Matt Centrowitz Takes 1,500; First U.S. Winner Since 1908
In an action-packed night on the track, Allyson Felix anchored a winning U.S. relay team, giving her six career golds, the most by any woman in track at the Olympics.
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UNC-Greensboro Olympian Wins Silver And Makes History
On Saturday night, Paul Chelimo - a 25-year-old UNC-Greensboro alumnus, and the university's first Olympian - ran the race of his life.
Brazil Beats Germany On Penalty Kicks, Winning First Olympic Gold Medal
Brazilian star Neymar opened the scoring midway through the first half, bending a beautiful free kick. More than an hour later, he finished the game off on a penalty kick.
Does Anyone Else Think The Olympic Version Of The Anthem Is, Well, Kind Of Sad?
Because musical theater professor Jason DeBord does. He explains why he thinks the version of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" being played in Rio sounds more melancholy than usual.
U.S. Women's Basketball Team Cruises To Gold, 49th Straight Olympic Win
The Americans routed Spain, 101-72, Saturday as they defeated their opponents by an average margin of close to 40 points. They haven't lost an Olympic game since 1992.
Shakur Stevenson Wins Silver Medal After Losing Fight To Cuban Boxer
"I was in my own world, I was crushed," says boxer Shakur Stevenson, 19, after losing the gold medal to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez at Rio's Summer Olympics in a split-decision Saturday.
#NPRreads: Gotta Catch These Reads This Weekend
Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.
At Olympic Race Walking, A Novice Spectator Finds A Cure To Lochterrhea
When the Olympics is too much with us, it's time to try something new. A trip to Friday's race walk gold medal race seemed like just the thing — and it was.
'It's Weird': Tyson Gay On Latest Drama Over U.S. Men's Relay Race
In a post-race interview that lasted less than 3 minutes, Gay used the word "weird" no less than seven times to describe how this race went for the Americans.
The Week In Sports: #LochteGate; Usain Bolt Does It Again
The Rio Olympics come to a close on Sunday. The Games were peppered with highs like Usain Bolt's performances and lows like Ryan Lochte's international incident.