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BEIJING (AP)—The U.S. men’s volleyball team has won the Olympic gold medal, completing a perfect run in the tournament by beating defending champion Brazil.

The Americans captured their third gold medal in the sport. They won Sunday’s final by scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.

Brazil, the top-ranked team and two-time gold medalists, settled for the silver.

The U.S. run came after coach Hugh McCutcheon’s father-in-law was fatally stabbed in Beijing the day before competition started. McCutcheon missed the team’s first three games to be with his family.