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Times of India
Rio Olympics: Success for India in boxing, tennis
Times of India
NEW DELHI: On India's busiest day at the Rio Olympics so far, the team of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna made it to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event while boxer Vikas Krishan entered the quarter-finals in men's middleweight (75 kg) ...
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Los Angeles Times
See 'SNL' star Leslie Jones slay all day from the Rio Olympics
Los Angeles Times
Actor Leslie Jones poses for a portraits at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles on July 8, 2016. Jones is in Rio covering the Olympics, thanks to her sterling social media coverage. Actor Leslie Jones poses for a portraits at the Four Seasons Hotel ...
'SNL' Comedian Leslie Jones Offers Hilarious Olympics CommentaryAdvocate.com
Leslie Jones is finally in Rio to cover the Summer Olympics, and it'

NBC Olympics
Canada's Rosie MacLennan repeats as Olympic trampoline champion
NBC Olympics
In the notoriously unpredictable sport of trampoline--just one bad bounce can send a world-class athlete into last place--it's much easier to fly into the top ranks of the sport than to stay there. Rosannagh, or Rosie, MacLennan of Canada proved it ...
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CBS sports.com (blog)
2016 Rio Olympics: Aussie Marcus Fraser holds narrow lead after second round
CBS sports.com (blog)
Marcus Fraser was able to hang onto the lead heading into weekend, but his three-shot advantage coming into Friday has dwindled down to just one as Thomas Pieters and the rest of the field has closed the gap on the Australian. More Olympics.
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NBC Olympics
U.S. women fall to Sweden in PKs, eliminated from Olympics
NBC Olympics
Three-time defending Olympic gold medalist U.S. fell to Sweden 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the first quarterfinals of the women's Olympic soccer tournament, forcing the U.S. women to make an unexpected early exit from competition. Julie Johnston ...
3 athletes sanctioned for doping at Rio OlympicsCBS News
US women's soccer out of Rio Olympics after stunning loss to SwedenUSA TODAY
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BBC News
Rio Olympics 2016: Jessica Ennis-Hill leads heptathlon, Katarina Johnson-Thompson third
BBC News
Great Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill is in gold-medal position, with compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson fourth, after a see-saw first day of the heptathlon at the Olympic Games in Rio. After four of the seven events, defending champion Ennis-Hill, 29 ...
Rio Olympics 2016 LATEST: Sir Bradley Wiggins becomes Team GB's most decorated Olympian as Jessica Ennis-Hill ...Daily Mailall 118 news ar

TIME
These Are the Must-Watch Track and Field Events at the 2016 Rio Olympics
TIME
After Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, and Simone Biles finish piling up golds at the swimming pool and gym, the limelight in Rio will give way to track and field competition, which began Friday morning with men's discus qualifying. From Usain Bolt's ...
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Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt takes center-stage as athletics seeks redemptionFirstpost
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The Indian Express
Badminton, Rio 2016 Olympics: India doubles pairs lose
The Indian Express
India had a bad day in office as both the men's and women's doubles pair lost their match. By: Express Web Desk Updated: Aug 13, 2016, 0:17. sports. Death, doping and disrespect at Rio 2016 Olympics · Holders U.S. suffer penalty heartache against ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Saina Nehwal off to winning start in badminton singlesFirstpostall 53 news articles »

Fortune
NBC Expects Record Olympics Profit Despite Lower Ratings
Fortune
“Our advertisers are happy.” Comcast Corp's CMCSA 0.68% NBCUniversal expects to generate record profits from coverage of the Rio Olympics despite so far losing a U.S. ratings battle compared to the Games four years ago. An average of 30.3 million ...
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Vox
Rio Olympics 2016: how Simone Biles crushed the women's individual all-around competition
Vox
Gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States poses for photographs after the medal ceremony for the Women's Individual All Around on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alex Livesey/Getty ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Why Simone Biles is the best at the GamesBBC News
5 things you missed at the Rio Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 11USA TODAY

USA TODAY
Five things to watch at Olympics on Friday
USA TODAY
It's another big day at the Olympics in Rio. Here are five things you can't miss from the Olympics on Friday. Click here to see full schedule and TV information. Swimming. Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps are favorites to add to their medal hauls ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Joseph Schooling beats Michael Phelps in 100m butterflyBBC News
Michael Phelps' final individual swim of Rio Olympics ends in a three-way tie for silverCBSSports.com