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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic Games are over. The streets of Rio are being swept clean and the athletes are heading home. The bottom line to the whole thing is the U.S. once again dominated the medal count with 121 compared to China's 70.
UNDATED (AP) — Baseball's closest divisions are the American League East and the National League West as only a half-game separates the top two teams in each. In the AL East, the Blue Jays lead the Red Sox by a half-game, while in the NL West it's the Dodgers over the Giants.
OAKLAND (AP) — Cleveland can extend its lead over second-place Detroit in the American League Central tonight. The Indians, who lead the Tigers by seven games, are in Oakland while the Tigers have the night off.
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — The rain-delayed IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway is slated to take place this afternoon. A steady midafternoon downpour forced the postponing of the race yesterday. When it starts, the pole sitter will be Mikhail Aleshin, the first Russian-born driver to win an IndyCar pole.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kevin Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 70 laps to go and stayed in front to win the Sprint Cup race yesterday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is Harvick's second of the season and his second at the high-banked, half-mile track.
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