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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Hope Solo was unaffected by the Brazilian boos as she came up big in her 200th international appearance to help the United States womens soccer team fight off France 1-0 in a Group G match at the Olympics on Saturday.Carli Lloyd scored the only goal for the Americans, tapping the ball in from 4 yards out in the 63rd minute, and the U.S. assured its spot in the knockout stage after a second straight win.Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances.Despite the milestone, Solo was still peppered with jeers from spectators, who were riled up about social media posts she made about the threat of the Zika virus. The boos first started during the teams 2-0 tournament-opening win against New Zealand on Wednesday.Whats important to me is that I played the best quality of football that I can play, and that hopefully our team makes it to the final, Solo said. If [the fans] are having fun, great. I like a loud stadium. But it really doesnt mean anything to me.The U.S. women, winners of last years World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight gold medal. France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans biggest rival in the group.Lloyd broke after an hour against France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Tobin Heaths shot caromed off the post, and while Bouhaddi struggled to recover, Lloyd tapped in the rebound for her eighth Olympic goal.?It was her 11th goal of the year overall and 90th of her career after she also scored in the opener against New Zealand, a 2-0 U.S. victory.But for the first half, it was all Solo. She tipped Wendie Renards header from a free kick off the crossbar in the 16th minute. Her most dramatic stop came in the 41st when Marie-Laure Delie charged in alone and Solo collapsed to her knees to smother the shot.She was getting free and I knew she was going to crack a shot as soon as she saw the goal, so I just tried to close her as quickly as I could. And I as I closed her -- some people think she went through my legs on purpose because it was the only part that was open because I had her closed down -- I dont really think so, I think she just tried to crack a shot, Solo said.The 200th cap was Solos latest accomplishment in a 16-year international career. Last month, she became the first goalkeeper with 100 international shutouts when the U.S. defeated South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago. It was also her 150th career win.Solo won her second straight Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper at the Womens World Cup a year ago. Over the course of the tournament in Canada, she had five clean sheets and allowed only three goals in seven games.U.S. coach Jill Ellis made a couple of changes in her lineup for the match. Whitney Engen came in for defender Julie Johnston, who is out with groin soreness, and Crystal Dunn came in for Mallory Pugh, who hurt an ankle in the opener.But the most stunning lineup change was made by France, which did not start star Eugenie Le Sommer, who scored in Frances 4-0 victory over Colombia. It was not clear whether Le Sommer was injured.The U.S. plays Colombia in its final group match on Tuesday in Manaus. France will play New Zealand.Brazil 5, Sweden 1Cristiane became the record Olympic goal scorer among both men and women, while Marta scored twice to carry the hosts to a straightforward win over Sweden in Group E.Beatriz took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score the opener in the 20th minute, and shortly after Cristiane -- already the womens goals leader -- added the 14th Olympic goal of her career, carrying her past Hungarys Antal Dunai and Denmarks Sophus Nielsen on the mens side.Marta scored Brazils third from the penalty spot just before halftime, then added another with 10 minutes to play in the second half.Beatriz found her second goal of the night with four minutes to play, and although Lotta Schelin ruined Brazils clean sheet with a late consolation goal, the hosts captured their second straight win.Canada 3, Zimbabwe 1Janine Beckie scored twice and Christine Sinclair had her 10th Olympic goal as Canada defeated Zimbabwe in Sao Paulo in Group F.Sinclairs penalty in the 19th minute moved her into a tie for second on the all-time Olympic list alongside Germanys Birgit Prinz.In the group opener against Australia, Beckie scored in the first 20 seconds for the fastest Olympic goal in Canadas 2-0 victory. Her goals against Zimbabwe came in the seventh and 35th minutes.Mavis Chirandu scored in the 86th minute for Zimbabwe, which fell 6-1 to Germany in its Olympic debut.Germany 2, Australia 2Germanys Saskia Bartusiak scored in the 88th minute to salvage a draw with Australia in Group F.Sam Kerr scored for Australia in the sixth minute and Caitlin Ford added another in the 45th, but Germany closed the gap in first-half stoppage time with Sara Daebritzs goal.Bartusiak tapped the ball over