Paper: US swimmers vandalized station

In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States’ Ryan Lochte checks his time after a men’ 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The father of the American swimmer said Wednesday, Aug. 17, his son arrived back in the United States before a Brazilian judge ordered that Lochte stay in Brazil as authorities investigate a robbery claim involving the athlete during the Olympics. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

The US Olympic swimmers facing questions about their reports of being robbed in Rio de Janeiro were involved in a fight at a gas station in the city and committed acts of vandalism there, a Brazilian newspaper is reporting. The report is the latest development in the saga surrounding swimmers Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz since questions emerged about their account of being robbed at gunpoint early Sunday/CNN. More here.

DFO: Mebbe it’s good that Michael Phelps cleaned house in his head-to-head competition with Lochte. Thoughts?