Olympics
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China's Olympic dominance in badminton will end in Rio
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China's Olympic dominance in badminton will end in Rio de Janeiro. The nation swept all five gold medals at the 2012 London Games, but China's atte...
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Serbia stunner: Australia ousted 73-71 in women's basketball
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Liz Cambage cried. Penny Taylor, whose long career is over when the WNBA season ends, stood with her hands on her head staring into space in stunne...
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The Latest: US beach volleyball team ousted by Brazil
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:10 a.m. Brazil beat the Americans in the women's beach volleyball semifinals and ...
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Bolt advances, Russian qualifies and an engagement at track
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The repeat one-two American finish in the triple jump, the Jamaican gold medal in hurdles and Jenny Simpson's unprecedented bronze in the 1,500 met...
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Defending pole vault champ fights off sickness to move on
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The world-record holder never showed. The highly ranked Brazilian is gone. Another Olympic pole vault gold medal should be a sure thing for defendi...
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Usain Bolt's mid-race smile celebrated by meme makers
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt is known for his happy-go-lucky personality and apparently couldn't contain himself from giving his rivals a mid-race grin as he sprinte...
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A look at the talented Brazil team trying to win soccer gold
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil is contending for an Olympic gold medal in men's soccer thanks to Neymar and a group of talented youngsters who soon could be starring in to...
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In a breeze, Bolt starts pursuit of 200-meter title
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt glanced to his right once, twice, three times. No surprise: Nobody was there. That's how the quest began for his final individual sprint...
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Brazil's Robson Conceicao wins historic boxing gold at home
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Lightweight Robson Conceicao won Brazil's first Olympic boxing gold medal Tuesday night, delighting a frenzied home crowd with a clear unanimous de...
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Croatia tops Brazil 10-6 in Olympic water polo quarterfinals
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Facing its former coach in a hostile arena, Croatia showed why it's a threat to repeat as Olympic champions. Marko Bijac made 15 saves, including s...