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Olympics: Breanna Stewart scored 23 to lead the United States over Australia 79-55 and into Friday’s women’s basketball semifinals against Serbia. The U.S. men’s team will face Australia in the semis on Thursday. The U.S. baseball team defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 and will play defending champion South Korea on Thursday for a spot in the gold-medal game. Also: Canada’s Andre De Grasse won gold in the 200 meters, finishing ahead of Americans Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles.

Updated Medal Count:

  1. USA 🇺🇸: 79 (25 gold, 31 silver, 23 bronze)
  2. China 🇨🇳: 70 (32 gold, 22 silver, 16 bronze)
  3. ROC: 53 (14 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze)
  4. GBR 🇬🇧: 48 (15 gold, 18 silver, 15 bronze) 

Soccer: Manchester City are close to signing Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish for $139 million, according to ESPN.

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