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Chen wins men's 10-meter for China's 7th diving gold

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China won its seventh gold in eight diving events at the Rio Olympics, showing off the superpower's depth with a less heralded champion in men's 10...
In the end, American runner Chelimo got his silver medal

By CHRIS LEHOURITES
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - American runner Paul Chelimo won an Olympic silver medal. Or did he? Oh, yes he did. Chelimo, who was born in Kenya but lives in Oregon, finished s...
What to watch at the Rio Games on Sunday

The Associated Press
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The final day of the Rio Games features medal action in basketball, volleyball, the marathon, boxing, wrestling and more, as well as the closing ce...
Is that a kick? Taekwondo fighters devise new ways to score

By MARIA CHENG
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Taekwondo may be best known for its flashy and acrobatic kicks, but the electronic scoring system used at the Olympics apparently doesn't care whet...
Britain tops Netherlands, wins 1st women's field hockey gold

By CLIFF BRUNT
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Britain was thoroughly outplayed, yet weathered everything the star-studded Netherlands team could muster. Somehow, the British escaped the onslaug...
Serbia captures bronze in women's hoops, beats France 70-63

By TERESA M. WALKER
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Serbia is building its women's basketball history one win at a time and now leaves Rio with a historic victory. The Serbs are leaving their first O...
US women could be on verge of water polo dynasty

By JAY COHEN
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women's water polo team stood on the top step of the podium and belted out the national anthem through a mixture of sm...
The Latest: China defeats Serbia for women's volleyball gold

The Associated Press
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...
Russian stripped of women's shot put medal from London Games

The Associated Press
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...
Claressa's coronation: 1 fight remains for boxer Shields

By GREG BEACHAM
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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