Day 5

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Pulido/Gomez of Mexico 21-14, 21-17.

The USA women's water polo team beat Spain 11-4.

Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 100 freestyle.

Cammille Adams and Haili Flickinger, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 200 butterfly.

Kevin Cordes and Josh Prenot, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200 breaststroke.

The USA advanced to the finals of the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Italy 3-1, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat lose to Larissa/Talita of Brazil 16-21, 13-21.

Travis Stevens wins silver in men's Judo 81 kg. Khasan Khalmurzaev of Russia wins gold. Sergui Toma of UAE and Takanori Nagase of Japan tie for bronze.

In women's 10M Synchro, USA divers Amy Cozad/Jessica Parratto finished 7th with a total of 301.02 points. Huixia Liu/Chen Roulin of China win gold with a total of 354 points. Jun Hoong Cheong/Pandela Rinong Pamg win silver with a total ofc 344.34 points. Meagan Benfeito/Rosaline Filion of Canada win bronze with a total of 336.18 points.

The USA women's gymnastics team wins gold with a total of 184.897 points. Russia wins silver with a total of 176.688 points. China wins bronze with a total of 176.003 points. Simone Biles scored at 15.933 on vault, 15.800 on floor exercise, 15.300 on balance beam and 14.800 on uneven bars. Aly Raisman scored a 15.833 on vault, 15.366 on floor and 15.000 on balance beam. Laurie Hernandez scored a 15.233 on balance beam, 15.100 on vault and 14.833 on floor exercise. Gabby Douglas scored a 15.766 on uneven bars. Madison Kocian scored a 15.933 on uneven bars.

The USA women's soccer team tied Columbia 2-2. Goals were scored by Crystal Dunn and Mallory Pugh. Columbia scored on a shot that went through USA goalkeeper Hope Solo's legs. The USA had the lead 2-1 when in the 90th minute Columbia scored again to tie it. The USA wins group G.

Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 100 freestyle.

Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold in the women/s 200 freestyle in 1 minute 53.73 seconds. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden wins silver in 1 minute 54.08 seconds. Emma McKeon of Great Britain wins bronze in 1 minute 54.92 seconds.

USA swimmer Michael Phelps wins gold in the men's 200 butterfly in 1 minute 53.36 seconds. Masato Sakai of Japan wins silver in 1 minute 53.40 seconds. Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary wins bronze in 1 minute 53.62 seconds.

Cammille Adams and Haili Flickinger, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 200 butterfly.

Kevin Cordes and Josh Prenot, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 200 breaststroke.

Maya DiRado of the USA wins bronze in the women's 200IM in 2 minutes 8.79 seconds. Katinka Hosszu of Hungary wins gold in 2 minutes 5.58 seconds. Marie Siobhan-O'Connor of Great Britain wins silver in 2 minutes 6.88 seconds.

The USA team of Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, Ryan Locte and Michael Phelps wins gold (7 minutes 0.66 seconds) in the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Great Britain wins silver in 7 minutes 3.13 seconds. Japan wins bronze in 7 minutes 3.50 seconds.

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Medal Count after Day 5

USA 9 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze - 26 total
China 8 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze - 17 total
Japan 3 gold, 1 silver, 10 bronze - 14 total
Russia 3 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze - 12 total
Australia 4 gold, 0 silver, 5 bronze- 9 total

Day 7

In men's swimming, in the men's 50 freestyle, Americans Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones advanced to the semifinals. Both advanced to the finals.

In women's swimming, Katie Ledecky of the USA advanced to the finals of the 800 freestyle.

Michael Phelps and Tyler McGill, both of the USA, both advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 butterfly. Both advanced to the finals.

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 200 backstroke. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross defeated Liliana/Baquerizo of Spain in one of the best matches of the London games 21-19, 19-21 and 19-17.

Gabby Douglas of the USA wins gold in the women's gymnastics all around final. Victoria Komova wins silver while Aliya Mustafina wins bronze. Aly Raisman of the USA finishes 4th.

The USA men's water polo team beat Great Britain 13-7.

Kayla Harrison of the USA wins gold in women's judo 78kg.

Rebecca Soni of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 breaststroke. She set a world record. Satomi Suzuki of Japan wins silver and Luliia Efimova of Russia wins bronze.

Americans Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte win gold and bronze respectively in the men's 200 backstroke. Ryosuke Trie of Japan wins silver.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the finals of the men's 200IM. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary wins bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser beat Benes/Kubala of CZE 21-13 and 21-15. Rogers/Dalhausser win pool B.

The USA men's volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19 and 25-17.

The USA men's basketball team routed Nigeria 156-73. Carmelo Anthony had 37 points in just 14 minutes. The USA broke the previous scoring mark which was 138 points in an Olympic games.

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Medal count after Day 7

USA 18 gold 9 silver 10 bronze - 37 total
China 18 gold 11 silver 5 bronze - 34 total
Japan 2 gold 6 silver 11 bronze - 19 total
Germany 4 gold 8 silver 5 bronze - 17 total
Russia 3 gold 6 silver 8 bronze - 17 total

Day 2

American Taylor Phinney finshed 4th in the men's cycling road race.

In men's swimming, in the 400IM, Americans Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte advance to tonights final. Phelps finished 8th on time.

In women's swimming, in the 100 fly, both Americans Dana Vollmer and Claire Donahue advance to the semifinals and finals.

American swimmers Peter Vanderkaay and Conor Dwyer advanced to the finals of the men's 400 free.

In the women's 400IM, Americans Caitlin Leverenz and Elizabeth Beisel advance to the finals.

Americans Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau advance to the semifinals of the men's 100 breastroke. Brendan Hansen advanced to the finals.

The USA women's 4 by 100 relay team advanced to the finals.

In women's basketball, the USA beat Croatia 81-56. The USA lead at halftime 31-28 and outscored Croatia 28-9 in the 4th quarter.

USA women's soccer beat Columbia 3-0. Goals were scored by Megan Rapinoe, Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd.

The USA women's volleyball team beat S. Korea 3-1, 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal beat Chiya/Goldschmidt of South Africa 21-10 and 21-11.

In women's beach volleyball, the American team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings defeated Cook/Henchley of Australia 21-18 and 21-19.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA wins gold in the men's 400IM beating Michael Phelps who does not medal. Phelps finished 4th. Thiago Pereira of Brazil wins silver and Kosoke Hagino of Japan wins bronze.

American swimmer Elizabeth Beisel wins silver in the women's 400IM. Ye Shiwen of China wins gold. Li Xuanxu of China wins bronze.

In women's swimming, the USA(Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt) win bronze in the 4 by 100 free relay. Australia wins gold and the Netherlands win silver.

In the men's 400 free, Peter Vanderkaay of the USA wins bronze. Sun Yang of China wins gold. Park Tae Hwan wins silver.

The USA men's gymnastics team qualified for the team finals on Monday evening.

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Medal standings after Day 2

China 4 gold 0 silver 2 bronze - 6 total
Italy 2 gold 2 silver 1 bronze - 5 total
USA 1 gold 2 silver 2 bronze - 5 total
S.Korea 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze - 3 total
Brazil 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze - 3 total
Japan 0 gold 2 silver 1 bronze - 3 total