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Biles wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around

Dynamic on vault. Effortless on beam. Jaw-dropping on floor. Brilliant as ever. And now, finally, an Olympic champion.


Source: LeBron approves 3-year, $100M contract

Associated Press LeBron James is going to hang around home for a while. Fresh off leading


SPORTS digest | Scrappers-Muckdogs game postponed

Scrappers-Muckdogs game postponed NILES Thursday’s Scrappers game against the Batavia Muckdogs


UK police investigating possible poisoning at Wimbledon

Associated Press london Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the


ON THE LINKS | Thursday’s professional golf results

OLYMPICS RIO DE JANEIRO On a day of firsts for Olympic golf, Marcus Fraser of Australia had the


LATEST LINE

LATEST LINE NFL Preseason Week 1 Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog NY GIANTS 21/2 (36.5)


COLLEGE football

CHADRON STATE Freshman player dies after practice CHADRON, NEB. A football player at a small


THURSDAY’S PRESEASON NFL GAMES

GAME RECAPS Eagles 17, Buccaneers 9 PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia needed 97 seconds to score its


Rookie Taillon dominant in Pirates’ shutout win over Padres

Associated Press pittsburgh Pirates rookie Jameson Taillon keeps building up his innings by


Thursday’s OTHER MLB GAMES

Thursday’s OTHER MLB GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE Diamondbacks 9, Mets 0 NEW YORK The last-place


Steelers rookies look for secondary education

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Artie Burns insists there’s no pressure on him to step in immediately and try to win the starting job.


Golf

Golf Men’s Olympic Golf Thursday’s Scores At Olympic Golf Course Rio de Janeiro Yardage:


Napoli’s big night powers Indians over LA

Mike Napoli was 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs.


THURSDAY’S OTHER OLYMPICS EVENTS

SWIMMING Manuel shares gold in 100-meter freestyle Simone Manuel of the United States and 16


USA Basketball outlasts Australia 98-88 to remain unbeaten.

Irving — born in Australia — added 19 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:35 left after Australia had closed within four.