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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amid a continuing nuclear standoff and virtually no interactions between each country politically, some North and South Koreans are making an exception — among their athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Manuel leaned her head into her hands and cried when she recognized her historic achievement.

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ingrid Williams was supposed to be here.

The latest Olympic hero for China is not even a gold medalist.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Johnny Sewald had four hits as the Lancaster JetHawks beat the Inland Empire 66ers 8-6 on Thursday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Richie Martin hit a grand slam in the third inning, leading the Stockton Ports to a 10-8 win over the Modesto Nuts on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals' playoff hopes took a big hit thanks to a costly hit by pitch.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There couldn't have been a better advertisement for rugby's return to the Olympics than Fiji's first gold medal.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- A.J. Pollock singled twice, and Joel Payamps allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Visalia Rawhide topped the Bakersfield Blaze 4-0 on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mouth agape, Matt Anderson yelled from every ounce of his being to celebrate big hit after pounding big hit. Erik Shoji chased down ball after ball, diving into the U.S. bench to keep one key…

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo finished celebrating, retreated to the clubhouse and reminded his Chicago Cubs teammates that they've now won games in their last at-bat on a wild pitch, a squeeze bunt and a bases-loaded walk.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Winning a gold medal in soccer, and not worrying about anything else, is no longer good enough in Brazil with the country holding the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katherine Plouffe was having a difficult time sitting in the stands at the London Olympics, watching the Canadian women's basketball team play. She wanted to be on the court, but she wasn't ready.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels' disappointing season reached a new low on a soggy Thursday night.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Chinese Swimming Association says Chen Xinyi has become the first swimmer to test positive for banned substances at the Rio Olympics.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Sal Mendez and Tyler Stubblefield combined for a shutout as the Spokane Indians beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 2-0 on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The World's Fastest Man has been paying attention to the world's fastest women in the run-up to the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In British sporting lore, it's known as "Super Saturday."