BC-OLY--Olympic Coverage,Advisory
AP Olympic content
The Associated Press will cover every aspect of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics:
-full text coverage of all sports, photos from every venue.
-the Latest, featuring quick updates from around the Olympics and around the world.
-mobile-friendly items with visuals, ideal for sharing on social media.
-video graphics from around the Olympic city, interactives and visualizations.
-stats and agate package with a medal table that members and customers can incorporate onto their sites.
-AP's full Digital News Experience , a mobile-friendly white label site where members can share revenue around AP's Rio coverage.
- AP SPORTS EXTRA -- SUMMER GAMES EDITION: A paginated general preview page presented in broadsheet, half-broadsheet and tabloid options. Moved on Monday, July 18.
The games run Aug. 5-21. Highlights of AP's coverage in the weeks leading to the Olympics. This advisory will be updated twice a week with new material. A separate Olympic spot news advisory will being on Aug. 3.
PRINT GRAPHICS:
-OLY TORCH RELAY: Map shows the route in Brazil of the Olympic torch relay. Sent May 3.
-OLY SCHEDULE: A daily schedule of events at the 2016 Olympics; Sent July 27.
-OLY VENUE MAP: Map of Brazil locates the venues of the 2016 Olympics. Sent July 27.
-OLY MEDAL TRACKER: Graphic shows country-by-country tally of gold, silver and bronze medals won at the 2016 Olympics. ETA Saturday, Aug. 6.
INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS AND VIDEOS:
- OLYMPICS QUIZ. With http://interactives.ap.org/2016/summer-oly-quiz/
- DOPING: http://interactives.ap.org/2016/doping/
-OLY POSTERS: A collection of Olympic posters through the decades. http://interactives.ap.org/2016/oly-posters/
-TORCH RELAY: http://interactives.ap.org/2016/olympic-torch/
LISTS
OLY--2016 Olympic Sport-By-Sport Schedule (6 takes). Sent July 26.
OLY--2016 Olympic Daily Schedule (6 takes). Sent July 26.
OLY--Olympic TV Schedule. Sent July 25.
PREVIEWS:
AP Sports has previewed every Olympic sport with mobile-friendly stories. The previews will be resent (with minor updates if necessary) on Monday, Aug. 1. In most cases, the previews looked at both men's and women's competition, although some sports will have multiple previews (basketball, soccer).
Our Olympic reporters will predict each medalist in every sport, and we'll move the full prediction list Monday, Aug. 1. We will also link to an embeddable interactive by Graphiq that compares the predictions to the results throughout the Olympics.
OLYMPIC ENTERPRISE AND SPOT NEWS CALENDAR:
AP reporters around the world have been producing enterprise and features about all aspects of the Olympics for more than seven years, particularly focusing on safety, finances, the fan experience and how the games will affect Rio. We'll update this advisory with latest enterprise story plans and send it out twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays). Dates are subject to change.
July 28
OLY--SAI-AMERICAN CHANCES
SAN DIEGO - They've had their shots, have an all-star coaching staff and are probably as acclimated to Rio de Janeiro's tricky sailing conditions and foul water as sailors from any other country. They'll be using Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain as reference points as they sail just off Rio's famous party beaches, Copacabana and Flamengo. As prepared as the U.S. Olympic sailing team is, the great unknown is whether it can return to the medals podium after an embarrassing shutout on the English Channel in 2012. By Bernie Wilson. Photos.
OLY--RIO SECURITY DOUBTS
RIO DE JANEIRO - For months, authorities in Rio de Janeiro have had a ready answer to the increasing concerns about safety during the Olympics: There will be 85,000 police and soldiers on the streets, an overwhelming show of force that will be roughly double that of the 2012 London Games. But security experts say Rio is more dangerous than it has been in recent memory as budgets are slashed in light of a major financial crisis. They point to recent audacious attacks, like armed men who shot their way into a hospital to free an interned drug trafficker, as worrisome examples of what could go wrong during the Olympics. By Steve Wade and Mauricio Savarese. 800 words. Photos, video.
OLY--PACKING FOR RIO
CHICAGO- For Kami Craig, it's a special stuffed animal that she got from her mom when she was a kid. Gevvie Stone brings along a bracelet from her sister. Jay Shi has to have his iPod in Rio. The Associated Press asked several athletes what item they are most concerned about packing for the Olympics, and their responses ran the gamut from family gifts to practical equipment. By Jay Cohen. 700 words, photos.
OLY--BOX-WOMEN'S SECOND PUNCH
The next wave of women's boxing has arrived in Rio de Janeiro to build on the momentum of the inaugural Olympic tournament in London. The women's sport has grown in participation and esteem over the past four years. While AIBA is keen to grow the amateur sport, some female fighters are hoping the success of women's MMA opens professional doors for them before Tokyo. By Greg Beacham. 750 words, photos by 6 p.m. PDT.
