Artistic swimming: Team USA looks to break its 20-year medal drought
A sea of lights (iPhones) is filling a darkened Aquatics Centre as we are now minutes away from the start of the artistic swimming final round.
If Team USA maintains its second-place position, it would be the first time in 20 years that artistic swimming brings home an Olympic medal.
Water polo: U.S. moves into semifinals, defeating Australia 11(4)-10(3)
For the first time since 2008, the U.S. men's water polo team will move into the semifinals.
The Americans played Australia during an extremely tight match where they held a one-point lead only briefly in the fourth quarter, after which Australia scored to tie with the U.S. again, 10-10.
After the two teams ran the clock out, they advanced into a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner. After each team scored two goals and missed one, the U.S. ultimately came out victorious, sending Australia packing after defeating it 4-3 in penalties.
The U.S. will play Serbia in the semifinals Friday.
Track: Erriyon Knighton is third American to qualify in men's 200-meter final
Erriyon Knighton is the third American to qualify for the men's 200-meter race after winning the third and final qualifier of the day.
Knighton beat Liberia's Joseph Fahnbulleh with a time of 20.09, the second place runner just .03 seconds behind him. The two men will both advance to the final.
Cycling: USA's Faulkner wins gold in team pursuit
U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner continued her stellar form in Paris, winning gold in women's team pursuit. Team USA consisting of Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams and Chloe Dygert finished with a time of 4:04:306 and average speed of 36.62 mph.
Faulkner now has two medals in her debut Olympics, after previously winning the women’s road cycling race.
New Zealand earned silver with a time of 4:04:927, while Great Britain finished third with a time of 4:06:382.
Water polo: U.S. vs. Australia quarterfinal enters penalty shoot-out
The neck-and-neck water polo match between the U.S. and Australia has entered a penalty shoot-out to decide who will advance to the semifinals.
Track: Noah Lyles qualifies for men's 200-meter final
Gold medalist Noah Lyles has an automatic spot in the men's 200-meter final after coming in second in his heat in the qualifiers today.
He will join fellow Team USA runner Kenneth Bednarek, who won his own heat minutes earlier. Lyles ran a 20.08 time, crossing just after Letsile Tebogo from Botswana, who finished in 19.96 seconds.
Track: Kenneth Bednarek qualifies for men's 200-meter final
Kenneth Bednarek is the first American to qualify for the men’s 200-meter final after winning today's first heat.
He was followed by the Dominican Republic's Alexander Ogando and the defending champion, Canadian Andre De Grasse.
Track: Rai Benjamin advances to 400-meter hurdles final
American Rai Benjamin will race in the 400-meter hurdles final on Friday.
Benjamin won the third semifinal race to qualify for the gold-medal one.
Benjamin, 27, won silver in the 400 hurdles in Tokyo. He won first place in the 2023 Diamond League in the same event.
Water polo: U.S. takes first lead of quarterfinals
For the first time today, the U.S. has taken a lead over Australia in the quarterfinal match.
The Americans lead 6-5 with less than six minutes left on the clock.
U.S. women seeking their eighth straight basketball gold
George H.W. Bush was in the White House when America's women last failed to capture basketball gold, and that three-decade run of dominance should continue in Paris.
The U.S. plays Nigeria in a quarterfinal game at 3:30 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. local time at the Bercy Arena. Team USA beat Nigeria, 100-54, in February.
The semifinals are Friday and the gold medal game Sunday, as A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and their teammates seek an American eight-peat.