Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

American seeks to rule in taekwondo again

Steven Lopez is back in the Olympics at age 37, attempting to not only win again but do it in traditional fashion.

Summer Games: Coverage may change now that competitions are beginning

Some people are positive that the negative stories will be ending.

Olympics at a glance

TV SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY NBCSN: Women’s soccer (Sweden vs. Russia, Canada vs. Australia, U.S. vs. New Zealand and France vs. Colombia), 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. USA: Women’s soccer (Brazil vs. China, Zimbabwe vs. Germany) 3-7 p.m. THURSDAY NBC: Olympic Preview Special, 8-9 p.m. NBCSN: Men’s soccer (Iraq vs. Denmark, Brazil vs. Russia, Portugal vs. Argentina, Fiji vs. […]

Olympic notebook: Wawrinka is latest tennis star to drop out of Rio

Stan Wawrinka pulls out because of injury, leaving the Rio Games without half of the men ranked in the ATP's top 10.

U.S. expects another golden Olympics

The United States is bringing 555 athletes to Rio and expects to top the medals chart as it did in London four years ago.

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.

As Michael Phelps heads to fifth Olympics, the joy has returned

The 18-time gold medal winner has come a long way since the 2012 Olympics, in swimming and with his family and life.

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.

Australian athletes cope with thefts, fire in Rio’s Olympic Village

When 100 athletes and staff members are forced to evacuate their building, two laptops and team shirts are stolen.