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What to watch at the Rio Games Saturday

Aug 13, 2016 1:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Day 8 of the Rio Games features medal action in swimming, track and field, tennis, fencing, track cycling and more. Here are some things to watch (...
Canada's Abel leads Olympic prelims of women's springboard

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Looking to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on a synchronized diving medal, Jennifer Abel of Canada led the way in the preliminar...
After 2 losses, US men volleyball stuns Brazil in 4 sets

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Mouth agape, Matt Anderson yelled from every ounce of his being to celebrate big hit after pounding big hit. Erik Shoji chased down ball after ball...
Playing in Olympics much easier than watching twin sister

By TERESA M. WALKER
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Katherine Plouffe was having a difficult time sitting in the stands at the London Olympics, watching the Canadian women's basketball team play. She...
Dutch gymnast Van Gelder loses bid for Olympic reinstatement

By MIKE CORDER
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - ARNHEM, Netherlands (AP) - Gymnast Yuri van Gelder lost his legal battle Friday to rejoin the Dutch Olympic team in Rio in time to compete in the rings final on Monday. ...
Uber driver to watch son at Olympics, thanks to passenger

By DAKE KANG
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A chance ride, an hourlong conversation, and the generosity of strangers are making it possible for a Philadelphia Uber driver to go to Rio to see hi...
Olympic glory out of reach for Russian swimmers

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For Russia's swimmers, the Olympics is all about what might have been. Their haul of two silver and two bronze medals so far continues a 20-year wa...
Swimmer Chen Xinyi of China tests positive at Rio Olympics

The Associated Press
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A female Chinese swimmer has tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics, China's swimming association said Friday - the first compe...
Day 7 of Rio Olympics: Death, doping and disrespect

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - No gold for Hope Solo, but plenty of bitterness. And a big scare for the U.S. men's basketball team. The United States women's soccer team was elim...
Olympics open up new world for refugee runner

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - He's had no home for most of his life. Yet in a cavernous, mostly-empty stadium in Brazil, a world away from where he came from, Yiech Pur Biel fel...

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