More Tokyo Olympics, more life. After what felt like a million offside calls, the USWNT defeated the Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance to the Olympic semifinals. Elsewhere in Tokyo, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has lost in his bid for the "Golden Slam," and the USA baseball team started its tournament with a big win.
Following the action, the U.S. has the most medals, with 41, but China is closing in. The Chinese have won 40 medals, with 19 golds. The Americans have 14 gold medals.
Late Thursday, the Americans resumed their regularly scheduled hardware chasing in the pool as two-time gold medalist Lilly King, who won a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke earlier this week, got silver in the 200-meter breaststroke behind the world-record effort of South Africa's Tatjana Schoemaker. American Annie Lazor took bronze.
Three-time gold medalist Ryan Murphy, who won bronze earlier this week in the men's 100-meter backstroke, did one better in the 200 back, winning silver.
Then, for the late-night crowd, we got to watch A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart & Co. earn the U.S. women's basketball team's 51st straight Olympic win, overcoming a Japan squad that led after the first quarter.
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USWNT avoids elimination
Facing the Netherlands in the knockout round of the Olympic soccer tournament, the Americans fell behind by a goal before quickly answering with goals from Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams. The Dutch would tie and get a late penalty kick. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made a huge save to send the match to extra time.
The two sides would eventually head to penalty kicks, where Naeher was brilliant in goal and Megan Rapinoe sent the United States to the next round.