Olympics
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Bach says he's open to unified Koreas team for Pyeongchang
Jun 29, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach said Friday that he is open to the possibility of a unified Korean team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, S...
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IOC's Coates stresses cost cuts during Tokyo visit
Jun 28, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - IOC Vice President John Coates kicked off a three-day evaluation of Tokyo's preparations for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday by emphasizing the need for furt...
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WADA allows Russian doping agency to run drug testing again
Jun 27, 2017 7:00 am - KAZAN, Russia (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency has partly restored drug-testing duties to the Russian anti-doping agency. RUSADA was suspended in 2015 when its staff ...
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Olympic champ Camplin takes senior role in Australian sports
Jun 27, 2017 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Olympic aerial skiing gold medalist Alisa Camplin-Warner has replaced former champion swimmer Mark Stockwell as deputy chair of the Australian Sports Commi...
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Macron promotes Paris 2024 Olympic bid playing tennis
Jun 24, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged hits with tennis players on an outdoor court set up on a Paris bridge to promote the capital's bid for the 2024 O...
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SKorean president calls for NKorean Olympic participation
Jun 24, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea President Moon Jae-in said Saturday he hopes to see North Korean athletes at next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea to ease ten...
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Constable: Naperville Navy captain leads Warrior GamesJun 24, 2017 1:00 am - Leading squadrons of warriors toward a goal turned into a career for Navy Capt. Brent Breining, who grew up in Naperville. As pilot of a twin-engine, electronic warfare ...
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Paris shows off in race against Los Angeles for 2024 Games
Jun 23, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - High-divers plunged into the River Seine, trampoline athletes somersaulted inside the Petit Palais art museum and runners raced on a floating track as Paris...
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Intel signs up as top Olympic sponsor through 2024
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - As part of its mission to attract younger fans, the International Olympic Committee announced a sponsorship deal Wednesday with Intel, which will bring virtual reality a...
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Innsbruck says hosting 2026 Olympics 'doable and affordable'
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - A feasibility study has suggested Innsbruck could host the 2026 Winter Olympics on a budget of 1.175 billion euros ($1.3 billion), but the Austrian city wi...