Olympics
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Same actors, new set: Britain again seeks 3 golds in 1 day
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In British sporting lore, it's known as "Super Saturday." This weekend comes the sequel. Same actors, different set. Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill a...
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Britain opens track cycling program with another golden ride
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It doesn't matter who lines up with Jason Kenny in the team sprint at the Olympics. The result is always the same. The new-look British squad of Ke...
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Rio taxi drivers plan strike over Uber during Olympics
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro are planning a demonstration on Friday morning in the immediate vicinity of the Olympic Park to protest the use of r...
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Hackers target World Anti-Doping Agency, sports court
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency and Court of Arbitration for Sport say they have been targeted by hackers, with an attempt made to obtain access crede...
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Ding Ning wins gold in all-China women's table tennis final
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final on Wednesday, revers...
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Romania upends China to win women's team epee at Olympics
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Anqi Xu had to charge, and Ana Maria Popescu knew it. Just before Xu reached a still Popescu, she jumped into the air, raised her arms and struck X...
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Trans-Tasman rivalry on tap in Olympic sailing's 49er class
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After going nearly four years without a defeat aboard their high-performance skiff, New Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were beaten in a ...
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2nd Kenya official sent home from Olympics in doping scandal
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday after he pretended to be one of the team's 800-meter runners at...
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Olympic officer shot in head after wrong turn into slum
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A police officer was shot in the head after he and two others working security at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered ...
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US women's field hockey tops India, could top pool
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. women's field hockey team took care of business. Now, the Americans can focus on their showdown with Britain. Katie Bam scored two goals, ...