Things are not looking good for the top two North American teams in the Copa America tournament, as Mexico and host Team USA both lost crucial matches.
The defending world champions of baseball, Team USA, is in danger of getting eliminated from the World Baseball Classic, the sport's equivalent to soccer's World Cup. This came after a shocking loss to Mexico as the team's All-star lineup of MLB players was stunned by Mexico's red-hot hitting.
Ecuador faced off against Senegal, host Qatar took on the Netherlands, and Wales and England renewed their UK rivalry. However, the marquee match of the night was the highly-politicized match between USA and Iran.
The World Cup has now kicked off, and after Ecuador won a big opener against hosts Qatar, other matches also took place around the small Gulf nation. One of the biggest matches included the United States opening against Wales.
With cases of Monkeypox on the rise in the United States, the Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories. This is part of the effort to speed up diagnoses and identify infected individuals more quickly.
Despite frigid weather in Minnesota, the U.S. men's national soccer team still beat Honduras, moving a step closer to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Team USA bounced back in the men's basketball tournament at Tokyo Games after a dominating performance against Asian powerhouse Iran, with a 120-66 victory on Wednesday.
After dropping their first two of its exhibition game, Team USA left their best performance for the last, capping off their exhibition schedule in Las Vegas with an 83-76 win over the reigning World Champions, Spain.