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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. A separate Olympic Digest has been sent. All times EDT:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The polluted waters of Rio host their first event of the Olympics as the rowing competition gets underway. The day has included a team of Serbian rowers capsizing into a lagoon that was among the most contaminated Olympic venues according to an AP study. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. DEVELOPING from competitions, with photos.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Klay Thompson and the rest of the U.S. mens basketball team open the Olympics against China, the Asian champion the Americans beat twice by an average of nearly 50 points in exhibition play. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Starts 7 p.m.- CANTON, Ohio -- Brett Favre, Tony Dungy and Marvin Harrison highlight an eight-member class of 2016 that will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Inductions begin 7 p.m. With The Latest.- CANTON, Ohio -- Aaron Rodgers and Andrew Luck, two of the NFLS top quarterbacks, will on hand for the first preseason game of the 2016 season. The QB most everyone will be paying attention to, Brett Favre, wont be taking any snaps. UPCOMING: 550 words, photos, by 6 p.m.- FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Brandon Bostick received death threats after he botched an onside kick for Green Bay in the NFC championship against Seattle in 2015. Now with the Jets, the tight end hopes to move past his playoff gaffe and move forward with his NFL career. SENT: 800 words, photos.- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The opening day of swimming at the Rio Games features Australia going for another gold in the womens 4x100-meter freestyle relay, while the mens 400 individual medley will be missing two of its biggest names, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Finals begin 10 p.m.- CHICAGO -- Chris Tillman goes for his 15th win as the AL East-leading Orioles take on the White Sox and Carlos Rodon. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Starts 7:10 p.m.- WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, NASCARs all-time leaders in road course wins, move a step closer to the final road race of their careers as the Cup series gets set to qualify on a new racing surface. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m.- This could be a Heisman race for the ages. Four, count `em, four of the top six finishers from last years Heisman Trophy voting are back for another season. Clemsons prolific quarterback Deshaun Watson is among them, along with a trio of stars that includes Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and LSU running back Leonard Fournette. SENT: 850 words, photos.- CROMWELL, Conn. -- Fifteen golfers are within two strokes of the lead heading into the third round of the Travelers Championship. UPCOMING: 600 words. 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Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro is picturesque, particularly from the air with stunning views of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue, Sugar Loaf Mountain and miles of sandy beaches running from Copacabana to Ipanema and beyond.Part of the lure in choosing Rio seven years ago for the Olympics was for these stunning views. Television networks from around the world will take advantage of the breathtaking landscape, flying high over Guanabara Bay to record sailing races and other events.Viewers will love it and the worlds sailors are thrilled, being in the middle of the action in an Olympics instead of hidden hundreds of miles away in a small harbor.AP Rio de Janeiro-based photographer shot many of the venues from a helicopter Monday.Photo 1 -- The famous Christ the Redeemer statue towers high over the city, offering a perfect view of the Maracana Stadium -- the venue for the soccer finals and the Olympic ceremonies. You can also see The Little Maracana, which will host indoor volleyball.Photo 2 -- Rios Olympic Park, the largest venue cluster for the games. The venue in the lower right will host gymnastics. Above that is the cycling velodrome, followed by the three Carioca arenas, the largest which will host mens basketball and the womens medal round. To the left of the Carioca arenas is the handball venue, which is just below the main swimming venue. Abovve the velodrome is the main tennis stadium.ddddddddddddPhoto 3 -- Golf returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 in St. Louis. It will be played on a course carved from a nature reserve, which slowed construction and prompted lawsuits during the building phase. The course is links style, more like Scotland than the U.S. Golfers may deal with strong wind gusts.Photo 4 -- Arpoador Beach is nestled between Copacabana and Ipanema. Its famous for the spectacular views at sunset, often drawing thousands to take in the view over a cool, tropical drink.Photo 5 -- Cariocas -- as Rio residents are known -- get some sun on Ipanema Beach. The famous beach will be forever tied to the song The Girl from Ipanema. By the way, the correct pronunciation is different from the most popular English version of the song: ee-pah-NAY-mah, not ee-pah-nee-mah.Photo 6 -- More sunbathers on Ipanema Beach.Photo 7 -- The beach volleyball venue on Copacabana Beach, which is sure to be one of the hottest tickets and promises lots of late night excitement.Photo 8 -- This photo captures Rios most famous three images: Christ the Redeemer in the foreground, the huge Guanabara Bay, and Sugar Loaf Mountain rising just to the right of the famous Art Deco statue of Christ. ' ' '