July 29
OLY--TEAM OF REFUGEES
A multi-format interactive by AP journalists on four continents covering the Olympic refugee team. These athletes have no way of representing their countries, which they were forced to flee. So they've been given a flag, the Olympic flag, to march behind at the opening ceremony in Rio and to compete under at the games. These are their stories. By Tom Odula. 800 words, photos, video, interactive.
OLY--ATLANTA-20 YEARS LATER
ATLANTA - Twenty years after the Olympics were held in Atlanta, some remnants of that improbable summer remain a highly visible part of the city's landscape, while others quickly faded away. Centennial Olympic Park and Turner Field were the greatest legacy of those games, though the latter faces an uncertain future after just 20 seasons as home of baseball's Atlanta Braves. By Paul Newberry. 1,050 words, photos.
OLY--BOX-THE RUSSELL DYNASTY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Gary Russell Jr. collapsed on the night before his Olympic weigh-in eight years ago. The WBC featherweight champion has given his thwarted Olympic dreams to the youngest of his four brothers, and the U.S. light welterweight will carry their name to Rio - quite literally, since all of the Russell brothers are named Gary. By Greg Beacham. 800 words.
OLY--CYC-HIP DAVISON
Off the trails, Lea Davison tries to empower girls by getting them interested mountain biking. The United States' best medal hope in the sport has an inspiring story with the way she's has powered through two hip surgeries. By Genaro C. Armas. 500 words, photos.
OLY--TTN-TABLE TENNIS-CHINA EXODUS
South Korea's top female table tennis player, China-born Jeon Ji-hee, has an easy explanation for why she had to leave her homeland to compete in the game she loves. "There are way too many good players in China," Jeon, 23, said in an interview after a recent pre-Olympics practice session. "It's extremely hard to make it to the national team." This simple recognition has led to an exodus of Chinese talent - and to worries that it will take more than China's second-tier athletes to save a sport so thoroughly dominated by one nation. By Foster Klug. 1,000 words, photos.
July 30
OLY--IOC MEETINGS
RIO DE JANEIRO - A week ahead of the games, the IOC executive board opens a two-day meeeting focusing on the final preparations for the Olympics. The full IOC holds its assembly next week. By Stephen Wilson. 700 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-US-WOMEN RULE
Just like in gymnastics, the women rule the conversation when it comes to the U.S. cycling team headed for the Rio Olympics. And for good reason. Their pursuit team is favored for gold, Kristin Armstrong is the two-time and defending time trial champion, and Megan Guarnier is the world's top-ranked rider in the road race. By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
July 31
OLY--IOC MEETINGS
RIO DE JANEIRO - Day 2 of the IOC executive board meetings. By Stephen Wilson. 700 words, photos.
OLY--ATH-TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
Usain Bolt is the smiling face of track and field. Preening, prancing, playing to the crowd, the world's fastest man is the reason fans still pay any attention to a sport that, for decades, has overseen its own slow, sad, drug-infused disintegration. When Bolt isn't on the track at the Rio Games, the sport's sordid story will involve tales of Russians and Kenyans and others who are or are not present because of deeply rooted doping scandals that infect athletes in their countries and all across the globe. Meanwhile, whoever does line up - Bolt included - will be looking to their left and right, wondering if they stand a fair chance in a sport that once defined the Olympics, but is dying because it hasn't found a way to stop all the cheating. By National Writer Eddie Pells. 1000 words, photos.
OLY--BOX-KEEPING SCORE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - After decades of asking judges to score every punch in every fight, boxing has returned to a pro-style, 10-must scoring system for the Rio Olympics. Judging controversy is a staple at every games, but fighters are confidently optimistic that the change will better reflect who actually dominates the short Olympic fights. By Greg Beacham. 600 words.
OLY--ATH-CONQUERING CANCER
AMSTERDAM - At the lowest point, when chemotherapy had turned him bald, even his brother, coach and biggest fan Michael thought chances for a comeback were "very slim" at best. Now, barely a year and a half later, Thomas Van der Plaetsen is heading to Rio as the European decathlon champion. Just getting to the Olympics is already his biggest victory of all. By Raf Casert. 750 words. photos.
August 1
OLY--OLYMPICS-WHAT IF IT WORKS?
RIO DE JANEIRO - For months, the outlook on the Olympics has been grim. There are concerns about safety amid recent muggings of athletes, the state of Rio is so broke it stopped paying many public employees and the Zika virus has scared some competitors and tourists away. But there is also a very good chance that the predictions of Brazilian authorities will end having the last word: that a nation that prides itself on knowing how to throw a great party will put on a memorable, and flawless, bash. By Peter Prengaman. 750 words, photos.
