world's second most populous country, won its first medal of the Games when Sakshi Malik took bronze in the 58-kilogram category of women's wrestling.