Team USA will have a men's soccer team at the Olympics for the first time since 2008. That is reason enough for celebration, and this team can be very good.

Takeaways from the U.S. Olympic team's 101-100 win over South Sudan in an exhibition game Saturday in London: LeBron James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the game-winner, and the win marked the 40th consecutive time that the Americans have won an international game with the NBA’s all-time scoring leader — at 39,

It took a layup by LeBron James with eight seconds left to propel Team USA past South Sudan 101-100 in London on Saturday.

Lyles is the world’s third-fastest man in 2024 behind Jamaican Olympic Trials winner Kishane Thompson (9.77) and Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala (9.79). Lyles ran into a .3 meter/second headwind on Saturday, while Thompson and Omanyala benefited from tailwinds in their races.

At 26, Lyles has the experience advantage over the 22-year-old Thompson, but the Jamaican appears to be in slightly better form heading into Paris. The last time an American won the gold in the Olympic 100 meters was in 2004 (Justin Gatlin).