Track and field notebook: American Christian Taylor can rest easy after...
RIO DE JANEIRO >> U.S. triple jumper Christian Taylor felt excited and uneasy at the same time when his opening leap in the Olympic Games final landed at 58-feet, 7 1/4 inches."We've never opened...
View ArticleFavorite's finish in 1,500 raises questions
RIO DE JANEIRO >> It was all so strikingly familiar, the Olympic Games women's 1,500 meter final playing out almost step for step as Genzebe Dibaba's world-record shattering triumph at last...
View ArticleBrazil court orders passports of U.S. swimmers Lochte, Feigen seized
RIO DE JANEIRO >> A Brazilian judge ordered Wednesday that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen be seized, confining them to the country as authorities investigate...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: U.S. men's volleyball reaches the semis, tops Poland
RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. men's volleyball team is on to the Rio semifinals, beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 Olympic start.The...
View ArticleU.S. wrestlers Helen Maroulis, Elena Pirozhkova not afraid to share
RIO DE JANEIRO >> They share a dream, these two Olympians do, and a passion and a focus.Of course, that can be said of pretty much all Olympians.The difference with this pair? They even share a...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016 TV Listings for Thursday, August 18
NBC10 a.m. - Noon Track & Field (LIVE) Men's 400m Hurdles - Gold Medal Final Canoe/Kayak - Sprint Gold Medal Finals Noon - 2 p.m.Women's Volleyball - Semifinal (LIVE)2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Women's...
View ArticleU.S. women's water polo team earns its shot at gold
RIO DE JANEIRO >> It was as close as a two-goal game in the third quarter Wednesday.But, eventually and somewhat inevitably, the U.S. women's water polo team worked its way into position to go...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: Irish Olympic official arrested
A senior Olympic executive from Ireland was arrested and taken to the hospital Wednesday after police carried out a raid at his beachfront hotel as part of an investigation into illegal sale of tickets...
View Article2016 Olympics Roundup: Walsh Jennings, Ross take beach volleyball bronze
Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat Brazilians Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes at Copacabana.The win came less...
View ArticleMiller: It's tough to judge U.S. Olympic basketball team
RIO DE JANEIRO >> They are the athletes whose performance at these Olympics has been questioned in terms of its validity more than any other.And I don't know about you, but I had no idea DeAndre...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: American women make historic 100 hurdles sweep
RIO DE JANEIRO >> A Japanese journalist asked American hurdlers Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin how they were going to celebrate their historic sweep of the Olympic Games 100-meter...
View ArticleMisty May-Treanor enjoying Olympic beach volleyball experience from home
On the day Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrated after winning bronze in her fourth trip to the Olympics, the woman who battled alongside her for years in the sand was nowhere near the beach-volleyball...
View ArticleRyan Lochte's swim teammates to meet with Brazilian police on Rio robbery
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three American Olympic swimmers planned to meet with Brazilian law enforcement Thursday to discuss a reported robbery targeting 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte and his teammates, a U.S....
View ArticleRio Olympics: U.S. women's 4x100 relay team granted re-run after dropped baton
There was high drama on the track for the USA women's 4x100 relay team on Thursday morning at the Rio Olympics. The Americans, running in the second of three heats, failed to advance after dropping the...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Top-ranked U.S. women ousted by Serbia in volleyball semifinals
RIO DE JANEIRO >> Leaning over, hands on her knees and cheering at every chance, injured U.S. star Foluke Akinradewo could only watch. The top-ranked Americans had fought back to force a fifth...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: Helen Maroulis wins wrestling gold for U.S., tops Japanese...
RIO DE JANEIRO >> Helen Maroulis made a great run in women's wrestling Thursday, reaching the gold medal match at 53-kg in the Rio Olympics.Once there, she reached an entirely higher level,...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: U.S. women to play Italy for water polo gold
RIO DE JANEIRO >> She's only 18 and that birthday didn't arrive until just a few weeks ago.On Friday, Maddie Musselman could celebrate belatedly in a way that always arrives on time: the...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan weightlifter must give up bronze medal in doping case
RIO DE JANEIRO >> A weightlifter from Kyrgyzstan became the first athlete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to be stripped of a medal after failing a drug test.Also on Thursday, two canoeist were...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016 TV Listings for Friday, August 19
NBC10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Equestrian - Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final (LIVE)Canoe/Kayak - Sprint Semifinals Synchronized Swimming - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)12:10 p.m. - 2 p.m.Men's Volleyball -...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: American wrestler Helen Maroulis scores shocking win
RIO DE JANEIRO >> The result was so heavy, so loaded with emotion and consequence, that the loser wilted under the weight.And so did the winner.There they were, both on their knees, both crumpled...
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