OLY--RIO FILTHY WATER
RIO DE JANEIRO - A year after The Associated Press began commissioned testing the oceans and waterways where athletes will compete during the Summer Olympics, the water is just as dirty - and just as much of a health risk - for anybody getting in it. The AP also found dangerously high levels of bacteria and viruses in the beaches of Barra da Tijuca and Leblon, where many of the hundreds of thousands of tourists expected to visit Rio may be swimming. By Jenny Barchfield and Peter Prengaman. 1,000 words. Photos, video.
OLY--TEN-DOES TENNIS BELONG?
All the consternation over whether golf's addition to the Summer Games makes any sense at all raises the question of whether tennis - another individual, professional sport with Grand Slam tournaments and millions of dollars in prize money - belongs, too. U.S. Olympic men's tennis coach Jay Berger thinks the answer is obvious. "I've seen players cry for joy at having won a bronze medal. And I've seen players cry because they lost a medal," Berger said. "When you get down to it, the Olympics kind of transfer to any sport, really." By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. 700 words, photos.
OLY--BOX-STEVENSON'S SHINING MOMENT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Shakur Stevenson doesn't flinch from the weight on his shoulders heading to Rio de Janeiro as the brightest candidate to win the first men's Olympic gold medal in 12 years from once-proud USA Boxing. After all, the teenager from Newark's mean streets was named after a rap great and practically raised in a boxing gym: "I was born for this." By Greg Beacham. 800 words, photos.
Aug. 2
OLY--KENYAN BORN-ARMY STRONG
FORT CARSON, Colo. - The Army gave four Kenyan-born runners the path to U.S. citizenship. Now, they're soldiers training as world class athletes who soon will be representing the red, white and blue at the Rio Olympics. For sergeant Hillary Bor, it meant staying in the U.S. to train even as his unit, which included his older brother, deployed to Afghanistan. By Pat Graham.: 900 words, photos, video. With: OLY_WCAP List.
OLY--IOC MEETINGS
RIO DE JANEIRO - The IOC opens a three-day general assembly, with Rio's final preparations, doping issues and a vote on five additional sports for the 2020 Tokyo Games on the agenda. By Stephen Wilson, 700 words, photos.
OLY--HAITI OLY SWIMMER PHOTO GALLERY
CARREFOUR, HAITI - Two Haitian swimmers will compete in the OLY in Rio. Although Haiti is an island, only 2 percent of Haitians know how to swim. One of the Olympic swimmers is Frantz Mike Itelord Dorsainvil, 25. The AP has photographed him through all aspects of his preparations for the games.
OLY--ATH-THE SEMENYA DILEMMA
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa - Sport does not know what to do with an athlete like Caster Semenya, who is such a red-hot favorite to win Olympic gold in the women's 800 meters that some think it's not even worth running the race in Rio de Janeiro. The 25-year-old South African's story has been framed by questions over her gender and sex (they are not the same thing) and her case is fraught with complex scientific and ethical arguments. But ultimately, Semenya and others like her challenge by their very existence and through no fault of their own something absolutely fundamental to sport and the Olympics: How we expect every athlete to fit neatly into one of two categories, male or female. Some don't and we might need a re-think to save women's sport. By Gerald Imray. 800 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-BMX-US HOPES
A veteran, experienced field hopes to get the United States back on the medal stand in BMX cycling at the Olympics. It seems like an odd drought in an American-born action sport rooted in Southern California. By Genaro C. Armas. 650 words, photos.
OLY--ROW-WHAT COX SAYS
The coxswain, or cox, is the small person who sits in the stern of a rowing boat and shouts instructions to the crew. So what does the cox say? The commands are a bit more nuanced than "go faster." By Karl Ritter.
OLY--SHO-POWER COUPLE
U.S. Olympic shooter Corey Cogdell met NFL player Mitch Unrein on a blind date nearly four years ago. Now married, their relationship has been fueled by competitiveness and an understanding of what it takes to compete at the highest level of a sport. By John Marshall. 700 words.
OLY--TEN-GUGA'S GAMES
PARIS - Gustavo Kuerten has not been able to play tennis in years, thanks to problems with his hips that have required multiple operations. Still, the three-time French Open champion and former No. 1-ranked man is an important figure in his native Brazil, where he has inspired plenty to pick up a racket. Kuerten will be a correspondent for local TV during the Rio de Janeiro Games, but he won't exactly be an impartial reporter - he will be rooting for his country to put on a good show. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. 700 words, photos.
