CNN Site Map for Section Sports (Articles) for August - 2016
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- 2016-08-31NFL clears three more players in PEDs investigation
- 2016-08-31Trouble continues for Kenyan athletics
- 2016-08-30Tony Stewart calls Colin Kaepernick an 'idiot' as more reaction pours in
- 2016-08-29The unexpected connection between slavery, NFL protests and the national anthem
- 2016-08-29From 'shoeys' to sit-downs: weekend sport that got you talking
- 2016-08-29Ben Ryan honored with plot of land and Fijian title after Olympic success
- 2016-08-28NFL star Colin Kaepernick sits in protest during national anthem
- 2016-08-27All Blacks pile on the agony for Australia
- 2016-08-26Two kayakers bound for Scotland, looking to make history
- 2016-08-26Lewis Hamilton takes 30-place grid penalty, as Verstappen heats up Spa
- 2016-08-25Vladimir Putin: IPC has 'humiliated itself' with Russian Paralympic ban decision
- 2016-08-25Can Andre De Grasse fill Usain Bolt's spikes?
- 2016-08-243 gold medalists from Beijing Olympics fail doping retests
- 2016-08-24US swimmer James Feigen apologizes for 'serious distraction' at Rio Games
- 2016-08-23From Flint to Rio: The woman who made Olympic history
- 2016-08-23Rio 2016: Russia counts the medal cost of doping indiscretions
- 2016-08-23Report: Russell Wilson, Ciara moved wedding due to NC transgender law
- 2016-08-23Russia banned from Paralympic Games after appeal failure
- 2016-08-22Rio 2016: The good, the bad and the ugly of South America's first Olympics
- 2016-08-22US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks stops mid-run for Star Spangled Banner
- 2016-08-22'The nation is going nuts!' Fiji's sevens stars given homecoming to remember
- 2016-08-22Minor leaguer hits grand slam, breaks his own windshield
- 2016-08-22Rio Olympics 2016: Did Brazil pass or fail its big test?
- 2016-08-22Ethiopia: Marathoner has nothing to fear after Olympic protest
- 2016-08-22The most memorable social moments from 2016 Olympics
- 2016-08-22Closing ceremony: Rio passes Olympic flag to Tokyo (and Super Mario)
- 2016-08-21Rio 2016: Kevin Durant stars as US takes basketball gold
- 2016-08-21Rio 2016: Marathon man Eliud Kipchoge completes Kenya double
- 2016-08-21Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 16 as it happened
- 2016-08-21Rio 2016: Top Olympic moments to savor
- 2016-08-21Mo Farah claims 5,000m and 10,000m double-double at Rio 2016
- 2016-08-20Olympics: Joy of six as US wins women's basketball gold in Rio
- 2016-08-20Were the Olympics a success? We asked people in Rio
- 2016-08-20Ryan Lochte: 'I over-exaggerated' Olympics robbery story
- 2016-08-20Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 15 as it happened
- 2016-08-20Australian athletes fined for falsifying documents, latest in Rio run-ins
- 2016-08-20Olympic Games: Brazil delights in football win; track medalist wins appeal
- 2016-08-20Olympics: No re-run but plenty of drama as US women claim 4x100 relay gold
- 2016-08-20Usain Bolt: The greatest athlete of all time?
- 2016-08-20Usain Bolt becomes Olympic immortal as Jamaica wins 4x100m relay gold
- 2016-08-20Rio Paralympics facing budget cuts, facility closures
- 2016-08-19An Olympic feast for Rio's homeless
- 2016-08-19US swimmer: Guards pulled guns, wanted money
- 2016-08-19NBA moves 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans
- 2016-08-19Ryan Lochte's apology statement: The full text vs. the subtext
- 2016-08-19Ryan Lochte's life away from the pool ranges from colorful to turbulent
- 2016-08-19Brothers scoop gold and silver in Olympic triathlon event
- 2016-08-19Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 14 as it happened
- 2016-08-19Simone Biles: 2020 is far away
- 2016-08-19Ruth Jebet: The steeplechaser trading countries to pursue Olympic gold
- 2016-08-19Katinka Hosszu: 'Amazing to share success with someone you love'
- 2016-08-19Aussie swimmers' Rio night out ends in robbery ... and punishment
- 2016-08-19Which country rewards athletes best for Olympic success?
