A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and Jackie Young added 15 points to help the U.S. beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins.
Author: The Associated Press
Latest US track comeback puts Quincy Hall atop the medal stand in Olympic 400 meters
Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters Wednesday night to reel in three runners and capture another gold medal for the U.S.
Hampton Morris is 1st US men’s weightlifter to medal at the Olympics since ’84. Li Fabin wins gold
Hampton Morris does not have a driver’s license. He does have an Olympic bronze medal.
Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold by claiming women’s 68 kg class
Amit Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 in the women’s 68-kilogram final to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history, male or female.
Harvard-grad Gabby Thomas sprints to 200m gold medal for US, Brown takes bronze
Gabby Thomas sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago.
USA’s Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1500m, Nuguse takes Bronze
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by more than 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal sends US women into Olympic final with 1-0 win over Germany
Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the United States secured a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany.
Team USA’s 3×3 women’s basketball team secures bronze medal with win over Canada
Team USA’s 3×3 women’s basketball team took home a bronze medal after defeating Canada 16-13 at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
Team USA’s 3×3 women’s basketball team secures bronze medal with win over Canada
Team USA’s 3×3 women’s basketball team took home a bronze medal after defeating Canada 16-13 at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
American Sam Watson breaks his own sport climbing world record at Paris Olympics
The new mark for the women’s competition is 6.06 seconds.