Olympics
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Next US Olympic teen sensation? Maybe Ashima Shiraishi
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Simone Biles and Mallory Pugh are the fresh U.S. faces of the Rio Games. Up next: Ashima Shiraishi. The 15-year-old rock climber's sport debuts at ...
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Rhode earns bronze to medal in 6 straight Olympics
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kim Rhode stood at the base of the Olympic podium, unsure of what to do with her hands. She tugged at the bottom of her shirt, adjusted the sleeve,...
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Nadal, Lopez win Olympic tennis men's doubles for Spain
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rafael Nadal added a second Olympic tennis gold medal to all of those Grand Slam trophies, teaming with Marc Lopez to win the men's doubles champio...
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Company offers replicas of $1,200 USA gymnastics leotards
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - READING, Pa. (AP) - Swarovski crystals may not be included, but Olympic hopefuls can dress like the gold-medal-winning American women's gymnasts in replicas of their muc...
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Serbia beats China 80-72; 1st Olympic win in women's hoops
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ana Dabovic scored 23 points, and Serbia beat China 80-72 Friday in a game the Serbians had to win to have a chance at advancing to the medal round...
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Ancient games, modern times: Anyone for a truce?
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - The games go back to ancient Greece, Where city-states would keep the peace: No fighting in this interlude While men would wrestle in the nude. We might no longer honor ...
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See Olympic heroes again? Perhaps not in weightlifting
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - If you enjoyed weightlifting at the 2012 Olympics, you might be confused about where your favorites have gone. The reigning gold, silver and bronze...
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Etiquette of judo integral to Japanese martial art
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Judo is a Japanese martial art that was developed in the 19th century based on principles of self-defense. Its creator, Jigoro Kano, combined eleme...
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Another scare: US men's basketball team edges Serbia 94-91
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Written in Portuguese on one wall above center court at Carioca Arena is the phrase "Um mundo novo." Translation: A new world. It didn't seem that ...
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For some racewalkers, a cloud of doping is most frustrating
Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Some 5,000 miles away from Brazil, longtime racewalking coach and competitor Don Lawrence was watching an online feed of Friday's men's 20-kilomete...