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CBSSports.com
Ranking the biggest threats to Team USA in the 2016 Olympics
CBSSports.com
The 2016 Olympics tips off in Rio on Friday, and one of the prime events for the United States is the basketball portion of the games. USA Basketball has dominated nearly every year they've been in it, especially since allowing professional players to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald
#IOCLuxuryLodging: Andrew Bogut tweets displeasure at Rio Olympics accommodation
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian basketballer Andrew Bogut has taken a sarcastic swipe at the Rio Olympic village with a series of tweets containing the hashtag #IOCLuxuryLodging. Bogut and his Boomers teammates have just arrived in Rio and it's fair to say the 213-cm NBA ...
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ABC Online
Rio 2016: Olympics still facing water pollution fears in Games build-up
ABC Online
As Rio oceanographer David Zee walks along the shoreline near the Marina da Gloria, the venue for Olympic sailing events, he points out the colour of the foam hitting the rocks. Key points: Oceanographer says Rio water quality is poor; Detected ...
Rio Olympics sailing crisis: Venue collapses into the sea in stormThe Sun
Main ramp collapses at Rio Olympics sailing venueNBC Olympics
Olympics sailing ram

The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics 2016: US basketball teams to stay on luxury cruise liner Silver Cloud
The Sydney Morning Herald
The highly-paid NBA stars of the US men's basketball team will not be housed in the Rio Olympics athletes village, but rather on board a luxury cruise ship. The Silver Cloud, which docked at the city's port at the weekend, can accommodate up to 400 ...and more »

The Guardian
'Don't put your head underwater': visitors warned over Olympics pollution
The Guardian
People enter the water for a morning swim on Copacabana beach. AP tests have indicated tourists could face serious health risks at the famous destination. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP. Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro. Monday 1 August 2016 11.34 EDT ...
Rio Olympics: India's realistic medal chancesTimes of India
The Olympics aren't going to save BrazilBusiness Insider
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Deadspin
The Olympics Are For Humans, Not Horses
Deadspin
What is the purpose of the Olympics? For the few thousand bureaucrats who divvy up the Games, give out contracts, and get kickass bribes, it is to enrich themselves. For everyone outside of the corruption apparatus of the Olympics, they are an exhibit ...
My picks for Kiwi gold at the OlympicsStuff.co.nz
Since Ancient Greece, the Olympics and Bribery Have Gone Hand In HandNew Republic
Let the Games Begin: 2016 Rio Olympic PreviewNBC Olym

BBC Sport
Rio 2016 Olympics: Lizzie Armitstead wins anti-doping rule appeal over missed test
BBC Sport
British world road cycling champion Lizzie Armitstead has won an appeal against an anti-doping rule violation that could have seen her miss the Rio Olympics. Armitstead faced suspension for three failures relating to her whereabouts which led to her ...
Lizzie Armitstead wins court appeal to compete at Rio 2016 OlympicsThe Guardian
Lizzie Armitstead wins fight against Rio Olympics ban after UK