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The Latest: US men's volleyball hands Brazil first Rio loss

The Associated Press
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Matt Anderson and his U.S. men's volleyball teammates have stunned the B...
Brazilians in US share mix of pride, skepticism of Rio games

By BOB SALSBERG
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - Pride in the Rio Olympics is palpable in this Boston suburb, nicknamed "Little Brazil" for its thriving population of Brazilian immigrants and t...
Pau Gasol, Spain hold off Nigeria 96-87 in men's basketball

The Associated Press
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Pau Gasol scored 24 points, Ricky Rubio added 15 and Spain rallied for a crucial 96-87 win over Nigeria 96-87 on Thursday night in men's basketball...
Blood and guts: Olympic boxers dealing with facial cuts

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Olympic boxing is bloody again. Men are fighting without headgear for the first time in 36 years, making the sport debatably safer and undoubtedly ...
Turkey holds off Belarus 74-71 for win in women's basketball

The Associated Press
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Isil Alben hit two free throws with 13.1 seconds left as Turkey held off Belarus 74-71 Thursday in group play to take another step closer to advanc...
Coach: Lone Russian in track and field focused on herself

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Only one Russian will compete at the Olympic track and field meet. Darya Klishina's goal is to not put the weight of her whole country on her shoul...
Britain's defending dressage champion is all smiles in Rio

By DANIELLA MATAR
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it. Dujardin, a defending champion in two events, helped the British...
NBC sports chief says Rio Games are a 'huge hit'

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The chief of NBC Sports said Thursday the Rio Games are a huge hit and that he doesn't anticipate having to make concessions to advertisers. While NBC's ...
Daily Beast withdraws story about gay dating at Rio Games

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Daily Beast has withdrawn a story that prompted ire of many readers, complaining that it could have outed gay athletes at the Rio Games. The st...
A virtual-reality Olympics? It's OK, but TV is still king

By ANICK JESDANUN
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you want to glimpse the future of sports broadcasting, you can check out the Rio Olympics in virtual reality. But if you really want to immerse yourse...

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