Houston Chronicle

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DAY 5 STARS

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CARMELO ANTHONY LEADS U.S. RALLY

1 Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points to become the all-time Olympic scoring leader for the U.S., which needed all of them to rally past a pesky Australia team 98-88.

A HISTORIC GOLD FOR KRISTIN ARMSTRONG

2 With her win in the cycling time trial, Kristin Armstrong joined speedskate­r Bonnie Blair as the only American women to win three Olympic golds in the same event.

U.S. CLINCHES FIRST MEN’S BOXING MEDAL

3 Nico Hernandez, 20, clinched the first U.S. medal in men’s boxing since 2008 with a win in the light flyweight division over Carlos Eduardo Quipo Pilataxi of Ecuador.

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