Olympics
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Olympic medalist Evan Jager to donate uniform to Jacobs High SchoolOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Jacobs High School is abuzz with anticipation of Friday's visit from its most famous celebrity alumnus - Evan Jager. The Algonquin native is returning to his former sch...
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Salt Lake City forms committee to weigh Olympics bid
Oct 16, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Salt Lake City has formed an exploratory committee to decide if the city will bid to host the Winter Olympics in either 2026 or 2030 - taking a key...
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Innsbruck won't bid for 2026 Winter Games after referendum
Oct 15, 2017 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Innsbruck no longer plans to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics after its promise to organize low-cost and sustainable games failed to convince residents. Th...
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USOC wants Winter Games, must decide on 2026 or 2030
Oct 13, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The prospect of a U.S. bid for the Winter Olympics is less a matter of "if" and more a matter of "when." The U.S. Olympic Committee board ...
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USOC CEO to IOC on Russian doping: Time for action is now
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee called on his international counterparts to act immediately on allegations of Russian doping, wit...
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Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Winter Olympics coming to South Korea in February offer an example of the Olympian efforts often required to meet corporate sponsorship goa...
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Olympic leader Nuzman sends resignation letter from jail
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carlos Nuzman sent his resignation letter as head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee from a prison on Wednesday. He's been held there since last we...
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Official: Tokyo stadium worker was overworked before suicide
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Japan labor standard office has determined the suicide of a 23-year-old man who worked at Tokyo's new Olympic stadium construction site stemmed from ove...
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CAS uses McLaren report to uphold Russian doping case
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A report on Russian doping was used by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold a suspension, the first time that information was used t...
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1 athlete caught doping in 2010 Vancouver Olympic retesting
Oct 09, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - One athlete tested positive for doping in reanalysis of 1,195 samples from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the IOC said Monday. Three positive ...