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What to do with an Olympic gold medal? Give it to the king

By MARIA CHENG
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After winning Jordan's first Olympic medal ever - a gold, no less - Ahmad Abughaush has an unexpected plan for it: The taekwondo champion intends t...
Got data? The geek behind US women's volleyball does

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a scouting booth high above the court, his fingers flying across the keyboard a mile a minute, Joe Trinsey punches in every touch of every point...
Spain's Marin wins badminton gold over India's Sindhu

By FOSTER KLUG
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carolina Marin of Spain beat P.V. Sindhu of India on Friday to take gold in women's singles badminton, a victory that signals a clear end to China'...
Brazil dismisses feeling of revenge in final vs Germany

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilians know the 7-1 loss to Germany's senior team at the World Cup will never be forgotten. That doesn't mean that defeating the rivals in the ...
Column: More Olympic heartache for Gasol at hands of US

By JIM LITKE
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The proud man looked over the heads of the gathered reporters and then wistfully at the exit. He spoke slowly. Pau Gasol sounded tired. You would, ...
US Olympic gold hasn't made for winning bets in Las Vegas

By SALLY HO
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rowing, shooting and judo - the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn't e...
Deeper 'major budget cuts' enforced on Paralympics in Rio

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers said Friday that deep budget cuts mean a venue will close down, facilities will be d...
Tom Daley tops Chinese in platform prelims at Olympics

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Britain's Tom Daley topped the Chinese in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminaries Friday, helped by the highest-scoring dive so far in eig...
Before football careers, many NFL stars excelled at track

By JOSH HOFFNER
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. has a unique perspective on the exploits of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who has become the star of t...
Brazil wins beach volleyball gold medal in rain

By JIMMY GOLEN
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Alison and Bruno stood on the top step of the Olympic podium, holding back tears as the booming voices of the Carioca singing the Brazilian nationa...

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