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LSU track & field stars ready to take Rio Olympic stage
BATON ROUGE – LSU’s track and field stars past and present are ready to take center stage at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad as the athletics competition begins Friday at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de...
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Super Simone! Biles soars to Olympic all-around title
By WILL GRAVES (AP Photo/David Goldman) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Forget the pressure. Forget the hype. Simone Biles is immune to all of it. Dynamic on vault. Effortless on beam. Jaw-dropping on floor....
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Olympics making progress cleaning green-tinged diving pool
By BETH HARRIS and PAUL NEWBERRY (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Abby Johnston set her alarm for 5:45 a.m. Friday, intent on getting in an early morning warm-up before the first individual...
View ArticleUS ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw
By ANNE M. PETERSON BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) For the first time, the United States won’t win an Olympic medal in women’s soccer. The three-time defending champions were ousted by Sweden on penalties...
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US women’s basketball routs Canada 81-51, clinches Group B
By DOUG FEINBERG (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) There was no question coming into the Olympics that the U.S. women’s basketball team could score. With the offense struggling at points...
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A stunner in Rio: Phelps beaten by 21-year-old in 100 fly
By PAUL NEWBERRY (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A stunner at the Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps was beaten. Rather handily at that. The most decorated athlete in Olympic history couldn’t...
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Another scare: US men’s basketball team edges Serbia 94-91
By TOM WITHERS (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Written in Portuguese on one wall above center court at Carioca Arena is the phrase “Um mundo novo.” Translation: A new world. It didn’t...
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US ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw
By ANNE M. PETERSON (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) Taunted by local fans since the Olympics began and stinging from a surprising loss, Hope Solo called Sweden a “bunch of cowards.” The...
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Katie Ledecky swims into history with 4th Olympic gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Katie Ledecky came into the Rio Olympics facing enormous expectations. Some athletes might’ve buckled under the pressure. She seemed to...
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Chapman, Canada advance to Olympic Women’s Soccer Semifinal
Allysha Chapman earned a start against France (Photo: Canada Soccer). BATON ROUGE – Despite former LSU standout Allysha Chapman being substituted with an apparent shoulder injury minutes before...
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Damar Forbes advances to Olympic Long Jump Semifinal
BATON ROUGE – Damar Forbes’ jump of 25 feet, 9 ¼ inches on his very first attempt of Friday’s qualifying round earned him the 12th and final qualifying spot into the men’s long jump semifinal at the...
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Tulane Hall of Famer Asumnu fails to advance in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Tulane All-American Gloria Asumnu, competing for Nigeria, did not advance out of the opening round of the women’s 100 meters on the opening night of track and field competition...
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In tennis, Puig wins Puerto Rico’s 1st Olympic gold ever
By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The spectators told Monica Puig they believed she could win Puerto Rico’s first Olympic gold medal in any sport, providing a soundtrack of...
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A new Jamaican champion makes her mark in Olympic 100 meters
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The new Olympic champion caught her country’s flag from out of the stands, unfurled it and fumbled a bit as she tried to drape it over her...
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Michael Phelps gets another gold, but says it is the last
By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women’s...
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US landmark arrives: 1,000 Summer Olympic gold medals
By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women’s...
View ArticleAudio: Trahan on Sports with Gerry V – Monday, August 15
Ken talks on 99.5 FM about the Saints, the Olympics and more. The post Audio: Trahan on Sports with Gerry V – Monday, August 15 appeared first on SportsNOLA.
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Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100
By STEPHEN WILSON (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their...
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Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold
By PAT GRAHAM (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn’t see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn’t need...
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Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Usain Bolt sauntered onto the track, stretched out his arms and waved his hands, signaling for more applause. He knew exactly how this...
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Biles’ run at Olympic history ends with bronze on the beam
By WILL GRAVES (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Simone Biles felt her right foot slip. Then her left. As she reached down to steady herself on the balance beam – her first visible misstep...
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Miller’s head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix in 400 meters
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) For beating Allyson Felix, Shaunae Miller gets a gold medal. Maybe they should give her a cape, too. It took a head-first dive,...
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Without his wife, a bittersweet Olympics for Monty Williams
By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Ingrid Williams was supposed to be here. It was about this point of the Olympics that she planned to join her husband, U.S. men’s...
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US men’s basketball edges France 100-97; Thompson scores 30
By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Three wins from gold, and still no reason to think it will be easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team. This is a bumpy road in Rio, but at least...
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Biles wins floor exercise for record-tying 4th Olympic gold
By WILL GRAVES (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The Simone Show went out in style. And gold. Again. Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast,...
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Wilson, Mitchell-Blake advance to Olympic semifinals
BATON ROUGE – LSU junior sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of Great Britain and former NCAA Champion hurdler Nickiesha Wilson of Jamaica both stepped onto the track at Olympic Stadium for Tuesday’s...
