Olympics
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Kookaburras back on track, beat Britain 2-1 in field hockey
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Australia is back on track in Olympic field hockey. Coming off consecutive Olympic losses for the first time since 1988, the Australians scored two...
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Coming off a double-gold night, Phelps returns for 200 IM
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps didn't have much time to savor his double gold-medal night. He was back at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday, getting starte...
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Kuwait's Al-Deehani wins double trap gold as independent
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The remnants of the final two targets scattered in the dreary Brazilian sky, landing in dozens of places across the rain-soaked Olympic shooting ra...
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Refugee athletes from Congo find joy simply in competing
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Even defeat ultimately felt like victory for Yolande Bukasa and Popole Misenga. The two refugees, originally from Congo, competed in judo Wednesday...
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Japan sweeps judo golds at Rio Olympics in middleweights
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Japan swept the judo gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, taking the top spot in both men's and women's middleweight divisions....
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Going green: Changes in water color at water polo, diving
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It looks as if the water polo pool is turning green with envy. The men's Olympic tournament resumed Wednesday in green-tinged water after the divin...
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Daryl Homer wins silver in men's sabre
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The United States saw a pair of fencers put themselves in position to win unprecedented gold medals at the Rio Games. Neither came through. But sim...
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Alba Torrens scores 32 points as Spain routs China 89-68
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Alba Torrens scored 32 points to lead Spain to an 89-68 win over China Wednesday as the Spaniards improved their position in women's basketball gro...
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Sponsors, athletes work together on beach bikini design
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The collaboration between April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings goes beyond the Copacabana beach volleyball venue, beyond the California beaches wher...
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Bra-zil! Bra-zil! Olympic love for water polo in Brazil
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rodrigo Perrone, wearing a blue water polo cap, deftly made his way through the packed stands at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. The 8-year-old Per...