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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Nadal's long day of Olympic tennis began shortly after 11 a.m., when he began what would become a victory that put him in the singles quarterfinals.

The Milwaukee Bucks released their schedule for the 2016-17 NBA regular season on Thursday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Garza won his third straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers backed him with three home runs Thursday in an 11-3 win over the Atlanta Braves.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Forget the pressure. Forget the hype. Simone Biles is immune to all of it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dance parties. Dark chocolate. Calls to mom.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee calls its president and executives "volunteers."

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The top-ranked team in the world will likely be the undercard in women's Olympic soccer on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just seconds into her first heat in canoe slalom, Maialen Chourraut thought her Olympics were over.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On the day he learned the San Diego Padres would go to a six-man rotation to help limit his innings, Christian Friedrich wished he'd been able to stick around a little longer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — MEDAL ALERT: US gymnast Simone Biles flips and flies to Olympic all-around gold, teammate Aly Raisman wins silver.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be sidelined four to six weeks.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American beach volleyball player Casey Patterson wants to make it clear that he didn't blow off the post-match handshakes after he and Jake Gibb were eliminated from the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday for posing as an athlete and giving a doping sample in the athlete's name, Kenya's team leader said.

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — When President Barack Obama goes on vacation, he plays a lot of golf. And when he plays, he likes to hang out with big-name basketball players.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Major league batting leader Jose Altuve got four hits, drove in three runs and scored three, sending the Houston Astros past the Minnesota Twins 15-7 Thursday in the first game of a split doubleheader.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Several swimmers were listed with the wrong qualifying times coming into the Rio Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Golf formally returned to the Olympics on Thursday, on a course that saw its construction threatened by lawsuits aimed at protecting the nature preserve on which it was built.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Randal Grichuk from Triple-A Memphis.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals designated hitter Kendrys Morales has dropped the appeal of his one-game suspension and will sit out Wednesday night against the White Sox.