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Rio 2016: Hope Solo taunted with cries of 'Zika'

RIO DE JANEIRO - Hope Solo overcame more merciless taunts from Brazilian soccer fans on Saturday, helping the United States of America to its second consecutive...

US Men Romp Past China 119-62 in Olympic Basketball Opener

United States' Kevin Durant (5) drives past China's Zou Peng, left, during a basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, Saturday, ...

Beslan Mudranov Wins Russia's First Rio Gold in Men's 60kg Judo

Mudranov overcame tiredness to triumph with a golden score after both fighters were unable to register a point in regulation time. A waza-ari deep in the extr...

How to watch Revolution v. Toronto FC

The Revs responded positively with Chris Tierney forcing a goal line clearance from Bradley and Rowe testing Toronto netminder Alex Bono , but when referee Ted ...

IOC approves 271 Russian athletes to compete in Rio Olympics

Prominent German sports figures blasted the "cowardly" International Olympic Committee on Friday over its decision to allow 271 Russian athletes to participat...

The IOC confirms that 271 Russian athletes will compete in Brazil

An earlier Cas ruling in 2011 ruled that so-called ‚"double jeopardy" was not enforceable. The Stepanovas said they believed the IOC's focus on Yulia's past d...

Sharp drop in NBC's ratings for Rio opening ceremony

Film director Fernando Meirelles , one of the show's three creative directors, said, "I hope that the Opening Ceremony will be a drug for depression in Brazi...

Teen triathlete wins Army-Hall of Fame award

He topped the 100-catch mark four straight times as Peyton Manning's prime target. Presenter: Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy. The fact Barnwell can look a...

Trump belatedly endorses House Speaker Paul Ryan

Trump made a plea for unity on Friday and pledged to work with the very Republican leaders he had earlier dismissed as Washington's ineffective establishment ...

US Olympic Basketball Teams to Stay on Cruise Ships in Rio

Neither the men's nor women's teams for USA Basketball will be staying in the Olympic village . Griner is especially excited about the staying with her teammat...

Rio 2016 Olympics: Greek athlete expelled after failed drugs test

The IOC said on Thursday night that 271 Russians would take part in Rio. The team made special adjustments for Russian Federation - typically among the top fi...

England put into bat after Pakistan win toss at Edgbaston

However, he played with the poise of a veteran, while Azhar's knock was also full of classy hits. If the likes of Joe Root had have fired then the score they co...

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Ends at Maracana Stadium

Anticipation for the sporting battles has been eclipsed by fallout from the Russian doping scandal that has caused a rift between the International Olympic Comm...

FINAL: Yankees 13, Indians 7

Castro homered with the bases loaded in the third inning as a prolific Yankees scored in six of their eight visits to the plate. Speaking of Teixeira's Statue...

Paul Pogba: Rio Ferdinand Reveals Aims of Manchester United's £100 Million Target

Speaking before Rooney's testimonial game on Wednesday night against Everton at Old Trafford, which finished 0-0, Mourinho said he wanted Rooney to become a ...

Yankees' Mark Teixeira will retire at the end of the season

It wasn't always enough. The 36-year-old is batting. He is most proud of reaching 30 homers and 100 RBIs in eight consecutive seasons from 2004-11. "I went by...

Baseball, softball making return to Olympics in 2020

Counting softball/baseball as one (which the International Olympic Committee does), there'll be five new sports in Tokyo, which will mean an extra 18 events a...

Rio 2016: 279 Russian athletes now reportedly cleared to take part

Russian Federation will be represented by 279 athletes at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio . As a result of Canadian professor Richard McLaren's report, Russi...

Yankees Announce Sunday News Conference With Alex Rodriguez

Whether he announces his retirement, or the team announces their decision to release him, Sunday morning may mark the official end of the Alex Rodriguez Era. ...

Mourinho Will Not Be Drawn On Pogba

It seems all that is left is for United to officially announce the deal , with Pogba due to return from his holiday in the United States shortly. And Mourin...

Trade Targets for Dallas Cowboys to Replace Kellen Moore

They have several options available to them, none of which are all that appealing. A deal could be finalized Thursday, according to ESPN.com . Last week, J...

Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd lead US over France

Clinging onto that 1-0 margin, the U.S.' biggest scare came in the 80th minute, when Ali Krieger came flying in to make a clearance, and instead kicked the ba...

Mourinho: "My teams are different than Louis Van Gaal's"

He said "We are going to sign one more player for sure". The Portuguese manager said that he arrived too late to have an impact on the outcome of the deal an...

Esteban Gutierrez slams 'disrespectful' Lewis Hamilton after hand gesture

With 192 points, Hamilton has now taken the Championship lead off teammate Nico Rosberg who finished second in today's race and currently stands six points ...

Coaches taking advantage of new recruiting rules on Day 1

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Back on Olympic stage, Leyva eyes making impact for Team USA

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Brewers trade Jonathan Lucroy, Jeremy Jeffress to Rangers

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Brewers are trading Jonathan Lucroy to the Rangers , after working with multiple teams earlier in the day. Milwaukee wil...

U.S. vs. China 2016, Olympic basketball

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, one team will feature 554 athletes. They piled up easy victories in those contests, but the travel was starting to get to them. "...

Rio Officials Lose Keys To Olympic Stadium

As we can see in the video below posted on Twitter by the BBC reporter Julia Carneiro, employees had to cut the locks using some massive cutters to let the offi...

Soccer Fans Cheer For Zika At Olympics And Against Hope Solo

In the lead up to the Rio Olympics, numerous athletes - females in particular - voiced their concerns about the Zika virus in Brazil. After arriving in Brazil...

French gymnast breaks leg during Olympic vault

There was a loud applause as Said was lifted onto a stretcher and carried off. In Saturday's men's team preliminaries, Ait Said mistimed his landing and broke h...

Serena Williams: 'I love what I do, I never think about retirement'

Speaking in her pre-tournament press conference in Rio, on Thursday, Serena commented about whether there was a difference in winning Slams and winning at the...

IOC clears 271 Russians for Rio Olympics

Alexander Zhukov , the head of Russia's Olympic committee, said the majority of sports had their quota of Russian athletes accepted in full. "We believe that ...

Rio Olympics 2016: Opening ceremony best bits

The action from Rio de Janeiro had barely begun - correction, they had begun at least one hour before - and viewers were already taking to social media to ven...

Claudio Ranieri will not block Craig Shakespeare England involvement

A debut season in the Champions League will also add to their workload. Just as Ranieri's team excited last season as a result of their ability to play wonder...