- 2016-08-19Indian Olympic wrestler banned for doping, cries sabotage
- 2016-08-19Olympics: Bolt finishes in style; Germany wins football gold
- 2016-08-19Usain Bolt: Wins 200-meters gold to keep "Triple-Triple" dream alive in Rio
- 2016-08-19Ashton Eaton: All-action hero retains Olympic title in Rio
- 2016-08-18Tommie Smith reflects on winning gold, iconic salute nearly 50 years later
- 2016-08-18Ren Qian: 15-year-old "perfectionist" wins Olympic diving gold for China
- 2016-08-18Olympics: Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark celebrate golden moment
- 2016-08-18An Olympic engagement: Will Claye wins silver, proposes to Queen Harrison
- 2016-08-18US women through to 4x100m relay final after Olympic scare
- 2016-08-18Ryan Lochte, US Swimming and Rio: What's at stake
- 2016-08-18Ryan Lochte's apology the latest in Rio swimmers saga
- 2016-08-18Olympics: Who are the winners & losers at Rio 2016?
- 2016-08-18Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 13 - as it happened!
- 2016-08-18Ryan Lochte apologizes for behavior in Rio
- 2016-08-18Olympics: Americans, Bolt enjoy golden day at track
- 2016-08-18US women make it 1-2-3 at Rio in 100m hurdles
- 2016-08-18Usain Bolt on course for 'Triple-Triple' as Justin Gatlin crashes out of 200m
- 2016-08-18Kaori Icho makes Olympic wrestling history on golden night for Japan
- 2016-08-17Olympics 2016: Why all the empty seats?
- 2016-08-17A shot at redemption? Brazil to play Germany in Olympic football final
- 2016-08-17Giles Scott: British sailor wins gold at Rio 2016 four years after heartbreak
- 2016-08-17Europe Olympic head Pat Hickey arrested in alleged ticket scam
- 2016-08-17Caster Semenya: South African eases to victory in women's 800 meters heat
- 2016-08-17Two US swimmers in Rio removed from flight home
- 2016-08-17Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 12 - Live!
- 2016-08-17Olympics 2016: Haitian hurdler Jeffrey Julmis crashes but gets up again
- 2016-08-17Simone Biles freaks out when crush Zac Efron surprises her
- 2016-08-17Just how high did Derek Drouin jump?
- 2016-08-17Olympics: Bolt breezes; US swimmers can't leave Brazil
- 2016-08-17Rio Olympics: Robson Conceicao wins first boxing gold for Brazil
- 2016-08-17Russia's Darya Klishina feeling 'alone' at Rio Olympics
- 2016-08-17Olympics: Was Egyptian Judoka punished for refusing to shake Israeli's hand?
- 2016-08-17Santiago Lange beats cancer -- then wins Olympic sailing gold
- 2016-08-16Olympian accomplishes what his mother wasn't allowed to
- 2016-08-16Laura Trott and Jason Kenny: Cycling's golden couple make Olympic history
- 2016-08-16Simone Biles wins fourth Olympic gold on floor
- 2016-08-16Olympics: Brazil loses to Sweden on penalties in women's football semifinal
- 2016-08-16Olympic triple jump: Christian Taylor retains Olympic title at Rio 2016
- 2016-08-16Simone Biles has support in another country: Belize
- 2016-08-16Rio Olympics: Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino show world Olympic spirit
- 2016-08-16Muslim-American medalist: The America I love is inclusive
- 2016-08-16Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 11 as it happened
- 2016-08-16Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui smashes period taboo, wins Internet
- 2016-08-16Rio Olympics: Biles, Miller and the Monday moments you're talking about
- 2016-08-16Rio 2016: Biles takes care of business
- 2016-08-16Yulia Efimova: America has changed me
- 2016-08-16Shaunae Miller dives to beat Allyson Felix in Olympics 400m final
- 2016-08-16Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold
- 2016-08-15Mark Cavendish: Olympics omnium crash was my fault
- 2016-08-15Olympics 2016: Kerri Walsh Jennings seeks unprecedented 4th gold
- 2016-08-15Colorful Olympic medal-holders baffle viewers
- 2016-08-155 of the weirdest jobs at the Olympics
