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Sports

Brazil police official: Lochte made up story about robbery

Brazil police official: Lochte made up story about robbery

A Brazilian police official says American swimmer Ryan Lochte made up a story about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro after he and three other U.S. swimmers broke a door at a gas station.
by Associated Press

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Brazil court tells U.S. swimmers Lochte, Feigen to stay put

Brazil court tells U.S. swimmers Lochte, Feigen to stay put

Lochte and three of his teammates say they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday. But a police official tells the AP that police cannot find the their taxi driver or witnesses.
by The Associated Press

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Olympic athletes prove that older doesn't have to mean slower

Olympic athletes prove that older doesn't have to mean slower

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong, who won Olympic gold at age 42, is one of many athletes saying that high-level sports aren't just for the young. And scientists say exercise reduces aging's toll for us all.
by Rae Ellen Bichell

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Rio highlights: Brazilians upset U.S. in beach volleyball; Biles takes 4th gold

Rio highlights: Brazilians upset U.S. in beach volleyball; Biles takes 4th gold

America's Kerri Walsh Jennings lost her first beach volleyball match in four Olympics, as she and her partner fell to Brazil. Simone Biles wrapped up her sparkling Rio games with a fourth gold.
by Greg Myre

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Duluth rowers scull forward, try to recapture heyday

Duluth rowers scull forward, try to recapture heyday

The Duluth Rowing Club has dozens of young members, a new boathouse and is launching some into college crew careers.
by Dan Kraker

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Stillwater's Blankenship to run 1,500-meter race in Olympics

Ben Blankenship is just one of many Minnesota athletes competing in the games.

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How an Olympics photographer captured Usain Bolt's 'cheeky grin'

How an Olympics photographer captured Usain Bolt's 'cheeky grin'

"There's no greater athlete on the planet at the moment," says Cameron Spencer, who shot Sunday's definitive photo of Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt as he won the semifinals.

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