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Italian PM: 2024 Olympics in Rome would defy extremists

By STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Holding the Olympics in Rome in 2024 would send a message of defiance to terrorists trying to cower people into a "life of fear" and rob them of th...
Women ready for kick off when rugby returns to the Olympics

By JOHN PYE
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It'll be a first for women, and the first time in 92 years for the sport when the Olympic rugby sevens tournament kicks off with a match between Fr...
WADA removes Kenya from non-compliant list

The Associated Press
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Kenya has been removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of "non-compliant" countries, three months after WADA described the nation's anti-doping ...
Brazilian musicians delight at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Music is a central part of Brazilian culture, and many of the country's stars performed during in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in...
Will truce in swimsuit wars carry on past Rio Olympics?

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There's one question swimmers won't hear this month around the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro: What are you wearing? Olympic coaches an...
Water polo making most of better scouting

By JAY COHEN
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When Merrill Moses first started playing for U.S. water polo, the team manager would pack a TV and VCR for overseas tournaments, and players would ...
Like the US to win a bunch of gold? There's a bet for that

By TIM DAHLBERG
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The odds are good the U.S. will win the gold medal count once again in the Olympics. The odds are even better this year that there will be some mon...
Kim Woojin breaks world record in qualifying at Rio Olympics

By PAT GRAHAM
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin's world-record performance at the Olympics. He was in such a rhythm that...
US Olympic swim team takes wheel for carpool karaoke video

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. swim team is singing again. Led by Michael Phelps, the Americans have done a follow-up to their 2012 hit video in which the Olympians lip-...
As the Olympics loom, the gymnastics party may be in college

By WILL GRAVES
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Sophina DeJesus won't be on the floor when Olympic gymnastics begins this weekend. Her career likely ended in April when she wrapped up her senior ...

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