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Sports | 2016 Olympics
Matt Centrowitz becomes first American man to take gold in 1500 since 1908
The last time an American man took the gold medal in the 1500-meter, Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House, Henry Ford was gearing up to produce the first Model T and the Chicago Cubs were about to win the World Series. That American, Mel Sheppard, won
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Allyson Felix is gold again in women's 4x400 relay
One night after becoming the first woman in track and field history to win five gold medals, Allyson Felix added to her collection. Felix’s six golds is second among U.S. women behind only swimmer Jenny Thompson’s eight gold medals. A gold medal in th
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U.S. women's 4x100 relay team sprints past Jamaica to capture Olympic gold
The U.S. women’s 4×100 relay team celebrates after winning gold. RIO DE JANEIRO — Bested by Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson in both the 100 and 200 meters earlier this week, the American women’s sprint corps at last scored some revenge. Marooned in lan
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Usian Bolt caps Olympic career with perfect ninth gold medal
Usain Bolt leaves one of the greatest Olympic legacies. RIO DE JANEIRO — It ended like it was supposed to, with another gold medal, another breathtaking run, another reminder that Usain Bolt isn’t just the fastest man ever but one capable of summoning
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Usain Bolt does it again, winning 200-meter Olympic gold
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won his second gold of the Rio Olympics Thursday. Bolt ran away from the field in the 200-meter dash, falling shy of his world record but still easily capturing his second gold medal of the Rio Games and the eighth of his Olympic ca
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American Kerron Clement wins 400m hurdles gold medal | NBC Olympics
Kerron Clement is a model and an actor when he is not running
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Dalilah Muhammad becomes first American woman in history to win 400m hurdles - CBSSports.com
Americans keep setting records, making marks at the track in 2016
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Rio Olympics: Ashton Eaton cements legacy with second decathlon gold medal - CBSSports.com
Eaton is one of only three men to win back-to-back Olympic golds in the decathlon
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U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, James Feigen indicted in Brazil for false account
The Federal Police of Brazil have reportedly confirmed that the two U.S. swimmers have been indicted
Sports | 2016 Olympics
Tears, pain after USA women’s volleyball shocked by Serbia
Tijana Boskovic was in tears. “We still can’t believe what we did,” she said, staring off towards the volleyball court at Maracanãzinho, where the Rio Olympics women’s semifinal had just ended. Team USA was ranked No. 1 in the world entering the
Sports | 2016 Olympics
Report: Ryan Lochte, U.S. swimmers 'fabricated' armed robbery story
Ryan Lochte and three of his U.S. Olympic swimming teammates fabricated the story about being robbed at gunpoint that became international news at the Rio de Janeiro Games, according to ABC. Video shows the U.S. swimmer “breaking down” a bathroom do
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Brianna Rollins leads American sweep of women's 100 hurdles final
Kristi Castlin, Brianna Rollins and Nia Ali celebrate with flags. RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States swept the podium in the 100-meter hurdles Wednesday night, with Brianna Rollins winning gold, Nia Ali silver and Kristi Castlin bronze at the Rio Games.
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Winds cause garbage fire to spread and reportedly threaten Olympic mountain biking course
A controlled garbage fire spread after high winds picked up.
Sports | 2016 Olympics
Simone Biles wins floor exercise for fourth gold medal of 2016 Olympics
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman went 1-2 in the women’s floor exercise. RIO DE JANEIRO – America’s Olympic golden girl finished the gymnastics competition as she should, winning another Olympic gold medal.
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Olympics Medal Totals 2016: USA’s, China’s, Japan’s Gold, Overall Medal Counts In Rio
The United States won five more gold in Rio Thursday, but the Chinese are still within striking distance.
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Anthony Ervin, 35, wins 50-meter freestyle gold in stunning fashion
Anthony Ervin won his second gold in the 50-meter freestyle on Friday. Anthony Ervin, the oldest man to swim for the United States at the Olympics in more than a century, earned a gold medal in the Rio Games’ 50-meter freestyle race Friday night. France
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Katie Ledecky sets world record in 800 freestyle, wins fourth gold medal
Katie Ledecky completed her Olympic freestyle tour de force Friday night with another annihilation of the field, and another world record in the 800-meter free. Ledecky, the defending champion in the event that first put her on the international radar, re
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Here's a young Michael Phelps hoping to 'get faster' in the pool
Back then he was just an exceptionally talented teenager hoping to win a medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Sports | 2016 Olympics
Michael Phelps wins yet another Olympic gold medal in 200-meter IM
Michael Phelps bested rival and friend Ryan Lochte one last time Thursday. RIO DE JANEIRO – For the fourth consecutive and final time, Michael Phelps won Olympic gold in the 200-meter individual medley. The two men had dominated the event for 12 years i
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American Ryan Murphy wins 200 backstroke for another gold medal
American dominance in the 200-meter backstroke continued Thursday at the Rio Games, where Ryan Murphy won Team USA’s sixth consecutive gold in the event.
