US fencer confronts teammates wearing pink face masks in protest

US fencer confronts teammates wearing pink face masks in protest

It was an action-packed day in sports, starting with the MLB trade deadline and the flurry of deals. Then, Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel won golds. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Saturday, July 31

Good morning, friends. We're back for another one. Katie Ledecky certainly went out with a bang, claiming gold in one of her signature events, the 800-meter freestyle, to add to her medal haul and helping her become one of four swimmers in history to three-peat in an Olympic event.

"I really just wanted to end on a really good note," Ledecky told reporters. Goal: Check. 

🥇 Major Team USA wins: Caeleb Dressel hasn't fully built out his own legacy yet, but continuing to deliver world record-pacing gold medal finishes is helping him make Tokyo quite memorable. He added a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly at a world-record pace of 49.45. He has three gold medals in these Olympics

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🗞USA TODAY's inside scoop: Alen Hadzic, the U.S. fencer under investigation for sexual misconduct, confronted teammates for wearing pink masks. It was an apparent protest of his inclusion on team. 

U.S. fencers Jacob Hoyle, left, and Curtis McDowald.
U.S. fencers Jacob Hoyle, left, and Curtis McDowald.
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👀 What everyone's talking about: Simone Biles will officially be out for the vault and uneven bars. The Olympic star has remained in the spotlight for her focus on mental health amidst her ongoing struggles with the twisties

🏍️ Injury update: Connor Fields, the American BMX racer who was hospitalized Friday after crashing at the Olympics, suffered a brain hemorrhage at the venue but doctors reported Saturday there has been no additional bleeding and no new head injuries were found. 

⚾ MLB News: The MLB trade deadline went by with a bang as a number of huge deals were completed Friday, including Kris Bryant to the Giants. Here is our winners and losers from the past few days.

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