NFL expected to play Brazilian game in 2024
The NFL is poised to potentially award a regular-season game to Brazil in the 2024 season, according to a source close to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Discussions surrounding the expansion of […]
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Tag: Rio de Janeiro
Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big […]
Continue ReadingUS ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) The three-time defending champion U.S. women’s national team will miss the Olympic final for the first time after being ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 […]
Continue ReadingSuper Simone! Biles soars to Olympic all-around title
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stood side by side in Rio Olympic Arena, clutching each other while waiting for the inevitable coronation. When the floor exercise […]
Continue ReadingLedecky wins most challenging event with gritty performance
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Katie Ledecky has never felt such pain. She actually felt like she might throw up in the pool. That wasn’t enough to slow the gritty teenager. […]
Continue Reading‘Final Five’ win one more gymnastics gold for Karolyi
It didn’t matter that the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team had already sewn up the team gold by the time three-time world champion Simone Biles saluted the floor exercise judges […]
Continue ReadingRematch in Rio: Phelps, Le Clos face off in 200 fly
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) When Michael Phelps decided to come out of retirement, he circled one race in particular on the Olympic schedule. The 200-meter butterfly. At the London Games, […]
Continue ReadingRio delivers a simple, but spirited, Olympic welcome
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) What it lacked in flash, Rio made up for with feeling. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for South […]
Continue ReadingRio Olympics opening ceremony highlights Brazil, environment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) There’s nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe – and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of […]
Continue ReadingPhelps named U.S. flag bearer for Rio Opening Ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO (CNN) – Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has been selected as the U.S. flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games […]
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