Olympics
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Neid and Sundhage are longtime contemporaries and foes
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Back when the first women's Olympic soccer tournament was held in 1996 at the Atlanta Games, they were players: Silvia Neid played for Germany and ...
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As expected, US men's basketball finds Spain on road to gold
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. men's basketball team expected this. Whether it was for the gold medal, as in the last two Olympics, or just along the road to gold, the A...
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Weightlifter stripped of medal; 3 others get drug sanctions
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A weightlifter from Kyrgyzstan became the first athlete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to be stripped of a medal after failing a drug test, while a...
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USA's Maroulis tops 3-time women's wrestling champ Yoshida
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It took a moment for Helen Maroulis' accomplishment to sink in. The American defeated Japan's Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final ...
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Looking beyond the home team in Olympic basketball coverage
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In Rio and any other Olympics, broadcasters are frequently criticized for a concentration on a home nation's athletes that causes it to miss interesting ...
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American swimmers released, will talk to police Thursday
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 2:10 a.m. The U.S. Olympic Committee says the two American swimmers who...
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US riders advance, but defending champ Strombergs out at BMX
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Connor Fields and his U.S. teammates made it safely through the wind and the wrecks at the BMX track. Two-time defending gold medalist Maris Stromb...
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Ticket inquiry: Hickey leaves hospital, speaks to Rio police
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ireland's Olympic committee says Patrick Hickey has left a Rio de Janeiro hospital and is speaking to police about a ticket scalping investigation....
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Lester: Nekritz competed at Olympic trials in '76 and '96Aug 18, 2016 5:27 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz was a few inches shorter, a "whole lot stronger" and pension reform wasn't yet a gleam in her eye as she took to the balance beam at the Olympi...
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What to watch at the Rio Games on ThursdayAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Day 13 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, beach volleyball, platform diving, wrestling and more. Here are some things to watch (...