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Kasl is a true freshman, while Edwards was moved from tight end to tackle this summer.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said Monday that some text messages he sent regarding heavily criticized and now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics were "not appropriate."

DENVER (AP) — The largest resort operator in North America is buying the continent's biggest ski area, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton says New Orleans has released veteran receiver Hakeem Nicks and starting left tackle Terron Armstead is coming off the team's physically-unable-to-perform list.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A 34-year-old Nebraska woman struck and killed by a vehicle during the Ironman Boulder race this past weekend in Colorado had veered outside the designated race lane, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tip to event organizers everywhere: Check your flags and anthems. Then, check them again.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Another game, another rout for the U.S. women's basketball team. This time though, it wasn't record setting.

NEW YORK (AP) — "The Girl from Ipanema" has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.

Were those spots some kind of new tattoo? Did he take a nap on a bed of tennis balls?

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nadia Comaneci wants to make sure everyone knows she's Romanian, not Russian.

BERLIN (AP) — A British mountaineer who climbed Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn says he is the first quadruple amputee to do so.

Check out some of the athletes most likely to break world records in Rio (and a few who already have).

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nigeria's sports minister apologized to the Olympic men's soccer team and took responsibility Monday for the travel chaos that resulted in players arriving on the same day as their first game in Rio de Janeiro.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Super Bowl champs have released their first depth chart and there's still little clarification on who will be the Broncos' starting quarterback in 2016.

MIAMI (AP) — A lawyer who assisted the NCAA in its investigation of University of Miami athletics is facing a 91-day suspension from practicing law.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An NBC gymnastics announcer came under fire on social media over comments he made about the adoptive parents of American gymnast Simone Biles.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The first Olympic golf shot in 112 years will be hit by the lone Brazilian in the men's field.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron is healthy enough to walk without a limp.