HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day 16 at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) Latest news from the 16th and final day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Sunday (all times GMT): 1626 SPAIN EDGE AUSTRALIA IN THRILLER TO TAKE BASKETBALL BRONZE Spain beat Australia 89-88 to win the bronze medal in the men's basketball in a match that went to the wire. 1600 AMERICAN REID PRIDDY CALLS TIME ON CAREER AFTER … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Cyclassics Hamburg results (Reuters) Aug 21 (Gracenote) - Results from Cyclassics Hamburg (Hamburg - Hamburg, 217.7 km) on Sunday 1. Caleb Ewan (Australia / Orica) 4:54:27" 2. John Degenkolb (Germany / Giant) ST 3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 4. Danny van Poppel (Netherlands / Team Sky) 5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 6. Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands / LottoNL) 7. … [Read more...]

Centrowitz's win in Olympic 1,500 1st for US since 1908 (Yahoo Sports) Matthew Centrowitz always wanted to be an Olympic runner. Only the son, who goes by Matthew, is bringing home a gold medal and neither he nor his dad, known as Matt, can believe it. ''I was like, 'Are you kidding me?'' Centrowitz recounted. … [Read more...]

Betting Line breaks world pacing record (The Associated Press) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) -- Betting Line paced the fastest mile by a 3-year-old on a five-eighths-mile track, romping to a four-length win over Racing Hill in 1:47.2 on Saturday night in the $500,000 Battle of the Brandywine at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. … [Read more...]

Felix, Merritt help bring US medal total to 31 in track (Yahoo Sports) Allyson Felix and LaShawn Merritt are savvy track stars who've been around long enough to know that not everything always goes to plan. Over the final 30 minutes of Saturday's topsy-turvy night at the Olympic track, both Americans came away with prizes they'd been wishing for all along. One of those moments looked like … [Read more...]

Predictable, yet impressive, Semenya wins Olympic 800 gold (Yahoo Sports) Caster Semenya won the Olympic title in the 800 meters Saturday with no one close to challenging her, a result that will only stoke the complex debate over whether women with much higher levels of testosterone than normal should be allowed to compete unchecked. ''We're not here to talk about IAAF, we're not here to … [Read more...]

Ryan Lochte says 'immature behavior' got him into a mess (Yahoo Sports) American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his ''immature behavior'' that got him and three teammates into a mess that consumed the final days of the Olympics. Lochte, in a portion of an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer that aired Saturday , … [Read more...]

Neymar kick is gold, giving Brazil 1st Olympic soccer title (Yahoo Sports) With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil's biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in soccer Saturday with a dramatic penalty kick by Neymar to defeat Germany, sending the nation into a frenzy after a 1-1 (5-4 shootout … [Read more...]

Gwen Jorgensen gives US first Olympic gold in triathlon (Yahoo Sports) As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games. Jorgensen and Spirig were even until Jorgensen made her move with 2 kilometers left in the 10K final leg that followed a steep, 38.5K bike ride … [Read more...]

California Chrome wins $1 million Pacific Classic (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- California Chrome won the $1 million Pacific Classic by five lengths on Saturday at Del Mar for his 14th victory in 23 career starts. … [Read more...]