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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — LaShawn Merritt anchored the U.S. 4x400-meter relay team to Olympic gold in Rio. The Americans finished with a time of 2 minutes 57.30 seconds, more than eight-tenths of a second faster than runner-up Jamaica. Allyson Felix set a women's track record with her sixth career gold medal, helping the United States win the 4x400-meter relay.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic gold medal in the men's 1,500 meters goes to American Matt Centrowicz, whose final lap was 50.62 seconds. Centrowitz won the silver medal at the 2013 world championships and took fourth at the 2012 London Games. The U.S. has its first gold medal in triathlon as former University of Wisconsin product Gwen Jorgensen finished first in Rio with a time of 1:56.16, 40 seconds ahead of the silver medalist.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball team won an Olympic gold medal for a sixth consecutive time by rolling to a 101-72 rout of Spain. Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen each scored 17 points for the U.S., which has won 49 straight Olympic games with just one decided by single digits. The Americans shook off a slow start by reeling off a 16-3 run after coach Geno Auriemma (ahr-ee-EH'-muh) put five of his former UConn Huskies on the floor.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil earned its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer with a 5-4 shootout win following a 1-1 draw with Germany. Neymar scored once in regulation and buried the final penalty kick to set off a wild, flag-waving celebration in Maracana Stadium. The game-winning kick came after Brazilian goalkeeper Weverton stopped Nils Petersen's shot.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The United States continues to lead all Olympic medal counts with 43 gold, 37 silver and 36 bronze. The 116 total medals break the previous U.S. record for an Olympics on foreign soil. The Americans took home 110 medals from Beijing in 2008.
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