Olympics
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China's Si Yajie leads another round in women's platform
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Si Yajie established herself as China's latest gold-medal favorite at the diving pool, leading another round in the women's 10-meter platform Thurs...
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Why all those empty seats at Rio Games? Plenty of reasons
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The taekwondo competition at the Rio Games on Thursday morning was sold out. Not a single seat was left for grabs at the 10,000-capacity arena, whe...
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Spain's Carolina Marin beats Olympic champ Li of China
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Women's badminton saw a major power shift Thursday as Carolina Marin of Spain beat Li Xuerui, the defending Olympic champion from China, to advance...
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Brazilians re-embrace Neymar, hope he can give them gold
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Most Brazilian players were already back in the locker room when Neymar rushed across the field at Maracana Stadium to celebrate with the fans. Shi...
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AIBA reassigns executive director after judging probe
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The International Boxing Association has reassigned its executive director in the middle of the Olympics after an examination of the judging and re...
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Timeline at the Rio gas station where swimmers were stopped
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The following is a timeline of the closed-circuit video obtained from a Rio De Janeiro gas station at the center of a scandal over U.S. Olympic swi...
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How is taekwondo scored? A guide to the Olympic sport
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Taekwondo is a Korean martial art that emphasizes kicking. Fully padded fighters compete to see who can land the most kicks. The head and body are ...
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Sweden and Germany both make first Olympic final
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Even Germany and Sweden seem to be surprised they are in the women's Olympic soccer final. Most figured the World Cup champion U.S. national team w...
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Brazilians cap Olympic sailing regatta with dramatic gold
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Oh, what a golden finish it was for Brazil in the Rio Olympics sailing regatta. Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze sent their fellow Brazilians into a ...
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Brazil's Olympic soccer strength more than its strikers
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Despite all the talk at the Olympics about Brazil's talented strikers, it's the defense that's holding the team together as the host tries to win t...