Olympics
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After volley to face, from a sure tennis medal to none
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka were both still awake at 5 a.m., a mere nine hours before they would play for the Olympic bronze medal. Hlavac...
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Top US BMX rider Connor Fields back from hand injury
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The pink scar that winds from the bottom of Connor Fields' left hand and past his wrist serves as a reminder of the injury that derailed a promisin...
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Floyd Mayweather checks on next generation of Olympic boxers
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Floyd Mayweather Jr. dropped in to see the next generation of Olympic boxers in Rio. The U.S. bronze medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games stood on a ...
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Schooling Phelps: Singapore swimmer beats his idol for gold
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Joseph Schooling was working on a school essay one morning in 2008 when Michael Phelps showed up to train at his club in Singapore ahead of the Bei...
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MMA heads hopeful Olympics lockout will end in 20 years
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The sight would send Brazilian fans into a frenzy: Jose Aldo landing knees to the chin and kicks to the head in an Olympic fight. Aldo could bathe ...
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Canadian men's volleyball makes big strides on world stage
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Glenn Hoag's players surrounded him on the court in celebration Saturday, moments after another memorable Olympic victory for Canada. The tradition...
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First US race win in Olympic regatta comes in 49erFX class
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With their ponytails flapping and their American flag spinnaker billowing in the breeze, Paris Henken and Helena Scutt sped across Guanabara Bay an...
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US landmark arrives: 1,000 Summer Olympic gold medals
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women's 4x100-meter me...
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The Latest: Brazilian cyclist fails doping test
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 2:15 a.m. The International Cycling Union says a Brazilian rider has fai...
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Carter's last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women's shot
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build. At the Olympics, she took it to extremes. The American shot putter waited until her last throw Frid...