Olympics
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Column: As Bolt exits, where does he rank among GOATs?
Aug 11, 2017 7:00 am - As Usain Bolt prepares for the final race of his brilliant career, it really doesn't matter if he wins or loses. His legacy is secure. But is he the greatest Olympian of...
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Lamoureux sisters driving 27 hours to start Olympic training
Aug 11, 2017 7:00 am - Defenseman Monique Lamoureux-Morando and forward Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson hit the road early Friday morning with a cooler packed with fruit, granola, juice and seltze...
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Pyeongchang Games: IOC meeting to discuss North Korea threat
Aug 11, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program have caused security challenges posed to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to be assessed...
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AP Interview: Paris open to esports on 2024 Olympic program
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Video gamers could be competing for Olympic medals by 2024. Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris Olympic bid committee, told The Associated Press that...
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Activists protest Rio water, filthy despite Olympic promises
Aug 05, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Environmental activists sailed across Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay on Saturday to protest pollution in the city's waterways and broken promises t...
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Not so fast: LA still has business to settle on road to '28
Aug 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - About that deal to bring the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles: Not all is set in stone. Sometime over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic...
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Bach: No decision on Russia until committees finish work
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The president of the International Olympic Committee insisted no decision will be made about Russia's participation in the Winter Games until two committee...
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A year later, Olympic displaced are left to rebuild lives
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - More than 70,000 people were displaced to make way for last year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Today some are satisfied in their new houses. Others...
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WADA insists Russia must accept findings of doping report
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency were once again at loggerheads Thursday following WADA's demand that the Russian government must accept the finding...
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US team HQ to be based at Tokyo American Club in 2020
Aug 02, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. Olympic team headquarters will be based at the Tokyo American Club during the 2020 Games. "It's my great pleasure and honor to announce that in 202...