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Sophia Smith scored a pair of goals to help the United States beat Germany 4-1 and advance to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. -
This is the second Olympics to feature surfing, but it's the first time competitors are riding waves that are a matter of "life or death," according to professional big wave surfer Garrett McNamara. -
What other pair could turn a relatively straight-forward 6-1, 6-4 second-round match into a clinic of tennis brilliance? -
The United States became the first country to surpass the 3,000-Olympic medal barrier. This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games. -
Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago. -
As the U.S. women's basketball team plays its Olympic opener against Japan, expectations are high. The U.S. has won the last 7 gold medals, and hasn’t lost at the Olympics in most players' lifetimes. -
Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it's hard to even find a place to learn the sport. -
A Maryland county will be the first in the nation to offer pickleball as a varsity sport in its high schools this fall. -
The pair made history, with Kiefer becoming the first American woman to earn two gold medals in individual foil. Scruggs became the first Black fencer to medal for the U.S. in an individual women's event. -
On a night when American swimmers scored upsets to add to the U.S. medal count, it was French swimmer Leon Marchand who stole the show in Paris winning his first gold medal.
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