August 3
OLY--WHAT RIO FEELS LIKE
RIO DE JANEIRO - Right after getting off the plane, you might notice sweat beads on your forehead. That is Rio de Janeiro's ever-present humidity saying "hello." Look around and you'll see lots of green - lush tropical forests jammed between buildings of all sizes - and lots of blue - miles of inviting coastlines. Now close your eyes: there is the roar of a fast-moving city, but also the sounds of crashing of waves, the drums of impromptu capoeira sessions and the soothing voice of Caetano Veloso. While you might be tempted to capture so much on your iPhone, be careful about pulling it out, as the "cidade maravilhosa" has long been plagued by violent muggings and robberies that can happen at any time of day and in any neighborhood. By Peter Prengaman. 750 words, photos.
OLY--RGU-FIJI-FINALLY
The biggest challenge for the world champion Fiji team is how it handles the expectations. When rugby sevens was added to the program for Rio, the burning question in the Pacific island nation shifted from if to when Fiji would finally win its first Olympic gold. By John Pye.
OLY--BOX-CLARESSA'S RETURN
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Claressa Shields is the only U.S. Olympic boxing gold medalist since 2004. No longer the scrappy teenager who shocked the field in London, she's a 21-year-old veteran leader to her male teammates. She also hopes another eye-catching performance can propel her to a trailblazing professional career. By Greg Beacham. 800 words, photos.
OLY--CAN-NEE'S RIDE
Ashley Nee lost a bid to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to an injury and lost out on a tiebreaker to paddle for the United States in London. Nothing got in Nee's way on her road to the Rio Olympics and she's ready to make the most of it. By John Marshall. 700 words, photos.
Aug. 4
OLY--ARC-ARROW TECHNOLOGY
Wayne Gretzky's aluminum stick was made from innovations in arrow technology. Same with the shaft on John Daly's driver and that unmistakable ping off a metal bat at Little League games. The technology used to make archery equipment more precise has filtered into other sports. It's also been used to send shuttles into space. By Pat Graham. 750 words, photos.
OLY--TEN-TENNIS DRAW
RIO DE JANEIRO - The draw for the tennis competition is held, determining the paths to possible medals for Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and others. 500 words, photos by 5 p.m. ET.
Aug. 5
Olympics begin
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FEATURES THAT MOVED PREVIOUSLY:
OLY--WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN
The divers were warming up, getting ready for the biggest moment in their lives, when out of nowhere, a man in a blue tutu rushed to the ladder, ran to the edge of the board and swan-dived into the pool. Oops. The Olympics may be these athletes' most important event, but they are far from perfect, as the flurry of stories coming out of Brazil about Zika and poor water quality have shown. That's why the U.S. Olympic Committee has psychologist Karen Cogan at the ready. Her job is to get U.S. athletes ready for the unexpected. By National Writer Eddie Pells. 700 words. With photos.
OLY--ATH-EATON ROYALTY
Ashton Eaton pulls weeds while his wife handles most of the cooking. But this isn't your ordinary suburban couple. Eaton will be going for gold in the decathlon while his wife does the same in the heptathlon. The Eatons are the first family of U.S. track and field. By Pat Graham. 800 words. With photos.
OLY--WPO--FLOP FRIDAY
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - The U.S. women's water polo team is preparing for the Olympics this summer, and its weekly routine includes what the players have affectionately dubbed "Flop Friday," when they line up and belly flop into the pool. Little did they know they would get some company with prep teams from around the country. By Jay Cohen. 600 words, photos.
OLY--THE WAITING GAME
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Michal Smolen sat at home for the last Olympics. Not because he wasn't good enough to make it. Born in Poland, but living in the United States, the kayaker could've gone back to his native country and competed under its flag in London. Not worth it, he decided. He waited to gain U.S. citizenship, and will jump in the water wearing red, white and blue this summer in Brazil. The wait, he said, was more than worth it. By National Writer Eddie Pells. 800 words, photos.
OLY--WPO-JOHNSON'S JOURNEY
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Everything about Ashleigh Johnson is unusual when it comes to the U.S. women's water polo team. She hails from Miami while the rest of the squad is from California. She goes to Princeton while the rest of her college-aged teammates are from the same California schools. And Johnson is the only black player on the team at a time when officials are looking to grow the sport in the U.S. By Jay Cohen. 1,000 words, photos.
OLY--GYM_US CHAMPIONSHIPS-OROZCO'S STRUGGLE
There times over the last 18 months when the pain - from a steady stream of injuries that threatened to derail his gymnastics career to the death of his mother Damaris - became too much for John Orozco. Yet the 2012 Olympian didn't run from it, he embraced it. "It's necessary to take that time and soak in the sadness," Orozco said. "Then it's like, 'OK, I had my little pity party. Let's get back on track." Finally healthy in both mind and spirit, Orozco takes another significant step in his latest comeback at the US gymnastics championships this weekend, the final tuneup before the men's team trials later this month. By Will Graves. 800 words, photos.
