B-Girls, Hoopers & Pap Sch-mears

Start your weekend early by indulging in a charcuterie board of Olympic stories! As the Paris Games wind down, we feast on the U.S. basketball dynasty, nibble at the breaking competition and feed you a wrestling story you need to know. Plus, statues you wanna see and astronauts we wanna rescue. Submit your suggestion for the Toronto WNBA team name here Check out Angel Reese’s Reebok collection here  Watch Sha’Carri Richardson anchor the U.S. 4x100m relay team in prelims here  Read more about Vinesh Phogat and the protests she led here Follow Erica L. Ayala’s Olympic coverage @blackrosiemedia  A few Olympic events to watch today (Friday, August 9)  9:00am ET - Diving individual springboard final 10:00am ET - Breakdancing round robin  11:30am ET - USA basketball semifinal vs. Australia  1:30pm ET - 4x100m relay final  2:00pm ET - Field hockey gold medal game 2:15pm ET - Heptathlon concludes with the 800-meter race 4:30pm ET - Beach volleyball gold medal match Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.