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Criticized in Rio, marathon twin awarded victory at home

By FRANK JORDANS
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German marathon runner who was criticized for holding hands with her twin sister as they crossed the Rio Olympics finish line - far behind the leaders - ...
German women beat Brazil for Olympic beach volleyball gold

By JIMMY GOLEN
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - On their left was the United States, the birthplace of beach volleyball and the most successful country in its Olympic history. To their right was ...
High standards: Bolt wins gold again, but misses record

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No....
Column: What would 'Lyin' Ryan' Lochte do? Run away

By JIM LITKE
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - To hear Ryan Lochte tell the story, at least the first time, he unflinchingly stared down the barrel of a gun during a holdup while his teammates c...
Relay rerun: Bobble leads to strange day for US women

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - All by themselves on the massive track, the four U.S. women took their positions in Lane 2. Tianna Bartoletta kneeled into the blocks and waited fo...
Neid and Sundhage are longtime contemporaries and foes

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Back when the first women's Olympic soccer tournament was held in 1996 at the Atlanta Games, they were players: Silvia Neid played for Germany and ...
As expected, US men's basketball finds Spain on road to gold

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. men's basketball team expected this. Whether it was for the gold medal, as in the last two Olympics, or just along the road to gold, the A...
Weightlifter stripped of medal; 3 others get drug sanctions

By STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A weightlifter from Kyrgyzstan became the first athlete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to be stripped of a medal after failing a drug test, while a...
USA's Maroulis tops 3-time women's wrestling champ Yoshida

By CLIFF BRUNT
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It took a moment for Helen Maroulis' accomplishment to sink in. The American defeated Japan's Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final ...
Looking beyond the home team in Olympic basketball coverage

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In Rio and any other Olympics, broadcasters are frequently criticized for a concentration on a home nation's athletes that causes it to miss interesting ...

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