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Medals awarded in women's cycling

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 8:54am
An exciting finish in women's cycling kicks off a busy Wednesday in Rio.

Team USA's memorable gymnastics squads

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 7:09am
It wasn't even close. The US women's gymnastics team, calling itself the Final Five, proved unflappable Tuesday, and landed the gold in a landslide victory. Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman soared into Oly...

Where's the beef? Rivalries liven up Rio Games

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 4:59am
Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan; the Russian and US ice hockey teams; Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson; Mary Decker vs. Zola Budd -- the Olympics have always played host to some intense rivalries, sometimes personal, sometimes geopolitical.

Gymnastics: USA and Biles take team gold

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 3:46am
At just 4 feet 9 inches tall, Simone Biles might be the smallest American Olympian in Brazil, but she's threatening to become Team USA's biggest star of Rio 2016. Biles, competing in her first Olympic Games, led the charge as the US women won gold in ...

Phelps, Ledecky shine on golden night for US

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 2:28am
Arms aloft and waving his finger, Michael Phelps left nobody in doubt just who was No. 1 Tuesday. The world's most successful Olympian took his remarkable record to 21 gold medals on a stunning night for the United States in the pool.

Rio 2016: Five sports to watch Wednesday

Wed, 08/10/2016 - 1:34am
Day Five in Rio and the blue ribbon event of the swimming program will see hopefuls in the men's 100 meters freestyle looking to emulate legends such as Johnny "Tarzan" Weissmuller and Mark Spitz in topping the Olympic podium. Nineteen other golds wil...

Brewers lose to Braves again

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 11:09pm
Tyrell Jenkins pitched six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia drove in a run each in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Hungary's Hosszu wins 3rd gold in 24 hours

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 10:26pm
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu continued her Olympic resurgence Tuesday night, winning gold in the 200-meter individual medley for her third gold at the Rio Games in 24 hours.

Phelps, Lochte swim for US in freestyle relay finals

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 9:57pm
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte swim for the United States and go for gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay.

Michael Phelps goes for more gold in Rio

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 9:32pm
Swimmer Michael Phelps seeks more gold in the Rio Olympics Tuesday night.

Women's freestyle swimming gold decided in Rio

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 8:34pm
Katie Ledecky tried for her third medal of the Rio Olympics Tuesday. Find out how she did.

Olympic divers splash into green pool

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 7:09pm
During the opening ceremony, the Rio Olympics organizers talked about a green environment.

Serena Williams out at Olympics

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 6:50pm
Defending Olympics champion Serena Williams was eliminated from the Rio Games when she lost her third-round tennis singles match Tuesday, falling to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-4 6-3.

Report: Prince Fielder's career likely over

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 6:35pm
It appears former Brewers slugger Prince Fielder will have to quit playing baseball after his second neck surgery. 

Olympic medals awarded in men's 81kg judo

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 4:43pm
American Travis Stevens had a shot at Olympic judo history in Rio on Tuesday. With the medals awarded in the men's 81-kilogram division, see where he finished.

Gold awarded in women's gymnastics team final

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 4:36pm
The women's gymnastics team final has wrapped up in Rio with one of the top eight teams in the world taking home Olympic gold.

Injuries occurring at the Olympics

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 1:54pm
A wave of devastating injuries has already occurred at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and only four days have passed since the Games commenced.

Fencer's phone falls out of pocket during Olympics match

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 1:39pm
This has got to be an Olympics first.

Usain Bolt: I'll win all three gold medals

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 10:13am
Usain Bolt, the most decorated sprinter of all time, is oozing with confidence as he edges closer to realizing his "Triple-Triple" gold medal dream at the Olympic Games in Rio.

Dutch gymnast thrown out of Rio 2016 for drinking

Tue, 08/09/2016 - 9:13am
Yuri van Gelder lived up to his reputation as the bad boy of gymnastics after he was thrown out of the Rio Olympics by the Dutch team for an unauthorized night out drinking.

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