Day Five of the Rio Olympics will feature more swimming, the United States’ Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross in beach volleyball, U.S. women’s field hockey facing Japan and U.S. men’s basketball against Australia.
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From the pool to the gymnastics floor, Team USA had nice day at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give. No need. His work was done.
Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Simone Biles and her American teammates proved that they are an untouchable force in gymnastics as they blew away the opposition to win the women’s team title at the Olympics on Tuesday.
Day Four of the Rio Olympics will feature Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky in pursuit of more gold medals, the U.S. women’s soccer team playing their third match of the Games, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team going for gold in the team final and much, much more.
The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of notable firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil’s initial gold medal of the Rio Games and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
This one will surely be seen as a victory for clean athletes over the dopers. No doubt, that was Lilly King’s take.
After the second day of the Olympics, Michael Phelps waltzed up to the starting blocks and revealed dark purple spots on his shoulders.
Western High grad and Golf Channel reporter Jerry Foltz hopes reinstating golf will grow the game, and that 150-pound rodents will stay off the fairways in Brazil.
In the final of the women’s 57-kilogram division, Silva delivered what her judo compatriots on the first two days of competition could not: victory.
The Palo Verde High school product won bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke and is expected to compete for the U.S. in the 400-meter medley relay.
On Day Three of the Rio Olympics, Team USA will compete in a handful of events including Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross facing China in beach volleyball.
Novak Djokovic shook his head and placed his palm over welling eyes on his way to the locker room after a first-round Olympic exit.
The top-ranked Djokovic was swept out of the singles tournament at the Olympics in the first round Sunday by the 2009 U.S. Open champion 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in a result that left both players sobbing.
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