The Latest: Americans lose on the beach

(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

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12:25 p.m.

Another loss on the beach for Americans Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb.

The U.S. men fell to 1-2 at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue on Wednesday, losing to Spain 15-7 in the third set.

That left Gibb and Patterson needing help in their pool to avoid elimination from the Rio Games.

In beach volleyball, the first two teams in a four-person pool advance to the quarterfinals. The last place team in the four-person pool is done. The third-place teams have at least one more game.

All four teams entered the last match tied at 1-1. Austria played Qatar later…