Olympics
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Brazilian culture, Olympic roster highlight ties to Japan
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With Olympic medals starting to roll in, Brazilians looking to toast their success might try a sakerinha. Yes, that's a real drink - a fusion of Ja...
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Brazil tops Denmark 4-0 to avoid elimination in men's soccer
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) - Brazil finally found its scoring touch in the men's soccer tournament at the Olympics. The host country advanced to the quarterfinals by beating ...
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Brits upset Chinese to win synchro 3-meter Olympic gold
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There won't be a golden sweep in the green Olympic diving pool. Britain upset China to win the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard Wednesday, wi...
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Olympic cyclists go out with time trial gold medals
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fabian Cancellara couldn't imagine competing at the highest level of cycling another eight years, which is how long it would take him to match Amer...
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Shu Fits: Top singles star aims for 1st US badminton medal
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Howard Shu was just 10 when he lost a match in his first badminton tournament to the top junior in his class. Shu's mother was wowed by the talent ...
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American boxer Gary Russell wins 1st Olympic bout for family
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Gary Russell cannot explain how in the first Olympic bout of his career he fell deaf to the chants, the horns, the fans stamping their feet on meta...
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Troubled year in power for Coe confronting critics, Russia
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Entrusted with cleaning up a sport mired in sleaze and doping deceptions has proved far trickier for Sebastian Coe than the pursuit of gold on the ...
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Walsh Jennings, Ross escape first adversity of Olympics
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - April Ross was so excited to finish the preliminary round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament unbeaten that she took a victory lap around th...
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AP Exclusive: Justin Gatlin defends competing in Rio Games
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It didn't take long for Justin Gatlin's name to get dragged into the doping drama swirling at the Olympics. No big deal to Gatlin. The sprinter con...
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Venezuela men's basketball beats China 72-68 for 1st win
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The battle of the last winless men's basketball teams in Group A went down to the wire as Venezuela squeaked past China 72-68 Wednesday night to ta...