Olympics
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Stepanova: If something happens to us, it's not an accident
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The runner who blew the whistle on the doping scandal in Russia fears for her safety and has switched residences after hackers breached a database ...
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Some Olympic athletes find grass is greener far from home
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For Sale: One elite athlete, lightly used. Will swap citizenship, move to your country and even marry to compete for your Olympic team if the price...
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Rio holds its breath, then winds roar across Olympic courses
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Olympic wind gods held their breath, and then exhaled all at once. First there was too little wind, and then too much. Almost as if someone had...
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US teen advances in Olympic 400 hurdles despite cold, nerves
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The American teenager was talking as if her time in Rio was done - the competition was just too intimidating, the Olympic atmosphere was too overwh...
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Germany tops US 2-1 in women's field hockey quarterfinals
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Germany is a step closer to claiming another medal in women's Olympic field hockey. The U.S. once again will leave empty-handed. The Germans held o...
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US, Hungary advance to women's semifinal
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For all the talk about the team's potent attack, the No. 1 priority for the U.S. women's water polo team is defense. For three quarters on Monday, ...
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Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Elia Viviani slammed hard into the wooden surface of the Olympic velodrome and thought, just for a fleeting moment, that perhaps his chances of win...
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Go USA! Go Coach? For US basketball fans, Olympics a change
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - You love them now, right America? Mike Krzyzewski and Geno Auriemma may have their haters in college basketball, but this is the Olympics. This is ...
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Study finds women competitors dominate NBC's prime time
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - During the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening. Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition tim...
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Brazil is a step closer to gold, but Sweden comes first
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Brazilians are a step away from a shot at Olympic gold, and nothing could make the host nation's fans happier. Women's soccer has not tradition...