U.S. Medal Count: Philadelphia Area Athletes Pick Up 12 Medals

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London Olympics Medal Count: United States Finishes On Top

The United States represented itself very well at the 2012 London Olympics. When the final number was tallied, the Americans took home 104 medals, easily tops on the proverbial leaderboard.

In the last two weeks, some of the best Olympic moments were authored by the United States. Some of the main highlights were Michael Phelps now owning more medals than any other Olympian, the U.S. Men's and Women's Basketball teams winning once more and the the U.S. Women's Soccer team earning a third consecutive gold medal.

Philadelphia locals did a tremendous job, being awarded 12 medals overall. Brendan Hansen (Haverford Township) won two medals in the pool, including a gold and bronze.

Eleven others claimed a medal, including Jordan Burroughs (Camden, N.J.), Kobe Bryant (Philly), Jamie Gray (Lebanon), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.) and Matt Emmons (Brown's Mills, N.J.).

Overall here are the final standings in the medal count:

1. United States: 104 - (46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze)
2. China: 87 - (38 Gold, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze)
3. Russia: 82 - (24 Gold, 25 Silver, 33 Bronze)
4. England: 65 - (29 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)
5. Germany: 44 - (11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze)

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U.S. Medal Count: Philadelphia Area Athletes Pick Up 12 Medals

The United States finished at the top of the heap internationally, taking home 104 total medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Athletes from Philadelphia played a key role at the games, accounting for 12 medals for Team USA. You can check out the full list of Philly athletes taking home hardware below:

Brendan Hansen, Haverford Township - Gold, swimming men's 4x100-meter medley; Bronze-men's 100-meter breaststroke
Jordan Burroughs, Camden, NJ - Gold, wrestling (men's freestyle 163 lbs)
Kobe Bryant, Philadelphia - Gold, men's basketball
Carli Lloyd, Delran, NJ - Gold, women's soccer
Nicole Barnhart, Pottstown - Gold, women's soccer
Susan Francia, Abington - Gold, women's rowing, women's eight
Jamie Gray, Lebanon - Gold, women's 50-meter rifle
Lauren Tamayo, Bethlehem - Silver, women's cycling (team pursuit)
Glenn Ochal, Philadelphia - Bronze, men's rowing, men's four
Matt Emmons, Browns Mills, NJ - Bronze, men's 50-meter rifle
Lisa Raymond, Norristown - Bronze, mixed doubles tennis

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2012 London Olympics Final Medal Count: U.S. Takes Home Most Golds, Overall Medals

The United States finished the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday with both the most gold medals (46) and total overall medals (104). The highlight of the day was the U.S. Men's Basketball team defeating Spain, 107-100, for the gold. Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant scored 17 points against Spain in helping the U.S. claim the gold medal.

The U.S. won just two medals on Sunday, both gold. Besides the victory in the men's basketball Gold Medal game, the U.S. also men's freestyle wrestling (Jake Varner).

Here's the top five of the final medal standings:

1. United States, 104 (46 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze)
2. China, 87 (38, 27, 22)
3. Russia, 82 (24, 25, 33)
4. Great Britain, 65 (29, 17, 19)
5. Germany, 44 (11, 19, 14)

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2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony: TV Coverage, Streaming, Live Updates And More

The United States leaves London well atop the medal count in both overall medals and golds - what better way to celebrate than listening to the Spice Girls?

Okay, don't actually list all the better ways to celebrate. But either way, your favorite late 90's British girl group will be joined by The Who, Adele, and several thousand Olympic athletes tonight for the Closing Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic games. No word on how those four random musical acts were selected, but that and more will be on display tonight as London shuts down a successful Olympic games.

The ceremony will be broadcast tonight on NBC at 8:30 p.m. via tape delay, but will also be available for streaming on NBC's official Olympics website at 4 p.m. after NBC's decision to delay the Opening Ceremony irked some Americans.

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2012 London Olympics: TV Coverage, Event Schedule For Sunday

The final day of the 2012 Olympics games has already arrived. But with some big time events still left undecided, including the gold medal basketball match between Team USA and Spain, there's plenty of exciting action left before the closing ceremonies begin.

Former Philadelphia 76er Andre Iguodala, now with the Denver Nuggets, will suit up against Spain in the gold medal game.

Below is a list of the events on schedule for Sunday and the channels viewers can catch them on (all times listed are ET).

Basketball

Bronze medal game: Argentina vs. Russia, 6 a.m. (NBCSN)

Gold medal game: USA vs. Spain, 10 a.m. (NBC)

Boxing (CNBC)

Men's fly final, 52kg: 8:30 a.m.

Men's light final, 60 kg: 8:45 a.m.

Men's welter, 69kg: 9:15 a.m.

Men's light heavy, 81kg: 9:45 a.m.

Men's super heavy, 91+kg: 10:15 a.m.

Cycling

Men's cross country final: 8:30 a.m. (MSNBC)

Gymnastics

Final rotation 1: 8:30 a.m.

Final rotation 2: 9:16 a.m.

Men's handball

Bronze medal match: Hungary vs. Croatia, 6 a.m. (shown on NBCSN at 7:45 a.m.)

Gold medal match: Sweden vs. France, 10 a.m. (shown on NBCSN beginning at 10:45 a.m.)

Men's marathon

Final: 6 a.m. (NBC)

Women's Pentathlon

Events begin at 3 a.m. with fencing, end at 1 p.m. with combined event

Men's volleyball

Bronze medal match: Bulgaria vs. Italy, 4:30 a.m. (shown on NBCSN at 12:45 p.m.)

Gold medal match: Russia vs. Brazil, 8 a.m. (shown on NBC at 4 p.m.)

Men's water polo

Bronze medal match: Montenegro vs. Serbia, 9:30 a.m. (NBCSN)

Gold medal match: Croatia vs. Italy, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

Wrestling (NBC)

Men's 66kg, 96 kg final: 12:45 p.m.

For a complete medal count of all countries at the London games, check out SI.com's medal tracker.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: U.S. Only Country With Triple Digit Medals

With just one day remaining at the 2012 London Olympics, the United States has opened up a large lead over second place China in the medal count. The U.S. became the first country to eclipse the triple digit medal mark on Saturday, taking home eight overall.

An updated medal count list going into the final day of action is below.

1. United States: 44 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze (102 overall)
2. China: 38 gold, 27 silver, 22 bronze (87 overall)
3. Russia: 21 gold, 25 silver, 22 bronze (78 overall)
4. Great Britain: 28 gold, 15 silver, 19 bronze (62 overall)
5. Germany: 11 gold, 19 silver, 14 bronze (44 overall)

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2012 London Olympics: Team USA Collects Gold In Wrestling And Sets World Record In The 4x100m Track Relay

Friday was another full day of action at the 2012 London Olympics, highlighted by Sicklerville native Jordan Burroughs winning a gold medal in wrestling and Team USA men's basketball advancing in the semi-finals over Argentina with a 109-83 victory. It was a good day for the U.S. in the medal count as well, with Team USA now holding the lead with 95 total medals, compared to China's 81 and Russia's 59.

Another accomplishment by American athletes on Friday was a gold medal in the women's 4x100m relay event. Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter set a new world record in the event, winning gold with a time of 40.82. A bronze medal for Paige McPherson in women's 67kg taekwondo rounds out the medals won by Team USA on Friday.

The action continues in London on Saturday. For an updated medal count, use SI.com's medal tracker.

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Team USA Wrestling: Jordan Burroughs Wins Gold In London

Jordan Burroughs was favored to win gold heading into the 2012 Olympics and he didn't disappoint. The 24-year-old captured the gold medal the men's 74kg wrestling competition Friday.

