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SB Nation
Here's the roster USA Basketball is bringing to the 2016 Olympics
SB Nation
On Saturday, Team USA put the finishing touches on the roster it will bring to Rio de Janeiro later this summer for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Kyrie Irving has agreed to join the roster, per ESPN's Marc Stein, rounding out the 12-man group that'll be ...
US men's basketball team finalizes 12-man roster for Rio OlympicsUSA TODAY
Kyrie Irving will play for Team USA in Olympics this summercleveland.com
Report: Kyr

The Guardian
Bradley Wiggins shows no sign of flagging before his fifth Olympics
The Guardian
As Sir Bradley Wiggins approaches his fifth Olympic Games, with a fifth gold medal of his career firmly in his sights, he is not planning to leave his second home at British Cycling even once Rio is past. “I feel I could go on to Tokyo,” he says ...
Cycling hero Bradley Wiggins eyes NEXT Olympics in 2020 at age 40 as he's not ready to quitMirror.co.ukall 10 news articles »

UPI.com
Phelps Goes for 5th Olympics; Ledecky, Lochte in the Pool
ABC News
Michael Phelps is going for his fifth — and he promises — last Olympics. Katie Ledecky is seeking to extend her dominance. Natalie Coughlin wants to end her career by making history. Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin are back, too. The big names and ...
Olympics: Simone Biles on top again at US gymnastics championshipsSalt Lake Tribune
2016 Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps trying to make historyUPI.com
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New York Times
Pro Basketball|Michael Gbinije, a Piston Recruit, May Play for Nigeria at the Olympics
New York Times
Michael Gbinije (0), whose father was born in Nigeria, playing for Syracuse in a national semifinal in April. Credit David J. Phillip/Associated Press. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Michael Gbinije has already enjoyed his share of excitement in 2016. He ...
Pistons draftee Michael Gbinije hopes to play for Nigeria in OlympicsDetroit Free Press
Olympics could make Michael Gbinije's

CBC.ca
67 Russians apply for exemptions to ban from Rio Olympics
CBC.ca
The Russian sports minister says "up to 67 athletes" have applied to track and field's world governing body to be exempted from the ban on the Russian team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The IAAF last week upheld its overall ban on the Russian team ...
Olympics: 67 Russian athletes hope to compete in Rio, says MutkoChannel News Asia
67 Russians apply for exemptions to ban from Rio 2016 OlympicsThe Indian Express
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NBC Olympics
Pau Gasol wants to play in Olympics despite Zika fears
NBC Olympics
NBA star Pau Gasol says he is determined to compete for Spain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finally announcing his desire to play after months of wavering due to concerns over the Zika virus. "My commitment to the national team is greater than my fears ...
Andy Murray going to Olympics, not put off by Zika virusCBC.ca
Pau Gasol says he could compete at OlympicsESPN
Jordan Spieth planning to skip golf's return to Olympi