Olympics
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McLeod captures Jamaica's 1st Olympic title in 110 hurdles
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There's one Jamaican who thinks he can beat Usain Bolt on the straightaway. A few minor details: Add 10 meters and 10 hurdles. Omar McLeod picked u...
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Brazil's interim prez to skip closing ceremony after jeers
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's interim President Michel Temer, who was loudly booed at the Olympic opening ceremony, won't have to face the same jeering crowds when the ...
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Photo finish: Weertman leads Dutch sweep of open water races
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was a Dutch sweep at Copacabana. Their first Olympic gold in open water swimming was never in doubt. The second one took a few minutes to sort o...
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North: Ledecky is great, but Phelps is the bestAug 16, 2016 5:19 am - My overall impressions of the Rio Olympics have been fantastic, give or take a dirty swimming pool or some poor sportsmanship. I heard someone say Katie Ledecky was the...
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Images: Tuesday at the 2016 Rio OlympicsAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from Tuesday of the 2016 Rio Olympics. ...
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What to watch at the Rio Games on Tuesday
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Day 11 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, track and field, boxing, wrestling and more. Here are some things to watch (all times centr...
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Last-gasp goals fuel German belief in men's field hockey
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With 5 minutes left, Moritz Furste thought he was playing his last game for Germany. With 40 seconds left, he was mentally tuning in for a draw. An...
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The 'golden boy' Schooling mobbed on return to Singapore
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - It was a photo taken with Michael Phelps that inspired Joseph Schooling to Olympic gold. So when he was mobbed by fans on his return to Singapore, he ma...
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Brush fire near Olympic sites rains down ash
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A brush fire caused light ash to fall on the playing surface of the Olympic field hockey venue Monday, and officials are monitoring the nearby moun...
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Column: Olympic excellence now leads to whispers of cheating
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and few...