Burroughs defeated Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Iran in the gold medal match. The match lasted four minutes with Burroughs winning gold with a 3PO-0 win. The gold is Burroughs' first Olympic medal as he was making his Olympic debut in London. That doesn't, however, mean it will be his last medal.

Prior to the Olympics, Burroughs told the Philadelphia Daily News he had bigger goals than a single gold medal.

"A lot of guys get out of wrestling immediately after winning a gold medal. Every time another Olympics comes around, it's always a bunch of fresh faces. For me to win an Olympic gold and have a chance to win another would be huge for our sport. Hopefully it will put us back into the mainstream media. Wrestling is a great sport, and I just want the world and the country to know that."

Burroughs has lofty career aspirations, but he accomplished the first step with a gold medal in 2012.

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Team USA Wrestling: Jordan Burroughs Advances To Gold Medal Match

Heading into the 2012 London Olympics, Camden's Jordan Burroughs was considered the favorite to win gold in the men's 74kg division. Now, the 24-year-old is poised to do just that as he advanced to the gold medal match Friday morning.

Burroughs didn't have much trouble during his first three matches, winning 3PO-0, 3PP-1 and 3PP-1. By winning his semifinal match, Burroughs is assured of at least a silver medal. While a silver would be nice, gold would be even better. Burroughs will face Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi from Iran in the gold medal match.

Saeed Goudarzi should provide a tough test for Burroughs. He also cruised through his first three matches winning 3PP-1, 3PP-1 and 3PO-0.

The gold medal match will begin at 2:48 p.m. ET Friday. It can be watched, via a live online stream at NBCOlympics.com.

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Summer Olympics 2012: TV Coverage, Event Schedule On Friday

The U.S. Men's Basketball team highlights Friday's action at the 2012 London Olympics. Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala and the U.S. team will look to beat Argentina in the semifinals. The U.S. defeated Argentina in Group A play on Aug. 6, 126-97.

Below is the full live television schedule for Friday. NBCOlympics.com will stream all these events live.

Basketball:

Russia Vs. Spain, semifinals, 12 p.m. (NBCSN)

USA Vs. Argentina, semifinals, 4 p.m. (NBCSN)

Boxing:

8:30-11:00 a.m. (NBCSN): light flyweight, bantamweight, light welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight, semifinals

Handball:

Men's Handball, semifinals, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (MSNBC)

Soccer:

South Korea vs. Japan, Men's Bronze Medal match, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (MSNBC)

Volleyball:

Men's Volleyball, semifinals, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (MSNBC)

Water Polo:

Men's Water Polo, semifinals, 10:40 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (NBC)

For a full television schedule for Friday, visit NBC Olympics.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: United States Pulls Away From China Thursday

The United States won 10 more medals Thursday--five more than the second most decorated country on the day, Germany--to expand its lead over China in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Carli Lloyd scored twice to give the women's soccer team a win over Japan in the gold medal match. Also highlighting the day were 1-2 finishes in the men's triple jump and men's decathlon.

The following list is an overview of the American medal wins on Thursday:

Gold

Men's triple jump: Christian Taylor
Men's decathlon: Ashton Eaton
Women's 75kg boxing: Claressa Shields
Women's soccer
Women's water polo

Silver

Men's triple jump: Will Claye
Men's decathlon: Trey Hardee
Women's swimming open water: Haley Anderson

Bronze

Women's 51kg boxing: Marlen Esparza
Men's 68kg taekwondo: Terrence Jennings

Here is the current top five of the Olympic medal standings:

United States, 90 (39 gold, 25 silver, 26 bronze)
China, 80 (37, 24, 19)
Russia, 56 (12, 21, 23)
Great Britain, 52 (25, 13, 14)
Germany, 37 (10, 16, 11)

A complete look at the medal count standing is available from Sports Illustrated.

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Team USA Vs. Japan Women's Soccer Final Score: Carli Lloyd Scores Game-Winner In 2-1 Win

Team USA Women's Soccer defeated Japan, 2-1, in the Gold Medal match of the 2012 London Olympics on Thursday.

After scoring the extra time winner in Beijing in 2008, Delran, N.J., native Carli Lloyd came through again for the U.S. in a gold medal match at the Olympics with the game-winning goal in the 54th minute. Lloyd also scored the first goal of the match in the eighth minute.

After the U.S. took the lead early in the match on Lloyd's header in the penalty area, Japan had a trio of good chances to level the score but could do no better than striking the crossbar. Lloyd scored again in the 54th minute, lacing a shot into the side netting from just outside the area, after a cutting run from midfield. Japan scored their goal in the 63rd minute when Yuki Ogimi collected a loose ball in the penalty area after the U.S. failed to clear.

Despite a scare or two after the first Japan goal (including this unreal Hope Solo save), the U.S. was able to hold off Japan for the rest of the match to clinch the gold medal.

With the win, the U.S. became the first team in men's or women's soccer to win four gold medals in the Olympics. The U.S. is also the first team to win three consecutive gold medals.

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Team USA Vs. Japan Soccer: Americans Lead 1-0 At Halftime

At halftime, the Team USA soccer team is leading Japan 1-0 thanks to a goal by Delran, NJ's Carli Lloyd. If this turns out to be the final score, Lloyd will forever go down in USA soccer lore as the one who scored the game winning goals in two consecutive Olympics.

Lloyd scored the game winning goal in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics.

Still, at halftime Japan had 55 percent of the possessions. The U.S. countered with four shots on goal and seven shots total, while Japan had three shots on goal and six shots total. The Americans also had a pair of corner kicks.

The U.S. is currently on top of the overall medal count with 83, while China still leads the gold medal count with 37. A win here would bring the U.S. closer to the gold medal count lead and would obviously be a big moment for this group.

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Team USA Women's Soccer Vs Japan: Preview, Time, TV Schedule

The United States Women's soccer team will face off with Japan today for the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics. The game takes place at 2:45 eastern time and can be seen live on NBC Sports Network or streamed online at NBCOlympics.com

For the US, its a chance at sweet redemption against a Japan team that defeated them in upset fashion a little over a year ago at the women's World Cup. A chance at redemption they've all been hoping to get.

"I've been hoping for this final," Abby Wambach said, "from the moment I stepped off the podium in Germany."

Delran's Carli Lloyd says redemption against Japan is on their mind, but their larger goal is still the same.

"It's definitely redemption," said Lloyd. "But it's also an opportunity, an opportunity to show the world that we're the No. 1 team."

Japan have taken a relatively methodical path back to the finals dominating medal favorites Brazil in the quarters and leading from wire to wire against France in the semis. The Americans, however, have displayed their typical flair for the dramatic. In the semifinals against Canada, the US women came from behind 3 separate times just to force extra time and won on a spectacular 122nd minute Alex Morgan header.

While this game may be every bit as competitive as the Canada match for the Americans, don't expect quite the same level of chippiness for trash talk. Despite their growing rivalry, the US and Japanese women have great respect for one another. When Abby Wambach ran into a group of Japanese players in the Olympic village, the two sides agreed they were excited to face off again.

"We told each other that we were glad the other had won," Wambach said. "Because we believe that we're the top two teams in the world, and we believe our fans deserve to see a great final."

Wambach says today should be a big one for the sport.

"The truth is, this is going to be a great day," she said. "A great day for soccer, a great day for women's sports, and something that hopefully we'll able to remember for the rest of our lives - and hopefully it's in a good way."

Overall, its been a very strong Olympics for women's sports overall from a US perspective. Women have won the majority of the gold medals for Team USA and particularly in team sports have dramatically outperformed their male counterparts.

The US women's soccer team will add to the female driven medal count today, the only question is what color?

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2012 Summer Olympics: TV Coverage, Event Schedule For Thursday

Thursday at the 2012 London Olympics includes a rematch of the 2012 Women's World Cup. In that game, the United States Women's National Team lost a heartbreaker on penalty kicks to Japan. They get another chance, this time for a gold medal, in the women's soccer finals at the Olympics at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday afternoon.

