Kevin Durant scores 29 points and Jayson Tatum has 13 in a 95-81 victory.
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Olympics roundup: U.S. beach volleyball team beats former champ
April Ross and Alix Klineman reach the semifinals by beating Laura Ludwig and Maggie Kozuch of Germany.
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U.S. women’s soccer loses to Canada, 1-0, in Olympic semifinals
Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Canada defeated the United States.
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Texas-born Italian sprints to gold in men’s 100 meters
Marcell Jacobs, who hadn’t cracked 10 seconds until this year, finishes in 9.8 seconds to earn the surprising victory.
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Dressel joins elite group with five golds
Caeleb Dressel completes a sweep of the sprint events by winning the 50-meter freestyle, then helps the U.S. set a world record in the medley relay.
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Olympic roundup: Schauffele holds one-shot lead over Matsuyama in golf tournament
Hideki Matsuyama shots a 67 in the third round to get within a shot of Xander Schauffele, who birdie the final hole to keep his lead.
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Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks women’s 100-meter Olympic record
Thompson-Herah finished in 10.61 seconds to break the 33-year-old record set by Florence Griffith Joyner.
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U.S. men’s basketball routs Czech Republic to advance to Olympic quarterfinals
Jayson Tatum scores 27 point and Kevin Durant becomes the all-time leading scorer for USA men’s basketball in Olympic play in a 119-84 win.
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Japan expands virus state of emergency after record spikes amid Olympics
Japan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday.
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U.S. women’s soccer team advances to semis with win over the Netherlands
Alyssa Naeher stops a penalty late in regulation and two more in a shootout, and Megan Rapinoe converts the deciding kick as the U.S. advances to face Canada.