- 2016-08-15Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 10 as it happened
- 2016-08-15Rio 2016: Wrestler Roman Vlasov, choked unconscious, wins gold
- 2016-08-15Usain Bolt's semi-final photo finish is gold
- 2016-08-15Start-up duo making the shoe fit for Kenya's Olympic heroes
- 2016-08-15Rio 2016: Russian long jumper Klishina allowed back to Olympics
- 2016-08-15Wayde van Niekerk: South African smashes 400-meter world record to take gold
- 2016-08-15Rio 2016: New records and big surprises Monday
- 2016-08-15Usain Bolt: Jamaican makes Olympic history with 100-meter triumph
- 2016-08-153 down, 2 to go: Simone Biles vaults to gold in Olympics smackdown
- 2016-08-14Chinese diver He Zi wins Olympic silver -- then gets a proposal on the podium
- 2016-08-14Ryan Lochte, 3 other US swimmers robbed in Rio
- 2016-08-14Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 9 as it happened
- 2016-08-14Color no barrier: Simone Manuel steers Team USA to 1,000th Olympic gold at Rio 2016
- 2016-08-14Rio 2016: Sunday was big day for athletic and gymnast greats
- 2016-08-14Olympics: Out with the green water, in with the blue
- 2016-08-14So long, Michael Phelps! Legend bows out as US sets Olympic gold record
- 2016-08-14Elaine Thompson: Jamaican wins women's 100m gold at Rio 2016 Olympics
- 2016-08-13Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his 'immortality'
- 2016-08-13Lone Russian athletics competitor suspended from Rio Games
- 2016-08-13Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 8 as it happened
- 2016-08-13Frankie Dettori: Jockey secures 3,000th British winner
- 2016-08-13Usain Bolt's mom: 'I hope he'll settle down and get married'
- 2016-08-13Rio 2016 Day 8: Phelps says goodbye; Bolt begins quest
- 2016-08-13Joseph Schooling: The Singapore swimming star who beat idol Phelps
- 2016-08-13Nigeria says men's soccer team not going on 'strike'
- 2016-08-13Rio's amazing Olympic firsts
- 2016-08-13Joseph Schooling beats Michael Phelps, wins Singapore's first Olympic gold
- 2016-08-12Bradley Wiggins: Cyclist wins gold to become Britain's most-decorated Olympian
- 2016-08-12Olympic women's rugby star: Gold wasn't always an option
- 2016-08-12Geno Auriemma defends women's basketball dominance -- again
- 2016-08-12Rio 2016: Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashes women's 10,000m world record
- 2016-08-12Rio's infamous green diving pool closed
- 2016-08-12Rio Olympics 2016: Where is everyone?
- 2016-08-12Why are swimming pools usually blue?
- 2016-08-12Lochte vs. Phelps: An end to a 12-year rivalry?
- 2016-08-12Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 7 as it happened
- 2016-08-12Fiji erupts into celebration after first Olympic gold
- 2016-08-12Simone Manuel: 5 things to know about US swimmer who made history
- 2016-08-12Rio 2016: Social media reacts to Thursday's Olympic action
- 2016-08-12Chinese swimmer tests positive for banned substance in Rio
- 2016-08-12Rio 2016 Day 7: Ledecky crushes rivals; Phelps ties for silver
- 2016-08-12Michael Phelps makes yet more history to win 22nd Olympic gold
- 2016-08-12Catching the Olympic moments that TV doesn't
- 2016-08-11Rugby: Fiji wins first Olympic gold medal with win over Great Britain
- 2016-08-11Simone Biles wins all-around gold at Rio Games in US one-two
- 2016-08-11Social media dubs slow Ethiopian swimmer 'Robel the whale'
- 2016-08-11Olympics: Rider Adelinde Cornelisse quits Rio 2016 after horse falls ill
- 2016-08-11Jessica Ennis-Hill: Heptathlete shocked by Russian doping
- 2016-08-11Summer Olympics: How to survive the Athletes' Village
- 2016-08-11Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 6 action live
- 2016-08-11Olympics: Record number of LGBT athletes at Rio 2016
- 2016-08-11Rio 2016: Social media reacts to Wednesday's Olympic action
- 2016-08-11Australia has a new sporting hero: Who is Kyle Chalmers?
