Bob Bryan (Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.) and Mike Bryan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) became the first mens doubles team in the Open-era to hold all four major titles along with an Olympic gold medal after winning the mens doubles final at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, held June 29-July 7 in London. The sibling duo earned a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over to the Croatian/Brazilian pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. With the win, the Bryan brothers earned their 15th Grand Slam title and improved their record as the winningest mens pairing of all time.
U.S. CRUISES TO FIBA GOLD
With a convincing 82-68 victory over Serbia, the U.S. clinched gold at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, held June 27-July 7 in Prague. Behind Montrezl Harrell's (Tarboro, N.C.) 17 points and four blocked shots, the U.S. outscored Serbia, 42-30, in the second half to claim a perfect 9-0 record. Standout forward Aaron Gordon (San Jose, Calif.) was named MVP of the tournament after averaging U.S. highs of 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
BASEBALL
The U.S. lost to Japan, 5-2, in the third game of the 2013 USA-Japan Collegiate International Friendly Series, held July 5-11 in various cities. The U.S. bested Japan, 6-3, in the opening game where the team converted two Japanese errors into three unearned Team USA runs. In the second game, the U.S lost to Japan, 4-0. Team USA. currently trails Japan, 2-1, in the series as it looks to even the score on July 10.
BASKETBALL
The U.S. men cruised to a 95-63 victory over the Czech Republic in the preliminary round at the 2013 World University Games, held July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia. The U.S. limited its opponent to 21.3 percent shooting from the field while Doug McDermott (Ames, Iowa) led the team with 23 points and 10 rebounds. In its opening game, the U.S. handily defeated United Arab Emirates, 140-46.
BOWLING
Kayla Johnson (Washington, Ill.) and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (Keller, Texas) earned automatic spots on the 2014 Team USA roster with totals of 3,407 and 3,193 at the 2013 USBC Summer Team USA Trials, held July 5-7 in Arlington, Texas. On the men's side, Geoffrey Young (Denton, Texas) and Nathan Bohr (Wichita, Kan.) grabbed the two automatic berths with scores of 3,418 and 3,415.
CANOE/KAYAK
Fabien Lefevre (Bethesda, Md.) finished fifth with a time of 97.92 in the men's kayak final at the 2013 Slalom World Cup No. 3, held July 5-7 in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. Lefevre also teamed with Casey Eichfield (Drums, Pa.) and Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.) to finish eighth in the men's canoe team event in 133.74.
CYCLING
Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo.) rode her way to the overall title at the 2013 Giro d' Italia Internationale Femminile, held June 30-July 7 in Giovinazzo, Italy. Wins in the fifth and sixth stages were crucial to her sealing the pink jersey in a total time of 17:14:34. Teammate Evelyn Stevens (Acton, Mass.) claimed fifth overall.
As the top U.S. rider, Andrew Talanksy (Napa, Calif.) stands in 22nd place overall after stage nine at the 2013 Tour de France, held June 29-July 21 in Corsica, France. Tejay Van Garderen (Bozeman, Mont.) sits in 51st place with two weeks and 11 stages of riding remaining.
Greta Neimanas (Asheville, N.C.) and Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.) captured winner's jerseys with times of 1:51:29 and 1:24:26 in the C5 and C2 races at the 2013 Para-cycling Road National Championships, held July 3-7 in Madison, Wis. Thea Rosa (Sacramento, Calif.) captured the H3 title in 1:26:23. On the men's side, Jonathon Copsey (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the C4 race in 1:36:58, while William Groulx (Portland, Ore.) earned the H1 title in 1:14:32.

















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