The day's schedule includes a number of other events. Finals in the decathlon, where American Ashton Eaton is poised to runaway with the gold, and men's 200m and 800m finals will be featured in tape-delayed prime time coverage.

Below is the full television schedule for Thursday. NBCOlympics.com will stream all these events live.

8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (NBCSN)

• Women's Soccer: Bronze Medal Game (8 a.m.)
• Synchronized Swimming: Team Qualifying (10 a.m.)
• Women's Wrestling: Qualifying, Repechages, Gold Medal Finals (55 kg and 72 kg classes. 10:45 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m.)
• Women's Basketball: Semifinal (Noon)
• Women's Soccer: Gold Medal Match (2:30 p.m.)

9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (MSNBC)

• Equestrian: Individual Dressage Final (9 a.m.)
• Men's Field Hockey: Semifinal (11 a.m.)
• Women's Handball: Semifinal (Noon)
• Taekwondo: Semifinals or Finals (1:30 p.m.)
• Women's Volleyball: Semifinals (2:30 p.m.)
• Women's Basketball: Semifinal (4 p.m.)

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (NBC)

• Women's Volleyball: Semifinal (10 a.m.)
• Swimming: Women's 10KM Marathon (11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m.)
• Track & Field: Qualifying Heats (Noon)
• Canoe/Kayak: Sprint Discipline Finals (1 p.m.)
• Women's Water Polo: Bronze Medal Match (1:30 p.m.), Gold Medal Match (3 p.m.)
• Beach Volleyball: Bronze Medal Match (4 p.m.)

5 - 8 p.m. (CNBC)

• Women's Boxing: Gold Medal Bouts (flyweight, lightweight and middleweight classes)

8 p.m. - Midnight (NBC)

• Track & Field: Gold Medal Finals (decathlon, Men's triple jump, 200m, 800m)
• Women's Diving: Platform Gold Medal Final
• Men's Beach Volleyball: Gold Medal Final
• Cycling: Men's BMX Quarterfinals

12:35 - 1:35 a.m. (NBC)

• Rhythmic Gymnastics: Qualifying
• Track & Field: Women's Javelin Gold Medal Final

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Team USA Basketball Vs. Australia Final Score: LeBron James Has Triple-Double In 119-86 Win

Team USA men's Basketball defeated Australia, 119-86, on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 London Olympics.

The game did not get out of hand until late and as a result, Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala only played eight minutes. He had three points and a rebound off the bench.

The U.S. held a 56-42 halftime lead in the game before getting a scare in the third quarter. A Joe Ingles three-pointer with 8:32 left in the third quarter cut the U.S. lead to 56-53 as Australia started hot after the break. The U.S. then went on a 63-33 run for the rest of the game, including a 35-point fourth quarter, to put away Australia. The U.S. improved to 14-0 all-time against Australia in FIBA tournaments.

LeBron James led the way during the second half outburst, recording a triple-double (11 points, 11 assists, 14 rebounds). Kobe Bryant also caught fire with 20 points in 20 minutes, including six three-pointers. Bryant led the U.S. with his 20 points. Deron Williams had 18 points and Carmelo Anthony chipped in 17 points. Patrick Mills led Australia with 26 points. Ingles finished with 19 points for Australia.

The win over Australia sets up a Group A rematch against Argentina for Team USA on Aug. 10 in the semifinals. The U.S. defeated Argentina in Group A play, 126-97, on Aug. 6.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: U.S. Leads China In Overall Medals

The U.S. leads the overall the medal count at the 2012 London Olympics after Day 12. The U.S. won 11 medals on Wednesday, six more than Germany and seven more than China.

The U.S. won four gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals on Wednesday.

-The gold medals came in women's beach volleyball (Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings), men's 110-meter hurdles (Aries Merritt), women's long jump (Brittney Reese) and women's track, 200-meters (Allison Felix).

-The silver medals came in women's beach volleyball (April Ross, Jen Kessy), women's 400-meter hurdles (Lashinda Demus) and men's 110-meter hurdles (Jason Richardson).

-The bronze medals were in women's long jump (Janay DeLoach), women's boxing (Marlen Esparza), women's 200-meter track (Carmelita Jeter) and women's freestyle wrestling (Clarissa Chun).

Here is the current top five of the Olympic medal standings:

United States, 81 (34 gold, 22 silver, 25 bronze)
China, 77 (36, 22, 19)
Russia, 52 (11, 19, 22)
Russia, 48 (22, 13, 13)
Germany, 32 (7, 15, 10)

Check out Sports Illustrated to see the full medal count standings.

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US Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Game Preview, Time & TV Schedule

The United States will win both the gold and silver medals in women's beach volleyball today, the question is only which ladies wear which colors. Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings will face off with fellow American April Ross and Jen Kessy today in the gold medal game at Horse Guard's Parade.

The match will take place at 4pm eastern time and can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com. NBC will air the match on TV in prime time.

The fact that Misty and Kerry find themselves in the finals is no shock. The pair are going for an unprecedented 3rd straight gold medal and are arguably the greatest women's pair to ever hit the beach. Still, they did have to overcome the world's #2 ranked team, China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi to get here and did so in impressive fashion.

That said, their win over the Chinese wasn't close the biggest upset. That belongs to the other American team of Ross & Kessy, who took out the world's #1 team, Brazilians Larissa and Juliana. It sets up the match Kessy has been eyeing the whole tournament.

"We've been saying it and we're all staying at the same hotel," Kessy told NBC. "We have this little area that we all eat in and everyone keeps saying, 'USA-USA final. USA-USA final.' It's sunk in and it's happening. It's crazy."

The two sides have met before... many times. This will be their 33rd competitive match against one another with May/Walsh holding a 27-5 edge. On the international stage, May/Walsh have been victorious in 11 of 13 meetings. This will be the first meeting with a gold medal on the line.

For May & Walsh, it's a swan song. Misty has announced that she will retire after these games, so it will be the final competitive match that May and Walsh play together.

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2012 Summer Olympics: Wednesday Preview, TV Schedule, Online Streaming

Just five more full days of events remain in the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the United States still finds itself down, 73-70, in the total medal count to China. Team USA should have plenty of chances to make up ground with 16 medal events set for Wednesday.

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will take on April Ross and Jen Kessy in an all-American gold medal match for women's beach volleyball at 4:00 p.m. ET to highlight the day. Men's basketball also begins quarterfinal play against Australia at 5:15 p.m.

You can check out the full list of gold medal events below:

• Women's beach volleyball
• Men's K-1 1,000-meter (kayak)
  
• Men's C-1 1,000-meter (canoe)
• Men's K-2 1,000-meter
  
• Women's K-4 500-meter
  
• Equestrian individual jumping Round B
  
• Men's 49er (sailing)
  
• Men's table tennis team
  
• Women's 49kg (taekwando)
  
• Men's 58kg (taekwando)
  
• Women's long jump
  
• Women's 400-meter hurdles
  
• Women's 200-meter
• Men's 110-meter hurdles
  
• Women's freestyle 48kg (wrestling)
  
• Women's freestyle 63kg
  

Information on TV coverage and how to watch online is below.

TV Coverage: Olympic coverage is available on NBC, NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, and specialty channels for soccer and basketball. For complete listings on when and where to see each match, click here.

Streaming Information: Live matches can be streamed online here (cable subscription required).

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: U.S. Still Trailing China in Overall Medals

Despite winning seven medals on Tuesday at the 2012 London Olympics, the U.S. still trails China in the overall medal count, 73-70. The U.S. also trails China in gold medals, 34-30.

