Olympics
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Russian mastery in synchronized swimming yields double gold
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Russia's dominance of synchronized swimming remains unchallenged after it captured the team gold Friday to preserve a 16-year winning streak. Russi...
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Neid's last match as German's coach is for the gold
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Coach Silvia Neid's final match as coach of Germany will be for the gold medal at the Rio Games. Quite a way to cap an illustrious coaching career....
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The Latest: Bolt celebrates by throwing the javelin _ Really
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:45 a.m. How did Usain Bolt celebrate winning a ninth Olympic gold med...
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Devastating loss for champion US wrestler Jordan Burroughs
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - U.S. wrestler Jordan Burroughs came to the Rio Olympics expecting to build a legacy so great he could transcend his sport. Instead, the defending O...
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US beats Spain 82-76 in men's basketball, will play for gold
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Gone was the all-offense, all-action play that turned the last two gold-medal games into classics. To get by Spain again, the U.S. Olympic men's ba...
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In Bolt's shadow, US team keeps raking in medals
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In the shadow of mighty Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix achieved something unprecedented in women's track and field Friday by winning her fifth Olympic g...
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What to do with an Olympic gold medal? Give it to the king
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After winning Jordan's first Olympic medal ever - a gold, no less - Ahmad Abughaush has an unexpected plan for it: The taekwondo champion intends t...
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Got data? The geek behind US women's volleyball does
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a scouting booth high above the court, his fingers flying across the keyboard a mile a minute, Joe Trinsey punches in every touch of every point...
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Spain's Marin wins badminton gold over India's Sindhu
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carolina Marin of Spain beat P.V. Sindhu of India on Friday to take gold in women's singles badminton, a victory that signals a clear end to China'...
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Brazil dismisses feeling of revenge in final vs Germany
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilians know the 7-1 loss to Germany's senior team at the World Cup will never be forgotten. That doesn't mean that defeating the rivals in the ...