OLY--VOL-JUDGING YOUR TEAMMATES
Rachael Adams had no idea how they so respected her competitive fire and energy. Megan Easy learned, surprisingly, just how much her teammates admire the way she is handling the balancing training with parenting a toddler. When the U.S. women's volleyball team got together months ago, the coaches embarked on a risky experiment: Evaluate your teammates. No anonymity. It paid off in a stronger squad. By Janie McCauley. 800 words, photos.
OLY--BBO--MAJOR LEAGUE OLYMPIANS?
Baseball appears set to return to the Olympics for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Major leaguers may balk. Because the Tokyo Olympics are from July 24-Aug. 9, Major League Baseball would have to interrupt its schedule, a 162-game-in-183-day grind that has little flexibility unless owners and the players' association are willing to cut games - and lose revenue. By Ronald Blum. 800 words, photos.
OLY--SOC-THE ADVENTURER
Seth Jahn's to-do list is impressive. Climb Everest. Learn a few more languages. Fight for freedom. Winning a gold medal never really fit into that mix. In fact, Jahn thought entertaining the masses by playing soccer was more the stuff of court jesters than serious-minded Americans. Now, however, he is back on the field for the U.S. Paralympic team - his days in the military over after injuries that steered his adventure-rich career in a different direction. By National Writer Eddie Pells. 800 words. With photos.
OLY--WPO-SURFING OLYMPIAN
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Kaleigh Gilchrist could be traveling the world right now with her surfboard, competing for money in exotic locations. Instead she is training hard for the Rio Olympics, hoping to win gold with the U.S. women's water polo team. By Jay Cohen. 800 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-BMX-US HOPES
Nicholas Long felt ill before his final ride. Alise Post got unclipped down the last straight in her race. The Americans still managed to secure third-place finishes at the World Championships, good enough to clinch spots on the U.S. Olympic team. After getting left off the podium at Worlds in 2015, the United States has a little momentum a couple months before the Summer Games begin in Rio. By Genaro C. Armas. 350 words. With photos.
OLY--BRAZIL-FILTHY WATER
NITEROI, Brazil - Icarai, the showcase beach in Rio de Janeiro's sister city of Niteroi, is located on the other side of the Guanabara Bay, the human sewage-filled waterway where the Olympic sailing competitions are to be held during the summer games this August. While Niteroi has made great efforts to clean up its waterways by universalizing sewerage treatment, becoming a model for Brazil, its efforts are largely in vain because of the endless sludge coming from Rio. By Jenny Barchfield. 1,000 words. With photos and video
OLY--CLIMBING-OLYMPIC DREAMS
MAIDSON, Wis. - Climbing is on the precipice of becoming an Olympic sport, raising the profile of a recreational activity that is seeing a surge in young participants. By Genaro Armas. 650 words. Photos and video.
OLY--BRAZIL-OLYMPIC MAYOR
RIO DE JANEIRO - Just a year ago, many in Brazil believed the next stop for Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes could be the presidency. The brash, fast-talking Paes glimmered in the limelight of the upcoming Olympics, as fellow politicians and voters heaped praise on him for deft oversight of massive building projects to get Brazil's most famous city ready to host. But an investigation into alleged corruption in Olympic building contracts, the jaw-dropping collapse of a recently inaugurated bike lane, an Olympic beautification project, and growing anger about the city's inability to provide basic services amid a major recession and billions being spent on the Olympics have all taken away from Paes' luster. By Mauricio Savarese. 800 words. Photos.
OLY--SWM--LEDECKY-NO 1500
Katie Ledecky figures to win plenty of golf in Rio. Just not in one of her best events. The Olympic program doesn't include the women's 1,500-meter freestyle, depriving the American star of a chance to improve on her world record. Swimming's governing body is pushing to add the metric mile for females, but it doesn't look like it will be joining the Summer Games anytime soon. By National Writer Paul Newberry. 750 words. With photos.
OLY--SHO-SHI'S JOURNEY
PHOENIX - Jay Shi raises his right arm and cocks his head, lining up his left eye down the gun sight instead of his right. A childhood accident with scissors damaged Shi's right eye, forcing him to shoot unconventionally, but it didn't slow his road the Rio Olympics. By John Marshall. 800 words. With photos.
OLY--CRIMEA-OLYMPIC AMBITIONS
Two years after Russia's annexation of the peninsula, Crimea remains in sporting limbo. Some athletes have stuck with Ukraine and now live in exile, while others have opted for the new rulers and receive lavish Russian state funding. Some medal contenders will miss out on Rio altogether due to disputes between the two countries that lay claim to Crimea. By James Ellingworth. 750 words. With photos.
