Olympics
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NBC started early on those Olympic athlete videosAug 06, 2016 7:12 am - The Olympics, perhaps more than any other sporting spectacle, are all about emotion. How else do you get viewers to remain glued to a screen and root wholeheartedly for ...
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French gymnast's horrific leg break chills gymnastics arena
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - French gymnast Samir Ait Said landed awkwardly on a vault, and a sickening snap echoed throughout the arena. A split second later, he was clutching...
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Thailand's Sopita Tanasan wins 48kg gold in Olympic debut
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In her Olympic debut, Sopita Tanasan came away with gold. The Thailand native won the women's 48-kilogram category Saturday in the first weightlift...
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Brazil police says stray bullet was not targeting media
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The bullet which flew through the roof of a media tent at the Olympic Equestrian Center on Saturday was just "an unfortunate incident," Brazilian m...
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Hoang holds on against Wu, rowdy crowd to take air gun gold
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Hoang Xuan Vinh heard the cheers. The Brazilian fans wanted a Brazilian to win Olympic gold and let Felipe Almeida Wu know it with every shot. They...
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Melo: Team must move on after reports of brothel visit
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carmelo Anthony says his US men's basketball teammates need to accept responsibility and move on after reports that three players visited a legal b...
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Camaraderie is key for volunteer headed to 6th Olympics
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - STATELINE, Nev. (AP) - A Lake Tahoe woman who is headed to Rio to experience her sixth Olympics went to her first Summer Games 20 years ago to watch the athletic competi...
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Olympic viewing: NBC's ratings drop, chaotic bike race
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 26.5 million people watched NBC's coverage of the Olympic opening ceremony, a sharp 35 percent drop from the record-setting viewership of th...
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Australia rallies, beats host Brazil 84-66 in Olympic opener
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Liz Cambage scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Australia rallied from a 12-point deficit in the first half and beat host Brazil 84-66 Sa...
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Hungary's Szasz wins gold in women's epee
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a day of fencing upsets, Hungary's Emese Szasz rallied to win the gold medal in women's epee Saturday at the Carioca Arena 3. Szasz, ranked seve...