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Costumed dancers, raucous crowds and spectacular fireworks welcomed the best athletes in the world to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on Friday evening.

The USA Olympic swim team are making their way down to Rio for this year's games, and what's a road trip without a few singalongs?

So... did you throw a cushion at the television when Portugal tied the dang game?? Yes, I did too. It looked like the U.S. was going to beat Portugal in the World Cup yesterday, and advance to the next round.  But Portugal scored with just 30 SECONDS left, and it ended in a 2-2 tie. Ugggggggh!

Over the weekend, Miranda Lambert offered assistance in helping Olympian Gus Kenworthy get some stray dogs home.

The United States surpassed the 100-medal mark during another record-setting day at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

Candace Parker scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the United States women’s basketball team soundly defeated France, 86-50, on Saturday night to win the gold medal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Led by seven medals from its track athletes, the United States ran past China into the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

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US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games:

Michael Phelps has now set the record for most medal wins in the Olympics, most gold medals, winning the same event three Olympic games in a row and for the biggest diet change between Olympic wins (if there was such a record.)

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap:

The US women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay team won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday, but China claimed the lead in the overall medal count. Here’s Wednesday’s Olympic Games’ recap: