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Olympic Hot Reads: Spotlight On U.S. Women's Basketball Team

With the Rio Games starting this week, the Morning Buzz offers a sample of Olympic stories and angles we're seeing:

N.Y. TIMES: While some athletes bail on Games, U.S. women's basketball players going "without fear or complaint." OKLAHOMAN: Why the Olympics remain "must-see TV." ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: Despite well-documented problems, Rio residents beam with pride for their city. WASHINGTON POST: IOC benefits from "Olympic Movement" as many athletes remain poor. S.F. CHRONICLE: '96 Atlanta Games were a "watershed moment that forever changed the stature of women in sports." 

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