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In quest for world-class US table tennis, college the enemy

By FOSTER KLUG
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Lily Zhang, the American table tennis ace, decided she wanted to make her sport a priority, she took a year off from college to devote to prac...
Same actors, new set: Britain again seeks 3 golds in 1 day

By RAF CASERT
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In British sporting lore, it's known as "Super Saturday." This weekend comes the sequel. Same actors, different set. Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill a...
Britain opens track cycling program with another golden ride

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It doesn't matter who lines up with Jason Kenny in the team sprint at the Olympics. The result is always the same. The new-look British squad of Ke...
Rio taxi drivers plan strike over Uber during Olympics

The Associated Press
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro are planning a demonstration on Friday morning in the immediate vicinity of the Olympic Park to protest the use of r...
Hackers target World Anti-Doping Agency, sports court

JAMES ELLINGWORTH and STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency and Court of Arbitration for Sport say they have been targeted by hackers, with an attempt made to obtain access crede...
Ding Ning wins gold in all-China women's table tennis final

By FOSTER KLUG
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final on Wednesday, revers...
Romania upends China to win women's team epee at Olympics

By LUKE MEREDITH
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Anqi Xu had to charge, and Ana Maria Popescu knew it. Just before Xu reached a still Popescu, she jumped into the air, raised her arms and struck X...
Trans-Tasman rivalry on tap in Olympic sailing's 49er class

By BERNIE WILSON
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After going nearly four years without a defeat aboard their high-performance skiff, New Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were beaten in a ...
2nd Kenya official sent home from Olympics in doping scandal

By GERALD IMRAY and MUTWIRI MUTUOTA
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday after he pretended to be one of the team's 800-meter runners at...
Olympic officer shot in head after wrong turn into slum

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and FELIPE DANA
Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A police officer was shot in the head after he and two others working security at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered ...

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