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World record holder Chen withdraws from weightlifting

By JENNA FRYER
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - World record holder Chen Lijun pulled out of the men's weightlifting 62-kilogram class because of leg cramps, which opened the class for Oscar Albe...
With Neymar struggling, Brazilian soccer fans turn to Marta

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The frustration with Brazil's soccer team is so great that fans are jeering Neymar and wishing women's star Marta could come to the rescue. While...
US knocks off No. 3 Australia in women's field hockey

By CLIFF BRUNT
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Once again, the United States got off to a slow start. And again, the Americans regained their composure and knocked off a world power at the Olymp...
Missy Franklin's Rio debut is nothing like she planned

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Missy Franklin finally got in the pool at the Rio Olympics only to endure another disappointment in the most unsettling year of her career. The usu...
Kenya vows 'no mercy' for track manager expelled from Rio

By JOHN LEICESTER
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Once again, questions are swirling about Kenyan runners and doping, this time at the biggest event of all: the Olympics. Kenya said Sunday it would...
No riches, but respect for Zimbabwe soccer team at Olympics

By ENOCK MUCHINJO
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - BINDURA, Zimbabwe (AP) - Felistas Muzongondi used to be a house cleaner. She's now an office clerk for a sugar manufacturer, and also the captain of the Zimbabwe women's...
Phelps' formula after late-night finals: pound pasta, sleep

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With the Olympic swimming finals ending in the early morning hours, Michael Phelps has a quick turnaround before he's due back at the pool. The 19-...
After all the bad blood, King beats Efimova at Rio Olympics

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - This one will surely be seen as a victory for clean athletes over the dopers. No doubt, that was Lilly King's take. The feisty American stared down...
Brazil's golf history would fit on back of a scorecard

By JIM LITKE
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The history of golf in Brazil would fit on the back of a scorecard. It begins at the turn of the 20th century, when English and Scottish railway en...
It's gold again in diving for China at Rio Olympics

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China easily won its second gold medal in diving at the Rio Olympics, dominating the men's 10-meter synchronized event while showing the rest of th...

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