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Olympic flag arrives in Rio, marking race to 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Olympic flag touched down on Brazilian soil on Monday, marking the start of four years of preparations ahead of the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.

USA wins Olympic medal count

LONDON (AP) - Most medals, most gold medals. The U.S. got what it wanted from these Olympics.

29 medals equals US success on track

LONDON (AP) - The U.S. track team came up just short.

US men wins gold, beat Spain 107-100

LONDON (AP) - This was no Dream Team. This was reality.

Olympics come to rocking end

LONDON (AP) - With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.

Olympic Highlights

► Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda rounded a corner with three miles left and simply took off, turning the last mile into a victory lap as he easily captured the marathon, along with the first medal for Uganda at the London Games. He won in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 1 second as he pulled away from the Kenyan duo of Abel Kirui and Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang. Kirui ended up with the silver while Kipsang held on for bronze just ahead of American Meb Keflezighi.

Felix, Jeter help US break record

Modern version features biathlon-style event

Red welt over eye, Olympic gold in hand

Women's boxing looks to grow after Olympic debut

Brazil, Russia earn spots in volleyball final

Mexico looking for perfect game in final

US heading for win over China

OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS

US men beat Argentina 109-83 hoops