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Brazilian culture, Olympic roster highlight ties to Japan

By STEPHEN WADE
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...
Brazil tops Denmark 4-0 to avoid elimination in men's soccer

By TALES AZZONI
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 ...
Brits upset Chinese to win synchro 3-meter Olympic gold

By BETH HARRIS
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...
Olympic cyclists go out with time trial gold medals

By DAVE SKRETTA
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...
Shu Fits: Top singles star aims for 1st US badminton medal

By DAN GELSTON
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 ...
American boxer Gary Russell wins 1st Olympic bout for family

By DAN GELSTON
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...
Troubled year in power for Coe confronting critics, Russia

By ROB HARRIS
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 ...
Walsh Jennings, Ross escape first adversity of Olympics

By JIMMY GOLEN
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...
AP Exclusive: Justin Gatlin defends competing in Rio Games

By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS
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...
Venezuela men's basketball beats China 72-68 for 1st win

The Associated Press
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...

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