38w ago / 3:41 PM EDT

Tennis: USA's Gauff and Pegula advance to round 2 of women's doubles

The USA's Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula teamed up on women's doubles, coming out victorious against the Australian duo of Daria Saville and Ellen Perez.

Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff during Women's Doubles First Round on Saturday in Paris.Matthew Stockman / Getty Images

The American duo won 6-3, 6-1.

Gauff — yesterday's flag bearer along with Lebron James — won her first Grand Slam doubles title on the same court earlier this year, taking home the Roland Garros doubles trophy with partner Katerina Siniaková.

38w ago / 3:35 PM EDT

Rugby highlights: U.S. men's team narrowly defeated by Ireland, shut out in finale

In the 5-8 placing match, the U.S. men's rugby team fell to Ireland in a close game. Following a missed conversion from Ireland, the U.S. was in the lead, until Ireland's Terry Kennedy scored a try to secure a 17-14 win.

When American rugby sevens legend Perry Baker touched down on his 10th try, he became the all-time leading men's try scorer in Olympic history. The 38-year-old plans to retire following these Games.

The Americans went on to play for seventh place against Argentina but were shut out 19-0.

38w ago / 3:33 PM EDT

Basketball: Canada leads Greece after first quarter

Canada holds a slim, 26-22 lead over Greece after the first quarter of their Group A game in men’s basketball.

Canada is one of the more intriguing squads at the Paris games, featuring nine NBA players, second most to USA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an MVP finalist from the 2024 NBA season, led Canada in scoring with eight points. R.J. Barrett added seven.

Greece was led by Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored eight himself. Greece fell down by double digits in the first quarter, but closed on a 13-4 run to close the gap.

This is the first game for either country in group play. Australia is currently leading the pack after a win over Spain.

38w ago / 3:30 PM EDT

Nic Fink advances to 100-meter breaststroke final for Team USA

Team USA's Nic Fink is headed to tomorrow's 100-meter breaststroke final, clocking in with the fourth-best time — 59.16 — after both semifinals. The other American in contention for the final, Charlie Swanson, did not advance.

38w ago / 3:27 PM EDT

Tennis: Will Nadal play tomorrow?

Rafael Nadal would not say whether he will play tomorrow when asked in a post-match interview.

The player has been dealing with a thigh injury since Wednesday, skipping training the following day. During his triumphant first-round doubles match with Carlos Alcaraz, Nadal was tugging at the bandage around his leg.

The Spaniard is scheduled to play his first round of singles against Hungary's Márton Fucsovics tomorrow.

In the interview, Nadal said he had to consult with his medical team and think about what would be best for his country in these Olympics to make the decision.

38w ago / 3:14 PM EDT

Tennis: Nadal and Alcaraz advance to round 2

Spanish men's tennis doubles dream team Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz came out victorious during their first round match today against the Argentinian duo of Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.

They won 7-6, 6-4.

Alcaraz, 21, fresh off a Wimbledon win against Novak Djokovic, was a fan of Nadal's growing up, and now he is playing side by side with his idol. The duo has been dubbed "Nadalcaraz" by fans.

The energy in the stadium was electric, with fans doing the wave and yelling "olé," as the umpire asked spectators to calm down so the match could continue.

38w ago / 3:11 PM EDT

Men's 400-meter freestyle ends with Germany on top

Germany's Lukas Maertens took the gold in the first swimming medal event of the Paris Games, followed by Great Britain with the silver and South Korea with bronze.

38w ago / 3:10 PM EDT

Titmus, McIntosh and Ledecky own the record books in this race

Reporting from Paris

Ariarne Titmus, Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky now own the 30 fastest 400-meter women's freestyle times in history.

Ledecky won her eighth individual Olympic medal, tying Carl Lewis and Ray Ewry.

Michael Phelps (16) is the only American with more individual Olympic medals in any sport.

38w ago / 3:09 PM EDT

Soccer: USA defeats New Zealand in pivotal Group A match

The USMNT pulled out an important, 4-1 victory vs. New Zealand on Saturday.

USA scored three goals in the first half and tacked on one more in the second before finally conceding one to New Zealand, a dominant effort when the team needed it most. A loss would have all but eliminated USA from the knockout round, who would have then needed a Guinea upset over France to advance.

Instead the USMNT stayed alive, and now has a chance to make it to the next stage of the tournament if it can beat Guinea in its next group stage match.

USA moved into second place with the win over New Zealand, which is in third by virtue of the goal-differential tiebreaker. New Zealand has one match left in group play, and will be an underdog vs. France.

The U.S. came out hot Saturday, scoring three goals in the first 30 minutes, a total reversal from the 3-0 defeat it suffered to open group play vs. France. It was the first time USA had scored three goals in Olympic play in over two decades, and then it scored a fourth goal for the first time in its Olympic history.

The USMNT’s final group match is on Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET.

38w ago / 3:03 PM EDT

Ledecky wins bronze in women's 400-meter freestyle, Australia's Titmus takes gold

Ledecky has won the bronze in the women's 400-meter free event, in perhaps the most anticipated swimming event of the Paris Games.

She won gold in the same event in Rio and silver in Tokyo. It's her third Olympic medal in the event — the most of any athlete.

Katie Ledecky of United States and Ariarne Titmus of Australia on Saturday in Nanterre, France.Jari Pestelacci / Eurasia Sport Images / Getty Images

Ledecky faced world-record holder and defending gold medal champion Ariarne Titmus from Australia, who earned the gold today. Summer McIntosh from Canada won silver.

Ledecky should have a few more chances to win medals in Paris as she aims to tie, or beat, the record for most medals won by an American woman, which currently sits at 12.