Through midday Monday, U.S. women had earned a total of 34 medals in Rio de Janeiro, 16 of them gold.
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The Latest: Rain, winds put track and field on hold in Rio
Updates and highlights from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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Go Coach? For U.S. basketball fans, Olympics a change
It’s easy to hate Mike Krzyzewski and Geno Auriemma – except when they’re heading up the gold medal favorites.
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U.S. wins its 1,000th gold medal in Summer Olympics history
The nation is the first to reach four figures – in a landslide.
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Boothbay’s Eleanor Logan and U.S. women’s rowing crew win gold in Rio
Logan becomes the first female rower in U.S. history to win three Olympic gold medals.
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Katie Ledecky of U.S. takes 800-meter gold in record time; Phelps settles for silver
American Maya DiRado upsets the favorite in the 200-meter backstroke, Katinka Hosszu of Hungary.
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Ledecky takes 800-meter gold in record time; Phelps settles for silver
American Maya DiRado upsets the favorite in the 200-meter backstroke, and Anthony Ervin takes the 50 freestyle – 16 years after winning his first gold medal.
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U.S. women’s soccer team eliminated in cliffhanger loss to Sweden
The heavily favored Americans are knocked out of the running in a game that came down to penalty kicks.
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The Latest from Rio: Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce leads in 100-meter heats
In men’s basketball, the U.S. is challenged right to the end in a 94-91 win over Serbia.
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Simone Manuel hopes to inspire after historic swimming gold
Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming with her 100 freestyle victory.