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Greek shooter regards gold medal as payback for 'open war'

By FOSTER NIUMATA
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Anna Korakaki took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She had been one point from an Olympic gold medal, leading 6-0, in the women's 25-meter pis...
Lots of choices for shooting water polo players

By JAY COHEN
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The stakes are high, and failure is the most likely result. Skip it off the wrong patch of water, and it goes sailing over the goal. Misfire on a l...
The Latest: Argentina topples Croatia in men's basketball

The Associated Press
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 12:55 p.m. Argentina men's basketball team walked away with a hard-fought 90-8...
Netherlands captain Balkestein-Grothues out with hurt ankle

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Netherlands women's volleyball captain Maret Balkestein-Grothues will not play in Wednesday's third group match against Italy because of an ankle i...
Bay watch: Olympic sailing's troubled waters

By FRED LIEF
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - It sure looks nice but who can tell On Guanabara Bay? Waters glisten and sailboats glide, And so it's hard to say. The mountains rise, the clouds hang low Across a blue-...
Italy, despite injured captain, tops US in men's volleyball

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - One by one, as best they could, Emanuele Birarelli's teammates made their way over to him for a hug or handshake. Their captain lay on the sideline...
Brazil coach defends Neymar ahead of decisive Denmark game

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) - Leave him alone. Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of misfiring star striker Neymar before the decisive game against Denmark a...
Some natural excitement at the swimming venue

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Everyone on the planet has been talking about Michael Phelps and Chad Le Clos, NBC swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines said Tuesday. Uh oh. When NBC ran a spli...
'Final Five' win one more gymnastics gold for Karolyi

By WILL GRAVES
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Martha Karolyi leaned forward, her hands clutching the railing in front of her seat. Knuckles white. Head tilted. Body tense. It didn't matter that...
Column: Biles and the 'Final Five' have more show left

By TIM DAHLBERG
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There were smiles and hugs all around, even a celebratory chant. Winning gold felt good - awfully good - even if everyone in the arena knew this U....

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