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Think you know the Rio Olympics? Here's a quiz to find out

By TIM DAHLBERG
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps was predictably excellent, and Usain Bolt was amazing as expected. Ryan Lochte found himself swimming in hot water, and Brazil won t...
Tokyo prepares for 2020, facing rising costs and new sports

By STEPHEN WADE
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is preparing for a strenuous workout with the next Summer Olympics headed her way. The practice started when she receiv...
India welcomes back Sindhu after rare medal in Rio

By MUNEEZA NAQVI
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - P.V. Sindhu, the 21-year-old badminton player who won one of India's two medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, returned to her hometown in southern Ind...
Venezuela to give free housing to returning Olympians

The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - None of Venezuela's 87 Olympic athletes won gold this year, but they're getting another prize - new homes from the government. Venezuelan Presi...
The simple fix for golf that isn't so simple

By DOUG FERGUSON
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For all the praise of golf's return to the Olympics, there was no shortage of suggestions to make it better. The easy fix is to introduce a team fo...
Bad economy may spoil future plans for Rio's Olympic Park

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The celebrations are done and the torch extinguished, but now that the Olympics are gone, Rio is left with questions about what will become of the ...
No gold, but Spain thrilled with bronze in Olympic hoops

By TOM WITHERS
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Not golden, not the Olympic medal it still covets, but Spain got something. Australia would take anything. Pau Gasol scored 31 points in perhaps hi...
US romps to men's basketball gold, beats Serbia 96-66

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The trip wasn't always easy, though they arrived at their expected destination. The players on the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team never doubted...
New Zealand's Walker appointed to IOC athletes commission

The Associated Press
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand BMX rider Sarah Walker has been appointed to the International Olympic Committee's athletes commission. Walker was nominated b...
Brazil grabs men's volleyball gold, with Neymar watching

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With Neymar in a courtside seat cheering his countrymen, Wallace pumped his arms and let out screams from deep in his lungs as Brazil fed off the e...

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