After USA Basketball was eliminated during last year's FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines by Germany, the team wants redemption and is fielding an All-Star roster for the Olympics.
USA Basketball executive director Grant Hill explained that Draymond Green, a two-time gold medalist, was omitted from the player pool for the Paris Olympics due to his suspensions with the Golden State Warriors this season.
The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails, the hidden cocktail lounge and music venue at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, hosted U.S. olympian and world champion gold medalist Simone Biles and her boyfriend, Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens.
Team USA erased a 15-point first-half deficit on Thursday, securing a commanding semifinal victory and a spot in the gold medal match in Tokyo Olympics.
After her recent withdrawal from the Olympic competition, Simone Biles would be competing in the women's beam event final on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics.
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 losing in straight sets against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova, the host country's biggest name, Naomi Osaka, exited the Tokyo Olympics in the third round of the women's singles tennis competition, 6-1, 6-4, Tuesday.
The head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games pushed the mantra of "Sport appeal, not sex appeal," trying to filter overly sexualized images of female athletes to prevent them from being sexualized.