Olympics-US takes 16th men's basketball gold, rain threatens baseball

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The United States won its 16th Olympic gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/basketball-us-beat-france-win-16th-mens-gold-2021-08-07 medal in men's basketball on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss, while the U.S. men's baseball team were hoping to bring gold to that sport's birthplace in the final against host Japan. Nelly Korda maintained a family golf dynasty https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/golf-korda-stumbles-with-gold-reach-ko-closes-2021-08-07 to bring home the women's golf gold for the U.S., while New Zealand's most-decorated Olympian https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...madia-briton-heath-ease-into-final-2021-08-05, Lisa Carrington, had to settle for fourth in the women's kayak four 500m.

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