The U.S. won one gold medal (Aly Raisman, women's gymnastics floor routine) along with four silver medals and two bronze medals on Tuesday. Dawn Harper (women's 100-meter hurdles), Erik Kynard (men's high jump), Sarah Hammer (women's omnium, cycling) and Leo Manzano (men's 1500-meter, track) were silver medalists for Team USA on Tuesday. Kellie Wells won bronze in women's 100-meter hurdles and Aly Raisman also won bronze in the women's balance beam.

Here is the current top five of the Olympic medal standings:

China, 73 (34 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze)
United States, 70 (30, 19, 21)
Great Britain, 48 (22, 13, 13)
Russia, 48 (10, 18, 20)
Japan, 29 (2, 13, 14)

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2012 Summer Olympics: Daily Preview Of Events

On Tuesday, the 2012 London Olympics will once again be going in full force with a bevy of events that will award medalists by the end of the evening.

The morning and afternoon are loaded with star track and field athletes looking to claim gold, while the gymnasts look aim for that perfect performance.

The track and field finals are all listed below:

2:00 p.m. ET - Men's High Jump

2:45 p.m. ET - Men's Discus Throw

4:00 p.m. ET - Women's 100m Hurdles

4:15 p.m. ET - Men's 1500m

For the gymnastics, set that alarm clock for the early events:

9:00 a.m. ET - Men's Parallel Bars

9:47 a.m. ET - Women's Balance Beam

10:37 a.m. ET - Men's Horizontal Bar

11:23 a.m. ET - Women's Floor Exercise

Other finals include Men's and Women's Sailing, Men's Triathlon, Men's Weightlifting, Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, and others.

The U.S. Women's Basketball team also has a quarterfinal game against Canada at 9:00 a.m. ET.

For a full look at all of the events, please click here.

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Team USA Gymnastics Goes For Gold On Final Day Of Event Finals

Team USA Gymnastics, both men & women, will have more shot at a golden evening as they compete in tonight's event finals. NBC will show the finals of the women's floor exercise & balance beam as well as the men's high bar & parallel bars tonight during prime time. However the event will be streamed live online on NBCOlympics.com starting at 9am eastern. Women's balance beam is scheduled for 9:47 and the floor exercise is set for 11:23.

On the balance beam, all around champion Gabby Douglas will take her last shot at gold. She says her performances on beam the past week have her feeling confident.

"Beam has been excellent. If I can just do what I did in the all-around finals or team finals, then I'll be good," said Douglas. "I'm going to get a lot of rest, just rest up, and do a lot of therapies and relax my body and hopefully prepare for that."

Joining Douglas on the beam will be teammate Aly Raisman, who lost out on a bronze medal in the all around competition thanks to a tiebreaker. Raisman will actually have two shots at a medal tonight when she also competes in the floor exercise later on.

The favorite in that floor exercise will be another American, Jordyn Weiber. The reigning world all around champ was denied a chance at individual gold in the all around thanks to a rule that only allows two competitors per country. Wieber's score would have qualified her amongst the top 4. Her excellent floor exercise was a major contributor to the US all around gold win and now she'll be looking to add the individual hardware as well.

On the men's side, all around bronze medalist Danell Leyva and his American teammate Jonathon Horton will compete in the high bar.

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2012 London Olympics: U.S. Has Memorable Day Thanks To Women's Soccer and Matt Emmons

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Team USA Basketball Vs. Argentina Final Score: Kevin Durant Leads U.S. In 126-97 Win

Team USA Men's Basketball defeated Argentina, 126-97, on Monday at the 2012 London Olympics to finish Group A play with a 5-0 record.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala had his best game of the Olympics. He had 16 points through four games but finished group play with a 13-point, nine-rebound game against Argentina. Iguodala also played 20 key minutes for the U.S. while other stars ran into foul trouble.

The U.S. and Argentina played a close game through halftime, with the U.S. leading 60-59 at the break. LeBron James and Kevin Durant both scored at will in the third quarter and were the driving forces behind the U.S.' 42-17 advantage in the third quarter. James started the quarter off with quick points before Durant took over with an eventual 17-point quarter. He shot 8-of-10 from behind the arc for the game. The starters from both teams got to rest in the fourth quarter and the scoring was more even.

Durant led all scorers with 28 points. James finished with 18 points before sitting with four fouls. Iguodala was joined in double-figure scoring by Kobe Bryant (11), Kevin Love (13) and Chris Paul (17). The team's leading scorer going into the game, Carmelo Anthony, ran into foul trouble early and finished with just five points. Manu Ginobili scored all of his team-leading 16 points in the first half for Argentina.

The U.S. advances to play Australia (3-2) from Group B in the quarterfinals on Aug. 8.

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Team USA Women's Soccer Defeats Canada 4-3 After Stunning Extra Time Goal

The U.S. Women's Soccer team defeated Canada this evening in of the most stunning matches in Olympic soccer history. Alex Morgan scored in the 122nd minute to give the US a 4-3 win and a book their place in the Gold medal game against Japan.

The US had to come back from 3 Canadian leads just to force the extra time. Christine Sinclair was an absolute force for the Canadians and became just the second player to record a hat trick against the U.S. She scored in 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes. Sinclair's first two goals were answered by Megan Rapinoe in the 54th and 70th minutes. Abby Wambach scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to tie the match at 3-3.

The penalty came after a controversial call to award an indirect free kick against Canada after their goalkeeper held the ball for greater than 6 seconds in an effort to waste time. It is a legitimate rule, but rarely seen called. Typically, goaltenders are given yellow cards for time wasting. The call resulted in a free kick that a Canadian player handled in the box in an attempt to stop. A penalty was called and the match was tied at 3-3.

In the 122nd minute of extra time, just moments before the whistle would blow to send it to penalties, Alex Morgan headed a cross into the net to seal the win for the U.S. Enjoy it in all its gif glory.

The United States will move on to play Japan in the Gold Medal match on Aug. 9. It is a rematch of the Women's World Cup final which Japan won. The US had their eye on a rematch this whole tournament and now they have their wish.

Canada will play France in the Bronze Medal match on Aug. 9

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2012 London Olympics: Matt Emmons Wins Bronze In The Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions

On Monday morning, the United States took home another medal.

This time, it was Philadelphia local Matt Emmons who earned the bronze in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions competition.

The Mount Holly, NJ born and Pemberton High School grad finished just behind Italy's Niccolo Campriani and South Korea's Kim Joing-hyun who received the gold and silver medals respectively.

Emmons overcame quite a bit to reach this point, and will now have his moment in the sun on the medal stand. The New Jersey man was afflicted with cancer and needed to have his thyroid removed. However, nothing could keep him from the 2012 Games, where he has competed at the highest of levels.

Currently, the United States sits second in the medal count with 60, trailing China by two for the overall lead. Great Britain is a distant third, with 37 medals to its credit.

South Korea and France round out the top five with 27 and 20 medals respectively.

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Team USA Women's Soccer Vs Canada: Preview, Time, TV Schedule

The United States National Women's Soccer team will face off with Canada today at Manchester United's Old Trafford in the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics. The US women are so far unbeaten in the tournament and considered the favorites for gold. You can see the game at 2:45pm eastern time on NBC Sports Network.

RECAP: USA Beats Canada 4-3 In Extra Time

They'll be taking on a Canadian team who lost their opener against Japan, but have since been unbeaten, including a win over the hosts Great Britain in the quarterfinals. Canadian manager John Herdman has injected some juice into this rivalry claiming that the United States ladies use "illegal" tactics on free kicks.

"One of the big threats we've got to take care of, and what we've paid attention to, is the illegal marking in the box on their corners and free kicks," Herdman said. "Some of the blocking tactics, which are highly illegal, we'll keep an eye on them in the game. We've starting working on that in training without trying to injure our players."

Whether or not the US actually uses "illegal" tactics or not, you can bet that the underdogs Canadians are at least trying to plant the seed in the minds of the refs here in an attempt to secure any advantage they can.

