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Not long after beating China in an exhibition game, Team USA, the 2016 Olympic version of the Dream Team, had no problem handling their first opponent en route to a third consecutive gold medal, winning 119-62, led by Kevin Durant.

Roger Ailes, until recently the end-all-be-all leader at Fox News, has already resigned due to a number of allegations about ongoing sexual harassment from current and former employees.

Near the end of the match, Garozzo was up 14-8 when Massialas was able to take advantage of several failed touches, bringing the score within three, but Massialas was not able to get ahead.

Dressed in blue blazers and sarees, the best sports athletes of India were all smiles, waving flags as they walked during the Opening ceremony of Rio 2016.

Peaty, seeking to emulate fellow Englishman Adrian Moorhouse who won breaststroke gold at Seoul ’88, said: “It didn’t really feel like an Olympic semi-final”.

Ledecky actually started off her sophomore Olympics with the potential to become the first American woman to win five gold medals at the Olympics, as she would compete in three individual freestyle events and two relays. But this is a woman whom the Michael Phelps has described...

Meanwhile, in the corresponding women’s tournament played in Montreal, Simona Halep defeated Madison Keys 7-6 6-3 in a rematch of their Wimbledon quarterfinal.

However, AT&T has remained the single stallworth of support for Microsoft and is moving in lock step with the company as it slashes the price of its Lumia 950 offering. It’s unclear how long these sales will last, so if you’re thinking about pulling the trigger...

French President Francois Hollande voiced his sympathy for the victims’ families and said “everything would be done” to find out what caused the fire.

Irishman Neil Horan attacks marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima at the 35-km mark during the 2004 Olympic Games.

“And today I’m saying goodbye”. This is also a proud day. I was 18 when I broke into the big leagues.

Hope Solo was greeted rudely at the Rio Olympics, but she doesn’t really care. And when the most notorious USA athlete in Brazil put the ball in play, every corner of the stadium echoed with a shout of protest so loud it sounded as if it had been shot from a cannon:...

Zika infection during pregnancy can cause babies to be born with unusually small heads, called microcephaly.

According to Scholastic, the book has created a new sales record by selling more than two million copies in the United States. The latest in the Potter series has already sold 680,000 copies in its first three days, beating Fifty Shades of Grey which sold 664,478 in a week back...

Katie Ledecky will have a shot at five medals at the Rio Olympics.