Olympics
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Medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be made of recycled metal
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say metal from discarded electronic devices will be used in the production of the medals that will be awarded to athle...
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Russia loses 2012 Olympic silver in women's 4x400 relay
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia has been stripped of an Olympic silver medal from the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2012 London Games for doping. Antonina Krivosh...
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Russia says Paralympics rejected offer of doping compromise
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says the International Paralympic Committee has rejected a proposal to partially lift a ban on Russian athletes which was imposed because of the cou...
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USOC: Foreign athletes to get expedited access to US events
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - The U.S. government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend shouldn't impact athletes traveling to the United...
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Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal
Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Bruno de Barros is on the verge of finally getting an Olympic medal. It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it's bronze - not gold or ...
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Stockholm: Staging 2026 Winter Olympics is 'desirable'
Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stockholm staging the 2026 Winter Olympics is "possible and desirable," the Swedish Olympic Committee said Friday. Chairman Hans Vestberg said a report ...
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Women's Watch: Illinois' LeDuc a self-starter on the matJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - Floor exercise is gymnast Lizzy LeDuc's favorite event. The Illinois sophomore won it as part of a four-event triumph last week in a quad meet against Rutgers, UIC and E...
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Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame ready to welcome newest classJan 26, 2017 5:01 pm - Mike Mullally has come a long way since skating at the Maine Park Lagoon in Park Ridge, starting at age 3. "We skated on the lagoon as soon as the ice froze," Mullally s...
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Do you believe in upgrades? End for Lake Placid scoreboard
Jan 26, 2017 6:00 am - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - The scoreboard from the "Miracle on Ice" game at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics is about to come down. The Olympic Regional Development Authority...
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Los Angeles Council puts final stamp on 2024 Olympics bid
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposal that could bring the 2024 Olympic Games to Southern California. The unanim...