U.S. Men's Basketball Survives Scare From Serbia (Paris) -- The U.S. men's basketball team will play for the gold medal after surviving a scare in the semifinals against Serbia. The U.S. came back to defeat Serbia 95-91 after trailing by as many as 16 points and by eleven entering the fourth quarter. Stephen Curry led the way with 36 points. Joel Embiid finished with 19 points while LeBron James added 16 of his own. The U.S. will now play France in the gold medal game tomorrow. >>USA Women's Basketball To Face Australia In Olympic Semifinals (Paris) -- The U.S. women's basketball team is one win away from competing for its eighth straight gold medal. Team USA will play Australia in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics today. The United States is 8-and-0 all-time against Australia in Olympic competition dating back to 1984. The Americans are fresh off an 88-74 win over Nigeria in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, their 59th straight Olympic win overall dating back to 1996. >>Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead Named Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers (Paris) -- Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead will be the U.S. flag bearers at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. Ledecky became the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time at these Summer Games. Meanwhile, Mead helped the men's rowing team win their first gold medal in 64 years. He is the first rower to ever be given the honor of being a flag bearer. The closing ceremony will be held Sunday. >>Noah Lyles Completes 100-200M Double (Paris) -- Team USA is adding more track medals to its tally after the men's 200 meter race. In his signature event, Noah Lyles took the bronze after winning the 100 meter race on Sunday. He was aiming to be just the tenth runner ever to win both events at the same Olympics. Meanwhile, Lyles' Team USA teammate Kenny Bednarek won the silver. After the race, Lyles announced he tested positive for Covid earlier this week. >>USA Tops Brazil In Women's Volleyball, To Face Italy For Gold Medal (Paris, France) -- The U.S. women's volleyball team is one win away from another gold medal. Team USA booked its trip to the gold medal game after topping Brazil in five sets. Kathryn Plummer led the team with 26 points to go along with seven blocks. Avery Skinner chipped in with 19 points and Andrea Drews scored 18 points. Both players also recorded a dozen blocks. The United States will face Italy in the final on Sunday.
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