Brazil wins beach volleyball gold medal in rain (Yahoo Sports) Alison and Bruno stood on the top step of the Olympic podium, holding back tears as the booming voices of the Carioca singing the Brazilian national anthem rose above the waves crashing against Copacabana beach. In the best spot for this sport,'' Bruno said after the reigning world champions beat Italy in straight sets in the … [Read more...]

And they're off! A strong start can give BMX racers an edge (The Associated Press) Get to the front after the first turn, and there's a good chance a rider will be able to avoid the kind of wreck-filled chaos that marked the action in the men's quarterfinal round at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a breezy afternoon. Australian teammate Anthony Dean also had a strong quarterfinal round, … [Read more...]

Brazilian police say Lochte, US swimmers were not robbed (Yahoo Sports) Brazilian police said Thursday that swimmer Ryan Lochte and three U.S. teammates were not robbed after a night of partying, and the intoxicated athletes instead vandalized a gas station bathroom and were questioned by armed guards before they paid for the damage and left. The police account came in direct contrast to … [Read more...]

Crouser, Kovacs finish 1-2 in Olympic shot put (Yahoo Sports) Ryan Crouser captured gold with an Olympic-record throw of 22.52 meters Thursday night to hold off U.S. teammate and favorite Joe Kovacs in the shot put final. It's not a stretch to say that throwing runs in Crouser's family. ''It's definitely a family affair and they were all standing in the stands behind the shot put and were … [Read more...]

Ashton Eaton ties Olympic record, but it's Bolt's show again (Yahoo Sports) Ashton Eaton retained his title as the best all-around athlete in the world by tying the decathlon Olympic record and, within minutes, had stepped back for track and field's ultimate superstar to take center stage again. What more could the now two-time Olympic champion Eaton do Thursday night to get just a little … [Read more...]

High standards: Bolt wins gold again, but misses record (Yahoo Sports) Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. The Jamaican superstar romped in what he says is likely his last Olympic individual race Thursday night, but finished in 19.78 seconds, .59 short of his own world record - the one he said he really wanted to break. ''I knew it was going to be hard to break the world … [Read more...]

US beats France 86-67, advances to women's basketball final (Yahoo Sports) It's rare to see the U.S. women's basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they've had Sue Bird running the show for over a decade. With the starting point guard sidelined with a knee injury, the Americans were out of sorts for a half before finally getting it together to pull away from France in an … [Read more...]

Olympics-Doping cases pile up as Rio Games enter final stretch (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bronze medallist weightlifter Izzat Artykov on Thursday became the first athlete to be stripped of a Rio Olympics medal, testing positive for drugs as doping moved into the spotlight with the Games entering the final stretch. The International Olympic Committee … [Read more...]

HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day 13 at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) Latest news from the 13th day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Thursday (all times GMT): 2105 SOUTH KOREA'S PARK LEADS BY ONE AT HALFWAY South Korea's Inbee Park shot her second consecutive five-under-par 66 to top the leaderboard ahead of American Stacy Lewis after the second round of the women's golf tournament. Park made … [Read more...]

AIBA reassigns executive director after judging probe (The Associated Press) The International Boxing Association has reassigned its executive director in the middle of the Olympics after an examination of the judging and refereeing at the games. AIBA assigned Karim Bouzidi to a new role within the organization Thursday, but declined to elaborate on the reason. Boudizi has been AIBA's … [Read more...]