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Fiji beats NZ, moves into Olympic medal rounds vs Japan

By JOHN PYE
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fiji moved into the rugby sevens medal round at the Olympics after a 12-7 win over New Zealand, and will face an unexpected rival in the semifinals...
Katinka Hosszu reels in 3rd Olympic gold medal in the pool

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Three golds in four days. The Iron Lady sure has made up for her previous Olympic disappointments. Katinka Hosszu won the 200-meter individual medl...
Top of the charts: Anthony now top scorer in US history

By TOM WITHERS
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carmelo Anthony took aim and shot to the top of U.S. basketball history. Anthony scored 31 points - and the Americans needed every one of them - as...
New kid in blocks: Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers eyes gold

By RAF CASERT
Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Dutch coach Bart Bennema sighed and assessed his star pupil. "She has become a sprinter now," he said. What? Dafne Schippers, a sprinter only "now"...
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...

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