- 2016-08-11Rio 2016 Day 6: Simone Manuel makes history, Phelps gets 22nd gold
- 2016-08-11Rio 2016: Kyle Chalmers makes Olympic history on golden night for Australia
- 2016-08-11Horror injury ends Andranik Karapetyan's Olympic dream
- 2016-08-10Kohei Uchimura retains Olympic crown in thrilling all-around gymnastics final
- 2016-08-10The cost of becoming a true Brazil fan at the Olympics
- 2016-08-10New Zealand crashes out of rugby sevens in Rio after Fiji defeat
- 2016-08-10Kristin Armstrong: Cycling supermom wins third consecutive Olympic gold
- 2016-08-10A 2nd Olympic pool has turned green
- 2016-08-10Lilly King's parents on her anti-doping stance: 'She takes it seriously'
- 2016-08-10Girl power: Canadian women upstage men in Rio
- 2016-08-10Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 5 action - live!
- 2016-08-10Rio Olympics: Media bus windows shattered, 2 injured
- 2016-08-10Where's the beef? The rivalries that are livening up the Rio Games
- 2016-08-10The most talked about moments from Tuesday night's Olympic action
- 2016-08-10Team USA's memorable gymnastics squads and their stars
- 2016-08-10Rio 2016: Japan's Uchimura, US's Ledecky thrill fans
- 2016-08-10The humble roots of Brazil's golden girl
- 2016-08-10Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky shine on golden night for US
- 2016-08-09Algae blamed for green Olympic diving pool
- 2016-08-09Gymnastics: Team USA and Simone Biles take team gold
- 2016-08-09Rio 2016: Sonny Bill Williams ruptures Achilles as Japan humbles All Blacks
- 2016-08-09Rio Olympics: What's gone wrong with Brazilian football?
- 2016-08-09French fencer's phone falls out of his pocket during Olympics match
- 2016-08-09Usain Bolt: I'll win all three gold medals at Rio 2016
- 2016-08-09Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 4 as it happened
- 2016-08-09Love wins: Rugby player accepts on-field Olympic marriage proposal
- 2016-08-09Olympics 2016: Gymnast Yuri van Gelder thrown out of Rio for drinking
- 2016-08-09Rio 2016 Olympics: Pacific Island rugby -- Trouble in paradise?
- 2016-08-09First Rio gold medal is within reach for US women's gymnastics at team final
- 2016-08-09Olympics: Taiwan's Hsu Shu-ching delivers golden Father's Day gift
- 2016-08-09Is Olympic coverage undercutting women's achievements?
- 2016-08-09Phelps face: The new way to look unimpressed
- 2016-08-09Rio 2016 Day 4: US gymnasts, swimmers dominate the podium
- 2016-08-09'No apology': Fury in China after Australian calls swimmer a drug cheat
- 2016-08-09Lilly King beats Yulia Efimova in Olympic grudge race
- 2016-08-09Australia makes rugby sevens history with defeat of New Zealand
- 2016-08-08Hoppegarten: The East German racetrack that was a Cold War hit
- 2016-08-08Why the internet loves Aly Raisman's nervous parents
- 2016-08-08If office life were like the Olympics, here are 5 things you already do that deserve a medal
- 2016-08-08Russians booed at Olympics, setting up heated breaststroke finals
- 2016-08-08Fencer becomes first U.S. Olympian to compete in hijab
- 2016-08-08Summer Olympics: Gymnast selfie briefly unites North and South Korea
- 2016-08-08Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 3 as it happened
- 2016-08-08Sunday Games: world records, historic firsts, upsets and injuries
- 2016-08-08Rio 2016 Day 3: World's best swimmers and gymnasts go head to head
- 2016-08-08Michael Phelps wins 19th Olympic gold, Katie Ledecky breaks record
- 2016-08-08Japanese MLB legend Ichiro Suzuki joins elite 3,000 club
- 2016-08-07Anna van der Breggen takes gold as Annemiek van Vleuten suffers horror crash
- 2016-08-07Majlinda Kelmendi wins gold for Kosovo's historic first Olympic medal
- 2016-08-07Russian Paralympic athletes banned from competing in Rio
- 2016-08-07Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 2 action live
- 2016-08-07Rio Olympics Day 1 Recap: Syrian swims race of her life
- 2016-08-07Mack Horton wins aquatic grudge match with Sun Yang at Olympics
- 2016-08-07Rio 2016: Katie Ledecky in world-record action Sunday, 14 gold medals up for grabs
- 2016-08-07French gymnast breaks leg during vault landing
- 2016-08-07Summer Olympics: Sun, sea, sand -- and beach volleyball
- 2016-08-06Cycling road race: Van Avermaet outshines Tour champ Froome to win gold at Rio Olympics
- 2016-08-06Yusra Mardini: Refugee swimmer off to flying start after Pope Francis sends letter
- 2016-08-06Uber driver will see his son compete in Rio thanks to passenger
- 2016-08-06U.S. teen Ginny Thrasher wins Rio's first gold
- 2016-08-06Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 1 as it happened
- 2016-08-06Rio 2016: Who will take over from Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt?
