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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Love her or hate her, Hope Solos dominance as a goalkeeper is undeniable.Solo came up big in her 200th international appearance as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. And she did it while facing boos from Brazilian fans still riled up about her social media posts about the Zika virus.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 they (the fans) are having fun, great. I like a loud stadium. But it really doesnt mean anything to me.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.The U.S. women, winners of last years World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Along with the tournament-opening victory over New Zealand, the United States is in good position for the quarterfinals.France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans biggest rival in the group. And they proved a tenacious foe.Carli Lloyds goal finally broke through in the 64th minute 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.Never forget that the U.S. is the world champion, France coach Philippe Bergeroo said.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 United States 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.She irked some Brazilians before the games started when she posted a photo of herself decked out in mosquito netting and armed with insecticide, with the caption: Not sharing this!!! Get your own! (hashtag) zikaproof. As a result, fans at Mineirao Stadium have booed her every time she touched the ball.But following Saturdays match, Solo had apparently turned some of the fans in her favor. While the team was cooling down in the end zone area, the crowd could be heard chanting Hope! Hope! Hope!Im just being myself playing soccer, she said. They can love me or hate me, Im just going to continue doing the same things.The players said the boos were not a distraction as the team was focused on becoming the first to win at an Olympics following a World Cup title.United States 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.With the victory, the United States improves to 16-0-1 this year. Lloyds goal was her 11th of the year and 90th of her career. She also scored in the opener against New Zealand.I think the crowd only gets going when Hope has the ball, Lloyd said about the atmosphere. I think theyre having fun with it at this point. Theyll probably go for the whole tournament.In the other match Saturday in Belo Horizonte, New Zealand defeated Colombia 1-0. The victory was costly for the Ferns because Abby Erceg was shown a red card late in the match, meaning that she wont be able to play on Tuesday when New Zealand faces France in Manaus.The United States plays Colombia in its final group match in Manaus.Elsewhere on Saturday, Janine Beckie scored twice and Christine Sinclair had her 10th Olympic goal as Canada defeated Zimbabwe 3-1 Saturday in Sao Paulo.Sinclairs penalty kick in the 19th minute moved her into a tie for second on the all-time Olympic list, alongside Germanys Birgit Prinz. Brazils Cristiane holds the record with 14.In the later match, Saskia Bartusiak scored in the 88th minute to pull Germany into a 2-2 draw with Australia.Gu Yasha and Tan Ruyin each scored and China defeated South Africa 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro. But the marquee match for local fans was late meeting between Brazil and Sweden. The hosts did not disappoint, winning 5-1.Five-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta scored twice for the Brazilians. 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I thought last game they just got any shot they wanted.The Raptors made the game close down the stretch with 39 points in the fourth quarter, closing to within three on DeMar DeRozans layup with 10.6 seconds left. However, Dennis Schroder converted a free throw with 6.7 seconds to re-establish a four-point Atlanta edge, and Kyle Lowrys miss on a 3 with 1.9 seconds left ended Torontos comeback effort.Despite the frantic finish, overall Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer was pleased with his teams defensive effort.The first half I thought the defense was very good, theres maybe some slippage in the second but anytime you can come in here and get a win, you are doing something on both ends of the court, he said.Kyle Korver did his best to help on the offensive end with a season-high 19 points, including a season-high six 3-pointers, while Schroder added 24 points.For the Raptors, DeRozan had 34 points, his third straight 30-point outing and 14th of the season to tie a career high, with Lowry adding another 24, including a season-high-equaling six 3-pointers, as Toronto saw its four-game winning streak come to an end. The defeat to Atlanta was Torontos fourth against an Eastern Conference club, but its first to someone other than Cleveland.After allowing an opponent season-high 69 points in the first half, andd getting outrebounded 44-26, Toronto coach Dwane Casey was less than impressed with his teams defensive effort.dddddddddddd Thats something he has preached even as his team has scored 100 points in 13 consecutive games, the second longest streak in team history and the longest active one in the NBA.We scored enough points, 121 points, shooting 54 percent, 47 percent from the 3, Casey said. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out where our problem is.While Lowry agreed with his coachs assessment, he was also happy to give credit to Atlanta, particularly given the 128-84 score the last time the two teams met.They played aggressive and they played like they wanted to win, he said. Tip our hats to them, its one game for us and they beat us fair and square. We will look at the film; they beat us tonight, they really beat us.TIP-INSHawks: G Tim Hardaway remained in the starting lineup for the third straight game even as usual starter G Kent Bazemore returned after missing the last two games with right knee soreness.Raptors: C Lucas Nogueira returned to the starting lineup after missing Wednesdays game with a sore right knee. ... The crowd at Air Canada Centre observed a moments silence in memory of late TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager. ... In defeat, the Raptors scored at least 120 points for the eighth time this season, one shy of the franchise record of nine, set in the 2014-15 and 2005-06 seasons.SWEET 16With his second of two free throws with 1:15 to go in the first half, Howard became the NBAs newest member of the 16,000-point club. The shot gave him a first-half high 18 points.UP NEXTHawks: Host Charlotte on Saturday with Atlanta looking for a fifth straight home win against the Hornets.Raptors: At Orlando on Sunday for the first of four meetings between the teams this season. ' ' '