Olympics
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Everyone but US aims for silver in team gymnastic finals
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The phrase is "go for the gold." But in the women's gymnastics team finals of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Tuesday, everyone but the Americans had a...
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Kenya's Olympic track team manager arrested on return home
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Kenyan track and field team manager who was sent home from the Olympics after being caught offering to help cover up doping for cash was arrest...
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Nate Ebner adds Olympic appearance to bucket list
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nate Ebner is the only Super Bowl champion who ever played a game of rugby in the Olympics. The New England Patriots safety and special teams ace s...
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Grandmother of Thai Olympian dies watching him lift on TV
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A celebratory occasion for a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner's family turned somber as the athlete's grandmother collapsed and died minutes before he won...
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JDC tournament makes the best of its golf challenge from OlympicsAug 09, 2016 1:01 am - Golf will be contested at the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904 beginning on Thursday. That's also the same day the John Deere Classic - the PGA Tour's only an...
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Winnetka's Conor Dwyer wins bronze in 200m freeAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Winnetka's Conor Dwyer captured the bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle Monday at the Rio Olympics. Dwyer, a Loyola Academy graduate, finished in 1:45:23, behind Chi...
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Images: Tuesday at the 2016 Rio OlympicsAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from Tuesday of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Highlights included the US women's gymnastics team winning gold for a second consecutive Olympics. ...
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What to watch at the Rio Games on TuesdayAug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO - Day 4 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, swimming, fencing, judo and more. Here are some things to watch (all times central): Gymnast...
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Rally time: Nurse helps Canada come back, beat Serbia 71-67
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rallying from 18 down in the third quarter is big in any game. Doing it in the Olympics is pretty special. Guard Kia Nurse put on an impressive sho...
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Adam Peaty's #OlympicNan swimming at fast pace on Twitter
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Every athlete should have a fan as devoted as #OlympicNan. The grandmother of British swimmer Adam Peaty has become a champion tweeter as she gushes about ...