- 2016-08-06Rio Olympics: Favorite moments from Friday
- 2016-08-06Opening Ceremony: 'Rio is ready to make history' as Olympic Games begin
- 2016-08-06Rio 2016 Olympics: Five things to watch on Day 1
- 2016-08-05Justin Gatlin: Team USA sprinter relaxed ahead of showdown with Usain Bolt
- 2016-08-05Rio 2016 Olympics: Relive the spectacular opening ceremony
- 2016-08-05U.S. women's gymnastics team is ready to rule Rio
- 2016-08-0510 strange sports you didn't know were in the Olympics
- 2016-08-052nd Olympic boxer accused of sexual assault
- 2016-08-05Lebanon's first Olympic gold in the crosshairs for female trap shooter
- 2016-08-05Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony
- 2016-08-05Rio 2016: Brazil is pinning its hopes on these athletes
- 2016-08-05Rio 2016: Russian athletes eligible and ineligible for Games
- 2016-08-05Shergar Cup 2016: Can the Girls team defend their title?
- 2016-08-05Rio 2016: Fiji rugby's simple secret to sevens success
- 2016-08-05Olympics: The one big question still looming over the Rio games
- 2016-08-05Rio 2016 Athletes' Village: A salon, a florist ... even a McDonald's
- 2016-08-05What's in a name? Anger in Taiwan over 'Chinese Taipei' Olympics moniker
- 2016-08-05Rio Olympics 2016: Five things to watch out for as Games commence
- 2016-08-05Indonesia's first Formula One driver, Rio Haryanto, fights for his racing career
- 2016-08-04271 Russian athletes cleared for Rio Games
- 2016-08-04Athlete of the Day
- 2016-08-04Patriotism! Puffy coats! 60 years of U.S. Olympics uniforms
- 2016-08-04Simone Biles expected to dominate in Rio Olympics
- 2016-08-04Doping: One man's fight against the drug cheats
- 2016-08-04Olympics: IOC adds five new sports to Games for Tokyo 2020
- 2016-08-04Olympics 2016: Team GB unified in bid for sevens gold in Rio
- 2016-08-04Why this athlete had to wait nine years for his Olympic gold medal
- 2016-08-04Rio 2016: Empty stands, protests, but the will to party
- 2016-08-04Nigeria's stranded football team rushing to Brazil
- 2016-08-03Patriots DB Nate Ebner chases Olympic glory in his first sport: Rugby
- 2016-08-03Muslim fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad set to make U.S. Olympic history in Rio
- 2016-08-03Michael Phelps 'honored' to be U.S. flag-bearer at Rio 2016 Olympics
- 2016-08-03Michael Phelps selected as U.S. flag bearer for Rio Olympics
- 2016-08-03Rio Olympics: $10 million sprint -- cashing in on winning gold
- 2016-08-03Olympics 2016: Battle of the sexes in the unequal language of sport
- 2016-08-03Kim Collins: Veteran sprinter breaks the boundaries of time
- 2016-08-02Rio 2016 Olympics: Pollution threat muddies waters as Games draw near
- 2016-08-02America's Cup: How Britain's boat benefits from appliance of science
- 2016-08-02Rio 2016: The best team you've never heard of plays basketball for the U.S.
- 2016-08-01Team USA in Rio: The Olympic athletes to follow on Instagram
- 2016-08-01Rio Olympics 2016: Australian athletes 'robbed' during fire evacuation
- 2016-08-01They came to Kenya as refugees -- and they left as Olympians
- 2016-08-01Rio 2016: Who will be the stars of the Games?