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x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick tells you five things to look for during Day 14 of the Games. USA TODAY Sports Kevin Durant is trying to win his second Olympic gold medal with Team USA.(Photo: Jason Getz, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO – Kevin Durant had to ponder the question. Had he ever felt chills during an NBA game, the kind that made him feel…

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Argentina won its first ever field hockey gold medal after topping Belgium 4-2. Within the first three minutes of the match, Belgium’s Tanguy Cosyns got his team an early lead after tipping in a long pass to the circle. However, Argentina went on a three-goal scoring rampage to close out the first two quarters of play. Team captain Pedro Ibarra got the equalizer on a deceptive behind-the-back penalty corner play. Before…

In late August, when the sky becomes perceptibly darker at the start of night games, all true baseball fans begin to think about the approaching end of the season. This year, my annual regret is deepened by worry about the future of a sport that is hardly “just like life,” as some sentimentalists like to say. What could be further from the way we live now, in a culture of…

We’re just over two weeks removed from the deadline-day trade that sent Carlos Beltran from the Yankees to the Rangers. In the time since, he’s adjusted to his new surroundings, hitting .315/.351/.500 with two home runs. Beltran has taken a liking to his new haunt in other ways, too — like preferring the vibes in Texas to those in New York. Here’s what he told KESN-FM about the difference between…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick tells you five things to look for during Day 14 of the Games. USA TODAY Sports Usain Bolt reacts as he wins gold in the men’s 200-meter final.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt has admitted he hopes his remarkable Olympic career will put him down in history as one of the greatest athletes to have ever…

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A star athlete poised to win gold in the women’s 800-meter race at the Rio Olympics has sparked an ethics debate over gender and sex in competitive sports. “Semenya has been nearly unbeatable, prompting speculation that she had been suppressing her testosterone with medication.”—@SITimLayden @SInowe Caster Semenya, of South Africa, has her eyes on the final for the track and field event Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET. Media reports say…

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The continuing saga of Ryan Lochte’s robbery/not-a-robbery in Rio continued Thursday, with police in Brazil saying he lied about being held up at gunpoint. You can read all the details here. But Lochte’s story brings to mind some great hoaxes and scams in sports history. A look at few of the highlights: The curious case of Sidd Finch In its April 1, 1985, issue, Sports Illustrated ran a story by…

Media captionFootage has been released purportedly showing four US swimmers at a petrol station in Rio Four US Olympic swimmers who said they had been robbed in Rio de Janeiro were not victims of crime, the head of the city’s civil police has said. Fernando Veloso told reporters that one or more of the men had committed an act of vandalism at a petrol station and then offered to pay…

The more I watch of NBC’s primetime Olympic coverage, the more perplexed I am by how bad it is. As I stated last week, the network’s streaming app is a terrific way to watch the Olympics, and its daytime coverage on both NBC and its various cable networks is solid too. But in the primetime hours, NBC reimagines an athletic competition as an episode of Dateline, and it just…

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In five Olympic sports, with medals in 18 events up for grabs, a net separates players from their opponents. In each case, before a point can get underway, someone has to serve. On a crucial point, as you watch the medal rounds of badminton and volleyball this weekend, would you rather see your team start with the ball or shuttlecock in its court or in its opponent’s? I tried to…

reader comments 35 Technology has changed sports by offering things like instant replay and the ability to determine precisely where a ball is relative to lines on the field and court. But these offerings don’t always sit well with players and fans, who may worry about the loss of some human influence on the run of play. It has been said that no technology is value-neutral, that it will—in undetermined…

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Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

The best stories in baseball are easy to find and easier to write about. Jose Altuve is a marvel, and I want to write about him again right now, tomorrow, and the day after that. Steven Wright is keeping the distinguished history of the knuckleball alive, reminding us that baseball is so much stranger than every other sport. And Edwin Diaz’s slider will keep us dry when the oceans rise…

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