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Gold medal not the only prize for most Olympic champions

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling left Rio de Janeiro known as the man who defeated Michael Phelps. And as a millionaire. In addition to winning t...
Water issues linger for residents after Olympics close

By STEPHEN WADE
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Helicopters were up at daybreak spotting rubbish flows at the Olympic sailing venue, with boats below collecting the debris. Dozens of barricades d...
Sweden's Jenny Rissveds powers way to gold on mountain bike

By GENARO C. ARMAS
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jenny Rissveds found another gear going up the first long hill of the last lap of the women's mountain bike race. By the time she started her desce...
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio Games

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enha...
Fiji sevens team returns home to heroes' welcome

The Associated Press
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's gold-medal-winning men's sevens rugby team arrived home Sunday to a delighted nation thrilled by the capture of its first ever Olympic medal. Th...
For resilient US volleyballers, a last ride ends with bronze

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Before they took the court and won bronze, they gathered in the locker room one final time. Each player on the U.S. women's volleyball took a turn ...
China captures women's volleyball gold, coach makes history

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Head held high as she took the court moments after her Chinese team entered the arena, Jenny Lang Ping waved and smiled in several directions then ...
Brazil wins gold in soccer; US grabs more track medals

By JOSH HOFFNER
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil won the medal it wanted the most Saturday, claiming its first Olympic gold in soccer and providing a lift to a beleaguered nation in the pro...
Robeisy Ramirez edges Stevenson for bantamweight boxing gold

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba won his second Olympic boxing gold medal Saturday, claiming a split decision over U.S. bantamweight Shakur Stevenson in a t...
Lesun gets over his disappointment with gold

By JOHN MARSHALL
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Aleksander Lesun had four years to get over his disappointment in London, four years to prepare for his next opportunity. When it came, he was read...

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