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Now to Rio, full of Olympic 2016 jitters
The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London Sunday marked a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro it kicked off four years ...
LeBron helps US beat Spain in tight Olympic final
Five things to know about Sunday, the last and 16th day of the London Olympics: —LeBron leads U.S. to gold over Spain. —The Who closes rocking closing ...
EYES ON LONDON: Spice Girls, Lennon, hotchpotch
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ GAMES ...
Massive blaze hits east London; Olympics are safe
Firefighters battled a massive blaze at an east London recycling center Sunday as the city prepared for the closing ceremony of the Olympics.
US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops
This was no Dream Team. This was reality. The gold medal was in doubt for the U.S. men's basketball team. The Americans led Spain by only one point ...
Bolt lights up Olympic track; what about 2016?
Toting his third gold medal of the London Games, Usain Bolt gave a little wave to 80,000 or so of his best friends in the Olympic Stadium stands.
Rule Britannia: Olympic closing ceremony explained
The closing ceremony of the Olympics will be a global party, with a distinctively British flavor. Organizers say it will be "a celebration of all ...
Richards-Ross running in Rio? Check back in 2015
Wondering if Sanya Richards-Ross is coming back to the Olympics? Check back in 2015. In an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, ...
SIR WINSTON?
Here's something you don't see every day: An actor playing Sir Winston Chruchill popping out of Big Ben to get things going. ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes ...
AP PHOTOS: Highlights from 2 weeks of London 2012
The 2012 London Games kicked off 16 days ago with Queen Elizabeth II (actually, a body double) parachuting into a whimsical opening ceremony.
Usain Bolt turns DJ to celebrate Olympic treble
Usain Bolt broke a record then spun some records. The Jamaican sprint great hotfooted it from Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to a party nearby in ...
Column: Going out in style _ 'K Boys' golden again
They collected their rewards half a world away, in front of a crowd packed with enough big shots to rival the shine of the gold hanging from their ...
Top 10 memories of the London Olympics
The top 10 memorable moments from the London Olympics: 1. CROWNING THE GREATEST OLYMPIC ATHLETE OF ALL TIME Michael Phelps ended his remarkable ...
Rogge hails success of Olympic anti-doping program
Even before the flame was out, IOC President Jacques Rogge said efforts to fight doping at the Olympics were a success. Through Sunday morning, only ...
New Barclays chairman: I'll review entire business
The new chairman of Barclays Bank says he'll undertake a top-to-bottom review of the embattled business, telling a British newspaper that he isn't ...
UK PM: Officials face athletic honors overload
British athletes' Olympic success means the people charged with doling out the country's knighthoods and other honors will have their work cut out for ...
Uganda's Kiprotich wins men's Olympic marathon
A runner named Kiprotich winning the Olympic marathon? Hardly a surprise. That he was the one from Uganda and not Kenya? Major surprise.
EYES ON LONDON: Marathon, Referees, Living Legend
MARATHON GOLD FOR UGANDA Uganda has its first medal at the London Olympics — and it's a big one. Stephen Kiprotich surged ahead late in the race to ...
Terror-free Olympics? No accident, officials say
The rooftop missiles might have scared them off. Then again, it might have been the imposing warship or the army of undercover agents. Whatever the ...
What's next? Retiring athletes face quandary
Most-decorated Olympian Michael Phelps, 27, is thinking about improving his golf game and traveling. Gold medalist Victoria Pendleton, 31, is looking ...
5 Olympic things to know for Sunday
Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Sunday: ___ 1. OVER TO RIO: The Olympic flag is passed from London to Rio de Janeiro ...
Onya, mates: Aussies golden on the Olympic waves
"God Save the Queen" wasn't as big a hit down by the seashore as a lot of people thought it would be. Chants of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, oi, oi!" ...
WikiLeaks: Our site's been hit by weeklong attack
The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or ...
A LITTLE BIT MO
It'll take more than a mo to tell you all the headlines Mo Farah has inspired. The British distance runner champ, who took his second gold medal in ...