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Brazil upsets US to win women's volleyball gold

The U.S. women totally and utterly dominated the first set of Saturday's Gold Medal Match against Brazil. The final three sets couldn't have been any different. Brazil reversed every shred of American momentum after dropping the first set and rallied to dominate the final three sets to bring home a second-consecutive Olympic title.

 

Olympics: Kessy, Ross win to ensure all-U.S. women's beach volleyball final

They defeat Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva to advance to the gold-medal match against Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings on Wednesday. Jennifer Kessy and April Ross were getting a little sick of this rivalry.

 

Will Brazil, Spain tank to avoid U.S. men's basketball team?

After the badminton scandal in which teams didn't play their best in order to gain a favorable position, all eyes will be on Monday's Spain-Brazil Olympic men's basketball Group B game.

 

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