Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

The U.S. women’s hoops team is getting a stout Olympics challenge, but the talent advantage down low may still be too much for the world to overcome.

The USA has 26 players who have donned the red, white and blue at the last four Olympics, a span that now covers 17 years.

Naomi Osaka beats Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, 6-3, 6-2 for her second victory in as many days at the Tokyo Olympics.

Struggling entering the Olympics, the U.S. men’s basketball team lost its Tokyo opener to France 83-76. The Americans play Iran next.

Novak Djokovic, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, is trying to win the ‘Golden Slam’ — sweeping all four majors and Olympic gold in the same year.

As Team USA men’s basketball fell to 0-2 in its Olympic tune-up, its gold medal coronation is starting to look more like a comeuppance.

With his sixth Wimbledon and 20th Grand Slam title, Djokovic’s achievements and head-to-head record with his rivals puts him at top of the heap.

The physically compromised Atlanta Hawks’ longshot bid to reach the NBA Finals might be falling apart against the Milwaukee Bucks.