Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misstated whether USA Basketball would name alternates for its women’s Olympic team ... the selection of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart ...

The Team USA women’s basketball team clinched its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal on Sunday, narrowly defeating host nation France 67-66 in a tight final at Bercy Arena in Paris.

Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer for Zimbabwe, won in the first round of voting with 49 of the 97 votes cast from IOC members to become the first African and the first ...

KD's tweet referencing Ja's "stay on that side" moment stirred ... adding to his legacy as the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. in Olympic competition. After Team USA's 98-87 victory over ...