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x Embed x Share Ryan Lochte has been pilloried for his exaggerated tale of robbery in Rio, but did the Rio police also tell a tall tale of the swimmers’ behavior? USA TODAY Sports Ryan Lochte during the men’s 200m individual medley final in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.(Photo: Erich Schlegel, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO – Seven days after an incident that will in part define the…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Under a tropical drizzle, Brazil kicked off the last act of South America’s Olympic debut Sunday night, a danceable farewell to a zany 17 days of brilliant athletic performances and a decathlon of mishaps. Athletes shrouded in plastic ponchos, smiling through the rain, seemed an apt ending to an Olympics that was always an uphill climb. With dancers dressed as colorful birds, fiddlers and fireworks, Rio…

They gave Americans a good scare, having to eke out three wins in the preliminary round against teams that, on paper at least, are inferior. They’ll never be beloved, like the 1992 Dream Team of Magic, Michael, and Larry. Or even the 2008 Redeem Team–with Kobe and LeBron–from Beijing, which brought the basketball gold medal back home after the 2004 debacle in Athens, where Team USA lost three games and…

Great Britain smashed their medal target for the 2016 Olympics, achieved a succession of notable ‘firsts’ and caused a major stir by finishing second in the table, above global powerhouse China. Of the 366 athletes that went to the Rio Games for Team GB, 129 of them – just over 35% – returned with a medal, including every member of the 15-strong track cycling team. BBC Sport looks at Britain’s…

Laura Trott left Rio as Britain’s most successful female Olympian with four gold medals, while fiance Jason Kenny won his sixth to move level with fellow cyclist Sir Chris Hoy Ambassadors, you are spoiling us. Once again, it has been a summer when Britain’s sporting stars have done so much to delight. In Rio, second place in the medal table, 20 years after the Atlanta Olympics saw the nation finish…

Media playback is not supported on this device Neymar seals Brazil gold Brazil will always associate itself with two football tragedies at home, but now it finally has a defining moment it can be proud of. The 1950 World Cup final defeat by Uruguay in the Maracana, and the crushing 7-1 semi-final loss to Germany in Belo Horizonte at the 2014 World Cup can never be erased, but by winning…

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The one NASCAR track that couldn’t afford a rainout this season is Bristol Motor Speedway, but the track continued to battle rain Sunday morning after its popular Saturday night race was rained out. UPDATE: At last, dry air was moving through the mountains into Thunder Valley. NASCAR and forecasters said racing could begin as early at 5 p.m. ET with the possibility of a full 500 laps…

Originally published on Grist. Long after the athletes have packed up their Speedos and the torch has gone out, the structures that house the 2016 Olympics will remain. While Rio de Janeiro used its existing national soccer stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, it also built a number of other stadiums and venues for the games — and displaced 80,000 residents in the process. So what’s to come of…

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Watch NBC’s coverage of the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, beginning with “Rio Gold,” an hour-long special looking back at the defining moments of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, at 7 p.m. ET/PT, followed by coverage of the Closing Ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ET/CT users: Watch the stream here at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT MT users: Watch the stream here at 7:00 p.m. MT PT users: Watch…

The United States men’s basketball team is one win from its third straight gold medal, only Serbia stands between Americans and another Olympiad as champions. Serbia has played well beyond expectations in the tournament, doing just enough to win every game necessary. They’re 4-3 in the tournament, and have lost two games by less than three points. Had a few bounces gone they’re way, Serbia could be 6-1. They haven’t…

“Since then, Serbia is beating the U.S. by a score of 99-82.” Is Serbia still beating the US? Love how everything Americans do is given a negative spin.

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Originally published on Grist. Long after the athletes have packed up their Speedos and the torch has gone out, the structures that house the 2016 Olympics will remain. While Rio de Janeiro used its existing national soccer stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, it also built a number of other stadiums and venues for the games — and displaced 80,000 residents in the process. So what’s to come of…

Mr England said: “We always said we were taking away our most talented team and it wasn’t just rhetoric. I genuinely believed it. I was also pretty confident we would make history and be the most successful team we have ever taken away from home, and it hasn’t just been about the medals, it’s been about millions of people screaming at their televisions, whether they were watching Mo Farah, the…

Welcome to today’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to today’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… 2. Weather: Keep an eye on rain in the Midwest. Closer to game time, check Twitter for updates. 3….

A standoff on Aug. 10 crystallized the difference for Jackie Bradley Jr. Rick Porcello said something to Chase Headley, apparently an accusation the Yankees third baseman was looking at signs. A punch-less, benches-clearing soiree ensued at Fenway Park. “We’re smaller guys,” Bradley said. “Especially when we, um, our little get-together scrum with the Yankees, we noticed how we were a lot shorter than a majority of their guys.” This is…

Like a lot of the guys gathered at the baseball field at Seventy-First High School on Sunday, Justin Hendrickson could have hung up his glove and cleats a long time ago. But the 33-year-old Hendrickson and the rest of the players in the National Adult Baseball Association of the Carolinas league, just aren’t ready to let those big league dreams go. “Everybody, in the back of their…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP Brendan Rodgers has insisted Leigh Griffiths is no cheat after the Celtic striker was booked for diving in their win over St Johnstone. (Various) Motherwell striker Scott McDonald reckons Celtic are far better than Rangers on current form. (Sunday Mail, newspaper edition) Mark Warburton has insisted Aston Villa owner Dr Tony Xia is talking “nonsense” with claims the Rangers boss scuppered the deal for Joleon Lescott. (Various)…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tanni Grey-Thompson won gold medals at four different Paralympic Games Olympics success must be used to change a nation of sports watchers into participants, according a former Paralympics gold medallist. Welsh competitors in Rio won 10 medals, surpassing the seven collected at London 2012. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said Wales is more a nation “that likes watching sport” than a sporting nation. She also said…