Share this: The American duo of Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross is the favorite to win the gold medal in women’s beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. These women showed why Monday night. Walsh Jennings and Ross won in straight sets (21-16, 21-9) over talented Chinese duo Wang Fan and Yue Yuan in pool play, improving their record in Rio to 2-0. The U.S. tandem beat Australia in its first match of the Olympics. Monday’s victory also extended Walsh Jennings’ incredible streak in Olympic play. Walsh Jennings and Ross will play their next match against Switzerland on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. ET. Thumbnail photo via Jack Gruber/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Olympic Swimming Results: USA Dominates With Gold Medals, Records On Day 3
Share this: Day 3 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was an excellent one for USA swimming. The Americans took home six medals in the pool: two gold, one silver and three bronze. Here’s a closer look at how things transpired Monday. Men’s 200M Freestyle FinalConor Dwyer won his first individual Olympic medal, taking home the bronze with a time of 1:45.23. He finished behind gold medalist Sun Yang (1:44.65) and just three hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Chad le Clos (1:45.20). Another American, Townley Haas, finished fifth at 1:45.58. Women’s 100M Backstroke FinalKathleen Baker (58.75) nearly won a gold medal, but settled for a silver after Katinka Hosszu, “The Iron Woman,” (58.45) just out-touched her at the conclusion of the
Michael Phelps Turned To The Dark Side Before Olympic Semifinal Vs. Chad le Clos
There’s a reason Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. While we always thought it was a combination of God-given ability and extreme dedication, the 19-time gold medalist revealed there could be other factors at work. Like The Dark Side of The Force. Observe. Talk about motor overload. Phelps was so incredibly focused he seemingly embraced The Dark Side while his South African rival, Chad le Clos, shadow boxed in front of him. It made for quite a scene in which Phelps looked angry with le Clos before their semifinal race to reach the final of the 200M butterfly, Phelps’ signature event. Le Clos just out-touched Phelps... NESN.com
Olympic Men’s Basketball Schedule 2016: Dates, Start Times, Scores At Rio Games
Share this: Men’s basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, begins Saturday with three matchups, including the United States starting its gold medal defense against China. Team USA has won the last two gold medals at Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, and it enters Rio as the overwhelming favorite to claim another title, according to oddsmakers. Here’s the complete schedule for men’s basketball at the Summer Olympics. All times are Eastern. Saturday, Aug. 6Australia 87, France 66USA 119, China 62Serbia 86, Venezuela 62 Sunday, Aug. 7 Lithuania 82, Brazil 76Croatia 72, Spain 70Argentina 94, Nigeria 66 Monday, Aug. 8Serbia vs. Australia, 1:15 p.m.USA vs. Venezuela, 6 p.m.France vs. China, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9Spain vs. Brazil, 1:15 p.m.Lithuania vs. Nigeria, 6 p.m.Argentina vs. Croatia,
USA Olympic Medal Count 2016: Updated Results From Rio Games
Share this: The United States almost always is in the race for the most medals in the Summer Olympics, and it’s no different this year in Rio de Janeiro. Team USA earned the first gold medal of the games Saturday when 19-year-old Ginny Thrasher won the women’s 10-meter air rifle. There’ll be plenty more where that came from, too, as there are 306 total golds up for grabs throughout the Rio Olympics. Here are all the U.S.’s medals so far. GOLDGinny Thrasher, Shooting, 10M Air Rifle SILVERMaya DiRado, Swimming, 400M FreestyleBrad Ellison, Zack Garrett and Jake Kaminski, Archery, Men’s TeamChase Kalisz, Swimming, 400M Individual MedleyKatie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Dana Vollmer and Abbey Weitzeil, Swimming, 4x100M Free Relay BRONZECorey Cogdell, Shooting, Trap Women Thumbnail photo via David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports Images More
Olympic Medal Count 2016: Updated Standings, Results From Rio Games
Share this: There’s no time wasted handing out hardware at the Olympics. The first day of full competition began Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, and the United States already took home the first gold medal. Ginny Thrasher captured the top spot in the women’s 10-meter air rifle and was followed by China’s Du Li and Yi Siling, who took silver and bronze, respectively. We’ll keep you updated on the medal count throughout the 2016 Rio Games. Here’s how it’s looking so far. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 1 4 0 5 Japan 1 0 4 5 China 0 2 3 5 Australia 2 0 1 3 Hungary 2 0 0 2 South Korea 1 1 0 2 Italy 0 2 0 2 Kazakhstan 0 1 1 2 Argentina 1 0 0 1 Belgium 1 0 0 1 Russia 1 0 0 1 Thailand 1 0 0 1 Vietnam 1 0 0 1 Brazil 0 1 0 1 Denmark 0 1 0 1 Indonesia 0 1 0 1 Canada 0 0 1 1 Poland 0 0 1 1 Spain 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 Thumbnail photo via Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Hope Solo Unfazed By ‘Zika’ Chants, Shines In USA Soccer’s Olympic Win Vs. France
Share this: Hope Solo seems at ease being a villain of the 2016 Olympics. Fans targeted Solo for the second consecutive game Saturday, booing her and chanting “Zika” every time she kicked the ball during the United States’ 2-0 win over France in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament. Yet, Solo ignored the abuse and delivered one of her finest performances at a major international championship. She made a game-high five saves and denied France a share of the spoils in the second game of the Preliminary Round. Solo drew local fans’ ire last month with Zika-related posts she made on social media. Some booed her relentlessly Wednesday in Team USA’s win over New Zealand. Many more joined the action Saturday, turning the Estadio Minerao in Belo