Olympics
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Even Olympic selfies are complicated by Koreas' rivalry
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nothing is ever easy for the rival Koreas, even that most ubiquitous and usually innocent of Olympic interactions, the selfie. Like dozens of athle...
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Column: It gets real for US basketball team against Boomers
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Up until Wednesday night, life in Rio was pretty good for players on the U.S. men's basketball team. They stayed on a luxury ship, and cruised past...
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Murray and Bond, the Kiwi rowing pair that never lose a race
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - You may have to wait until halfway through the medal race to see why defending Olympic champions Eric Murray and Hamish Bond have never been beaten...
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Argentina ousted in soccer; Portugal and Honduras advance
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along wit...
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Rio authorities step up security after bus windows shattered
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Military police in Rio de Janeiro are stepping up security at the Olympics after a bus carrying journalists had two of its windows shattered by a p...
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Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women's time trial
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal cou...
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France edges Serbia on Parker's jumper in men's basketball
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tony Parker made a jumper with 31 seconds remaining as France rallied down the stretch after blowing a huge early lead to beat Serbia 76-75 in an O...
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The Latest: Jin Jongoh overcomes miscue
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): ___ 12:50 p.m. An unexpected miscue was not enough to derail Jin Jongoh...
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Canada now 3-0, beats Senegal 68-58 in women's basketball
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kia Nurse scored 14 points and Tamara Tatham added 13 as Canada clinched its second straight berth in the women's basketball quarterfinals, beating...
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Japan's Uchimura rallies for second gold in men's gymnastics
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Trailing by nearly a point entering the final rotation and his chances of a second Olympic all-around title very much in jeopardy, Kohei Uchimura p...