Sports Scores for Wednesday, 8/8
Major League Baseball
New York Yankees 12, Detroit 8
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2
Olympic Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal
USA 119, Australia 86 — USA advances to semifinal vs. Argentina Friday
Olympic Women’s Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Match
Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) defeat April Ross & Jennifer Kessy (USA) 21-16, 21-16
USA takes overall medals lead away from China Wednesday with 7 track and field medals, including:
— Allyson Felix winning gold in women’s 200-meter dash
— Aries Merritt winning gold in men’s 110-meter hurdles
— Brittney Reese winning gold in women’s long jump