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Australia rallies, beats host Brazil 84-66 in Olympic opener

The Associated Press
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...
Hungary's Szasz wins gold in women's epee

By LUKE MEREDITH
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...
Americans solid 2nd to China in gymnastics preliminaries

By WILL GRAVES
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In the midst of arguably their finest team performance in a quadrennium, a familiar nemesis provided the U.S. men's gymnastics team with a reminder...
US women's water polo coach leaves team after brother dies

By JAY COHEN
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - U.S. women's water polo coach Adam Krikorian met with his team before practice on Thursday morning. One of his two older brothers had died, and he ...
Rio's poor watch Olympic opening from rooftops of slum

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In the hills that hug Maracana Stadium, many Brazilians saw the flash and glitz of the opening ceremony for the Olympics from rooftops with exposed...
Fans like dunks, but Griner eyeing Olympic shot block mark

By DOUG FEINBERG
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brittney Griner would love to be the second woman to dunk in the Olympics, though it's not the piece of history she really hopes to get. That indiv...
Belgium's Van Avermaet prevails in brutal Olympic road race

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium out-sprinted Jakob Fuglsang and Rafal Majka on the long run to the finish at Copacabana Beach on Saturday to win the m...
Weather woes for rowing as Serbs capsize in choppy water

By KARL RITTER
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After all the talk about staying out of the water in Rio de Janeiro, Serbian rowers Milos Vasic and Nenad Benik found themselves immersed in it on ...
Syrian refugee swimmer wins heat, won't advance in butterfly

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Swimmer Yusra Mardini, who survived a harrowing sea crossing a year ago and is now among 10 refugees competing under the Olympic flag in Rio, won h...
Brazil men's team preparing for more jeers from home crowd

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - After a disappointing start at the Olympics, Brazil is preparing to play without the support of the home crowd. The Brazilian soccer team was lou...

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