Olympics
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Happy Birthday and a spot in the semis for Walsh Jennings
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - NBA stars came out to cheer for her. The crowd at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue sang "Happy Birthday." And Kerri Walsh Jennings earned a sp...
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Americans denied gold for 1st time since 2008 Games
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Americans were denied a gold medal Monday for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and it took two big stumbles to keep the "Star Sp...
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US men's volleyball team beats Mexico to reach quarterfinals
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Taylor Sander leapt high for timely blocks. He went low for a save at floor level to keep a winning point going. Then, he squatted way down to send...
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Irish boxing star Taylor stunned in lightweight bout
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Katie Taylor trudged out of the ring with a white towel around her neck, and needed time to compose herself and find the right words for her stunni...
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A gold medal for Rose, and for golf
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The significance of a gold medal hit Justin Rose at a moment he wasn't expecting. Long after the medal was draped around his neck and the British f...
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Iranian fan allowed to hold her sign at volleyball venue
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Iranian sports fan and activist Darya Safai returned to the Olympic volleyball venue Monday repeating her message and hoping the whole world hears:...
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Spain beats Argentina 92-73 in men's basketball to advance
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Spain's two losses to open the Olympics seem like a distant memory after three straight wins has put the Spanish men's basketball team back into me...
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The Latest: Klishina wins appeal to compete in Rio
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 2:10 a.m. The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appe...
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Biles' run at Olympic history ends with bronze on the beam
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Simone Biles felt her right foot slip. Then her left. As she reached down to steady herself on the balance beam - her first visible misstep during ...
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Nene leads Brazil past Nigeria 86-69 in Olympic basketball
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nene scored 19 points, Marcelinho Huertas had 11 assists and Brazil kept its chances of advancing to the men's basketball quarterfinals alive with ...