OLY--ROW-WOMEN'S DYNASTY
LUCERNE, Switzerland - The saying 'don't change a winning team' doesn't apply to the women's 8, the big boat of rowing. The U.S. has won 10 consecutive world and Olympic titles in the event, a dynasty that is unmatched in rowing and in most international sports. The winning streak has stayed intact since 2006 despite - or thanks to - coach Tom Terhaar constantly changing the crew. By Karl Ritter. 700 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-EMBARRASED AMERICANS
Nations could qualify up to five riders for road cycling at the Rio Olympics. The U.S. got two spots, fewer than such nations as Iran and Morocco. How did such an embarrassment happen? Injuries, bad luck and a convoluted qualification system. By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
OLY--WPO-US ROSTER
LOS ANGELES - The Fischer sisters have arrived a bit ahead of schedule. Everything should be just fine as long as the teenagers - daughters of Erich Fischer of the 1992 U.S. men's team - leave the water polo talk at the pool. By Jay Cohen. 700 words. With photos.
OLY--WPO-US-MOSES
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Terry Schroeder knows a lot of Merrill Moses stories. One of Schroeder's favorite Moses tales goes back to his official visit to Pepperdine, when the lightly recruited Moses told the starter he was coming for his job. "He didn't make a friend there, but he certainly made a point," Schroeder said. Some 20 years later, Moses is still making that point on his way to his third Olympics. By Jay Cohen. 750 words, photos.
OLY-ATH-FATHERS KNOW BEST
Long before he was an NFL quarterback, Randall Cunningham was a high jumper. And just before defensive lineman Michael Carter began chasing QBs for San Francisco, he captured an Olympic silver medal in the shot put. Both of these football stars are now coaching daughters who have a good chance of bringing home a medal from Rio. By Pat Graham. 750 words. With photos.
OLY--ADVERTISING-DIGGING DEEP
The face of the Rio Olympics could be a wrestler, fencer or an athlete unknown to most of the world. Equipped with better ways to measure popularity and hesitant to rehash old story lines, many top Olympic sponsors are digging deeper into the roster of U.S. athletes for their marketing campaigns. By National Writer Eddie Pells. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
OLY--RIO-SUBWAY LINE DOUBTS
RIO DE JANEIRO - Seven weeks before the Olympics, a subway expansion that was supposed to transport hundreds of thousands of athletes and fans is not done. While Brazilian officials insist it can still be finished in time despite frequent delays, skyrocketing costs and a financing snag. By Adriana Gomez Licon. SENT: 900 words, photos.
OLY--GYM_STICKING AROUND
Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman are trying to do the near impossible: make consecutive U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, a rarity in a sport where peaks for top American women are measured in months and not years. That may be changing, as advances in training and opportunities have some Americans -- both men and women -- following in the path of some of their international competitors who compete into their late 20s and beyond. By Will Graves. 800 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-OLYMPIC PROGRAM
The cycling program at the Olympics has changed over the years to better reflect the times - less track cycling, the addition of crowd-pleasing BMX. But with the explosive growth of cyclocross, it could be time for the program to be tweaked again. By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
OLY--GYM-MAKING ENDS MEET
Sam Mikulak is schilling for herbal tea. Jake Dalton is designing clothes. Jon Horton is trying to become a Ninja Warrior. While their high profile teenage female American teammates have no trouble getting endorsement deals to make ends meet, American men - traditionally in their 20s and occasionally with wives and families - find other ways to make it work financially. By Will Graves. 800 words, photos.
OLY--TEN-SKIPPING RIO
PARIS - Six of the world's top 25 male tennis players, including rising star Dominic Thiem of Austria and No. 1 American John Isner, are skipping the Rio Olympics, and the reasons vary: no ranking points at stake, little realistic shot at a medal, the lure of appearance money offered by lower-level tournaments elsewhere. Some in the sport, such as Venus Williams or Mike Bryan, can't quite understand the thinking. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. 750 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-US ROSTER
USA Cycling unveils its road, BMX and mountain biking teams for the Rio Olympics. Among the big questions: who will fill the two men's slots on the road, and will two-time and reigning Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong get another shot at glory? By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
OLY--RIO-WHAT GAMES?
Rio's Olympics are six weeks away and the last troublesome venue appears to be ready - the velodrome. Yet, around town there is little advertising announcing South America's first games, and many Cariocas are skeptical about what the games will mean for them and their city. By Stephen Wade. 800 words.
