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US men's basketball team gets tested, beats Australia 98-88

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The blowouts are over. The Olympics are underway. After nothing but pushovers this summer, the U.S. men's basketball team faced someone who pushed ...
It's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics

By DOUG FERGUSON
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with ...
Jongoh wins third 50-meter pistol gold after miscue

By JOHN MARSHALL
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jin Jongoh put a shot in the 6-ring midway through the finals, the shooting equivalent of shanking a shot into the woods during the final round of ...
Olympic village: Early finishers party while others compete

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Alev Kelter's Olympics were over, so she and her U.S. women's rugby teammates could finally go out for some celebratory passionfruit caipirinhas. O...
Rapinoe's return comes in time for quarterfinal push

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - Megan Rapinoe's return is coming at just the right time for the United States. The U.S. women have advanced to the Olympic quarterfinals; the three...
US volleyballer hopes her college coaching yields net gains

By JANIE McCAULEY
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Each night, Kayla Banwarth would pack lunch for the next day, lay out her clothes and set an alarm to be out the door by 5 a.m. The U.S. volleyball...
Olympics feel far for those in the infamous City of God slum

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and PAULINE ARRILLAGA
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It is one of Rio's most renowned favelas, the Cidade de Deus made infamous in a film that helped cement a stereotype of the other side of the "Marv...
Bigwood on course for equestrian medal despite double vision

By DANIELLA MATAR
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Two years ago Fiona Bigwood considered giving up riding. Today she's aiming for a medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Bigwood and her horse Orthi...
Kenya's Olympic track team manager ordered held for 28 days

By TOM ODULA
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A magistrate ruled Wednesday that Kenya's track and field manager can be held for 28 days while police investigate allegations that he helped cover...
Cancellara denies Froome time trial gold at Rio Olympics

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fabian Cancellara bounced onto the Olympic podium with a little extra hop on top, for a fleeting moment making everyone forget the 35-year-old cycl...

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