Olympics
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Jenny Simpson runs to 1st US Olympic medal in women's 1,500
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - As Jenny Simpson took an extra lap around the blue track Tuesday night, Stars and Stripes in tow, and celebrated becoming the first U.S. woman to m...
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US routs Japan 110-64, advances to women's basketball semis
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women's basketball brushed aside yet another opponent at the Rio Games after being challenged for the first time in the ...
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Artur Aleksanyan rolls to Olympic gold in Greco-Roman
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Armenia won Olympic gold and silver in Greco-Roman wrestling on Tuesday, keeping Cuba from its goal of earning one title per day in the sport. Artu...
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APNewsBreak: Boxing decision could lead to judging changes
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Heavyweight Evgeny Tishchenko's gold-medal victory over Vassiliy Levit in a widely criticized decision is likely to be a catalyst for change during...
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China's Olympic dominance in badminton will end in Rio
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China's Olympic dominance in badminton will end in Rio de Janeiro. The nation swept all five gold medals at the 2012 London Games, but China's atte...
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Serbia stunner: Australia ousted 73-71 in women's basketball
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Liz Cambage cried. Penny Taylor, whose long career is over when the WNBA season ends, stood with her hands on her head staring into space in stunne...
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The Latest: US beach volleyball team ousted by Brazil
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:10 a.m. Brazil beat the Americans in the women's beach volleyball semifinals and ...
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Bolt advances, Russian qualifies and an engagement at track
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The repeat one-two American finish in the triple jump, the Jamaican gold medal in hurdles and Jenny Simpson's unprecedented bronze in the 1,500 met...
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Defending pole vault champ fights off sickness to move on
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The world-record holder never showed. The highly ranked Brazilian is gone. Another Olympic pole vault gold medal should be a sure thing for defendi...
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Usain Bolt's mid-race smile celebrated by meme makers
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt is known for his happy-go-lucky personality and apparently couldn't contain himself from giving his rivals a mid-race grin as he sprinte...