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China goes 2-for-2 in Olympic diving gold; US pair 2nd

The Associated Press
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China is 2-for-2 in Olympic diving, winning the men's 10-meter synchronized platform title. Chen Aisen and Lin Yue dominated the event Monday, tota...
For Michael Phelps, 6 gold medals seem very much in reach

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Michael Phelps arrived in Rio as a 31-year-old swimmer who retired once and endured plenty of turmoil away from the pool, everyone wondered ju...
Carli Lloyd just keeps on being Carli Lloyd at the Olympics

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - Carli Lloyd is in her element. Known for making the most of big moments, the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year has picked up right where she le...
No respite: Problems everywhere for Kenya at the Olympics

By GERALD IMRAY
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The problems are stacking up for Kenya at the Olympics: A new doping scandal, ineligible athletes, missing plane tickets, and now bad blood between...
Ledecky, not Franklin, all the swimming rage at Rio Olympics

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a hallway beneath the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Missy Franklin was surrounded by the media after her first race of the Rio de Janeiro Games. Unt...
Ledecky facing only the clock in her 400 freestyle win

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Racing nothing but the clock, Katie Ledecky gave the U.S. its first victory by crushing her own world record in the 400 freestyle. The result was t...
Deja vu for Americans; 5th in team gymnastics again

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was 2012 all over again for the Americans on Monday in the Rio Games. Just as in London, they followed a great performance in the preliminaries ...
'Ipanema' song jumps 1,200 percent after Olympics ceremony

The Associated Press
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "The Girl from Ipanema" has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Spotify says the song was streamed...
Ruenroeng's fight from prison to Olympics and back again

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Amnat Ruenroeng speaks openly, even eagerly, about his years in a Thai prison. His path out of poverty, crime and drug addiction began in a cell. H...
Swiss court denies 2 Russians' bid to put track ban on hold

The Associated Press
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold. Two-time Olympic pole vault gold ...

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