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The women’s team was favored to win the gold medal despite qualifying in second place for the team competition. They finished just 1.067 points behind the Russian Olympic Committee, despite a rocky night for their stars. In that endeavor, they’ll ride the experience of Simone Biles, who hasn’t lost an all-around competition since 2013 and has five Olympic medals — four gold, one bronze — to her name. Biles will be the marquee name of the gymnastics competition, but her teammate Suni Lee could end up a breakout star as well....

The match marks the beginning of group play for the U.S., which drew the so-called “Group of Death” featuring Australia, Sweden and Nigeria, worthy adversaries and obstacles as a team of superstars like Abby Wambach, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan search for their first World Cup title. Here’s where to catch the action and how recent history might portend Monday’s play. MORE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: USA’s final roster | World Cup winners | World Cup tickets...

Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice, Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist and Cutter Gauthier dished out two assists in the win. Trey Augustine picked up his second win of the competition in goal, making 18 saves. Snuggerud’s first goal put the USA up 1-0 after one period. Back-to-back power play goals by Cooley and Snuggerud extended the lead in the second. Tyler Boucher potted his third of the tournament, also in the second, to make it 4-0....

Bolt vs. Gatlin has been the main story line throughout the World Championships in Beijing, with the Jamaican Bolt beating the American Gatlin, who has twice been banned for doping offenses, for gold in the 100-meter final. The pair will meet again in the 200-meter final after both cruised through their semifinals Wednesday. MORE: Olympics held in the United States | Bolt says clean athletes need to do more to ‘save’ track and field...

Britain’s glittering star Mo Farah, competing in his first race at home since allegations of doping were made against coach Albert Salazar, won the 3,000m and received cheers as loud as those to Bolt from the boisterous crowd on Friday, reports Xinhua. Bolt, who claimed three golds on the same track at the 2012 Olympics, powered home in a stunning time of 9.87 seconds, his best performance of the season....

Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts your files and locks you out of your own system. There’s a need of additional layer of security as antivirus software alone cannot suffice. Microsoft understands it and therefore has introduced a major security feature Controlled Folder Access in Windows Defender Exploit Guard. Controlled Folder Access In Windows 10 This is a security feature which comes with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (v1709)....

Open-Source Software: Overlooked and Underestimated The recent article here on Lifewire entitled “Mix and Match Software” was a case in point – even at the very end of the article where both inexpensive and free software options were listed, the most powerful, professional-grade, and free tools for photo editing, word processing, layout, and press-ready PDF generation were completely omitted. Which is why I’m writing this article! A Boon for Small Budgets When I started my own small publishing company two years ago, the budget was a shoestring combined with peanuts....

Yet special players must step up in special moments, and there has been no more pressure-packed situation in Pulisic’s young career than Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Panama at Orlando City Stadium. With the Americans up against a nightmare scenario, facing their most desperate qualifier since the 2002 cycle, Pulisic rose to the occasion in spectacular fashion. From his first touch, it was obvious Pulisic was bringing the bravado necessary to take control....

On Thursday night, it drove him 575 miles East to Austin, where the U.S. men’s national team faced an essential World Cup qualifying game against Jamaica. And if he continues to perform as he did at Q2 Stadium — scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over the Reggae Boyz, it likely will jet him to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. “We’re all excited,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter told reporters after the game....

The U.S. Under-20 national team gave American fans a glimpse of the promising future the USMNT hasn’t been able to showcase in recent months, dominating Mexico in a 2-0 win on the way to a second straight Concacaf championship. Facing a Mexico team featuring Club America sensation Diego Lainez, the United States turned in another complete performance, with goalkeeper Brady Scott making big saves, the U.S. defense delivering another good showing and the attack creating chances with sharp passing and movement....

CEO Scott Blackmun told USA Today on Wednesday that the USOC will enlist two infectious-disease specialists to consult with athletes worried about the potential effects of the virus that has been linked to birth defects. Blackmun later sent a letter to all prospective members of the Olympic and Paralympic delegations assuring them that all measures will be taken to avoid any health issues. MORE: Rio Olympics 2016: Portraits of Team USA athletes...

The winning city is not expected to be announced until early 2015. The International Olympic Committee will not make a decision on the host city until 2017. MORE: Ten biggest stars of 2014 Sochi Games The USOC is trying again to land the Summer Games after finishing fourth with bids from New York (2012 Games) and Chicago (2016 Games). The committee did not bid for the 2020 Games. A glance at the groups that made presentations Tuesday (in order of presentation):...

The changes caused the House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform, chaired by Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York, to ask DeJoy to appear before the committee and address its concerns about how those changes might affect mail delivery times. DeJoy is expected to testify before the committee next week. “The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall,” DeJoy said in a statement....

The USWNT are four-time winners of the women’s tournament and will be the favorites this summer, following the failure of Germany, the reigning champions, to qualify. Team GB’s women’s side will take on hosts Japan in the group stage, as well as Canada and Chile. On the men’s side, hosts Japan were drawn alongside France, while Spain and Argentina will meet in Group C. USWNT Olympic draw When are the Olympic soccer tournaments in 2021?...

A penalty kick goal from captain Megan Rapinoe in the 61st minute served as the match winner. Rose Lavelle sealed the victory to earn the U.S. its fourth World Cup title eight minutes later. DeCOURCY: The more U.S. victims cry ‘disrespect’, the more it’s USWNT being disrespected Netherlands took home the silver medal in just its second-ever tournament appearance. Sweden rounded out the tournament medal winners, earning the bronze on Saturday....

The LA Clippers outscored the Utah Jazz 81-47 in the last two quarters and scored 21 fastbreak points throughout the match. They also knocked down 20 threes and shot 56.5% from the floor, displaying yet again why they were the best shooting side this season. Kawhi Leonard missed his second straight match as Terance Mann came up with the biggest performance of his basketball career, posting a career-best and team-high 39 points to lead the charge for his team’s comeback....

A number of high profile names are expected to be on the move, as playoff hopefuls make desperate moves to improve their chances of reaching the postseason, while the NBA’s strugglers will be looking to dump salary in return for draft picks. The Utah Jazz currently holds a 30-24 record, and the team is believed to be looking to make additions ahead of the deadline. The teams desire to add personal means that departures are also likely, so ahead of the impending deadline, here we will take a look at the biggest Utah Jazz trade rumors...

The Jazz lead the Western Conference standings with a 45-17 record, while the Suns are in second, chasing the top spot courtesy of a 44-18 record. Match Details Fixture: Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns | NBA Season 2020-21. Date & Time: Friday, April 30th; 10:00 PM ET (Saturday, 1st May; 7:30 AM IST). Venue: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix Utah Jazz Preview The Utah Jazz have dominated teams on both ends of the floor in the 2020/21 campaign....

The All England Club (AEC) announced the decision to ban players from the two countries for Wimbledon this year, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While the USTA did not follow suit, they did clarify that players from Russia and Belarus will only be allowed to play under a neutral flag. The organizers further admitted that while they understand the decisions of other organizations to ban Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments, such as Wimbledon, they will allow participation regardless of nationality....