the line at the back post following a set piece as the worlds No. 2 team remained unbeaten after a 6-1 win over?Zimbabwe in its tournament opener.Australia is ranked No. 5 in the world. Known as the Matildas, they had a breakthrough last summer when they became the first Australian team -- male or female -- to win a World Cup knockout-round match.The result ensured both the U.S. and Canada of places in the quarterfinals.China 2, South Africa 0Tan Ruyin scored with a spectacular 40-yard shot to cap Chinas win over South Africa in Group E.China earned its first points after a 3-0 loss to Brazil in its opener, while South Africa fell to a second straight defeat.Tan pushed the ball just past the center circle with three minutes to play when she lobbed in a high-arcing shot that fell into the top corner of the net.Gu Yasha had given China the lead just before halftime when she ran into a through pass before finishing at the far post.New Zealand 1, Colombia 0New Zealand recovered from an opening defeat to the U.S. to beat Colombia in Group G.Amber Hearn received a low cross in the box in the 31st minute and had time to take a touch before scoring the games only goal. 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NEW YORK -- DeMarcus Cousins had a big third quarter, and these days it seems like everybody does against the Brooklyn Nets.Cousins had 37 points and 11 rebounds, scoring 18 points in the third quarter, to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 122-105 victory on Sunday night.He is just hands down one of the best players in the league, you know what I mean? Kings forward Matt Barnes said. When he picks and chooses his spots, hes tough.Rudy Gay added 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Kings handed the Nets their seventh straight loss.Darren Collison added 18 points for the Kings, who won in Brooklyn for the first time since the Nets moved there in 2012.Sean Kilpatrick scored 22 points, Brook Lopez had 17 and Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 for the Nets.Barnes was ejected for a flagrant foul 2 on Kilpatrick with 9:34 left in the fourth quarter and Sacramento leading 97-79. Brooklyn then went on a 14-2 run to cut the deficit to 99-93.I think for the most part (it) woke people up, Kilpatrick said. I was kind of out of it once that happened. My mindset changed completely. At the end of the day we should react like that a lot more, especially if we want to win in this league. Like I said before, just got to come out with some type of edge.However, Sacramento responded with a 16-0 run of its own to extend the lead to 115-93.I was scared for a second because I think they went on a 13-2 run and I was just like, `Man, did I just cost the team the game? Barnes said. So I was a little nervous, but we regained focus and went on a run of our own and closed the game out strong.Everything went Sacramentos way in the third quarter, including a lob attempt from Barnes that went in off the backboard for a 3-pointer with 4:03 remaining. Sacramento led 92-77 heading to the fourth.The third-quarter woes that have plagued Brooklyn all season continued as the Nets were outscored 34-18.Cousins had 112 points in the first, but failed to score in the second quarter.dddddddddddd Omri Casspi, who has played sparingly for Sacramento this season, had eight points in the second quarter.Kilpatrick led all scorers with 15 points at the half.TIP-INSKings: Arron Afflalo returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in two of his previous three games. ... Skal Labissiere, Malachi Richardson and Georgios Papagiannis were inactive.Nets: Brooklyn has made 10 or more 3-pointers in 10 straight games. ... Rookie Isaiah Whitehead matched his career high with 11 points. ... Justin Hamilton matched his career high with 10 rebounds. ... Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (sore right ankle), Jeremy Lin (strained left hamstring) and Caris LeVert (left foot rehab) were inactive.MINOR DEVELOPMENTFormer No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett and Chris McCullough shuffled between the Nets and their D-League affiliate on Sunday. Im a big believer in the D-League. Ive seen it help so many guys, coach Kenny Atkinson said. I remember Jeremy (Lin) when we were with the Knicks and him going down to the D-League and kind of having a big game and coming back. There are many instances of that and it helps guys confidence.CENTERS SHOOTING 3S A TREND?Sure, because I think it opens up more space, Atkinson said. I think it just gives teams more room to operate and brings more variety to the offense. Youre not just defending one thing. Now youve got to defend DeMarcus Cousins post-ups, his isolations and now hes popping to the 3-point line, so its challenge. I think youll see more and more of it. Its definitely a trend.UP NEXTKings: Visit Washington on Monday, the second stop on their six-game trip.Nets: Host the Clippers on Tuesday. The Clippers beat the Nets 127-95 in Los Angeles two weeks ago. ' ' '