Olympics
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Argentina, Spain aging but not done yet in men's basketball
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Together, they helped shove the U.S. from the top of the world in men's basketball. Argentina and Spain produced their greatest generations at the ...
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US rolls again in women's basketball, routs China 105-62
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women's basketball team dominated another opponent. It wasn't so much the final score of the game, bu...
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At the Copa: Brazil is making itself at home in beach v'ball
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The fans chant their names, wave their flags and do a little samba in their seats whenever the Brazilians take the sand at the Copacabana Olympic b...
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Lochte: US swimmers are 'safe and unharmed' after robbery
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and ...
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Wiggins inspired to Rio glory by coach under investigation
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Preparing for his final race before retirement in the Olympic velodrome, Bradley Wiggins' phone flashed with a message. "Don't think records. Think...
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Max Whitlock gives Britain 1st gold medals in gymnastics
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Britain had never won an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics before Sunday. In a span of about an hour, Max Whitlock gave the British two. He already ...
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Justin Rose wins first Olympic golfing gold since 1904
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Justin Rose won the first golfing gold medal at the Olympics in 112 years Sunday, beating Henrik Stenson by two strokes, and Simone Biles added a t...
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Great Scott: Emotional Brit wins Finn Olympic sailing gold
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There was no way Giles Scott could be a proper Briton and keep a stiff upper lip as he closed in on winning the gold medal in the Finn class in the...
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Rose captures golf's 1st gold medal in 112 years
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - From the top step of the podium, Justin Rose bowed his head as the Olympic gold medal was placed around his neck, and he stared at it for the longe...
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Mountain wind makes for rough end to Olympic rowing regatta
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It wasn't so much the microbes but the wind that made waves during Olympic rowing. For the first time since 1996, the Olympic regatta was not held ...