Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Monday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.- PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- The U.S. track team is in Texas this week, trying to figure out, once again, the best way to get the baton around the track at the Olympics. Maybe Usain Bolt defined their problem best last year after the latest U.S. bobble: They tend to panic, he said.- FORT CARSON, Colo. -- The Army gave four Kenyan-born runners the path to U.S. citizenship. Now, theyre soldiers training as world-class athletes who soon will be representing the red, white and blue at the Rio Olympics.- All the consternation over whether golfs addition to the Summer Olympics makes any sense at all raises the question of whether tennis -- another individual, professional sport with Grand Slam tournaments and millions of dollars in prize money -- belongs, too.- HOUSTON -- The U.S. Olympic mens basketball team closes its exhibition schedule against Nigeria, the team it hammered in a record-setting 156-63 rout four years ago in London. Game starts 8 p.m.- SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Jimmy Walker had champagne in his glass and the Wanamaker Trophy at his side. Still unopened is a $1,200 bottle of Chateau Margaux that Butch Harmon has kept in his Las Vegas wine cellar for when Walker won his first major. That happened Sunday at the PGA Championship, where Walker was tested to the very end.- PHOENIX -- Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg tries to become the first pitcher in the majors with 15 wins this season when he starts at Arizona. Strasburg (14-1, 2.68) is tied with Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, J.A. Happ and Rick Porcello for the most victories. Game starts 9:40 p.m.- BOSTON -- Bostons public schools hope pre-dawn wake-up calls from Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will help students get out of bed and get to classes on time. Starting next month, middle- and high-school students will be able to sign up for the recorded calls from Big Papi.- LONG POND, Pa. -- Pocono Raceway becomes the first track to hold two Monday races in the same season. If the rain clears, Martin Truex Jr. starts from the pole and Jeff Gordon goes for his seventh win at the track. 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LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Zach LeDay scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Seth Allen added 15 points and Virginia Tech beat the Virginia Military Institute 88-72 on Saturday night.We were much more purposeful with our dribbles and passes in the second half in the pace we want to play, said Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams.Virginia Tech (3-0) took the lead for good with 6:44 left in the first half on Khadim Sys layup. The Hokies led 44-34 at the break on the strength of 57 percent shooting and a 19-12 rebounding edge.I think we played real good pushing the ball, said LeDay, but we have to be better on the defensive end. We want to be playing in March.Tech led by 20 points on several occasions in the second half but VMI kept chipping away.QJ Peterson scored 29 points (23 in the second half) with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds for the Keydets (1-1).Hes a really good player and whats nice is that hes our hardest worker as well, said VMI head coach Dan Earl. His decision making . was really good.Were recognizing when someone has the hot hand and were trying to get them the ball, Peterson said of his big night in a losing effort. They trusted me more in the second half. They wanted me to keep on attacking and make the plays.Adrian Rich and Trey Chapman added 10 points apiece for VMI.Virginia Tech finished shooting 60 percent from the floor (33 of 55) and hit 7 of 17 3-pointers. VMI shot 44 percent from the floor and was outrebounded 34-28.Justin Bibbs and Chris Clarke each added 13 points for Tech.Allen said he is not looking ahead to the ACCC portion of the schedule.ddddddddddddWe have to think about how to get better now, hopefully it will get to that level, he said. I feel pretty good -- off the court (and) on the court we love each other.Three games into the season Williams said he likes his team a lot.I think theyre playing for each other, he said.TAKEAWAYSVirginia Tech: Tech is now 91-43 all-time against the VMI Keydets in a rivalry that dates back to the 1908-09 season. The Hokies have won the last six games in the series. Tech doesnt begin the ACC portion of its schedule until a New Years Eve noon home game against Duke.VMI: The Keydets havent beaten Virginia Tech since Dec. 4, 2004.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe Hokies shot 51.7 percent from the free throw line -- 41 percent in the second half. We could easily have scored 100 if we made our typical free throw percentage, said Williams. Hopefully its an aberration; I dont think Seth Allen (1 of 5) is a 20-percent free throw shooter.UP NEXTVirginia Tech hits the road for their next game against New Mexico on Thanksgiving Day in Fullerton, California, competing in the Wooden Legacy tourney. ESPN will carry the 4:30pm contest. Williams noted the 10-day, 2 time zone trip: I dont know that Virginia Tech has ever done that.VMI is on the road Tuesday night against Presbyterian College. Well find out a lot about ourselves in these next four games, said Earl of a stretch that also includes Campbell and Radford. ' ' '