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U.S. men's basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84 in opening Olympic game
Kevin Durant made his first eight shots on the way to 23 points in less that 17 minutes, LeBron James added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and the U.S. rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia in the Olympic opener for both teams on Saturday.
Surf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs
Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport paddling side-by-side in the ocean.
Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men's relay final
On a day when Australians often bested the U.S. in the swimming pool at the Paris Summer Olympics, four Americans seized gold from the Aussies in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
Byron Buxton homers and doubles to lead Twins to 9-3 win over Tigers
Byron Buxton hit a home run and a double, Christian Vázquez had a homer and three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3. 
A former University of Minnesota diver wins first U.S. medal of the Paris Summer Olympics
Divers Sarah Bacon of the University of Minnesota and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.