Start your weekend early by indulging in a charcuterie board of Olympic stories! As the Paris Games wind down, we feast on the U.S. basketball dynasty, nibble at the breaking competition and feed you a wrestling story you need to know. Plus, statues you wanna see and astronauts we wanna rescue.
- Submit your suggestion for the Toronto WNBA team name here
- Check out Angel Reese’s Reebok collection here
- Watch Sha’Carri Richardson anchor the U.S. 4x100m relay team in prelims here
- Read more about Vinesh Phogat and the protests she led here
- Follow Erica L. Ayala’s Olympic coverage @blackrosiemedia
- A few Olympic events to watch today (Friday, August 9)
- 9:00am ET - Diving individual springboard final
- 10:00am ET - Breakdancing round robin
- 11:30am ET - USA basketball semifinal vs. Australia
- 1:30pm ET - 4x100m relay final
- 2:00pm ET - Field hockey gold medal game
- 2:15pm ET - Heptathlon concludes with the 800-meter race
- 4:30pm ET - Beach volleyball gold medal match
- Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323
- Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
- Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi
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