Olympics
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The Latest: China defeats Serbia for women's volleyball gold
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 12:05 a.m. MEDAL ALERT: China rallied from one set down to defeat the upstart Serbi...
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Russian stripped of women's shot put medal from London Games
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For the third time in a week, Russia was stripped of a track-and-field medal Saturday after another athlete tested positive in a reanalysis of dopi...
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Claressa's coronation: 1 fight remains for boxer Shields
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Shortly after Claressa Shields punched her way through yet another elite opponent to reach another Olympic gold-medal bout, she spontaneously broke...
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Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay team
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers were almost through parading the American flag around the track - celebrating a bronze medal of all thing...
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Gold medal not the only prize for most Olympic champions
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling left Rio de Janeiro known as the man who defeated Michael Phelps. And as a millionaire. In addition to winning t...
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Water issues linger for residents after Olympics close
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Helicopters were up at daybreak spotting rubbish flows at the Olympic sailing venue, with boats below collecting the debris. Dozens of barricades d...
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Sweden's Jenny Rissveds powers way to gold on mountain bike
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jenny Rissveds found another gear going up the first long hill of the last lap of the women's mountain bike race. By the time she started her desce...
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio Games
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enha...
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Fiji sevens team returns home to heroes' welcome
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's gold-medal-winning men's sevens rugby team arrived home Sunday to a delighted nation thrilled by the capture of its first ever Olympic medal. Th...
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For resilient US volleyballers, a last ride ends with bronze
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Before they took the court and won bronze, they gathered in the locker room one final time. Each player on the U.S. women's volleyball took a turn ...