Michael Phelps gets another gold, but says it is the last (Yahoo Sports) Standing atop the medal podium for the 23rd time, Michael Phelps teared up, bit his lip and gave a little nod. ''It turned out pretty cool,'' Phelps said, another gold medal around his neck. Phelps put the United States ahead to stay on the butterfly leg of the 4x100-meter medley relay, giving the most decorated … [Read more...]

US landmark arrives: 1,000 Summer Olympic gold medals (Yahoo Sports) When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women's 4x100-meter medley relay team of Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Manuel - winners at the Rio Games on Saturday night - is being recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as … [Read more...]

Sole Russian track athlete banned from Rio, quickly appeals (Yahoo Sports) The IAAF said Saturday it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling. The eligibility of long jumper Darya Klishina was revoked by the IAAF based on new information it received last week, spokesman Yannis Nikolaou told The Associated Press. McLaren … [Read more...]

Neymar leads Brazil into men's soccer semifinals (Yahoo Sports) Neymar scored his first goal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, giving Brazil a 2-0 win over Colombia and a spot in the semifinals of the men's soccer tournament. Neymar scored from a free kick in the 12th minute, sending a right-footed shot through the wall and into the lower right corner of the net. Luan added the … [Read more...]

Gasol, Spain throttle Lithuania 109-59 in men's basketball (Yahoo Sports) With little room for error, the Spanish men's basketball team absolutely throttled Lithuania 109-59 Saturday to keep its medal hopes alive. Spain, which won silver at the last two Olympics, lost two of its first three games and desperately needed a win - and it still might need help from other teams to advance to the … [Read more...]

US men's volleyball team beats France, stays in medal chase (Yahoo Sports) Way behind in the first set Saturday against France, the Americans slowly began chipping away to end up on top. While none of the U.S. players can quite explain it, they have a propensity for doing that very thing, coming back with the odds stacked against them. ''We just trusted each other, played our volleyball, … [Read more...]

Fraser-Pryce closing in on Olympic sprint triple (Yahoo Sports) Watch out Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce might get that triple of Olympic 100-meter titles first. Double defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran her season's best of 10.88 seconds to reach the final of the 100 and showed all the confidence that two titles bring. In a direct confrontation with European champion … [Read more...]

In tennis, Puig wins Puerto Rico's 1st Olympic gold ever (Yahoo Sports) The spectators told Monica Puig they believed she could win Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medal in any sport, providing a soundtrack of ''Si se puede!'' - ''Yes, we can!'' - during the Rio de Janeiro Games women's tennis final. The unseeded and unheralded Puig capped her run of upsets with the biggest one of all … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Cuban boxer dedicates win to Castro on 90th birthday (Reuters) By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Cuban super heavyweight Leinier Pero dedicated his Olympic boxing victory to Fidel Castro on Saturday, the day the revolutionary and former leader of the Caribbean country celebrated his 90th birthday. "I want to send my regards to the commander," said Pero, 23, … [Read more...]

Cuban boxer dedicates win to Castro on 90th birthday (Reuters) By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Cuban super heavyweight Leinier Pero dedicated his Olympic boxing victory to Fidel Castro on Saturday, the day the revolutionary and former leader of the Caribbean country celebrated his 90th birthday. "I want to send my regards to the commander," said Pero, 23, after his win by … [Read more...]