Olympics
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Star time for NBC's Olympics coverage with Usain B
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After Usain Bolt's dominating performance in the 100-meter semifinals, NBC track analyst Ato Boldon summed up the chances that a rival could prevent the ...
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Ennis-Hill gets silver, nearly certain about retiring
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jessica Ennis-Hill is nearly certain that this was her last ever heptathlon - and it's tough. Ennis-Hill wiped away tears after losing her Olympic ...
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Gabby Douglas calls Twitter bullying 'really hurtful'
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The hope for one last trip to the Olympic medal podium gone when she stalled early in her routine during the uneven bars final on Sunday, Gabby Dou...
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US men's basketball edges France 100-97; Thompson scores 30
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Three wins from gold, and still no reason to think it will be easy for the U.S. men's basketball team. This is a bumpy road in Rio, but at least th...
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They can see clearer now at troubled Olympic aquatics venue
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Goodbye green. It's back to clear water in the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center, allowing synchronized swimmers to see underwater on the firs...
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Borrowed medal? No thanks, Henderson wins own Olympic gold
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jeff Henderson had an Olympic gold medal in his grasp. Just not one he could call his own. With a pressure-packed jump on his last try of the night...
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US coach Parnham spurs rising women's field hockey program
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - As an assistant coach for Britain's women's field hockey team, Craig Parnham always admired the United States. Now the head coach of the American w...
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Australia stays alive in men's water polo tournament
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rhys Howden and John Cotterill each scored three goals, and Australia stayed alive in the men's Olympic water polo tournament with a 12-7 victory o...
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No matter the water's color, Chinese divers look golden
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China is poised to return to the top of the medal podium in diving. Shi Tingmao and He Zi finished 1-2 in the women's 3-meter springboard semifinal...
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At a school in Rio's slums, kids surf in toxic waters
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Eric Marques walks down a steep labyrinth of dark alleyways on this hillside slum long controlled by drug gangs and off-limits to outsiders. The sc...