OLY--ATH-NOT QUITE BROKEN
American sprinter Trayvon Bromell nearly gave up track after breaking his right knee while executing a backflip in eighth grade. And again when he broke the left one in ninth grade playing basketball. And a third time in 10th grade, when he fractured his hip while running the 100 meters. But the 20-year-old stuck with it and may be the biggest challenger in the way of Usain Bolt and his 100-meter three-peat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. By Pat Graham. 750 words, photos.
OLY--BKL-1976 STANDARD BEARERS
When USA Basketball hands out jerseys to members of its national women's basketball team before they attempt to win a sixth straight Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games, it will also provide them with a history lesson. "We let every player know who has worn that number before," said Carol Callan, the director of the national team. The list starts with names like Nancy Lieberman, Pat Summitt and Ann Meyers Drysdale. 630 words, file photos by 4 a.m.
OLY--TTN-YOUNGEST TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
Kanak Jha threw out the first pitch at a recent New York Mets game on his 16th birthday, two months after he qualified as the youngest male table tennis player in Olympic history. It's been a pretty good year for Jha, who spent the last nine months living in Halmstad, Sweden, and playing in the professional league in Europe. Now he's competing in tuneup events before heading to the Rio Olympics with Jennifer Wu and four other U.S. teammates. By Melissa Murphy. 860 words, photos, video.
OLY--RGU-RUGBY RETURNS
With a new format and a considerably more diverse field, rugby will return to the Olympics for the first time since 1924 when the Sevens competition kicks off in Rio. With Fiji heading into the tournament as men's world champions, there's high expectations the modified seven-a-side version of the sport will deliver a first ever Olympic medal to the Pacific islands. By John Pye. 700 words.
OLY--TRAVEL BRAZIL OLYMPICS
Everything you need to know about visiting Rio for the Olympics, from safety to samba. 950 words, photos.
OLY--FEN--THE MASSIALAS BOYS
Decorated American fencer Greg Massialas let his son Alexander fall in love with the sport on his own. It proved to be a smart move, as Alexander enters the Rio Games as a favorite to give the U.S. its first individual men's Olympic gold medal in 112 years. By Luke Meredith. UPCOMING. 650 words, photos.
OLY--FHK-USA RISES
The United States is trying to make a push in women's field hockey. The Americans qualified for the 1984 Olympics and earned bronze, but they didn't qualify again until 2008. Now, the U.S. is in for the third straight time, with hopes of finally getting to the podium again after winning the 2015 Pan-Am Games. By Cliff Brunt. With photos.
OLY--ATH-US TRACK TRIALS-SUHR
EUGENE, Ore. - American Jenn Suhr has been paying more attention to pole vaulting than politics lately. Now that she's in the Olympics, the defending champion says that, sure, she'd like to see her biggest rival, Russian Yelena Isinbayeva, there, too. By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham.
OLY--FHK-DUTCH POWER
How does the Netherlands do it? A nation with 17 million people has been a world power at field hockey for decades. The women's team is seeking its third straight Olympic gold medal and fourth overall. The men won in 1996 and 2000. By Cliff Brunt.
OLY--CHINA-CHANGING CULTURE
At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, China's gymnastics team is expected to stun the world once again with formidable performances. Its men and women are aiming for team titles and individual golds, and they are likely to walk away with medals hanging from their necks. Back in China, though, there is a sense of crisis and urgency among sports officials, because the Chinese system that has churned out some of the world's best athletes is losing steam. By Didi Tang. With photo, video.
OLY--BIZ-MARKETING RED WHITE AND BLUE
Ahead of the Olympics and an election year, marketers are pouring on the patriotism. Budweiser rebranded itself "America" on cans to spur the fervor. Coke introduced a can emblazoned with the flag for the 4th of July with the words "I'm proud to be an American." With a record number of problems, from the Zika virus to political upheaval, hindering the "Road to Rio," marketers are focusing on American pride instead to stay safe. By Mae Anderson. With photos.
OLY--SHO-RHODE'S RIDE
Kim Rhode won her first gold medal as a 16-year-old at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Now, 36, she heads to the Rio Games with a chance to become the first American athlete to win a medal in six consecutive Olympics. By John Marshall.
OLY--SOC-NEYMAR'S BURDEN
SAO PAULO - One of the biggest stars at the Rio de Janeiro Games, Neymar carries the responsibility of leading Brazil to its first ever soccer gold medal. All eyes will be on the Barcelona striker, who can become a national hero if Brazil succeeds or turn into a villain if the national team fails to win the elusive gold at home. By Tales Azzoni. With photos.
OLY--NBC-CONVENTION ADS
NEW YORK - Americans watching the political conventions on TV and feeling disillusioned about the country will see some not-so-subtle advertising from NBC: Tune into the Olympics and for a couple of weeks feel better about the world. By Rachel Cohen.
