Olympics
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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...
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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 ...