Olympics
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New NFL stadium would play key role in 2024 LA Olympics
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies. The NFL stadium bein...
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Elgin woman steps closer to realizing Olympic dreamJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - Anali Cisneros of Elgin is aiming to match the time of 2016 Olympic gold medalist race walker Liu Hong, with the hope of competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Hong won ...
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India's government ends suspension of national Olympic body
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India's government revoked the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association after it stepped back from a proposal to appoint two tainted former official...
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Russian weightlifter fails retest of Olympic doping sample
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Russian weightlifter Khadzhimurat Akkayev has failed a retest of his doping sample from the 2012 Olympics. The International Weightlifting Feder...
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Despite doping scandals, Russia could bid for 2028 Olympics
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Still mired in a doping scandal and with a track team banned from international competition, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee said his countr...
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US figure skater Gold had no inkling of Russian doping
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - American figure skater Gracie Gold says she never could have imagined the scope of Russian doping at the Sochi Olympics, even though it ultimatel...
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3 Chinese weightlifters lose 2008 Olympic titles for doping
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Three Chinese women weightlifters have been stripped of Olympic titles for doping at their home 2008 Beijing Games. China faces a one-year b...
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Russia defends record over calls for wide-ranging doping ban
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's deputy prime minister, responding to calls for the nation's sports teams to be excluded from all international competitions because of doping, sai...
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Another Rio Olympic venue struggling to find a use
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Almost five months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics ended, another venue is struggling to find a use. Rio de Janeiro's city hall said Tuesday that...
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Anti-doping leaders call for ban of Russian teams
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - A global group of anti-doping leaders is calling for Russian teams to be excluded from international competitions while establishing a process to allow individuals from ...