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Golden opportunity looms for Aussies in women's basketball

By DOUG FEINBERG
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Penny Taylor and her Australian teammates knew what was at stake. A win over France would put them in the driver's seat in Group A, meaning they'd ...
Land of ice and snow making waves at beach, too

By JIMMY GOLEN
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Americans invented beach volleyball. Brazil made it a passion. But there's another country making waves at the Copacabana venue during the Olym...
20-year-old South Korean wins gold in men's epee

By LUKE MEREDITH
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The future of men's fencing might well be Sangyoung Park. The 20-year-old South Korean sure looked like the sport's next big star on Tuesday, dispa...
Brazilian who learned golf with a branch will open Olympics

By DOUG FERGUSON
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The first Olympics in South America. The first time for golf in 112 years. So imagine the deep sense of honor for Adilson da Silva when the only Br...
CEO of USA Rugby sees big boost for sport back home

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nothing could stifle Dan Payne's spirits Tuesday, not even the U.S. team's heartbreaking 17-14 loss in rugby sevens when Argentina scored after the...
After Sochi concerns, Rio Games seem decidedly gay-friendly

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Isadora Cerullo got no medal at these Olympics. A ring will have to suffice. Cerullo is a rugby player for Brazil and her team finished ninth at th...
Everyone but US aims for silver in team gymnastic finals

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The phrase is "go for the gold." But in the women's gymnastics team finals of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Tuesday, everyone but the Americans had a...
Kenya's Olympic track team manager arrested on return home

By TOM ODULA
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Kenyan track and field team manager who was sent home from the Olympics after being caught offering to help cover up doping for cash was arrest...
Nate Ebner adds Olympic appearance to bucket list

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nate Ebner is the only Super Bowl champion who ever played a game of rugby in the Olympics. The New England Patriots safety and special teams ace s...
Grandmother of Thai Olympian dies watching him lift on TV

The Associated Press
Aug 09, 2016 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A celebratory occasion for a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner's family turned somber as the athlete's grandmother collapsed and died minutes before he won...

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