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How do the blind watch the Olympics? NBC helps them hear it

By TALI ARBEL
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two people in a recording booth deep inside a Connecticut office park are helping millions of blind Americans feel part of the Olympics like never before...
Netherlands wins shootout in women's field hockey semifinals

By CLIFF BRUNT
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ellen Hoog shook off a miss in the shootout and came back to score the game-winner as the Netherlands defeated Germany on Wednesday in the Olympic ...
After coach's arrest, Dibaba says she's 'crystal' clean

By GERALD IMRAY
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - New 1,500-meter Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon sat at a podium not long after winning her first major title - when she beat the world-record holde...
"Awesome Hour" on the track as US captures 6 Olympic medals

By PAT GRAHAM
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tianna Bartoletta reflected on her first Olympic title and a rush of American medals and gave it a catchy name: "awesome hour." In a span of about ...
Police case against IOC executive seized naked by Rio police

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The IOC hierarchy is used to being treated like royalty in Olympic host cities. Brazilian police afforded Patrick Hickey no such deference early We...
Russia ends a special run in Rio for Canadian volleyball

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Canada's players gathered on their knees at one end of the court over the Olympic rings, taking it in together for a final time. Their special Rio ...
Jager earns 1st US Olympic medal in steeplechase since '84

By PAT GRAHAM
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Evan Jager knows steeplechase history about as well as anyone. Like, how difficult the Kenyans are to beat and how the Americans haven't captured a...
China goes 1-2 in prelims of women's 10-meter platform

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China's dominance at the diving pool shows no signs of waning. Si Yajie and Ren Qian went 1-2 in the preliminaries of women's 10-meter platform Wed...
Column: Losing gracefully still an Olympic sport

By JOHN LEICESTER
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a world in turmoil, one thing never changes: the Olympic sport of losing gracefully. With a crisp, assured landing of his final somersault off t...
Simone Biles and Zac Efron: Who's the bigger fan of whom?

The Associated Press
Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Simone Biles, the biggest breakout star of the Rio Olympics, was starstruck. Understandable - despite four gold medals the gymnast is still a 19-ye...

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