Now that the (long) opening ceremony has (finally) concluded, the Tokyo Olympics are officially off and running, as a total of 23 sports will be …
Now that the (long) opening ceremony has (finally) concluded, the Tokyo Olympics are officially off and running, as a total of 23 sports will be played in Japan on Saturday, and medals in more than a half-dozen sports will be awarded. Other action on the board includes the introduction of 3×3 basketball and the USWNT taking on New Zealand as they try to bounce back from their stunning opening game loss to Sweden. Earlier Saturday, the U.S. softball team moved to 3-0 with a win over Mexico and the U.S. women routed Japan in water polo,25-4, in preliminary round action. One of Sunday’s featured events is, after a rough exhibition run, the United States’ men’s basketball team beginning its quest to win its fourth consecutive gold medal at the Summer Games with a matchup against France (8 a.m. ET, Peacock). Saturday marks one month since the Surfside, Florida, building collapse that killed a vertical neighborhood of people connected to each other, the state and beyond. On Friday, the search for bodies at the site of the lost structure came to an end, with firefighters and search crews recognized at a ceremony. The June 24 collapse killed 97 people.
