Olympics
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Olympic shot putter from Elgin dies at 71Mar 27, 2017 1:00 am - Brian Oldfield, an Olympic shot putter in the 1970s and '80s who appeared on "The Tonight Show" and the cover of "Sports Illustrated," died Sunday in his native Elgin. C...
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US Speedskating to hold long track trials in Milwaukee
Mar 23, 2017 7:00 am - KEARNS, Utah (AP) - The United States will hold its Olympic long track speedskating trials at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee. US Speedskating announced Thur...
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South Korea's Olympic ringers sing their way onto the team
Mar 22, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - To earn a place on South Korea's team for next year's Olympics, you may need to brush up on your singing. A rendition of the national anthem in front of im...
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Russia says 3 disqualified from 2012 Olympics for doping
Mar 22, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Three Russian athletes have been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics after failing doping retests, the country's track federation said. Hammer throwers Mar...
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Paris Olympic bid team tells IOC it doesn't want 2028 Games
Mar 21, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Paris bid team issued an ultimatum to the IOC on Tuesday: It's the 2024 Olympics or nothing. With only Paris and Los Angeles left as 2024 bidders after...
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Gold medalist Roche to challenge IOC VP Coates in elections
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates will have his leadership of Australia's Olympic movement challenged for the first time in decade...
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Suspended Russian anti-doping agency gets new acting CEO
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian anti-doping agency, which remains suspended over an alleged cover-up, has named a new acting CEO. The agency known as RUSADA says on its websit...
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2020 Olympic golf course votes to amend membership policy
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The course that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament has avoided being stripped of the event by deciding to change its membership policy to include wo...
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Column: IOC must consider serious reforms to save Olympics
Mar 17, 2017 7:00 am - And the winner is ... Paris! Oh, and also ... Los Angeles! The International Olympic Committee, no stranger to embarrassing predicaments, has devised an unprecedented st...
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NKorea plans to participate in ice hockey event in South
Mar 17, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean Olympic organizers said Friday the North Korean women's ice hockey team had registered to compete in an international event in the...