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Jordan's first Olympic medalist comes home to royal welcome

The Associated Press
Aug 24, 2016 7:00 am - AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's first Olympic champion, taekwondo gold medal winner Ahmad Abughaush, has returned home to a royal welcome. The 20-year-old was greeted by t...
Swimmer Feigen apologizes for 'serious distraction' in Rio

The Associated Press
Aug 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. swimmer James Feigen apologized for the "serious distraction" he and three teammates caused at a gas station during the Rio Olympics, saying he omit...
Sports court confirms Russia ban from Rio Paralympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Two days after Russia finished fourth in the Olympic medal table, its Paralympic team was barred from the next big games in Rio de Janeiro as punishment fo...
French Olympic athletes honored; Paris 2024 bid in mind

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French President Francois Hollande has called on his country's Olympic champions to stand up for Paris' bid to host the games in 2024. Hollande hosted Franc...
Investigator of Russian doping to speak at FIFA-hosted event

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - The investigator who detailed Russia's state-backed doping program will speak at a FIFA-hosted conference on ethics in sport next month. Organizers of the ...
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host of next Summer Games

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Olympic flag has arrived in Tokyo, host of the next Summer Games. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike held the flag aloft as she got off an All Nippon Airways plane...
Record-breaking British Olympic team welcomed home

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Arriving in a plane with a gold-painted nose cone and "victoRIOus" emblazoned on the livery, Britain's Olympic team returned home Tuesday to jubilant scene...
Rio police expand scalping probe of Irish Olympic Council

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The man named to head Ireland's Olympic committee after its president was arrested in a ticket-scalping case during the Rio Games is also suspected...
North: U.S. men's basketball team no match for Dream Team

By Mike North
Aug 23, 2016 5:19 am - Time for some random thoughts on the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Cubs, the National League MVP race, Jay Cutler and more. • Congratulations to Team USA for winning 121 medals...
Japanese Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantal...

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