Olympics
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Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez rolls to 3rd Olympic title
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Cuban heavyweight Mijain Lopez once again bested Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp - this time with an Olympic performance that put him in the company of ...
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Brazil knocks US men out of Olympic beach volleyball
Aug 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Beijing gold medalist Phil Dalhausser teamed up with Nick Lucena less than one year ago for a longshot run at the Olympics, it was more out of...
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Images: Monday at the 2016 Rio OlympicsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from Monday of the 2016 Rio Olympics. ...
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Imrem: Phelps great, yes, but best athlete?Aug 14, 2016 5:01 pm - Michael Phelps has won enough Olympic gold to restock Fort Knox a few times over. But is he, as some suggest, the greatest athlete of any type ever? Nah. First of all, t...
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Murray, del Potro, Puig, others cared about Olympic tennis
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For a sport supposedly filled with folks who don't care about the Olympics, there sure was a lot of crying during the tennis competition at the Rio...
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Rio Olympics lacking 'look' that usually characterizes games
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Looking for an Olympic venue? The IOC has acknowledged that the Rio Olympics are missing part of the so-called "look" that characterizes the games....
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Netherlands routs Australia in men's field hockey quarters
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Netherlands doesn't get humiliated often in men's field hockey. When it happens, the Dutch don't forget. Armed with memories from a blowout los...
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Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn't see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn't need to...
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So much for the dire predictions of US swimming flop in Rio
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - They teamed up for a carpool karaoke video. They planted their flag in Brazil. And when the Olympics are done, they'll be remembered as the latest ...
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American men advance to Olympic beach volleyball quarters
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena received their reward for cruising through pool play and the first round of the Olympic beach volleyball ...