Afterschool Special

Leading off this afternoon's roundup: Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky threw out the first pitch in Washington last night — and used baseball superstar Bryce Harper as a medal rack.

Why should you always proofread your emails? Read today's afternoon wrap up to know why!

With the Olympics over, we turn our attention to the other great summer sports tournament — the Little League World Series — in a special afternoon wrapup.

The 2016 Rio Olympics are history, so what did we learn? We break down the major takeaways from the Games in this afternoon's rundown.

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has been tweeting with actor Zac Efron throughout the Olympics... and then he surprised her and her teammates in Rio! Here's all the cool stuff from the sports world you might have missed today.

From a world-record pole vault to a fan role reversal for two top swimmers, here's all the cool stuff from the sports world you might have missed.

Checking up on some Olympians before the opening ceremony tonight, the saddest own goal ever, Nike has a big weekend ahead, James Harrison is a human catapult, and DeAngelo Williams' special birthday surprise.

LeBron is scared of ghosts, Andy Reid finds his long-lost twin, Joey Votto puts a fan in his place, Ryan Lochte and Clint Frazier have unique hair crises

Carmelo Anthony is the grumpiest plane passenger ever, Russell Westbrook finally speaks out on KD, and Tony Romo isn't fat.

Shaq hits the DJ scene in Belgium, Devin Hester gets released, Chelsea players don't know anything about America, and a late Ken Griffey Jr. tribute 

Jeremy Lin's hair game is too serious, the Boston Red Sox may get some domestic help for their playoff run, Drake's wardrobe malfunction, and the best own goal in history. 

DeMarcus Cousins doesn't understand the Kings, Ray Allen's birthday, USA Basketball has it's first scrimmage, foul balls are dangerous and Torrey Smith's son

Denzel Valentine wins the Bulls a (Summer League) championship, J.R. Smith gets his own video game, Ronaldinho will still embarrass you.

Karl-Anthony Towns has a busy schedule, Elena Delle Donne's clutch shot over Seattle, Damian Lillard puts on his first rap concert and the Jordan 31 is here. 

Andre Iguodala speaks out, J.J. Redick is a boss, Victor Oladipo crushes a kid's dreams, Manu is back and the Red Sox get gutsy. 

Deflategate is back in the news, the AL won the MLB All-Star Game for the fourth year in a row, Ochocinco is returning to the NFL, kids love Cristiano and Syndergaard's name is really hard to spell. 

Dwayne Wade joins the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant gets an epic gift from Snoop Dogg, weird things go on at Wimbledon and Brandon Jennings keeps trolling.