Throughout the Olympics, USA TODAY Sports will bring you the 10 stories, moments or upcoming events that you simply can't do without.
- 1. TODAY'S BIG THINGPhelps golden in final individual racePhelps was seventh, next to last, at the turn Friday night in the 100-meter butterfly. Could the last individual Olympic race of his career really end like this? And then, on the last lap, he did what he'd done so many times before: Turned on a gear no one else has as he powered to the only finish that could satisfy the tall-tale nature of his legend. (via USA TODAY Sports' Erik Brady - read story)
- 2. LASTING IMAGEMissy: Star of present and futureWith one event to go - the women's 4x100 medley relay on Saturday - Franklin has three gold medals and a bronze. She has received congratulatory tweets from the likes of Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Her mega-watt smile has gained her thousands, if not millions, of new fans. (via USA TODAY Sports' Nicole Auerbach - read full story here.)
- 3. MORNING TALKING POINTFocus on Gabby's gold, not her hairI will not, we will not, allow each other to spit on one of the greatest moments in Olympics history to criticize Gabby Douglas' hair, silliness that is so painful, shameful and petty that I cannot believe it is happening. (via Detroit Free Press' Rochelle Riley -read full story here.)
- 4. WATCH THIS LIVEFinal swimming events (starting at 2:30 ET):Tonight is Phelps' last Olympic moment. He'll swim the butterfly leg of the 4 x 100 medley relay (3:27 p.m.), a race that the USA traditionally owns. He said how some of the guys on the team wanted a big showing from him. "I ain't going 49.7," he said he told them. "Sorry to bust your bubble, but I'm not going that fast." (via USA TODAY Sports' Erik Brady)What to watch: Full Saturday viewing guide
- 5. QUOTE OF THE DAYTell us how you really feel, Carmelo."Let's be frank about it. When it comes to the Knicks, we're talking about one particular point in time. We're talking about the whole 'Linsanity' thing. That's when it started." -- Carmelo Anthony to USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt, pinpointing the moment when the "selfish" meme started.Full story: Carmelo shows different side with Team USA
- 6. USA! OF THE DAYOn Anthony Davis' Big Blue payback"Well the first thing I said was, 'Do you know who I am?' And I think he he said no. I swear to God, I think he said no. And I said, 'I'm the guy who hit the shot 20 years ago.' " -- Christian Laettner explains how this viral photo came about.
- 7. RANDOM ACT OF OLYMPICS"This is Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius."Oscar Pistorius made history on the trackSaturday as the first double amputee to participate in Olympics. He finished second in his 400 heat, advancing to the next round."I've worked for six years ... to get my chance," Pistorius told the AP. "I found myself smiling in the starting blocks."
- 8. PHOTO OF THE DAYNew Zealand coach Tom Readings was upset after U.S. women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe and teammates did cartwheels to celebrate an Abby Wambach goal. "We wouldn't do it," he said. "But it's obviously something that Americans do."Hope Solo's response: "That's silly of him. He doesn't know how to have fun. I feel sorry for him."Full story:U.S. soccer team's cartwheel celebration annoys opponent
- 9. FACE OF THE USAPower rankings: Top U.S. athlete right now.(1) Gabby Douglas
(2) Michael Phelps
(3) Missy Franklin
(4) Kim Rhode
(5) Rowing women's 8 - 10. #TRENDINGTrack and Field legend Michael Johnson set off an alarm when he tweeted "Wow! Former world champ Kim Collins kicked out of 100 by his country St. Kitts & Nevis reportedly for staying at hotel with wife & kids." And then a quick peek at Collin'stwitter feed confirmed it: "My fans. I won't lie. Won't be running later tonight." He followed that up with another tweet: "Even men in prison get their wives to visit."For more, check out our story.
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