Swimming's best sister act carries the Aussies to relay gold (Yahoo Sports) Australia turned to the best sister act in swimming to hold off an American team anchored by Katie Ledecky. Give the gold to Cate and Bronte Campbell. The Campbells carried their squad to victory in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Saturday night at the Rio Olympics, with little sister Bronte snatching the lead from … [Read more...]

French gymnast's horrific leg break chills gymnastics arena (Yahoo Sports) French gymnast Samir Ait Said landed awkwardly on a vault, and a sickening snap echoed throughout the arena. The injury highlighted the dangers of a sport that steps into the world's spotlight every four years and led some to question if the current scoring system is making gymnasts push themselves too far. The … [Read more...]

Queues, security scares mark shambolic start to Rio Games (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann and Brad Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic and nervous start on Saturday, with organizers apologizing to angry fans kept waiting for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues while, outside, shootings and bomb scares kept visitors on edge. Outside, lines … [Read more...]

Rio Olympics: Stray bullet flies into equestrian media center (Reuters) By Caroline Stauffer and Daniel Flynn RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A stray bullet cut through the plastic roof of the equestrian media center on Saturday, alarming journalists and underlining concerns about the host city's ability to guarantee security at the world's biggest sporting event. "It was a stray bullet and has … [Read more...]

US men romp past China 119-62 in Olympic basketball opener (Yahoo Sports) Kevin Durant looks ready to lead a new group of Americans to the gold-medal podium. Durant picked up right where he left off in the 2012 Olympics with 25 points, and the U.S. men's basketball team routed China 119-62 on Saturday night in its opening game. The new Golden State Warriors star scored 30 points four years … [Read more...]

US riding wave of power for women's road race cycling (The Associated Press) Evelyn Stevens has built the kind of resume in cycling that should make her one of the favorites to land on the podium in Sunday's Olympic road race. In perhaps the strongest sign of American might, the four women selected for the road race were not set until just before leaving for Rio - and after several … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Games over for Porte after breaking shoulder in crash (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Australian cyclist Richie Porte is out of next week's Rio Games time trial after breaking his shoulder blade in a heavy crash towards the end of Saturday's incident-packed road race. "I'm definitely out of the time trial," Porte said in a statement after being … [Read more...]

Solo comes up big for 200th cap, US beats France 1-0 (Yahoo Sports) Love her or hate her, Hope Solo's dominance as a goalkeeper is undeniable. Solo came up big in her historic 200th international appearance as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in … [Read more...]

Belgium's Van Avermaet prevails in brutal Olympic road race (The Associated Press) Moments after crossing the finish line, Greg Van Avermaet lamented the many times he'd fallen just short and all the close calls that have marked his cycling career. The popular Belgian out-sprinted Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Rafal Majka of Poland on the long run to the finish at Copacabana Beach on … [Read more...]

Venus Williams loses in 1st round of singles at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) When Venus Williams pushed one last forehand long to lose in the first round for the first time in her record five Olympic singles tournaments, her opponent celebrated as if having claimed a gold medal, dropping down on the green hard court to plant a kiss on the white five-ring logo. This was clearly a very big … [Read more...]