Olympics
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Paris Olympic bid believes Macron's victory will be a boost
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris Olympic bid leaders believe they have found a strong ally in France's new president, Emmanuel Macron. As they get ready for an International Olympic C...
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Los Angeles Olympic dreams might be delayed to 2028
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles could lose and win its Olympics gamble, ending up with the 2028 Games it never sought and the costly prospect of retooling its multibillio...
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3 Russian Olympic medalists get doping case appeal dates
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Three Russian Olympic medalists have appeal hearings in doping cases at the Court of Arbitration for Sport this month. High jumper Anna Chic...
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Los Angeles could land Olympic Games, but which year?
May 09, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leaders in Los Angeles will guide their International Olympic Committee guests from the Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica Beach to a construction site t...
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Los Angeles, Paris await Olympic inspectors in 2024 race
May 08, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Los Angeles and Paris, both already seen as winning options for the 2024 Games, await their Olympic inspectors this week. The cities will host three-day vi...
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Coates coasts to win in Australian Olympic Committee vote
May 06, 2017 7:00 am - IOC vice president John Coates' first test of his Australian Olympic Committee presidency in nearly three decades turned out to be not much of a contest. Regardless of h...
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Olympic swim champion Adolph Kiefer dies at 98
May 06, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County resident Adolph Kiefer, the 100-meter backstroke champion at the 1936 Berlin Games who was America's oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, has di...
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Putin hints at Russian desire to bid for Summer Olympics
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Russia seems to be gearing up for another Olympic bid, according to Vladimir Putin. The Russian president told Olympic historian David Miller in an exclusi...
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Transcript of David Miller's interview with Vladimir Putin
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Olympic historian David Miller put several questions to Russian President Vladimir Putin related to both the Olympics and the country's doping situation. M...
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Olympic gold medalist Diamond loses gun ownership rights
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Two-time Olympic shooting gold medalist Michael Diamond has been convicted of driving and firearms charges and his gun license has been revoked for 10 year...