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#Blackgirlmagic takes spotlight at Olympics

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrea Lawful-Sanders has a ritual for cheering the black heroines of the Summer Olympics. She gets into her corner of the living room, sets up her c...
Americans extend medal count to 27 in Olympic track meet

By PAT GRAHAM
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tori Bowie is showing her true colors - bronze, silver and, now, gold. "This completes my set," the sprinter said after anchoring the U.S. team to ...
Decathlon champ Eaton ponders next steps, won't defend title

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The world's greatest athlete hates being called The World's Greatest Athlete. He hears it every time he is introduced at an event, or meets sponsor...
Kayak men assail plans for women's canoe in next Olympics

By KARL RITTER
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In the Olympics, women can paddle a kayak but not a canoe. Some men think it should stay that way. As the canoe sprint competition wrapped up Satur...
Gwen Jorgensen gives US first Olympic gold in triathlon

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Cop...
Nigeria earns Olympic bronze with 3-2 win over Honduras

The Associated Press
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) - Sadiq Umar scored a pair of goals and Nigeria won the Olympic bronze medal by holding off Honduras 3-2 on Saturday at Mineirao Stadium. It ...
Chased by controversy: A timeline of Caster Semenya's career

By GERALD IMRAY
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Caster Semenya is the Olympic champion nearly seven years to the day after she arrived in track and field and sparked a controversy so complex and ...
2nd straight Olympic double puts Farah among the greats

By RAF CASERT
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There is no doubt about it: Mo Farah is among the best long-distance runners of all time. The British great produced one of his trademark controlle...
Appeal denied, questions prevail for US relay team

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It shouldn't be that hard. The Americans make it look that way. The latest U.S. debacle in the Olympic relays reached its end point Saturday, when ...
Russia wins women's handball gold over France

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Russia won a hard-fought contest against France to take Olympic women's handball gold Saturday, drawing motivation from a speech by coach Evgeny Tr...

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