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Rio Olympics Day 9: What to watchAndy Murray defends his tennis title, men's and women's individual gymnastics medals are awarded, and Usain Bolt goes for a three-peat.
Michael Phelps and US swimming’s remarkable comeback storyMichael Phelps’s return certainly played a role in fueling the team’s success in Rio. But his personal transformation may have been as important as his gold medals.
Last Russian track athlete now banned from RioIAAF revoked 2016 Olympics eligibility for Russian long jumper Darya Klishina based on new information it received last week.
Rio Olympics Day 7: Michael who? The Katie Ledecky showKatie Ledecky set a world record by winning the women's 800-meter freestyle at Rio. Her margin of victory: an astounding 11.38 seconds.
How a favela kid became Brazil's top badminton playerYgor Coelho de Oliveira, whose father started a badminton program to help kids in a rough neighborhood, is Brazil's first male Olympic badminton player – and an ambassador for the power of hope and hard work.
Maya DiRado and a night of Olympic surprisesMaya DiRado, an American swimmer at her first Olympics, captured gold by a fingertip in the 100-meter backstroke – and surprised even herself.
Olympic upset: USA women's soccer knocked out by SwedenThere will be no medals for the defending world and Olympic champions in the Olympic final for women's soccer. Sweden knocked out the US Women's National Soccer Team Friday.
First LookGolden glow: Michael Phelps wins Olympic 200-meter IM fourth time in a rowOn Thursday, Michael Phelps won the Olympic 200-meter individual medley, grabbing his 22nd gold medal and becoming the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive games.
First LookHow Simone Manuel just made Olympic historySimone Manuel earned her place in the history books for her race in Rio Thursday night as the first African-American to win gold in women's swimming.
First LookWhy Belize is celebrating the Olympic victories of USA's Simone BilesSimone Biles' adoptive mother hails from Belize, where people have taken notice of the teenage gymnastics sensation.
First LookHow has Olympics, Week 1 shaped up for the refugee team?So far, the 10 athletes have had some defeats, but say they are proud to have made it to the Olympics, raising awareness about the plight of refugees.
Phelps and Lochte: Last race against each other at the Olympics?Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are scheduled to race against each other for the final time in the men's 200-meter individual medley, ending a 13-year rivalry that has been one of the greatest in swimming history.
Rio Olympics: Games offer platform to highlight change, push for progressAmid all the focus on Rio's woes, the 2016 Games have also started good conversations – including, for example, around the national embrace of an Afro-Brazilian gold medalist.
First LookRio Olympics schedule: What to watch ThursdayOn Day 6, gymnasts and swimmers will take on new challenges.
First LookKristen Armstrong's third gold in cycling: Why that's so impressiveAmerican Kristin Armstrong won her third gold medal in the Olympic time trials Wednesday, with a time of 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds.
Are adoptive parents 'parents'? Analyst's word choice sparks backlash.An NBC analyst was criticized for not calling gymnast Simone Biles' adopted parents her parents, highlighting a common prejudice.
First LookKatie Ledecky: A gold present and hint of the Olympic futureUS swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps gave US swim fans a gold-medal performance on Tuesday, suggesting that the US swim team's competitive past has a strong future.
First LookWhat's next for US gymnastics in the post-Károlyi era?After 40 years in the sport and 11 Olympic games, US Gymnastics Olympic coach Márta Károlyi is retiring.
The other side of Rio: City of God struggles in shadow of Olympic GamesMade famous by the 2002 film 'City of God,' Brazil's Cidade de Deus favela is seen as a community left behind, even as other parts of the city were transformed in the lead up to the Summer Games.
Lilly King and the new vanguard in battle against sports dopingThe unusually public standoff between Olympic gold medalist Lilly King and runner-up Yulia Efimova may do more for antidoping than years of official pronouncements.
