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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After fulfilling her goal of medaling in five straight Olympics, Britain's most decorated female athlete isn't quite sure what comes next.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Fiji rugby sevens squad has secured the country's first Olympic medal, achieving the first target the world series champions set for Rio.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Heath Hembree struck Johnny Field out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Durham Bulls on Thursday. With the victory, the Red Sox swept…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — While she's just 18 and the youngest soccer player at the Olympics for the U.S., Mallory Pugh displays the confidence of a seasoned veteran.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Colorado Rockies rookie David Dahl has matched a modern-day major league record with a hit in each of his first 17 career games.

NEW YORK (AP) — The last-place Arizona Diamondbacks rattled Noah Syndergaard with four more stolen bases, then broke open the game in a six-run fifth inning that included Chris Owings' bases-loaded triple and rolled to a 9-0 rout of the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro had doubted he could win the six matches in eight days needed for another Olympic medal.

The Indianapolis Colts came to training camp with plenty of questions.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. women's water polo coach Adam Krikorian shook his head in disgust after an ugly turnover in the third. He put in five new swimmers after China scored in the fourth, and then clapped his…

She helped lead UW to three national titles between 2006 and 2009 and earned the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in 2009 as women's college hockey's best player.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Chargers wide receiver Stevie Johnson will miss the season with a knee injury, coach Mike McCoy confirmed Thursday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton will run out of the tunnel at the south end of Paul Brown Stadium — the one he used to access the X-ray machine eight months ago — in a big moment for Bengals fans.…

Patrick Roy has stepped down as coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche.

DENVER (AP) — Patrick Roy has announced he's resigning as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Garabez Rosa hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Bowie Baysox defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 6-5 on Thursday.

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.