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The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses.

A’ja Wilson had 19 points and 13 rebounds in her Olympic debut to help the U.S. beat Nigeria 81-72 in the opener for both teams.

Germany defeated the United States, 1-0, in Thursday’s highly-anticipated World Cup match in a rain-soaked Recife, Brazil.

Anticipation is growing, and conversation continues to build, all of which leads up to Thursday’s World Cup matchup between the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team and Germany.

The Super Bowl might serve as one of the biggest annual watch parties in the U.S., but the World Cup appears to have turned the art of the get-together into a month-long event for American sports fans.

The U.S. men's hockey team has its hands full today with a game against Canada in the semifinals. The game comes one day after Team Canada came from behind to edge the American squad in the women's gold medal game.