The nation is the first to reach four figures – in a landslide.
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Boothbay’s Eleanor Logan and U.S. women’s rowing crew win gold in Rio
Logan becomes the first female rower in U.S. history to win three Olympic gold medals.
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Olympic notebook: Bolt will be ready according to his parents
Usain Bolt has battled injuries, but appears set to defend his medals.
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Olympic roundup: U.S. fends off Serbia in men’s basketball
The Americans are looking vulnerable aftering holding on for a 94-91 victory.
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Ledecky takes 800-meter gold in record time; Phelps settles for silver
American Maya DiRado upsets the favorite in the 200-meter backstroke, and Anthony Ervin takes the 50 freestyle – 16 years after winning his first gold medal.
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Commentary: Eyebrows are raised as a longtime record is lowered
Almaz Ayana shatters the world record in the women’s 10,000, which immediately causes drug suspicions.
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U.S. women’s soccer team eliminated in cliffhanger loss to Sweden
The heavily favored Americans are knocked out of the running in a game that came down to penalty kicks.
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Olympics open up a whole new world for refugee runners
Six men and four women from different parts of Africa and the Middle East are competing as refugees under the Olympic flag in what the IOC calls a ‘symbol of hope.’
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The Latest from Rio: Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce leads in 100-meter heats
In men’s basketball, the U.S. is challenged right to the end in a 94-91 win over Serbia.
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Simone Manuel hopes to inspire after historic swimming gold
Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming with her 100 freestyle victory.