Alex Sedrick – Credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images Rugby sevens started the Olympic action early and delivered huge hits, shocking upsets and even bigger crowds in Paris. World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin said the Games could be a “coming of age” ...
Baker scores against Uruguay – Credit: Jack Gruber/USA Today Quarterfinals bound The Americans controlled their own destiny entering the final match of pool play. They needed a win against Uruguay to advance to the quarterfinals, regardless of the outcomes of ...
Lucas Lacamp scores a try – Credit: Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today Samoa vs. Australia Samoa made its Olympic debut against Australia in the first match of the day. Motu Opetai opened the scoring for the island nation when he made a ...
Perry Baker at the podium – Credit: Kirby Lee/USA Today Tournament Basics 68 total matches between July 24-30 with no matches on July 26 (Opening Ceremony) 12 teams will compete Three pools of four teams Top two teams in each ...
The United States men’s rugby team defeated Ireland 19-17 for their second group stage win in nearly seven hours Monday, clinching a spot in the knockout rounds for the first time in Olympic competition. Perry Baker and Madison Hughes got ...
Each day of the Tokyo Games, NBC Olympics will provide a rundown of the biggest athletes and the biggest events to watch across a variety of sports. Every single event can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports ...