How a sibling rivalry led swimmer Ryan Murphy toward Olympic glory
After a young Ryan Murphy moved from Palos Heights, Illinois, to Florida, his parents suggested that the family go to their local community pool to make friends — an idea they never knew would lead their youngest child to six Olympic medals and counting.
As the youngest of the three children, Murphy was the last to touch the pool.
He watched as his oldest sister, who already knew how to swim, immediately got into the water. The following summer, Murphy said, his older brother was also proficient enough to join in.
“I was just the young kid running around with my life vest on, chomping at the bit so I could play with my older siblings,” Murphy told reporter Alex Maragos.
French celebrate with 400 IM gold medalist Léon Marchand
The capacity crowd at Paris La Défense Arena belted out a joyous “La Marseillaise” as Léon Marchand stood at attention with a gold medal wrapped around his neck.
The 400 IM champ and new national hero then walked about two-thirds of the arena's perimeter exchanging high-fives and occasional hugs with fans along the lower rows of the arena.
The French fans were totally behind Marchand in his winning race, especially in the third leg, as they rhythmically cheered each time the 22-year-old's head popped out from the water in the breaststroke.
Steph Curry can only dance as Anthony Edwards stirs the pot after a crazy floater helps stretch the U.S. lead late over Serbia.
Hero-turned-fan Fraser-Pryce cheers on New Zealand women's rugby
After meeting her hero, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, in a viral moment captured on video, New Zealand rugby star Michaela Blyde received an even bigger treat: Fraser-Pryce went on to cheer for her as she and her team defeated China in their seeding round opener.
Fraser-Pryce tagged Blyde in an Instagram story about watching the game from the sidelines. Afterward, the track legend met the entire team, posing for a photo posted by the New Zealand sevens account.
Lilly King advances to 100-meter breaststroke final
The USA's Lilly King will be moving on to the women's 100-meter breaststroke final after finishing third in her heat.
King took bronze in the event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won gold for it in Rio.
Soccer: Swanson charges goal to retake the lead 2-1
Mallory Swanson charged ahead to rebound a blocked shot by Sophia Smith and retake the lead against Germany 2-1.
It appears the German goalkeeper may have been injured, as she may have slid into Swanson as she tried to make a save.
Soccer: Germany fights back with equalizer
Germany is not going down without a fight, tying the game 1-1 in the 22nd minute.
Giulia Gwinn scored with a kick that just escaped U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. There was also a yellow card against U.S. Samantha Coffey.
All-American fencing final
Today's fencing final in foil between the USA's Lauren Scruggs and Lee Kiefer has assured the U.S. a silver and a gold medal. The only question is which athlete will take each color home.
After winning gold in the same discipline three years ago, Kiefer will be looking to defend her title against first-time Olympian Scruggs.
Rugby sevens: USA dominates Brazil for second group win
The U.S. women’s rugby sevens team is off to a scorching hot start in Paris.
After a 36-7 win over Japan to start the day, USA picked up its second win in dominant fashion again, toppling Brazil 24-5. The U.S. joined France as the other unbeaten team in Pool C, though the host country is ahead by virtue of goal differential.
Alex Sedrick, Ilona Maher, Alev Kelter and Sammy Sullivan handled the scoring for the U.S. vs. Brazil. Sedrick, Maher and Sullivan also scored vs. Japan earlier in the day and were joined by Kristi Kershe, Kayla Canett and Sarah Levy.
Pool play will continue tomorrow, as the U.S. and France will square to determine the winner of their pool. The match will determine seeding headed into the quarterfinals, which also begin later tomorrow.
Soccer: U.S. scores to lead Germany 1-0
Sophia Smith led the American team to its first goal in the game against Germany, pushing it ahead in Group B at the 10-minute mark.
She was assisted by Trinity Rodman.