Olympics
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5th Kenyan Olympic official arrested in Rio Games scandal
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A vice president of the Kenyan Olympic committee was arrested on suspicion of theft Monday, dragged out from under his bed by police as he hid in a...
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WADA says gene doping test will be used 'shortly' by labs
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency says a gene doping test will be used "shortly" by accredited laboratories. A test has been developed in Australia t...
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AP Analysis: Will Trump help or hurt LA's bid for Olympics?
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Four years ago, an unexpected guest crashed a celebration in Manhattan so he could hang out with U.S. Olympians who were on their way to the London Games...
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WADA: World not convinced Russia's doping culture has ended
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Russian sport is a long way from convincing the world that it has cleaned up its act, the World Anti-Doping Agency declared Sunday, pointing to ...
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Investigation into Russian doping still splits sports world
Nov 19, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Anti-doping leaders were challenged to produce more credible evidence of Russian cheating by a leading Olympic executive on Saturday. Leaving a ...
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World baseball head not worried about Fukushima health risks
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Staging games in Fukushima for the 2020 Olympics will not present any health risk to players, the president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation sai...
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IOC strips 10 athletes of Olympic medals in doping retests
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday stripped 10 athletes of medals from the 2008 Olympics after banned substances were found dur...
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Spain about to restore WADA compliance with new doping laws
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spain is about to get back in the fight against doping. With political stability finally restored, the country is again in position to become compliant wit...
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WADA, Reedie under attack again over Russian doping scandal
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Tensions over the Russian doping scandal broke out into the open again on Wednesday as Olympic officials blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency and an i...
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Ex-IOC member Hickey released on bail for medical reasons
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has released former IOC member Patrick Hickey on bail of 1.5 million reals ($500,000) so he can seek medical treatment outside Br...