Olympics
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Vonn happy to mix sport and politics ahead of Olympics
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn says she won't stop expressing her political views, though her main goal is regaining her Olympic downhill title. The ski sta...
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With win, Wise takes giant step in Olympic title defense
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - David Wise took a major step in his bid to capture back-to-back Olympic gold medals Friday, winning a World Cup ski halfpipe competition th...
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Usmanov urges IOC to let Russia flag fly at 2018 Olympics
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A leading Russian sports official has urged the IOC to reverse a ban on the country's flag from the Pyeongchang Olympics. Alisher Usmanov, t...
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The Latest: White House 'looks forward' to Winter Olympics
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - The Latest on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang (all times local): 2:30 p.m. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says the U.S. "looks forward to participating" in t...
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US team still planning for Olympics despite confusion
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - Members of the Trump administration surprised the U.S. Olympic Committee by suggesting the nation's participation at the upcoming Pyeongchang Games in South Korea was "a...
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Russia PM: State will never admit "false" doping charges
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the state will never acknowledge the accusation of state-sponsored doping that prevents the Russia team from com...
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Column: Russia's Olympic ban in name only: No flag for you!
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - There's a toast Russians offer when something looks too good to be true. Roughly translated, it goes: "I'd like to drink honey with your lips." It's easy to imagine glas...
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Olympic panel details Sochi bobsled champion's doping case
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - An Olympic disciplinary panel says "powerful" evidence proved that two-time bobsled gold medalist Alexander Zubkov took part in the 2014 Soc...
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Putin will allow Russians to compete at Pyeongchang Olympics
Dec 06, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won't boycott the Pyeongchang Olympics. Putin said Wednesday his government will allow Russians to compete as neutral athl...
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IOC leaves weightlifting at risk of 2024 Olympic snub
Dec 06, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC has left weightlifting at risk of being cut from the 2024 Olympics, and ordered retesting of more stored doping samples from the 201...