Olympics
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Oregon receiver Devon Allen to run in Olympic 110 hurdles
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Almost 7,000 miles away from the Olympic Stadium, the Oregon Ducks have started football practice with an eye on the season-opening game. On Monday...
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Column: Usain Bolt can't end the greatest show in track
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Not so fast, Usain Bolt. Please don't run away from us after this Olympics. Don't even think about putting an end to the greatest show in track. Th...
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Mattek-Sands, Sock win mixed doubles gold medal in tennis
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Bethanie Mattek-Sands figures she'll retire the stars and stripes socks and frame them with her gold medal. In an all-American mixed doubles final ...
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Michael Phelps gets another gold, but says it is the last
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Standing atop the medal podium for the 23rd time, Michael Phelps teared up, bit his lip and gave a little nod. This was how he really wanted to go ...
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A win is secured for Kenya's Sumgong in women's marathon
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The intruder leaped over the barriers, darted onto the Olympic marathon course and was caught by security. It was a scary but familiar moment for K...
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Andy Murray 1st to win 2 Olympic tennis singles golds
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn't been done in a while. Or ever. Murray became the first tennis player in Olympic h...
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Argentina men out from women's shadow in Rio field hockey
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When the question has been "Argentina plus field hockey," the answer has usually been "Las Leonas." The Lionesses, the national women's team. Featu...
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Israel basking in success in its "national sport" of judo
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Forget the handshake that wasn't - Israel is delighted with something much more unusual: international athletic success. While an Egyptian judoka's refu...
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What to watch at the Rio Games on Sunday
Aug 14, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Day 9 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, gymnastics, tennis, golf, fencing and more. Here are some things to watch (all times ce...
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Images: Sunday at the 2016 Rio OlympicsAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from Sunday of the 2016 Rio Olympics. ...