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Brian Windhorst breaks down the biggest takeaways from USA Basketball’s second Olympic win over South Sudan.

U.S. players Lindsey Horan, Mallory Swanson and Rose Lavelle celebrate victory following the Women’s group B match against Germany. But will they be doing the same in a week’s time is the question. | Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images
All eight remaining including the U.S. are ranked among the Top 10 teams in women’s world soccer
This time last year, the U.S. women’s national soccer team was in disarray.
In fact, it was July of last year when Megan Rapinoe, undoubtedly the glue of the roster for close to a decade, announced her intent to retire from professional soccer.

Jordan Westburg took a 95-mph fastball to his right hand on Wednesday afternoon in their win over the Blue Jays

American tennis star Danielle Collins, 30, is ending her final year as a pro on a fiery note. 
Collins faced off against Polish tennis champ Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics and stirred quite the on-court beef with her nemesis. 
Despite losing because of dehydration, Collins had a mouthful for her competition this week and chewed out Swiatek during the match — sharing heated words during their post-game handshake.

Our long national Florida nightmare is finally nearing an end. 
The Tampa Bay Rays, long stuck in one of Major League Baseball’s ugliest stadiums, have officially received approval to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida. 
READ: Tampa Bay Rays Finally Move Closer To New Stadium
On Wednesday, the team and city officials celebrated the official approval with a press conference, announcing that the new stadium is set to open in 2028. “This is a great day, a providential day, for our community,” said St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch.

Despite having an unbeaten and extremely cheap starting quarterback in their stable last offseason, the San Francisco 49ers were quick to jump in the Tom Brady “sweepstakes” after TB12 left the Bucs for retirement.
With an expensive roster on both sides of the football, the Niners kept their eyes on a dwindling Super Bowl window and wanted to reel in Brady.
READ: Brock Purdy Challenges Doubters To ‘Turn On The Tape’
Brock Purdy, the Niners’ more-than-serviceable starter, reflected on all the off-field buzz circulating around his team and Brady.

Jayson Tatum was the talk of Team USA Basketball following the team’s first official matchup of the Olympics. Tatum, a reigning NBA champ, was benched for the entirety of the first game against Serbia, which coach Steve Kerr later said he regretted. 
All eyes were on Tatum on Wednesday, facing South Sudan, and he finally made his first appearance at the Olympics (barring exhibition games). 
Tatum played 17 minutes and seemingly justified his benching with a bad outing, scoring just four points after going 2-of-4 from the field.

From the pool to the Siene River, here are some of the best photos from Wednesday at the Paris Olympics.

The search for the next manager of the US Men’s National Team just got a little bit smaller.
After a disastrous Copa America led to the firing of US Men’s National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter, many US soccer fans immediately turned their hopes towards Jurgen Klopp. Klopp has been one of international soccer’s most successful coaches, leading Mainz 5, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool to a number of major trophies.

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USA Basketball women’s 3×3 team lost to Azerbaijan, 20-17, to fall to last in the Olympic standings through two days.
On Tuesday, the U.S. women’s 3×3 team dropped its first match of the Olympics, a 17-13 loss to Germany that lead guard Hailey Van Lith described as “soft” and teammate Cierra Burdick admitted was “ugly.”
On Wednesday, a bad Olympic start got worse for the women’s USA Basketball’s 3×3 program, as Azerbaijan beat the United States, 20-17.