Olympics
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Mark Cavendish at long last gets Olympic cycling medal
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Mark Cavendish has triumphed in 30 stages of the Tour de France, won road racing's world title and captured dozens of other important races to beco...
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Croatia beats Lithuania 90-81 in men's hoops, wins Group B
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Croatia wasn't one of the favorites coming into the men's basketball competition at the Rio Games, yet they finished pool play atop Group B with a ...
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IOC reprimands Egyptian who wouldn't shake Israeli's hand
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics...
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Overseas play has helped US women's basketball team dominate
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. women's basketball team's dominating performances at the Olympics over the past two decades isn't the result of simply having the best pla...
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Darya Klishina wins appeal, can compete at Olympics
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sp...
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Second gold for Dujardin and Valegro in dressage
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro clinched a second successive gold dressage medal on Monday, setting an Olympic record in the process. In their last ...
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Column: Judging problems return to Olympic boxing
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Maybe having pros box in the Olympics isn't such a bad idea after all. While they're at it, they might start getting some professional judges, too....
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Inside an Olympian's testosterone ordeal
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the g...
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Foul weather hits Olympics, on the track and at sailing
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was hectic for weather forecasters at the Olympics: high winds, driving rain, fire. Only ice was missing. It was a nightmare for the athletes. A...
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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...