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So much for the dire predictions of US swimming flop in Rio

But this one was silver. Carlin, who also finished second behind Ledecky in the 400m earlier this week, struggled with illness in 2011 and missed out on quali...

Olympics-Campbell sisters try again in 50m free

Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands, the defending Olympic champion, looked relaxed after going through in fourth place with a time of 53.43. In Wednesday...

Lucroy homers twice, drives in 5 as Rangers beat Tigers 8-5

He's 3-3 with a 2.77 ERA. He was winless in his first five starts since despite a 2.73 ERA and.216 opponent's batting average.Lucroy and his offensive teammates...

New England Patriots Coaches Wear Nate Ebner Shirts to Support Olympian

Ebner's try came after the first half siren as he broke through the Brazilian team which was playing a man down thanks to a yellow card. The run for a medal i...

Rio 2016: Rafael Nadal Wins Olympic Gold For Spain

Murray didn't face a single break point throughout, and converted all three opportunities he earned on Nishikori's serve. Nadal and Lopez claimed Spain's...

Ichiro's 3000th hit a triple

Ichiro joined Paul Molitor , his hitting coach in Seattle in 2001, as the only players to triple for their 3,000th career hit. The other is Minnesota Twins sta...

Governor's Mansion receives some flooding; Edwards' family relocated temporarily

His body was found around noon Friday. The victim was identified as William Mayfield, 68. Amtrak is stopping a Chicago-to-New Orleans train in central MS beca...

Liverpool boss Klopp: Player sales won't be 'pr

If anybody thinks that because we have more than one striker, we make presents to other clubs, that's the biggest misunderstanding in world football. We will 10...

Ledecky finishes with a flourish, gold

Katie Ledecky also becomes a member of an exclusive club of freestylers; as AP pointed out , the last woman to win the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events in...

Ariya Jutanugarn swings towards first major at British Open

World No 1 Lydia Ko shot a final day 74 and the New Zealander, holder of two of the five majors, had to settle with a rather disappointing one-under par. When s...

Manuel is first black woman to win individual gold in pool

I am so proud of @ simone_manuel First African American female to get a GOLD medal . "She's just ready to swim.'" Manuel went on to swim with the First Colo...

Rio Olympics 2016: Katie Ledecky beats Jazz Carlin in 800m freestyle

They kept them a secret until this week. This Olympics is the first time since 1996 the top-ranked Americans won't play in the gold-medal game. It's another...

Cashing In! Paul Pogba Gets A Record Transfer To Manchester United

So at Man United it can happen". Mourinho also vowed to "protect" Pogba as he attempts to adjust to life back in England and justify his massive fee. "He is n...

Rio Olympics: Can you tie for a gold medal in swimming?

Of the American team's 554 athletes, 47 were born in other countries - the most came from China and Kenya, which account for five each. Even if the 812 gol...

Ibrahimovic eyes lengthy stay at 'massive' Manchester United

Manchester United have not won the league since Alex Ferguson's final season in charge in 2013 and never threatened to under either David Moyes or Louis van Ga...

Penny Oleksiak wins gold!

You can't say she didn't win gold, not after a stunning, relentless, unforgettable comeback in the 100-metre freestyle Thursday night. She was seventh at the tu...

Bach vows to push for doping bans

Instead, an unclean Russian Federation is being regularly booed in Rio - and it's unlikely that most observers will ever truly trust them again. The Court of ...

Olympic Gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman Win Gold and Silver!

She was ready to have fun. At one point Boorman pulled Biles aside and gave her a choice. Open champion Henrik Stenson is the favorite to bring home a gold me...

Lilly King earns gold relay medal

The U.S. women won gold followed by Australia and Denmark. The Olympic champ surged to the lead at the 50-meter mark, and touched the wall behind Russian Federa...

Canada's Nestor, Pospisil lose Olympic bronze match

Nestor and Pospisil started on serve, but the Americans got the first break of the match in the third game after challenging an out call against them along the ...

Rio stunner: Phelps gets 100m butterfly silver

Michael Phelps' bid for his fifth gold medal of Rio's Summer Olympics came up short, as he couldn't catch Singapore's Joseph Schooling in the 100-meter b...

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Great Britain; Men's soccer-South Korea vs. Honduras; On NBC Universo , 4 p.m.: Boxing elimination matches; Men's soccer-South Korea vs. Honduras; Men's vo...

Rio 2016 swimming results: Gregorio Paltrinieri wins gold in men's 1500m freestyle

Jaeger competed in the 1500m in London as well, finishing sixth. Sun Yang, the defending gold medalist and world record holder, was expected to be a force in ...

Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam half-centuries put Pakistan in control

Moeen missed England's second chance of the afternoon, Azhar again surviving but this time when a tough caught-and-bowled went down on 69. Root scored 254...

Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold medal in Rio

She is only the second women to win the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle events at a single games. Since bursting on to the scene at the London Olympics as a distan...

PTV Sports Live cricket streaming Pakistan vs England third Test Day 5

Chasing a mammoth 343-run victory target after England declared on 445 for six early on the final day, Pakistan endured a middle-order meltdown before being b...

Olympics-Swimming-Franklin fails to make 200m backstroke final

She said soon after she was excited to cheer on teammate Katie Ledecky, who went on to win the gold medal - the most hard event in Ledecky's lineup. Perhaps ...

US women's field hockey tops India, could top pool

Rio de Janeiro , Aug 12 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team continued their dismal campaign at the ongoing Rio Olympics, suffering a 0-3 defeat to Usa in a Po...

Claudio Ranieri warns of tougher season after opening day defeat

Mahrez scored from the penalty spot two minutes into the second half after Tom Huddlestone had clipped Demarai Gray on the edge of the area, before Snodgrass sl...

Messi reverses worldwide retirement decision

The Barcelona forward, who missed in a heartbreaking penalty shootout, was devastated after his country tasted defeat in a major final for the fourth time in ...

Bauer outduels Scherzer as Indians beat Nationals 3-1

After Lonnie Chisenhall flew out to left field, Scherzer had rookie Tyler Naquin in a 2-2 count and threw two consecutive fastballs - 97 and 96 miles per hour -...

Simone Manuel's gold medal inspires young Detroit swimmers

Biles relishing the victory with her teammates, leaving Rio with that coveted medal and a taste of triumph. "I knew going into tonight I was going to get the si...

Gold Medals Await Athletes in Rio De Janeiro

The three Olympic rookies on the American team have had an impressive start: Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner have all had stretches when ...

Musgrove gets first career win, Astros beat Blue Jays 5-3

Liriano, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 1, struck out four. He took Will Harris deep in the ninth inning for his 32nd home run of the season. "H...

Rams off to shaky return, Cowboys score on opening kickoff

It's what pro teams call a "rebuilding year". Although these changes are expected to benefit the University financially, the arrival of the Rams introduces is...