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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Eric Marques walks down a steep labyrinth of dark alleyways on this hillside slum long controlled by drug gangs and off-limits to outsiders.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jemima Jelagat Sumgong became the first Kenyan to win the women's Olympic marathon Sunday after a scary moment near the finish when police intercepted a man who nearly marred the event.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Americans cruised into the quarterfinals after routing China 105-62 Sunday, finishing women's basketball group play undefeated and unchallenged.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven will move into an advisory role with the team while continuing his battle with prostate cancer.

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton and left-hander Adam Conley went on the disabled list Sunday, a double whammy for a team seeking its first playoff berth since 2003.

SAO PAULO (AP) — It was the 100th minute of a physical and tense game in the quarterfinals of the women's Olympic soccer tournament. Sweden was moving the ball dangerously down the right flank when, out of nowhere, a Brazilian…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper is back in the starting lineup after missing five straight games with a neck injury.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC spokesman Mark Adams says reports of American swimmer Ryan Lochte being robbed at gunpoint are "absolutely not true," despite stories in two outlets citing his mother.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Darya Klishina, the only Russian athlete at the Rio Olympics for track and field, attended a hearing Sunday to determine whether she can compete, as her country's sports minister said the allegations against her were…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — IOC spokesman: Report of swimmer Lochte robbed at gunpoint 'absolutely not true,' according to Lochte and USOC.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche says he developed a serious case of bacterial pneumonia while in Brazil to compete in the Olympic road race and will be forced to miss the Vuelta a Espana.

The Madison Memorial tight end/receiver/linebacker, a Wisconsin commit, leads a strong crew out to make Big Eight history

Badgers coach Paul Chryst was not happy with the way practice concluded.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Jay Baum hit a walk-off two-run single with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the Lake Elsinore Storm 14-13 on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Matt Juengel hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the New Orleans Zephyrs to a 9-8 win over the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels haven't lost this many in a row in this millennium.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In his first season with the Athletics, Khris Davis is doing his bests to shatter the myth about the Oakland Coliseum being unfriendly to power hitters.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Kevin Rivera hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and Heath Quinn had four hits and three RBI as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes defeated the Everett AquaSox 11-7 on Saturday.