Soccer: Australia wins 6-5; Zambian players in tears
Australia's beloved Matildas fought tooth and nail to rally from behind in the second half with a 6-5 win against Zambia, putting the African team in last place of the women's Group B.
The high-scoring game has also closed what was a sizable gap between the U.S., Australia and Germany. The team's six goals have brought it out of the negative — as its loss by three against Germany last week were points against them — and has it tied for first. Though with the U.S. and German match-up just beginning, that may be a short-lived first-place tie.
This high-scoring game is unquestionably difficult for both the U.S. and Germany, who had nice cushions as top contenders in Group B.
Only the top two of each group will move on to the quarterfinals. The Zambian team appeared devastated after its loss, as it has almost no hope in making up the deficit after two successive losses.
Swimming: Gold at the end of 'long road' for Torri Huske
Torri Huske won gold in the 100-meter butterfly, three years after falling short of bronze by a hundredth of a second.
"Like you said, I just missed the podium last time by a hundredth, so I’m so thankful to be here, and to do it with Gretchen is just amazing," Huske said moments after going 1-2 with fellow American Gretchen Walsh. "I’ve had a long road, but I have a lot of support, and I’m so thankful for all of it.”
The significance of her accomplishment might take a moment to process.
“I feel like I’m in shock right now," she said, "like I don’t even know how to process it, like I feel like I’m going to cry but like I’m also smiling. It’s really surreal."
Basketball highlights: Durant with nearly impeccable shooting in USA win
In USA's 110-84 win over Serbia in the men's basketball opener, Kevin Durant was a key offensive weapon. Making his first appearance after dealing with a calf injury, Durant scored 21 points and made eight of his nine shots from the field.
Soccer: Australia squeaks ahead 6-5 in final minutes
Michelle Heyman may have just secured Australia's win against Zambia with a shot into the open net past the Zambian goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the game.
Heyman sank the ball back for her second goal of the game with an assist from Steph Catley. Eight minutes of stoppage time were added to the end of the match, which Zambia must capitalize on if it wants to make its way out of last place in the group.
Americans to watch: Men's 100m breaststroke final
Nic Fink will be the only swimmer representing Team USA in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final today.
He finished fourth in the semifinal yesterday with a time of 59.16.
Charlie Swanson also competed in the semifinal but did not advance to today's contest.
Torri Huske takes gold, Gretchen Walsh silver in 100 butterfly
American women went 1-2 in the 100-meter butterfly with Torri Huske taking the gold and Gretchen Walsh the silver.
Zhang Yufei took bronze for China.
Soccer: U.S. and Germany may need high-scoring game following Zambia and Australia match-up
An absolutely astounding game between Australia and Zambia has put both Germany and the U.S., who were leading the group and face off at 3 p.m. ET, on much less secure ground going into their game.
The teams went into today tied for first in Group B with three goals each after winning 3-0 in their first games a few days ago. Zambia and Australia were tied for last, but a high-scoring game between the two teams has closed what was a large gap in the standings just a few hours ago.
Only the top two teams in each group will proceed into the knockout part of the tournament, and each goal in every game will matter.
Americans to watch: Women's 100-meter butterfly final
Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske are going into the women's 100-meter butterfly finals with the best two times after semifinals yesterday.
Walsh clocked an Olympic record with a time of 55.38, finishing over a second before the next-best competitor. She's also the world record holder in the event, with a time of 55.18.
Huske followed suit in the second semifinal, also finishing in first place and joining Walsh high up on the roster for today. She finished her race in 56.00 seconds flat.
Soccer: Australia capitalizes on penalty to equalize the game 5-5
The Matildas have made an astonishing comeback to tie the game 5-5 against Zambia.
Steph Catley sank the ball into Zambia's goal after a foul offered her a chance at a penalty kick.
France's Léon Marchand wins 400-meter individual medley
France has a new national hero.
Léon Marchand won the 400-meter individual medley before a roaring French crowd at Paris La Defense Arena.
Marchand set a Olympic record with a time of 4:02.95 — besting Michael Phelps' record, which had stood since 2008.
American Carson Foster finished third behind Tomoyuki Matsushita.
Marchand is also expected to swim in the 200 IM, 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke.