Olympics
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Dutch gymnast Van Gelder loses bid for Olympic reinstatement
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. ...
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Uber driver to watch son at Olympics, thanks to passenger
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...
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Olympic glory out of reach for Russian swimmers
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...
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Swimmer Chen Xinyi of China tests positive at Rio Olympics
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...
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Day 7 of Rio Olympics: Death, doping and disrespect
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...
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Olympics open up new world for refugee runner
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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Who's more excited: Michael Phelps or Rowdy Gaines?
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rowdy Gaines clearly had much to say as Michael Phelps turned the race for his 22nd Olympic gold medal into a rout on Thursday. We're just not sure what ...
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Bomb squads, stray bullets: Incidents unnerve some in Rio
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The bomb squad rushed past crowds on Copacabana Beach to investigate a backpack abandoned near Rio's ritziest hotel. Despite the potential for dang...
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US boxing medal drought ends with Nico Hernandez's bronze
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nico Hernandez had a gnarly gash over his left eye that left him bloodied, with blurred vision and in need of stitches. He has a better look in min...
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Ellison overcomes himself to win archery bronze
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The biggest battle Brady Ellison had to win Friday was the one going on inside his head. The American was one arrow away from the gold medal round ...