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Pro trip: Hassan N'Dam loses opening fight at Rio Olympics

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After a 12-year professional boxing career, Hassan N'Dam dreamed of returning to the Olympics and winning the gold medal that eluded him in Athens....
Japan wins 1st Olympic game since 2004, edging Belarus 77-73

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ramu Tokashiki's layup with 3:30 left put Japan ahead to stay Saturday night in a 77-73 victory over Belarus. The win was the first for Japan in th...
Hope Solo to appear in 200th game _ a first for a goalkeeper

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) - For Hope Solo, the firsts keep coming. On Saturday, barring anything unusual, Solo will appear in her 200th game for the U.S. women's natio...
The Latest: Walsh Jennings, Ross win 1st match as partners

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:55 a.m. Defending champion Kerri Walsh Jennings and her new partner, April Ross, ...
Andrew Bogut dominant in unexpected return for Rio Games

By KAREEM COPELAND
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Andrew Bogut wanted one more shot to represent Australia at the Olympics and wasn't going to let an injury take that away again. The No. 1 overall ...
Canadian women open Olympics by dominating China 90-68

By TERESA M. WALKER
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tamara Tatham scored 20 points and hit all four of her 3-pointers as Canada beat China 90-68 Saturday, the first day of Olympic women's group play....
LA Mayor: Trump victory could turn off IOC voters to '24 bid

By STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti acknowledged Saturday that the results of November's U.S. presidential election could weigh heavily on his city's c...
Olympic viewing: NBC's ratings drop, chaotic bike race

By DAVID BAUDER
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...
Fiji women cause only upset on Day 1 of rugby sevens

By FOSTER NIUMATA
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ever since rugby was approved for the Olympic sports program in Rio, Fijians have believed their sevens team will win their first ever medal at the...
Brazil rocks in women's handball, jolting champion Norway

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Host nation Brazil is off to an excellent start in women's handball, stunning reigning Olympic and world champion Norway 31-28 Saturday in the tour...

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