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USOC: More actions coming in Ryan Lochte's Olympic scandal

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Whatever celebration the U.S. Olympic Committee has planned for its return home after a wildly successful Rio de Janeiro Games on the competition f...
Kyle Snyder becomes youngest US Olympic wrestling champion

By LUKE MEREDITH
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - American wrestler Kyle Snyder's run to the world title in 2015 was so surprising that some wondered if it was something of a fluke. Snyder showed h...
Missed opportunities: The gold medals Russia could have won

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There have been boos and scandals for Russia in Rio, but also medals - a lot of them. A country which arrived under a cloud with a depleted team le...
In China, a forgiving public embraces fewer gold medals

By DIDI TANG
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - In a country long focused on bringing home as many Olympic gold medals as possible, this year's haul isn't what China expected. When China's 416-athlete delegation set o...
Golf leaves Rio in better shape than when it arrived

By DOUG FERGUSON
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Adilson da Silva of Brazil hit the first shot that put golf back in the Olympics for the first time in more than a century. Inbee Park hit the fina...
Neymar finds redemption in Olympic gold

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Just two weeks ago Neymar's commitment to the Olympic team was questioned by Brazil's fans. Now he's a national hero - and an Olympic champion. Ney...
Shields becomes 1st American boxer with 2 Olympic golds

By DAN GELSTON
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket. She reached in her pocket, pulled out her firs...
Ryan Lochte says 'immature behavior' got him into a mess

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his "immature behavior" that ...
Longtime volleyball ambassador Reid Priddy goes out in style

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Reid Priddy could take his Brazilian bow. One of the biggest ambassadors in men's volleyball for more than a decade, the 38-year-old American ended...
US men grab hoops gold again on Rio's final day

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Brazilians closed out the Rio Games in style Sunday. So did the U.S. men's basketball team. Kevin Durant scored 30 points and helped the Americ...

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