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London Olympics 2012: USA Vs. Argentina Basketball Live Again On NBC Sports

2012-08-10T12:43:04Z

If you've yet to tire of pre-Redeem-Team rematches, take heart: Team USA's second basketball matchup with Argentina in the 2012 London Olympics will be airing live on NBC Sports at 2:30 PM CDT as Manu Ginobili and company meet with the Americans in the semifinal for the third consecutive Olympics. The winner will get the winner of the Russia vs. Spain game earlier in the day in the gold medal match.

For Argentina, it's a chance to prove 2004 wasn't just a product of American weakness; for America, it's a chance to extend their run of Olympic dominance as pressure mounts to create an age limit to rein in the NBA's professionals. For Russia—it's a chance to break the curse of Arvydas Sabonis, I guess. (For Spain, it's a chance to atone for winning a 66-59 game against France, in which the fans in attendance were undoubtedly all losers.)

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Women's Javelin Throw Final: Barbora Spotakova Wins Gold

2012-08-09T22:03:27Z

The Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova won gold in the women's javelin throw final on Thursday with a top throw of 69.55 meters. Spotakova, who is the world record holder in this event, was followed by Christina Obergfoll in second and Linda Stahl in third. No U.S. athletes competed in the final.

Missouri native Brittany Borman failed to qualify for the javelin final after finishing eighth in her qualification group on Tuesday. Only the top six advanced.

Borman's top throw of 59.27 meters was by far the best throw by any U.S. competitor in qualifications. Rachel Yurkovich and Kara Patterson -- the other U.S. athletes in the event -- did not crack the top 10 in their respective qualification groups.

For updates, stay tuned to SB Nation St. Louis. For comprehensive coverage of the 2012 London Games, visit SB Nation's Olympics news hub. Stay up to date on the medal count with Sports Illustrated's tracker.

Summer Olympics 2012: USA Women's Team Wins Soccer Gold, Beats Japan 2-1

2012-08-09T21:06:34Z

The USA women's soccer team has done it again.

In a close 2-1 game, the Americans managed to fend off a steady attack from the Japanese team to repeat as champions. Even though Japan had possession for 58 percent of the game (39 minutes) and fired 13 shots, Japan's offense could muster only 5 shots on goal with G Hope Solo limiting them to just the 1 goal.

St. Louis native D Becky Sauerbrunn entered the game late for D Rachel Buehler. Sauerbrunn helped hold the Japanese offense off the scoreboard late, but it was MF Carli Llloyd who landed the crucial, game-winning goal on an improbable shot from outside the 18-yard box.

With the win, America takes it's third-straight gold medal in the women's soccer event.

London Olympics 2012: USA Vs. Japan Women's Soccer Final Live On NBC Sports

2012-08-09T12:44:57Z

This seems like exactly the kind of 2012 London Olympics event NBC would prefer to show on tape-delay in their primetime network hours, but fear not: The 2012 women's soccer final, between Team USA and Japan, will air live on NBC Sports at 1:15 PM CDT. A rematch of the World Cup contest that saw Japan upset the Americans—and a chance, more broadly, for the Americans to narrow the gold medal gap with the Chinese—this promises to be an even more heated match than the Americans' wild win against Team Canada.

There's even a local angle; native St. Louisan Becky Sauerbrunn, who saw action in just one of those World Cup games last year, has been an important substitute on the Olympics squad. Of course, the individual focus will remain on Abby Wambach, who after missing the 2008 Olympics due to injury has been one of the most dangerous scorers in the London tournament.

For more updates, stay tuned to the SB Nation St. Louis Olympics stream (you are here) or the national's massive Olympics hub, which has everything you could want to know about soccer, medal counts, and creepy Olympic mascots (which is all of them.)

Team USA Women's Soccer Vs. Japan, Gold Medal Match: TV Schedule, Online Stream, Start Time And More

2012-08-09T03:15:57Z

St. Louis native Becky Sauerbrunn and her U.S. women's soccer teammates will play for the gold medal on Thursday vs. Japan. Team USA is going for its third straight gold medal, but the matchup with Japan certainly represents a stiff challenge. Japan defeated the U.S. in penalty kicks during last summer's World Cup final. It's safe to say the Americans will be out for revenge.

Team USA is quite familiar with Japan. This will be the fourth meeting of 2012 between the two teams. The United States won one game, Japan won one game, the two teams finished in a 1-1 during the other.

Game date: Thursday, August 9, 2012

Game time: 1:30 p.m. CT

TV: NBC Sports Network

Olympic Games 2012 Daily Preview: Team USA Takes On Australia In Men's Basketball

2012-08-08T12:00:44Z

After skating through group play without a loss, Team USA will take on Australia in the quarterfinals of men's basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday. Team USA will be the heavy favorite against an Australian team with only one NBA player: San Antonio Spurs reserve point guard Patrick Mills. Team USA has already defeated Argentina, Lithuania, Nigeria, Tunisia and France during the tournament.

The gold medal match in women's beach volleyball will also be of heavy interest. Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings will take Americans Jen Kessy and April Ross at 1:00 p.m.

Medals will also be handed out in men's sailing in the 49er race and in many track and field events, including the men's 110 meter hurdles.

London Olympics 2012 Medal Count: China Widens Lead Over U.S.

2012-08-08T08:00:04Z

China won nine medals on Tuesday to increase their overall Olympic medal count to 73. The United States had a solid day as well, but lost ground, as they came into the day one medal behind the Chinese and now trail by three. China has won 34 gold medals so far, and the United States has won 30. Those two nations remain completely unchallenged at the top of the medal count standings.

The current top 10:

1. China (73; 34 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze)
2. United States (70; 30 gold, 19 silver, 21 bronze)
T3. Great Britain (48)
T3. Russia (48)
5. Japan (29)
6. France (28)
7. Germany (27)
8. Australia (25)
9. South Korea (23)
10. Italy (17)

SB Nation Studios' daily video recap of the medal count can be viewed below.

Women's Gymnastics Balance Beam Final: Aly Raisman Wins Bronze; Gabby Douglas Finishes 7th

2012-08-07T22:41:56Z

Aly Raisman picked up the bronze for the United States in the women's gymnastics balance beam final on Tuesday, but the Chinese took both the gold and the silver. The U.S.'s Gabby Douglas also competed in this event but finished well out of medal contention.

The full balance beam results:

Rank	Athlete	Score
1	Deng Linlin	15.600
2	Sui Lu	15.500
3	Aly Raisman	15.066
4	Catalina Ponor	15.066
5	Ksenia Afanasyeva	14.583
6	Larisa Iordache	14.200
7	Gabby Douglas	13.633
8	Viktoria Komova	13.166

The medal was Raisman's second of the day, as she won gold in the floor excercise final. For more gymnastics results coverage, head over to SB Nation's gymnastics StoryStream.