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US routs Japan 110-64, advances to women’s basketball semis
By DOUG FEINBERG (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball brushed aside yet another opponent at the Rio Games after being challenged for the first time in...
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Brazil women beat US, ending Walsh Jennings’ golden run
By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) If Kerri Walsh Jennings winds up with a fourth medal in Olympic beach volleyball, it will be bronze – not gold, like the other three...
View ArticleAudio: Trahan on Sports with Gerry V — Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Ken joins 99.5 FM to discuss the Saints latest headlines, Leonard Fournette’s injury and more. The post Audio: Trahan on Sports with Gerry V — Wednesday, August 17, 2016 appeared first on SportsNOLA.
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Father: Lochte back in US; Rio judge orders passports held
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and BETH HARRIS (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The father of American swimmer Ryan Lochte says his gold medal-winning son arrived back in the United States before a...
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US routs Argentina 105-78, moves into men’s basketball semis
By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The nail-biters ended for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. So did a golden era of international basketball. Emphatically stopping a...
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Brazil police official: Lochte made up story about robbery
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and BETH HARRIS (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A Brazilian police official told The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story...
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2 US swimmers leave Rio after robbery scandal; 3rd pays fine
By PETER PRENGAMAN, MAURICIO SAVARESE and LUIS ANDRES HENAO (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Two American Olympic swimmers were on their way home Friday after being pulled off a plane a...
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High standards: Bolt wins gold again, but misses record
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the...
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US beats France 86-67, advances to women’s basketball final
By DOUG FEINBERG (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) It’s rare to see the U.S. women’s basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they’ve had Sue Bird running the show for...
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Lochte apologizes for not being more candid about incident
By PETER PRENGAMAN, MAURICIO SAVARESE and LUIS ANDRES HENAO (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an...
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Chapman wins Olympic Bronze with Canada’s women’s soccer team
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Allysha Chapman already made history as LSU Soccer’s first Olympian when she first stepped onto the pitch in the group stage at the 2016 Olympic Games, and she made history again...
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US beats Spain 82-76 in men’s basketball, will play for gold
By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Gone was the all-offense, all-action play that turned the last two gold-medal games into classics. To get by Spain again, the U.S. Olympic men’s...
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Anchor leg: Bolt gets gold No. 9 with another runaway win
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached to the ground and slapped the white number “3”...
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Good as gold: US women win 6th straight Olympic hoops title
By DOUG FEINBERG (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi shared a long, emotional embrace. Mission accomplished. The U.S. women’s basketball team won a sixth consecutive...
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LSU senior Fitzroy Dunkley wins Olympic Silver in relay with Jamaica
RIO DE JANEIRO – After making his Olympics debut by running in the men’s 400-meter prelims one week ago, LSU senior Fitzroy Dunkley added the title of Olympic Silver Medalist to his name when he ran...
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Shields becomes 1st American boxer with 2 Olympic golds
By DAN GELSTON (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket. She reached in her pocket, pulled...
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Mongolian wrestling coaches strip off clothes in protest
By LUKE MEREDITH (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped off their clothing to protest the result of a bronze medal match, a bizarre turn in a day...
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USOC: More actions coming in Ryan Lochte’s Olympic scandal
By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Whatever celebration the U.S. Olympic Committee has planned for its return home after a wildly successful Rio de Janeiro Games on the...
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US romps to men’s basketball gold, beats Serbia 96-66
By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Photo/Eric Gay) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team ended up right where expected. The Americans got their gold, and they did it easily. Saving their best...
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Lochte banned through June 2017, loses $100,000 in bonuses
By EDDIE PELLS (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) (AP) — Ryan Lochte will forfeit $100,000 and a chance to swim at next year’s world championships as part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas...
View ArticleIOC decides against further punishment for Ryan Lochte
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Ryan Lochte will not receive separate punishment from the International Olympic Committee for lying about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio de Janeiro Games. The IOC...
View ArticleBolt loses 2008 Olympic relay gold in teammate’s doping case
By GRAHAM DUNBAR GENEVA (AP) Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals in a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. The IOC said Wednesday that Carter tested positive for...
View ArticleLSU alum Lipsey wins U.S. Track & Field Indoor Title with record run
BATON ROUGE – Former LSU All-American runner Charlene Lipsey continued her outstanding 2017 season in Sunday’s finale at the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships as she won the women’s 1,000...
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Star gymnasts testify at Congress about sex-abuse scandal
(AP Photo/William B. Plowman, File) WASHINGTON (AP) Retired star gymnasts have told a Senate committee of being sexually abused by USA Gymnastics officials. Olympic bronze medalist Jamie Dantzscher and...
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