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US beats Italy for Olympic gold in women's water polo

By JAY COHEN
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ashleigh Johnson and KK Clark joined a couple of Brazilian dancers for a samba lesson. Maggie Steffens grabbed an American flag for the party on th...
Brazilian politicians skip Olympics amid bad mood of country

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and PETER PRENGAMAN
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Olympics are normally a prime place for politicians to schmooze, tout their work and bask in the limelight in hopes of boosting popularity or g...
Pajon defends women's Olympic BMX gold, Fields wins for US

By GENARO C. ARMAS
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the men's Olympic final in the American-born sport on Friday, ...
South Korea earns its 2nd gold in Olympic taekwondo in Rio

By MARIA CHENG
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The country that created taekwondo can still dominate. Oh Hye-ri won the women's 67-kilogram division at the Olympics on Friday, giving South Korea...
Esposito gets Olympic gold in women's modern pentathlon

By JOHN MARSHALL
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Chloe Esposito emerged from the tunnel into Deodoro Stadium, her bright, white teeth sparkling in the lights. The smile stuck with her on the long ...
Mossely wins 1st French women's boxing gold on birthday

By DAN GELSTON
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Estelle Mossely skipped the birthday bash for a gold medal celebration. On her 24th birthday, Mossely gave herself the gift of gold, defeating Chin...
Olympic divers deal with changing conditions at outdoor pool

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There was rain and wind, bright sunshine and gloomy clouds. Even green water. For the first time since 1992, Olympic diving was held in an outdoor ...
Durant gives US men's hoop team needed jolt in Rio Games

By TOM WITHERS
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The words, scrawled in marker on the tops of his sneakers, remind Kevin Durant why he started playing basketball in the first place. Even in the Ol...
Serbian women chase gold, first women's volleyball medal

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tijana Boskovic covered her face and cried for joy in the aftermath of her team's thrilling semifinal upset of the top-ranked Americans, overcome b...
Column: Lochte's apology is about as real as his story

By TIM DAHLBERG
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ryan Lochte's apology was about as real as his story. How can you tell? There wasn't a "dude," ''brah" or "jeah" anywhere in it. No "bogus," either...

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