While Team USA has not addressed the accusations, forward Abby Wambach says she always expects a tough fight from our neighbors to the north.

"Canada has always been a dogfight for some reason," the country's second-leading all-time scorer said. "We've had historically close matches and because of the physical nature of the play, the result has often been a lot closer than we would have liked."

The US has dominated the historical matchup between the two countries with a record of 43-3-5. They least defeated the Canadians 2-1 in a friendly on June 30th and last met them in Olympic play in Beijing where they scored a 2-1 win in extra time. That game eliminated Canada from the tournament.

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2012 London Olympics Preview: TV Schedule, Live Streaming, Medal Events And More

• Women's marathon
• Women's triple jump
• Men's 100m
• Men's hammer throw
• Women's 400m
• Men's 3000m steeplechase
• Men's singles (badminton)
• Men's doubles (badminton)
• Women's 3m springboard (diving)
• Men's team foil (fencing)
• Men's floor exercise (gymnastics)
• Women's vault (gymnastics)
• Men's pommel horse (gymnastics)
• Men's star (sailing)
• Men's finn (sailing)
• Men's 50m pistol (shooting)
• Men's singles (tennis)
• Women's doubles (tennis)
• Mixed doubles (tennis)
• Men's 55kg (wrestling)
• Men's 74kg (wrestling)

Information on TV coverage and how to watch online is below.

TV Coverage: Olympic coverage is available on NBC, NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, and specialty channels for soccer and basketball. Coverage kicks off at 3 a.m. Eastern Time with badminton. For complete listings on when and where to see each match, click here.

Streaming Information: Live matches can be streamed online here (cable subscription required).

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Team USA Gymnastics: McKayla Maroney Looks To Win Individual Gold Tonight

One of the great moments of these 2012 London Olympic games was the vault performed by McKayla Maroney during the women's gymnastics team finals. Check it out if you haven't seen the vault that some have called the greatest ever.

If she replicates that vault ("Amanar" as she calls it) tonight as the individual event finals get underway, Maroney will surely be wearing her second gold of the games. Maroney, who is the reigning world champion in the event, will be the favorite with Romanian Sandra Izbasa also expected to medal.

Tonight is the first of three straight nights of individual gymnastic events and features the aforementioned women's vault as well the men's floor exercise and pommel horse. American Jake Dalton will compete in the floor exercise but the medal favorites are Zou Kai of China, all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan and Denis Ablyazin of Russia.

Tomorrow night, women's all around champ Gabby Douglas will be back in action on the uneven bars, where she'll face the favored Russians Vicktora Komova and Aliya Mustafina. On Monday, Ali Raisman and Jordyn Weiber will compete in the balance beam and floor exercise finals.

The event finals begin at 9am eastern time and can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com. However, they will also be shown as part of NBC's primetime coverage.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: U.S. Leads China By Slim Margin

Day nine of the 2012 London Olympics is officially in the books, and the United States continues to lead China by just one medal overall.

The United States picked up 11 gold, three silver and three bronze medals on Saturday, while China added five gold, three silver and three bronze medals of their own. The complete medal count is below.

1. United States: 26 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze (54 total)
2. China: 25 gold, 16 silver, 12 bronze (53 total)
3. United Kingdom: 12 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze (29 total)
4. Russia: 3 gold, 15 silver, 10 bronze (28 total)
5. Japan: 2 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze (24 total)

A few Philadelphia natives made contributions for the United States on Saturday. Philadelphia 76er Andre Iguodala played three minutes in a 99-94 victory over Lithuania, and Glenn Ochal picked up a bronze medal in rowing. The biggest news came from Michael Phelps, who picked up his fourth gold medal of the 2012 games to finish out his illustrious career.

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2012 Olympics: United States Win Bronze In Men's Four Rowing

The United States Men's Four rowing team won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games held at Dorney Lake in Windsor, England.

The United States finished with a time of 6:07.20, almost four seconds behind gold medalists Great Britain, who won with a time of 6:03.97. The victory clinched the host's fourth straight Olympic gold medal in the event. Australia were awarded the silver with a time 6:05.19.

The four-member team of Philadelphia, PA native Glenn Ochal, Henrik Rummel, Charlie Cole and Scott Gault started off the 2000-meter course in third place, and held that position for the entire race. With the exception of a small run between the 1000-meter and the 1500-meter marks, the United States were never able to close in on either the Australians and the Britons and kept the Greeks from overtaking their spot on the podium.

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2012 Olympics: Jamie Gray Wins Gold Medal In Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions

Jamie Gray won the gold medal in the Women's 50-meter rifle 3 positions Saturday morning at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.

Gray put on a dominating performance at the Royal Artillery Barracks, setting an Olympic Record with a final score of 691.9, more than four points ahead of silver medalist Ivana Maksimovic of Serbia who finished at 687.5. Adela Sykorova of the Czech Republic was awarded the bronze with a score of 683.0.

Gray entered the finals in first place, more than two points ahead of second place Maksimovic with a score of 592 , and slowly extended her lead over the ten shot final round. Gray capped off her performance with a 10.8, barely missing a perfect 10.9.

This is the first medal for the Lebanon, PA native in her second Olympic Games. Gray finished in fifth place in the same event at Beijing in 2008 and finished in fifth in the 10-meter air rifle earlier in the 2012 Olympic Games.

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London Olympics 2012: Team USA Men's Basketball Nearly Upset By Lithuania, Wins 99-94

Team USA very nearly posted their first loss in the 2012 London Olympics, trailing in their match against Lithuania with less than seven minutes to go. It was LeBron James who came to the team's rescue, scoring nine points down the stretch to secure a 99-94 victory for the U.S.

Lithuania kept things close the entire game, and Team USA was ahead by only six heading in to the fourth quarter. Lithuania went on a 9-2 scoring run lead by Linas Kleiza, who sank a three pointer to give his squad the lead. They held on until 5:39 remained in the game, when Chris Paul hit a three-pointer to regain the lead and LeBron closed things out with another three and a dunk.

The 76ers' Andre Iguodala saw action in the game, but played only 2:30 and scored no points. Scoring for Team USA was led by James and Carmelo Anthony, both with 20 points. Kevin Durant was not far behind with 16 points, and Kevin Love led the team in boards, collecting eight rebounds.

Team USA is now 4-0 in Group A play. They next play Argentina, with that game scheduled for Monday, August 6.

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2012 Summer Olympics Preview: TV Schedule, Medal Events, Online Streaming Information And More

Saturday will see 25 gold medals awarded at the 2012 London Olympics, and Pennsylvania is well represented among the Team USA athletes who will be pursuing those gold medals. Medal events, online streaming, and TV schedule information is below.

Several Pennsylvania natives are competing in medal events on Saturday. Treavor Barron of Bethel Park will compete in the men's 20k race walk, Glenn Ochal of Philadelphia will be part of the men's four rowing team, Jamie Beyerle Gray has some of Team USA's best chances for gold in the women's 50m three position event, Hyleas Fountain from Harrisburg is competing in the women's heptathalon and Lauren Tamayo of Barto is a member of the women's pursuit team in track cycling. The Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala is the local representative in the US men's basketball team. He and his teammates will take on Lithuania in a match where they're favored by 34.5 points.

Serena Williams is another member of Team USA with a good chance at a gold medal. She's taking on Maria Sharapova in the women's tennis finals. Carmelita Jeter is a sprinter in pursuit of gold, she'll be competing in the women's 100m, and Jessica Hardy hopes to continue USA swimming's good forture in the women's 50m freestyle event.

