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Nationals place RHP Strasburg on DL with sore elbow

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 4:03pm
The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with right elbow soreness.

Steelers' rep to players: Save up for 2021 lockout

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 3:36pm
Pittsburgh Steelers player rep and veteran offensive guard Ramon Foster is warning players to prepare for a work stoppage in 2021 when the current collective bargaining agreement expires.

Ohio State adds pair of 5-star WRs to Class of '17

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 3:16pm
Ohio State bolstered its top-ranked 2017 recruiting class by adding five-star wide receivers Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey.

Hendrick Motorsports down but not out in Chase

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 3:10pm
Rick Hendrick is one of the most impressive and accomplished team owners in all of American sports. But the 2016 season has not been his team's year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

US pole vaulter stops mid-run for national anthem

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 2:47pm
Now, this is the side of American sportsmanship we needed to see after the Ryan Lochte shenanigan.

Kobe Bryant reveals his $100 million venture capital fund

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 2:19pm
Kobe Bryant has revealed that while he was dominating play on the basketball court, he was also quietly building a $100 million venture capital firm.

Rio 2016: The good, the bad and the ugly

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 1:38pm
So Rio pulled it off, successfully delivering perhaps the most doubted Olympic Games of the modern era.

Ryan Lochte dropped by Speedo

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 11:09am
Speedo is the first Ryan Lochte sponsor to cut its ties with the disgraced U.S. swimmer.

Minor leaguer hits grand slam, breaks his windshield

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 10:41am
A minor league baseball player hit a grand slam Sunday night only to later realize the ball had smashed the window of his own pickup truck.

Was Rio China's worst-ever Olympics?

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 2:55am
For a nation known for its obsession for gold, Team China seemed to have had a rough time in Rio de Janeiro. The country came in third place in the gold medal count at the 2016 Summer Games, trailing the United States and Great Britain. Eight years ag...

Durant leads US to Olympic basketball gold

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 1:29am
The United States swept aside Serbia 96-66 Sunday to claim its third straight Olympic men's basketball crown, and the final gold medal of Rio 2016. Victory was never in doubt after a dominant second quarter, inspired by Kevin Durant, which saw the Ame...

Mario steals the show at Olympics closing ceremony

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 12:53am
The world's most famous plumber stole the show at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics. Nintendo character Mario was shown jumping into a pipe in Japan before popping out in the Rio stadium in the unlikely form of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Ab...

Alabama ranked No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25

Mon, 08/22/2016 - 12:19am
Defending national champion Alabama is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the fifth time overall and third time under coach Nick Saban.

Expect high-tech cool at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 11:30pm
A robot directs you to your stadium seat, while artificial meteorites streak across the sky. Down below, hundreds of performers decked out in traditional Japanese costumes glide through the arena.

Closing ceremony: Rio passes Olympic flag to Tokyo

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 9:38pm
It was a wet, windy and wild farewell to the 2016 Olympic Games as Rio de Janeiro bowed out in a storm of samba and rain inside the Maracana Stadium.

Olympic flag passed onto Tokyo, symbolizing end of games

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 8:24pm
The Olympic flag is handed over to Tokyo governor, bringing an end to the Rio Games and looking ahead to 2020, The Associated Press reports.

Gender gap in U.S. Open ticket prices narrows

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 7:43pm
Resale tickets to the women's final at the upcoming U.S. Open are selling for unprecedented prices.

Rio 2016: Kenya's Kipchoge wins marathon gold

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 5:10pm
Eliud Kipchoge won marathon gold for Kenya on the final day of competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics to maintain his dominance in the grueling distance event. The 31-year-old Kenyan crossed the line after 42.1 km (26.2 miles) in two hours, eight minute...

Team USA men's basketball closes out Rio games

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 3:41pm
The U.S. men's basketball team takes on Serbia for gold in the last competition of the Rio Olympics.

Snyder wrestles in men's freestyle 97kg final

Sun, 08/21/2016 - 2:06pm
United States wrestler Kyle Snyder went to the mats in Rio in the men's freestyle 97-kilogram weight class final in Rio Sunday.

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