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Fiji issues $7 note to commemorate Olympic sevens win

The Associated Press
Apr 20, 2017 7:00 am - SUVA, Fiji (AP) - The government of Fiji is issuing two million $7 banknotes to commemorate the Pacific island nation's Olympic gold medal victory in rugby sevens last y...
Russia boasts of better replacements for banned meldonium

The Associated Press
Apr 19, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian state medical agency says it has found new and improved alternatives to meldonium, the banned substance for which tennis star Maria Sharapova tes...
Phelps on possible comeback: 'We'll see if I get that itch'

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Apr 19, 2017 7:00 am - Michael Phelps hasn't gotten the urge to return to swimming. Not yet anyway. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is clearly enjoying marriage, fatherhood and a new...
New US athlete protection group tells AP of reports of abuse

By EDDIE PELLS
Apr 13, 2017 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Only three weeks since opening its doors, the U.S. Center for SafeSport is investigating 21 cases involving sexual misconduct or abuse in Olympic sports. T...
IOC commits to 2024 Olympic meeting in flood-hit Peru

The Associated Press
Apr 13, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says it still plans to hold its annual meeting in Lima despite the devastating recent floods in Peru. Th...
Qatar laboratory cleared to resume anti-doping tests

The Associated Press
Apr 13, 2017 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Qatar's anti-doping laboratory has been cleared to resume working after a five-month suspension for unspecified work failures. The World Anti-Doping Agen...
Turkey considering bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

The Associated Press
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country is considering a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in the eastern provinces of Erzurum, ...
Former Rio mayor probed in Olympic-linked corruption scandal

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and STEPHEN WADE
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, the moving force behind organizing last year's Olympics, is being investigated for allegedly accepting at...
Naperville North honors alum who became Olympian, broadcaster

By Marie Wilson
Apr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Kevin Barnett's successes as a two-time Olympic volleyball player and a three-time Olympic broadcaster made him a recipient of the Learners to Leaders award from his alm...
3 more Olympic medals stripped in IOC doping retests

The Associated Press
Apr 05, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two wrestlers and a weightlifter have been stripped of Olympic medals for doping with anabolic steroids at the 2008 and 2012 Games. Uzbek wr...

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