Sports | 2016 Olympics
Katie Ledecky continues to crush the Olympics
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Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli emergency tech aims to make Rio attendees safer | The Times of Israel
Developed after the kidnapping-murder of 3 teens in 2014, SayVu's technology seeks to prevent such tragedies from happening again, including at the Summer Olympics
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Why Michael Phelps' latest Olympic masterpiece may have been his most impressive yet
At the end of one of the best nights of the best Olympic career ever, Michael Phelps literally ran off an interview podium in bare feet with a white towel wrapped around his waist, three containers of food in his hands. What had just transpired was the N
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2016 Rio Olympics: Serena Williams upset by Ukranian Elina Svitolina in straight sets - CBSSports.com
The world No. 1 exits the Olympics early
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Michael Phelps dusts rival to win 200 butterfly for second gold of Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO – Michael Phelps regained his Olympic 200-meter butterfly title Tuesday night by beating the man who took it away from him four years earlier.
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Here's why Michael Phelps was staring daggers at Chad le Clos
Swimmers Michael Phelps and Chad le Clos clearly have beef. Here's why.
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Dominant U.S. captures gold in historic win
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41-year-old Oksana Chusovitina may be the most incredible athlete at the Olympics
Competing in a record seventh Olympics, Oksana Chusovitina's son is the same age as many of her competitors. And in Rio, she'll attempt one of the hardest vaults ever done by a female gymnast.
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Katie Ledecky shatters 400 freestyle world record, nabs first U.S. swimming gold
United States’ gold medal winner Katie Ledecky celebrates during the medal ceremony after setting a new world record in the women’s 400-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Rio de
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2016 Rio Olympics: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman reach gymnastics all-around final
Gabby Douglas' bid to repeat as all-around champion is over
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Michael Phelps gets 19th gold medal as U.S. wins 4x100 freestyle relay
Full Coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympics on Yahoo Sports. Get the schedule, medal count and the latest results.
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Rio 2016 gold medal winners: Day 1
Full Coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympics on Yahoo Sports. Get the schedule, medal count and the latest results.
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'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM, American Maya DiRado takes second
The “Iron Lady” now owns some precious metal. Four years after missing the medal podium entirely in a bitterly disappointing London Olympics, Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu opened a redemptive Rio Games by dominating the 400-meter individual medley and
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Keep Your Mouth Closed: Aquatic Olympians Face a Toxic Stew in Rio
Sewage and trash continue to flow untreated into Rio de Janeiro’s waters, and recent tests found pathogens including rotaviruses and drug-resistant “superbacteria.”
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Australia boycott Rio athletes village, 'not safe, not ready'
The Australian Olympic team will not move into the athletes village in Rio after it was condemned as "not safe or ready" by the country's chef de mission on Sunday. Team chief Kitty Chiller said problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, e
Sports | On The Green
2016 Rio Olympics: Top star Jordan Spieth explains withdrawl from U.S. team
Jordan Spieth will not join Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed and others in Rio
Science & Technology | TECH
How an iPhone is helping a blind athlete prepare for the Rio Games
"I think that if you're going to lose it, you might as well use it."
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Golfers opting out of Rio Olympics is about more than Zika
Golf will be an Olympic sport this summer for the first time in 112 years—but not if there are no golfers to compete. Pro golfers are rapidly dropping out of the Summer Games in Rio, set to begin in August.
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Body parts wash ashore next to Rio Olympic venue - Yahoo Sports
From Yahoo Sports: Parts of a mutilated body washed up on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, police said, just meters (yards) from where beach volleyball athletes will compete in the upcoming Olympics. The discovery, first repor
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Global doping agency suspends Rio lab weeks before Olympics
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the credentials of a testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for failing to comply with international standards, just over a month before the city hosts the Olympic
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Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony - Yahoo Sports
From Yahoo Sports: A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an army statement said. The jaguar was killed on Monday at
Sports | Mixed Bag
Russian track athletes banned from 2016 Rio Olympics due to doping violations - CBSSports.com
Track and field team from the world power will be absent from Rio; IOC could ban entire delegation
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Olympic Teams to Swim, Boat in Dangerously Contaminated Rio Waters
An analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues in Rio.
