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A look at the talented Brazil team trying to win soccer gold

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil is contending for an Olympic gold medal in men's soccer thanks to Neymar and a group of talented youngsters who soon could be starring in to...
In a breeze, Bolt starts pursuit of 200-meter title

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt glanced to his right once, twice, three times. No surprise: Nobody was there. That's how the quest began for his final individual sprint...
Brazil's Robson Conceicao wins historic boxing gold at home

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Lightweight Robson Conceicao won Brazil's first Olympic boxing gold medal Tuesday night, delighting a frenzied home crowd with a clear unanimous de...
Croatia tops Brazil 10-6 in Olympic water polo quarterfinals

By JAY COHEN
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Facing its former coach in a hostile arena, Croatia showed why it's a threat to repeat as Olympic champions. Marko Bijac made 15 saves, including s...
Runners help each other after fall, lifting Olympic spirit

By GERALD IMRAY
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin was lying on the track, dazed after a heavy fall and with her hopes of an Olympic medal seemingly over. Suddenly, ...
Argentine cancer survivor wins Olympic sailing gold at 54

By BERNIE WILSON
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Santiago Lange lost count of how many times he broke down during the celebration on the shore of Guanabara Bay, where one of the more remarkable st...
Russia synchronized swimming duo continues Olympic streak

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - No one can stop Russia's mermaids. That much was clear as soon as Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina finished the synchronized swimming duet ...
Olympic medals, and memories, last a lifetime

By DOUG FERGUSON
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The moment felt as historic as it gets in women's golf. Stacy Lewis won the Women's British Open at St. Andrews with a birdie-birdie finish, the la...
China is golden again, wins 5th diving gold of Rio Olympics

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China is golden again, winning its fifth diving title of the Rio Olympics. Cao Yuan led throughout to win men's 3-meter springboard with 547.60 poi...
Argentina reach 1st men's field hockey final beating champs

By FOSTER NIUMATA
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Argentina is in another Olympic field hockey final. It's just not the team their deliriously happy compatriots thought would be playing for a gold ...

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