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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...
On 1st day of judo at Rio Games, Argentina and Russia win

By MARIA CHENG
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was a day of surprises on the first day of the judo competition at the Rio Games. In the women's division, the first gold medal went not to defe...
US riding wave of power for women's road race cycling

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Evelyn Stevens has built the kind of resume in cycling that should make her one of the favorites to land on the podium in Sunday's Olympic road rac...
Banned Russians quietly added back to Olympic swimming

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Yulia Efimova will be competing at the Olympics after all. In a bizarre turn to the Russian doping scandal, world swimming governing body FINA fina...
Bogut leads Australia to 87-66 victory over France in opener

By KAREEM COPELAND
Aug 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Andrew Bogut scored 18 as Australia upset France 87-66 in the opening men's basketball game Saturday at the Rio Games. France was considered by man...

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