His stock has taken a tumble, but an Olympic gold would boost his Ryder Cup chances.
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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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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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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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Olympic notebook: More Russians barred from Rio
Canoeing, sailing, modern pentathlon and rowing lose athletes in a doping scandal.
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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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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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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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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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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.