Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 to gain a berth into this weekend’s gold medal game against host Japan.

The carts carrying Olympic relief pitchers to the mound on a big leather glove may be popular with TV viewers, but a few of the baseball players aren't sure how they feel about riding in them.

Tyler Austin drove in three runs and Olympic short-track speedskating medalist Eddy Alvarez drove in two as the U.S. baseball team opened its Olympic campaign with an 8-1 win over Israel.