Olympics
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Dutch report highlights sexual harassment in sports
Dec 12, 2017 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A report commissioned by the Dutch Olympic Committee says urgent action must be taken to tackle widespread sexual abuse and harassment in s...
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Russian Olympic Committee expects 200 to compete in SKorea
Dec 12, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Despite Russia's ban from the upcoming Olympics, officials in the country still expect more than 200 of their athletes to compete at the Pyeongchang Games....
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Russia says its athletes want to compete at the Olympics
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian athletes are overwhelmingly in favor of competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Games despite a ban on the national team, the country's Olympic commi...
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3 more Russians appeal against Olympic doping bans
Dec 11, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Three more Russian athletes, including an Olympic silver medalist, have filed appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their sa...
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Danish men, women, Italian men earn Olympic curling berths
Dec 10, 2017 6:00 am - The Olympic curling fields are set, with men's and women's teams from Denmark and the Italian men grabbing the last spots during a qualification tournament in Pilsen, Cz...
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Wisconsin's Annie Pankowski cut US women's hockey team
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Wisconsin forward Annie Pankowski has been released from the U.S. women's national team, leaving the roster with 25 players. USA Hockey sa...
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Catching US, Canada requires cash, people and 1 great game
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) - Finland goalie Noora Raty believes her country is closing the gap on the United States and Canada in women's hockey. She has some proof, too. ...
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White finishes third in a head-scratching Olympic qualifier
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White says he walked away a bit puzzled after a third-place finish in the opening Olympic qualifier fo...
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China earns berth in Olympic women's curling tournament
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - China's women's curling team has reached the Winter Olympics with an 11-4 victory over Italy at a qualification tournament in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The Italian women c...
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USOC aims to go to Olympics unless 'physically impossible'
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says the plan is to take a team to the Pyeongchang Games "unless it's legally or physically impossible." CEO Scott Blackmun spok...