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Green and golden? Australia men's hoop team eyeing Rio gold

By TOM WITHERS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There's one team that has lived up to high expectations - even surpassed them - at the Rio Games in men's basketball. It's the one with a roster lo...
Newly retired Michael Phelps is on Boomer time with son

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - He sat quietly, eyes closed, dozing in the shade on a warm afternoon at a beach hotel patio near Barra Olympic Park. It had been an exhausting firs...
Rio organizers acknowledge 'dropping the ball' on planning

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Once the self-styled "Olympic family" started grumbling, Rio de Janeiro organizers knew they had to make rapid improvements. "You need to provide g...
2-time defending Olympic champion Brazil falls to China in 5

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Faces buried in hands and tears falling, the Brazilian women's volleyball team lost to China in a five-set quarterfinal match on Tuesday. It was an...
Sometimes it's harder work when things don't go right

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky made it look easy. But not every Olympic favorite wins, and sometimes the difference is as small as an opponent's lunge,...
Rio police: Scant evidence so far in Lochte robbery probe

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and BETH HARRIS
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Police investigating reports that American swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his teammates were robbed at gunpoint in a taxi so far have found littl...
Bolt, Bolt, Bolt: a man, and a name, for all seasons

By FRED LIEF
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - Let's take a moment to exult The mighty, wondrous Usain Bolt And marvel at his great result - Best measured less by time than volt And worthy of a Derby colt, His magic ...
Sweden advances to women's Olympic soccer final on penalties

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The roaring crowd at the Maracana Stadium desperately wanted Lisa Dahlkvist to miss. It didn't bother her at all. Dahlkvist just pretended all thos...
Ready for launch: Olympic Channel set for takeoff after Rio

By STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - On Sunday night, right after the flame has been extinguished in Rio de Janeiro, another Olympic project will burst out of the starting blocks. It's...
McLeod captures Jamaica's 1st Olympic title in 110 hurdles

By PAT GRAHAM
Aug 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There's one Jamaican who thinks he can beat Usain Bolt on the straightaway. A few minor details: Add 10 meters and 10 hurdles. Omar McLeod picked u...

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