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Russia says Paralympics rejected offer of doping compromise

The Associated Press
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...
USOC: Foreign athletes to get expedited access to US events

By EDDIE PELLS
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...
Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal

By STEPHEN WADE
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 ...
Stockholm: Staging 2026 Winter Olympics is 'desirable'

The Associated Press
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 ...
Women's Watch: Illinois' LeDuc a self-starter on the mat

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Jan 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...
Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame ready to welcome newest class

By Ross Forman Special to the Daily Herald
Jan 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...
Do you believe in upgrades? End for Lake Placid scoreboard

The Associated Press
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...
Los Angeles Council puts final stamp on 2024 Olympics bid

The Associated Press
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...
Bolt loses 2008 Olympic relay gold in teammate's doping case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. The IOC said Wednesday that Cart...
Russia senator stripped of Olympic medals for doping

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian senator who has been a vocal defender of the country's embattled state sports system was caught up in her own doping scandal and stripped of two ...

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