Cooper Flagg watch, the catch of the year and boneless chicken wings in the sports moments of the week

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If the North Carolina Courage had their way, I'm sure they'd like to keep right on playing through the Olympic break.

The Courage rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit on Sunday night, and surged past Racing Louisville 3-1 for a season-long third straight win.

A trio of substitutions at intermission gave the squad a huge boost as they completely dominated the second half.

There was more to love in the 61st minute, as some pressure from Sanchez forced Louisville goalkeeper into a massive mistake.

It was especially meaningful for Wingate, a former first round pick who was making her season debut after struggling with injuries.

The second half on Sunday may have been the most complete 45 minutes that the Courage have played all season (shout out to Casey, who was her normal spectacular self with 4 really good saves), so it's kind of a shame that they'll be off for the next seven weeks due to the Olympics.

The Courage have done a nice job of absorbing some huge player losses and completely re-shaping their roster over the last few years.

They have a talented, young core and are certainly a team to watch in the second half of the season.

By now, you've probably heard the hype about incoming Duke freshman Cooper Flagg.

The No. 1 recruit in the country is a massive early favorite to go No. 1 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, and he showed why against the best of the best this week.

Flagg looks like the best player on the Team USA Select Team (basically the scout team) and almost led them to a huge scrimmage upset over stars like LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Steph Curry.

As the kids say, he's going to be a problem.

Overall, men's basketball in these Olympics could be the best we've ever seen.

Team USA is the favorite, but not by as much as you'd expect given the big names on the roster.

The current odds list USA as -400 to win gold, which is still prohibitive, but teams like Canada, France and Serbia are serious contenders that should not be taken lightly.

One team (or rather, player) that the US won't have to contend with is Luka Doncic and Slovenia.

They got waxed by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece in a qualifying elimination game on Saturday, 96-68.

The tournament seems to mean a little extra to the players this year.

I can't wait to see what happens.

Cooper Flagg isn't the only Duke connection to make this week's moments.

Former Blue Devil baseball star Joey Loperfido may have locked up the catch of the year on Friday night, and helped his Astros get a much-needed win in the process.

Talk about a highlight.

Loperfido's catch turned out to be just enough defense for Houston, who topped the Minnesota Twins in a wild 13-12 contest.

Hey, it's humid man. You gotta do what you gotta do to prevent chafing.)

Before we move on, there's another highlight this week that absolutely deserves some love.

I imagine this all comes down to scouting. The Reds must have noticed their opponent being a little lackadaisical in these situations and decided to pounce.

Of course, it helps to have blinding speed on the bases as well.

Well done.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been conversation starters to be sure during their rookie WNBA seasons, but most of it to this point has had little to do with basketball.

Thankfully, that seems to be changing.

Both Clark and Reese are developing into legitimate stars before our eyes, which is great news for the league at large (and perhaps giving a little more credence to the Magic Johnson/ Larry Bird comparisons).

Read that last sentence again.

Just a few short months into her pro career, Reese has already ascended into an All-Star caliber player.

Don't get distracted by her status as a (somewhat) controversial figure.

Angel can flat out hoop.

The same, obviously, goes for Caitlin Clark, who is also making history as she finds her game as a pro.

Clark posted 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds during an upset win over the New York Liberty on Sunday.

All of a sudden, Clark has the Indiana Fever in position to possibly make the playoffs. They are 8-5 in their last 13 games after a 1-8 start.

As they say, the league is in good hands.

Some soccer purists would argue that this is terrible for the sport and is the equivalent of settling an NFL game with a field goal contest or an NBA game with a free throw contest.

I certainly understand that argument, but you do have to end the games at some point and the drama (if you're a neutral observer) is absolutely captivating.

I can only see this trend continuing as we reach the semifinal stage.

Of the four fixtures left, I see only one mismatch (Argentina vs. Canada on Tuesday night). The others (Spain vs. France, England vs. Netherlands and Colombia vs. Uruguay [being played in Charlotte!]) all have the potential to go the distance.

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is a national treasure.

Although he did not attend this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, the 16-time champion stays winning.

But that's not even the best part!

I'm sitting here trying to decide which is more disgusting – the hot dogs or the wings.

At first blush, I think most people would say the hot dogs, but just think about the amount of grease and breading in 200 boneless wings.

Or don't. That's probably a smarter choice.

We'll see you next week.