The full list of medals at stake on Saturday:

• Track & Field (men's 20km walk, women's discus, men's long jump, women's 100m, women's triple jump and women's heptathalon)
• Rowing (women's single sculls, men's light double sculls, women's light double sculls, and men's four)
• Swimming (women's 50m freestyle and 4x100m medley, men's 1500m free and 4x100m medley)
• Shooting (women's 50m rifle 3 position and women's trap)
• Tennis (women's singles and men's doubles)
• Badminton (women's singles and doubles)
• Cycling (women's team pursuit)
• Fencing (women's team epee)
• Trampoline (women's)
• Triathalon (women's)

A complete list of Saturday's events is available here. For an updated medal count, check out SI.com's medal tracker.

Television coverage of the 2012 London Games is provided by NBC. Coverage on the flagship network begins with women's tennis at 9 a.m. Things get started earlier in their other networks, starting with boxing on CNBC at 3 a.m. A complete TV schedule is available here. NBC's Live Extra is providing streaming coverage of every event, with a cable or satellite subscription required for viewing.

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2012 London Olympics: Team USA Holds On To Medal Count Lead, Adding 6 Medals On Friday

Team USA held on to their lead in the 2012 London Olympics medal count, adding six medals and ending the day with 43 total medals. That's one better than China, who added eight for a total of 42. The top five in the medal count are:

1. United States, 43 (21 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze)
2. China, 42 (20, 13, 9)
3. Russia, 23 (3, 12, 8)
4. Great Britain, 17 (8, 6, 8)
5. Japan, 17 (2, 8, 11)

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Team USA Women's Soccer: United States Advances With 2-0 Win Over New Zealand

The United States Women's National Soccer Team advanced to the semifinals of the 2012 Olympic Games with a 2-0 win over New Zealand at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England.

The United States was by far the better team in the match and after numerous chances in the first half, Abby Wambach finally broke the deadlock. The US striker took a fantastic cross from Alex Morgan, tapping it into the back corner to make it 1-0 for the Nats. It is the fourth goal for Wambach in the 2012 Olympics and stretched her consecutive goal scoring streak at the Olympics to five games going back to the 2008 gold medal match in Beijing.

The second goal came in the 87th minute when Sydney Leroux took a Tobin Heath pass and made a darting run inside the box. LeRoux let it loose just outside of the six-yard box and it hit the back of the net for her first goal of the tournament.

Carly Lloyd of Delran, NJ, started the game for the United States and played all 90 minutes. Lloyd had a few attempts on goal, but none of her shots made it to the keeper.

The United States will next take on the winner of the Canada-Great Britain match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

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2012 London Olympics: Daily Preview Of Events

The 2012 London Olympics have been spectacular starting with the Opening Ceremonies, and promise to continue that trend on Friday. The morning will get a great day on the move with a plethora of events on the schedule.

The American swimmers have been dominant thus far, laying waste to much of the competition and reaching the medal stand consistently. Friday will provide ample opportunity to further their success for the team headlined by Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.

The four finals are below:

2:30 p.m. ET: Women's 200 Backstroke

2:38 p.m. ET: Men's 100 Butterfly

2:45 p.m. ET: Women's 800m Freestyle

3:09 p.m. ET: Men's 50m Freestyle

The American Women's soccer team has its quarterfinal match on Friday morning, when they take on a tough-minded New Zealand squad at 9:30 a.m. ET.

U.S. Women's basketball has a contest against the Czech Republic in primetime at 5:30 p.m. ET. The Americans not surprisingly come in as the decided favorite to take care of business.

A pair of medals will be up for grabs with the Shooting competitions as well, with Philly locals Jamie Gray and Matt Emmons on the team. The Men's 50m Rifle will take place at 7:00 a.m. ET with the 25m Pistol following at 9:30 a.m. ET.

When the dust settles on Friday, a grand total of 27 medals will be earned by athletes who have worked their whole lives to reach the pinnacle of their dreams.

For a full look at the schedule, please follow this link.

Of course, all the action can be seen on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and NBC Sports Network.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: Susan Francia Wins Gold, U.S. Surpasses China In Overall Medals

The United States' gold medal haul on Thursday helped Team USA pass China in the medal count at the 2012 London Olympics. Penn grad Susan Francia was part of the gold medal winning rowing team in the women's eight competition.

The U.S. also won gold in five other events as well as winning one silver medal and one bronze medal on Thursday. The women's half heavyweight Judo gold medal won by Kayla Harrison was the first win for any U.S. man or woman in the event. The eight overall medals on the day led the Olympics. With China winning just one gold medal on Thursday, the U.S. and China are now tied in that category with 18 apiece.

Here is the current top five of the Olympic medal standings:

United States, 37 (18 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze)
China, 34 (18, 11, 5)
Japan, 19 (2, 6, 11)
Germany, 17 (4, 8, 5)
Russia, 17 (3, 6, 8)

Check out Sports Illustrated to see the full medal count standings.

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Kayla Harrison Wins Gold Medal In Women's Judo

Until Thursday, the United States has never won a gold medal in judo. Kayla Harrison changed all that when she upset Gemma Gibbons to win the gold in the women's 78kg judo competition on Thursday morning at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

She beat Gibbons by yuko in the gold medal final. Prior that match, she pulled off the underdog victory over Mayra Aguiar from Brazil to advance. The judo competition has been a part of the Olympic competitions since 1964.

Beating the odds is nothing new for Harrison. A native of Middletown, Oh., she was sexually abused by her judo coach as a youth. Rather than give up the sport, she focused on it even more, relocating to Wakefield, Ma., to work with a new coach and use her commitment as a means to overcome past wounds.

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Women's Eight Rowing Results: Team USA Wins Gold

Team USA captured the gold medal in the women's eight rowing event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday. Heavily favored heading into the event, the American boat crew cruised easily to the win in the 2,000m race.

Led by coxswain Mary Whipple, the team jumped out to a lead of half a boat length by the 1,000m halfway point of the race. They held off the Canadian team, which was their closest challenger. Canada went on to win the silver, and the Netherlands took home bronze.

This was the second consecutive gold medal in this event for the American team. They have yet to lose a race in eight years. The US team trains in Princeton and features Abington's Susan Francia and South Jersey transplant Caroline Lind.

On the men's side, the lightweight four team was shutout of the medals in that event. South Africa won the gold there, with the UK winning silver and Denmark the bronze.

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2012 London Olympics Preview: Streaming Information, TV Schedule And More For Aug. 2

Team USA men's basketball is back in action on Thursday. Coming off a lopsided win, albeit one with a slow start, over Tunisia, Andre Iguodala and his all-star teammates take on Nigeria as pool play continues. That game is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. ET, and it will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network.

Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman won gold as part of the American women's gymnastics team earlier in the week. They will look for more hardware in the women's individual all-around gymnastics event, one of 18 gold medal competitions on Thursday. That event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET and will be broadcast via tape delay at 8 p.m.

A total of 18 old medal events are on the schedule Thursday:

• Women's individual (archery)
• Whitewater: men's C-2 - Final (canoe/kayak)
• Whitewater: women's K-1 (canoe/kayak)
• Women's team sprint (cycling)
• Men's team sprint (cycling)
• Women's team foil (fencing)
• Women's individual all-around (gymnastics)
• Women's 78kg (judo)
• Men's 100kg (judo)
• Men's double sculls (rowing)
• Men's lightweight four (rowing)
• Women's eight (rowing)
• Men's double trap (shooting)
• Women's 200m breaststroke (swimming)
• Men's 200m backstroke (swimming)
• Men's 200m IM (swimming)
• Women's 100m freestyle (swimming)
• Men's singles (table tennis)

Streaming Information: Fans can watch the games online via NBC's streaming service, a subscription may be necessary in some cases.

TV Schedule: Olympic events are being broadcast on the NBC family of networks, including NBC, NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Bravo. For a complete schedule of events and times, visit NBCOlympics.com.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: China Edges U.S. To Retain Overall Lead

The battle between the U.S. and China for the most medals overall at the 2012 London Olympics continued on Day 5 of the competition on Wednesday. China holds the lead with 30 medals, including 17 gold medals. The United States has a total of 29 medals, including 12 golds. Penn State grad Natalie Dell took home the bronze for Team USA in the women's quadruple sculls.

