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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kohei Uchimura stepped off the floor, saluted the crowd inside Rio Olympic Arena and bent over. Symbolically, it looked as if the Japanese gymnast was overcome by the moment after clinching the Olympic team gold…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Longtime high school coach Bill Belisle, forward Craig Janney and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey team are this year's inductees into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Red, white and blase for one quarter, the U.S. Olympic team woke up and won with ease.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's match point at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue, and a spike catches the line for the winning point.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Chase Vallot hit a walk-off solo homer with one out in the ninth inning, as the Lexington Legends defeated the Asheville Tourists 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The return of Jason McCourty from injury has helped solidify one of the cornerback spots in the Tennessee Titans' secondary.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Jose Urena allowed just two hits over five innings, leading the New Orleans Zephyrs over the Memphis Redbirds in a 1-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Struggling starter Taijuan Walker has been optioned to the minors by the Seattle Mariners in a move the club hopes will jump start his sluggish performances on the mound.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Kade Scivicque homered, doubled and singled, scoring two runs as the Lakeland Flying Tigers defeated the Brevard County Manatees 6-2 on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami Hurricanes freshman linebacker Shaquille Quarterman sat down at a media day luncheon Monday with a plate of hot food and was greeted by inquisitive strangers.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sukanya Srisurat and Pimsiri Sirikaew gave Thailand gold and silver on Monday in the women's 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Williams was so eager to practice for the first time in 10 months, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle jumped offside on his third play from scrimmage.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt made his first major appearance in Rio de Janeiro leading up to the Olympics, talking about his desire to break 19 seconds in the 200 meters, then ending his engaging news conference by…

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — The season-ending knee injury Hroniss Grasu suffered over the weekend will hurt the Chicago Bears in different ways. Take it from Jay Cutler, and it's not just because he will have to adjust to another center.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ben Ryan took his gold-medal favorite Fiji men's squad along to watch the women's rugby sevens quarterfinals, hoping their presence would inspire another Fijian team to win a race for the Pacific island nation's first…

NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and the American women's gymnastics team, Sunday was a bounce-back night for NBC in ratings for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Amnat Ruenroeng speaks openly, even eagerly, about his years in a Thai prison.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — In an atmosphere of constant turnover in the chase for fresher, cheaper NFL talent, age can be as much of an asset as size, smarts, speed and strength.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sailing, not the dirty water, was finally the focus on troubled Guanabara Bay during a spectacular start to the Olympic regatta on Monday.