Shot put ‘Diva’ Carter puts on girly, golden show in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With crimson lipstick, eye-liner, mascara and a beaming smile, Michelle Carter on Friday won a stunning Olympic shot put gold to sprinkle a little glitz on an event often cruelly ridiculed for the shape of its women athletes….
Soccer: We lost to ‘cowards’, U.S. keeper says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo called Sweden “a bunch of cowards” after they knocked the United States out of the Olympic women’s football tournament on penalties on Friday.
Swimming: Ervin wins gold 16 years after his first
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Anthony Ervin of the United States reclaimed the mantle of fastest man in the water on Friday by taking the Olympic 50 meters freestyle gold medal 16 years after he first won it, and by the slimmest of margins.
Rodriguez helps Yanks to victory in pinstripe farewell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One last play in the field, that was all Alex Rodriguez wanted and with a 6-3 lead in Friday’s ninth inning of his last game in pinstripes, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was able to make it happen.
DiRado bows out with backstroke gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Maya DiRado of the United States won the women’s 200 meters backstroke in her final race before quitting swimming on Friday, coming from behind to deny Katinka Hosszu a fourth gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
Athletics: Adams’ history bid falls short, Ayana smashes record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Michelle Carter produced the throw of her life with her last attempt to deprive New Zealander Valerie Adams a piece of Olympic history on Friday as the American won the women’s shot put to close out a memorable first day of a…
Soccer: Holders U.S. suffer penalty heartache against Sweden
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Favorites the United States crashed out of the women’s soccer tournament on penalties on Friday but host nation Brazil advanced from the quarter-finals the same way on a day of surprise and high drama.
I’m ready to retire, says Phelps
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – No means no. No amount of cajoling, arm-twisting and pleading by his team mates and swimming fans around the world will make Michael Phelps change his mind about retiring after the Rio Olympics.
Rodriguez says he at peace with his Yankees exit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez, one of Major League Baseball’s greatest sluggers, said on Friday before his last game in pinstripes that he was “at peace” despite the abrupt nature of his exit from the New York Yankees.
Basketball: U.S. men survive Serb scare to stay unbeaten
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. men’s team extended their Olympic unbeaten run to 21 games with a tense 94-91 win over Serbia on Friday, but their uneven play hinted that a third straight gold might not be a fait accompli.
