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

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• Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

• Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi

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