China and Germany tied for the lead on Wednesday with seven medals apiece. The U.S. won six medals (three gold, three bronze) on Day 5.

Besides Dell's bronze in the team rowing event, the U.S. won the women's individual time trial gold in cycling (Kristin Armstrong), men's 100-meter swimming freestyle (Nathan Adrian), women's 4x200-meter freestyle swimming relay. The other bronze medals were in men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving and men's gymnastics individual all-around (Danell Leyva).

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China, 30 (17 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze)
United States, 29 (12, 8, 9)
Japan, 17 (2, 4, 11)
France, 13 (5, 3, 5)
Germany, 13 (3, 8, 2)

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2012 London Olympics Preview: Streaming Information, TV Schedule And More For Aug. 1

Wednesday's schedule at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London features the most medals handed out on any single day of the games so far. There will be 19 new gold medalists, including a winner in the men's individual all-around in gymnastics. The Team USA women's basketball team will also be in play with a game against Turkey at 5:15 p.m. ET.

The following events will feature a gold medalist before the end of the day:

• Men's K-1 (kayak)
• Women's individual time trial (cycling)
• Men's individual time trial (cycling)
• Men's synchronized 3-meter springboard (diving)
• Men's individual epee (fencing)
• Women's individual sabre (fencing)
• Men's individual all-around (gymnastics)
• Women's 70 kg (judo)
• Men's 90 kg (judo)
• Women's pair (rowing)
• Women's quadruple sculls (rowing)
• Men's eight (rowing)
• Women's 25-meter pistol (shooting)
• Men's 200-meter breaststroke (swimming)
• Women's 200-meter butterfly (swimming)
• Men's 100-meter freestyle (swimming)
• Women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay (swimming)
• Women's 69 kg/152 lbs (weightlifting)
• Men's 77 kg/170 lbs (weightlifting)

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TV Schedule: Games are available on NBC, NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Bravo.

• The women's basketball game between the United States and Turkey will begin at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
• The men's gymnastics individual all-around final begins at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
• Swimming finals will begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time beginning with the men's 200-meter breaststroke.
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2012 London Olympics Medal Count: U.S., China Still Tied With 23 Medals

Team USA and China both won six medals on Tuesday and remained tied for the most medals overall with 23. Both countries won four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

Gymnastics and swimming provided the biggest reason for the medal haul for the U.S. The women's gymnastics team took home the gold on Tuesday. The U.S. won gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay and women's 200-meter freestyle (Allison Schmitt). Michael Phelps had a silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly and Caitlin Leverenz took home the bronze in the women's 200-meter individual medley. However, the U.S. also claimed a gold in men's skeet shooting (Vincent Hancock).

Phelps' two medals on the day gave him an Olympic record 19 overall over three Olympics.

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China, 23 (13 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze)
United States, 23 (9, 8, 6)
Japan, 13 (1, 4, 8)
France, 11 (4, 3, 4)
South Korea, 8 (3, 2, 3)

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Team USA Women's Soccer Vs. North Korea: Abby Wambach's Goal Propels USA To 1-0 Victory

Behind a goal by Abby Wambach, the USA Women's soccer team defeated North Korea, 1-0, in its 2012 Olympic Group G finale. The victory helped USA, which had already advanced onto the tournament's quarterfinal, finish pool play with an unblemished 3-0 record.

Team USA now wait to find out find out who it will play in the quarterfinal round. It will either be New Zealand -- if it beats Cameroon -- or Canada -- if Cameroon ties New Zealand or it wins by four or more goals in its next game.

America's lone goal came Wambach, who scored at the 25-minute mark after being setup on a nice pass from teammate Alex Morgan. The tally was Wambach's 141st in international competition.

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2012 Summer Olympics Medal Count: United States, China Locked At 17 Apiece Tuesday

The United States and China are tied atop the medal count heading into Tuesday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The U.S. won six Monday, including two golds. Matt Grevers won the men's 100-meter backstroke and 17-year-old Missy Franklin took gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke to highlight the day.

Japan (11), Italy (8) and France (7) round out the Top 5. France is just behind China and the U.S. with three gold medals. Yannick Agnel won his second of these Olympic games with a dominant performance in the men's 200-meter freestyle. He may have cost Team USA another medal, as Ryan Lochte took fourth in the event.

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China, 17 (9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
United States, 17 (5, 7, 5)
Japan, 11 (1, 4, 6)
Italy, 8 (2, 4, 2)
France, 7 (3, 1, 3)

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2012 London Olympics Preview: Streaming Information, TV Schedule And More For July 31

There will be 15 gold medals up for grabs Tuesday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Team USA women's gymnastics team highlights the day as they try to win the team event beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET. Andre Iguodala and the U.S. men's basketball team will also be in play, taking on Tunisia at 5:15 p.m. ET.

The following events will feature a gold medalist before the end of the day:

• Men's C-1 (canoe)
• Women's synchronized 10-meter platform (diving)
• Team eventing - jumping (equestrian)
• Individual eventing - jumping (equestrian)
• Men's individual foil (fencing)
• Women's team final (gymnastics)
• Women's 63 kg (judo)
• Men's 81 kg (judo)
• Men's skeet (shooting)
• Women's 200-meter freestyle (swimming)
• Men's 200-meter butterfly (swimming)
• Women's 200-meter IM (swimming)
• Men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay (swimming)
• Women's 63 kg (weightlifting)
• Men's 69 kg (weightlifting)

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• The men's basketball game between the United States and Tunisia will begin at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
• The women's team final in gymnastics begins at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time
• Swimming finals will begin at 2:41 p.m. Eastern Time beginning with the women's 200-meter freestyle.
• For more information on specific times and events, visit nbcolympics.com.

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2012 London Olympics Medal Count Update: U.S. Ties China For Most Medals

The United States has caught China for the medal count lead once again after Monday's action in the 2012 London Olympics. Swimming events propelled the U.S. count to 17 overall, which matches China's number of medals. China still leads in overall gold medals, nine to five over the United States.

The U.S. and Japan had the biggest haul on Monday with six apiece. The United States had two golds, two silvers and two bronzes while Japan had one gold, two silvers and three bronzes. Matt Grevers took home the gold in the men's 100m backstroke while Missy Franklin won gold in the women's 100m backstroke.

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China, 17 (9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
United States, 17 (5, 7, 5)
Japan, 11 (1, 4, 6)
Italy, 8 (2, 4, 2)
France, 7 (3, 1, 3)

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2012 London Olympics Preview: Streaming Information, TV Schedule And More For July 30

The 2012 London Olympics features another full slate of gold medal events Monday. Philadelphia area athletes will be well represented throughout qualifying, though none figure to make any impact in any finals.

The following events will feature a gold medalist before the end of the day:

• Men's 10m synchronized platform (diving)
• Women's individual epee (fencing)
• Men's team final (gymnastics)
• Women's 57 kg (judo)
• Women's 73 kg (judo)
• Women's 10m air pistol/women's skeet final
• Men's 200m freestyle (swimming)
• Men's 100m backstroke (swimming)
• Women's 100m backstroke (swimming)
• Women's 100m breaststroke (swimming)
• Women's 58 kg (weightlifting)
• Men's 62 kg (weightlifting)

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• The women's basketball game between the United States and Angola will begin at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
• The men's team final in gymnastics begins at 11:26 a.m. Eastern Time
• Swimming finals will begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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2012 London Olympics Preview: Streaming Information, TV Schedule And More For July 29

July 29 marks the start of a host of team sports at the 2012 London Olympics, including men's basketball and men's soccer.

