The USA Women's soccer team keeps rolling on with a 2-1 overtime in the gold medal match against a younger, faster Brazil team. It was rough game. Tons of fouls and tightly contested on both sides. Brazil had more chances, but the USA made the most of theirs winning on an Abby Wambaugh header with only minutes left in the final overtime period.

The game marks the end of the road for some soccer legends including Mia Hamm who has said she would retire after these games. Here at the pinnacle of competition US women have really shown that they are made of steel.

This soccer team won the gold medal without losing a single game. The only blemish on their record, a 1-1 draw with Australia in pool play. The US men did not qualify.

The US Women's Softball is perhaps the most dominant to take the field in any sport anywhere at anytime. They outscored their opponents 55-1 in romping through the field to the gold medal. The US Men's Baseball team did not qualify for Athens after taking the gold in Sydney.

The US Women's Basketball team is clearly the class of the field and will win another gold medal. The US Men's Basketball team, the so-called "Dream Team", is into the semifinals and still has a chance to win, but has struggled, losing two games in the round robin competition.

The US Women's Water Polo team took home bronze. The US Men's Water Polo finished out of the medals.

On the beach, Misty May and Kerry Walsh won the gold medal in Beach Volleyball with Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs grabbing the bronze. The men, well, no medals this time around.

Clearly there is a huge disparity in the strength of the men's and women's teams relative to the rest of the world. I think you have to look no further than Title IX which pried opened the door for women's athletics in the United States in the 1970s. I don't agree with everything about Title IX, but it has clearly had a massive impact on women's sports and for that we should all be grateful.