Olympics
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What to watch at the Rio Games on WednesdayAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Day 12 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, beach volleyball, wrestling and more. Here are some things to watch (all times Central...
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Underdogs? Not us, says Budapest 2024 bid leader
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Don't tell leaders of Budapest's bid that they are underdogs in the race for the 2024 Olympics. In fact, they say, the three other cities "should b...
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Kenny, Trott cap track program with 2 more golds for Britain
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jason Kenny celebrated his third gold medal of the Rio Olympics with a kiss from his fiancee. Or maybe Laura Trott was simply celebrating her secon...
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Renowned chef feeds Rio's homeless with excess Olympic food
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Twelve hours ago, Fagner Dos Santos ate his last meal: two hardened bread buns and coffee. For much of the past decade, the 33-year-old has been ba...
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Column: Born into hoops, this Schmidt has sand in his soul
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Like some ghost from the past, the memory of a stinging loss in the Olympic gold-medal volleyball game more than three decades ago returned just in...
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Kenyan sprinter in 12-hour race to make race in Rio
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kenyan sprinter Carvin Nkanata's biggest race this week was the 12-hour dash from Florida to the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to make the star...
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David Rudisha retains Olympic title in 800, cements legacy
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - David Rudisha glanced to his left twice as he came round the final bend, waiting for the challenge to come. It didn't. He didn't let it. The world-...
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An Olympic message to the Brazilian Bob Costas: Shut it!
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When a BBC announcer suggested that a Brazilian broadcaster needed to shut up at the start of a swimming race at the Rio Olympics, he was voicing t...
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Doda going for gold in the place where it all started
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian show jumper Alvaro Doda de Miranda has extra motivation to succeed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The Olympic Equestrian Center is on mi...
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Klishina relieved to compete, qualify for Olympic final
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Russia's one-woman track and field team qualified for the long jump final. Darya Klishina, the only person from her country allowed to compete in t...