Philadelphia 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala is set to make his Olympic debut against France at 9:30 a.m Eastern Time. He is expected to come off the bench and play sparingly for Team USA.

Other Pennsylvania-area athletes expected to make an impact on Sunday include multiple members of the women's field hockey team and Boyd Martin (equestrian).

The following events will feature a gold medal match before the end of the day:

• Women's archery
• Women's cycling
• Women's diving
• Men's individual sabre (fencing)
• Judo: women's 52kg/men's 66kg
• Women's 10m air pistol/women's skeet final
• Women's 100m butterfly (swimming)
• Women's 400m freestyle (swimming)
• Men's 100m breaststroke (swimming)
• Men's 4X100m freestyle (swimming)
• Women's 53kg/117 lbs (weightlifting)
• Men's 56kg/123 lbs (weightlifting)

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• The men's basketball game between the United States and France will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
• The men's championship match in fencing will begin at 12:55 p.m. Eastern Time.
• Swimming competitions will begin at 2:22 p.m. Eastern Time.
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2012 London Olympics Medal Count Update: United States Wins Five Medals On Saturday

China jumped out to an early lead in the medal count at the 2012 London Olympics, which had its first day with a full slate of competitions on Saturday. An updated medal count of the top performing countries is below.

Olympic Medal Count

1. China: 4 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze (6 total)

2. Italy: 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze (5 total)

3. United States: 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze (5 total)

(T) 4. Brazil: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (3 total)

(T) 4. South Korea: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (3 total)

The United States received a gold medal courtesy of Ryan Lochte, who was the winner of the men's 400 meter individual medley. His rival and fellow American Michael Phelps finished a distant fourth.

The U.S. placed in three other swimming competitions and finished with a silver in archery, losing the championship match to Italy.

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London Olympics 2012: Carli Lloyd Scores As Team USA Women's Soccer Beats Columbia 3-0

Delran, NJ native Carli Lloyd scored in the 77th minute as the United States Olympic women's soccer team defeated Columbia 3-0 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

Megan Rapinoe opened up the scoring in the 33rd minute, when she lifted a shot from just outside the box and put it in the back of the net. Things quieted from there, but the United States used two quick goals late in the second half to put things away. Abby Wambach started things off in the 74th minute, combining with Tobin Heath inside the box and slotting it hope past Sandra Sepulveda to give the U.S. the insurance goal they needed.

Lloyd scored her second goal of the tournament just three minutes later, taking a fantastic through ball by Rapinoe and slotting it pas Sepulveda to close out the scoring. Lloyd was excellent on both sides of the pitch and was in contention for the player of the match award with her performance.

The victory has clinched the United States' place in the quarterfinals of the tournament with one game left to go in the group stage. The United States will next take on North Korea on July 31 in Manchester, England.

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2012 London Olympic Games: Streaming Coverage And TV Schedule For Saturday, July 28

Saturday's action from the 2012 London Olympics will be available for fans to catch both on television and streaming online. NBC is providing TV coverage for the Games, and they will utilize their full lineup of networks to provide complete coverage. Events will be broadcast on NBC, the NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, and channels set up just for Soccer and Basketball. Fans who want to watch online can do so via Live Extra, though there is a cable or satellite subscription required for viewing.

NBC will air Team USA Women's Basketball's match against Croatia starting at 11 a.m. ET, followed by action from Team USA in Women's Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. For a complete listing of the day's events, visit NBCOlympics.com.

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London 2012 Olympics: Gold Medal Goes To China In Women's 10m Air Rifle, Team USA Finishes In Top 10

The Women's 10m Air Rifle shooting event from the 2012 London Olympics is in the books, and two Americans finished in the top 10 but were unable to medal. The Gold Medal went to Siling Yi of China, the Silver went to Sylwia Bogacka of Poland, and Dan Yu of China rounded out the podium.

Pennsylvania was represented at the event, with Lebanon native Jamie Gray placing fifth. She posted a score 0f 397 in the qualifying round and 102.7 in the final. To demonstrate how tight the scores are in the shooting competitions, she finshed only 1.8 points off the podium and 3.2 points out of first. Gray will continue on to compete in the Women's 50m Rifle, 3 Position event. That takes place Saturday, Aug. 4. Gray's teammate on Team USA, Sarah Scherer, finished in seventh in the 10m Air Rifle, scoring 397 in the qualification and and 102.0 in the final.

For a complete medal count, use SI.com's Medal Tracker.

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2012 Summer Olympics Preview: Team USA Soccer, Beach Volleyball And More On July 28

Saturday July 28 is the first full day of action at the 2012 Olympic Games, and Team USA is in London pursuing gold in both individual and team events. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings represent the US in Women's Beach Volleyball, and the Women's Soccer team is in action against Columbia. There are also a number of local athletes representing the US tomorrow.

Jamie Gray of Lebanon, PA is one of those local athletes, competing in the Women's 10m Air Rifle shooting event. Carli Lloyd, New Jersey native and Rutgers graduate is a member of the Women's Soccer team. She's joined by fellow local Nicole Banhart, Pennsylvania native and Philadelphia Independence member.

Events that will see medals awarded on Saturday are: Swimming (Women's 4x100m Freestyle, Women's 400m IM, Men's 400m IM), Weightlifting (Women's 48kg/106lb), Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle, Men's 10m Air Pistol), Judo (Women's 48kg, Men's 60kg), Fencing (Women's Individual Foil), Cycling (Men's Road Race) and Archery (Men's Team.) For all the events that will take place on Saturday as well as their times, check out NBCOlympics.com. For a tally of all of the medals awarded, use SI.com's Medal Tracker.

In addition to the Women's Soccer and Volleyball teams, Team USA will see action in Women's basketball, taking on Croatia.

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2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Torch Lighting, Parade Of Nations And More In London

The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics is already complete, but NBC's airing of the event is happening on tape delay so people can watch in prime time across the country.

The traditional lighting of the torch has taken place, and the Parade of Nations is set to come, complete with all the dire athlete fashion questions of the 2012 Games. Danny Boyle put together something of a spectacle for the show, including a large number running through centuries of British history, culminating in the Olympic Rings seeming to float in to position. SB Nation has an Opening Ceremony live blog running with commentary and gifs covering everything that's happened so far and continuing through the event, so be sure to check it out.

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2012 London Olympic Games: United States Expected To Win Medal Count With 99

The Summer Olympic Games get into full swing starting with the Open Ceremonies taking place on Friday. The medal count is the way to see which country performed the best overall throughout the games, and Sports Illustrated's Brian Cazeneuve took on the task to predict who would win every medal at the London Games.

The United States is expected to narrowly earn more medals than China with 99 to 97, but that number is

As for local Philadelphia athletes they are expected to earn six total medals with five of them being gold.

• Andre Iguodala, basketball, gold medal
• Carli Lloyd, soccer, gold medal
• Nicole Barnhart, soccer, gold medal
• Lisa Raymond, tennis, women's doubles, silver medal
• Lisa Raymond, tennis, mixed doubles, gold Medal
• Jordan Burroughs, wrestling, freestyle 74 kg division, gold medal

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Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony: TV Schedule, Watch Online, Live Updates And More

The Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games are finally here. More than a billion people across around the world are expected to watch the spectacle, titled "The Isles Of Wonder".

Danny Boyle will direct the Opening Ceremonies, whose credits include "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire". The ceremonies will attempt to display Great Britain's culture on the world stage along with the traditional parade of nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, which stands as the official start to the London games.

The ceremony will begin at 9 p.m. local time, which comes out to around 4 p.m. ET. If you want to watch the Opening Ceremonies live, well you are out of luck. There will be no stream available online for American viewers, and NBC will wait to air the ceremonies in its entirety until 7:30 p.m. ET.

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