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Doping investigator blames pre-Olympic doping chaos on WADA

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - One of the lead investigators into the Russian doping crisis accused the World Anti-Doping Agency of contributing to the chaos ahead of the Olympic...
Portugal opens bid for 1st Olympic medal with win

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Suddenly, Portugal's post-Cristiano Ronaldo era doesn't seem so daunting. The next generation of players from the country won their opening match a...
Djokovic faces 2009 US Open champ del Potro in Rio 1st round

By RACHEL COHEN
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Novak Djokovic will face 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the first round of the Olympics in a rematch of the 2012 bronze medal mat...
Rio Police, Russian embassy disagree on details of fatality

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Police in Rio de Janeiro said a Russian diplomat trying to repel an attempted robbery Thursday near the Olympic Park was involved in a shooting tha...
NBC says negative stories raise Rio awareness, help ad sales

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pre-Olympics media reports about the Zika virus, polluted water and political unrest in Brazil raised awareness about the Rio de Janeiro Games and thus h...
Report: Subway expansion built for Rio Olympics overbilled

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects for Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent, a report said Thurs...
'Don't poke my eye out': Murray needs flag practice in Rio

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Andy Murray is quite adept at wielding a tennis racket. Holding a giant flag? He needs some work in that area. Murray joked Thursday about having h...
Smooth sailing? US men's basketball seeks more Olympic gold

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - There were so many questions about their cushy accommodations it seemed the Americans were on vacation. Yes, the U.S. men's basketball team is stay...
Rio Games an acid test for Olympics' appeal in a grim world

By JOHN LEICESTER
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Even if only for two weeks, can "Faster-Higher-Stronger" overpower deadlier, scarier and bloodier? Can the Olympic Games still offer the world mome...
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas eager to prove critics wrong

By WILL GRAVES
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Gabby Douglas tried to block out the criticism when national team coordinator Martha Karolyi named the reigning Olympic champion to the 2016 gymnas...

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