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In addition to winning individual gold against Switzerland's Roger Federer at the London 2012 Games, Murray also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles along...

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Phelps has been on every one of those relays: 2004, 2008, 2012 and now 2016. Fortunately, fellow American Conor Dwyer, who swum the first leg, happily lent his ...

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I've got to be smart, box a ideal fight and do what he don't want me to do". "I believe I will bring an awesome show". "We got extra pad work and in between tra...

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In his homily, Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry said: "Today, we come to hand back to God one who was grateful for how he had been blessed in life - and one whose ...

Ryan Lochte Posts Pictures Showing His Bleached Hair Turning Green

The guy is not only a handsome champion swimmer, he's also obviously a great sport. Michael Phelps won his 21st career Olympic gold medal on Tuesday night, ai...

Australia deletes thousands of comments on Horton's Instagram

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Although Lewis would not release the name of the officer involved during the news conference, police spokeswoman Lt. Katie Heck later identified the officer as ...

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Olympic doubles had been Venus and Serena Williams' personal property while winning three gold medals over the past 16 years. By comparison, Safarova and Stry...

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Lilly King's parents on her anti-doping stance: 'She takes it seriously'

Lilly King has gone from being a rising sophomore at Indiana University with localized fame to being an Olympic champion and a household name this summer. Havin...

Simone Biles wins gymnastics all-around gold at Rio games

Great Britain seventeen-year-old Ellie Downie came 13th narrowly missed out on becoming the best performing female British gymnast in an Olympic all-around fi...

Simone Biles Just Won Gold in Olympics Women's All

There's only one word to describe Simone Biles: golden! In May, the New Yorker explored how Biles was raising the bar to previously unthinkable levels, becoming...

USA women run riot as Biles gets 1st Rio gold

Two days after dominating the women's team final, American gymnasts again asserted their dominance in Thursday's women's individual all-around final. "The harde...

Roethlisberger, Brown among Steelers who won't play in preseason opener

Adamski also quoted the scrimmage's field judge , who said that Brown's actions would have likely gotten him tossed in a regular season game. The Steelers ...

US women swim for gold in freestyle relay

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Lindegaard: Man Utd have abandoned their values by signing Pogba

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Brett Favre brings down the house with emotional, hilarious speech

He was the quarterback in the famous "Sea of Hands" play during the 1973 playoffs that gave Oakland the win over the Miami Dolphins. For Favre, it was about red...

Ledecky, Phelps advance in Thursday's prelims

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KICKING OFF: Brady or Garoppolo to get bulk of snaps?

If anything, though, that makes it even tougher for Garoppolo, who simply can't be looked at as the man in this huddle with an icon in uniform next to him at pr...

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Riley said his group strongly advised against swimming in green water. The pool was it's standard, clear color Monday, but when divers reported to the poo...

Ibrahimovic scores late victor as United win Community Shield

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Cole delighted to see Pogba back at Man United

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Encarnacion Joins Elite Class, Sanchez Stays in Rotation — Blue Jays Notes

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CEO of USA Rugby sees big boost for sport back home

The U.S.is now eliminated from medal contention. His cardio and aerobic capacities are off the charts - he doesn't dare step on a scale - but he figures he'll...

Blitzbokke whip Australia to play in Olympic semi-final

Now it's the Olympics. While the players broke out at least a little beer, the staff of Rugby Canada got to work. Australia's undefeated women's team claime...

Russell Westbrook Signs Extension With The Thunder

Westbrook also expresses his gratitude to the City of Oklahoma. "You can tell he loves the game, he plays with energy and flair". The story here is that Wes...

Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton: "She's the Devil"

In addition, we've added a link to our coverage in June of what candidates from other parties, such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party, have said about ed...

Badminton: Saina beats Lohaynny in Olympics

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Team USA bests India 3-0, stays undefeated

Through four games in Rio, the Usa has now outscored its opponents 13-3. The fitter and faster Americans kept the possession with them for long periods of the...

Hammers sign Ayew for club-record fee

He said: " It's a big honour for me to be part of this club ". I hope that he isn't the marquee striker signing talked about prior to the window because altho...

Gabriel injured as Arsenal beat Manchester City in friendly

Arsenal can win the Premier League this season even without being active in the transfer market, according to former Sebastien Squillaci. Liverpool, meanwhile...

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Rio Olympics: Katie Ledecky Wins Third Gold, Clinches 4X200m Freestyle Swimming Relay

Ledecky has broken her own mark three times since then; her current mark of 8:06.68 would have stood as the world record for men as recently as 1976. When it ...