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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Putting aside the disconcerting lime-like waters at the aquatics center, the focus of the Rio Games turned toward the emerald green fairways of the Olympic Golf Course on Thursday.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Artie Burns insists there's no pressure on him to step in immediately and try to win the starting job.

The heralded recruit from Georgia is battling with walk-ons P.J. Rosowski and Connor Allen to earn the starting spot.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez's time with the New York Yankees will be remembered for one World Series title, two MVP awards and countless controversies.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Belgian woman who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics has become sick after racing on polluted Guanabara Bay, the first sailor to fall ill from the waters that were subject to great…

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — As is, it would be hard to miss the changes in Carl Granderson as he enters his sophomore fall camp.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Only one Russian will compete at the Olympic track and field meet.

CHICAGO (AP) — In a story Aug. 11 about a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of innings Chicago starter Jason Hammel pitched. He pitched seven, not six, scoreless…

CHICAGO (AP) — In stories Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 about a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of innings Chicago starter Jason Hammel pitched. He pitched seven, not…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Elite special forces raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro Thursday after officers providing security at the Olympics made a wrong turn and encountered gunfire. One police officer was shot in the head, and was…

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Pride in the Rio Olympics is palpable in this Boston suburb, nicknamed "Little Brazil" for its thriving population of Brazilian immigrants and their shops and bakeries flying the nation's green and yellow flag, often alongside the…

The family of dirt-track racer Bryan Clauson says his organs have been donated to five other people.

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina high school football player has died after collapsing at practice.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's one thing to say you're going to win an Olympic medal or two. It's another to plan out every step in minute detail — on laminated flash cards, even — the way Tianna Bartoletta…

NEW YORK (AP) — A very great athlete will help pay tribute to "The Greatest."

LONDON (AP) — Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Ex-NFL player Andre Rison, who's accused of violating his probation in a child support case, says he'll turn himself in after a judge in Michigan signed an arrest warrant for him.

The University of Wisconsin finished up its first padded practice (and third overall) of fall camp Wednesday. Here's what we saw:

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic roommates Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte maintain a relaxed vibe at the athletes' village. There's an ongoing card game in their suite and they amuse themselves with endless Snapchat sessions.