Olympics
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Olympic broadcaster says impounded equipment in Rio released
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The official broadcaster for the Olympic Games said Monday that equipment held by Brazilian authorities for more than a month, as collateral for an...
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Workers threaten to sue Rio Olympics over late payments
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nearly 2 ˆ½ months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, hundreds of workers still haven't been paid and are planning to sue the local organizing comm...
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USA Gymnastics restructuring men's program
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - USA Gymnastics is making a change at the top of its men's national team program following a second straight fifth-place showing in the Olympics. USA ...
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3 weightlifters stripped of Olympic golds in doping cases
Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Three female weightlifters from Kazakhstan have been stripped of gold medals from the 2012 London Olympics after failing retests of their do...
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Report into Russian doping pushed back to December
Oct 26, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - The publication of a final report into Russian state-sponsored doping and corruption at the Sochi Olympics has been delayed to December. The World Anti-D...
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9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping
Oct 26, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Nine more athletes, including six medal winners, were retroactively disqualified from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday after failing r...
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IOC asks Russia for records of anti-doping procedures
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The IOC is asking Russia to provide details of how anti-doping procedures were carried out over a five-year period as the Olympic body investigates the cou...
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6 more sports sign up with IOC's Olympic Channel
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Six additional sports have signed deals with the Olympic Channel to have some of their events shown on the new digital outlet. The channel says agreements ...
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NHL officials in South Korea to inspect Olympic venues
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - National Hockey League representatives are in South Korea to inspect Olympic facilities as the league mulls a decision on whether to let its pl...
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Adidas stops financial aid to Germany's anti-doping agency
Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - German sporting goods maker Adidas says it is stopping financial aid to the national anti-doping agency as of the end of the year. Adidas spoke...