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RIO DE JANEIRO — Astou Ndour scored 18 points, and Spain routed winless Senegal 97-43 Friday to set up a pivotal game to wrap up women’s basketball group play. Spain (3-1) will play Canada (3-1) on Sunday in the final game before the medal round, and the winner can avoid the Americans until the gold

Hope Solo wins the gold medal for being an ugly American.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — One season was enough for Tyrod Taylor to convince the Buffalo Bills he has the potential to be their franchise quarterback.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — One season was enough for Tyrod Taylor to convince the Buffalo Bills he has the potential to be their franchise quarterback.

BBC Sport looks back at Sir Bradley Wiggins' medal haul after he became the first Briton to win eight Olympic medals as GB's cycling pursuit team won gold with a new world record.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Mandy Bujold and Mikaela Mayer barely missed out on the debut of women’s boxing at the London Olympics. The Canadian flyweight and the American lightweight both stuck with their sport after that qualifying disappointment, and they both celebrated victories in their long-awaited Olympic debuts Friday. They both realize they’ve accomplished no

RIO DE JANEIRO — At these Olympics, it’s not always the grass that’s greener on the other side. It’s the diving pool. Think Rio officials were embarrassed they had to hire helicopters and spotters to try and keep sewage out of sailing waters? Now they can’t seem to get the green out of the diving

Jake Tapper opened up his show today with a powerhouse panel consisting of Van Jones, Kayleigh McEnany, and Bill Kristol. It didn't even take two minutes for the latter two panelists to start slinging whatever they could at each other on national television, while Jones and Tapper sat back and avoided the dust.

The Kuwaiti swimmer from Williams College competed under the IOC flag because her country was banned from Rio.

Technically, the Los Angeles Rams’ game Saturday with the Dallas Cowboys is just a preseason opener at a temporary home for a relocating team that hasn’t made the playoffs in 11 years. [...] that temporary home is also the team’s traditional home, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where they’ll play as the host team for the first time in 36 years, giving the day huge sentimental and symbolic importance for fans. Unlike Brooklyn when it lost its Dodgers, or Cleveland when it lost its original Browns... Читать дальше...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A small plane aborted its landing and crashed into trees Friday at the edge of a northern Virginia airport, killing at least two people, state police said.

A former Navy SEAL has filed a lawsuit against the California Border Patrol, alleging that they beat and falsely arrested him.

(AP) — A small plane aborted its landing and crashed into trees Friday at the edge of a northern Virginia airport, killing at least two people, state police said. The plane came to the end of the runway at the Shannon Airport near Fredericksburg and then pulled back up, flying to the end of the airport property, State Police Spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in an email. The train rode past the crash site and Aquino said she saw flames, smoke, several rescue vehicles and the remains of the plane just beyond the tree line.

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The discussion surrounding Netflix's "Making a Murderer" has come roaring back.

That's because Brendan Dassey, one of its subjects, has just had his murder conviction overturned.

But what if you don't know about his case or the show?

The true-crime series is primarily about Steven Avery, a man exonerated for a crime after spending 18 years in prison only to find himself charged of a heinous new crime. Dassey was convicted of the crime along with him.

Whether... Читать дальше...

This week in Rio, all eyes have been on the women’s gymnastics events as the competitors showed off their incredible athleticism and great artistic flare. The U.S. women's team of Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles stole the show in the team all-around event, dominating the competition and beating out Russia and China to take home the gold medal. Biles followed up by winning the gold medal in the individual all-around event.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Astou Ndour scored 18 points, and Spain routed winless Senegal 97-43 Friday to set up a pivotal game to wrap up women's basketball group play.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Astou Ndour scored 18 points, and Spain routed winless Senegal 97-43 Friday to set up a pivotal game to wrap up women's basketball group play.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Astou Ndour scored 18 points, and Spain routed winless Senegal 97-43 Friday to set up a pivotal game to wrap up women's basketball group play.

The hulking forward would really boost his value if he stayed healthy ...

An anti-terrorism judge on Friday handed preliminary charges to a man who met with two extremists shortly before they killed a priest at Mass, a judicial official said.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mandy Bujold and Mikaela Mayer barely missed out on the debut of women's boxing at the London Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mandy Bujold and Mikaela Mayer barely missed out on the debut of women's boxing at the London Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At these Olympics, it's not always the grass that's greener on the other side.