Americans Claire Pease and Reese Esponda top the podium on floor at world gymnastics championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Claire Pease and Reese Esponda gave the Americans a golden sendoff at the world gymnastics championships, going one-two in the floor exercise on Sunday, the final day of competition.

The two 17-year-olds boosted the U.S. women's team medal haul to seven by putting together a pair of dazzling routines that topped the eight-woman final.

Pease, who earned silver on vault Saturday, captured her third medal of the meet by posting a score of 13.866 behind the strength of some of the most difficult tumbling passes being done in the world at the moment.

The performance served as an exclamation point for Pease, who hit all four of her routines during the team final, when the U.S. finished a close second to resurgent China.

Esponda, who works out of World Champions Centre in Houston, the home gym of two-time Olympic champion Simone Biles, captured silver with a 13.566, then had Biles — who is still undecided about making a run at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles — drape the medal over her neck during the awards ceremony. Maiana Prat of France won the bronze.

Pease and Esponda's teammate Skye Blakely, who won the all-around on Friday and on Saturday became the fourth American woman to capture four medals at a single world championships, finished sixth behind Algerian star Kaylia Nemour in the beam finals.

The 21-year-old Blakely, perhaps a little gassed at the end of a week-plus of competition, avoided any major miscues but wasn't crisp enough to earn a spot on the medal stand for the fifth time in five days.

Not that it mattered. Two months after wondering if she was doing the right thing by trying to be an all-arounder at the elite level after a difficult second day at the U.S. championships, Blakely will head home on Monday with the biggest non-Olympic medal of them all on her resume.

“To come this far from Day 2 of nationals, it truly means a lot,” Blakely told reporters. “And it’s just a reflection of hard work and setting your mind on what you really want.”

Blakely's beam score of 13.666 was well off the 14.566 set by Nemour and Zhang Qingying of China. Nemour, who barely qualified for the final, won her second gold in as many days on a tiebreaker. Nemour's two event golds — she also triumphed on uneven bars, her signature event, on Saturday — took some of the sting out of a fourth-place finish in the all-around marked by a miscue on vault in the finals that cost her valuable points.

Flavia Saraiva of Brazil took the bronze behind Nemour and Zhang.

In the men's competition, Artur Davtyan of Armenia stuck both of his landings in the vault final to win his second world gold on his best event. The 34-year-old, a two-time Olympic medalist on vault, also grabbed the gold at the 2022 world championships in Liverpool. Jake Jarman of Britain added silver to go with the gold he won on vault last year.

Sebastian Sponevik gave Norway its first world championship medal by a gymnast — male or female — by taking the bronze.

Zou Jingyuan of China continued his dominance on parallel bars, where he may be the best ever. Zou's 15.733 in the finals marked the highest score by any gymnast on any event during the week. It also gave him his third parallel bars gold at worlds, to go with gold at both the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Illia Kovtun of Croatia was second, followed by Daniel Marinov of Russia.

Tang Chia-Hung of Taipei won the high bar final, his 14.966 just enough to finish ahead of Japanese star Shinnosuke Oka and Sergei Naidin of Russia.

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Artur Davtyan, of Armenia, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the vault during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Flavia Saraiva, of Brazil, poses on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Skye Blakely, of the United States, reacts after competing in the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Kaylia Nemour, of Algeria, poses after winning the gold medal in the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Claire Pease, of the United States, competes in the floor exercise during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Silver medalist Reese Esponda, left, and gold medalist Claire Pease, both of the United States, pose on the podium of the floor exercise during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell's latest gamble did not pan out and the Detroit Lions made plays in all three phases — with some yellow flags that went their way — to bail out the aggressive coach.

Jake Bates made a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give Detroit a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Campbell, who is known for taking risks, seemed to make a reckless decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from his 24 with just under 5 minutes to play and Jahmyr Gibbs was stopped for no gain.

“I thought we would get it, No. 1," Campbell said. “No. 2, I knew we would get the ball back if it didn’t work out.”

One play after Jordan Love put a pass on Josh Jacobs’ hands for an incompletion that landed in in the end zone, rookie Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal after D.J. Wonnum got a finger on the football.

Smack was wide right from 26 in the first half and became the first kicker to miss two field goals from 35 yards or closer in same game since 2019, according to Sportradar.

“We had some premier field position and we just didn't take advantage,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “We missed two field goals, but we know Trey is capable of making those.”

With a chance to drive for a winning score, Goff connected with Sam LaPorta on an 18 -yard pass and Karl Brooks was called for a late hit on the quarterback gave Detroit the ball at the Green Bay 45.

Gibbs had a 15-yard run and Brooks was called for being offside on third-and-5, giving Detroit a first down at the Packers 15.

Gibbs could have run for a touchdown twice because Green Bay didn’t want to tackle him, hoping to get the ball back. The running back wisely went down each time, the latter allowing Bates’ winning kick to come on the final play.

“That was as good as it gets at clock management,” Goff said.

The Lions (4-2) have won two straight for the first time this season, putting them in third place in the NFC North behind Minnesota (6-0) and Chicago (5-2).

Detroit hosts the undefeated Vikings on Sunday.

“Any division game is important,” said safety Brian Branch, who had a fourth-quarter interception in his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon last December. “We need these. They're mini-playoff games.”

The Packers (4-3) had a three-game winning streak stopped and dropped to last place in the highly competitive NFC North. All four teams have winning records, matching the AFC North.

The Lions entered the game with only one turnover and lost two fumbles that took away chances for them to add to three-point leads late in the first half and early in the third quarter. The second turnover set up Love's 25-yard touchdown pass to Jacobs for a 14-10 Green Bay lead.

Detroit retook the lead on the ensuing drive on Goff's 10-yard scoring pass to Williams, who had two TD receptions for a second straight week.

The Lions missed another opportunity to add to a three-point lead when Campbell went for it on fourth-and-5 from the Green Bay 6 late in the third and Goff threw incomplete.

LaFleur passed on a field goal while trailing by three in the second quarter, and Love's pass to Matthew Golden was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-4 from the Detroit 7. But Smack had already missed from 26 by then.

Jacobs made his season debut less than a week after the three-time Pro Bowl running back was removed from the commissioner’s exempt list for pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend. He had five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown and 11 carries for 36 yards.

Penalties gave Detroit five first downs, the most for the Lions since 2020.

“I’m not a fan of the refs right now,” Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney said in an expletive-filled response to questions about the officials.

LaFleur was more diplomatic.

“I could tell you what I really think, but it wouldn't do us any good,” he said.

Packers: Starting C Sean Rhyan (ankle) and backup Jacob Monk (quad) were injured, putting second-year lineman John Williams in the game to snap for his first career appearance on offense. LaFleur said he would not expect Rhyan on Monk to play on Thursday night against Carolina.

Lions: C Cade Mays made his Detroit debut after signing as a free agent in the offseason. He injured a wrist in training camp. ... Oft-injured CB Ennis Rakestraw (ankle) was hurt during the game.

Packers: Host the Panthers on Thursday night.

Lions: Host the Vikings on Sunday.

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Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes, left, breaks up a pass intended for Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden reaches for an incomplete pass ahead of Detroit Lions cornerback Khalil Dorsey (30) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates (39) celebrates after kicking a field goal on the final play of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates (39) kicks a field goal on the final play of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams (1) does a flip after catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)