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Olympic shot putter from Elgin dies at 71

By Elena Ferrarin
Mar 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...
US Speedskating to hold long track trials in Milwaukee

The Associated Press
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...
South Korea's Olympic ringers sing their way onto the team

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
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...
Russia says 3 disqualified from 2012 Olympics for doping

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
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...
Paris Olympic bid team tells IOC it doesn't want 2028 Games

By ROB HARRIS
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...
Gold medalist Roche to challenge IOC VP Coates in elections

The Associated Press
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...
Suspended Russian anti-doping agency gets new acting CEO

The Associated Press
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...
2020 Olympic golf course votes to amend membership policy

The Associated Press
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...
Column: IOC must consider serious reforms to save Olympics

By PAUL NEWBERRY
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...
NKorea plans to participate in ice hockey event in South

The Associated Press
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...

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