olympics 2016
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Commentary: Rickie Fowler aims to salvage season on Olympic course
His stock has taken a tumble, but an Olympic gold would boost his Ryder Cup chances.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
An unlikely Olympic start for U.S. woman running for Saudi team
Shocked in 2012 when asked to run the 800 for her father's Saudi Arabia, Sarah Attar is back to run her preferred race – the marathon.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Study shows waterways at Olympic Games remain highly contaminated
Athletes competing in sports such as rowing and sailing – including two with ties to Maine – risk exposure to dangerous viruses and bacteria from raw sewage and other pollutants in the waters near Rio de Janeiro.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Ellie Logan’s passion for rowing has turned into Olympic gold
The Boothbay Harbor native is trying to win a third gold medal in rowing – something that has never been done on a U.S. team before.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2016
Olympic notebook: More Russians barred from Rio
Canoeing, sailing, modern pentathlon and rowing lose athletes in a doping scandal.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2016
Maine Voices: Zika virus tops list of reasons to postpone Olympics
The world should help Brazil solve its problems before coming back to showcase the country.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2016
Phelps is back for another curtain call
After big changes in his personal life, Michael Phelps looks to add to his record medal count.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2016
Brazil falls well short of the green medal
As the Rio area grew, the sanitation infrastructure didn't, fouling waterways critical to the Summer Games.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Olympics: Russian track athletes await ruling on ban
The decision, expected Thursday, will influence whether Russia is banned in all sports after a new doping report.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
Poll finds nearly 2 of 3 Brazilians think Olympics doing more harm than good
The popularity of the Games has dropped dramatically as Brazil weathers a two-year-long recession, and unemployment and inflation shoot up.
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