The Rio Games will go down as the best ever on foreign soil for the Americans, who topped their mark of 110 medals at a road Olympics set in Beijing eight years ago.
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Allyson Felix won a women’s track record sixth Olympic gold medal, helping the United States win the 4×400-meter relay.
LaShawn Merritt anchored the U.S. 4×400-meter relay team to win an Olympic gold medal and regain control of the event at the games.
American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station.
Never bashful, Matthew Centrowitz always believed he could win at the Olympics.
The five-time World Cup champion won the only championship it was still missing on Saturday, defeating Germany 5-4 in a penalty shootout and winning a soccer gold medal for the first time.
As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games.
The dominant U.S. women’s basketball team did what was expected, winning a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal and doing it in impressive fashion.
Inbee Park of South Korea won the gold medal in women’s golf Saturday with a 5-under 66 for a five-shot victory at the Rio Olympics.
There are just a handful of days left of the Rio Olympics and just about all of the events are wrapping up.
Usain Bolt bid goodbye with another gold medal. Ryan Lochte apologized on Instagram.
Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached down and slapped the white number “3” painted at the starting line. Three Olympics, three races at each, three gold medals every time.
Vashti Cunningham cleared her first obstacle at the Rio Olympics. Saturday, she’ll see how high she can go.
Connor Fields took the lead on the second turn and became the first U.S. gold medalist in BMX history. He’s also believed to be just the second Southern Nevadan to win an individual Olympic gold, after Andre Agassi in tennis in 1996.
The International Olympic Committee has set up a disciplinary commission to investigate the incident involving Ryan Lochte and three of his U.S. swimming teammates at a Rio de Janeiro gas station.
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