Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Kevin Durant scores 29 points to lead the U.S. to an 87-82 victory over France and its fourth consecutive Olympic gold.

Team USA fell in an early 15-point hole, but the Americans locked down on defense and started hitting deep shots to eventually put away Australia.

“Everything in the States is polarizing politically, so everybody draws their line,” Sandgren said.

The American men look more NBA All-Stars as they rebound from opening Olympic loss to France and beat Iran 120-66.

Gregg Popovich has won five NBA titles with the Spurs, but he has been clueless from the very moment he was given the reins to USA Basketball.

Novak Djokovic, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, is trying to win the ‘Golden Slam’ — sweeping all four majors and Olympic gold in the same year.

Urgency for college football programs to get players vaccinated against COVID-19 looms as a possible competitive advantage during the 2021 season.

As Team USA men’s basketball fell to 0-2 in its Olympic tune-up, its gold medal coronation is starting to look more like a comeuppance.

Novak Djokovic said after his Wimbledon victory that he’s not sure if he’ll play in Tokyo Olympics, citing significant restrictions on athletes.