OLY--BRAZIL-PORTUGUESE ONLY
RIO DE JANEIRO - If English is the language of the world, Brazil hasn't gotten the memo. Surely Spanish must be widely spoken, as Brazil is bordered by seven Spanish-speaking countries? Muy poco. Attempting to change the determinedly mono-linguistic nature of the world's fifth most populous country in time for the Olympics, two years ago the government launched a program aimed at teaching English to 1 million Brazilians. Today, several hundred Olympic volunteers are receiving extra linguistic training to be able to help as many as 500,000 tourists. Will Brazil's English be ready? By Peter Prengaman. 750 words. Photos, video.
OLY--OLY-RIO--SLOW TICKET SALES
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympic organizers are trying to drive slow ticket sales. Organizing committee President Carlos Nuzman has hinted there could be many half-filled venues, particularly involving sports that are little-followed in Brazil. By Stephen Wade. 600 words
OLY--BKO-MELO'S MISSION
LAS VEGAS - Carmelo Anthony wants more than a better U.S. basketball team. He wants a better U.S., a country that's safe from gun violence. Anthony has called upon players to be activists, and an upcoming exhibition tour and the enormous Olympic spotlight would provide a great opportunity if his U.S. teammates want to use it. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. 700 words, photos.
OLY--SHO-SURPRISING THRASHER
Ginny Thrasher was a surprise double NCAA champion as a freshman and followed that up by winning the U.S. Olympic Trials three weeks later. After a run like that, there's no reason to think the young shooter can't win Olympic gold in Rio. By John Marshall. 700 words.
OLY--GYM-THE CHOICE
Simone Biles traded in a college career at UCLA for lucrative endorsement contracts. Maggie Nichols is still heading to Oklahoma ... for now. There is money to be made for American elite gymnasts, though the pool remains small. It's why Kyla Ross remained an amateur even after helping the U.S. women grab gold in London four years ago and fistfuls of world championship medals. Her reward? A scholarship to UCLA. By Will Graves. 1,000 words, photos.
OLY--THE MEDALS
At the Rio Olympics, the best of the best will get silver medals. It's true - even the gold medals at an Olympics are mostly composed of silver, and the biggest prizes at these Rio Games will be no different. By Tim Reynolds. 600 words, photos.
OLY--CYC-CHLOE'S QUEST
Four years ago, Chloe Dygert's cycling experience amounted to riding a bike to the grocery store. Now, the two-time junior world champion is part of a women's team pursuit squad that not only set the world record earlier this year but is favored to win gold at the Rio Olympics. By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
OLY--BKO-US-TURNING TO 2020
LAS VEGAS - While Mike Krzyzewski readies the Americans for Rio, Gregg Popovich is getting an early start on his own Olympic preparations. The San Antonio Spurs coach is overseeing the Select Team of young players training against the U.S. this week, and some of those players might be in the mix when Popovich coaches the Americans in the 2020 Olympics. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. 700 words, photos.
OLY-RIO--RIO'S RACIAL POLITICS
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rafaela Silva hoped to get an Olympic gold medal four years ago in London. Instead what she got was racial abuse. Silva was looking to find a comforting text message after losing her judo bout and being eliminated from winning a medal. But this arrived: "The place for a monkey is in a cage. You are not an Olympian." by Stephen Wade 1,000 words. Photos.
OLY--FAILING IN SLUMS
RIO DE JANEIRO - When authorities began an innovative program to pacify some of Rio's most violent slums, the goal was to turn seeming war zones into livable communities by creating opportunities for young people and reaching a certain peace with heavily armed gangs. For many years, those ideals were reached: some favelas became so pacified that tourists toured them and even took photos with locals. Over the last year, however, the model of success has given way to grisly realities: children getting killed in the crossfire of shootouts, gangs so armed that police don't dare to enter and fear among residents who once believed their lives were improving. By Felipe Dana and Adriana Gomez. 1,000 words, photos, video.
OLY--BRAZILIANS FROM ABROAD
SAO PAULO - Many foreigners are taking advantage of Brazil's shortage of athletes in sports in which it automatically qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Games as host despite not having any Olympic tradition. Using the slightest connection to the country, international athletes have found ways to defend the host nation and fulfill their Olympic dream. By Tales Azzoni. With photos.
BC-OLY--SOCIAL MEDIA-ATHLETES TO FOLLOW
With the Olympics in Rio just around the corner, thousands of athletes will come together with the same goal: to win. But what good is winning without being able to share it __ and the events leading up it __ with the millions of people who watch the Olympics? Here is a list of 24 athletes fans should follow on social media ahead of the Olympics. By Samantha Pell. With photos.
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