Olympics
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Dutch ready for field hockey quarters after beating Germany
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Olympic women's titleholder the Netherlands put away Germany 2-0 on Saturday to roll into the field hockey quarterfinals unbeaten and with a famili...
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Gasol, Spain throttle Lithuania 109-59 in men's basketball
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With little room for error, the Spanish men's basketball team absolutely throttled Lithuania 109-59 Saturday to keep its medal hopes alive. Spain, ...
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Hancharou of Belarus ends China's run in Olympic trampoline
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The routine wasn't even complete when Uladzislau Hancharou started celebrating. His body still a couple stories off the ground during the men's Oly...
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Britain wins another gold, silver in Olympic track cycling
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Joanna Rowsell-Shand was still cherishing her latest Olympic gold medal when teammate Becky James rallied on the final lap of the women's keirin to...
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Rose positioned for golf's 1st Olympic gold medal in century
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson know what it's like to play next to each other on a big stage when it's all about flag and the gold prize. That was ...
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IOC fights cyberattacks during Olympics
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The International Olympic Committee is fending off massive cyberattacks during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. "Throughout the games, the same in Lond...
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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...