The Rio Olympics officially open Friday and competition kicks into high gear on Saturday, but there are events you can enjoy today.
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Almost 80 Russian athletes from seven sports were cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, just one day before the opening ceremony.
Basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and much more from the Olympic Games in Rio are posted on betting boards in Nevada sports books after a 15-year drought.
Watching the fastest man alive race to another gold medal has got to be one of the coolest feelings in the world. But if you plan on attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio to see Bolt go for more gold, your expenses can really add up.
Didn’t get tickets to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro? Don’t want to leave the 702 area code? No worries, you can still enjoy the sporting spectacle at a Rio much closer to home.
Betting lines on Olympic basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
The Rio Olympics opening ceremony may not be until Friday and events don’t get into full swing until Saturday, but there are a handful of events that technically kick off (quite literally) today and Thursday.
Unlike the last four Olympics, Michael Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.
Young track and field star Vashti Cunningham is preparing to leap into the national limelight under the watchful eye of her coach and famous football-playing father. She is a threat to win Olympic gold in the high jump in Brazil.
The 28-year-old Clark High School graduate took a two-year break from track after her first Olympics but is now back competing in the heptathlon.
Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.
Russia’s sports minister says a decision is expected in the next two days on which athletes will be allowed to compete in Rio de Janeiro.
For as far back as he could remember, Larry Brickner has always been a fan of the Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro will be his 11th games he will attend.
Alex Cejka, a German who moved to Las Vegas more than a decade ago, and Inbee Park, a South Korean who spent her formative years in the valley, will represent their native countries in the Olympics.
Russia’s weightlifting team has been barred from competing at the Rio Olympics in August over doping offenses, the sport’s governing federation said on Friday.
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