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US women gymnasts, Phelps, Ledecky all golden again

By GENARO C. ARMAS
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Good old Michael Phelps, golden again. For teenagers Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles, their star turns in the Summer Olympics might be just beginnin...
Rematch in Rio: Phelps, Le Clos face off in 200 fly

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Michael Phelps decided to come out of retirement, he circled one race in particular on the Olympic schedule. The 200-meter butterfly. At the L...
Michael Phelps takes selfie at Atlanta barbershop

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - It's a pretty awesome image : Michael Phelps, posing with a crowd of smiling barbers and customers after getting a haircut on his way to the Olympics. The shot has alrea...
Lochte finally gets out of his room and into Olympic pool

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ryan Lochte was tired of sitting around his room in the Olympic athletes' village and watching his U.S. teammates in the pool. He was raring to get...
France's Gargaud Chanut takes gold in men's canoe slalom

By JOHN MARSHALL
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Denis Gargaud Chanut stepped to the top of the podium and watched as the medal presenter made his way across the deck. The French paddler never exp...
Pele hopes to make closing ceremony for Rio Games

The Associated Press
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Pele hopes to appear at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics after missing the opening because of poor health. The Brazilian soccer great tweet...
Usme scores 2 goals in Colombia's 2-2 draw with US

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - In the first few moments Hope Solo had to reflect following the U.S. team's 2-2 draw with Colombia on Tuesday, she already had perspective on the t...
NBC brings the Cold War back to the Olympics

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For a few minutes, it felt like 1980 again. An American versus a Russian, this time squaring off in a swimming pool instead of an ice-skating rink. Lilly...
Brazil's other No. 10 _ Marta _ is getting respect

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - Known simply by her first name, Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best women ever to play soccer. And with the Olympics in Brazil, people in her ...
Race walking at epicenter of Olympic doping problems

By EDDIE PELLS
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For decades, race walking and all its straight-legged, hip-swaying awkwardness has largely been ignored, derided and sometimes ridiculed by those u...

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