Olympics
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Germany in the Olympic final after 2-0 victory over Nigeria
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Lukas Klosertmann and Nils Peterson scored to send Germany into the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Nigeri...
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LeBron says he wishes he was with US team in Rio
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LeBron James misses the Olympic stage. The Cleveland superstar, who decided to skip his fourth Olympics after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title in June, said in an i...
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South Korea wins 1st gold of Rio Olympics
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - South Korea claimed the first taekwondo gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, restoring some pride to the country that invented t...
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USA Gymnastics primed for more success after Karolyi
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Martha Karolyi doesn't know who will replace her as national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics when she officially steps down later this month. S...
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Chinese swimmer breaks taboo about 'that time of the month'
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - Who knew a simple statement about "that time of the month" could cause such a stir? A Chinese Olympic swimmer whose popularity soared during the Rio Games for her animat...
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Britain's track cycling medal haul leaves rivals flummoxed
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kristina Vogel proudly watched the German flag rise to the rafters of the Olympic velodrome, her victory in the women's individual sprint a validat...
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Russia's one-woman team misses out on Olympic medal
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Darya Klishina's one-woman show at the Olympics is over. The only Russian allowed to participate in track and field at the Rio de Janeiro Games fin...
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Move over Bolt, Thompson already has an Olympic double
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Under the massive wings of Usain Bolt, Jamaica keeps producing sprinters of stunning quality. Elaine Thompson is the latest. After completing a spr...
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Icho captures 4th Olympic gold medal in wrestling
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With just seconds to spare, Kaori Icho reminded everyone why she's the best women's wrestler in history. Icho became the first wrestler to win four...
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Track: A challenge for Bolt, gold for Jamaica, sweep for US
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It's no easy thing to push Usain Bolt, even in an Olympic warm-up race. Might be even tougher upstaging him. But that happened on a wild Wednesday ...