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Serbia wins first men's water polo gold

By JAY COHEN
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - No more Olympic pressure for Serbia. Just the sweet relief of gold. Dusan Mandic scored four times, Branislav Mitrovic made 12 saves and Serbia det...
Neymar kick is gold: Brazil wins 1st Olympic soccer title

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil's biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won i...
Solo, Marta and bugs: Olympic women's soccer had it all

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It started with "Zika!" taunts from the Brazilians and wound through the Amazon before a surprising exit for the United States. It ended with heart...
Anchor leg: Bolt gets gold No. 9 with another runaway win

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached to the ground and slapped the white number "3'' painted...
#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 ...

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