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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The last house of a Rio de Janeiro slum in the region of the Olympic Park was demolished late Tuesday.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Worried you might catch the Zika virus? Scammers and bug spray companies are counting on it.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Two men who worked for the Green Bay Packers during the Brett Favre era are heading to Canton, Ohio — invited by the Hall of Fame honoree himself.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Bene Benwikere, who the Carolina Panthers hope will replace starting All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman, practiced for the first time since a season-ending leg injury in 2015.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Jackson is calling it quits after a 29-year career.

As far as bedtime snacks go, this one is not exactly classic.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former Cleveland Browns wide receiver who pleaded guilty to stealing over $100,000 from two charities to finance gambling debts and personal expenses has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed Tim Shaw to a one-day contract as the former NFL linebacker continues his battle against Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as ALS.

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The most decorated athlete in Olympic history will carry the United States flag during the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead insisted in a two-page statement Wednesday that she is a clean athlete and that three missed anti-doping tests in a 12-month period amounted to honest oversights.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The first time Steven Lopez made the U.S. Olympic taekwondo team, he was just 15 years old. More than two decades later, the Texas-based fighter recently qualified again and will likely be the oldest athlete…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Hungarian native Szandra Szogedi steps onto the judo mat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, she'll be making history as the first-ever female judoka to represent Ghana.

The goal posts went up at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Wednesday, more than three weeks before the opening U.S. college football game of the season between California and Hawaii.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Perdomo is maturing as a major league pitcher. Unfortunately for the San Diego Padres, his education Tuesday night came in a losing effort.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sean Manaea had been rolling since healing his strained left forearm while on the disabled list.

PHOENIX (AP) — The numbers speak volumes.

DENVER (AP) — Josh Reddick enjoyed a strong debut on defense but he and the rest of the Los Angeles Dodgers had a tough time against Colorado pitching.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Years of meticulous planning and traversing the globe winning back-to-back rugby sevens world series titles had coach Ben Ryan prepared for just about anything when he revealed his Fiji squad for the Olympics.