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Rio organizers explain why Olympics pools turned green

Tom Daley posted a photo showing the pools side-by-side and wrote, "Ermmm â€¦ what happened?!" However, on Wednesday, the global governing body for aquatics k...

Pardew cool on Bolasie switch

Everton have struck a £25 million deal with Crystal Palace for their star winger Yannick Bolasie according to The Sun . The 27-year-old has scored just nine...

Marcus Fraser lead a day of firsts for Olympic golf

Australia's Marcus Fraser claimed a commanding first round lead in Rio, as golf returned to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904. The 38-year-old Aus...

Twins fall to Houston 15-7 in first game of doubleheader

He's hitting.438 on the road. In addition to his home run, he also doubled twice and scored a pair of runs in the night game as Houston won the final three co...

Carpenter, Peralta homer as Cardinals beat Reds 3

Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes made his major-league debut against the Cincinnati Red...

Hoosier Lilly King wins gold medal in 100-meter breaststroke

She was one of seven Russian swimmers originally banned after the International Olympic Committee ruled that past Russian dopers could not compete. She prev...

American gymnast Simone Biles takes all-around Olympic gold in Rio

Perhaps by beginning the conversation with talk about the best in history. It was one of three team golds she's been part of since the London Olympics. Biles he...

Astros at Twins (Game 1)

Keuchel pitched a three-hit shutout his last time out against Texas. That play kept it a 5-4 Astros lead, and Houston went on to build on that advantage in t...

Katie Ledecky carries relay team to gold medal, her 3rd in Rio

And get this: Ledecky's relay time was only one-hundredth of a second slower than her winning time in the 200 free the previous night. Other short odds to win a...

Phelps hails 'special' rivalry with Lochte

Another US swim phenomenon Katie Ledecky is back in action the day after she secured her second gold of the Games in the women's 200m freestyle. Golf will be ...

America wipes away tears after Brett Favre's Hall of Fame speech

Yet Favre still sought his late father and coach's approval. "I would not be here without my father", Favre said . "I said, 'I will make it to the Hall of Fa...

Simone Biles wins 2016 Olympic women's individual all-around gold medal in gymnastics

Left unsaid was that she does it better than anyone ever has before. She is so high that I swear the cameras have to readjust just to catch it all! Floor was ...

Brazilian da Silva tees off into Olympic history

And as animals on golf courses goes, the capybara do not come close to matching the Bighorn sheep over at PGA West and SilverRock Resort in La Quinta. Matt Kuch...

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 200-meter freestyle

In the men's 200 backstroke, Evgeny Rylov of Russian Federation posted the fastest semifinal time at 1:54.45, followed by Australia's Mitch Larkin and a pair ...

Usain Bolt Promises To Break Records

People should have faith (in athletics), like I said , because we are heading in the right direction. "We have to go through the rough times before we get to t...

Man Accused In OC Mall Sexual Assault Turns Himself In

The man told officers a friend had notified him the surveillance pictures looked like him, and he chose to contact the police, Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Beckma...

More golds for Phelps

And get this: Ledecky's relay time was only one-hundredth of a second slower than her winning time in the 200 free the previous night. "I am really looking fo...

Scherzer Loses No-hit Bid, Nationals Lose to Indians

The next leg in the challenge for the Indians' staff to get back on track comes Wednesday afternoon when Tomlin, who gave up seven earned runs in four-plus in...

Biles wins all-around title, Raisman 2nd

Her total of 62.198 was well clear of Raisman, who finished her remarkable comeback with a silver medal, and Russia's Aliya Mustafina. A three-time world cham...

Ben Rothwell injured, out of UFC 203 fight against Fabricio Werdum

A member of his team stated that Rothwell suffered a torn meniscus and possible ACL injury. That's bad news for "Big", who looked to slingshot back into the tit...

Kristin Armstrong wins third consecutive gold in women's cycling ti..

Zabelinskaya won silver after covering 29.7 kilometers (18 miles) in 44 minutes and 31.97 seconds. After the race, Armstrong said she wasn't sure what happene...

Super Simone! Biles soars to Olympic all-around title

Biles could continue to work out 20 hours a week, attend high school and eventually become a college gymnast or she could explore the elite level, a move that i...

Granules India profit up 37% as costs decline

Here is an excerpt of that conversation. Shares of the company today closed 1.56 percent up at Rs 1,876.75 on BSE. The scrip touched to its yearly high level ...

Fowler, Watson dine with divers, watch Phelps win gold

The Olympic men's and women's golf tournaments, golf's first appearance in the games since 1904, will be shown in their entirety on the Golf Channel. He said wh...

Americans miss out on Olympic rugby sevens quarterfinals

This is compared to rugby union, which has 15 players on each team playing against each other in matches with 40-minute halves. Most notably, Nate Ebner will ...

Rose swings into history with Olympic hole-in-one

Golf is one of the many events that has been a bit of a letdown. Home favourite Da Silva added: "I was nervous on the first tee". Rose sandwiched the ace be...

Cyclist Chris Froome claims bronze medal in time trial

Froome, 31, had been bidding to emulate Sir Bradley Wiggins by winning the Tour and Olympic gold in the same year, after taking time trial bronze behind his...

Match of the Day tweet hints at Lineker strip show

The 55-year-old also added to the suspense by sharing an Instagram picture, showing him working out in the gym - accompanied by the caption: "Prep #MOTD #pants ...

Phelps, Ledecky chase history in Olympic pool

Katie Ledecky set a new Olympic record on Thursday in qualifying for the women's 800-meter freestyle final. American Anthony Ervin got off to a solid start to...

There's an app that helps you avoid

Waze is taking that functionality to a new level this week. Google-owned Global Positioning System driving app Waze is seeking collaboration with event organi...

Water returning to normal color in Rio Olympic diving, water polo pools

He cautioned that just because the pool's color has returned to a more suitable color doesn't mean the root of the problem is fixed. Pictures from the venue y...

Leslie Jones live tweets Simone Biles and Aly Raisman's all-around finals

Her score: 15.633. Biles effortlessly flew through the air in her vault, but faltered with a small step out on her landing, too. And the win makes the US the fi...

Kevin Hart, as rapper alter-ego, signs with Motown Records

Up until now, it's been a character reserved for the occasional radio freestyle, "SNL" skit, or private cipher session. Hart's alter ego has been around for a...

Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte: The final duel in the pool

That's how it went four years ago in London, when Phelps won and Lochte finished second. Since the 2004 Olympics, he's won three straight gold medals in this e...

Rod told he won't play field Friday in final Yankees game

It was widely assumed the three-time AL MVP would retire when the New York Yankees notified him about his release. "It was a fun request". I'll get a chance to ...