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Germany tops US 2-1 in women's field hockey quarterfinals

By CLIFF BRUNT
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Germany is a step closer to claiming another medal in women's Olympic field hockey. The U.S. once again will leave empty-handed. The Germans held o...
US, Hungary advance to women's semifinal

By JAY COHEN
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For all the talk about the team's potent attack, the No. 1 priority for the U.S. women's water polo team is defense. For three quarters on Monday, ...
Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Elia Viviani slammed hard into the wooden surface of the Olympic velodrome and thought, just for a fleeting moment, that perhaps his chances of win...
Go USA! Go Coach? For US basketball fans, Olympics a change

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - You love them now, right America? Mike Krzyzewski and Geno Auriemma may have their haters in college basketball, but this is the Olympics. This is ...
Study finds women competitors dominate NBC's prime time

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - During the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening. Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition tim...
Brazil is a step closer to gold, but Sweden comes first

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Brazilians are a step away from a shot at Olympic gold, and nothing could make the host nation's fans happier. Women's soccer has not tradition...
Mark Cavendish at long last gets Olympic cycling medal

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Mark Cavendish has triumphed in 30 stages of the Tour de France, won road racing's world title and captured dozens of other important races to beco...
Croatia beats Lithuania 90-81 in men's hoops, wins Group B

The Associated Press
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Croatia wasn't one of the favorites coming into the men's basketball competition at the Rio Games, yet they finished pool play atop Group B with a ...
IOC reprimands Egyptian who wouldn't shake Israeli's hand

The Associated Press
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics...
Overseas play has helped US women's basketball team dominate

By DOUG FEINBERG
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. women's basketball team's dominating performances at the Olympics over the past two decades isn't the result of simply having the best pla...

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