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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Max Holt did a little bit of everything. At the net, digging balls from just off the floor, finishing points with big, leaping swings.He and David Lee stuffed the Italians with stellar blocking. Setter Micah Christenson contributed his own blocks and even a kill to end the third set. Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell and Taylor Sander provided power hitting from every corner.Mighty Italy just had a little more in a match that will surely become an Olympic volleyball classic as the Italians ended the gold-medal aspirations for the U.S. mens volleyball team in a second straight Olympics.For nearly 2 1/2 hours Friday, the young, overachieving Americans stayed with an Italian group that U.S. coach John Speraw considers the worlds most talented and destined for gold in Brazil.The Americans, who began the tournament with an 0-2 start that included a loss to Italy 10 days earlier, ran off four straight victories before falling in a riveting five-set semifinal that Italy won 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9.This team fought the entire time, Lee said. Losing that first set made us fight even harder. We couldnt sustain that same level we had in the second and third to put the team out in the fourth set. We had an advantage in the fourth, we had a small lull in energy and thats when they came back, and they have such good servers that team can come back at any time and be back in a game. You can never count them out.The Italians will play for gold Sunday against Brazil, which defeated defending Olympic champion Russia 25-21, 25-22, 25-17 in Fridays other semifinal. Brazil will be playing in its fourth straight final and will be looking for its first gold since 2004 in Athens. Italy won the bronze in 2012 in London.It was strange. There was a really strong force inside us telling us, `Dont give up, keep fighting, Italys Ivan Zaytsev said.His team fought, all right. Afterward, the players fell to the floor, piling on each other.Lee brought his American teammates into a huddle for an embrace. Then Anderson and Sander clapped to the crowd as the U.S. waited at the net to shake hands with the winners.In the fifth set, Osmany Juantorena served an ace for a 12-8 lead and Russell let a ball drop as Holt covered his face with his shirt.After an embarrassing third-set flop, Italy forced a deciding fifth set by closing the fourth on a 6-0 run -- getting three straight aces by Zaytsev, including the next-to-last point that was initially called long but overturned on review for set point.Today, the teams have played more than a match, Italy coach Gianlorenzo Blengini said.The American men have eight first-time Olympians.Im really sad this team didnt make it because theyre so good and they deserved to be in the final, said Lee, who won gold in Beijing eight years ago and is in his third Olympics. I dont care about how old they are. Theyre fighters.The U.S. will play for bronze, just like the top-ranked American women, who lost in five sets to Serbia on Thursday.The intensity of Fridays match was captured in a wild first set in which the Americans had five set points. With the score 25-25, Italys Massimo Colaci made a lunging, one-handed get from the ground before teammate Filippo Lanza sent the ball over the net from his knees near the baseline to keep the rally going.The score was tied again, at 28. Russell signaled that Italy captain Emanuele Birarellis serve was going out and let the ball drop. Italys players rushed the net to argue to referee Arturo di Giacomo of Belgium, contending the Americans touched the ball. He overruled the call and what had gone to a 29-28 lead for the U.S. suddenly turned to 29-28 for Italy, which won the set 30-28.My players gave it everything that they could today. I couldnt ask any more, Speraw said. I almost feel today we need to mourn. Wholesale Vapormax 95 . 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Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. A 79th-minute try for replacement Camille Chat saw Racing 92 grab a dramatic 29-22 win over Stade Francais in the Paris derby at Colombes on Saturday.After Juan Imhoff for the hosts and Julian Arias for the visitors had exchanged tries, the game looked to be headed for a draw when Jules Plisson landed a penalty for Stade to draw the sides level in the 77th minute.In the end though the Top 14 champions were rewarded for their 80-minute effort, and they remain undefeated at home this season.An 18-point haul from Ben Botica helped Montpellier defeat Castres 28-19 at home. Despite Castres crossing for a try first, through Remy Grosso, the home side struck back and a try from Akapusi Quera saw them lead 19-13 at half-time.Botica added two penalties, with Rory Kockott and Benjamin Urdapilleta replying with a penalty apiece for Castres. It closed the gap to six points with nine minutes remaining, but Botica had the final say with a penalty to secure the win, four minutes from time.Bordeaux-Bègles cemented their position in the top half of the table after a narrow 27-25 win over Brive in Bordeaux. Australian wingers Adam Ashley-Cooper and Blair Connnor scored a try in either half to help record their fifth win of the campaign to date.ddddddddddddBrive had to wait until injury time to score their only try of the game through Sisa Koyamaibole. That score, and 18 points from Thomas Laranjeira clinched a losing bonus-point for the visitors who fell to only their third defeat of the season.Grenoble recovered from an early 3-9 deficit to score five tries in a 44-16 demolition of Bayonne. Despite taking that early lead, Bayonne had a players sin-binned in each half. Steven Setephano and Nigel Hunt scored converted tries in the last 10 minutes of the half to give them a 20-9 lead at the break.After Sona Taumalolo extended Grenobles lead, Manu Saubusse replied for Bayonne who capitulated late on. Grenoble scored two tries in the final six minutes through Alexandre Dardet and Maritino Nemani to climb above Bayonne, who are now bottom of the table.The final Top14 kickoff of the day resulted in a 17-17 draw between La Rochelle and Toulon at the?Stade Marcel Deflandre. ' ' '