After 2 losses, US men volleyball stuns Brazil in 4 sets (Yahoo Sports) Mouth agape, Matt Anderson yelled from every ounce of his being to celebrate big hit after pounding big hit. Erik Shoji chased down ball after ball, diving into the U.S. bench to keep one key point alive. When the men's volleyball team had no choice but to fight to remain in the tournament a little longer, the … [Read more...]

US women's field hockey tops India, could top pool (Yahoo Sports) The U.S. women's field hockey team took care of business. Now, the Americans can focus on their showdown with Britain. Katie Bam scored two goals, and the U.S. defeated India 3-0 Thursday night to improve to 4-0 in Pool B. Britain also remained unbeaten with a 2-0 win over Japan on Thursday. … [Read more...]

Phelps leaves Lochte in his wake one last time at Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Michael Phelps waggled four fingers, recognizing another historic achievement. Now, he's the first swimmer ever to win the same event at four straight Olympics. Ryan Lochte was left in his wake every time. … [Read more...]

Boxing: Hernandez poised to end U.S. medal drought (Reuters) The U.S. men's boxing team will be assured of its first Olympic medal since 2008 when Nico Miguel Hernandez faces Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the light-flyweight competition on Friday. The rules of Olympic boxing guarantee that the losing semi-finalists both receive a bronze medal, meaning that whatever … [Read more...]

The Fijian way: The people's team delivers 1st Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) Osea Kolinisau didn't want merely to win Fiji's first ever Olympic gold medal, he was determined to do it by showing the world how rugby sevens should be played. With his prime minister among the Fijians in the crowd, and knowing 900,000 more back in the Pacific expected nothing less than a gold medal, he kicked off … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Hernandez poised to end U.S. medal drought (Reuters) The U.S. men's boxing team will be assured of its first Olympic medal since 2008 when Nico Miguel Hernandez faces Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the light-flyweight competition on Friday. The rules of Olympic boxing guarantee that the losing semi-finalists both receive a bronze medal, meaning that … [Read more...]

Pau Gasol, Spain hold off Nigeria 96-87 in men's basketball (Yahoo Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Pau Gasol scored 24 points, Ricky Rubio added 15 and Spain rallied for a crucial 96-87 win over Nigeria 96-87 on Thursday night in men's basketball. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Britain set world record in women's team pursuit (Reuters) * British women fly around new track to set world record * American women say nothing decided yet * British men's team also qualify top in team pursuit (Adds details, quotes) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Britain's women's team pursuit squad christened the Rio de Janeiro Olympic velodrome … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men's team sprint 1st round results (Reuters) Aug 11 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track men's team sprint 1st round results in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Heat 41. BritainPhilip Hindes/Jason Kenny/Callum Skinner 42.640 seconds Q 2. VenezuelaCesar Marcano/Hersony Canelon/Angel Pulgar 44.486 Heat 31. New ZealandEthan Mitchell/Sam Webster/Edward Dawkins 42.535 Q 2. … [Read more...]

Justin Rose makes first hole-in-one in Olympic history Justin Rose with the first ace in modern Olympic history ⛳️ #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/EGk4iAgGAm — Golf Swagger (@mygogi) August 11, 2016 Justin Rose make Olympic history on Thursday, making the first hole-in-one in Olympic golf competition in Rio de Janeiro. Justin Rose celebrates an ace at the 2016 Olympics. The Brit made the ace on … [Read more...]